A17698:3179
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.
I will go and eat grapes, I will go and fill my belly at an other mans cost, and when I am well filled, I will not pay my shot. For if this had been lawful, it would have bred a barbarous confusion. But our Lord (as I told you) speaketh here of the vintage and harvest. For herein no man sustained any loss. For after that §40such a law was made, he which had a vineyard hired men on condition, that they might eat grapes. And if any likewise hired harvest-folk, he knew they might glean, so that they took not every man his reaphook to cut him a sheaf. For this had been to take tithe of the owner of the field, and he should have sown for an other. And therefore there was no reason in such dealing. But when our Lord permitteth a reaper to take an handful of corn,§50 herein there in no extortion, there is no unruly dealing used.
I will goe and eate grapes, I will goe and fill my bellie at an other mans cost, and when I am wel filled, I will not pay my shotte. For if this had beene lawfull, it woulde haue bredde a barbarous confusion. But our Lorde (as I tolde you) speaketh here of the vintage and haruest. For herein no man sustained any losse. For after that §40such a lawe was made, hee which had a vineyarde hyred men on condition, that they might eate grapes. And if any likewise hired haruest-foke, hee knewe they might gleane, so that they tooke not euerie man his reaphooke to cut him a sheafe. For this had beene to take tith of the owner of the fielde, and he should haue sowen for an other. And therefore there was no reason in such dealing. But when our Lorde permitteth a reaper to take an handfull of corne,§50 herein there in no extortion, there is no vnrulie dealing vsed.
We see then how in this law the poor & the rich are taught their lesson. For as for the poor, although they see that one hath great abundance of corn, that an other hath great plenty of wine: yet ought they not withstanding to bear their penury patiently, and not to run and scratch for other mens goods, as if they were left at six and seven. Yea and that