A17698:4568
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.
And Moses intent is not to sooth him in his vices when sayeth, that God will bless him in ⟨p. 1218⟩that rest of his: but it serveth to comfort the faithful which were of that tribe; because that else they might have been discouraged, as hath bin touched afore. For God might seem to have upbraided them saying, Ye be not worthy to enjoy the common freedom which I give to my children; for ye be of a slavish nature, ye be great lubbers, which suffer your selves to be made underlings. It might seem then that God gave them a mark of reproach, to cast them off §10from the array of his children. Howbeit his intent was that the faithful should know, that although they had a hard burden to bear as in respect of the world: yet notwithstanding, God would not cease to bless them. That was the very meaning of Moses.
And Moses intent is not to sooth him in his vices when sayeth, that God will blesse him in ⟨p. 1218⟩that rest of his: but it serueth to comfort the faithfull which were of that trybe; because that else they might haue been discouraged, as hath bin touched afore. For God might seeme to haue vpbrayded them saying, Yee be not worthie to enjoy the common freedom which I giue to my children; for yee be of a slauish nature, yee be great lubbers, which suffer your selues to bee made vnderlings. It might seeme then yt God gaue them a marke of reproche, to cast them off §10from the aray of his children. Howbeit his intent was that the faithfull shoulde knowe, that although they had a hard burthen to beare as in respect of the worlde: yet notwithstanding, God would not ceasse to blesse them. That was the verie meaning of Moses.
And here we have to note in general, that although men be able to travel, and they have skill also, so as they want not any thing: yet must all their prosperity come of God and of