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A66870 The case of divorce and re-marriage thereupon discussed by a reverend prelate of the Church of England and a private of the Church of England and a private gentleman ; occasioned by the late act of Parliament for the divorce of the Lord Rosse. Wolseley, Charles, Sir, 1630?-1714. 1673 (1673) Wing W3307; ESTC R9734 27,389 164

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nor_o do_v i_o ever_o yet_o meet_v with_o any_o that_o think_v the_o hebrew_n word_n use_v in_o the_o 24_o of_o deut._n as_o the_o ground_n of_o moses_n permission_n of_o divorce_n can_v be_v render_v by_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v that_o use_v by_o our_o saviour_n but_o to_o put_v it_o out_o of_o all_o far_a question_n that_o the_o licence_n moses_n give_v to_o divorce_n can_v be_v restrain_v to_o adultery_n and_o fornication_n there_o be_v this_o undeniable_a evidence_n if_o that_o be_v so_o we_o must_v make_v our_o saviour_n palpable_o to_o contradict_v himself_o and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n to_o establish_v what_o himself_o repeal_v and_o to_o do_v the_o same_o thing_n which_o he_o find_v fault_n with_o as_o do_v by_o moses_n be_v not_o that_o which_o be_v from_o the_o beginning_n but_o that_o which_o be_v do_v only_o temporary_o and_o occasional_o for_o the_o hardness_n of_o that_o people_n heart_n our_o saviour_n speech_n will_v then_o run_v thus_o moses_n for_o the_o hardness_n of_o your_o heart_n suffer_v you_o to_o put_v away_o your_o wife_n for_o fornication_n and_o adultery_n which_o be_v not_o so_o from_o the_o beginning_n and_o so_o ought_v not_o to_o continue_v but_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o that_o whosoever_o put_v away_o his_o wife_n except_o for_o fornication_n and_o adultery_n and_o marry_v another_o commit_v adultery_n in_o so_o do_v there_o need_v no_o more_o than_o our_o saviour_n own-word_n to_o assure_v we_o that_o the_o liberty_n moses_n give_v for_o divorce_n and_o that_o christ_n give_v be_v upon_o different_a ground_n the_o plain_a meaning_n of_o our_o saviour_n seem_v to_o be_v this_o moses_n heretofore_o upon_o a_o particular_a reason_n because_o of_o the_o hardness_n of_o your_o heart_n suffer_v you_o to_o put_v away_o your_o wife_n upon_o ground_n that_o be_v not_o intend_v to_o be_v a_o lawful_a cause_n of_o divorce_n from_o the_o beginning_n i_o will_v have_v that_o to_o be_v so_o no_o more_o but_o i_o 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marriage_n it_o be_v the_o same_o that_o be_v from_o the_o beginning_n only_o the_o moysaicall_a indulgence_n have_v interpose_v and_o our_o saviour_n by_o repeal_n that_o settle_v the_o matter_n upon_o the_o old_a and_o last_a foundation_n wherein_o jew_n and_o gentile_n and_o all_o man_n to_o the_o world_n end_n be_v to_o acquiesce_v and_o declare_v that_o exception_n of_o fornication_n though_o not_o express_v to_o be_v virtual_o contain_v and_o employ_v in_o the_o institution_n of_o marriage_n from_o the_o beginning_n animadversion_n it_o be_v a_o strong_a argument_n to_o i_o that_o whereas_o god_n say_v the_o nation_n round_o about_o the_o jew_n will_v admire_v their_o wise_a law_n yet_o none_o of_o the_o heathen_a have_v such_o a_o loose_a law_n as_o to_o divorce_v at_o every_o exception_n the_o husband_n take_v answer_n