A17698:946
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.
Again let children beware that they be not highminded, nor wildheaded, nor wilful, but that they submit themselves quietly to their fathers and mothers, assuring themselves that they fight against God, when they cannot find in their hearts to stoop to the yoke which our Lord putteth upon them.1 And let servants know that if they refuse the subjection of the men whom they serve, God is offended at it, and in the end they must be blamed for refusing to be governed by his hand.
Againe let children beware that they bee not highminded, nor wildheaded, nor wilfull, but that they submit themselues quietly to their fathers and mothers, assuring themselues that they fight against God, when they cannot finde in their heartes to stoope to the yoke which our Lorde putteth vppon them.1 And let seruauntes knowe that if they refuse the subiection of the men whom they serue, God is offended at it, and in the end they must bee blamed for refusing to be gouerned by his hand.
- 1Eph. […]Eph. 〈…〉
But let us mark herewithall, that God must be honoured first, and the subjects must so obey their Princes and Magistrates, as the same may be no derogation to the right that God reserveth to himself, as he is worthy. And if Princes will needs enforce us to do evil, and overthrow the pure doctrine of God, (as we see too commonly in the world, insomuch that a number are so mad as they would fain wrest religion after their own fancy, to make as it were an image of wax of it, that they might writhe it which way they listed, as all men may see): God will not like of it that they should be obeyed in that behalf. For who be they? When they once revolt and climb above him that hath all sovereign Dominion: