A17698:4442
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.
For seeing he declared, first by the mouth of Jacob, and secondly by the mouth of Moses, all that he meant to do to the people of Israel: did he not show that he was near them, and that he took them to be as of his flock, and that he preferred them before the rest of the whole world? For it was not with them as with those which are strangers to God. Although §20he held and accounted those for his creatures; yet did he not take them for his Children, to govern them and to direct all their steppes; so as nothing should befall them but they might know how it was God that wrought it, who did also tell them of it aforehand. Therefore let us well remember what is contained here, as things that proceeded not from a mortal creature, but from God, who witnessed that he was the father and defender of his church.
For seeing hee declared, first by the mouth of Iacob, and secondly by the mouth of Moses, all that hee meant to doe to the people of Israell: did hee not shewe that hee was neere them, and that hee tooke them to bee as of his flocke, and that hee preferred them before the rest of the whole worlde? For it was not with them as with those which are straungers to God. Although §20hee held and accounted those for his creatures; yet did hee not take them for his Children, to gouerne them and to direct all their steppes; so as nothing shoulde befal them but they might know howe it was God that wrought it, who did also tell them of it aforehande. Therefore let vs wel remēber what is conteyned here, as things that proceeded not from a mortall creature, but from God, who witnessed that he was the father and defendour of his church.
Now this concerneth us. For although we have not the like prophesies; yet hath God declared unto us, that we be ever under his charge, and that he watcheth for our welfare. And we for our part have no need to be trained on in knowledge by such means, because God hath brought us already to an other manner of perfection. Therefore let us hold us contented with the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, in whose person the thing is performed which was