A17698:4585
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.
Now Moses addeth, That he shall be as a Lyon tearing his pray, as well the head as the arm. Whereby he betokeneth that those people shall have enemies, but that they shall give them the repulse by force. To be short we see how it behooved that people to be exercised with divers battles,§40 but yet that God would always aid them and give them means to overthrow their enemies. And therefore let us learn, that although our Lord suffer us to endure many troubles, yet doth it not follow thereupon that he shaketh us off, or that he will not be merciful to us & make us to feel his goodness. For what else are the blessings which Moses rehearseth here, and which Jacob uttered in the forealleaged place; but a sure warrant that God would §50show himself gracious to the tribes of Israel? And yet is this no impediment but that they should have many troubles, many wars, and many temptations. And therefore let us not think that because God accounteth us for his children, and hath pity upon us; therefore we be exempted from all vexation, so as we shall live at our ease, and all things shall fall out to our lust and liking: for yet notwithstanding we shall be afflicted and molested. Wherefore let it suffice us that we have God on our side, who will §60at length set us up, and give us such deliverance and issue out of all our miseries, that we shall throughly perceive that he holdeth on our side. As long as we have that, let us pass patiently through all the tribulations which it behooveth us to suffer.
Nowe Moses addeth, That he shalbe as a Lyon tearing his pray, as well the head as the arme. Wherby he betokeneth that those people shall haue enemies, but that they shall giue them the repulse by force. To be short we see how it behooued that people to be exercised with diuers battelles,§40 but yet that God woulde alwayes ayde them and giue them meanes to ouerthrow their enemies. And therefore let vs learne, that although our Lord suffer vs to indure many troubles, yet doth it not followe thereupon that he shaketh vs off, or that he will not be mercifull to vs & make vs to feele his goodnesse. For what else are the blessinges which Moses rehearceth heere, and which Iacob vttered in the forealleaged place; but a sure warrant that God woulde §50