13. Be perfect therefore before the Lord your God. (continued)
14. For the Nations which they shall possess, give ere to regards of times: and to witches: but the Lord your God has not taught you to do so.
15. The Lord, your God will race up a prophet like to me, from among your brethren: him shall you obey.
It is in vain for God to give us many laws & lessons, if we determine not with ourselves to obey him in all points. For the first point whereat we must begin is to know Gods authority, & to learn to submit ourselves to his word without any gain saying. If the Law in general have not this force; to what purpose is it for God to speak of this thing or of that thing? Therefore let us bear well in mind, that we must be disposed to receive whatsoever God enjoins us before we can benefit our selves by any one sentence of the holy Scripture. As for example, when a man comes to a sermon, though he hear the matter, yet shall it not touch him to the quick, unless he know a forehand that Gods truth must be received, and that it is not to be encountered with disputing. And surely we see many which are sufficiently convicted, that the things which are told them are true, and that they be not able to reply against them: and yet pass not to make a mock of them. And why is that? Because they be not touched with that majesty of God; and therefore they cannot think that we ought to submit ourselves to him that made us & fashioned us to be obedient to him & to his commandment. But on that contrary part, when we be urged to receive the things which we know to come of God, his truth will bear away with us. As soon as we hear that it is God which