A10322:29
A defence of the judgment of the Reformed churches. That a man may lawfully…A defence of the iudgment of the Reformed churches. That a man may lawfullie…
A defence of the judgment of the Reformed churches. That a man may lawfully not only put away his wife for her adultery, but also marry another. / Wherein both Robert Bellarmin the Jesuits Latin treatise, and an English pamphlet of a nameless author maintaining the contrary are co[n]futed by John Raynolds. A taste of Bellarmins dealing in controversies of religion: how he depraveth Scriptures, misalleagthe [sic] fathers, and abuseth reasons to the perverting of the truth of God, and poisoning of his Church with error..A defence of the iudgment of the Reformed churches. That a man may lawfullie not onelie put awaie his wife for her adulterie, but also marrie another. / Wherin both Robert Bellarmin the Iesuites Latin treatise, and an English pamphlet of a namelesse author mainteyning the contrarie are co[n]futed by Iohn Raynolds. A taste of Bellarmins dealing in controversies of religion: how he depraveth Scriptures, misalleagthe [sic] fathers, and abuseth reasons to the perverting of the truth of God, and poisoning of his Churche with errour..
Dordrecht: printed by George Walters, 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.
The duty of man and woman joined in marriage, requireth thata they two should be as one person, and cleave each to other with mutual love and liking in society of life, until it please God, who hath coupled them together in this bond, to set them free from it, and to dissociate and sever them by death, But the inordinate fancies & desires of our corrupt nature have soe inveigled Adams seed in many places, that men have accustomed to put away their wives upon every trifling mislike & discontentment: yea, the Jews supposed themselves to be warranted by Godsb law to do it, so that whosoever put away his wife gave her a bill of divorce meant. This perverse opinion & error of theirs our Saviour Christ reproved teaching that divorcements may not be made for any cause save whoredom only. For whosoever (saith he) shall put away his wife except it be for whoredom and shall marry another doth commit adultery and who so marrieth her which is put away, doth commit adultery. Now about the meaning of these words of Christ expressed more fully by on of thec Evangelists, byd others ⟨p. 2⟩more sparingly, there hath a doubt arisen: and diverse men even from the primitive churches time have been of diverse minds.
THe dutye of man and woman ioyned in marriage, requireth thata they two should bee as one person, and cleave ech to other with mutuall love and liking in societie of life, vntill it please God, who hath coupled them together in this bonde, to sett them free from it, and to dissociate and sever thē by death, But the inordinate fansies & desires of our corupt nature have soe inveighled Adams seede in many places, that men have accustomed to put awaye their wiues vppon everie trifling mislike & discontentment: yea, the Iewes supposed thēselves to be warrāted by Godsb lawe to doe it, so that whosoever put away his wife gave her a bill of divorce mēt. This perverse opiniō & errour of theirs our Saviour Christ reproved teaching that divorcements may not be made for anie cause save whoredome onely. For whosoever (saith he) shall put away his wife except it bee for whoredome and shall marrie another doth commit adulterie and who so marrieth her which is put away, doth commit adulterie. Now about the meaning of these wordes of Christ expressed morefully by on of the