A17698:2598
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
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And further let us mark well, that whereas §10Moses saith here, that the Jews must not do so; but that they must give ear to Gods Prophet: it is according to that which I have expounded already: namely that forasmuch as God hath given us so good a remedy by being taught at his mouth, it is good reason that we should hearken unto him. If we had no witness of Gods will it were half an excuse for us to allege, yea but should we know nothing? The Infidels have means to find out things by their illusions. True it §20is that they serve idols: but yet are they in better case than we be. After this manner might we speak. But our Lord telleth us, that we shall have teaching enough, if we list to hearken to his word. He addeth that he will raise up Prophets from among us. As if he should say unto us, Wretched men, seeing that I am so gracious to you as to condescend to your rudeness and infirmity, and to speak to you by the mouths of men: are ye not too too unthankful and malicious §30in turning away for my doctrine, to Satan's trash, so as ye can not find in your hearts to acquaint your selves with the manner of teaching which I have chosen as fittest and convenientest for you? Then is it not superfluous that God saith here, that he will raise up a Prophet from among us which shall be one of our brethren. Indeed we could well find in our hearts that the Angels should come down from heaven to speak unto us: but our desiring thereof, springeth §40of a foolish lust. For as shall be showed more fully hereafter) the people of Israel having found by experience what it was to hear Gods voice in his heavenly majesty: were so afraid, that they besought God to speak to them by the mouth of Moses. Now then, if the choice were put unto us, it is certain that we should ever find it best for us that God should speak unto us by the mouths of men. And it was known to be so: as we have seen heretofore, and as God himself avoweth §50there again, saying: I like well of the peoples request, that there should be a mean betwixt them and me, and that there should be a man to bring them word from me in my name. And so here our Lord upbraideth men with their unthankfulness, in that they will not receive his word when it is brought them by the Prophets and teachers whom he hath appointed & placed in his Church. If he had said, I will send mine Angels;