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A69143 Miscellania or a treatise Contayning two hundred controuersiall animaduersions, conducing to the study of English controuersies in fayth, and religion. VVritten by N.N.P. and dedicated to the yonger sort of Catholike priests, and other students in the English seminaries beyond the seas. With a pareneticall conclusion vnto the said men. Anderton, Lawrence, attributed name. 1640 (1640) STC 576; ESTC S115142 202,826 416

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jesu_n thus_o much_o in_o general_a touch_v the_o doctrine_n of_o recusancy_n mantayn_v by_o dive●_n learned_a protestant_n and_o practise_v with_o los●_n of_o life_n by_o many_o reverend_a priest_n here_o 〈◊〉_d england_n and_o fortify_v with_o the_o iudgme●●_n of_o these_o three_o former_a most_o learned_a pious_a and_o godly_a men._n animadversion_n clxxix_o ●he_v most_o common_a abuse_n in_o england_n of_o take_v a_o second_o wife_n during_o the_o life_n of_o ●e_n first_o commit_v fornication_n induce_v ●e_n to_o expound_v those_o word_n of_o our_o saviour_n ●om_n whence_o the_o offender_n herein_o seem_v to_o ●arrant_v their_o sensual_a proceed_n for_o thus_o ●●r_a saviour_n in_o matthew_n 19_o speak_v whosoe●er_o shall_v put_v away_o his_o wife_n except_o it_o be_v for_o for●●tation_n and_o shall_v marry_v another_o do_v commit_v adultery_n from_o which_o word_n our_o aduersa●es_n seem_v to_o infer_v that_o who_o do_v put_v away_o ●s_a wife_n for_o fornication_n and_o marry_v another_o do_v not_o commit_v adultery_n but_o this_o be_v ●hus_o answer_v to_o wit_n that_o this_o exception_n 〈◊〉_d fornication_n be_v only_o to_o show_v that_o for_o this_o ●use_n a_o man_n may_v put_v away_o his_o wife_n for_o e●er_n but_o not_o that_o he_o may_v marry_v another_o as_o 〈◊〉_d most_o plain_a in_o 5._o mark_v c._n 10._o