A17698:3434
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.
13 Then thou shalt say before the Lord thy God, I have brought the hallowed things out of mine house, and also given it to the Levite, to the stranger, to the fatherless, and to the widow, according unto all thy commandments which thou hast commanded me. I have transgressed none of thy commandments, neither have I forgotten them. 14 I have not eaten thereof in my mourning, nor held back aught of it in uncleanness, nor given aught thereof for the dead, but I have obeyed the voice of the Lord my GOD, I have done according unto all that which thou hast commanded me. 15 Look down from thy holy dwelling place of heaven, and bless thy people Israel, and the land which thou hast given us, as thou swarest unto our fathers, the land which floweth with Milk and Honey.
13 Then thou shalt say before the Lord thy God, I haue brought the hallowed thinges out of mine house, and also giuen it to the Leuite, to the straunger, to the fatherlesse, and to the widowe, according vnto all thy commaundements which thou hast commaunded me. I haue trasgressed none of thy commaundementes, neither haue I forgotten them. 14 I haue not eaten thereof in my mourning, nor held backe aught of it in vncleanesse, nor giuen aught thereof for the dead, but I haue obeyed the voyce of the Lorde my GOD, I haue done according vnto all that which thou hast commaunded me. 15 Looke downe from thy holy dwelling place of heauen, and blesse thy people Israel, and the land which thou hast giuen vs, as thou swarest vnto our fathers, the land which floweth with Milke and Hony.
There is not one among us which desireth not to be esteemed of in the face of the world, every §30man boasteth himself of the discharging of his duty: and we are also inclined by nature to set out our selves before men: for ambition driveth us thereunto. But in the mean time there are very few which enter into their own conscience, to know how they have behaved themselves before God, and which have such a regard in ordering of their life, as to say: I walk in the sight of the heavenly Judge, it is he unto §40whom I must be accountable: I must therefore rest my self upon him, and not joy in the estimation of men, for that is but a vanity: there are very few (I say) which enter into this consideration. Now God seeing that vice to reign in us, seeketh to remedy it: as we may see in this place where it is said that we must return unto him, to have a good testimony of our life. Thou shalt say (saith he). And how? he setteth up here no scaffold for us to make protestation before men,