Marriage is a common participation of mind body, & goods. Now saith Paul: What unite can a faithful believer have with and infidel. The unbeliever cleaveth to unrighteousness, to darkness, to hypocrisy, to error, even unto the devil and to idolatry. Again: the faithful believer despiseth, abhorreth & condemneth ⟨image 27⟩all such things, loveth righteousness, the trueth of the Gospel, the light, even the Lord, and hath God living in him. How will these two now draw one yoke, which are of such a contrary mind? To draw one yoke, is a manner of speaking and is as much to say, as to have fellow ship, and to yoke them selves together in wedlock To bear a strange yoke, is it to take an unfaith 1full mate, or one to give over himself unto such things, as may alienate his mind from God & his trueth. And verily what woman so ever taketh an unbelieving man, must draw after him in unbelief, yea & do, see, & hear that which is clean contrary unto faith, and hurtful to her soul. The children also shall be brought up in in fidelity. And though it come not to pass while the parents be alive, yet happeneth it after the death of the faithful? While such yoked folks also are alive, there is no tranquillity: & finally the believer must be in continual discord with the unbeliever, or else must he grant unto her & so do against God, against his own soul, and against his conscience. Therefore must we take good advisement afore hand, leest we yoke our selves, our friends or our children with unfaith full people, to the great hurt of our selves & ours
Mariage is a cōmon participacion of mynde body, & goodes. Now sayth Paule: What vnyte can a faythfull beleuer haue wyth and infydeler. The vnbeleuer cleueth to vnrighteousnesse, to darkenesse, to ypocrysye, to erroure, euen vnto the deuell and to ydolatry. Agayne: the faithfull beleuer despyseth, abhorreth & condemnethe ⟨image 27⟩all such thinges, loueth righteousnes, the trueth of the Gospel, the lyght, euen the Lord, and hath God lyuyng in hym. How wyll these two now drawe one yoke, whiche are of suche a contrary mynde? To drawe one yoke, is a maner of spekyng and is as muche to say, as to haue fellow shyp, and to yoke thē selues togither in wedlock To beare a strasig yoke, is it to take an vnfaith 1ful mate, or one to gyue ouer himselfe vnto such thynges, as maye alienate hys mynde frō God & his trueth. And verely what womā so euer taketh an vnbeleuyng mā, must drawe after hym in vnbeleue, yea & do, se, & heare that whiche is cleane contrary vnto fayth, and hurteful to her soule. The chyldren also shalbe brought vp in in fidelite. And thoughe it come not to passe whyle the parentes be alyue, yet happeneth it after the death of the faythfull? Whyle such yoked folkes also are alyue, there is no tranquilite: & finally the beleuer must be in continuall discorde wyth the vnbeleuer, or els must he graunt vnto her & so do agaynst God, agaynst his own soule, and agaynst his conscience. Therfore must we take good aduisement afore hand, leest we yoke oure selues, our frēdes or our chyldren with vnfayth ful people, to the great hurt of our selues & ours
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