A10322:41
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.
Wherefore, he by consequent, committeth not adultery who doth so for whoredom: If the particle be adversative, and must have words accordingly supplied, & understood to make the sense perfect. Thus the shift and cavil which Bellarmin hath drawn out of the double meaning of the Greek word, is either idle and beateth the air; or if it strike any, it striketh himself, & giveth his cause a deadly wound. Yea that which he principally sought to confute, he hath confirmed thereby.
Wherefore, hee by consequent, cōmitteth not adulterie who doth so for whoredome: If the particle bee adversative, and must have words accordingly supplied, & vnderstood to make the sence percttt. Thus the shift and cavill which Bellarmin hath drawen out of the double meaning of the Greeke worde, is either idle and beateth the aire; or if it strike any, it striketh himselfe, & giveth his cause a deadly wound. Yea that which he principally sought to confute, hee hath confirmed thereby.
For sith the word hath only two significations exceptive, and adversative, neither durst he say that it is used here as an adversative. it followeth he must grant it to be as an exceptive: & soe the place rightly translated in our English (agreeable to the other in the 5. of Matthew) except it be for whoredom, which as in their authentical latin text also doth out of controversy betoken an exception.
For sith the worde hath onely two significations exceptive, and adverstive, neither durst he say that it is vsed here as an adversative. it foloweth he must graunt it to be as an exceptive: & soe the place rightly translated in our English (agreeable to the other in the 5. of Mathew) except it be for whoredoe, which as in their authēticall latin text also doth out of controversie betokē an exception.
Having all passages therefore shut against him for scaping this way, he fleeth to another starting hole: to wit, that if the word be taken exceptively, yet may it be an exception negative.