Commentary on Harmony of the Law Volume 2 Complete John Calvin (continued)
JOHN CALVIN
Leviticus 18
Leviticus 18:20
20. Moreover, thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbor's wife, to defile thyself with her.
20. Uxori proximi tui non dabis concubitum tuum in semine, ut polluaris cum ea.
The object of this passage is the same as that of the foregoing ones. For, whilst all fornication pollutes a man, there is grosser impurity in adultery, because the sanctity of marriage is violated, and by the commingling of seed a spurious and illegitimate offspring is derived. Wherefore, God has justly enumerated this crime amongst the abominations of the Gentiles, as may be more clearly seen from the exordium of the chapter from whence this passage is taken.
Supplements of the Seventh Commandment
Leviticus 18:22-30
Leviticus 18
Leviticus 18:22-30
22. Thou shalt not lie with mankind as with womankind: it is abomination.
22. Cure masculo ne concumbas concubitu mulieris: abominatio est.
23. Neither shalt thou lie with any beast, to defile thyself therewith; neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down thereto: it is confusion.
23. Cum animali non coibis ut polluaris cum eo: nec mulier prostituet se animali ut coeat cum eo: turpitudo est.