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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.
If again, the man or woman shall upon an evil mind, and with purpose to deceive each other, absent themselves, and depart; means must be used, that they may be admonished of their duty. That being done, or at least undertaken, and yet the party offending will not appear, if the other that is present, upon certain knowledge of his, or her want in respect of continency, shall sue to the Magistrate; after public and solemn notice given, the contract may be broken.
If againe, the man or woman shall vpon an euill mind, and with purpose to deceiue each other, absent thēselues, and depart; meanes must be vsed, that they may be admonished of their dutie. That being done, or at least vndertaken, and yet the partie offending will not appeare, if the other that is present, vpon certaine knowledge of his, or her want in respect of continencie, shall sue to the Magistrate; after publike and solemne notice giuen, the contract may be broken.
But if on the other side, either of them be absent against their will, and intendeth no fraud or deceit, but is violently detained, by captivity, imprisonment, sickness, force, banishment, transportation or such like; then the party present being desirous of the consummation of the marriage, ought either to ⟨p. 83⟩make means unto him, and expect his return, or have certain notice of his death, before she promise, or have to do with any other in way of marriage.
But if on the other side, either of them be absent against their wil, and intendeth no fraud or deceit, but is violently detained, by captiuitie, imprisonment, sicknes, force, banishment, transportation or such like; then the partie present being desirous of the consummation of the mariage, ought either to ⟨p. 83⟩make meanes vnto him, and expect his returne, or haue certaine notice of his death, before she promise, or haue to do with any other in way of mariage.