A17698:3438
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.
For their judgements are no weightier than leaves, they are soon gone, and we see here whereunto God calleth us. But let §50us note withal, that whereas it is said here; I have done according to all thy statutes and the commandments which thou hast ordained, and have not forgotten the same: we are thereby put in mind to inure our selves throughly to the knowing of our duty: for what is it which maketh us to transgress so many ways against the commandments of our God, but our negligence in not thinking on our duty? By means whereof, we are easily taken tardy. For the devil is crafty,§60 and always prying and watching how he may entrap us: & we for all that are careless to think upon that which God hath commanded us. In deed we would not of purpose defy God, nor rebel against him: but howsoever the world goeth, we have little care, we apply not our whole study to consider of our duty, and to say; Go to, what is it that God requireth of me? And because we have not an eye hereunto, we stumble and fall, and go astray. We are therefore exhorted in this place, to look more narrowly unto our selves, & to be more watchful, that we forget not our duty. For we have a very short memory, if God did not often refresh it. Let us learn to consider whether we have followed the good will of God or no in this behalf: let us continue therein, and keep all one course still, and hold on in that trade all our whole life. If this were well imprinted in our hearts, we would be more diligent to hear and to read the word of God than we are. We had need to be put in mind of that which God hath commanded us, or else we will soon forget it, even in the turning of an hand: and yet we vouchsafe not, either to hear, or to read any thing which should be for our instruction. God therefore is justly provoked to punish our negligence, & we must needs fall into many overgrosse faults. And why? Because we seek not after that remedy which he hath put into our hands.
For their iudgements are no weightier than leaues, they are soone gone, and we see here whereunto God calleth vs. But let §50vs note withall, that whereas it is sayd here; I haue done according to al thy statutes and the cōmandementes which thou hast ordayned, and haue not forgotten the same: wee are thereby put in minde to inure our selues throughly to the knowing of our duetie: for what is it which maketh vs to transgresse so many wayes against the commaundementes of our God, but our negligence in not thinking on our duetie? By meanes whereof, we are easilie taken tardy. For the diuell is crafty,