it_o be_v a_o consideration_n of_o moment_n i_o grant_v yet_o our_o saviour_n give_v the_o reason_n of_o it_o and_o thereby_o seem_v to_o admit_v the_o thing_n determine_v we_o it_o be_v rather_o a_o toleration_n than_o a_o law_n a_o permission_n of_o impunity_n rather_o than_o a_o institution_n and_o we_o have_v good_a reason_n to_o think_v as_o thing_n than_o stand_v the_o best_a and_o most_o prudent_a expedient_a that_o people_n be_v capable_a of_o calvin_n speak_v wise_o of_o it_o say_v he_o we_o give_v general_a liberty_n without_o restraint_n for_o man_n to_o go_v to_o law_n yet_o that_o justify_v no_o man_n go_v to_o law_n beyond_o the_o bound_n of_o charity_n st._n chrysostome_n in_o his_o excellent_a homily_n upon_o the_o 5_o of_o matthew_n speak_v more_o full_o to_o the_o ground_n of_o it_o si_fw-mi enim_fw-la retineri_fw-la etiam_fw-la exosam_fw-la praecipisset_fw-la vxorem_fw-la facilè_fw-la profectò_fw-la illam_fw-la qui_fw-la oderat_fw-la occidisset_fw-la talis_fw-la quippè_fw-la erat_fw-la natio_fw-la judaeorum_fw-la qui_fw-la enim_fw-la ne_fw-la filiis_fw-la quidem_fw-la propriis_fw-la parcere_fw-la &_o prophetas_fw-la solebant_fw-la frequentèr_fw-la occidere_fw-la ut_fw-la aquam_fw-la ita_fw-la effundentes_fw-la humanum_fw-la cruorem_fw-la multò_fw-la illi_fw-la minus_fw-la odiosis_n conjugibus_fw-la pepercissent_fw-la moses_n inquit_fw-la propter_fw-la duritam_fw-la vestram_fw-la haec_fw-la scripsit_fw-la ne_fw-la clam_fw-la mactaretis_fw-la sed_fw-la ejiceretis_fw-la the_o christian_a roman_a emperor_n give_v much_o the_o same_o liberty_n to_o the_o husband_n grotius_n say_v christiani_n imperatores_fw-la extra_fw-la adulterium_fw-la aliquot_fw-la scelera_fw-la enumerant_fw-la quibus_fw-la probatis_fw-la maritus_fw-la sine_fw-la ullo_fw-la damno_fw-la vxorem_fw-la repudiet_fw-la &_o quod_fw-la est_fw-la amplius_fw-la ea_fw-la si_fw-la probare_fw-la nequeat_fw-la non_fw-la simplicitèr_fw-la repudium_fw-la vetant_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o arbitrio_fw-la mariti_fw-la relinquunt_fw-la malitnè_fw-la vxorem_fw-la retinere_fw-la a_o dotem_fw-la reddere_fw-la &_o amittere_fw-la quod_fw-la propter_fw-la nuptias_fw-la donavit_fw-la animadversion_n matth._n 19_o 9_o be_v not_o every_o way_n the_o same_o determination_n with_o his_o doctrine_n matth._n 5._o for_o chap._n 19_o he_o speak_v in_o his_o case_n that_o marry_v another_o but_o matth._n 5._o in_o his_o case_n who_o marry_v she_o that_o be_v put_v away_o answer_n i_o conceive_v both_o place_n be_v alike_o to_o this_o purpose_n to_o make_v remarriage_n upon_o divorce_n lawful_a for_o in_o the_o 5_o of_o matthew_n remarriage_n be_v plain_o intend_v by_o our_o saviour_n for_o he_o say_v whosoever_o put_v away_o his_o wife_n except_o for_o fornication_n which_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v such_o put_v away_o as_o they_o then_o use_v which_o be_v to_o remarry_v after_o it_o for_o he_o say_v express_o whoever_o put_v away_o his_o wife_n and_o marry_v another_o and_o he_o say_v if_o the_o woman_n marry_v again_o except_o put_v away_o for_o the_o cause_n of_o fornication_n she_o commit_v adultery_n the_o exception_n plain_o imply_v her_o remarriage_n be_v no_o adultery_n if_o put_v away_o for_o fornication_n and_o if_o the_o woman_n so_o put_v away_o may_v lawful_o marry_v again_o much_o more_o the_o man_n