A69054:356
The institutions of Christian religion, written by the reverend father, M. John Calvin, compendiously…The institutions of Christian religion, written by the reuerend father, M. Iohn Caluin, compendiously…
The institutions of Christian religion, written by the reverend father, M. John Calvin, compendiously abridged by Edmond Bunny Bachelor of divinity; and translated into English by Edward MayThe institutions of Christian religion, written by the reuerend father, M. Iohn Caluin, compendiously abridged by Edmond Bunnie Bachellour of diuinitie; and translated into English by Edward May
London: printed for William Norton, 1580
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44 Married folks also must take heed, that they lose not the reins to filthy lust, so that they ought rather to be counted adulterers of their wives, than husbands: to conclude in this commandment is condemned whatsoever they offend in mind, with their eyes, or with wanton attire, or with the tongue, or with immoderate use of meat or drink, against the laws of chastity. To this place doeth belong this, either to give ear to filthy talk, to live idly, to make a show of single life, to refuse marriage, when thou canst not live chastely, & what so ever may be thought, whereby incontinency may rise, or occasion to pollute the same.
44 Maried folks also must take héed, that they lose not the raynes to filthie lust, so that they ought rather to bée compted adulterers of their wiues, thē husbands: to conclude in this commandement is condemned whatsoeuer they offende in minde, with their eyes, or with wanton attyre, or with the tonge, or with immoderate vse of meate or drinke, against the lawes of chastitie. To this place doeth belong this, either to giue eare to filthie talke, to liue idlely, to make a shewe of single lyfe, to refuse mariage, when thou canst not liue chastly, & what so euer may be thought, whereby incontinency may ryse, or occasion to pollute the same.
45. 46 The sum of the eight commandment is, that we gape not after other mens goods, and therefore we are commanded every man to employ his faithful travel, to preserve to each man his own goods, and not that only, but whom we see fallen in poverty, to communicate to their necessities, and in sum to pay what so ever, that which every one in his order and place, ⟨image 78⟩either private or Magistrate, oweth to his neighbours.
45. 46 The summe of the eight commaundement is, that we gape not after other mens goods, and therfore we are commaunded euery man to employ his faythful trauell, to preserue to each man his owne goods, and not that only, but whome we sée falne in pouertie, to communicate to their necessities, and in summe to paye what so euer, that which euery one in his order and place,