A17698:763
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.
To the intent we should always bear in mind the thing that I spake of before, that is to wit, how greatly he loveth us, and that forasmuch as he hath adopted us to be his children, he will have a continual care of us, and keep us as charily as the Apple of his eye, as he speaketh by his Prophet Zechariah.1 Now if it be so that we desire God (as the holy Ghost teacheth us) to keep us as the Apple of his eye, that is to say, as the tenderest and delicatest part §40of him: I pray you ought not we to gather thereby, that seeing he loveth us, he will have us also to love one another, yea even with more than brotherly love? Yes: and therefore let us learn to abstain from all wrong and outrage. Moreover whensoever any murder is committed, or whensoever any folk are so wicked and cruel as to go about to shed mans blood: let us make account of them, not only as enemies to men, but also as deadly enemies to God, for as much §50as he showeth himself to be their adversary, and telleth us that he taketh it as an assaulting of him in his own person, and in his own Majesty. That is the thing which we have to mark.
To the intent wee shoulde alwayes beare in minde the thing that I spake of before, that is to wit, how greatly he loueth vs, and that forasmuch as he hath adopted vs to be his children, he will haue a continuall care of vs, and keepe vs as charely as the Apple of his eye, as he speaketh by his Prophet Zacharie.1 Now if it bee so that wee desire God (as the holy Ghost teacheth vs) to keepe vs as the Apple of his eye, that is to say, as the tenderest and delicatest part §40of him: I pray you ought not we to gather therby, that seeing he loueth vs, he will haue vs also to loue one another, yea euen with more than brotherly loue? Yes: and therefore let vs learne to abstaine from all wrong and outrage. Moreouer whensoeuer any murther is committed, or whensoeuer any folke are so wicked and cruel as to goe about to shed mans bloud: let vs make account of them, not onely as enemies to men, but also as deadly enemies to God, for as much §50