A17698:893
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.
Until that time, we shall always have some temptations, trouble, & unquietness in us, so as we shall well perceive (I mean such of us as endeavour to serve God) that we be still subject to many temptations, & to the feeling of a number of stings whereby we be provoked to this or that. And are not all those things as many hinderances to hold us back from the spiritual rest? If a man rested himself §60in God as he should do: he should not conceive any thing at all in his mind, that might turn him aside from the right way. He should not have any wicked lusts or likings. All such things should be far from him. Now then when as we conceive a number of lewd imaginations: then doth Satan step in to assail us, & to vex us with unquietness. And when our mind is once inclined to do evil: there are a number of things in us, that tickle us & set us still forward. And although we hate the evil, yet so it is, that by such temptations we are provoked to go through with it. And thereby it appeareth that it is not an easy matter to wind our selves from our wicked lusts, & to bring to pass that they may no more reign in us. So then let us go forward with this endeavour of keeping Gods spiritual Sabbath, for we shall never attain fully to it, until the end of our life.
Vntill yt time, we shall alwayes haue some temptations, trouble, & vnquietnesse in vs, so as wee shall well perceiue (I meane such of vs as indeuer to serue God) that we be stil subiect to many tēptations, & to the feeling of a number of stinges whereby we be prouoked to this or that. And are not all those thinges as many hinderances to holde vs backe frō the spiritual rest? If a man rested himselfe §60in God as he should doe: he should not conceiue any thing at all in his minde, that might turne him aside from the right way. He shoulde not haue any wicked lustes or lykinges. All such thinges shoulde bee farre from him. Now then when as we conceiue a number of lewde imaginations: then doth Satan step in to assaile vs, & to vexe vs wt vnquietnesse. And when our minde is once inclined to doe euill: there are a number of thinges in vs, yt tickle vs & set vs still foreward. And although we hate ye euil, yet so it is, yt by such tēptations we are prouoked to goe through with it. And thereby it appeareth yt it is not an easie matter to winde our selues frō our wicked lustes, & to bring to passe yt they may no more reigne in vs. So then let vs go foreward with this indeuer of keeping Gods spiritual Saboth, for we shal neuer atteine fully to it, vntill ye end of our lyfe.