A17698:3376
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.
Let us I say, flee far from them, unless we will have their condemnation to take hold of us also, and be carried away in the same tempest with them. And that is the cause also wherefore Isaiah the ⟨p. 888⟩Prophet crieth with a loud voice,1 Fly far from them. He is not contented to to say: withdraw your selves from them, but fly, fly. And yet he repeateth the same again and saith: separate your selves far from them. And why? We see how he meant it of such as Moses speaketh of in this place. Let that therefore be noted for one point.
Let vs I say, flee farre from them, vnlesse wee will haue their condemnation to take holde of vs also, and bee carried awaye in the same tempest with them. And that is the cause also wherefore Esay the ⟨p. 888⟩Prophete cryeth with a lowde voyce,1 Flie farre from them. Hee is not contented to to say: withdrawe your selues from them, but flie, flie. And yet hee repeateth the same again and saith: separate your selues farre from them. And why? Wee see howe he meant it of such as Moses speaketh of in this place. Let that therefore be noted for one point.
Now herewithall we must consider farther, that the Amalekites resisted GOD to the uttermost §10of their power, and would have hindered the Jews from coming into that inheritance which he had already appointed out for them. Indeed they thought they had waged battle with men: but in very deed GOD was their adversary party. For the Jews came not thither through their own power, but God had called them to possess the Land of Canaan for their inheritance. Therefore when the Amalekites banded themselves in multitudes against them,