A17698:2626
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.
These things were performed among the people of old time, and the examples thereof which we see, ought to show us the use of them and what fruit we should gather of this warning which Moses giveth. When the Prophets meant §50to prove that they were sent of God: they would say, I am no prophet if this come not to pass. See how Jeremiah submitteth himself to the Law, saying:1 I tell ye, ye shall be led captive to Babylon, and think not your selves to be discharged by that which hath happened unto you already: (for the city had bin taken once before, and therefore they thought themselves discharged by being become tributaries after that fashion to the king of Babylon: and so they thought themselves §60escaped:) No no, ye must endure yet more. This chastisement, which hath not amended you at all, seemeth over hard and too sharp a rod unto you. But forasmuch as god hath called you, and you continue still unamended: he is feign to deal now more roughly with you: the temple must be beaten down, the city must be razed, you your selves must be no more a people, there must be no more sacrifice, all things must be so clean taken away, as ye may seem to be utterly perished. To this extremity must ye come, because ye have abused Gods patience even unto this hour. And if it come not so to pass, take me no more for a Prophet, but let me be stoned to death, for I am well worthy of it. But I am well assured of that which I have foretold you, for God himself hath told it me. We see how the Prophets submitted themselves to the Law, & also did set themselves against the false-prophets, as we see by the example of Jeremiah▪ when Ananias came and said, No, the vessels of the Temple shall be brought again from Babylon, and the kingdom of David shall be set up again in our time, and we shall flourish more than ever we did: and thereupon did break the chain of Jeremiah, who walked about the streets as it were with a with about his neck. For it behoved him to represent the captivity, because men were so blind in their sins, that they took all Gods threatenings to be but a jest, and thereupon did make even a mock of them.
These thinges were performed among the people of olde time, and the examples thereof which we see, ought to shewe vs the vse of them and what fruit we should gather of this warning which Moses giueth. When the Prophets meant