A68840:1564
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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But because they very much press the words of Evaristus, when he writeth that marriages contracted without the good will of the parents, are whoredoms, fornications and adulteries: the master of the sentences answereth that that is true, not because such marriages are in very deed such, but because they assembling together secretly among themselves, & privily without the parents knowledge, are wont to be counted as whoremongers and adulterers, but yet the matrimony abideth ratified and is firm, because of the words of the present tense which were therein used. Also Thomas Aquinas in the same place,1 is of the same judgement, and unto that which is brought out of Paul unto the Ephesians (where he saith, children obey your parents in all things:) He answereth that that is to be understand of those things, wherein the children have not any liberty, namely as touching familiar and domesticall things. And this reason he addeth: because matrimony is a certain kind of servitude, which the child is not compelled to take upon him against his will. And in that it is written of Abraham, that he sought his son a wife out of his kindred, he answered that that happened, because he knew that that land was promised unto his posterity, and that God had decreed to take it away from the Canaanites. Wherefore he would not have his son contract matrimony with them.
But bycause they very much presse the wordes of Euaristus, when he writeth that mariages contracted without ye good will of the parentes, are whoredomes, fornications and aduoutries: the master of the sentences aunswereth that that is true, not bycause such mariages are in very deede such, but bycause they assemblyng together secretly among thēselues, & priuely without the parents knowledge, are wont to be counted as whoremongers and adulterers, but yet the matrimony abideth ratified and is firme, bicause of the wordes of the present tense which wer therin vsed. Also Thomas Aquinas in the same place,1 is of the same iudgement, and vnto that whiche is brought out of Paul vnto the Ephesians (where he sayth, children obey your parentes in al things:) He answereth that that is to be vnderstand of those things, wherin the children haue not any liberty, namely as touching familiar and domesticall things. And this reason he addeth: bycause matrimony is a certayne kynde of seruitude, which the childe is not compelled to take vpon him agaynst his will. And in that it is written of Abraham, that he sought his sonne a wife out of hys kinred, he aunswered that that happened, bycause he knewe that that lande was promised vnto hys posterity, and that God had decreed to take it awaye from the Chananites. Wherfore he would not haue hys sonne contract matrimony with them.