A17698:4261
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.
And in any wise let us mark that GOD can not away with hypocrisy in men: for among other things he requireth soundness and trueth in us, that our conversation should be utterly void of all double meaning, and that we should not be dissemblers before him. True it is that our nature is full of feignedness, as we see how §30Jeremiah reporteth of mans heart,1 that it is froward and besnarled with all naughtiness, and that it is even as a bottomless pit. And therefore we must change, if we will have God to admit and allow us for his children: and whereas we be inclined to evil, so as there is nothing but bitterness and hardness of heart in us, we must pray unto God to endue us with his holy spirit, who is the spirit of constancy, and to rid us in such sort from all our naughtiness §40and unfaithfulness, as we may walk on before him in pure and undefiled soundness. Thus ye see what we have to remember upon this place.
And in any wise let vs marke that GOD can not away with hypocrisie in men: for among other thinges he requireth soundenesse and trueth in vs, that our conuersation shoulde bee vtterly voide of all dubble meaning, and that we should not be dissemblers before him. True it is that our nature is full of fainednesse, as we see howe §30Ieremy reporteth of mans heart,1 that it is frowarde and besnarled with all naughtinesse, and that it is euen as a bottomlesse pit. And therefore we must chaunge, if wee will haue God to admit and allowe vs for his children: and wheras we be inclined to euill, so as there is nothing but bitternesse and hardnesse of heart in vs, we must pray vnto God to indewe vs with his holy spirite, who is the spirite of constancie, and to ridde vs in such sort from all our naughtinesse §40and vnfaithfulnesse, as we may walke on before him in pure and vndefiled soundnesse. Thus yee see what we haue to remember vppon this place.
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