A17698:3735
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.
he exhorteth us not to be grieved at the prosperity of the wicked: for he knoweth that our eyes be as it were dazzled. When we see a wicked body to be at ease and to have all wishes, we straight ways conclude that God hath regard to deal with men according as they be worthy: by means whereof we stagger §10and are in such perplexity as we wot not what shall become of us. Now David saith, that in thinking so, he played the beast, and was out of his wits, and he confesseth that he was in that point, bereaved of reason and judgement, affirming that he did wrong to all the generation of Gods children,1 until he had looked into the Sanctuary. It is true, that in the thirty & seventh Psalm which I alleged here before, he saith, I passed by and saw the wicked flourish and grow high like a Cedar tree of Lebanon: and after that I §20had turned me about, he was cut down as a tree that had no more left but the dry stock upon the earth: so as there remained no sign of him at all. Such changes do we see in this world; but put the case we saw none: yet must we enter into the Sanctuary of God,2 as it is said in the threescore and thirteenth Psalm. And there we must wait patiently till God make it apparent unto us that all afflictions be profitable for his children: and that he sendeth them as medicines for their §30health: and contrariwise, that the prosperity which he permitteth to the contemners of his law and justice, shall be converted to their great confusion. We must therefore learn to hold our wits and senses in awe, that we wander not in the afflictions which God doth send us.
hee exhorteth vs not to be greeued at ye prosperitie of the wicked: for he knoweth that our eies be as it were dasled. When we see a wicked body to be at ease and to haue all wishes, we streight waies conclude that God hath regard to deale with mē according as they be worthy: by meanes whereof we stagger §10and are in such perplexitie as we wote not what shal becom of vs. Now Dauid saith, that in thinking so, he played the beast, and was out of his wittes, and hee confesseth that hee was in that point, berest of reason and iudgement, affirming that he did wrong to al the generation of Gods children,