A17698:729
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.
36 He made thee to hear his voice from heaven, to instruct thee withal: and on earth he showed thee his great fire, & thou heardest his words out of the middest of the fire. 37 Because he loved thy fathers and chose their seed after them, he made thee to come out of Egypt in his presence, by his great power: 38 To drive out Nations before thee, greater and mightier than thou, to bring thee in, and to give thee their lands to inherit, as is seen this day.
36 He made thee to heare his voice from heauen, to instruct thee withall: and on earth he shewed thee his great fire, & thou heardest his words out of the middest of the fire. 37 Because he loued thy fathers and chose their seede after them, hee made thee to come out of Egypt in his presence, by his great power: 38 To driue out Nations before thee, greater and mightier than thou, to bring thee in, and to giue thee their lands to inherit, as is seene this day.
I Told you heretofore that if God had but only wrought miracles when he brought his people out of Egypt, it would have been to small purpose: for they had had no instruction to lead them to right knowledge. But inasmuch as his word was matched with them, now there wanted nothing at all. And that is the cause why Moses exhorteth the people yet again, to consider how it is §10long of none but themselves that they know not God, yea even to attain to the heritage, not only of the land of promise, but also of the kingdom of heaven. Furthermore he telleth them that Gods word had such majesty, as the people had no cause to doubt but it was God that spake it. Assure thy self (saith he) that the voice which thou herdest was not a human or earthly voice: but thy God spake as it were from heaven. It is true that the voice sounded from the midst of §20the fire that was seen upon the mountain: but here Moses meaneth that the doctrine was not dark, forasmuch as God gave certain signs of his majesty, to the end that the peoples faith might be assured throughly. And for the same cause doeth he use the word instruction, which signifieth not only to teach with words, but also to train on with often chastisement. As if he should say, thy God in this case hath as it were held thee in awe, so as it is not now lawful