A10322:30
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
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For many of the fathers have gathered thereupon, that if a mans wife committed whoredom & fornication, he might not only put her away, but marry another. Some others, and among them namely S. Augustine, have thought that the man might put away his wife but marry another he might not.
For many of the fathers have gathered therevpon, that if a mans wife committed whoredome & fornicatiō, he might not onely put her away, but marrie another. Some others, and amonge them namely S. Augustine, have thought that the man might put away his wife but marrie another he might not.
The School divines of latter years, & the Canonists, as for the most part they were addicted commonly to S. Austins judgment, did likewise follow him herein & the Popes maintaining their doctrine for Catholic, have possessed the church of Rome with this opinion. But since in our days the light of good learning both for arts & tongues hath shined more brightly by Gods most gracious goodness then in the former ages, and the holy scriptures by the help thereof have been the better understood: the Pastors and Doctors of the reformed Churches have perceived & showed, that if a mans wife defile her self with fornication, he may not only put her away by Christs Doctrine but also marry another. Wherein that they teach agreeably to the truth, and not erroneously, as Jesuits & Papists do falsely and unjustly charge them. I will make manifest and prove (through Gods assistance) by express words of Christ, the truth it self. And because our adversaries do ween that the contrary hereof is strongly proved by sundry arguments and objections, which two of their newest writers Bellarmin the Jesuit & a nameless author of an English pamphlet, have diligently laid together: For the farther clearing therefore of the matter, and taking away of doubts & scruples I will set down all their objections in order, first out of the scriptures then of fathers, last of reasons, and answer every one of them particularly. So shall it appear to such as are not blinded with a fore-conceived opinion and prejudice, that whatsoever show of probabilities ate brought to the contrary, yet the truth delivered by our Saviour Christ alloweth him whose wife committeth fornication to put her away and marry another.