that_o do_v put_v she_o away_o if_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o either_o to_o marry_v it_o must_v needs_o be_v for_o both_o for_o it_o must_v be_v upon_o supposition_n of_o the_o marriage-bond_n dissolve_v animadversion_n in_o matthew_n there_o be_v mention_n of_o put_v away_o not_o a_o word_n to_o allow_v the_o innocent_a person_n to_o marry_v again_o but_o here_o be_v a_o strong_a argument_n indeed_o that_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n never_o allow_v their_o petulant_a put_v away_o for_o every_o cause_n for_o christ_n as_o you_o well_o observe_v render_v the_o right_a sense_n of_o the_o old_a law_n give_v no_o new_a answer_n no_o new_a law_n if_o we_o respect_v what_o law_n be_v from_o the_o beginning_n which_o the_o jew_n be_v oblige_v by_o but_o new_a in_o this_o case_n if_o we_o respect_v the_o permission_n of_o moses_n for_o he_o positive_o repeal_v that_o the_o law_n the_o jew_n be_v to_o submit_v to_o be_v the_o law_n of_o creation_n and_o first_o institution_n which_o moses_n reveal_v to_o they_o to_o that_o our_o saviour_n reduce_v they_o the_o permission_n about_o divorce_n be_v accidental_a and_o temporary_a that_o our_o saviour_n positive_o repeal_v and_o it_o be_v very_o plain_a that_o in_o both_o case_n that_o of_o moses_n for_o divorce_n and_o that_o of_o christ_n for_o divorce_n remarriage_n be_v admit_v in_o moses_n in_o terminis_fw-la express_v and_o by_o our_o saviour_n plain_o and_o undeniable_o employ_v animadversion_n that_o christ_n intend_v the_o obligation_n of_o the_o marriage_n shall_v cease_v presumitur_fw-la non_fw-la probatur_fw-la answer_n christ_n must_v needs_o intend_v the_o obligation_n of_o the_o marriage_n shall_v cease_v where_o he_o give_v liberty_n to_o a_o second_o marriage_n as_o he_o plain_o do_v in_o case_n of_o fornication_n both_o in_o the_o 5_o and_o the_o 19_o of_o matthew_n christ_n reason_n about_o marriage_n from_o the_o law_n of_o creation_n and_o the_o first_o institution_n of_o
intention_n of_o the_o law_n under_o his_o own_o name_n and_o though_o his_o determination_n in_o some_o thing_n exceed_v the_o law_n yet_o in_o all_o thing_n they_o contain_v the_o true_a sense_n and_o end_n of_o the_o law_n three_o when_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n ask_v our_o saviour_n in_o the_o 19_o of_o matthew_n about_o this_o matter_n what_o lawful_o may_v be_v do_v in_o it_o our_o saviour_n answer_v they_o with_o the_o very_a same_o determination_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v plain_a he_o speak_v with_o reference_n to_o what_o be_v at_o that_o time_n to_o be_v account_v legal_a according_a to_o the_o law_n and_o institution_n of_o god_n then_o in_o force_n and_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o what_o our_o saviour_n say_v that_o do_v any_o way_n contradict_v the_o law_n of_o god_n in_o be_v but_o give_v a_o satisfaction_n to_o man_n conscience_n how_o they_o be_v to_o behave_v themselves_o under_o it_o we_o must_v note_v this_o that_o our_o saviour_n be_v single_o upon_o the_o point_n of_o divorce_n and_o put_v away_o he_o meddle_v not_o at_o all_o with_o the_o law_n about_o adultery_n but_o leave_v it_o to_o its_o due_a execution_n his_o say_n that_o crime_n be_v the_o only_a lawful_a cause_n of_o divorce_n do_v not_o prejudge_v it_o from_o any_o great_a punishment_n