A17698:4201
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.
Likewise when evening cometh, let us consider thus with our selves, seeing that God hath vouchsafed to employ me hitherto in his service, it is good reason that I should hold on still, and that I should not turn away from him. Therefore when we have reckoned all things well, we shall find that there hath not passed one day no nor one hour or minute wherein our God hath not given us some instruction. And if we fare never the better by it, who is too blame for it? Then have we here a very profitable lesson, namely that as long as we live in this world, we be in Gods school, & that he for his part ceaseth not to give us good instructions and furtherances to our salvation. Whether he bestow his benefits upon us, or ⟨p. 1121⟩chastise us for our sins, or show us examples of his goodness, or of his wrath and of his rigour in punishing such as have done amiss: all of them are ever instructions for us to fare the better by.
Lykewise when euening commeth, let vs consider thus with our selues, seeing that God hath voutsafed to imploy me hitherto in his seruice, it is good reason that I should holde on still, and yt I should not turne away from him. Therefore when wee haue reckoned all thinges well, we shall finde yt there hath not passed one day no nor one howre or minute wherein our God hath not giuen vs some instruction. And if we fare neuer the better by it, who is too blame for it? Then haue we here a very profitable lesson, namely that as long as we liue in this world, we be in Gods schoole, & that he for his part ceaseth not to giue vs good instructions and furtherances to our saluation. Whether he bestow his benefites vppon vs, or ⟨p. 1121⟩chastice vs for our sinnes, or shewe vs examples of his goodnes, or of his wrath and of his rigour in punishing such as haue done amisse: all of thē are euer instructions for vs to fare the better by.
Now in the end Moses addeth, that God kept that people as the apple of his eye. Here is a similitude which ought well to ravish us to wonder at it. For Moses could not have used a fitter speech to show us what care God hath of us & of our salvation. He saith here that if God were a mortal