A17698:3915
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.
1Afterward he sayeth yet farther, That such a man shall be razed out from under the heavens, and his name also. Now GOD speaketh not of one curse only: but sayeth that when a man is not humbled throughly by one punishment, there shall come a whole dozen upon him. Nay the number shall not be certain, but (as we have often said heretofore) the number shall be infinite, as we shall see again in the xxxii. Chapter, that God hath incredible means to tame those §10that are so stubborn against him. And now for a conclusion he sayeth, that the name of such a man shall be razed out from under heaven. As if he should say, God will root him out from the number of his creatures, so as he shall be no more reckoned among men. Indeed the principal matter which we should desire, is not to have a name under heaven, but to have our names written above in the book of life.2 Nevertheless, Moses in this phrase of speech, comprehendeth §20also the eternal damnation. And why? For we know that our Lord did at that time utter forth his goodness and love towards the Jews, by earthly benefits: and contrariwise his wrath also by temporal punishments. Moses therefore in saying here, that God will wipe out the name of such a man from under heaven; meant according to the same rule, that GOD would no more reckon him in the number of his creatures. Now if we be not §30worthy to be counted here beneath for the creatures of God, nor to live amongst horses and Asses: how shall we be partakers of the glory of heaven, to be companions with the Angels, in the immortality which is prepared for all the faithful and for all Gods children? We see how the meaning of Moses is that God will so raze us out of the roll of life and salvation, as we shall not be counted worthy to bear the place of his creatures, but this curse shall §40appear upon us even by the things of this world.
1Afterwarde he sayeth yet farther, That such a man shall bee rased out from vnder the heauens, and his name also. Nowe GOD speaketh not of one curse onely: but saieth that when a man is not humbled throughly by one punishment, there shall come a whole dosen vppon him. Nay the number shall not bee certaine, but (as wee haue often said heretofore) the number shall bee infinite, as we shall see againe in the xxxii. Chapter, that God hath incredible meanes to tame those