due_a to_o it_o he_o only_o determine_v about_o the_o matter_n of_o put_v away_o and_o divorce_v and_o he_o determine_v thus_o in_o opposition_n to_o the_o jewish_a practice_n and_o the_o first_o permission_n of_o moses_n to_o they_o that_o there_o be_v no_o cause_n at_o all_o upon_o which_o a_o wife_n may_v be_v put_v away_o but_o where_o the_o marriage-bond_n be_v dissolve_v which_o be_v only_o in_o the_o case_n of_o fornication_n and_o adultery_n where_o the_o woman_n be_v then_o legal_o dead_a and_o aught_o to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n if_o prosecute_v and_o the_o fact_n prove_v and_o that_o all_o put_v away_o the_o wife_n upon_o any_o other_o ground_n be_v unalawful_a and_o sinful_a now_o this_o determination_n of_o our_o saviour_n about_o divorce_n may_v be_v a_o satisfaction_n to_o man_n in_o conscience_n and_o a_o ground_n for_o they_o to_o put_v away_o their_o wife_n for_o fornication_n and_o adultery_n though_o the_o law_n of_o god_n against_o fornication_n and_o adultery_n to_o punish_v it_o with_o death_n be_v unrepealed_a and_o they_o under_o the_o obligation_n of_o it_o and_o that_o in_o three_o case_n first_o the_o law_n do_v not_o oblige_v the_o husband_n to_o go_v to_o the_o judge_n and_o prosecute_v his_o wife_n for_o adultery_n nor_o do_v our_o saviour_n impose_v far_o in_o that_o case_n then_o the_o law_n do_v upon_o he_o and_o therefore_o such_o who_o be_v lenes_n mariti_fw-la as_o joseph_n be_v and_o have_v no_o mind_n to_o prosecute_v their_o wife_n to_o extremity_n be_v by_o this_o deliver_v from_o a_o necessity_n either_o to_o live_v with_o a_o adulteress_n or_o else_o to_o prosecute_v she_o to_o death_n and_o be_v set_v free_a in_o conscience_n to_o give_v she_o libellum_fw-la repudii_fw-la and_o part_n from_o she_o second_o suppose_v a_o man_n can_v not_o have_v justice_n do_v upon_o a_o adulterous_a wife_n when_o he_o do_v his_o best_a in_o prosecution_n of_o she_o and_o this_o be_v like_a enough_o to_o be_v the_o condition_n of_o many_o a_o man_n in_o that_o corrupt_a state_n of_o thing_n among_o the_o jew_n at_o that_o time_n and_o be_v actual_o so_o the_o execution_n of_o that_o law_n have_v be_v for_o a_o long_a time_n forbear_v and_o well_o may_v we_o ●hink_v it_o shall_v be_v so_o for_o all_o capital_a punishment_n be_v at_o ●hat_n time_n take_v from_o the_o jew_n and_o not_o in_o their_o power_n so_o the_o sanhedrim_n confess_v john_n 18._o 31._o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o we_o to_o put_v any_o man_n ●o_o death_n in_o that_o case_n our_o saviour_n give_v free_a liberty_n for_o ●he_n husband_n to_o divorce_v himself_o from_o she_o and_o make_v use_n of_o ●hat_n freedom_n the_o jew_n take_v ●f_o put_v away_o three_o suppose_v a_o man_n be_v inward_o satisfy_v o●_n his_o wife_n unchastity_n and_o certain_o know_v within_o himself_o she_o be_v guilty_a of_o adultery_n yet_o have_v not_o such_o proof_n as_o will_v make_v it_o out_o in_o a_o judicial_a way_n to_o gain_v execution_n of_o the_o law_n against_o she_o in_o put_v she_o to_o death_n in_o such_o a_o case_n which_o we_o may_v easy_o suppose_v may_v often_o fall_v out_o our_o saviour_n set_v the_o man_n conscience_n fre●_n to_o put_v she_o away_o and_o divorce_v himself_o from_o she_o in_o all_o these_o case_n our_o saviour_n allow_v divorce_n in_o case_n o●_n unchastity_n be_v of_o