A17698:4650
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.
it ought to make us take courage, as I said afore.
it ought to make vs take courage, as I said afore.
Now moreover we see also, what pleasure the idolaters do to the Angels, Prophets, Apostles,§50 Martyrs, & (at a word) to all the servants of god, when they will needs advance them above their degrees. The Papists think they do well advance the virgin Mary, when they call her their advocate, when they term her the life & welfare of the world, when they bid her command her son, and when they cast forth such other horrible blasphemies. But if they had trodden her under their feet when she was in this world, or if they had dragged her by the hair §60of her head; they should not have done her so great outrage. And why? For we know how exceedingly God hateth all idolatries. A church that is infected with images, is worse than a brothelhouse to Godward. And shall men go & abuse the name of the holy virgin? And whereas the Apostles and holy Martyrs have shed their blood to keep holy the name of God, whereas (say I) they despised all the abominations and idolatries of the world, and shed their blood for the maintenance of Gods trueth and Gospel; shall men now in stead thereof go under their shadow, to deface Gods honour, to unhallow his service, and to rend him in pieces and gobbets? Let us mark well then, that the Papists have not any worser or sorer enemies than the Saints whom they think to honour, because they do them so much wrong as to set them for contrary parties against God. And how see we that?1 Even by S. Judes reporting that the Angels of heaven with their captain, did strive for the body of Moses. And let us not think that the virgin Mary, the Apostles and Martyrs are at variance with the Angels: nay, they be all of one mind: And that shall be known when the books shall be laid open.2