A17698:3101
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.
12 Thou shalt have a place without the camp, whereunto thou shalt go forth. 13 And thou shalt have a paddle among the rest of thy tools: and when thou listest to sit down without, thou shalt dig therewith: and when thou hast eased thee, thou shalt cover that which is come from thee. 14 For the lord thy God walketh in the middest of thy camp to deliver thee, & to give thee thine enemies before thee. Therefore let thine host be holy that he see no filthy thing in thee and turn away from thee. 15 Thou shalt not deliver the servant unto his master: which is escaped to thee from his master. 16 He shall dwell with thee even among you, in what place soever he shall choose in one of thy cities where it liketh him best: thou shalt not vex him. 17 There shall be no whore among the daughters of Israel, nor any whoremonger among the sons of Israel.
12 Thou shalt haue a place without the camp, wherunto thou shalt goe forth. 13 And thou shalt haue a paddle among the rest of thy tooles: and when thou listest to sitte downe without, thou shalt digge therewith: and when thou hast eased thee, thou shalt couer that which is come from thee. 14 For the lord thy God walketh in the middest of thy camp to deliuer thee, & to giue thee thine enimies before thee. Therfore let thine host be holy that he see no filthy thing in thee and turne away from thee. 15 Thou shalt not deliuer the seruant vnto his master: which is escaped to thee from his master. 16 He shall dwell with thee euen among you, in what place soeuer he shall chuse in one of thy cities where it liketh him best: thou shalt not vexe him. 17 There shalbe no whoore among the daughters of Israell, nor anie whooremonger among the sonnes of Israel.
WE have already seen heretofore, how God meant to train up the people of old time under the law, in all pureness, even in the smallest things: intending thereby to accustom them to keep themselves holy without any manner of stain or defilement. And this is the principal end whereunto we ought to refer the first sentence of that which we have now read. A man might think it §50strange at first sight, that God should speak of such a thing as is mentioned here: namely that when men will ease themselves, they must cover their ordure. A man would think that this ought not to be put in the law of God. For these are such things as are not honestly named. But as we have already touched, it behoved the people to be always led by the things which concern the body, unto the keeping of themselves in all holiness in the service of God: as for example, whereas in the law