A17698:591
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.
And now Moses addeth, that GOD showed himself to his people with dreadful tokens, which were able to have astonished them. For he spake to them (saith he) from the midst of the fire. And therewithal there was a great cloud, darkness, and mist. By these words Moses showeth that the law was not brought without good warrant: for it was ⟨p. 130⟩accompanied with wonders that were able to astonish the whole world. And to what purpose served that, but to make it certainly known that the law came from heaven, and that God was the author thereof? According whereunto it is said in Exodus,1 that when God appeared after that sort in a thick cloud, and a flaming fire, making the air to roar and the mountain Sinai to shake, and the sound of trumpets to be heard: all those things (saith he) were done of §10purpose to make you hearken to your Lord God, and to know that it was he that spake, and that whosoever receiveth not the doctrine that I have brought you, must fight against the majesty of God. But [if he do so:] he shall find God too strong for him. Thus ye see what belongeth to this text. And so we see now wherefore §20Moses made mention of the cloud, darkness, and mist: namely to the end it should be known, that the law was not put forth but by the authority of the living God, and that men might be fully assured that it came from heaven.
And now Moses addeth, that GOD shewed himselfe to his people with dreadfull tokens, which were able to haue astonished them. For hee spake to them (sayth he) from the middes of the fyre. And therewithall there was a great clowde, darknesse, and miste. By these wordes Moses sheweth that the lawe was not brought without good warrant: for it was ⟨p. 130⟩accompanied with wonders that were able to astonish the whole worlde. And to what purpose serued that, but to make it certainly knowē that the lawe came from heauen, and that God was the author thereof? According whereunto it is sayd in Exodus,1