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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.
Choice is an enquiry after persons marriageable.
Choice is an enquirie after persons mariageable.
Persons marriageable, are such as be fit and able for the married state.
Persons mariageable, are such as be fit and able for the maried state.
This fitness or ability is known and discerned by certain signs; which are either essential to the contract, or accidental.
This fitnes or abilitie is knowne and discerned by certaine signes; which are either essentiall to the contract, or accidentall.
An essential sign is that, without which the contract in hand becomes a mere nullity. And of this sort there are principally five.
An essentiall signe is that, without which the contract in hand becomes a meere nullitie. And of this sort there are principally fiue.