A17698:4015
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.
Again, although God threaten us, yet are we so dulheaded, y• every of us persuadeth himself that he shall go unpunished, and scape scot-free. Seeing then that there is such lightness in us, & that we be so wavering, we ought so much the more to put the lesson in practise which is set down here.
Againe, although God threaten vs, yet are we so dulheaded, y• euery of vs perswadeth himselfe yt he shal go vnpunished, and scape scotfree. Seeing then yt there is such lightnes in vs, & that we bee so wauering, we ought so much the more to put the lesson in practise which is set downe heere.
Now as touching life and good; it is as much as if he should say all manner of happiness: and likewise by death and evil, is meant all manner of wretchedness. Indeed this present life is not the full measure or perfection of the blessings which God hath promised us. It is no more but a certain taste of them. Death also is but a little token of Gods wrath. The state of the life to come is the perfection both of weal and woe. But Moses speaking unto the people, that were yet holden under the figures and shadows of ⟨p. 1067⟩the law, did name life, and thereunto added this word blessing, to signify, that the people by serving of God should be blessed, even in all manner of felicity; and contrariwise that they must of necessity look for all manner of wretchedness, if they did fall away from the service of God. For the better confirmation hereof, he sayeth, This day I command thee to love the Lord thy God, and to keep his commandments, and to cleave unto him, that thou mayest §10come to possess the Land which he hath promised to thy fathers. Here is a confirmation to hold the people convicted, that they might have no occasion to reply any more, but be compelled to confess that the Law of God served to call them to salvation, if so be they had obeyed him: And contrariwise that it should be unto them a good Testimony of their condemnation, so as they could not pretend any excuse, seeing they were so well instructed, and yet continued