The sum of sacred divinity briefly & methodically propoundedThe summe of sacred diuinitie briefly & methodically propounded

Secondly, Descent, when by course of Inheritance it is cast upon us; whereof we have a Law: ^gOf the children of the strangers that are sojourners among you, of them shall you buy and of their Families that are with you, which they beget in your Land. These shall be your possession. So ye shall take them as inheritance for your children after you, to possess them by inheritance; ye shall use their labours for ever. When ^ha man dyeth, and hath no son, ye shall transfer his inheritance▪ to his Daughter: and if he have no Daughter, ye shall give his possession to his brethren: and if he have no brethren, ye shall give his possessions to his fathers brethren: and if his father have no brethren, then shall you ⟨p. 209⟩give hi• possession to his Kinsman, the next unto him of his Family, and he shall inherit it. The contrary to these two are,

Secondly, Descent, when by course of Inheritance it is cast vpon vs; whereof we haue a Law: ^gOf the children of the strangers that are soiourners among you, of them shall you buy and of their Families that are with you, whichthey beget in your Land. These shall be your possession. So ye shall take them as inheritance for your children after you, to possesse them by inheritance; ye shall vse their labours for euer. When ^ha man dyeth, and hath no sonne, ye shall transferre his inheritance▪ to his Daughter: and if hee haue no Daughter, ye shall giue his possession to his brethren: and if he haue no brethren, ye shall giue his possessions to his fathers brethren: and if his father haue no brethren, then shall you ⟨p. 209⟩giue hi• possession to his Kinsman, the next vnto him of his Family, and he shall inherit it. The contrarie to these two are,