A17698:303
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.
Again to come to particularities, whensoever God sendeth a man any affliction, let him bethink himself, that besides the common miseries of this flightful life, god intendeth to give him a particular instruction. And let us not say, why doth not this man or that man deserve to §30be chastised as well as I: according to the common manner, which is that every man would be privileged above others? nay let every of us yield to receive the rod patiently at Gods hand, assuring our selves that he chastiseth us measurably, & as he knoweth to be for our profit. Thus much concerning the retiring that is treated of here.
Againe to come to particularities, whensoeuer God sendeth a man any affliction, let him bethinke himselfe, that besides the common miseries of this flightful lyfe, god intendeth to giue him a particular instruction. And let vs not say, why doth not this man or that man deserue to §30be chastised as well as I: according to the common maner, which is that euery man woulde be priuiledged aboue others? nay let euery of vs yeelde to receiue the rod patiently at Gods hād, assuring our selues that hee chastiseth vs measurably, & as he knoweth to be for our profit. Thus much concerning ye retyring yt is treated of here.
Furthermore if our Lord pluck us back, and whereas thing were in good forwardness, and there was good likelihood that all should §40have flourished and bin in great prosperity: if we see a sudden confusion, and that the same continueth afterward, and things go on from worse to worse: let us understand that it is for our sins sakes, & because we have perverted the course of Gods goodness. For he [for his part] never faileth to go forward with the good that he hath begun to do for us: but we cannot abide that he should continue it, we hinder him as much as in us lieth. And therefore is he §50fain to handle us as we deserve.