2. Of what he speaks: the state of the question, the one is converted, the other is not, the unbelieving party hinders the work of the believing party: the question is, whether they should continue that commerce between them, there being so much opposition; whether they may do it without prejudice to the conscience of the believing party in that ordinance of God, or may they have the pure use of marriage? His answer is, It is a matter of duty, if she will yet remain, it is a duty enjoined of God. Mark the Apostles question, not whether they may marry an unbeliever, that is not here spoken of; but it is taken for granted they were both unbelievers, and now one is converted, whether he or she may continue, the answer is, Yes, he may & must. Thus you see, of what he speaks, not of making marriages, but of continuing of them: This he proves, & he reasons from the effect; If the unbelieving party be sanctified by the believing party in that wch belongs to the use of Marriage then they may continue: but so they are, and that is no prejudice to that ordinance of marriage: If a believer may have a sanctified use of an unbeliever, then they may abide: but so they may, & the unbeliever is sanctified to that use by the believer, the meaning is, that the unbelief of the party cannot so out-bid the faith of the believer, as to pollute the conscience or faith of the party: but that faith the believer hath, through Christ he shall have a sanctified use of to his own conscience, and the spiritual use of marriage; for that was to beget a holy ⟨p. 46⟩seed to God, and it is made holy in the believer, not in himself: But the unbelieving husband, he hath not a sanctified use of marriage, neither in his own conscience, nor in his faith; but in the believing wife, in virtue of that power closing with Christ, they have a sanctified use of marriage, and in marriage, and may attain the right end of marriage. The Apostle proves it by the effect; where holiness is in the effect, there it is in the cause, the wife hath the child that comes of her, federally holy, therefore they have right to the privileges of the covenant; if the one party be faithful, their children are federally holy, and so they may have a sanctified use of Gods ordinance: but otherwise, if both be unbelievers, they have no right, but are as Pagans, and have no right to the privileges of Gods covenant.
2. Of what hee speakes: the state of the question, the one is converted, the other is not, the unbelieving party hinders the work of the believing party: the question is, whether they should continue that commerce between them, there being so much opposition; whether they may doe it without prejudice to the conscience of the believing party in that ordinance of God, or may they have the pure use of marriage? His answer is, It is a matter of duty, if she will yet remain, it is a duty enjoyned of God. Mark the Apostles question, not whether they may marry an unbeliever, that is not here spoken of; but it is taken for granted they were both unbelievers, and now one is converted, whether he or she may continue, the answer is, Yes, he may & must. Thus you see, of what he speaks, not of making marriages, but of cōtinuing of thē: This he proves, & he reasons frō the effect; If the unbelieving party be sanctified by the believing party in that wch belongs to the use of Marriage then they may cōtinue: but so they are, and that is no prejudice to that ordinance of marriage: If a believer may have a sanctified use of an unbeliever, then they may abide: but so they may, & the unbelever is sanctified to that use by the believer, the meaning is, that the unbeliefe of the party cannot so out-bid the faith of the believer, as to pollute the conscience or faith of the party: but that faith the believer hath, through Christ he shall have a sanctified use of to his own conscience, and the spirituall use of marriage; for that was to beget a holy ⟨p. 46⟩seed to God, and it is made holy in the believer, not in himselfe: But the unbelieving husband, he hath not a sanctified use of marriage, neither in his own conscience, nor in his faith; but in the believing wife, in vertue of that power closing with Christ, they have a sanctified use of marriage, and in marriage, and may attain the right end of marriage. The Apostle proves it by the effect; where holinesse is in the effect, there it is in the cause, the wife hath the child that comes of her, federally holy, therefore they have right to the priviledges of the covemant; if the one party be faithfull, their children are federally holy, and so they may have a sanctified use of Gods ordinance: but otherwise, if both be unbelievers, they have no right, but are as Pagans, and have no right to the priviledges of Gods covenant.
