A17698:564
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.
This saying (as I have touched afore,) is meant of Gods helping of his people of Israel as oft as they called upon him: yea and oftentimes also even before they required it,1 after which manner we see that he dealeth with us also. He thinketh upon us while we be asleep, he watcheth for us, and he maketh us to feel his succour at our need. Nevertheless, in telling them that God will succour us, even in all things that we require at his hand: his intent is also to encourage folk to call upon God, and to make them to blame themselves for their own negligence whensoever they be destitute of help and succour at Gods hand: and to do us to understand that Gods forgetting of us, is for that we flee not to him for refuge as we ought to do, ne seek unto him, who is always ready to help us at our need. Thus ye see that the intent of Moses was to exhort the people to prayer and supplication, and therewithal to show that God had always showed himself at hand unto such as had returned to him.
This saying (as I haue touched afore,) is meant of Gods helping of his people of Israel as ofte as they called vppon him: yea and oftentimes also euen before they required it,1 after which manner wee see that hee dealeth with vs also. Hee thinketh vppon vs whyle wee bee asleepe, hee watcheth for vs, and hee maketh vs to feele his succour at our neede. Neuerthelesse, in telling them that God will succour vs, euen in all thinges that wee require at his hand: his intent is also to incourage folk to call vppon God, and to make them to blame themselues for their owne negligence whensoeuer they bee destitute of helpe and succour at Gods hande: and to doe vs to vnderstande that Gods forgetting of vs, is for that wee flee not to him for refuge as wee ought to doe, ne seeke vnto him, who is alwayes readie to helpe vs at our neede. Thus yee see that the intent of Moses was to exhort the people to prayer and supplication, and therewithal to shew that God had alwayes shewed himselfe at hande vnto such as had returned to him.