A17698:4149
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.
greatest doctors of the world should lay their heads together, they could not attain to the understanding thereof. And I make no reckoning of some hypocrites which disguise themselves, and counterfeit themselves to be doctors in despite of nature: but if the Angels of heaven should come, yet should they be fain to reverence the wonderful secrets of God. We see how the Cherubins are described unto us in Isaiah, namely how they stretch out their wings to hide their §10faces,1 because they be not able to comprehend the infinite majesty of God. And yet for all that, under pretence that our brain conceiveth not the full measure of the things which the scripture telleth us concerning God; we reject it. Thus we see yet better, how it is not for nought that Moses said that the works of the mighty are perfect, but [that it serveth] to make us to tremble before the majesty of God, and by acknowledging that he is almighty, to refrain §20from encountering him by saying, Why doth he so? Or why willeth he this or that? Nay let us simply confess that his works are perfect, namely in wisdom, in righteousness, and in goodness, so as there is no fault to be found in any of all his works.
greatest doctors of ye world shold lay their heads together, they coulde not attaine to the vnderstanding thereof. And I make no reckening of some hypocrits which disguise themselues, and counterfait themselues to be doctors in despite of nature: but if ye Angels of heauen shold come, yet should they be faine to reuerence the wonderfull secrets of God. Wee see howe the Cherubins are described vnto vs in Esay, namely how they stretch out their winges to hide their §10faces,1 because they be not able to comprehende the infinite maiestie of God. And yet for al that, vnder pretence that our braine conceiueth not the full measure of the things which the scripture telleth vs concerning God; wee reiect it. Thus we see yet better, how it is not for nought that Moses saide that the workes of the mightie are perfect, but [that it serueth] to make vs to tremble before the maiestie of God, and by acknowledging that he is almightie, to refraine