A17698:4526
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.
But we have the Sacraments; we have Baptism, which serveth to show how we be made clean before God: and we have the Lords supper, wherein it is showed us that we be nourished with the substance of our Lord Jesus Christ. Now then let us understand, that as the Priests were ordained to represent in the Temple the Mediator which was to come: so we at this day do represent him after another manner. Not by doing as the Papists do who have plaid the Apes: For in their Mass (say they) they make a sacrifice: but it is an abomination which serveth to ⟨p. 1208⟩abolish the death and passion of our Lord Jesus Christ. Now the use of the Sacraments is clean repugnant thereunto: For they serve us to show in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that we have bin once washed & made clean, and that by means thereof men are reconciled by the sacrifice of his death which was offered up for them. Also when we minister the Lords supper, we rehearse what was said by our Lord Jesus Christ:1 This is my body which is §10delivered for you: this my blood which is shed for the salvation of the world. Seeing then that we nowadays do minister the Sacraments after that manner; we take not upon us the thing that belongeth to our Lord Jesus Christ or to his office: but rather we send the people to the everlasting sacrifice whereby we be reconciled unto God, so as we need not any other mean or help than that. Moreover in stead of the material perfumes which were in the Temple,§20 at this day we offer up prayers unto God, as things that cast a sweet smell unto him.
But we haue the Sacramentes; we haue Baptisme, which serueth to shewe howe we be made cleane before God: and wee haue the Lordes supper, wherein it is shewed vs that wee bee nourished with the substance of our Lorde Iesus Christ. Nowe then let vs vnderstande, that as the Priestes were ordeined to represent in the Temple the Mediator which was to come: so we at this day doe represent him after another manner. Not by doing as ye Papists do who haue plaid ye Apes: For in their Masse (say they) they make a sacrifice: but it is an abhomination which serueth to ⟨p. 1208⟩