A17698:4621
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 to know from whence that proceedeth.§10 Now we say it is of God: and so there remaineth not any share for men, nor aught whereof they may glory. God driveth away his enemies afore him, and yet nevertheless sayeth, Destroy them. Lo how God on the one side destroyeth our enemies; and therewithal also commandeth us to vanquish them. How can these agree? O, yet is it God that doth all. And although he seem to set us a work; yet are we able to do nothing. No, but yet do we endeavour. Yea, so far forth §20as he giveth us it, and according to the measure of his grace, so as we must not think we have it of our own growing. To be short, man hath nothing of his own in this case, neither doth the holy Ghost leave him any thing. But yet are not we idle: for our Lord keepeth us occupied, and maketh his grace available in us, and causeth it to bring forth fruit, and we be the instruments thereof. So then, we have now the meaning of Moses; which is, that although §30here below we live not in an earthly Paradise, but our enemies do vex and trouble us on all sides, and it seemeth that we should be swallowed up by them: yet ought we to walk on constantly under the protection of our God. And why? For his arms are come down to us, to succour us by his power, which shall vanquish all that ever is against our welfare, so we on our side do suffer him to utter his power in us, and we behave ourselves as his instruments. For §40although he be the doer of all; yet (as I said afore) he doth us the grace to do it, & will have the work to be as it were ours. Not to puff us up with presumption & overweening as though we thought ourselves to have any thing: but that we should so much the more acknowledge his goodness towards us, in that he attributeth and imparteth unto us the thing that is his, yea and will have it to be reputed as our own.
but to knowe from whence that proceedeth.§10 Now we say it is of God: and so there remaineth not any share for men, nor aught whereof they may glory. God driueth away his enemies afore him, and yet neuerthelesse sayeth, Destroy them. Lo howe God on the one side destroyeth our enemies; and therewithall also commaundeth vs to vanquish them. How can these agree? O, yet is it God that doth all. And although he seeme to set vs a worke; yet are we able to do nothing. No, but yet do we indeuour. Yea, so farfoorth