A17698:372
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.
Moses addeth moreover, That he sent to Sehon with words of peace, saying: Let us pass through thy country, we will pay for our bread and water, we will do thee no harm, we will pass as thy friends, as we have done to our brethren the Edomites. It should seem here at the first sight, that Moses did against that which was commanded him. For these are two divers things, [namely that God saith] go give battle to Sehon king of the Amorites: and that Moses in stead of giving him battle, and in stead of encountering him in the field▪ sendeth an Ambassade unto him, and prayeth him to give him leave but only to pass through his Country, promising to do no harm, and to pay for all things that he took. It might seem then that here is some contrariety: and if it were so, then was Moses disobedient unto God.
Moses addeth moreouer, That hee sent to Sehon with wordes of peace, saying: Let vs passe through thy countrie, wee will pay for our breade and water, wee will doe thee no harme, wee will passe as thy friendes, as wee haue done to our brethren the Edomytes. It shoulde seeme heere at the first sight, that Moses did against that which was commaunded him. For these are two diuers things, [namely yt God saith] goe giue battell to Sehon king of the Amorrhytes: and that Moses in steede of giuing him battell, and in steede of incountering him in the fielde▪ sendeth an Ambassade vnto him, and prayeth him to giue him leaue but onely to passe through his Countrie, promising to doe no harme, and to paye for all thinges that hee tooke. It might seeme then that heere is some contrarietie: and if it were so, then was Moses disobedient vnto God.
Let us mark, that where as God commanded him to offer battle to Sehon king of the Amorites: his meaning was, that the war should in all respects be lawful, and that Sehon should well perceive, that he was justly assailed by the people of Israel. This therefore is no impediment, but rather a mean whereby God ordained his people to have lawful war with Sehon and all his subjects. Where as God had said, I will give you the land in possession: it was requisite that the malice of Sehon should be discovered and bewrayed, that it might appear to the world, that the