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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.
Hence ariseth a question: What if after marriage consummate, there grow upon one of the parties a contagious disease that cannot be cured, but is so loathsome, that the other whole party cannot endure cohabitation at all?
Hence ariseth a question: What if after mariage consummate, there grow vpon one of the parties a contagious disease that cannot be cured, but is so lothsome, that the other whole partie cannot endure cohabitation at all?
Answ. Both the marriage it self, and the duty of dwelling together, ought to continue firm and sure notwithstanding: yet so as the sound party neither may, nor ought in good conscience, to desire conjunction with the other, whereby he, or she may bring infection upon themselves, and consequently hurt their children, and endanger the Common-wealth.
Answ. Both the mariage it selfe, and the dutie of dwelling together, ought to continue firme and sure notwithstanding: yet so as the sound partie neither may, nor ought in good conscience, to desire coniunction with the other, whereby he, or she may bring infection vpon themselues, and consequently hurt their children, and indanger the Common-wealth.
But if either of the parties have not the gift of continency, nor cannot abstain; they must sue for it unto God in earnest prayer, who will give it unto them.
But if either of the parties haue not the gift of continencie, nor cannot abstaine; they must sue for it vnto God in earnest prayer, who will giue it vnto them.