A17698:400
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 Moses saith, that Sehon came forth to §20battle & was overcome, both he and all his people, because God had delivered him to the children of Israel. Here Moses showeth that the victory which the people had of Sehon and the Amorites, was of Gods mere grace. And it was meet also that the people should be put in mind thereof, that they might perceive how God had governed them. And this rehearsal is made, to keep the people in awe, and to make them understand, that if they did not serve and honour him all their life §30long, and teach their children to do the like: it were too wicked an unthankfulness. And here we have two points to mark. The one is general, that we must learn to yield God the honour of all the victories that he giveth us against our enemies. I mean not only of Princes when they have made wars, or won a battle in the field: but [even of our selves also] when we have bin assailed by some peculiar person, and be escaped from his hands. When §40a man hath done us any wrong, or put us to some trouble, and we be delivered from it: Let us assure our selves it is God that hath given us that upper hand, to the end we should always have our mouths open to yield him thanks for it: and that we should not only do it with the mouth: but also and specially show forth by our whole life, how much we be bound unto him. Ye see then that the thing which we have to mark, is that whensoever §50and how oft soever we scape from the malice of our enemies, God hath reached out his hand to succour us, and by that means hath bound us to him, to the intent we should have the more courage to serve him and honour him.
Now Moses sayth, that Sehon came foorth to §20battell & was ouercome, both he and all his people, because God had deliuered him to the children of Israel. Here Moses sheweth that the victorie which the people had of Sehon and the Amorrhytes, was of Gods meere grace. And it was meete also that the people should bee put in mind thereof, that they might perciue how God had gouerned thē. And this rehearsall is made, to keepe the people in awe, and to make them vnderstand, that if they did not serue and honor him all their lyfe §30