A17698:3842
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.
Therefore confess your faults, and desire him to provide for you, and to reform your minds in such wise, as ye may from henceforth well consider his works, and that having considered them, the may be edified in his fear and obedience, so as you may have ears to receive the doctrine which is offered unto you in his name. That is it whereat Moses aimed. Thus we see that they which give themselves to overmuch §10curiosity, do pervert the doctrine of God, and falsely abuse it. When it is preached that in stead of freewill (as they term it,) men have but a cursed and a corrupt will, and are so blind, that all their reason is but brutishness, and that they cannot attain to the doctrine of salvation, until they be haled thereunto: they fall to making of erroneous disputations. But the meaning of the holy Ghost is much differing from them. For it is to humble men, that §20they may learn to mislike of themselves, yea and utterly to condemn themselves, when it is declared unto them that they can do nothing. And furthermore we be provoked to pray, seeing that God must be fain to work in us. And when we feel our feebleness and infirmity, we be driven to resort unto him and to desire him to keep us under his obedience, forsomuch as it pleased him once to elect us. Let us therefore take heed that we do not wilfully wander §30either this way or that way: but as often as it is told us, that we have not yet bin taught of the holy ghost, nor bin reformed by him: let us sigh, at the beholding of our naughtiness which ceaseth not to make us ever guilty. And thereupon let us resort to our God, and pray him to have pity upon us, and to provide remedy for all our faults, and to give us henceforth both ears, eyes, and heart, to see, hear, and to understand the things which he telleth us.
Therefore confesse your faultes, and desire him to prouide for you, and to reforme your mindes in such wise, as yee may from henceforth well consider his workes, and that hauing considered them, ye may be edifyed in his feare and obedience, so as you may haue eares to receiue the doctrine which is offered vnto you in his name. That is it whereat Moses amed. Thus wee see that they which giue themselues to ouermuch §10curiositie, doe peruert the doctrine of God, and falsly abuse it. When it is preached that in stead of freewill (as they terme it,) men haue but a cursed and a corrupt will, and are so blinde, that all their reason is but brutishnesse, and that they cannot attaine to the doctrine of saluation, vntil they bee haled thereunto: they fall to making of erroneous disputations. But the meaning of the holy Ghost is much differing from them. For it is to humble men, that