A17698:81
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 let us come to the joining together of the things that Moses setteth down: for he saith. Draw towards the land and possess is, for it is as your commandment, according as God sware to your fathers. Here Moses matcheth Gods promises, with the exhortations which he himself maketh: for the true fashion of building when men are to be brought unto God, that they may honour him & serve him & seek his kingdom, is to begin at his free promises, & to view that he preventeth us through his own mere goodness that he passeth not whether we be good or no, & that although we have not deserved ought at his hand, yet doth he of his mere free goodness come unto us, & bind himself to us without any cause why. Thus ye see at what end we must begin. Again, men must be exhorted & warned not to despise such a benefit, but to receive it, & therewithal to enforce and endeavour themselves to answer God when he calleth them. This is the order which we must observe in this text of Moses.
But now let vs come to the ioyning together of ye thinges yt Moses setteth downe: for he saith. Drawe towards the land and possesse is, for it is as your commandemēt, according as God sware to your fathers. Here Moses matcheth Gods promises, with ye exhortations which he himselfe maketh: for the true fashion of building when men are to be brought vnto God, that they may honor him & serue him & seek his kingdom, is to begin at his free promises, & to vewe that he preuenteth vs through his own mere goodnes yt he passeth not whether we be good or no, & yt although we haue not deserued ought at his hand, yet doth hee of his meere free goodnesse come vnto vs, & bynde himselfe to vs without any cause why. Thus ye see at what end we must begin. Againe, men must be exhorted & warned not to despise such a benefite, but to receiue it, & therewithall to inforce and indeuer themselues to answere God when he calleth them. This is the order which wee must obserue in this text of Moses.
Draw hence (saith he) and march forward. As if he should say, Go to, your God hath called you longer time than you be aware of. For in deed, the promise of salvation was given us before we were created; yea even before the creation of the world did God choose us,