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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.
The contract being thus once dissolved, the sounder party shall be at his, or her liberty to marry again. But the diseased is by the Magistrates authority, to be forbidden society with any other in way of marriage, and commanded to lead his life, where he may conveniently from company, for fear of infection. And withal he is for his own part, to sue unto God by prayer in faith for the gift of continency. For certain it is, that he to whom God hath denied the power of using marriage with good conscience, is thereby even called to continency and single life.
The contract being thus once dissolued, the sounder partie shall be at his, or her libertie to marrie againe. But the diseased is by the Magistrates authoritie, to be forbidden societie with any other in way of mariage, and commanded to lead his life, where he may conueniently from companie, for feare of infection. And withal he is for his owne part, to sue vnto God by prayer in faith for the gift of continencie. For certaine it is, that he to whom God hath denied the power of vsing mariage with good conscience, is thereby euen called to continencie and single life.
But if the disease be not contagious, yet either incurable, or so nasty, that either of the espoused hath just cause to be afraid of the others company; then ⟨p. 80⟩both are to be advised, not to claim their right, but willingly to surrender it each to other by mutual consent, that they may be free again, & not bound by any former promise to live together as man and wife. Considering that they have no hope mutually to converse together, with comfort & contentment, while they so remain.
But if the disease be not contagious, yet either incurable, or so nastie, that either of the espoused hath iust cause to be afraid of the others companie; then ⟨p. 80⟩both are to be aduised, not to claime their right, but willingly to surrender it each to other by mutuall consent, that they may be free againe, & not bound by any former promise to liue together as man and wife. Considering that they haue no hope mutually to conuerse together, with comfort & contentment, while they so remaine.