A17698:569
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.
Also God complaineth of his pains taken in teaching of his people, and of losing his labour therein. For (sayeth he) have not I done ⟨p. 124⟩works enow among you? Yes, but what for that? You have had neither ears nor eyes. And now if ye be compared to the rest of the world, ye pass all the heathen and unbelievers in blindness. And why? For ye have had teaching enough and too much. And his upbraiding and blaming of them, is not for that they had not sufficient experience whereby to have been duly taught: but for that they did shut their eyes, and would not profit §10themselves by the things that GOD showed them.
Also God complayneth of his paines taken in teaching of his people, and of losing his labour therein. For (saieth hee) haue not I done ⟨p. 124⟩workes ynowe among you? Yes, but what for that? You haue had neither eares nor eyes. And nowe if yee bee compared to the rest of the worlde, yee passe all the heathen and vnbeleeuers in blindnesse. And why? For yee haue had teaching ynough and too much. And his vpbraiding and blaming of them, is not for that they had not sufficient experience whereby to haue beene dewly taught: but for that they did shut their eyes, and woulde not profite §10themselues by the thinges that GOD shewed them.
Seeing that the Jews are thus blamed by the Prophet, notwithstanding that Moses had reported them to be a people of wisdom and understanding: let us come to our selves, and consider that if this be happened to the natural branches, what shall become of the imps [that are grassed into the tree,] as Saint Paul speaketh of it in the eleventh to the Romans.1 §20