A17698:4637
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 have we here a rehearsal of the death of Moses, whereof mention was made in the end of the two and thirtieth Chapter, and here it is repeated again;1 namely that God made Moses to go up into the mountain Nebo, which otherwise is a part of the Mountain Abarim. And he addeth afterward Gay. In deed this word Gay signifieth a valley. But we see it was a part of the mountain in divers respects, and that appeareth in many places. Moses then went up as he was commanded of God, and there beheld all the Land which had bin promised for an inheritance to the linage of Abraham, even unto the Sea which was right over against it, that is to wit the midland Sea. He viewed the Country, to the intent he should be certified before his death, that the promise which God had made four hundred years afore,2 was not in vain, but even at the point to be performed: nevertheless it was not Lawful for him to go ⟨p. 1236⟩into the Land, but only to see it. And (as hath been treated heretofore) God punished him because he had not glorified God at the place of Meriba,3 that is to say the place of Strife, which was so named because the people were on an uproar there.
Nowe haue we heere a rehearsal of the death of Moses, whereof mention was made in the end of the two and thirtith Chapter, and heere it is repeated againe;1 namely that God made Moses to goe vp into the mountaine Nebo, which otherwise is a part of the Mountaine Abarim. And he addeth afterwarde Gay. In deede this worde Gay signifieth a valley. But we see it was a part of the mountaine in diuers respectes, and that appeareth in many places. Moses then went vp as he was commaunded of God, and there beheld all the Lande which had bin promised for an inheritaunce to the linage of Abraham, euen vnto the Sea which was right ouer against it, that is to wit the midland Sea. He viewed the Countrey, to the intent he should be certified before his death, that the promise which God hadde made fourehundred yeeres afore,