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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…
The sermons of M. John Calvin, upon the Epistle of S. Paul too the Ephesians. Translated out of French into English by Arthur GoldingThe sermons of M. Iohn Caluin, vpon the Epistle of S. Paule too the Ephesians. Translated out of French into English by Arthur Golding
London: printed by Thomas Dawson for Lucas Harison, 1577
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Whereas he sayeth concerning wives, that they owe subjection too their husbands: we have too mark, that this subjection is double. For man was already the head of the woman even before the sin and fall of Eve and Adam.1 And Saint Paul alleging the same reason, too show that it is not meet that the wife should reign in equal degree with her husband, saith, that the man came not of the woman, but the woman of the man, and that she is but a piece of his body. For God could have created Eve of the earth as well as he did Adam, but he would not. Nay rather he matched the man and the woman together with such condition, that the man knowing his wife too be as his own substance and flesh, should be induced thereby too love her, (as we shall see again hereafter:) and that the wife knowing hir•elf too ⟨p. 279⟩have none other being but of the man, should bear her subjection patiently, and with a willing mind. For if the hand being a member of the body, should refuse too stand in his own place, and would needs settle itself upon the crown of the head: what a thing were it: So then if we look back too the creation of man and woman: the husband on his side ought too be induced too love and cherish his wife as him self: and the wife seeing she was taken out of the substance of the man, ought too submit her self quietly unto him, as too her head.
Wheras he sayeth concerning wyues, that they owe subiection too their husbands: wee haue too mark, that this subiection is dubble. For man was alredie the head of the woman euen before the sin and fall of Eue and Adam.1 And Saint Paule alledging the same reason, too shew that it is not meete that the wyfe should reigne in equall degree with hir husband, sayth, that the man came not of the woman, but the woman of the man, and that shee is but a peece of his body. For God could haue created Eue of the earth as well as he did Adam, but hee would not. Nay rather he matched the man and the woman toogither with such condition, that the man knowing his wyfe too bee as his owne substance and flesh, should bee induced therby too loue hir, (as wee shall see agein heereafter:) and that the wyfe knowing hir•elf too