A17698:4335
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.
Again as touching punishments, If GOD maintain us in rest and at our ease, yea and thereunto do also prosper us: it must not make us to fall asleep. For why? He hath his treasures §20in the mean while, which are horded up. Therefore let us be afraid, and although the signs of his anger appear not, but he seem rather to smile upon us: yet if any man find himself faulty, let him flee to him and pray him to forbear the putting forth of the treasures of his vengeance, and rather to cleanse us from all our faults, and to set us so clear from them, as we may come before his face without spot, and unblameable,§30 not in respect of our own perfection, but because he hath forgiven us our offences, and so buried them as he will not call them to account. After that manner must we put that text in practise. And so at a word let us mark well, that it behooveth us to awake that we may live as in the presence of God. Seeing then that nothing escapeth him, nor nothing fleeth out of his remembrance, except it be when he vouchsafeth to use mercy towards us: and §40like as he marketh all our offences, so he hath wherewith to punish them, and he can lay most horrible and dreadful vengeance upon us: let us not tarry till he execute such sentence upon us, but (as I told you afore) let us rather pray him to cleanse us from all our sins, and to utter forth the endless treasures of his goodness towards us.
Againe as touching punishmentes, If GOD maintaine vs in rest and at our ease, yea and thereunto doe also prosper vs: it must not make vs to fall asleepe. For why? He hath his treasures §20in the meane while, which are hoorded vp. Therefore let vs bee afraid, and although the signes of his anger appeare not, but hee seeme rather to smile vppon vs: yet if any man finde himselfe faultie, let him flee to him and praie him to forbeare the putting forth of the treasures of his vengeance, and rather to clense vs from all our faultes, and to set vs so cleare from them, as we may come before his face without spotte, and vnblameable,§30 not in respect of our owne perfection, but because hee hath forgiuen vs our offences, and so buryed them as hee will not call them to account. After that maner must wee put that text in practise. And so at a worde let vs marke well, that it behooueth vs to awake that wee may liue as in the presence of God. Seeing then that nothing escapeth him, nor nothing fleeth out of his remembraunce, except it bee when he vouchsafeth to vse mercie towardes vs: and