A17698:46
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.
Should we not be moved to yield him another manner of reverence than we do? Now therefore, whensoever we be unruly, so as the world carieth us away, & we be entangled in earthly lusts & affections: let us assure our selves it is because we have not given good ear to our God, when he spake to us, nor taken heed to it when he warned us of our duties. And therefore it is good for us to be put in mind of it, and to have God come back again to us & to say unto us, ye wretched folk, what mean ye? When I have once taught you: the doctrine that is contained in my word ought to soak throughly into you, and yet notwithstanding you be still like little babes. This is it (say I) which we have to do, to the end we may find savour in Gods word, and be nourished therewith as with our ordinary food. We must assure our selves, that the appointing of this order that we should be preached unto all the time of our life, and that we should have ou• ears beaten continually with the things, which we ought to understand in one or two months, is not in vain.
Should we not be moued to yeelde him another maner of reuerence than we do? Now therfore, whensoeuer we be vnruly, so as ye world carieth vs away, & we be intāgled in earthly lusts & affections: let vs assure our selues it is because we haue not giuen good eare to our God, when he spake to vs, nor taken heede to it when he warned vs of our duties. And therfore it is good for vs to be put in minde of it, and to haue God come backe againe to vs & to say vnto vs, yee wretched folke, what meane yee? When I haue once taught you: the doctrine that is conteined in my word ought to soke throughly into you, and yet notwithstanding you be still like little babes. This is it (say I) which we haue to doe, to the end we may finde sauour in Gods worde, and be nourished therewith as with our ordinarie foode. We must assure our selues, that the appointing of this order that we should be preached vnto all the time of our life, and that wee shoulde haue ou• eares beaten continually with the things, which we ought to vnderstande in one or two monethes, is not in vaine.