A17698:2485
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.
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 §50to have an inferior order, that is to wit, that civil government be so maintained as Gods law do always bear chief stroke, & as all men in the mean while have a regard what is lawful for them. When kings, & princes, & magistrates are to make laws, let them understand that if they make them of their own head, it is a marring & confounding of all things. For God saith, it is by me that magistrates discern what is good and expedient.2 Therefore let them call upon the spirit §60of God, that he may give them wisdom & discretion to make good & convenient laws. And let them that sit in the seat of Justice, refer them selves to God, and seek to be ruled by his holy spirit. Let them that have the spiritual jurisdiction know, that it is not lawful for them to meddle any further than with the preaching of Gods word, and to speak as out of his mouth, and to deliver the doctrine faithfully which is contained in the law and the Gospel, let them hold themselves within those bounds, and take no further upon them. Thus ye see in effect how we ought to put this doctrine in ure.
And in very deede I haue declared a litle alreadie, that we ought to receiue Iesus Christ, as wel for our Iudge as for our highpriest. For Iesus Christ hath a double office: in somuch yt besides §40that he is our chiefe prophet of whom we ought to hold al our doctrine & to fetch all trueth: