A17698:448
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.
By way we see, that none but such as make lawful covenants can make them as in Gods sight. For as many as do lewdly link themselves together to help one another in naughtiness, (as to confound all right, to make wicked shifts, to work outrages, to oppress men, or to maintain themselves in their unthriftiness): as many (I say) as conspire after that fashion, are all fain to seek lurking-holes: they are loth to show themselves to God or to come in his presence: nay they must rather shrink away from him, but they cannot. Yet notwithstanding, the wicked sort do fall asleep, when they make those shameful and detestable confederacies of theirs: they be fain to hold themselves there as it were in the dark, and to shun Gods presence as much as they can. So much the more then doth it stand us on hand to remember this text, that in all our promises and in all our doings, we may deal as in Gods sight, assuring our selves that he is ever at hand to take notice of our covenants, and to bear witness of them, yea and to govern and direct all things aright, if we proceed uprightly and soundly. And so ye see what we have to mark.
By way wee see, that none but such as make lawful couenāts can make thē as in Gods sight. For as many as doe lewdly linke themselues together to helpe one another in naughtinesse, (as to confounde all right, to make wicked shiftes, to worke outrages, to oppresse men, or to maintaine themselues in their vnthriftinesse): as manie (I say) as conspyre after that fashion, are all faine to seeke lurkingholes: they are loth to shewe themselues to God or to come in his presence: nay they must rather shrinke away from him, but they cannot. Yet notwithstanding, the wicked sort doe fall asleepe, when they make those shamefull and detestable confederacies of theirs: they bee faine to holde themselues there as it were in the darke, and to shunne Gods presence as much as they can. So much the more then doth it stande vs on hande to remember this text, that in all our promises and in all our doings, wee may deale as in Gods sight, assuring our selues that hee is euer at hande to take notice of our couenaunts, and to beare witnesse of them, yea and to gouerne and direct all thinges aright, if wee proceede vprightly and soundely. And so yee see what wee haue to marke.