A17698:4533
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.
Yesterday in the blessing of Levy, we saw this promise, that God will maintain such as preach his word faithfully, insomuch that although they have many enemies in this §40world, and be assailed on all sides; yet are they sure that God will show himself on their side, and strengthen them when he seeth that Satan straineth himself by all means to make clean riddance of them. And therein he hath an eye to the welfare of all his people. For Gods Church should perish, if it were not preserved by good and pure doctrine. God then must be fain to reach out his mighty hand over all those which preach his word, to the intent they may §50be maintained though all the world strive to overthrow them.
YEsterday in the blessing of Leuie, we sawe this promise, that God will mainetaine such as preach his worde faithfully, insomuch that although they haue many enemies in this §40world, and bee assailed on all sides; yet are they sure that God will shewe himselfe on their side, and strengthen them when he seeth that Satan streyneth himself by all meanes to make cleane riddance of them. And therein he hath an eye to ye welfare of all his people. For Gods Church shoulde perish, if it were not preserued by good and pure doctrine. God then must bee faine to reach out his mightie hande ouer all those which preach his word, to the intent they may §50be mainteined though all the world striue to ouerthrow them.
Now he speaketh of Benjamin, and he saith, That he shall dwell safely by God, and be his well beloved; and that God will shelter him and dwell betwixt his shoulders. I have told you already that here Moses confirmeth and warranteth the promises which God had uttered afore by the mouth of Jacob: or else that where there was any hardness in them, Moses mitigateth the same, to the §60intent that the faithful should not be troubled out of measure. As touching the tribe of Benjamin, Jacob had said that it should be like a wolf that inatcheth up his pray in the morning,