A17698:661
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.
Why so? For §20shall they not be able enough to bewray our naughtiness without speaking, seeing they were ordained for our service? We have seen already what Moses said heretofore of the Sun, Moon and Stars. What is the Sun? A right noble creature. And yet notwithstanding, what is he in effect, but our servant? And the Moon that mounteth so high, is our handmaid, & God hath appointed all these things to our use & commodity. Seeing then that these creatures being §30without understanding, do know that the end whereto God hath applied them, is to do us service: what a dealing is it, that when we shall have enjoyed so many benefits, as namely that we shall have received the light of the Sun and the Moon, that the earth shall have fed us with her own bowels, and that we shall have bin fraught full of a number of other good things: yet notwithstanding we fall to defiling of the world with our filthiness and infection, so as Gods glory §40is darkened by us, and we overthrow his service, and set up idols against him to deface and discredit his majesty? Whither go we in so doing? Shall not the creatures ask vengeance against us, when we shall have so abused them, and defiled and berayed them with our filthiness as much as we could? Yes: and so we see now what the meaning of Moses was.
Why so? For §20shall they not bee able ynough to bewray our naughtines without speaking, seeing they were ordeined for our seruice? We haue seene alreadie what Moses saide heretofore of the Sunne, Moone and Starres. What is the Sunne? A right noble creature. And yet notwithstanding, what is he in effect, but our seruant? And the Moone that mounteth so high, is our handmaid, & God hath appointed al these things to our vse & commoditie. Seeing then that these creatures being §30without vnderstanding, doe knowe that the end whereto God hath applyed them, is to do vs seruice: what a dealing is it, yt when we shal haue inioyed so many benefites, as namely that we shal haue receiued the light of the Sunne and the Moone, that the earth shal haue fed vs with her owne bowels, and that we shall haue bin fraught full of a number of other good thinges: yet notwithstanding we fal to defiling of the world with our filthinesse and infection, so as Gods glorie