A17698:4418
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.
Hereby we see that we must not always weigh our sins in our own balance: for that will ever deceive us, according to this saying of Solomon,§60 Man thinketh his own ways to be right,1 but God weigheth mens hearts. Therefore when men have acquit themselves, they have gained nothing thereby. For sometimes the lewdness lieth hid within: God seeth it, and it is he that challengeth to himself the office of searching of all thoughts. Then by the example of Moses we be warned not to flatter our selves. For although our sins be hidden from men, yea and that we our selves cannot comprehend them: we must not under colour thereof deem our selves to be righteous, but put our selves into Gods hand, praying him to make us understand our secrete vices, and to vouchsafe that as they be buried from us, so they may be pardoned by him: & let us cry with David,2 Lord who knoweth his faults? But cleanse thou me from the things which I have not perceived. Thus ye see what we have to remember upon this place.
Hereby wee see that wee must not alwayes weigh our sinnes in our owne ballance: for that will euer deceiue vs, according to this saying of Salomon,§60 Man thinketh his owne wayes to bee right,1 but God weyeth mens hearts. Therefore when men haue acquit themselues, they haue gained nothing thereby. For sometimes the lewdnes lyeth hid within: God seeth it, and it is he yt chalengeth to himselfe the office of searching of all thoughts. Then by the example of Moses we be warned not to flatter our selues. For although our sinnes be hidden from men, yea and that we our selues cannot comprehend them: wee must not vnder colour thereof deeme our selues to be righteous, but put our selues into Gods hande, praying him to make vs vnderstand our secrete vices, and to vouchsafe that as they bee buryed from vs, so they may be pardoned by him: & let vs crie wt Dauid,2 Lord who knoweth his faultes? But clense thou me from the things which I haue not perceyued. Thus yee see what wee haue to remember vppon this place.