A10322:50
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.
Forh the Bishop of Avila supplieth it in this manner who so putteth away his wife, except it be for whoredom, though he marry not another, committeth adultery, and whoso putteth her away in whatsoever sort, if he marry another, doth commit adultery. Freier Alphō sus ichecketh and controlleth this interpretation, partly as too violent, for thrusting in so many words; partly as untrue, for the former branch of it: sith he who putteth away his wife, not for whoredom, although he cause her to commit adultery, yet doth not himself commit it, unless he marry another. Whereupon the Friar would have it thus supplied rather. Whose putteth away his wife, not for other cause but for whoredom, and marrieth another, doth commit adultery. But this though it have not soe many words added, as the Bishop of Avila's, yet in truth it is more violently forced against the natural meaning and drift of the text. For by adding these words Not for other cause, his purpose is to say, that whoso putteth away his wife for no cause but for whoredom yet committeth adultery, if he marry another; much more if he marry having put away his wise for any other cause. And so is Christs speech made in effect clean contrary to that which his own words do give: he saying Whosoever shall put away his wife except it be for whoredom: and the friar forcing him to say Whosoever shall put away his wife although it be for whoredom, and shall marry another, doth commit adultery. kNicolas •f Lira being, as in time more ancient then the friar, soe more sincere and single in handling the scripture, saith that other words must be interposed to the supplying of it thus. whoso putteth away his wife except it be for whoredom, sinneth, and doth against the law of marriage; and whoso marrieth another doth commit adultery. Wherein though he deal less violently with the text, then do the friar and the Bishop: yet he offendeth also in their licentious humour of adding to the scripture, where nothing was wanting, and making it thereby to speak that which he thinketh, whereas he should have learned to think that which it speaketh. yea Bellarmin him self acknowledgeth ⟨p. 11⟩that they all were overseen herein, albeit censuring them with gentler words, as he is wont his favourites and friends.