A10322:84
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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Wherefore if soe great plainness of words signed with general tokens as it were importing that they are true in all yet convinceth not that they are meant of all without any exception, fully and universally: how can a lesser plainness wanting such efficacy, convince the same of those in question? Or if it should elsewhere by reason of some difference which might supply, by other weight that this wanteth: Yet here it cannot possibly, because S.m Paul himself as I have declared showeth that in one case the sayings could not so be true Moreover then Papists hold that if a married man become a monk before he know his wife carnally, she may lawfully take another husband, while he liveth. Perhaps further, also that the Pope for any very weighty cause, may upon the same circumstance dispense, and loose the band of Marriage. At least othem-selves tell us that sundry Popes have done so: andp their great Doctors hold we may. Yet is the woman his wife who hath wedded her, or espoused her only, though she hath not ⟨p. 34⟩entered into his bed-chamber. For she that is betrothed, is accounted a wife by the lawq of God: and consent, not carnal company maketh Marriage as the civillr Lawyers,s Fathers, &t Popes do teach. The Papists then of all men may worst enforce the plainness of S. Pauls words against our exposition them selves condescending in cases more then we do, that a woman may take another man while her husband liveth, and be no adulteress. Whereby again appeareth how wisely & discreetly the Jesuit Triumpheth with.9