A17698:3611
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 therefore be persuaded, that our life shall always be accursed, unless we return to this point where to Moses leadeth us, namely, to hearken to the voice of our God, to be thereby moved, and continually confirmed, that he hath care of our salvation, yea not only of the eternal salvation of our souls, but also to maintain us in the state of this earthly life, to make us to taste presently of his love and goodness, in such sort as may content and suffice us,1 waiting till we may have our fill thereof, and behold the thing face to face which we be fain as now to look upon as it were through a glass and in the dark. That is one thing more which we have to remember upon this text, where it is said that we shall be blessed, if we hearken to the voice of the Lord our God.
Let vs therefore bee perswaded, that our life shall alwayes bee accursed, vnlesse wee returne to this point where to Moses leadeth vs, namely, to hearken to the voyce of our God, to be thereby mooued, and continually confirmed, that hee hath care of our saluation, yea not onely of the eternal saluation of our soules, but also to maintaine vs in the state of this earthly life, to make vs to tast presently of his loue and goodnesse, in such sorte as may content and suffice vs,1 waiting till wee may haue our fill thereof, and beholde the thing face to face which we be faine as now to looke vpon as it were through a glasse and in the darke. That is one thing more which wee haue to remember vppon this texte, where it is saide that wee shall bee blessed, if wee harken to the voice of the Lorde our God.