A17698:4468
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.
We see the horrible disorder which hath bin every where, and is yet still in a number of countries, which make great account of themselves, and deem themselves to be of great worthiness. If a man should ask the Italians, the Frenchmen, and a great sort of the Almains, of what worthiness they be; they will set so great estimation upon themselves in their pride, as ye would marvel: and yet are they all banished from the inheritance of God, they are all disherited, they be deprived of the food of salvation which God hath ordained for his children. Seeing it is so, let us see that we be more diligent in keeping this inheritance, & sith our Lord hath put it as a gage into our hands, let every of us enforce himself to teach the younger sort, that the trueth may be received continually from hand to hand, and that GOD may reign among us everlastingly. And to the intent we may have the more zeal and good will thereto, let us call to mind that which I have ⟨p. 1192⟩said afore, namely that if we should compare all the goods in the world, and all the riches that fathers can leave to their children, with this: they be nothing in comparison of this heavenly treasure of Gods avowing of us to be of his household, and of his declaring that he will dwell among us, to make us partakers of his glory. Seeing then that our Lord assigneth us so great a good thing; it is reason that he should be preferred before all the things which are to be desired §10in this world, and which ravish all our wits and wills from us.
Wee see the horrible disorder which hath bin euery where, and is yet still in a number of countries, which make great account of themselues, and deeme themselues to be of great worthines. If a man should aske the Italians, the Frenchmen, and a great sort of the Almaines, of what worthines they be; they will set so great estimation vppon themselues in their pride, as ye would maruel: and yet are they all banished from the inheritance of God, they are all disherited, they be depriued of the foode of saluation which God hath ordayned for his children. Seeing it is so, let vs see that we be more diligent in keeping this inheritance, & sith our Lord hath put it as a gage into our handes, let euery of vs inforce himselfe to teach the younger sort, that the trueth may bee receiued continually from hand to hand, and that GOD may reigne among vs euerlastingly. And to the intent wee may haue the more zeale and good will thereto, let vs call to minde that which I haue