A17698:4292
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.
For the word betokeneth such a scattering or rending asunder, as if one should dismember a mans body, and cast the pieces thereof abroad here and there, so as nothing were left whole. Therefore, I had rooted them out [saith he,] yea and that in such wise as they should never have been spoken of any more among men, but that I feared the provocation of the enemy. Now the thing that is rehearsed here, is read of in Exodus.1 And so it should seem that God was restrained by Moses from doing the thing which he speaketh of here. For he giveth the sentence, and addeth. Let me do it, as though Moses had set himself against him. And yet for all that, it is very certain that God had determined aforehand to pardon his people: but yet it was his will that Moses should make intercession for them, yea even Moses, inasmuch as he was there & made supplication in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the people knew that they could not have scaped except God had heard the prayers of Moses.
For the worde betokeneth such a scattering or rending asunder, as if one shoulde dismember a mans bodie, and cast the peeces thereof abroade here and there, so as nothing were left whole. Therefore, I had rooted them out [saith hee,] yea and that in such wise as they shoulde neuer haue beene spoken of anie more among men, but that I feared the prouocation of the enemie. Nowe the thing that is rehearsed here, is read of in Exodus.1 And so it shoulde seeme that God was restrayned by Moses from doing the thing which hee speaketh of here. For hee giueth the sentence, and addeth. Let me doe it, as though Moses had set himselfe against him. And yet for all that, it is verie certaine that God had determined aforehande to pardon his people: but yet it was his will that Moses shoulde make intercession for them, yea euen Moses, in asmuch as he was there & made supplicatiō in the name of our Lord Iesus Christ, and the people knew that they coulde not haue scaped except God had hearde the prayers of Moses.
- 1Exod. 32.9.10.11.12.1•• 14.