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Sermons of M. John Calvin, upon the.X.Commandments of the Law, given of GodSermons of M. Iohn Caluine, vpon the.X.Commandementes of the Lawe, geuen of God
Sermons of M. John Calvin, upon the.X.Commandments of the Law, given of God by Moses, otherwise called the Decalogue. Gathered word for word, presently at his sermons, when he preached on Deuteronomy, without adding unto, or diminishing from them any thing afterward. Translated out of French into English, by I.H.Sermons of M. Iohn Caluine, vpon the.X.Commandementes of the Lawe, geuen of God by Moses, otherwise called the Decalogue. Gathered word for word, presently at his sermons, when he preached on Deuteronomie, without adding vnto, or diminishing from them any thing afterward. Translated out of Frenche into English, by I.H.
London: printed by Thomas Dawson for John Harison, 1579London: printed by Thomas Dawson for Iohn Harison, 1579
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.
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Deut. Chap. 5. 13 Six days thou shalt labour, and shalt do all thy work: 14 But the seventh day is the Sabaoth of the Lord thy God, thou shalt not do any work therein, thou, nor thy son, not thy daughter, nor thy man servant, nor thy maid, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, neither any of thy cattle, nor the stranger that is within thy gates, that thy man servant and thy maid may rest as well as thou. 15 Remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and that the Lord thy God brought thee out thence with a mighty hand, and a stretched out arm: therefore the Lord thy God commanded thee to observe the Sabaoth day.
Deut. Chap. 5. 13 Sixe dayes thou shalt labour, and shalt doe all thy woorke: 14 But the seuenth day is the Sabbaoth of the Lord thy God, thou shalt not doe any woorke therein, thou, nor thy sonne, not thy daughter, nor thy man seruant, nor thy maide, nor thine oxe, nor thine asse, neither any of thy cattell, nor the straunger that is within thy gates, that thy man seruant and thy maide may rest as well as thou. 15 Remember that thou wast a seruant in the land of Aegypt, and that the Lorde thy God brought thee out thence with a mightie hand, and a stretched out arme: therefore the Lorde thy God commaunded thee to obserue the Sabbaoth day.
WE handled yesterday, in what sort, and to what end the commandment of observing the Sabbath day was given to the Jews. It was said in general, that this was a figure of the spiritual rest, which the faithful ought to keep, the better to serve and worship God. And seeing our Lord hath brought us the full accomplishment of this, it hath been said, that we must no longer rest and stay our selves on this shadow of the Law, but be content that our old man be crucified by the virtue of the death and passion of our Lord Jesus Christ, to the end we may be renewed in our minds wholly to serve our God. Withal we noted, that we stand in need of some order and policy amongest us, and therefore it behoved that some certain day should be appointed to assemble us together, to be confirmed in the doctrine of God, and to make our profit therein every day, even all the time of our life, that we be also exercised to call upon his name, to make confession of our faith, and that the rest of this day be spent in considering the benefits we receive at all times at the hand of God, to the end he be the more glorified in them. And now have we to note this which followeth in the text of