A17698:2484
Sermons upon Deuteronomy
The sermons of M. John Calvin upon the fifth book of Moses called Deuteronomy faithfully gathered word for word as he preached them in open pulpit; together with a preface of the ministers of the Church of Geneva, and an admonishment made by the deacons there. Also there are annexed two profitable tables, the one containing the chief matters; the other the places of Scripture herein alleged. Translated out of French by Arthur Golding.The sermons of M. Iohn Caluin vpon the fifth booke of Moses called Deuteronomie faithfully gathered word for word as he preached them in open pulpet; together with a preface of the ministers of the Church of Geneua, and an admonishment made by the deacons there. Also there are annexed two profitable tables, the one containing the chiefe matters; the other the places of Scripture herein alledged. Translated out of French by Arthur Golding.
London: printed by Henry Middleton for George Bishop, 1583
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
To be short, men must hold their peace, all mouths must be stopped, men must content themselves with that which is set down by Moses, by the Prophets, & by the Apostles, & thereupon must men rest altogether. Seeing it is so that God hath not authorised men to be lawmakers as in respect of the spiritual government of the §30church: let us conclude that it is not lawful for us to turn away from the law & from the holy scripture: but that we must hold us to it. And so ye see what we have to mark upon this text, where it is said, that the Priests & the Judge for the time being shall judge according to the law of God.
To be short, men must hold their peace, all mouthes must be stopped, men must content themselues with that which is set down by Moses, by the Prophets, & by the Apostles, & thereupon must men rest altogether. Seeing it is so yt God hath not authorised men to bee lawmakers as in respect of the spirituall gouernement of the §30church: let vs conclude yt it is not lawfull for vs to turne away from the law & from ye holy scripture: but yt we must hold vs to it. And so yee see what we haue to marke vpon this text, where it is said, yt the Priests & the Iudge for ye time being shall iudge according to the law of God.
And in very deed I have declared a little already, that we ought to receive Jesus Christ, as well for our Judge as for our high priest. For Jesus Christ hath a double office: insomuch that besides §40that he is our chief prophet of whom we ought to hold all our doctrine & to fetch all trueth:1 he is also our sovereign king, & high priest. Howbeit forasmuch as they represented his person, being as it were his shadows & figures: it behoved them to follow this law. As now there are no moe such shadows & figures (as I said heretofore) because the son of God is come into the world, the old priesthood is passed away, & the old kingdom is abolished. Therefore let us be contented