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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.
Now that this action is to be approved and used in the Church, appears by these reasons. I. Marriage as it is a public action, so it is after a sort a spiritual and divine ordinance, whereby it ⟨p. 95⟩differeth from the contract: For the contract being merely civill, as it standeth by consent of men, so by the same consent, it may be broken and dissolved, but with marriage it is otherwise. II. Marriage is the Seminary of the Church and Common-wealth. III. It was the practise of the Primitive Church. Tertullian speaking of the marriage of Christians with Christians,1 acknowledgeth himself not to be able sufficiently to declare the happiness of that conjunction which is made by the Church, consecrated by prayers & *solemn service, witnessed by the Angels, and ratified by God himself. Nicephorus reporteth of one Synesius, who avouched that God & the laws, and the holy hand of Thesphylus had given him a wife. Ambrose saith, That marriage ought to be sanctified, with the veil wherewith the Priest was wont to cover the Bride and the Bride-groom in the public congregation, and with his blessing.
Now that this action is to be approued and vsed in the Church, appeares by these reasons. I. Mariage as it is a publike action, so it is after a sort a spirituall and diuine ordinance, whereby it ⟨p. 95⟩differeth from the contract: For the contract being meerely ciuill, as it standeth by consent of men, so by the same consent, it may bee broken and dissolued, but with mariage it is otherwise. II. Marriage is the Seminarie of the Church and Common-wealth. III. It was the practise of ye Primitiue Church. Tertullian speaking of the marriage of Christians with Christians,1 acknowledgeth himselfe not to bee able sufficiently to declare the happines of that coniunction which is made by the Church, consecrated by prayers & *solemne seruice, witnessed by the Angels, and ratified by God himselfe. Nicephorus reporteth of one Synesius, who auouched that God & the lawes, and the holy hand of Thesphylus had giuen him a wife. Ambrose saith, That mariage ought to be sāctified, with the vaile wherewith the Priest was wont to couer the Bride and the Bride-groome in the publike congregation, and with his blessing.