A17698:4125
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.
Here we see yet again that which we have §40declared already: namely, that God calleth us altogether to himself, and that he would not have drawn us away one way or other to have regard unto men: for so should our faith be always wavering, and there would be no stay. It is his will that we should have our eye upon him alone, to yield our selves to his obedience. And therefore let us learn to betake us wholly to our God, if we mean to have a true and holy union in the Church. The §50Papists do prate much of the Catholic church, and of the agreement that ought to be therein: Yea, but in the mean while there is horrible division and hellish confusion among them, because God beareth not rule there by his word, neither is there any allowable doctrine, but they be tossed too and fro: I mean not the common sort only, but even them also which make the articles of faith and frame commandments & traditions at their own pleasure, whereof they §60have horded and heaped so many one upon an other, that they can scarcely well tell who is the reporter of this or that, or who is the inventer thereof, or who was the first maker of such an order or of such a tradition. Thus ye see how all things go to confusion and disorder, when men direct not themselves by the pure doctrine of GOD. And therefore let us mark, that when our Lord willed that the book of the law should be put up in the Sanctuary: it was as it were his Royal seat where he sate himself, & where he would be honoured. And thereby he showed in effect, that he would not have his Church to be governed after the pleasure or liking of men: but meant to hold it in awe, and that his only word should be received, so as men should look only unto him, and be gathered together there. But now that we have our Lord Jesus Christ for our head,1 and that he is appointed our Shepherd, and telleth us that if we be his sheep, we must not only hear his voice, but also discern it from the voice of strangers: I pray you shall there be any excuse, if we be so wavering in the air, as we see the Papists are, following every man his own device, or else busying themselves about the Traditions of men? Therefore let us learn to submit our selves unto God and unto him whom he hath set up in his behalf to be our only governor: