A17698:793
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 if this took place in the time of the Law, there is much greater reason that it should take place at this day. For our Lords covenanting was not only with the Jews,§20 nor for that one time only: but when he sent his only Son, then did he show himself much more fully to be our father and Saviour than he had done afore, and he did it after as sweet and friendly a manner as could be, so as it is all one as if he had even opened his bowels unto us. Seeing then that God hath given us his own heart in the person of our Lord Jesus Christ, and we hear how Christ protesteth that he will not henceforth call us his servants §30but his friends,1 because he hath imparted himself unto us so familiarly: I pray you must not the devil needs have bewitched us, if we be not moved to yield our selves wholly unto him, and to forsake our selves and all our own affections: Therefore when we feel any naughtiness in us that keepeth us back from serving God, if we find any slothfulness in us, if we be fallen too fast a sleep in this world: then to waken us up, and to cause us to magnify God,§40 let us call to mind the covenant which our Lord hath made with us.
And if this tooke place in the time of the Lawe, there is much greater reason that it should take place at this day. For our Lordes couenanting was not onely with ye Iewes,§20 nor for that one time onely: but when hee sent his onely sonne, then did hee shewe himselfe much more fully to be our father and Sauiour than hee had done afore, and hee did it after as sweete and friendly a manner as could be, so as it is all one as if hee had euen opened his bowels vnto vs. Seeing then that God hath giuen vs his owne hearte in the person of our Lorde Iesus Christ, and we heare how Christ protesteth that hee will not hencefoorth call vs his seruauntes §30but his friendes,1 because hee hath imparted himselfe vnto vs so familiarly: I pray you must not the diuell needes haue bewitched vs, if wee bee not moued to yeelde our selues wholy vnto him, and to forsake our selues and all our owne affections: Therefore whē wee feele any naughtinesse in vs that keepeth vs backe from seruing God, if wee finde any slothfulnesse in vs, if wee bee fallen too fast a sleepe in this worlde: then to waken vs vp, and to cause vs to magnify God,