A17698:4256
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.
WE saw yesterday how God is more grievously displeased, when such as ought to honour and serve him, do forsake him, than when it is done by silly ignorant unbelievers. And not without cause. For God adopteth us with this condition; that his glory should shine forth in §50us: and therefore must it not needs be a doubling of the offence, when we be a reproach to him? If a father be despised in his own house, even by those whom he hath begotten, will it not grieve him much worse, than if some one of his neighbours should misuse him? Seeing then that God hath vouchsafed to choose us to be his children, and hath done us the honour whereof we were not worthy: let us beware that our conversation be such, as our faults §60and misdeeds may not provoke him, nor the thing befall us which Moses addeth here, namely, that he will hide away his face. Now by this saying the Scripture meaneth that when GOD hath used patience in bearing long with men, winking at their vices, and ceasing not to do them good, and yet seeth that they be altogether set upon stubbornness and unreformable: he giveth them over for such as they be. Now all our welfare and happiness lieth in Gods defending of us, and in his caring for us. For if he forget us and vouchsafe not to succour us, and to be our defence, in what taking are we? It were better for us to be destroyed out of hand, than to linger being out of the protection of our God. Therefore here is a horrible threat, and such a one as ought to make us to quake, when as it is said that when GOD hath tarried a long time, he will withdraw himself for our utter alienating of him away from us.
WE sawe yesterday how God is more grieuously displeased, when such as ought to honour and serue him, do forsake him, than when it is done by silly ignorant vnbeleeuers. And not without cause. For God adopteth vs with this condition; that his glorie should shyne forth in §50vs: and therefore must it not needes be a dubbling of the offence, when wee be a reproche to him? If a father bee despysed in his owne house, euen by those whome he hath begotten, will it not grieue him much woorse, than if some one of his neighbours shoulde misuse him? Seeing then that God hath vouchsafed to choose vs to be his children, and hath done vs the honour whereof wee were not worthie: let vs beware that our conuersation bee such, as our faultes §60