A17698:3696
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.
Moreover, seeing that God is matched with us in the person of his only son, and would have us to keep fast the faith of wedlock towards him, according to the simplicity of his Gospel: let us stick throughly to that which he hath commanded us: and to be short, let us be hallowed unto him, and follow his holy calling. For if we do so, our Lord will grant unto husbands the grace to live quietly with §10their wives and households, and unto the wives that they shall learn to live in good agreement with their husbands. For we must mark, that if man and wife do not join in one mind, there must needs be discord in the whole house, and one shall byte and snatch at another like dogs and cats, and the one would wish the other a hundred foot under the ground, so as they shall live in continual misery and disquietness. And why? Because that neither the §20one nor the other hath any regard to God, to yield themselves to his direction. Therefore let us lean, not to provoke any more the vengeance of God in this case.
Moreouer, seeing that God is matched with vs in the person of his onely sonne, and woulde haue vs to keepe fast the faith of wedlocke towardes him, according to the simplicitie of his Gospell: let vs sticke throughly to that which hee hath commaunded vs: and to bee short, let vs be halowed vnto him, and followe his holy calling. For if wee doe so, our Lorde will graunt vnto husbandes the grace to liue quietly with §10their wiues and housholds, and vnto the wiues that they shall learne to liue in good agreement with their husbandes. For wee must marke, that if man and wife doe not ioyne in one mynde, there must needes bee discorde in the whole house, and one shall byte and snatch at another like dogges and cattes, and the one woulde wish the other a hundred foote vnder the ground, so as they shall liue in continuall miserie and disquietnes. And why? Because that neither the §20one nor the other hath any regarde to God, to yeelde themselues to his direction. Therefore let vs leane, not to prouoke any more the vengeance of God in this case.