A17698:320
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 yet for all that, like as this doctrine cannot be wiped out of the holy scripture, so can it nor also be blotted out of gods book of records, that he should not judge the world according as he hath pronounced thereof already: that is to wit, that the men of war which will needs enrich themselves with other mens goods, are condemned at his hand, whatsoever they allege for themselves, notwithstanding that they have taken it up of custom to spoil and rob, because they have not sufficient wages, or whatsoever colour else they can pretend. They may well appeal to kings and princes for to be their warrant: for they shall lead the dance, and be driven to answer as captains of thieves: and all their soldiers shall follow after them, as partners of their wickedness. Now forasmuch as we see such disorders in the world, we be warned thereby to pray unto God, that he suffer us not to be wrapped in the same. And when we ask him our daily bread, let us have consideration to think thus: Ah good Lord, grant us the grace that every of us may live of his own labour, and be in peace: and that when the drum is stricken up, we may not play the mad bedlams, nor give our selves to spoiling & robbing, but hold our selves in quiet, so as we may take pains and yield the thanks for thy sustaining of us, & suffer every man to enjoy his own, ⟨p. 65⟩without offering of violence to any man.
But yet for all that, lyke as this doctrine cannot be wiped out of the holy scripture, so can it nor also be blotted out of gods booke of records, that he should not iudge the worlde according as he hath pronounced thereof already: that is to wit, that the men of warre which will needes inrich themselues with other mens goodes, are condēned at his hand, whatsoeuer they alledge for thēselues, notwithstanding that they haue taken it vp of custome to spoyle and rob, because they haue not sufficient wages, or whatsoeuer color else they can pretend. They may well appeale to kings and princes for to bee their warrant: for they shall leade the daunce, and be driuen to answere as capteines of theeues: and all their souldiers shall followe after them, as parteners of their wickednesse. Now forasmuch as wee see such disorders in the worlde, wee be warned thereby to pray vnto God, that hee suffer vs not to be wrapped in the same. And when we aske him our dayly bread, let vs haue consideration to thinke thus: Ah good Lord, graunt vs the grace that euery of vs may liue of his own labor, and be in peace: and that when the drum is striken vp, wee may not play the madde bedlems, nor giue our selues to spoyling & robbing, but holde our selues in quiet, so as we may take paynes and yelde the thankes for thy susteyning of vs, & suffer euery man to inioy his owne,