A17698:82
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.
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,1 as S. Paul avoucheth: and again he hath fetched us back to him, when we were as cattle gone astray. Lo how Gods mere free goodness showeth it self. We cannot allege here any strength or any worthiness of our own: We cannot say, oh, God hath payed us our wages for our coming unto him: There is no such thing at all. But at such time as we were forlorn and damned, our God opened us the gate of salvation: when we were in Satan's bonds, he did set us free: when we were become his utter enemies & were banished out of his kingdom, he made us heirs thereof. Therefore like as he hath freely prevented us, and showeth us still that it is of his own mere grace, that we can attain to salvation: so we on our side must not be negligent and slothful: but seeing he hath spoken unto us, we must also answer unto him: seeing that he saith, Go, march on, let us be going our way out of hand.
Drawe hence (sayth he) and march foreward. As if he should say, Go to, your God hath called you longer time than you be aware of. For in deede, the promise of saluation was giuen vs before we were created; yea euen before the creation of the world did God choose vs,1 as S. Paul auoucheth: and againe he hath fetched vs backe to him, when wee were as cattell gone astray. Loe how Gods meere free goodnesse sheweth it selfe. We cannot alledge here any strength or any worthynesse of our owne: We cannot say, oh, God hath payed vs our wages for our comming vnto him: There is no such thing at all. But at such time as we were forlorne and damned, our God opened vs the gate of saluation: when we were in Satans bondes, he did set vs free: when we were become his vtter enemies & were banished out of his kingdom, he made vs heirs therof. Therfore lyke as he hath freely preuented vs, and sheweth vs stil that it is of his owne meere grace, that we can attayne to saluation: so we on our side must not be negligent and slothfull: but seeing he hath spoken vnto vs, we must also answere vnto him: seeing that he sayth, Go, march on, let vs be going our way out of hand.