A17698:700
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 let us understand, that seeing God vouchsafed to extend his goodness to the children of those with whom he had made his covenant: and that although they were slidden ⟨p. 158⟩back and utterly turned away from him, and had quite forsaken him, yet notwithstanding he ceased not to show them mercy. Now seeing he speaketh nowadays unto us, and the voice of our Lord Jesus Christ soundeth loud in calling us, to reconcile us to our God, and that the forgiveness of sins is preached unto us in his name,1 and tidings is brought unto us that God desireth to be friends with us, and that all war should be laid aside between him and us: let us §10assure our selves I say, that it is not for us to be wilful and stubborn, but that it behooveth us to submit our selves to our God: and therewithal to assure our selves throughly, that this promise of his is not deceitful. Why? for the covenant is ours, so as our God intendeth not that his promises shall vanish into the air, but that they shall be steadfast towards us, so as every of us may fare the better by them. Thus much concerning this saying of the covenant of the fathers.
And now let vs vnderstand, that seeing God vouchsafed to extend his goodnesse to the children of those with whome he had made his couenaunt: and that although they were slidden ⟨p. 158⟩backe and vtterly turned away from him, and had quite forsaken him, yet notwithstanding he ceased not to shew them mercie. Now seeing he speaketh nowadays vnto vs, and the voyce of our Lorde Iesus Christ soundeth lowde in calling vs, to reconcile vs to our God, and that the forgiuenesse of sinnes is preached vnto vs in his name,1 and tidings is brought vnto vs that God desireth to be friendes with vs, and that all warre should be layd aside betweene him and vs: let vs §10assure our selues I say, that it is not for vs to bee wilfull and stubborne, but that it behooueth vs to submit our selues to our God: and therewithall to assure our selues throughly, that this promise of his is not deceitefull. Why? for the couenant is ours, so as our God intendeth not that his promises shall vanish into the aire, but that they shall bee stedfast towards vs, so as euery of vs may fare the better by them. Thus much cōcerning this saying of the couenant of the fathers.