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Christian economyChristian oeconomie
Christian economy: or, A short survey of the right manner of erecting and ordering a family according to the scriptures. First written in Latin by the author M. W. Perkins, and now set forth in the vulgar tongue, for more common use and benefit, by Tho. Pickering Bachelor of Divinity.Christian oeconomie: or, A short survey of the right manner of erecting and ordering a familie according to the scriptures. First written in Latine by the author M. W. Perkins, and now set forth in the vulgar tongue, for more common vse and benefit, by Tho. Pickering Bachelar of Diuinitie.
London: printed by Felix Kyngston, 1609
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
And thus much touching the distance of blood, which in the choice of persons fit for marriage, is most necessarily to be observed. For in the 18. chapter of Leviticus, there are sixteen several sorts of persons with whom marriage is forbidden. The first is the mother. The second is the step-mother. The third, the sister by the same father and mother. The fourth, the half-sister, by one of the parents only. The fifth is the niece by the son. The sixth, the niece by the daughter. The seventh, the fathers sister. The eight, the uncles, that is, the fathers brothers wife. The ninth, the mothers sister. The tenth, the daughter in law, or sons wife. The eleventh, the brothers wife. The twelfth, the wives mother. The thirteenth, the step-daughter, or the wives daughter by another husband, or husbands daughter by a former wife. The fourteenth, is the step-sons daughter, that is, his daughter who was the wives son by ⟨p. 51⟩another husband. The fifteenth, the step-daughters daughter. The sixteenth, is the wives sister. And not only these, but all other answerable to them, either in the same or like degree, are by equal proportion forbidden to be had in marriage.
And thus much touching the distance of blood, which in the choice of persons fit for mariage, is most necessarily to be obserued. For in the 18. chapter of Leuiticus, there are sixteene seuerall sorts of persons with whom mariage is forbidden. The first is the mother. The second is the step-mother. The thid, the sister by the same father and mother. The fourth, the half-sister, by one of the parents only. The fifth is the neece by the sonne. The sixth, the neece by the daughter. The seuenth, the fathers sister. The eight, the vncles, that is, the fathers brothers wife. The ninth, the mothers sister. The tenth, the daughter in law, or sons wife. The eleuenth, the brothers wife. The twelfth, the wiues mother. The thirteenth, the step-daughter, or the wiues daughter by another husbād, or husbāds daughter by a former wife. The fourteenth, is the step-sonnes daughter, that is, his daughter who was the wiues sonne by ⟨p. 51⟩another husbād. The fifteenth, the step-daughters daughter. The sixteenth, is the wiues sister. And not only these, but all other answerable to them, either in the same or like degree, are by equall proportion forbidden to be had in mariage.