A17698:3353
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.
It followeth, That the woman shall make her request to be provided for. Not that she was to begin to seek her an husband; for it pertained unto the next of the kin to come and demand her for his wife. But in this place the case concerneth the setting of the woman at liberty. For if none of the kin would have her, she was to take her leave after this manner, by offering her self to accept the condition which God had ordained her. For when a man is bound unto any condition, and is desirous to be rid of it, and to set himself free; he must offer himself to do his duty so as men may understand that it was not long of him, that the former bond stood not still in force. The thing then which God hath ordained in this place is, That the woman shall come unto the Elders of the City, that for as much as none of the kin would take her, they might see she was ready to do her duty, and that thereupon she might provide for her self, where GOD would appoint her. And therefore she was to come before the Judges and to cause the next of the kin, (that is to say, him which might lawfully take her to wife,) to be called: and the Judges were to do what they could to persuade him.
It followeth, That the woman shall make hir request to bee prouided for. Not that shee was to beginne to seeke hir an husband; for it pertayned vnto the next of the kinne to come and demaunde hir for his wife. But in this place the case concerneth the setting of the woman at libertie. For if none of the kinne would haue hir, shee was to take hir leaue after this manner, by offering hir selfe to accept the condition which God had ordayned hir. For when a man is bounde vnto any condition, and is desirous to bee ridde of it, and to set himselfe free; he must offer himselfe to doe his duetie so as men may vnderstand that it was not long of him, that the former bond stoode not still in force. The thing then which God hath ordayned in this place is, That the woman shall come vnto the Elders of the Citie, that for as much as none of the kin would take hir, they myght see shee was ready to doe hir duetie, and that thereuppon shee myght prouide for hir selfe, where GOD would appoynt her. And therefore shee was to come before the Iudges and to cause the next of the kinne, (that is to say, him which might lawfully take hir to wife,) to bee called: and the Iudges were to doe what they coulde to perswade him.