A17698:3868
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.
That is not all, for GOD must also give us the power to do it. His doing thereof then is, not for that he is bound thereunto, not for that we on our part be ready thereto, or have any disposition or desert in us: but of his own free goodness. Thereupon Saint Paul sayeth, O is it meet that every man should take his ease, and be careless? Nay, clean contrariwise he exhorteth us to perform our salvation with fear and carefulness. And seeing that we can do nothing, but it belongeth to God to give us the good that we want: let the same teach us to stoop, and to call upon our GOD, and to seek all our welfare in him. For otherwise, in what case were we? We should be quickly surprised of Satan. That then is the thing which Moses meaneth in that he addeth for a conclusion, Keep this commandment. And whence then proceedeth this conclusion? Even of this, that God had not yet given them eyes and ears, and that he had not given them an heart to understand. Moses maketh an argument thereupon, and telleth the people that they must bethink themselves to return unto God, and to give over them selves unto him; and then should they be well assured that God would so work, that as many as sought him in lowliness, should be governed by his holy Spirit.
That is not all, for GOD must also giue vs the power to doe it. His doing therof then is, not for that he is bound thereunto, not for that we on our part be readie thereto, or haue any disposition or desert in vs: but of his owne free goodnesse. Thereupon Saint Paule sayeth, O is it meete that euerie man should take his ease, and bee carelesse? Nay, clean contrariwise he exhorteth vs to performe our saluation with feare and carefulnesse. And seeing that wee can doe nothing, but it belongeth to God to giue vs the good that we want: lette the same teache vs to stoope, and to call vppon our GOD, and to seeke all our welfare in him. For otherwise, in what case were wee? Wee shoulde bee quickly surprised of Satan. That then is the thing which Moses meaneth in that hee addeth for a conclusion, Keepe this commaundement. And whence then proceedeth this conclusion? Euen of this, that God had not yet giuen thē eyes and eares, and that hee had not giuen them an heart to vnderstande. Moses maketh an argument thereupon, and telleth the people that they must bethinke themselues to returne vnto God, and to giue ouer them selues vnto him; and then shoulde they bee wel assured that God woulde so worke, that as many as sought him in lowlinesse, should bee gouerned by his holy Spirite.