A17698:319
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.
Yea and who be most troubled with the wars, but such as bear the burden of it? And that is even the country. When a king or a prince is about to make war, it seemeth to be for the common weal: & so are men made to believe. But in the mean while, when the poor subjects have payed a sort of tallages, taxes, and imposts for the maintenance thereof: yet must they be still bitten to the bone, so as the enemies shall not be more vexed, than they under whose name and title the war is made. They can well enough make markets for men to sell their wares in, and bear them in hand they shall have ready money. But what? the thing that is worth three shillings, shall be esteemed at one. And most commonly they take up victuals and pay for them as they list. And so we in effect, that all the wars which are made nowadays, are but robberies: and that the cruelty and unnaturalness is so excessive, as tendeth to utter confusion: so as it should seem that men are bent to banish all equity, and that war cannot be made without the forgetting of all uprightness, that there may be no more law, but that men may become wood beasts. Lo to what point the world is come.
Yea and who bee most troubled with the warres, but such as beare the burthen of it? And that is euē the countrie. When a king or a prince is about to make war, it seemeth to be for the cō mon weal: & so are men made to beleeue. But in the meane while, when the poore subiectes haue payed a sorte of tallages, taxes, and impostes for the maintenance thereof: yet must they be still bitten to the bone, so as the enemies shall not be more vexed, thā they vnder whose name and title the warre is made. They can well enough make markets for men to sel their wares in, and beare them in hand they shall haue ready mony. But what? the thing that is woorth three shillings, shall bee esteemed at one. And most commonly they take vp vittels and pay for them as they list. And so wee in effect, that all the warres which are made nowadayes, are but robberies: and that the crueltie and vnnaturalnesse is so excessiue, as tendeth to vtter confusion: so as it should seeme that men are bent to banishe all equitie, and that warre cannot bee made without the forgetting of all vprightnesse, that there may be no more lawe, but that men may become wood beastes. Loe to what poynt the world is come.