A17698:4572
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.
Moses having spoken so of those two tribes, addeth in common, that they shall call folk up into the mountain, to offer unto God the sacrifice of righteousness. No doubt but Moses meant this of mount Zion: & that is yet one other prophecy. For no man could foresee that God would have his ten ple to be builded in that place: & yet Moses setteth it down expressly that it shall be set upon a hill.1 In deed he saith, Thy God will choose him a place where his name shall be called upon: but yet it was a hundred years after, yea, four hum dread or rather Six hundred years after, ere any man knew where that place was. But Moses assigneth it to a mountain, and that was by force of the spirit. For it must needs be that God guided him thereto, seeing he could say, Upon a mountain shall my temple be builded. True it is, that he nameth not mount Zion: ⟨p. 1219⟩but yet we see there was a conformity between that which was revealed unto David, and that which had been spoken so long aforehand by Moses. Here therefore we have yet again an infallible proof, that Moses devised not any thing of himself, but that the living God used him continually as his minister, and as the instrument of his holy spirit. Again, here the two tribes of Issachar and Zebulun are commended for exhorting folk to the service of God.§10 And it is a praise well worth the noting. For thereby we be done to understand, that it is not enough for every man to occupy himself in the service of God; but that our zeal must extend yet further, to the drawing of other men thereunto, accordingly also as is said thereof, specially when the prophet Isaiah treateth of the kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ, at which time every man shall reach his hand unto his neighbour,2 saying; Let us go up into §20the Lords hill to worship him. Here Moses declareth that Issachar and Zebulun shall do the like, and draw their neighbours to the serving of God. But in very deed it were to small purpose for us to encourage our neighbours to yield God his deserved honour, unless we ourselves did bear them company.