Christian religion

When separation by the Magistrate hath gone before, without lawful cause.

When separation by the Magistrate hath gone before, without lawfull cause.

So much of the Commandment. What are the punishments of the breach?

So much of the Commandement. What are the punishments of the breach?

First, when many other sins are hid, this is most commonly discovered. Secondly, the sin is a judgement of it self. Thirdly,¹ God will judge them oftentimes in this world, always in the world to come. Fourthly, more particularly, whipping for fornication, and death to other unlawful mixtures. Fifthly, it spendeth the goods, as also hurteth the body, and bereaveth a man of his understanding and judgement; and not only reacheth to the offenders themselves, but also to their children, as that the bastard to the tenth generation might not enter into the Sanctuary; likewise against his wife and lawful children, whilst thereby he often times maketh a stews of his house, as David did by the adultery he committed with the wife of Uriah. ²And children begotten in horrible incest, to be burnt or slain in their mothers womb.

First, when many other sinnes are hid, this is most commonly discouered. Secondly, the sin is a iudgement of it selfe. Thirdly,¹ God will iudge them oftentimes in this world, alwaies in the world to come. Fourthly, more particularly, whipping for fornicatiō, and death to other vnlawfull mixtures. Fiftly, it spendeth the goods, as also hurteth the bodie, and bereaueth a man of his vnderstanding and iudgement; and not onely reacheth to the offenders themselues, but also to their children, as that the bastard to the tenth generation might not enter into the Sanctuarie; likewise against his wife and lawfull children, whilest thereby he often times maketh a stewes of his house, as Dauid did by the adultery hee committed with the wife of Vrias.