A17698:2560
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.
This thing is touched expressly by Moses in that he sayeth, True it is that when ye be come into the Land which ye shall possess, ye shall find it to be as a common Law, and that men have so done: but yet must ye not think that God alloweth it ever the more, or that he is contented with it. For the world shall be condemned: and though all men were stained with some one kind of crime; yet will not God forgo his office of Judge, nor be overcome by any multitude be it never so great. And therefore let us remember first of all, that if we will offer our ⟨p. 663⟩selves to God to be his scholars; we must not entangle our selves in the vanities that reign in this world, but we must yield our selves wholly unto him with a simple and right meaning mind, so as nothing may stop the entering of his word into us & our receiving thereof, but that it may have full authority to the uttermost. That is the first point.
This thing is touched expressely by Moses in that he sayeth, True it is that when ye bee come into the Lande which yee shall possesse, yee shall finde it to be as a common Law, and that men haue so done: but yet must ye not think that God aloweth it euer the more, or that he is contented with it. For the world shall be condemned: and though all men were steyned with some one kinde of cryme; yet will not God forgo his office of Iudge, nor be ouercom by any multitude be it neuer so great. And therfore let vs remember first of all, that if we wil offer our ⟨p. 663⟩selues to God to be his scholers; we must not intangle our selues in the vanities that raigne in this world, but wee must yeeld our selues wholly vnto him with a simple and right meaning mind, so as nothing may stop ye entring of his word into vs & our receauing therof, but yt it may haue full authoritie to the vttermost. That is ye first point.
The second point is, that we must not pass what the world doth, or how other men behave themselves. For God will have us for all that,