A17698:4386
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
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But our §30Lord here comforteth such as are not altogether past grace, but which notwithstanding that they have offended, do nevertheless turn again unto him, and being sorry for their sins do humble themselves to him and seek to be reformed by his hand and by his holy spirit. Those therefore which are so overmastered, have need to be comforted at Gods hand, accordingly also as we see how our Lord Jesus Christ speaketh to that sort of men,§40 saying;1 Come unto me all ye that are weary and overladen, and I will refresh you, and ye shall find rest unto your souls. So then, in this text our Lord hath an eye to such as might be drowned in despair, if he should not give them some taste of his goodness to stay them up withal. And therefore he saith that although he have showed himself rigorous to his Church for a time: yet notwithstanding he hath not disannulled the covenant which he had made with his §50servant Abraham, but he will show that the people whom he had chosen and adopted are his own, and that seeing he is their protector, he will perform this saying of his;2 I will be a friend to thy friends, and an enemy to thine enemies. That is the thing in effect, which Moses had respect unto.
But our §30Lorde here comforteth such as are not altogether past grace, but which notwithstanding that they haue offended, doe neuerthelesse turne againe vnto him, and beeing sory for their sinnes doe humble themselues to him and seeke to bee reformed by his hand and by his holy spirit. Those therefore which are so ouermastred, haue neede to be comforted at Gods hand, accordingly also as we see howe our Lord Iesus Christ speaketh to that sorte of men,§40 saying;1 Come vnto me al ye that are wearie and ouerloden, and I will refresh you, and yee shall finde rest vnto your soules. So then, in this text our Lord hath an eye to such as might be drowned in dispaire, if he should not giue them some taste of his goodnesse to stay them vp withall. And therefore he saith that although hee haue shewed himselfe rigorous to his Church for a time: yet notwithstanding he hath not disanulled the couenant which hee had made with his