A10322:90
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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So is the fourth & last; taken out of the first▪ to the Corinthians the seventh Chapter To them who are Married, it is not I that give commandment, but the Lord: Let not the wife depart from her husband: but if she depart too, let her remain unmarried. or be reconciled unto her husband. Wherein (as Bellarmin reasoneth) the words of S. Paul, If, she depart, and so forth are meant of a woman, which parteth from her husband upon a cause of just divorcement, as namely for whoredom, heresy, and the rest whatsoever they be, & not of her which parteth without any such cause. But concerning her of whom the words are meant, S. Paul saith most plainly she may not marry another. Therefore even a cause of just divorcement looseth not the band of Marriage neither is it lawful for married folks to marry others, although they be severed and put asunder by just divorcement.
So is the fourth & last; taken out of the first▪ to the Corithians the seaventh Chaptera To them who are Married, it is not I that give commandement, but the Lord: Let not the wife depart from her husband: but if shee depart too, let her remayne vnmarried. or bee reconciled vnto her husband. Wherein (as Bellarmin reasoneth) the words of S. Paul, If, shee depart, and so forth are meant of a woman, which parteth from her husband vpon a cause of iust divocement, as namely for whordom, haeresie, and the rest whatsoever they be, & not of her which parteth without any such cause. But concerning her of whom the words are meant, S. Paul sayth most playnely shee may not marrie another. Therefore even a cause of iust divorcement looseth not the band of Marriage neither is it lawfull for married folckes to marry others, although they beesevered and put asunder by iust divorcemēt.
And of this argument Bellarmin doth say that it is altogether insoluble. In saying whereof he seemeth to confess that none of the former arguments were so, but might be answered and confuted. His confession touching them hath reason with it: I must needs approve it. But his vaunt of this is like that ofb