A17698:4068
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.
let us endeavour to profit thereby, and let us behave our selves like good scholars towards him, and let none of us in this case allege, I am no clerk. For God hath not spoken to the great doctors only, but his will was to deal forth his word in common both to great and small, and to the most ignorant: and he hath so tempered it to their capacities, as that all they which come to yield themselves teachable, shall very well perceive that our Lord knew well what is meet ⟨p. 1083⟩for them, and they shall be taught after such sort as he knoweth to be most convenient for them. Now if this be verified of the law, much more reason is it that it should at this day take effect in the time of the Gospel. For we hear how it is said by the Prophet Isaiah; that in the kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ all shall be taught of God.1 Mark the prophet Isaiah, who knew very well that God had given his law to all the Jews, and that it was a good and profitable instruction,§10 as well for the little children as for the Elders. But yet for as much as he knew well that God would utter forth his grace more largely, and send a new manner of light of understanding, when as Jesus Christ should be manifested unto the world; he saith that then all the children of the church should be taught of God. And we see that in the Popedom, where they turn away the people from reading the holy Scripture. It is a wicked blasphemy, when men §20suffer themselves to be so blinded, and vouchsafe not to suffer themselves to be lead nor taught at Gods hands, yea & they have proceeded to so devilish blasphemy, as to accuse the holy Scripture of too much darkness, as a thing of too great depth wherein men ought not to be instructed, for fear lest they should forthwith be possessed with many errors. When they talk on that wise, the injury tendeth to the living God; for they accuse him of untruth, notwithstanding the protestation §30that he maketh by his Prophet Isaiah; Yea & we see, how all the whole Scripture is full of the like testimonies, whereby it is avowed that the holy Scripture is profitable. There needed no more but this one place of S. Paul, where he sayeth,2