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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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4. Object. After marriage, one party may have a contagious and incurable disease, which may cause the other to give a bill of divorce. Answer. A contagious disease may cause a separation for a time, but no divorce; and if that disease be incurable, and disable the party from the duty of marriage, then such parties must think themselves, as it were, called of God to live in single life.
4. Obiect. After mariage, one partie may haue a contagious and incurable disease, which may cause the other to giue a bil of diuorce. Answer. A contagious disease may cause a separation for a time, but no diuorce; and if that disease bee incurable, and disable the partie from the dutie of mariage, then such parties must thinke themselues, as it were, called of God to liue in single life.
5. Object. But married persons may seek to spill the blood one of another, and therefore it is good to give a bill of divorce, to prevent that evil. Answer. Such enmity may cause a separation for a time, till reconciliation be made, but the bond of marriage must not therefore be broken.
5. Obiect. But maried persons may seeke to spill the blood one of another, and therfore it is good to giue a bil of diuorce, to preuent that euil. Answer. Such enmitie may cause a separation for a time, till reconciliation be made, but the bond of mariage must not therefore bee broken.
6. Object. Death maketh a divorce. Ans. Death indeed endeth marriage estate, and setteth the party living free, to marry in the Lord, where he or she will; but this comes not by divorce given of either party: so that the conclusion still remaineth firm, that a man with good conscience cannot give a bill of divorce for any cause, but for adultery: and therefore those laws which permit divorce for other causes, are greatly faulty before God. If any shall ask, whether mens laws may not make more causes of divorcement, then this one? I answer, no; for marriage is not a mere civill thing, but partly spiritual and divine, and therefore God only hath power to appoint the beginning, the continuance, and the end thereof. If any yet ask, why Idolatry & Magic, which be greater sins then adultery, may not break marriage? Ans. They are greater indeed, against God, but not in this ordinance of marriage; for the sin of adultery, breaketh only the bond of marriage, which may remain still between two parties, though one be an idolater, a witch, or an Atheist. Now considering that Adultery is so great a sin, that it cuts of the knot off marriage, above all things, those persons that are called to this estate, must take heed of all sins, so of this especially.