A17698:3377
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.
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,§20 it was as if they had bidden battle unto God. And therefore we may not marvel that their condemnation was so grievous, seeing they flung forth into so great rage [even against God himself.] I grant they knew not certainly that the Jews had any such promise made them: and yet for all that, they were not altogether ignorant of it: It sufficed for their condemnation, that they ought to have known by certain signs that it was a power exceeding §30mans power, and thereupon should have been feared from rushing so venturously an• at random against those which were governed by the hand of God. And therefore we are warned, when we take any thing in hand, to beware that we have not God our enemy and adversary party. Now he hath declared, that forasmuch as the Church is in his protection, if we attempt any thing against the faithful, whether it be generally or particularly,§40 it is all one as if we came to war against God. And what shall we get by that?1 It is not for nought that he hath said, That he keepeth us as the apple of his eye. And therefore let us learn to abstain from all doing of wrong, and consider well that if we provoke the living God to anger, it must needs be to our great confusion in the end.
Nowe herewithall we must consider farther, that the Amalekites resisted GOD to the vtermost §10of their power, and woulde haue hindered the Iewes from comming into that inheritance which he had already appointed out for them. Indeede they thought they had waged battell with men: but in verie deede GOD was their aduersary partie. For the Iewes came not thither through their owne power, but God had called them to possesse the Land of Chanaan for their inheritaunce. Therefore when the Amalekites banded themselues in multitudes against them,