A17698:4574
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 as I said afore, we must not teach our neighbours, and tarry behind ourselves, but we must bear them company. And for that cause is it said that they shall all worship. Now then, if we will discharge our duty, we must not say to others, pray you unto God, put your trust in him, give him thanks for the great number of benefits which he hath bestowed upon you, dedicate your lives unto him with all pureness: it is not for us to shift off the matter in such sort. What then? We must join with them, and say, let us serve our God, let us worship him, let us call upon him, yea and let us show the way to such as have need to be provoked by us. That is the thing then, which in the second place we have to practice out of this text.
But as I sayde afore, we must not teache our neighbours, and tarrie behinde ourselues, but we must beare them companie. And for yt cause is it sayde that they shall all worshippe. Now then, if we will discharge our duetie, we must not say to others, pray you vnto God, put your trust in him, giue him thankes for the great number of benefites which he hath bestowed vppon you, dedicate your liues vnto him with all purenesse: it is not for vs to shift off the matter in such sort. What then? We must ioyne with them, and say, let vs serue our God, let vs worship him, let vs call vpon him, yea and let vs shewe the way to such as haue neede to be prouoked by vs. That is the thing then, which in the seconde place we haue to practice out of this text.
But here a man might demand wherefore Moses speaketh this of Zebulun & Issachar rather than of the other tribes. It is likely that it was because of the situation of the place. For first they were far enough from the Temple, and therefore it was the harder for them to offer Sacrifices, because the journey was painful; or else they might easily have grown out of kind being so far off & intermingled among the heathen, by reason whereof they might have become hardhearted, and have made no great account of Religion or of the Law. That is the cause why Moses doth purposely attribute unto them the said title of zeal of provoking folk to the serving of God.