A17698:4350
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.
not that they shall not be driven to yield an account thereof in the end, but for that (as I have said afore) God executeth his chastisements rather upon his own Church, than upon all the world besides: Or at leastwise beginneth at that point. And that is the meaning of Moses in this place where he saith: The Lord will judge his people. As if he should say, Consider §10upon what condition God hath gathered you together, to wit, that you should call upon his name, and be his people and his heritage; his intent is to govern you himself, and to have the guiding of you himself. Now then if ye be rebels against him, he must needs have his hand lifted up, for to punish you. Know ye therefore that when ye transgress his law, and that moreover he sees you hardened in evil and cannot reclaim you by gentleness, he must needs §20use an other remedy, and deal with you by all kind of rigour: for it is his peculiar office to judge his people.
not that they shall not be driuen to yeeld an account thereof in the ende, but for that (as I haue saide afore) God executeth his chastisementes rather vpon his owne Church, than vppon all the worlde besides: Or at leastwise beginneth at that poynt. And that is the meaning of Moses in this place where hee saith: The Lord will iudge his people. As if he shoulde say, Consider §10vppon what condition God hath gathered you together, to wit, that you shoulde call vpon his name, and be his people and his heritage; his intent is to gouerne you himselfe, and to haue the guiding of you himselfe. Nowe then if ye be rebels against him, hee must needs haue his hand lifted vp, for to punish you. Know yee therefore that when ye transgresse his lawe, and that moreouer he sees you hardened in euil and cānot reclaime you by gentlenes, he must needs §20vse an other remedie, and deale with you by all kinde of rigour: for it is his peculiar office to iudge his people.