A17698:3861
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.
Now after this, Moses addeth; That their garments and apparel were not worn with oldness, nor their shoes appaired for the space of forty years. This serveth to aggravate the peoples unthankfulness, to the end they should acknowledge themselves the more guilty, for not having acknowledged the goodness of GOD which had appeared so many ways. Let us then consider well, that the more GOD doeth multiply his benefits towards us, and the greater diversity that there is of them, he using it as a mean to instruct us after many fashions: so much the greater and ⟨p. 1023⟩more heinous is the offence, if we profit not thereby.
Nowe after this, Moses addeth; That their garmentes and apparell were not worne with oldnesse, nor their shoes appaired for the space of fourtie yeres. This serueth to aggrauate the peoples vnthankfulnesse, to the ende they shoulde acknowledge themselues the more guiltie, for not hauing acknowledged the goodnesse of GOD which had appeared so many wayes. Let vs then consider well, that the more GOD doeth multiply his benefites towardes vs, and the greater diuersitie that there is of them, hee vsing it as a meane to instructe vs after many fashions: so much the greater and ⟨p. 1023⟩more heynous is the offence, if wee profite not thereby.
True it is, that notwithstanding, although God give us a taste of his goodness and power, but in some one only thing, yet is that enough to condemn us, if we be not edified thereby. But when GOD multiplieth his goodness by uttering his power to our eyes, to our ears, to our hands, and to our feet, so as the fault is only in the hardness of our hearts, that §10we be not exercised in his benefits; it maketh our sin so much the greater. Wherefore let us bear well in mind the meaning of Moses, that we may the better do our endeavour to consider how many ways God hath made us beholding unto him, and how great the diversity of his gracious doings is towards us, as in deed the number of them is infinite. Let this (I say) the more enforce us to sharpen our wits, that we be not dulheaded. Whilst