A17698:3712
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.
but yet is all this nothing in comparison of the other curse, that whereas in stead of honouring the living GOD, and of confessing that he hath chosen you to be his people, (which is an immeasurable blessing) in stead of such things I say, you should serve Idols, and be conversant amongest the superstitions of the Paynims, and have no more prayers neither Psalms nor Sacrifices, but be dispersed and forlorn.
but yet is all this nothing in comparison of the other curse, that whereas in steede of honoring the liuing GOD, and of confessing that he hath chosen you to be his people, (which is an immeasurable blessing) in steede of such thinges I say, you should serue Idolles, and bee conuersant amongest the superstitions of the Paynimes, and haue no more prayers neither Psalmes nor Sacrifices, but be dispersed and forlorne.
Now seeing that we perceive the natural sense of Moses, let us understand that amongst all the blessings of GOD which we enjoy in this present life, this ought to be preferred above all the rest: namely, to have liberty to serve our GOD, and to make confession of our faith, and to declare that we be his people, of his Church and of his flock. Truly it is slenderly known: howbeit, it is not in vain that we be admonished thereof. Seeing then, that it hath been the will of God to plant his Church amongest us, and that we should have his word and his sacraments, by the which he declareth that he dwelleth amongest us: let us accept such a blessing according as it is worthy: It will serve us to a double use. First of all, when we fare the better by the doctrine that is preached unto us every day, such a treasure perisheth not but through our own unthankfulness: as we see that many folk think it enough to be at sermons, and it seemeth unto them, that God hath his duty, so they have used some ceremony. But in the mean while the seed of life doeth perish without yielding any fruit. To the end therefore that we may apply the blessing that GOD bestoweth on us, to this use: when as we have liberty to hear his doctrine, and to be trained therein, and have the Sacraments for an establishment of our faith, and may declare that it is the living God whom we worship and that he governeth