A17698:331
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.
Further let us mark, that this must serve us for a comfort. For if we be sure that God hath called us into the place where we be, and that we live there in his service: we have here a promise, that if any man come to assail us, how great force so ever our enemies be of, although they come as a tempest that were like to destroy and mar all: yet notwithstanding we shall be maintained by the hand of God. Now then if our Lord take us so into his protection, and telleth us that we dwell in any country at his appointment: ye see we may well assure our selves, and defy all our enemies. Contrariwise, if God list to forsake us: we be undone, there shall need no great force to overthrow us. Therefore let us learn to submit our selves continually ⟨p. 68⟩to the tuition of our God, and to pray him to be our defence. And when we see great forces prepared against us, let us flee to his promise, and wait to be succoured of him at our need. Thus ye see that the applying of his doctrine to our use, consisteth not in thinking that only princes are taught thereby what they should do: for the mean people also are to be comforted thereby, forasmuch as they may see thereby that God defendeth them as his flock.
Further let vs marke, that this must serue vs for a comfort. For if wee bee sure that God hath called vs into the place where wee bee, and that wee liue there in his seruice: we haue here a promise, that if any man come to assaile vs, howe great force so euer our enemies bee of, although they come as a tempest that were like to destroy and marre all: yet notwithstanding wee shall be maintained by the hand of God. Nowe then if our Lord take vs so into his protection, and telleth vs that wee dwell in any countrey at his appointment: ye see we may wel assure our selues, and defie all our enemies. Contrariwise, if God list to forsake vs: wee bee vndone, there shall neede no great force to ouerthrowe vs. Therefore let vs learne to submit our selues cōtinually ⟨p. 68⟩to the tuition of our God, and to pray him to bee our defence. And when wee see great forces prepared against vs, let vs flee to his promise, and waite to bee succoured of him at our neede. Thus ye see that the applying of his doctrine to our vse, consisteth not in thinking that only princes are taught thereby what they should doe: for the meane people also are to be comforted therby, forasmuch as they may see thereby that God defendeth them as his flocke.