A17698:907
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.
is it not too great an unthankfulness, if ye complain of that time as though it were misbestowed, as who should say ye were so churlish and niggardly, as to grudge me the seventh part of your time? I give you your whole life the sun never shineth upon you, but you ought to consider my goodness, & that I am ⟨p. 207⟩a freehearted father towards you. For I make my sun to shine,1 to give you light to go by, that every of you might do his business. And why then should not I have one day of seven, wherein every man shall surcease from his own business, so as ye shall not be entangled in any worldly care, but that ye may have leisure to think upon me? We see then that this saying of labouring six days, is not set down as a commandment, but rather as a grant that God §10maketh even in way of upbraiding men with their unthankfulness, if they do not observe the Sabbath day and keep it holy as is spoken of it here.
is it not too great an vnthank•fulnesse, if yee complayne of that time as though it were misbestowed, as who shoulde say yee were so churlish and nigardly, as to grudge mee the seuenth part of your time? I giue you your whole life ye sunne neuer shineth vpō you, but you ought to consider my goodnesse, & that I am ⟨p. 207⟩a freehearted father towardes you. For I make my sunne to shine,1 to giue you light to goe by, that euery of you might doe his businesse. And why then should not I haue one day of seuen, wherein euery man shall surcease from his owne businesse, so as ye shall not be intangled in any worldly care, but that ye may haue leasure to thinke vppon me? We see then that this saying of laboring sixe dayes, is not set downe as a cō maundement, but rather as a graunt that God §10maketh euen in way of vpbraiding men with their vnthankefulnesse, if they doe not obserue the Saboth day and keepe it holy as is spoken of it here.