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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.
Of this sort is the Leprosy, the French pox and such like. For seeing there cannot be any matrimonial use of them that are tainted with such contagious diseases, without apparent danger of infecting each other, and those also, which have society with them, and others; yea and by this means the issue of their bodies, growing of a corrupted seed, are even borne to perpetual misery, and to the great hurt and hinderance of the Common-wealth; the case is plain, that such marriages cannot be undertaken with good conscience.
Of this sort is the Leprosie, the Frēch poxe and such like. For seeing there cannot be any matrimonial vse of them that are tainted with such contagious diseases, without apparent danger of infecting each other, and those also, which haue societie with them, and others; yea and by this meanes the issue of their bodies, growing of a corrupted seed, are euen borne to perpetual miserie, and to the great hurt and hinderance of the Common-wealth; the case is plaine, that such mariages cannot be vndertaken with good conscience.
Now if the one party have a disease, though not contagious, yet either incurable, or so* loathsome, as the other hath just cause to abhor his company; for example, if he be sick of a Lethargy, ⟨p. 57⟩of the falling sickness, or such like diseases; then, though it be lawful to match with him, because such a contract is not expressly forbidden, neither is it apparently hurtful to the Common-wealth, yet is it not expedient, because the disease being loathsome to the sound party, the marriage also will become unprofitable, and the party in danger of breaking the commandment of the Moral law, wherein God forbiddeth to commit adultery.
Now if the one party haue a disease, though not contagious, yet either incurable, or so* lothsome, as the other hath iust cause to abhor his companie; for example, if he be sicke of a Lethargie,