A17698:967
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.
Moreover if we think it strange that God should condemn a blow to be murder, yea or a wrong offered but in words, yea and even a frown though the tongue have bewrayed nothing at all, yea and even the secret and unespied heartburning that is deeply overcovered with in: I say if we think it strange that these things should be condemned for murder before God: let us consider what his nature is, and how he is worthy that we should allow more to him than to mortal men. For if earthly Judges have power to punish a wicked intent when it bewrayeth it self: what shall GOD have, from whom nothing is hidden? Again we must consider how the Apostle in the Epistle to the Hebrews sayeth,1 that the word of God resembleth him that is the author thereof, so as it must needs be as a two edged sword, piercing in such wise to the very marie of the bones, that there is not a thought within us, which it espieth not out. And why is that? Because nothing is hid in the presence of GOD. Now seeing that nothing is hidden before God: his word must needs search and sift mens hearts to the hard bottom. So then, the things that are unknown to men, must needs come all to account before God: whereby we must take warning to live in such sort, as we bear no enmity nor ill will to our neighbours.
Moreouer if we thinke it straunge that God should condemne a blowe to be murther, yea or a wrong offered but in wordes, yea and euen a frowne though the tongue haue bewrayed nothing at all, yea and euen the secret and vnespied hartburning that is deeply ouercouered with in: I say if we thinke it straunge that these things should bee condemned for murther before God: let vs consider what his nature is, and howe he is worthie that wee should allow more to him than to mortall men. For if earthly Iudges haue power to punish a wicked intent when it bewrayeth it selfe: what shall GOD haue, from whom nothing is hidden? Againe wee must consider howe the Apostle in the Epistle to the Hebrewes sayeth,1 that the word of God resembleth him that is the author therof, so as it must needs be as a two edged sword, pearcing in such wise to the verie marie of the bones, that there is not a thought within vs, which it espieth not out. And why is that? Bicause nothing is hid in the presence of GOD. Nowe seeing that nothing is hidden before God: his woorde must needes searche and sifte mennes heartes to the harde bottome. So then, the things that are vnknowen to men, must needes come all to account before God: whereby wee must take warning to liue in such sort, as wee beare no enmitie nor ill will to our neighbours.