A17698:643
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.
When as he speaketh of hearers: we our selves are comprehended in the number: for we must not condemn others, & exempt our selves: but he that speaketh to others, must first stick & look to himself & cite himself before God. But yet nevertheless we must proceed in this order that we must all of us be summoned before God, & have our indictment §50ready framed & made,1 and not tarry till God pronounce the sentence of condemnation upon us, but every of us play the judge against himself, & that, not by saying in a word or two, I have done amiss: but by being throughly wounded within, so as we be ashamed of our misdeeds. After this fashion must we deal. In the mean season if we perceive that the wicked cannot away with any correction, but conceive rancour against Gods word, as we see these despisers of all religion §60do, who cannot abide that any man should rebuke them, let us not marvel at it, for if they be pinched, by & by they spit out their poison like toads as they be: But if we purpose to show our selves to be Gods children, let us learn to suffer correction willingly, & to have our sins laid afore us, that we may condemn them. For our acknowledging of them, will be a mean to have them buried before god. Thus ye see what we have to note upon that text.
When as he speaketh of hearers: we our selues are comprehended in ye number: for we must not condemne others, & exempt our selues: but he yt speaketh to others, must first stick & look to himself & cite himself before God. But yet neuerthelesse we must proceede in this order yt we must al of vs be summoned before God, & haue our inditement §50redy framed & made,1 and not tarie til God pronounce the sentence of condemnation vppon vs, but euery of vs play the iudge against himself, & that, not by saying in a word or two, I haue done amisse: but by being throughly wounded within, so as we be ashamed of our misdeeds. After this fashion must wee deale. In the meane season if we perceiue yt the wicked cannot away with any correction, but conceiue rancor against Gods word, as we see these despisers of al religiō §60