The sermons of M. John Calvin, upon the Epistle of S. Paul too the…The sermons of M. Iohn Caluin, vpon the Epistle of S. Paule too the…

But now let us come too Saint Pauls intent. It is certain that he allegeth the record of Moses,¹ too show that the […] bear with his wife, as with a portion of his own bo•ie, and the one half of his own person: […] ⟨image 318⟩them. The cause then why Eve was shaped of one of Adams ribs, is, that God meant to stablish such a concord between man and wife by that mean, as there should be no bond in the world so straight as that. For the child ought in deed too honour his father: for he is his seed, and he is his blood: but yet is the bond of wedlock preferred before it. And by whom? It cometh not of mens liking: but according as Adam had spoken, and as God had pronounced the sentence, so is it an inviolable order, that man should be knit unto his wife, yea and that in such wise, that if he should needs forsake the one or the other, his father should not be so near him as his wife.

But now let vs come too Saint Paules intent. It is certeine that he alledgeth the record of Moyses,¹ too shewe that the 〈…〉 beare with his wyfe, as with a portion of his owne bo•ie, and the one half of his owne person: 〈…〉 ⟨image 318⟩them. The cause then why Eue was shaped of one of Adams ribbes, is, that God ment to stablish such a concord betweene man and wyfe by that meane, as there should bee no bond in the world so streyt as that. For the chyld ought in deede too honour his father: for he is his seede, and he is his blud: but yit is the bond of wedlocke preferred before it. And by whom? It commeth not of mens lyking: but according as Adam had spoken, and as God had pronounced the sentence, so is it an inuiolable order, that man should bee knit vntoo his wyfe, yea and that in such wyse, that if he should needs forsake the one or the other, his father should not bee so neere him as his wyfe.

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