A17698:664
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.
But above all things let us mark, that in as §10much as God hath bestowed infinite benefits upon us, and displayed his liberality towards us after so many fashions: all that he shall have bestowed upon us shall serve to our condemnation, if we do him not homage for the same. To be short, both heaven and earth shall be armed against us, and ask vengeance upon us. And how shall we be able to find any excuse, when our Lord shall raise such a cry to confound us and put us to shame? Therefore let us now §20look well to our selves, and let us walk in the way that he hath showed us.
But aboue all thinges let vs marke, that in as §10much as God hath bestowed infinite benefites vpon vs, and displaied his liberalitie towardes vs after so many fashions: all that he shall haue bestowed vppon vs shallserue to our condemnation, if wee doe him not homage for the same. To bee short, both heauen and earth shall be armed against vs, and aske vengeaunce vppon vs. And how shall we bee able to finde any excuse, when our Lorde shall raise such a crie to confounde vs and put vs to shame? Therefore let vs nowe §20looke well to our selues, and let vs walke in the way that he hath shewed vs.
Now here is express mention made of Images and other likenesses: but under one kind, Moses comprehendeth all. For it is a manner of speech rife enough in the holy scripture, to mark out some one kind of superstition, thereby to warn us that we must keep our selves from all superstitions in general. And Moses himself doth ever observe the same manner of speaking, as we §30shall see in the next Chapter,1 where he useth to speak of the heinousest things, to the intent we should the more abhor them and mislike of them, to keep our selves from them. And yet for all that the holy Ghost meant in this place by the mouth of Moses shortly to show that when God hath once made his covenant with us, we must hold us in the simplicity of his word, without mingling any superstition with it. Now that we understand the natural sense of this text: