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The Protestant religion truly stated and justified by the late Reverend Mr. Richard BaxterThe Protestant religion truely stated and justified by the late Reverend Mr. Richard Baxter
The Protestant religion truly stated and justified by the late Reverend Mr. Richard Baxter ; prepared for the press some time before his death ; whereunto is added, by way of preface, some account of the learned author, by Mr. Daniel Williams and Mr. Matthew Sylvester.The Protestant religion truely stated and justified by the late Reverend Mr. Richard Baxter ; prepared for the press some time before his death ; whereunto is added, by way of preface, some account of the learned author, by Mr. Danel Williams and Mr. Matthew Sylvester.
London: printed for John Salusbury, 1692
Protestant Religion Truly Stated, and Justified, &c. › The Eighteenth accused Point.
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.
That this is Pauls meaning, the Papists must confess. For 1. Do not they say that the Marriage of Priests, Friars and Nuns are Sin? 2. If any one Marry an Infidel, or utterly unsuitable Person, without necessity, against Parents wills, ⟨p. 80⟩or one that is impotent, or hath the Pox, or that he cannot maintain, &c.? Is not this a heinous Sin? What else signify Gods Law, and mans, against unlawful Marriages.
That this is Pauls meaning, the Papists must confess. For 1. Do not they say that the Marriage of Priests, Fryars and Nuns are Sin? 2. If any one Marry an Infidel, or utterly unsuitable Person, without necessity, against Parents wills, ⟨p. 80⟩or one that is impotent, or hath the Pox, or that he cannot maintain, &c.? Is not this a hainous Sin? What else signifie Gods Law, and mans, against unlawful Marriages.
And if one cannot live chastely without Marriage, and Parents command it, it is not a Sin to refuse? The Law saith, Let all things be done to Edification, and whether ye Eat or Drink, or whatever ye do, do all to the glory of God. And is it only Counsel and no Command, to Marry or not Marry, as it makes to Gods Glory or against it? There are few actions of a mans Life, that make so much to his hurt, and utter misery, as unwise and unmeet Marrying. And is this on Sin? May they not see Pauls meaning then, if they were but willing? It is hard to imagine a case in which so important an action as Marriage, can be neither Sin nor Duty.
And if one cannot live chastly without Marriage, and Parents command it, it is not a Sin to refuse? The Law saith, Let all things be done to Edification, and whether ye Eat or Drink, or whatever ye do, do all to the glory of God. And is it only Counsel and no Command, to Marry or not Marry, as it makes to Gods Glory or against it? There are few actions of a mans Life, that make so much to his hurt, and utter misery, as unwise and unmeet Marrying. And is this on Sin? May they not see Pauls meaning then, if they were but willing? It is hard to imagine a case in which so important an action as Marriage, can be neither Sin nor Duty.