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The sum of sacred divinity briefly & methodically propoundedThe summe of sacred diuinitie briefly & methodically propounded
The sum of sacred divinity briefly & methodically propounded : more largely & clearly handled and explained / published by John Downame ...The summe of sacred diuinitie briefly & methodically propounded : more largly & cleerely handled and explaned / published by John Downame ...
London: printed by Willi, 1625
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Fornication, when two unmarried persons commit it: Of both which, the Apostle saith, qWhoremongers and Adulterers God will judge. The rworks of the flesh are Adultery, Fornication, &c. And our Saviour, Mat. 15. 19, 20. Out of the heart come Adulteries, Fornications, &c. These are the things that defile a man. And here, if in any of these, force be used, it is called Rape, and maketh the ⟨p. 203⟩sin more heinous. But the party sforced, is to be held guiltless.
Fornication, when two vnmarryed persons commit it: Of both which, the Apostle saith, qWhoremongers and Adulterers God will iudge. The rworkes of the flesh are Adulterie, Fornication, &c. And our Sauiour, Mat. 15. 19, 20. Out of the heart come Adulteries, Fornications, &c. These are the things that defile a man. And here, if in any of these, force be vsed, it is called Rape, and maketh the ⟨p. 203⟩sinne more haynous. But the partie sforced, is to bee held guiltlesse.