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The sermons of Master Henry Smith gathered into one volume. Printed according to his…The sermons of Maister Henrie Smith gathered into one volume. Printed according to his…
The sermons of Master Henry Smith gathered into one volume. Printed according to his corrected copies in his life time.The sermons of Maister Henrie Smith gathered into one volume. Printed according to his corrected copies in his life time.
London: printed by Richard Field for Thomas Man, 1593
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When these rules are warily observed, they may join together, and say as Laban & Bethuel said;1 This cometh of the Lord, therefore we will not speak against it. How happy are those, in whom Faith, and Love, and Godliness are married together before they marry themselves? For none of these martial, and cloudy, and whining marriages can say, that Godliness was invited to their Bridal; and ⟨p. 28⟩therefore the blessings, which are promised to godliness, do fly from them.
When these rules are warilie obserued, they may ioine together, and say as Laban & Bethuel said;1 This commeth of the Lord, therfore we will not speake against it. How happie are those, in whom Faith, and Loue, and Godlinesse are maried together before they marie themselues? For none of these martiall, and cloudie, and whining mariages can say, that Godlinesse was inuited to their Bridal; and ⟨p. 28⟩therefore the blessings, which are promised to godlinesse, do flie from them.
Now in this choice are two questions.1 First, whether children may marry without their parents consent: Second, whether they may marry with Papists or Atheists, &c. Touching the first,2 God saith: Honour thy father and thy mother. Now, wherein canst thou honour them more, then in this honourable action, to which they have preserved thee, and brought thee up, which concerneth the state of thy whole life? Again, in the first institution of Marriage, when there was no father to give consent, then our heavenly father gave his consent: