¶ They that gyue of theyr seede to Moloch shall dye therfore. Other goodly lawes,
CAPI. XX.
ANd the Lorde spake vnto Moses say∣enge. [unspec A] This shalt thou say vnto the chyl¦dren of Israell: who soeuer he be of the chyldren of Israell or of the straungers that dwell in Israel, that gyueth of his seed vnto Moloch / let hym be slayne: the peple of the lande shall stone hym. And I wyl set my face agaynst that man, & wyll destroye hym from amonge his people: bycause he hath gyuē of his seede vnto Moloch, for to defyle my san∣ctuary, and to polute my holye name. And though that the people of the land hyde theyr eyes from the man that gyueth of his seede vnto Moloch, and kyll hym not: ☞ I wyll put my face agaynst that man, and agaynst his kynred, and wyll destroy hym, and al that go a hoorynge after hym to cōmyt hoordom with Moloch, from amonge theyr people.
Yf a soule turne hym selfe after suche as worke with spirytes, and after soothsayers / to go a hoorynge after them, I wyll put my face agaynst that Soule, and wyll destroye hym from amonge his people. Sanctifye your selues therfore and be holye, for I am the Lorde your God, kepe ye myne ordinaun¦ces, and do them. I am the Lorde which doth sanctifye you. [unspec B]
Who soeuer he be, that curseth his Fa∣ther or is mother / let hym dye: for he hath cur¦sed his father, and mother, his blood be vpō hym. And the man that breaketh wedlocke with another mans wyfe: euen he that brea∣keth wedlocke with his neyghbours wyfe let hym be slayne, bothe the aduouterer, and the aduoutresse. And the man that lyeth with his Fathers wyfe, & vncouereth his Fathers secrettes, let them bothe dye, theyr bloode be vpon them. If a man lye with his dough∣ter in lawe, let them dye bothe of them: they haue wrought abhominacion, theyr blood be vpon them. Yf a man also lye wt mankynde after the maner as with woman kynde, they haue bothe cōmytted an abhominacyon: let them dye. Theyr bloode be vpon them. And yf a man take a wyfe, and her mother also, it is wyckednesse. They shalbe burnt with fyre bothe he and she, that there be no wyckednes among you. And yf a man lye with a beast, let hym dye, and ye shall slee the beast also.
Yf a woman go vnto any beast / & lye downe [unspec C] therto: thou shalt kyll the woman, & the beast also / let them dye, theyr blood be vpon them. If a man take his syster, his fathers dough∣ter or his mothers doughter, and se her secre∣tes, & she his secretes, it is a shameful thyng. They shal perysshe in the syght of theyr peo∣ple, he hath vncouered his systers secretes, he shal beare his syn. If a man lye with a wo∣man hauynge her naturall dysease, and vn∣couer her secretes, and open her fountayne / & she also open the foūtayne of her bloode they shall both perysshe from amonge theyr peo∣ple. Thou shalt not vncouer the secretes of thy mothers syster nor of thy fathers syster, for he that doth so, hath vncouered his nexte kyn: they shal beare theyr wysdom. If a man lye with his vncles wyfe, & vncouer his vn∣cles secretes: they shal beare theyr synne, and shall dye chyldlesse.
Yf a man take his brothers wyfe, it is an [unspec D] vncleane thynge, he hath vncouered his bro∣thers secretes, they shalbe chyldles. Ye shal kepe therfore all myne ordynaunces, and all my iudgementes, and do them: that the lande whyther I brynge you to dwell therin / spew you not out. Ye shal not walke in the maners of this nacyon whiche I cast out before you: For they cōmytted all these thynges, & ther∣fore I abhorred them. But I haue sayde vn∣to you: ye shal enioye theyr lande / and I wyll gyue it vnto you to possesse it: euen a lande that floweth with mylke, and hony. I am the Lorde your God / whiche haue seperated you from other nacyons / and therfore shall ye put dyfference bytwene cleane beastes, & vn∣cleane, bytwene vncleane fowles, & cleane. Ye shall not defyle your soules in beastes / & fowles, & in al maner crepynge thynge that the grounde bryngeth forth, whiche I haue seperated from you as vncleane. Therfore shall ye be holy vnto me, for I the Lorde am holy, & haue seuered you from other nacions: that ye shulde be myne. Yf there be a man or womā that worketh wt a spiryte, or that is a soothsayer, let them dye. Men shall stoone them with stones, theyr blood be vpon them.