A10322:32
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 proof here of is evident if Christs words be weighed in the nineteenth Chapter of S. Mathews gospel. Fore when the Pharisees asking him a question, whether it were lawful for a ⟨p. 3⟩man to put away his wife for every cause, received answer that it was not, and thereupon said unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a bill of divorcement and to put her a way: Our Saviour said unto them; Moses suffered you because of the hardness of your heart to put away your wives: But from the beginning it was not so. And I say unto you, that, whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for whoredom, and shall marry another, doth commit adultery: and who so marrieth her that is put away, doth commit adultery.
The proofe hier of is evident if Christs wordes be weighed in the niententh Chapter of S. Mathews gospell. Fore when the Pharises asking him a question, whether it were lawfull for a ⟨p. 3⟩man to put away his wife for everie cause, received answer that it was not, and therevpon saide vnto him, Why did Moses then commande to give a bill of divorcement and to put her a way: Our Saviour sayde vnto them; Moses suffered you because of the hardnes of your harte to put awaye your wifes: But from the beginning it was not so. And I say vnto you, that, whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for whoredome, and shall marrie another, doth commit adulterie: and who so marrieth her that is put away, doth commit adulterie.
Now in this sentence, the clause of exception [except it be for whoredom] doth argue that he commiteth not adultery, who, having put away his wife for whoredom marrieth another.