A17698:4552
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 a conclusion Moses addeth that there shall be ten thousands of Ephraim, & thousands of Manasseh. His meaning is that these two tribes shall come to be head houses. For by this word thousands, the Hebrews are wont to betoken as it were Bailiwicks & Provostships; like as when it is said,1 And thou Bethlehem in the land of Ephrata, art of the least among the thousands of Judah; that is to say, if a man consider thy Provostships and Bailiwicks, thou art the least of all: but yet shall the redeemer come of thee. I allege this text to show what this word thousand importeth. Now then, when Moses speaketh here of [thousands] he meaneth briefly that Ephraim who was one of Josephs children, should make a head house or tribe, so as he should have his state of government & officers by himself: and also that Manasseh who was another of Josephs sons, should likewise have his order and state of government with under officers as well as Judah, Benjamin, Issachar & the rest of the other tribes had. Let that serve for one point.
For a conclusion Moses addeth that there shal be ten thousands of Ephraim, & thousands of Manasses. His meaning is that these two trybes shall come to be headhouses. For by this worde thousands, the Hebrues are wont to betokē as it were Bayliwikes & Prouostships; like as when it is said,1 And thou Bethleem in the land of Ephrata, art of the least among the thousands of Iuda; that is to say, if a man consider thy Prouostships and Bayliwikes, thou art the least of all: but yet shall the redeemer come of thee. I alledge this text to shewe what this worde thousand importeth. Now then, when Moses speaketh here of [thousandes] he meaneth briefely that Ephraim who was one of Iosephs children, shoulde make a headhouse or trybe, so as he shuld haue his state of gouernement & officers by himself: and also that Manasses who was another of Iosephs sonnes, shoulde likewise haue his order and state of gouernement with vnderofficers as wel as Iuda, Beniamin, Isachar & the rest of ye other trybes had. Let that serue for one poynt.