A17698:3591
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 mark therefore, that when we hear the voice of our GOD, and know what we owe unto him, and have heard the promises ⟨p. 947⟩that he hath made us in his law: we must needs rest there confounded and condemned, forsomuch as none of all those things can avail us by reason of our unthankfulness whereupon we must have our refuge to the free mercy which is offered unto us in our Lord Jesus Christ & hearken unto God when he speaketh unto us, which thing he doth both in the Law, in the Prophets, and in the Gospel, saying, I of mine own mere goodness am become your Saviour: & you must seek your §10salvation from somewhere else, than in yourselves. For the redeemer which God promised, was ever had in mind, that men might rest them upon him. And for that cause were the sacrifices ordained in the time of the law. For although Christ was not yet uttered openly to the world: yet did the Jews understand that all the hope of their salvation depended upon their reconcilement to God by mean of the sacrifice that was to be offered. They brought brute beasts to the Temple: was that to §20cleanse the uncleanness of their souls? No: for what can corrupt blood do, what shall stinking grease do, can those things purge the soul of her iniquity? No truly. But under those figures the Jews saw how they should be delivered from the curse of God, & admitted into his favour, and that all their life should be acceptable unto him. And now have we a more sure testimony thereof in the Gospel, for there we see the thing it self fully accomplished unto us: namely that although we have §30not kept the commandments of God, yet Jesus Christ hath kept them. And wherefore was it? Because he was subject to it? No. But he became subject to the law: yea, but it was for our sakes. So then let ut have our recourse unto our Lord Jesus Christ, and let us hear God speaking in such a phrase, whereby he doth not only say, these be the things that I command you, and if ye do them then you shall prosper & be blessed; but also where he saith, Behold I am your father, come unto §40me, but come in the name of my only Son, whom I have appointed to be your mediator: & acknowledge that there is nought else in you but corruption: and trust not in your own power, nor in your own freewill: but casting away all foolish fantasies of vain presumption, come with lowliness to seek the grace of my spirit: and then ye shall be sure it.