The practical divinity of the papists discovered to be destructive of Christianity and mens…

If there have been no Carnal knowledge they make no bones at all of the Popes dissolving Marriages, how firmly soever contracted, or solemnly celebrated: No, nor if they have had that full consummation with reluctancy. But there is one rarer feat that the Pope can do, he ⟨p. 373⟩has power to dispense with persons to Marry and continue so, not during life, but for such time as they desire, a year or two, or till they can have a Child, and then be Unmarried again, and freed from all bonds of that state, without any Divorce or occasion for it. Jo. Andreas (a principle Rabbi of their Church Talmud) says, he had disputed this question, whether the Pope might not dispense with a Kings only Son, being a Monk, to Marry for a while, till he could get a Boy, and after return to his Monastery and Unmarried condition? He answers, That the Pope, whose power is disputed, may resolve it himself, yet he may be advised to forbear: but many maintain, that if he should dispense, the dispensation would stand good, (according to whom, the Pope is not forbidden to dispense against the Gospel, when he sees cause, but only not to destroy it, as before,) and this holds especially, if the party would be content to be Married for a while, rather than for ever. So Andreas, and the same, it seems, is defended by Jo. Antonius, Bishop of Alexandria (in Milan) by Baldus, by Fulgosius, and Baptista Toruamala, Our Author will not grant, that the Pope cannot dispense with a Religious person to be Married a little, but makes it a question whether he can let him Marry during life^(*).^(*)

If there have been no Carnal knowledge they make no bones at all of the Popes dissolving Marriages, how firmly soever contracted, or solemnly celebrated: No, nor if they have had that full consummation with reluctancy. But there is one rarer feat that the Pope can do, he ⟨p. 373⟩has power to dispense with persons to Marry and continue so, not during life, but for such time as they desire, a year or two, or till they can have a Child, and then be Unmarryed again, and freed from all bonds of that state, without any Divorce or occasion for it. Jo. Andreas (a principle Rabbi of their Church Talmud) says, he had disputed this question, whether the Pope might not dispense with a Kings only Son, being a Monk, to Marry for a while, till he could get a Boy, and after return to his Monastery and Unmarryed condition? He answers, That the Pope, whose power is disputed, may resolve it himself, yet he may be advised to forbear: but many maintain, that if he should dispense, the dispensation would stand good, (according to whom, the Pope is not forbidden to dispense against the Gospel, when he sees cause, but only not to destroy it, as before,) and this holds especially, if the party would be content to be Marryed for a while, rather than for ever. So Andreas, and the same, it seems, is defended by Jo. Antonius, Bishop of Alexandria (in Millain) by Baldus, by Fulgosius, and Baptista Toruamala, Our Author will not grant, that the Pope cannot dispense with a Religious person to be Marryed a little, but makes it a question whether he can let him Marry during life