A17698:839
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.
Now seeing that the little babes are not exempted from the wrath and curse of GOD,1 in so much that if he punish them it is not without cause, neither can men say but that he proceedeth always uprightly as a good Judge: much less can they that are ⟨p. 190⟩men grown avow themselves to be innocent, but they shall much rather be found guilty. And so as concerning Ezekiels purpose, it is an evident matter that God punisheth not the guiltless children for their fathers sakes: for there is fault to be found even in them also.
Nowe seeing that the little babes are not exempted from the wrath and curse of GOD,1 in so much that if hee punishe them it is not without cause, neither can men saye but that hee proceedeth alwayes vprightlye as a good Iudge: much lesse canne they that are ⟨p. 190⟩men growen auowe themselues to be innocent, but they shall much rather bee founde guiltie. And so as concerning Ezechiels purpose, it is an euident matter that God punisheth not the guiltlesse children for their fathers sakes: for there is fault to bee founde euen in them also.
- 1Eph. 2.3.
Furthermore where as he sayeth that he punisheth the sins of the fathers upon the children: let us mark how that is done, and then will this §10doubt be yet better discussed. First of all we know that God is not any thing indebted unto us, and that if he do us any good, it is of his own free goodness, and not for that he is bound unto us. Now if he list to use rigour towards us, he may leave us all in condemnation as those that are there already. Let God but only withhold his mercy, and show himself as a judge to the whole world, and what will become of it? We be all forlorn,