A17698:645
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.
He saw, that of six hundred thousand persons, (for the whole multitude was so many) there was not one among them all that was worthier to enter into the land than himself. Therefore he might have stormed thus with himself: Howe now? I see I have taken great payn• in leading this people, God hath wrought so many miracles by my hand, I have yet still such zeal to the honour of God and to the welfare of his people as I never cease to procure the same, & therewithal I may well say God hath granted me the grace to walk more roundly than all the rest: and yet notwt standing must I be barred out of the land, & the residue enter into it, which have not taken so much pain as I nothing near? Moses might have bin in a chafe & chewed upon his bridle saying: well, ⟨p. 144⟩seeing I have taken so much pain, & God meant to serve his turn by me heretofore: it is enough for me, I am contented with that which I have done, but notwithstanding I will give over my room, and seeing that he will not set me awork any longer, let him serve his turn by some other. Moses might well have entered into such fancies. But what? Notwithstanding that God listed to abase him so before men, by bereaving him of the benefit that he esteemed above all other, and to prefer §10the meanest and miserablest of the people before him who was so excellent a Prophet: yet ceased he not to discharge his duty, and to go through with it still. And we see with what carefulness he goeth about it. My friends (saith he) although I must dye here, and God cutteth me off from you as touching the body: yet notwithstanding I will discharge my self both towards him and you, and seeing it hath pleased him to make me his minister to teach you his doctrine, I will §20never fail to do my duty. In deed he might have twitted the people, as them that had caused God to lay such punishment upon him: but yet for all that he ceaseth not to serve God and to love the people still, which (as I said) had caused him to be disinherited of the Land that was promised to Abraham.
He saw, that of six hundred thousand persons, (for the whole multitude was so manie) there was not one among them al that was worthier to enter into the land than himselfe. Therfore he might haue stormed thus with himselfe: Howe nowe? I see I haue taken great payn in leading this people, God hath wrought so manie miracles by my hand, I haue yet stil such zeale to the honor of God and to ye welfare of his people as I neuer cease to procure the same, & therwtall I may well say God hath granted me ye grace to walke more roundly than al ye rest: and yet notwt standing must I be barred out of ye land, & the residue enter into it, which haue not taken so much paine as I nothing neere? Moses might haue bin in a chafe & chawed vpon his bridle saying: wel,