great_a u●●_n then_o to_o settle_v the_o conscience_n of_o man_n who_o be_v oblige_v to_o the_o law_n and_o no_o infringement_n at_o all_o of_o the_o law_n itself_o he_o give_v a_o rule_n to_o limit_v that_o exorbitant_a liberty_n man_n take_v to_o themselves_o of_o put_v their_o wife_n away_o and_o tell_v they_o in_o what_o case_n only_o it_o may_v be_v do_v which_o be_v in_o case_n of_o fornication_n and_o that_o may_v very_o well_o happen_v to_o be_v the_o case_n though_o the_o law_n for_o punish_v it_o with_o death_n be_v still_o in_o force_n and_o so_o our_o saviour_n speak_v of_o it_o as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d then_o accidental_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d divorce_n and_o put_v 〈◊〉_d but_o no_o way_n lay_v any_o a●●●●_n upon_o the_o punishment_n the_o law_n inflict_v upon_o it_o the_o truth_n be_v our_o saviour_n promulge_v such_o a_o general_a law_n in_o the_o case_n as_o give_v a_o sufficient_a determination_n as_o thing_n then_o stand_v and_o may_v satisfy_v man_n conscience_n what_o then_o to_o do_v in_o the_o point_n of_o divorce_n and_o be_v to_o be_v also_o a_o rule_n to_o the_o church_n about_o that_o matter_n to_o all_o future_a age_n that_o our_o saviour_n intend_v it_o so_o be_v very_o evident_a from_o those_o general_a ground_n upon_o which_o it_o be_v establish_v and_o all_o the_o circumstance_n that_o attend_v it_o nor_o be_v there_o one_o word_n in_o that_o whole_a chapter_n but_o be_v of_o that_o nature_n it_o be_v evangelical_n as_o well_o as_o legal_a and_o look_v forward_o to_o the_o gospel-church_n to_o come_v as_o well_o as_o it_o contain_v a_o direction_n to_o the_o present_a church_n of_o the_o jew_n wherever_o throughout_o that_o chapter_n our_o saviour_n speak_v of_o any_o law_n in_o force_n among_o the_o jew_n even_o of_o the_o judicial_a law_n he_o induce_v by_o his_o determination_n about_o they_o that_o equity_n that_o be_v moral_a and_o perpetual_a in_o they_o and_o to_o last_o for_o ever_o in_o the_o church_n it_o seem_v also_o necessary_a there_o shall_v be_v some_o direction_n leave_v by_o our_o saviour_n in_o this_o point_n or_o else_o the_o church_n under_o the_o go●pel_n will_v have_v be_v whole_o without_o any_o rule_n about_o it_o and_o there_o can_v never_o have_v be_v upon_o any_o term_n whatever_o any_o such_o thing_n as_o divorce_v practise_v in_o the_o gospel-world_n for_o what_o 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wisdom_n in_o all_o he_o do_v speak_v so_o as_o may_v give_v satisfaction_n to_o every_o conscience_n under_o the_o law_n at_o that_o time_n upon_o what_o term_n only_o to_o make_v use_n of_o the_o liberty_n of_o divorce_n and_o put_v away_o then_o so_o frequent_o and_o common_o practise_v and_o also_o give_v a_o perpetual_a rule_n to_o the_o church_n that_o the_o bond_n of_o marriage_n shall_v be_v preserve_v sacred_a and_o upon_o no_o account_n but_o that_o of_o fornication_n dissolve_v and_o in_o that_o case_n whatever_o the_o law_n of_o particular_a state_n may_v be_v about_o it_o yet_o the_o obligation_n of_o marriage_n cease_v and_o the_o conscience_n of_o man_n be_v for_o ever_o set_v free_a this_o doctrine_n of_o our_o saviour_n about_o divorce_n establish_v in_o the_o 5_o
