A10322:92
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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For the foremost part thereof, his proposition a vouching that the words If she depart, and so forth, are meant of her only which parteth from her husband upon a just cause of divorcement, as namely for whoredom heresy, and such like, is faulty sundry ways: seeing they are neither meant of her only which parteth for a just cause; and though▪ they be also meant of her which parteth for any other just cause, yet not of her which for whoredom.
For the formost parte thereof, his proposition a vouching that the words If shee depart, and so forth, are meant of her onely which parteth from her husband vpon a iust cause of divocement, as namely for whordom heresie, and such like, is faulty sundry wayes: seing they are neither meant of her onely which parteth for a iust cause; and though▪ they bee also meant of her which parteth for any other iust cause, yet not of her which for whoredom.
Moreover the conclusion knitting up his argument with Therefore even a just cause of divorcement looseth not the band of Marriage, is guilefully set down: being uttered in the form of a particular, and true so, taking divorcement as he doth; but intended to carry the force of a general, so by fraud and falsehood to bear away the point in question. Of both the which to treat in order, his proposition he presumeth of as most certain, because ⟨p. 39⟩in (his judgment) Paul would not have said of her who departed without some such cause, Let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled unto her husband; but he would have said, Let her remain unmarried till she be reconciled unto her husband, & let her come again unto her husband in any case. And why doth Bellarmin think so? His reasons follow. For Paul could not permit an unjust divorcement against the express commandment of the Lord.
Moreover the conclusion knitting vpp his argument with Therefore even a iust cause of divorcement looseth not the band of Marriage, is guilfully sett downe: being vttered in the forme of a particular, and true so, taking divorcement as hee doth; but intended to carry the force of a generall, so by fraude and faulshood to beare away the poynt in questiō. Of both the which to treat in ordre, his proposition hee presumeth of as most certayne, because