A17698:3194
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.
For otherwise she faileth not to be defiled, as we see by this place. And §10that were an abomination before GOD. And if she had patiently waited to enter into favour, and to he coupled again to her first husband, she had not been an adulteress. Now as touching the man, he committeth double adultery by divorcing his wife in this order. For, for his own part, seeing he hath broken wedlock he is an adulterer: and again he casteth off his wife as if he would put her into the stews, he maketh her an harlot by giving of §20her leave to take a new make: for that is against GODS institution, it is against the order of marriage which ought to be kept without any gainsaying.
For otherwise shee fayleth not to bee defyled, as wee see by this place. And §10that were an abhomination before GOD. And if she had patiently wayted to enter into fauour, and to hee coupled agayne to hir first husband, shee had not beene an adultresse. Nowe as touching the man, he committeth double adulterie by diuorsing his wyfe in this order. For, for his owne part, seeing hee hath broken wedlocke he is an adulterer: and againe he casteth off his wife as if hee woulde put her into the stewes, hee maketh hir an harlot by giuing of §20hir leaue to take a newe make: for that is against GODS institution, it is against the order of marriage which ought to be kept without any gaynsaying.
Now hereby we are taught, that men ought to bear with their Wives; and although they have some vices and some stains in them, notwithstanding when they seek to correct them, they ought to use all gentleness. For why? It is not enough for a man to keep his §30wife in his house and say: Well, I cannot drive thee out, tarry here therefore, and in the mean time he groyne at her, he spurn her, he bea•eth her, he vexeth her, and he vouchsafeth not to do the office and duty of an husband towards her. If a man keep his wife by him in such order, it were much better he were divorced from her, and that she lived in peace in some little corner or other, where she should not so languish and pine away in sorrow all