A17698:988
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.
And like as all lewd talk, and dancing, and other unchaste dealings are condemned before God for kinds of whoredom: so let us mark that all other loose misbehaviours shall be condemned likewise. Ye shall see a sort of drunkards that cram themselves like brute beasts. And when they be so full that they be ready to burst: then fling they themselves into all manner of filthiness till they even stink again, not perceiving their own shame. Therefore when men behave themselves so beastly, that they play the drunkards and gluttons, and moreover abandon their bodies to all villainy: think we that they shall scape Gods hand, and not be cursed as whoremongers, though they commit not whoredom in actual deed? Yes. Ye see then that the soberness which Paul speaketh of, doth tell us that if we will be chaste and stayed before God: we must not only abstain from whoredom it self: but also use our eating and drinking soberly for our nourishment, and not to provoke us to lechery, so as we should have no more stay nor hold of our selves. That is a thing which we have to mark further.
And lyke as all lewde talke, and dauncing, and other vnchaste dealinges are condemned before God for kindes of whoredome: so let vs marke that all other loose misbehauiours shall be condemned lykewise. Yee shall see a sorte of drunkardes that cram themselues lyke brute beastes. And when they be so full that they be ready to burst: thē fling they themselues into all maner of filthinesse till they euen stincke again, not perceiuing their own shame. Therefore whē men behaue themselues so beastly, yt they play the drunkardes and gluttons, and moreouer abandon their bodies to all villanie: thinke wee that they shall scape Gods hand, and not be cursed as whoremongers, though they commit not whoredome in actuall deede? Yes. Yee see then that the sobernesse which Paul speaketh of, doth tell vs that if wee will bee chaste and stayed before God: wee must not onely absteine from whoredome it selfe: but also vse our eating and drinking soberly for our nourishment, and not to prouoke vs to lecherie, so as wee should haue no more stay nor holde of our selues. That is a thing which we haue to marke further.