A17698:78
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 now if we make comparison between Abraham and us, have we not greater cause to lift up our hearts to the kingdom of heaven than §40he had, seeing we not only have a mirror or image of it set before us by God, but also that Jesus Christ hath in his own person opened us such a way thither, as our faith, may well attain to the glory of God? Therefore ought we to be the better confirmed in the promise that God hath made unto us, of advancing us into his kingdom to enter into it as his lawful heirs thereof.
But now if we make comparison between Abraham and vs, haue we not greater cause to lift vp our hartes to the kingdome of heauen than §40he had, seeing we not onely haue a mirror or image of it set before vs by God, but also that Iesus Christ hath in his owne person opened vs such a way thither, as our faith, may well atteine to the glorie of God? Therefore ought we to be the better confirmed in the promise that God hath made vnto vs, of aduauncing vs into his kingdome to enter into it as his lawfull heires thereof.
And although we do but as it were §50creep on all four here below upon the earth, and our body is to us as a corruptible and transitory lodging, and we be weighed down with these base things • yet must our true dwelling place needs be above, and we our selves must needs be citizens of heaven and fellows with the Angels aforehand, and possess the thing aforehand by faith and hope, which we have not as yet in very deed, as the holy fathers have done afore us, who notwithstanding §60had not things opened so plainly & manifestly unto them, as we have now, nor nothing near.
And although wee doe but as it were §50