A17698:4566
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.
Seeing it is so, let us learn to apply all the testimonies to the settling of our selves in Gods trueth, that we swerve not aside one way nor other, ne be doubtful in faith, but embrace the §60things with all reverence which are contained in the law. For without that, we be miserable, as all they be which have their fantastical devotions, of which sort we see the Papists are, and likewise the Turks, and also all the Heathen of the world. For they be very wilful in the things which they have once conceived. O (say they) I hold me to this, because it is an ancient religion: but in the mean while they be nothing sure of it. And why? Because that as long as men rest upon their own opinion, all is but vanity and smoke. Then can we have no sure faith until we be come unto God, & know that it is he which guideth and governeth us. And therefore it standeth us in hand to have the law warranted unto us, so as we may be able to say that it is no doctrine of man, but that God is author thereof. The like is to be said of the prophesies and of the Gospel. Thus ye see what we have to mark in the first part of this text.
Seeing it is so, let vs learne to apply all the testimonies to the setling of our selues in Gods trueth, that wee swarue not aside one way nor other, ne be doutfull in faith, but imbrace the §60things with all reuerence which are contained in the lawe. For without that, we be miserable, as all they be which haue their fantasticall deuotions, of which sort wee see the Papistes are, and likewise the Turkes, and also all the Heathen of the world. For they be verie wilfull in the things which they haue once conceiued. O (say they) I hold mee to this, because it is an ancient religion: but in the meane while they bee nothing sure of it. And why? Because that as long as men rest vpon their own opinion, all is but vanitie and smoke. Then can wee haue no sure faith vntill wee be come vnto God, & know that it is he which guideth and gouerneth vs. And therefore it standeth vs in hande to haue the lawe warranted vnto vs, so as wee may bee able to say that it is no doctrine of man, but that God is author thereof. The like is to bee saide of the prophesies and of the Gospel. Thus yee see what wee haue to marke in the first part of this text.