A17698:4266
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.
Let us mark well therefore that men are counted idolaters, not only when they have puppets of stone, of wood, or of painter's work, but also when they stick not to the pure simplicity of Gods word, but mingle their own superstitions with the doctrine of salvation, overshooting themselves and turning away to all evil. After that manner was GOD provoked to jealousy by the Jews, but specially by their refusing of Jesus Christ, who is the image of the father. For whosoever hath not the son (saith Saint John) hath not the father.1 And why? Because the whole fullness of the Godhead dwelleth in our Lord Jesus Christ. Seeing then that the Jews despised the only son, who was the image of the father, seeing they would not accept him which was ordained to be sovereign king, and of whom also it is said in the Psalm, Kiss the son;2 whereby men are commanded to do him homage and to kneel down unto him as it is said in other texts: seeing that the Jews have so refused Jesus Christ, seeing they have so given over the true Religion; they have made themselves utter strangers to the living GOD which had chosen and adopted them. To be short, if we take not Jesus Christ for our GOD, surely we have nothing else but an idol. As for example, the Turks at this day do make great brags that they worship the GOD which created heaven and earth. What is their God? He is but an idol. The Jews can well enough say; our meaning is to serve the God which gave us his Law by the hand of Moses, and spake by the prophets. Their God is but an idol. And why? For the Godhead which is in Jesus Christ is unknown unto them. But it is said that the whole fullness of the Godhead dwelleth in him,3 yea even perfectly and in very substance, without any manner of shadows or figures. Seeing then that GOD hath fully revealed himself to us in our Lord Jesus Christ, and will have his face to be seen there: surely we can not boast that we have the true God, unless our Lord Jesus Christ reign among us, and be so honoured of us that we stick throughly to him and rest wholly upon him. Now the Jews denied him and utterly disclaimed him: by mean whereof they provoked GOD to jealousy, and there remaineth nothing with them but folly and false imagination whereby they have deceived and beguiled themselves.