A17698:2613
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.
But we proceed yet further; for we show that our Lord Jesus hath performed his mediatorship §20in reconciling us to God his father;1 that his death and passion are the everlasting sacrifice whereby perfect righteousness is purchased to us; that all our sins are washed away by his blood;2 that he continueth still our advocate and spokesman at this day, to procure us favour in Gods sight: that his obedience is imputed to us for righteousness: and that God adopteth us in him to make us heirs of his kingdom. All these things then are at this day declared §30unto us largely in the Gospel. And seeing that God is so gracious to us in preferring us before all the kings and Patriarchs that lived under the old testament: Woe worth us if we cannot fare the better by such a prerogative. Seeing that the kings (I say) which were desirous to have heard the things which we hear,3 and to have seen the things which we see, obtained not their desire; and now GOD having given us more than them, can win nothing §40at our hands by so doing but scorn and despite: what will our reward be? He may well upbraid us as he did the Jews in old time,4 saying: My people what have I done to you? My vineyard, I have planted thee, I have husbanded thee, and I have taken great pains about thee: and thou bringest forth bitter grapes that are able to choke their master. If GOD blamed the unthankfulness of his people after that fashion in old time: how much more §50may he blame us in these days? Are not we worthy to receive a hundred fold more damnation than they? Yes certainly. So then let us mark well, that if God could not bear the despising of his Law: he will much less now suffer the scorning of his Gospel, or that men should make none account of the order which he hath set for them to resort to sermons, there to be taught by the mouths of those that are in that degree and office. For as I