A17698:4167
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.
God therefore hath largely wherewith to upbraid all men for the good which he hath done them, to show that they be too too blame worthy, if they do not honour and serve him. For even the very knowledge and light which God §40giveth unto us, doth us to understand, that we live at his cost, that we be guided by his power, and that it is he which doth both clothe and feed us: to the intent that his so doing should make us to put our trust in him, and to commit the whole state of our life unto him, thereby to show that he is our sovereign, and that we be under his government; and therefore that we be to be condemned when we rebel against him. So then, God might well upbraid all men in common:§50 but here he speaketh to those whom he had adopted. And that is the cause why he treateth peculiarly of the benefits which he had done to them as to his Church and peculiar children.
God therefore hath largely wherewith to vpbraide all men for the good which he hath done them, to shewe that they be too too blame worthie, if they doe not honor and serue him. For euen the very knowledge and light which God §40giueth vnto vs, dooth vs to vnderstand, that we liue at his cost, that wee be guided by his power, and that it is hee which dooth both clothe and feede vs: to the intent that his so dooing should make vs to put our trust in him, and to commit the whole state of our lyfe vnto him, thereby to shewe that hee is our souereine, and that we be vnder his gouernment; and therefore that wee be to be condemned whē we rebel against him. So then, God might well vpbraid all men in cō mon:§50 but here hee speaketh to those whome he had adopted. And yt is the cause why he treateth peculiarly of the benefites which he had done to them as to his Church and peculiar children.
But before we come to that point, let us mark how Moses in this place doth justly call them foolish and witless people. True it is that all men may well be condemned of folly likewise, when they serve not God. For if we have any understanding, ought we not of right to employ