A17698:4316
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.
If God did lay the bridle in our necks and warned us not of our misdoings, but rather dazzled our eyes by blindfolding us in such fort as we might not see one whit: yet should not all that discharge us, but yet should not our sin be so heinous, so as it might seem to men §40that there were some little excuse for us: but he goeth about to bring us home to himself, he showeth us that we have lived amiss, he draweth us to repentance, and we proceed on still, as though we had determined to resist his hand.1 Now it is said, Humble your selves under his mighty hand. When GOD shaketh his hand over us, it is good reason that we should stoop and relent unto him, offering to him the sacrifice which he requireth,§50 that is to say,2 the sacrifice of a sorrowful heart. If we do not so, but stand out still with hard and stiff necks; so as although GOD proceed in calling us to him, yet we continue still the same we were afore; and notwithstanding his rehearsing of one selfsame lesson to us, yet we stand still at one stay: at length we must needs come to account for it. That is the thing which Moses meant in this text.
If God did lay the brydle in our neckes and warned vs not of our misdoings, but rather dazeled our eyes by blindfolding vs in such fort as wee might not see one whitte: yet shoulde not all that discharge vs, but yet shoulde not our sinne bee so heynous, so as it myght seeme to men §40that there were some little excuse for vs: but he goeth about to bring vs home to himselfe, hee sheweth vs that wee haue liued amisse, hee draweth vs to repentaunce, and wee proceede on still, as though wee had determined to resist his hande.1 Nowe it is sayde, Humble your selues vnder his myghtie hande. When GOD shaketh his hande ouer vs, it is good reason that wee shoulde stoope and relent vnto him, offering to him the sacrifice which hee requireth,§50 that is to say,2