A17698:3488
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.
So then because men will needs without reason follow the examples which they hear, it was requisite that there should be no altars made of polished stones, for they would have remained in their estate, & there would have bin sacrifices offered. Now ye see what abominations proceeded thereof in Israel, Jeroboam intending to maintain his estate,1 erected an altar in Bethel, & would have God worshipped there, & sacrifices to be offered there unto him. He saith unto them, well,§10 behold, we sacrifice unto God, which brought us out of the land of Egypt. He protesteth that he will serve no Idols, & yet notwithstanding he serveth them. Yea verily: for it was Gods will to have his temple built in Jerusalem where it was, & we have seen heretofore that he reserveth the authority unto himself to say: Thou shalt call upon me in that place which I have chosen to have my name called upon there. For it is not for men to say, let us worship God in this place;2 but they must keep §20themselves unto that which he hath commanded in that behalf. Jeroboam therefore in making a second ten ple brought the service of god wholly out of kind. He corrupted & falsified the true religion. In deed he made a fair protestation (as I have told you) that he would change nothing in the service of God: but we see what the meaning of God is; namely y• when they were come into the land of promise, they should sacrifice unto him on the hill of Hebal, & there set up an altar with such stones as came §30next unto their hands, without using any workman ship, to the intent it might be abolished & that no mention should remain of it, to draw it into an everlasting rule which was done but for one time only.
So then because men will needes without reason followe the examples which they heare, it was requisite that there should be no altars made of pullished stones, for they would haue remained in their estate, & there would haue bin sacrifices offered. Nowe ye see what abhominations proceeded therof in Israel, Ieroboam intending to maintain his estate,