Sermons upon Deuteronomy

Sith it is so, let us learn to arm our selves with this lesson, and whensoever our enemies behave themselves like wood beasts, yea and are §60as furious as flaming fire: let us on our side understand that our God hath power enough to maintain us, and that if he do it not at the first, it is to try our patience, and to make us to overcome all temptations. Wherefore let us learn to proceed on still, yea even though he should lead us unto death, assuring our selves that he doth it to give us a better life, and therefore let us always go on still, whither soever it shall please him to lead us. But yet howsoever we fare, let us not bear any spite to our adversaries. Although as now they execute their rage against us: yet let us be throughly persuaded▪ that in the end they must come to account, and that as then God will show how deer our welfare was unto him, & that although he seemed to have forgotten us and to have cast us quite and clean up: yet notwithstanding he did still esteem us as his flock. God then will show that he had us always in his protection. Therefore let us in the mean time abide quiet, and let us not be so cast down with temptations that we should be out of hope of our salvation, and give over the promises thereof that have bin made unto us. Thus do we now see the meaning of Moses, and also in how great stead his doctrine may stand us, if we can have the skill to apply it well to our use.

Sith it is so, let vs learne to arme our selues with this lesson, and whensoeuer our enemies behaue themselues lyke wood beastes, yea and are §60as furious as flaming fire: let vs on our side vnderstand that our God hath power enough to maintaine vs, and that if he do it not at the first, it is to try our patience, and to make vs to ouercome all temptations. Wherefore let vs learn to proceede on still, yea euen though he shoulde leade vs vnto death, assuring our selues that hee dooth it to giue vs a better lyfe, and therefore let vs alwayes goe on still, whither soeuer it shal please him to lead vs. But yet howsoeuer we fare, let vs not beare any spite to our aduersaries. Although as now they execute their rage against vs: yet let vs be throughly perswaded▪ that in the end they must come to account, and that as thē God will shewe how deere our welfare was vnto him, & that although he seemed to haue forgotten vs and to haue cast vs quite and cleane vp: yet notwithstanding hee did still esteeme vs as his flocke. God then will shew that he had vs alwayes in his protection. Therefore let vs in the meane time abide quiet, and let vs not be so cast downe with temptations that wee should be out of hope of our saluation, and giue ouer the promises thereof that haue bin made vnto vs. Thus doe we now see the meaning of Moses, and also in how great stead his doctrine may stand vs, if we can haue the skill to apply it well to our vse.