A17698:329
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.
And so let us mark well, that such as make wars wrongfully and frowardly, consider not that their ambition and covetousness shall be cursed of God in the end, and that all their preparation must come to ruin & confusion. True it is that such as take wars in hand upon a bravery, shall divers times have great victories and win many Countries: howbeit that is not because §60God beareth them any favour, but because he meaneth to punish men, sometime the one and sometime the other, so as every one of them shall have his turn. And in good sooth we see that the wars which are made now adays, are like the game of the Barriers, wherein he that winneth to day looseth to morrow. And this is not done by haphazard, but our Lord giveth Satan the bridle, who provoketh and enforceth the wicked to kill one another, and to knock one another upon the heads. For God useth them as Smiths,1 as he saith by his Prophet Zechariah. But yet herein we have a good lesson, which is, that when a Prince moveth war, he must consider well against whom he doeth it, and whether God do give him entrance or no, or else the end of it must needs be cursed of God.
And so let vs marke well, that such as make warres wrongfully and frowardly, consider not that their ambition and couetousnesse shall bee cursed of God in the ende, and that all their preparation must come to ruine & confusion. True it is that such as take warres in hand vpon a brauerie, shall diuers times haue great victories and winne many Countries: howbeit that is not bicause §60God beareth them any fauour, but bicause he meaneth to punish men, sometime the one and sometime the other, so as euery one of them shall haue his turne. And in good sooth wee see that the warres which are made now adayes, are like the game of the Barriers, wherein he that winneth to day looseth to morrow. And this is not done by haphazard, but our Lord giueth Satan the bridle, who prouoketh and inforceth the wicked to kill one another, and to knocke one another vpon the heades. For God vseth them as Smithes,1 as he saith by his Prophet Zacharie. But yet herein wee haue a good lesson, which is, that when a Prince moueth warre, he must consider wel against whom he doeth it, and whether God do giue him entrance or no, or else the end of it must needes be cursed of God.