A17698:4104
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.
or if we play the mad bedlams in despising GOD as we see many do, who cannot abide any rebukes, but do grind their teeth as often as they be made to understand their sins; if (I say) we do proceed so far, then must the word of God stand still in his first force, to wit, it must be a Testimony to us of our damnation. And therefore seeing it §50is said here that the Song is a witness to avow that GOD hath just cause to punish his people, and that the people stand convicted thereby: let us fear, let us fear (I say) least our Lord do with like extremity pursue the process which he hath made against us, and that there be no place of refuge to his grace after we have once rejected it: nay rather, as soon as he summoneth us, let us learn to stoop, and to shut our mouth; and not to make any excuse,§60 but to say; Lord, we see very well, that if thou wouldest use rigour towards us, we were undone, there is no shift for us but that thou must receive us like damned and forlorn cast-aways as we be, and bestow thy mercy upon us: for all our welfare lieth in this, that thou look no more upon our sins to punish them, but that through thy free goodness, thou do take them away and blot them out. Thus ye see how we ought to put this place in ure, where Moses sayeth, that this Song shall be for a witness to the people of Israel.
or if we play the mad bedlems in despising GOD as we see many doe, who cannot abyde any rebukes, but doe grinde their teeth as often as they bee made to vnderstande their sinnes; if (I say) wee doe proceede so farre, then must the woorde of God stand still in his first force, to wit, it must bee a Testimonie to vs of our damnation. And therefore seeing it §50is sayde heere that the Song is a witnesse to auow that GOD hath iust cause to punishe his people, and that the people stande conuicted thereby: let vs feare, let vs feare (I say) least our Lorde doe with lyke extremitie pursue the processe which hee hath made against vs, and that there bee no place of refuge to his grace after wee haue once reiected it: nay rather, as soone as hee summoneth vs, let vs learne to stoope, and to shut our mouth; and not to make any excuse,§60 but to say; Lorde, wee see verie well, that if thou wouldest vse rigour towardes vs, we were vndoone, there is no shift for vs but that thou must receiue vs lyke damned and forlorne cast-awayes as wee bee, and bestowe thy mercie vppon vs: for all our welfare lyeth in this, that thou looke no more vpon our sinnes to punish them, but that through thy free goodnesse, thou doe take them away and blot them out. Thus ye see how we ought to put this place in vre, where Moses sayeth, that this Song shall be for a witnesse to the people of Israel.