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The whole works of W. Tyndall, John Frith, and Doct. Barnes, three worthy martyrs,…The vvhole workes of W. Tyndall, Iohn Frith, and Doct. Barnes, three worthy martyrs,…
The whole works of W. Tyndall, John Frith, and Doct. Barnes, three worthy martyrs, and principal teachers of this Church of England collected and compiled in one tome together, being before scattered, [and] now in print here exhibited to the Church. To the praise of God, and profit of all good Christian readers.The vvhole workes of W. Tyndall, Iohn Frith, and Doct. Barnes, three worthy martyrs, and principall teachers of this Churche of England collected and compiled in one tome togither, beyng before scattered, [and] now in print here exhibited to the Church. To the prayse of God, and profite of all good Christian readers.
London: printed by John Daye, 1573London: printed by Iohn Daye, 1573
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.
Moses Deut. xxiiij. permitted his Israelites in extreme necessity, as when they so hated their wives that they abhorred the company of them, then to put them away, to avoid a worse inconvenience. Whereof ye read also Mat. xix. And he knit thereto that they might not receive them again after they had been known of any other persons. Which •cence the Jews abused and put away their wives for every light or feigned cause, and whensoever they lusted. But Christ calleth back again and interpreteth the law after the first ordinance, and cutteth of all causes of divorcement, save fornication of the wives party, when she breaketh her matrimony. In which case Moses law pronounceth her dead, and so do the laws of many other countries: which laws where they be used, there is the man free without all question. Now where they be let live, there the man (if he see sign of repentance and amendment) may forgive for once. If he may not find in his hart (as Joseph as holy as he was, could not find in his hart to take Christs mother to him, when he spied her with child) he is free no doubt to take an other, while the law interpreteth her deed: for her sin ought of no right to bind him.
Moses Deut. xxiiij. permitted hys Israelites in extreame necessitie, as when they so hated their wiues yt they abhorred the company of them, then to put them away, to auoyde a worse inconuenience. Whereof ye read also Mat. xix. And he knitte thereto that they might not receaue them agayne after they had bene knowne of any other persons. Which •cence ye Iewes abused and put away their wiues for euery light or fayned cause, and whensoeuer they lusted. But Christ calleth backe agayne and enterpreteth ye lawe after the first ordinaunce, and cutteth of all causes of deuorcement, saue fornication of the wiues partie, whē she breaketh her matrimony. In which case Moses law pronoūceth her dead, and so do ye lawes of many other coū treyes: which lawes where they be vsed, there is the man free without all question. Now where they be let liue, there the man (if he see signe of repentaunce and amendment) may forgeue for once. If he may not finde in hys hart (as Ioseph as holy as he was, coulde not finde in his hart to take Christes mother to hym, when he spied her with childe) he is free no doubt to take an other, while the lawe interpreteth her deede: for her sinne ought of no right to bynde him.