A17698:4142
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.
Moses therefore foreseeing that the Jews might become worse and worse, as it is the common custom of the world, yea and being advertised thereof by Gods spirit; useth such a kind of roughness as we see here. And herewithal we §40have to remember the thing which I have expounded already: namely that Moses calleth heaven and earth to witness,1 to the intent the people should be the more ashamed, seeing that the senseless creatures do frame their indictment, and that there needeth none other condemnation before GOD. For had Moses called the heathen and unbelievers to witness, it had bin sufficient to put those to shame whom God had chosen and adopted to be his §50children, but yet would not that have moved them: for all men are of one common nature, all have reason and understanding: and although they be not all trained familiarly in Gods word, yet have they all some seed of religion in them. Therefore the alleging of the heathen and unbelievers (as he will allege them afterward) had not been of such force as the using of this preface that heaven and earth shall be his witnesses in all ages.2 As if he should say; as long §60as there is either Sun or Moon in the sky, as long as the earth doeth her duty in yielding sustenance and food for man: so long shall I have good and faithful witnesses, that I have spoken in the name of God: and yet for all that, this people continueth hardhearted still. Ye see then that the word shall continue still, and although men strain themselves never so much to abolish this doctrine: yet notwithstanding all creatures shall bear me record before God, that I have spoken, and that he authorised me to speak, and that he sent me to do it. Thus we see now the meaning of Moses.
Moses therfore foreseeing that the Iewes might become worse and worse, as it is the common custome of the worlde, yea and being aduertised thereof by Gods spirite; vseth such a kinde of roughnesse as wee see here. And herewithal we §40haue to remember the thing which I haue expounded alreadie: namely that Moses calleth heauen and earth to witnesse,