A17698:49
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.
Wherefore let us mark, that whensoever God shall henceforth speak to the Jews, the same is spoken also unto us: and we must receive it in such wise, as we must understand that God hath shed forth his grace through the whole world by the coming of his only son, and builded up the heavenly Jerusalem, to the end that we should all be linked together in one holy brotherhood, to call upon him as our father all with one mouth. Sith it is so then, let us understand that it is good reason that we should give over our selves unto him, and that he should hold us in awe, and enjoy us, & that like as he hath vouchsafed to give himself unto us, so we on our side should be wholly his, to yield him the duty which children owe to their father: and that when we be negligent and slow therein, we should at least wise be moved with the exhortations that are contained in this booke• and that seeing God calleth upon us so earnestly, we should not stop our ears against him but every man awake, and one of us rebuke another: Yea and that if we were wise, we should notary till God quickened us up so sharply, but rather prevent him, howbeit that we ought to be moved to be ashamed of our lewdness and to return again unto God, at leastwise when he falleth to correcting of us by thundering out his threatenings against us, and by upbraiding of us with our sins. Thus ye see what we have to mark in general upon this book.
Wherefore let vs marke, that whensoeuer God shall hencefoorth speake to the Iewes, the same is spoken also vnto vs: and wee must receiue it in such wise, as wee must vnderstande that God hath shed forth his grace through the whole worlde by the comming of his onely sonne, and builded vp the heauenly Ierusalem, to the ende that we shoulde all be linked together in one holy brotherhood, to cal vpō him as our father all with one mouth. Sith it is so then, let vs vnderstand that it is good reason that wee shoulde giue ouer our selues vnto him, and that he should hold vs in awe, and enioy vs, & that like as he hath vouchsafed to giue himselfe vnto vs, so we on our side shoulde bee wholly his, to yeelde him the duetie which children owe to their father: and that when we be negligent and slowe therein, we should at least wise be moued with the exhortations that are conteined in this booke• and that seeing God calleth vpon vs soearnestly, we shold not stop our eares against him but euerie man awake, and one of vs rebuke another: Yea and that if we were wise, we should nottarie till God quickened vs vp so sharpely, but rather preuent him, howbeit that we ought to be moued to bee ashamed of our lewdnesse and to returne againe vnto God, at leastwise when hee falleth to correcting of vs by thundering out his threatnings against vs, and by vpbrayding of vs with our sinnes. Thus yee see what wee haue to marke in generall vpon this booke.