A17698:321
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.
Besides this, if they that make war be expressly commanded to pay for their bread and water: I pray you what ought we to do in peace? For many misorders may seem half excusable when there is open war, and it may so fall out, that they which would fain be gentle, sometimes cannot, but are enforced to do things which they be loath to do, yea even to their enemies. And yet for all §10that, it is apparent, that if a man take any thing without paying for it, so as the owner or party be grieved, GOD condemneth it utterly, and giveth sentence here against it, yea even though things be never so far out of order, whereby some colour might be given to justify their doings. Now then I pray you what will he do in peace, when we have no cause to grieve one another, but that they which can skill of husbandry may find themselves thereby,§20 the shops are open for merchants and handicrafts men, and there is common policy [for men to be ordered by?] Seeing that God induceth us [by such means] to withhold our selves from all outrage and extortion: if we then go about to rob other men of their goods, if every man seek to spoil his neighbour to enrich himself with his goods, if we be so spiteful as to eat up one another without any cause: must we not be condemned double? Yes certainly.§30 Now then, seeing that men of war are commanded to pass without making spoil, & without offering any trouble or extortion: let us learn that we are much more commanded to walk uprightly & justly, without doing any outrage or any pilling and polling, seeing that God giveth us greater means to avoid it. Thus ye see the effect of that which we have to bear in remembrance.
Besides this, if they that make warre bee expressely commaunded to pay for their bread and water: I pray you what ought wee to doe in peace? For many misorders may seeme halfe excusable when there is open warre, and it may so fall out, that they which would faine bee gentle, sometimes cannot, but are inforced to doe thinges which they be loath to doe, yea euen to their enemies. And yet for all §10that, it is apparant, that if a man take any thing without paying for it, so as the owner or partie be grieued, GOD condemneth it vtterly, and giueth sentence here against it, yea euen though thinges bee neuer so farre out of order, whereby some colour might bee giuen to iustifie their dooinges. Nowe then I praye you what will he doe in peace, when wee haue no cause to grieue one another, but that they which can skill of husbandrie may finde themselues thereby,