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Most fruitful [and] learned co[m]mentaries of Doctor Peter Martyr Vermil Florentine, professor of divinity,…Most fruitfull [and] learned co[m]mentaries of Doctor Peter Martir Vermil Florentine, professor of deuinitie,…
Most fruitful [and] learned co[m]mentaries of Doctor Peter Martyr Vermil Florentine, professor of divinity, in the University of Tygure with a very profitable tract of the matter and places. Herein is also added [and] contained two most ample tables, aswell of the matter, as of the words: with an index of the places in the holy scripture. Set forth & allowed, according to the order appointed in the Queens majesties injunctions.Most fruitfull [and] learned co[m]mentaries of Doctor Peter Martir Vermil Florentine, professor of deuinitie, in the Vniuersitye of Tygure with a very profitable tract of the matter and places. Herein is also added [and] contained two most ample tables, aswel of the matter, as of the wordes: wyth an index of the places in the holy scripture. Set forth & allowed, accordyng to thorder appointed in the Quenes maiesties iniunctions.
London: printed by John Day, 1564London: printed by Iohn Day, 1564
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For he would not have them to contract matrimony with the Canaanites, Amorites, Jebusites, &c. And other people seem not to have been bound to the law, neither should we at this day (if there were such nations still,1) be letted, but that we might join our selves in matrimony with them. Although the cause of the law, ought at this day to be holden: which cause is, ye matrimonies should not be contracted with them which be of a contrary religion. For it is not convenient that the Godly should be joined with the ungodly. I know that Augustine writeth concerning unlawful marriages to Pollentius in the second book and of the Sermon of the Lord upon the Mountain, that there is not a place in the new Testament, wherein by express words, matrimonies with infidels are prohibited. But of this matter I will not write much at this present, seeing that I have largely entreated of it in the Epistle to the Corinthians. This will I say more over, that a good man ought in contracting of matrimonies, to follow chiefly that which is honest, and not lightly to depart from commendable orders & usual customs which are not against the word of god. And if there happen peradventure any doubt, let him not think it much to ask counsel of his magistrate, otherwise he shall rashly put both himself, his wife and his children to danger. For if he be married in any of the degrees prohibited by the peculiar law, he shall not then be counted a husband, but a whoremonger, and his wife a harlot, & their children bastards. Howbeit the magistrate, although concerning matrimony he may forbid certain other contracts besides those which God hath forbidden, yet can he not, neither ought he to remit any of those which God hath commanded, & which he hath prohibited by his law, yea he must most diligently see that he burden not the people to much,2 or without an earnest cause, as we see the Pope hath done, who hath two ways sinned in this thing: first in that he durst usurp the office of making of laws in a common wealth, which undoubtedly pertaineth not unto him, Secondly because in his laws he followed not the word of god, but with out reason forbade first all degrees even to the seventh, which when he saw afterward was not observed, and all was full of confusion, he cut of his prohibitions to the fourth degree.
For he woulde not haue them to contracte matrimony with the Chananites, Hamorrites, Iebusites, &c. And other people seme not to haue bene bounde to ye law, neither should we at this day (if there were such nations still,