The sum of sacred divinity briefly & methodically propoundedThe summe of sacred diuinitie briefly & methodically propounded

Of this kind especially is the contracting of our selves in marriage with the ungodly; for which, the same Kings son Jehoram is taxed: He ^uwalked in the ways of the Kings of Israel, as the house of AHAB did: for AHAB'S ⟨p. 138⟩Daughter was his Wife, and he did evil in the eyes of JEHOVAH: yea, this is noted as the prime sin that corrupted the old World, and brought the flood upon them, for that the ^xsons of God, the professors of Piety and true Religion (of the Posterity of Sheth and ENOSH) seeing the Daughters of men (who made no conscience of serving God) to be beautiful, took them from any (indifferently without respect of what Religion they were of) wives such as they chose. Therefore were the Children of Israel precisely forbidden ^yto join affinity with those Nations (of the Land of Canaan) to give their daughters to any of their sons, or to take any of their daughters for their sons: for, saith the Lord, They will certainly draw your sons away from following me, to serve other gods.

Of this kind especially is the contracting of our selues in marriage with the vngodly; for which, the same Kings sonne Iehoram is taxed: He ^uwalked in the wayes of the Kings of Israel, as the house of AHAB did: for AHABS ⟨p. 138⟩Daughter was his Wife, and he did euill in the eyes of IEHOVAH: yea, this is noted as the prime sinne that corrupted the olde World, and brought the floud vpon them, for that the ^xsonnes of God, the professors of Pietie and true Religion (of the Posteritie of Sheth and ENOSH) seeing the Daughters of men (who made no conscience of seruing God) to bee beautifull, tooke them from any (indifferently without respect of what Religion they were of) wiues such as they chose. Therefore were the Children of Israel precisely forbidden