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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.
Fourthly, children are either subject to the authority of their parents in the family; or at their own liberty, & out of their parents subjection. Those that are at liberty, are tied necessarily to subjection in respect of marriage; but the other being still of the family, and under jurisdiction, are bound to be ordered, by their parents in the bestowing of themselves.
Fourthly, children are either subiect to the authoritie of their parents in the familie; or at their owne libertie, & out of their parents subiection. Those that are at liberty, are tied necessarily to subiection in respect of mariage; but the other being still of the familie, and vnder iurisdiction, are bound to be ordered, by their parents in the bestowing of themselues.
This is briefly the meaning of the question in hand. Now, for proof of this point, I will propound three sorts of arguments, whereof some are drawn from the law of God, some from the light of nature, and some from the judgement of the ancient Church.
This is briefly the meaning of the question in hand. Now, for proofe of this point, I will propound three sorts of arguments, wherof some are drawne from the law of God, some from the light of nature, and some from the iudgement of the ancient Church.
For the first sort. According to the law of God, marriage is not only a civill and politic, but also a divine and spiritual conjunction, the author and ordainer whereof, upon special cause, was God himself: This our Saviour Christ witnesseth, when he saith, Those whom God hath joined together, let no man separate, Matth. 19. 6. That therefore marriages may be soundly ratified and confirmed, the authority and power of God himself is necessarily to be interposed.