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The Judgement of Martin Bucer concerning divorce written to Edward the sixth, in his…The Ivdgement of Martin Bucer concerning divorce written to Edward the sixt, in his…
The Judgement of Martin Bucer concerning divorce written to Edward the sixth, in his second book of the Kingdom of Christ, and now Englished : wherein a late book restoring the doctrine and discipline of divorce is here confirmed and justified by the authority of Martin Bucer to the Parliament of England.The Ivdgement of Martin Bucer concerning divorce written to Edward the sixt, in his second book of the Kingdom of Christ, and now Englisht : wherein a late book restoring the doctrine and discipline of divorce is heer confirm'd and justify'd by the authoritie of Martin Bucer to the Parlament of England.
London: printed by Matthew Simmons, 1644
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THE JUDGEMENT OF MARTIN BUCER TOUCHING DIVORCE. › Chapter 24
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CHAP. XXIV.
Who of the ancient Fathers have granted marriage after divorce.
This is clear both by what hath bin said, and by that which Origen relates of certain Bishops in his time, Homil. 7. in Matth. I know some, saith he, which are over Churches, who without Scripture have permitted the wife to marry while her former husband lived. And did this against Scripture which saith, The wife is bound to her husband so long as he lives, and she shall be called an adulteress, if, her husband living, she take another man, yet did they not permit this without cause, perhaps for the infirmity of such as had not continence, they permitted evil to avoid worse. Ye see Origen and the Doctors of his age, not without all cause, permitted women after divorce to marry, though their former husbands were living: yet writes that they permitted against Scripture. But what cause could they have to do so, unless they thought our Saviour in his precepts of divorce, had so forbidden, as willing to remit such perfection to his weaker ones, cast into danger of worse faults.
THis is cleer both by what hath bin said, and by that which Origen relates of certain Bishops in his time, Homil. 7. in Matth. I know some, saith he, which are over Churches, who without Scripture have permitted the wife to mary while her former husband liv'd. And did this against Scripture which saith, The wife is bound to her husband so long as he lives, and she shall be call•d an adulteresse, if, her husband living, she take another man, yet did they not permit this without cause, perhaps for the infirmitie of such as had not continence, they permitted evill to avoid worse. Ye see Origen and the Doctors of his age, not without all cause, permitted women after divorce to marry, though their former husbands were living: yet writes that they permitted against Scripture. But what cause could they have to doe so, unlesse they thought our Saviour in his precepts of divorce, had so forbid'n, as willing to remit such perfection to his weaker ones, cast into danger of worse faults.