Commentary on Harmony of the Law Volume 1 Complete John Calvin (continued)
Supplements to the Fourth
Commandment
Supplements to the fourth Commandment
Exodus 23
Exodus 23:10, 11
10. And six years thou shalt sow thy land, and shalt gather in the fruits thereof:
10. Sex annis seres terram tuam et congregabis fructus ejus:
11. But the seventh year thou shalt let it rest and lie still; that the poor of thy people may eat: and what they leave the beasts of the field shall eat. In like manner thou shalt deal with thy vineyard, and with thy oliveyard.
11. Anno autem septimo omittes eam, et quiescere sines, ut comedant pauperes populi tui, et residuum comedant bestiae agri. Ita facies vineae et oliveto tuo.
10. And six years shalt thou sow. Another Sabbatical institution (Sabbathismus) follows, viz., that of years, in reference to the cultivation