A17698:987
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.
Yea and he allegeth that saying of an heathen man, of purpose to make us the more ashamed.1 If we admit not the doctrine given by S. Paul: let us go to school to the wretched infidels and idolaters: for thy could good skill to allege, that unhonest speech corrupteth good manners. Now when mens tongues are §50infected with naughty and unchaste talk, and there is nothing in their behaviour and words, but signs and marks of utter dishonesty: if they say hereupon, that they had none evil meaning: is it not a manifest belying of the holy Ghost? Yes: and therefore let us mark, that whereas all whoredom is forbidden: it is meant that we should behave our selves modestly both in our words and in our gestures, & that there should be no inkling of looseness in us that may tend to §60whoredom or whorishness. It is true that all things are clean to them that have a clean conscience:2 but yet for all that, we must beware that Satan overtake us not, least he make some breach upon us. Thus ye see that this precept ought to be considered in such wise, as we must have an eye, not only to the very deed of whoredom, but also to all that matcheth with it, to all appurtenances of it, to all that cometh near it, and to all that may entice or induce us to it. To be short, we must come back to that which I touched even now out of S. Paul: namely that as we must not do any man wrong either in his person or in his goods: so must we also live honestly, and put away all looseness and disorderedness from us.
Yea and hee alledgeth that saying of an heathen man, of purpose to make vs the more ashamed.1 If we admit not the doctrine giuen by S. Paul: let vs goe to schoole to ye wretched infidels and idolaters: for thy coulde good skill to alledge, that vnhonest speech corrupteth good manners. Now when mens tongues are §50infected with naughtie and vnchaste talke, and there is nothing in their behauiour and wordes, but signes and marks of vtter dishonestie: if they say hereupon, that they had none euill meaning: is it not a manifest belying of the holy Ghost? Yes: and therefore let vs marke, that whereas al whoredome is forbidden: it is meant that wee should behaue our selues modestly both in our wordes and in our gestures, & that there should be no inkling of loosenes in vs that may tend to