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A godly and learned exposition of Christs Sermon in the Mount
A godly and learned exposition of Christs Sermon in the Mount: preached in Cambridge by that reverend and judicious divine M. William Perkins. Published at the request of his executors by Th. Pierson preacher of Gods word. Whereunto is adjoined a twofold table: one, of special points here handled; the other, of choice places of Scripture here quotedA godly and learned exposition of Christs Sermon in the Mount: preached in Cambridge by that reuerend and iudicious diuine M. William Perkins. Published at the request of his exequutors by Th. Pierson preacher of Gods word. Whereunto is adioyned a twofold table: one, of speciall points here handled; the other, of choise places of Scripture here quoted
Cambridge : Printed by Thomas Brooke and Cantrell Legge, printers to the University of Cambridge, 1608Cambridge : Printed by Thomas Brooke and Cantrell Legge, printers to the Vniuersitie of Cambridge, 1608
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Verse 32. But I say unto you, whosoever shall put away his wife, (except it be for fornication) causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced, committeth adultery.
Verse 32. But I say vnto you, whosoeuer shall put away his wife, (except it be for fornication) causeth her to commit adulterie: and whosoeuer shall marrie her that is diuorced, committeth adulterie.
Here Christ answereth not to Moses law, but to the corrupt interpretation of the Scribes and Pharisees, whereby they depraved that law. By fornication Christ meaneth, not every sin of that kind, but only the sin of adultery; or that which is greater in that kind, namely incest. Adultery, is a sin that is committed by two parties, one whereof is either married, or espoused, as hath been showed before. Causeth her to commit adultery:] That is, giveth her occasion to marry again, and so to commit adultery; because their first bond remaineth still: and he that marrieth her that is divorced:] that is, for any small cause, & not for adultery, he also commits adultery.
Here Christ answereth not to Moses law, but to the corrupt interpretation of the Scribes and Pharises, whereby they depraued that law. By fornication Christ meaneth, not euery sinne of that kinde, but onely the sinne of adulterie; or that which is greater in that kind, namely incest. Adulterie, is a sinne that is committed by two parties, one whereof is either maried, or espowsed, as hath beene shewed before. Causeth her to commit adulterie:] That is, giueth her occasion to marie againe, and so to commit adulterie; because their first bond remaineth stil: and he that marieth her that is diuorced:] that is, for any small cause, & not for adulterie, he also commits adulterie.