A10322:79
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.
And then had Kingz Asa done evil in putting down his mother Maachah from her state, because she had made an Idol in a grove; & in breaking down her Idol; and stamping it, & burning it. Anda Doeg the Edomite had deserved greater praise then Sauls servants: sith they Would not move their hands to fall upon the Lords Priests, when their Master bid them: which Doeg did and executed his wrath to the uttermost. And theb Apostles had overseen themselves, when they disobeyed the high Priest, and rulers and Elders of Israel; and gave this reason of it We ought rather to obey God then men. Yea that wretched impious & execrable fryer, who did more then barbarously murder his Sovereign Lords the* French King the anointed of the HIGHEST, may then be excused, excused! nay commended and praised by traitorous papists, as having done that which he ought: seeing it is likely that either Pope or Priest, or Jesuit or Abbot, or some of his superiors commanded him to do it. Such absurd consequents of Bellarmins affirming that Marks and Lukes words must be absolutely true, and not depend of Matthew, do show what great reason he had soe to speak. For it is written of the City of Jerusalem, compared with the Canaanites, Amorites, and Hittites cSuch mother, Such daughter: in like sort may it be said of this construction of the holy Scripture compared with Bellarmins. Such consequence, such antecedent. And thus far of his second place.
And then had Kingz Asa done evill in putting downe his mother Maachah from her state, because shee hadd made an Idole in a grove; & in breaking downe her Idoll; and stamping it, & burning it. Anda Doeg the Edomite had deserved greater prayse then Sauls servants: sith they Would not move their hands to fal vpom the Lords Priests, when their Maister bidd them: which Doeg did and excuted his wrath to the vttermost. And the