A17698:3337
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.
On Thursday the xiij. of February, 1556. The CXLiij. Sermon, which is the second upon the five and twentieth Chapter.
On Thursday the xiij. of Februarie, 1556. The CXLiij. Sermon, which is the second vpon the fiue and twentith Chapter.
5 If there be two brethren dwelling together, and the one of them die without children: the wife of the dead shall not marry abroad to a stranger, but her brother in law shall come in to her, and take her to wife, and marry himself with her. 6 And the first borne which she shall bear, shall succeed in the name of his brother which is dead, that his name be not put out of Israel. 7 And if the man will not take his sister in law, then his sister in law shall go up to the gate unto the elders, and say, my husbands brother refuseth to raise up unto his brother a name in Israel, and he will not marry with me. 8 Then the Elders of the City shall call him, and speak unto him if he stand in it and say: I will not take her: 9 Then shall his sister in law come unto him, before the elders, and loose his shoe from his foot, and spit in his face, and answer and say: So shall it be done unto the man that will not build up his brothers house. ⟨p. 879⟩10 And his name shall be called in Israel: The house of him, whose shoe is plucked off. 11 When men strive together one against an other, if the wife of the one come near to rid her husband out of the hands of him that smiteth him, and put forth her hand and take him by the privities, 12 Then shalt thou cut off her hand: and thine eye shall not pity her
5 If there be two brethren dwelling together, and the one of them die without children: the wife of the dead shall not marrie abroade to a straunger, but her brother in law shall come in to her, and take her to wife, and marrie himselfe with her. 6 And the first borne which shee shall beare, shall succeede in the name of his brother which is dead, that his name be not put out of Israell. 7 And if the man will not take his sister in law, then his sister in lawe shall goe vp to the gate vnto the elders, and say, my husbandes brother refuseth to rayse vp vnto his brother a name in Israell, and hee will not marrie with mee. 8 Then the Elders of the Citie shall call him, and speake vnto him if hee stand in it and say: I will not take her: 9 Then shall his sister in lawe come vnto him, before the elders, and loose his shoe from his foote, and spit in his face, and aunswere and say: So shall it be done vnto the man that will not build vp his brothers house.