A17698:759
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 that Moses hath spoken so of knowledge: he showeth that our confessing with our mouth and our feeling also with our heart that there is but only one GOD is nothing worth: unless we show by our deeds that we take him for our father, our master, and him, to whom we belong. And for the same cause he sayeth that he hath given us his laws, commandments, and statutes. So then, we see that the knowing of God is not a dead and uneffectuall thing: but that it ought to prevail with us, so as we may show that we have been schooled by Gods word, by keeping his laws and commandments. The end therefore whereunto God hath chosen us of his own free goodness, and the end whereunto he maintaineth us,1 and continueth his grace towards us is this:2 that we should glorify him not only with our mouths, but also with our whole life. But here is yet one word more to be noted: which is, that Moses addeth, that he setteth before Gods people, his laws & commandments: wherein he bereaveth them of all excuse of ignorance. As if he should say, ye cannot allege that ye know not how to serve God: for I do show ⟨p. 172⟩you his will, and therefore strive not against him. So then after as our Lord granteth us the grace to be taught purely by his word, let us mark that we be the more bound unto him, and the less to be excused, so as it is not for us to use any shifting For whereof is it long that we yield him not his due praise, and that we live not as we ought to do, seeing he teacheth us what to do, and showeth how we ought to live? Wherefore let us labour to make the doctrine powerful which is daily §10preached unto us, assuring our selves that the preaching thereof is to the end that God should be the better honoured among us. This is the effect of that which is set down here.
And nowe that Moses hath spoken so of knowledge: hee sheweth that our confessing with our mouth and our feeling also with our heart that there is but onely one GOD is nothing woorth: vnlesse wee shewe by our deedes that wee take him for our father, our master, and him, to whome wee belong. And for the same cause hee saieth that he hath giuen vs his lawes, commaundementes, and statutes. So then, wee see that the knowing of God is not a deade and vneffectuall thing: but that it ought to preuaile with vs, so as wee may shewe that wee haue beene schooled by Gods worde, by keeping his lawes and commaundementes. The ende therefore whereunto God hath chosen vs of his owne free goodnesse, and the ende whereunto hee mainteyneth vs,