A17698:4323
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.
32 For their vine is of the vineyard of Sodom, and of the fields of Gomorrah, and their grapes are grapes of gall, and their clusters are bitter. 33 Their wine is the poison of dragons, and the cruel gall of the Asp. 34 Is not this laid up in store with me, and sealed up among my treasures? 35 Vengeance and requital belong to me. When time is, their foot shall slip. For the day of their destruction is at hand, and the things that should come upon them do make hast.
32 For their vine is of the vineyard of Sodom, and of the fieldes of Gomorrha, and their grapes are grapes of gall, and their clusters are bitter. 33 Their wine is the poyson of dragons, and the cruell gall of the Aspe. 34 Is not this layd vp in store with me, and sealed vp among my treasures? 35 Vengeance and requitall belong to mee. When time is, their foote shall slip. For the day of their destruction is at hand, and the things that should come vppon them doe make hast.
Here our Lord showeth what manner of fruits the Jews deserved to gather. As if he should say, that the vengeance which he intended to execute upon them, could not be found to be cruel, because there was nothing else in them but gall, bitterness, and all manner of poison. And because these figurative speeches might seem somewhat obscure:§10 he addeth, That they brought forth none other than the fruits of Sodom and Gomor. Whereby he doeth them to understand, that their wicked deeds were as shameful as the doings of those two Cities, the which it was Gods will to destroy with lightening from heaven, to give an everlasting example to the whole world. Now we see in effect what the meaning of Moses was. In deed some take this for punishment, saying that GOD §20would pay them with the like. As how? Namely that he would give them bitterness, sourness, anguish, and all manner of punishments to drink of. And true it is that the Scripture speaketh oftentimes so: for it likeneth all the chastisements which GOD sendeth upon men,1