she_o and_o so_o in_o case_n of_o such_o turpitude_n two_o be_v no_o long_o one_o but_o three_o or_o four_o or_o more_o in_o that_o marriage-sense_n of_o oneness_n and_o so_o the_o oneness_n of_o two_o in_o marriage_n which_o be_v the_o essence_n of_o it_o be_v dissolve_v the_o marriage_n itself_o must_v needs_o be_v so_o likewise_o nor_o can_v it_o in_o reason_n be_v suppose_v to_o continue_v where_o the_o end_n of_o god_n and_o nature_n in_o that_o relation_n be_v frustrate_v and_o make_v void_a and_o this_o can_v not_o be_v limit_v to_o the_o jew_n nor_o have_v a_o peculiar_a and_o single_a respect_n to_o they_o be_v found_v upon_o principle_n that_o be_v common_a and_o universal_a moral_a and_o perpetual_a and_o wherein_o the_o interest_n of_o all_o man_n concentre_v so_o that_o if_o it_o be_v lawful_a then_o for_o a_o jew_n or_o any_o man_n to_o put_v away_o his_o wife_n for_o fornication_n upon_o those_o ground_n upon_o which_o our_o saviour_n declare_v it_o to_o be_v lawful_a 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extraneorum_fw-la virorum_fw-la convivia_fw-la appeteret_fw-la si_fw-la ipso_fw-la invito_fw-la sine_fw-la justa_n &_o probabili_fw-la causa_fw-la foris_fw-la pernoctaret_fw-la nisi_fw-la apud_fw-la suos_fw-la parent_n vel_fw-la si_fw-la circensibus_fw-la theatralibus_fw-la vel_fw-la ludio_n &_o arenarum_fw-la spectaculis_fw-la ipso_fw-la prohibente_fw-la gauderet_fw-la the_o emperor_n justinian_n make_v many_o addition_n to_o these_o law_n which_o although_o for_o the_o manner_n of_o they_o we_o must_v suppose_v accommodate_v much_o to_o the_o custom_n of_o those_o time_n yet_o be_v all_o build_v upon_o our_o saviour_n direction_n in_o that_o case_n st._n i_o be_v positive_a that_o ubicunque_fw-la est_fw-la fornicatio_fw-la &_o fornicationis_fw-la suspicio_fw-la liberè_fw-la uxor_fw-la dimittitur_fw-la which_o yet_o we_o must_v not_o extend_v to_o every_o jealous_a suspicion_n but_o suppose_v speak_v ne_o ad_fw-la legum_fw-la subtilitatem_fw-la res_fw-la semper_fw-la exigatur_fw-la and_o must_v be_v understand_v with_o restriction_n it_o be_v no_o way_n fit_v a_o man_n own_o jealous_a apprehension_n shall_v be_v always_o the_o rule_n in_o the_o case_n and_o yet_o in_o matter_n of_o that_o nature_n it_o may_v so_o fall_v out_o that_o a_o man_n may_v be_v certain_a of_o that_o of_o which_o he_o can_v make_v no_o evident_a proof_n st._n austin_n plain_o take_v our_o saviour_n direction_n then_o to_o be_v the_o rule_n now_o in_o this_o matter_n in_o his_o 89th_o epistle_n say_v he_o dominus_fw-la praecepit_fw-la ne_fw-la quisquam_fw-la vxorem_fw-la dimi●tat_fw-la excepta_fw-la causâ_fw-la fornicationis_fw-la divorce_n à_fw-fr mensâ_fw-la &_o toro_fw-it seems_z to_o be_v a_o fiction_n in_o the_o canon-law_n and_o to_o have_v no_o ground_n neither_o in_o any_o law_n of_o god_n nor_o in_o reason_n not_o in_o any_o law_n of_o god_n for_o wheresoever_o divorce_n be_v allow_v by_o any_o divine_a law_n it_o be_v a_o total_a divorce_n and_o the_o person_n be_v allow_v to_o marry_v again_o it_o be_v so_o among_o the_o jew_n whoever_o be_v then_o divorce_v may_v go_v to_o a_o second_o marriage_n it_o be_v so_o in_o what_o our_o saviour_n say_v he_o evident_o imply_v it_o put_v away_o and_o remarry_v be_v conjoin_v whoever_o say_v he_o puts_z away_o his_o wife_n and_o marry_v another_o except_o for_o the_o cause_n of_o fornication_n etc._n etc._n where_o the_o implication_n be_v evident_a that_o in_o that_o case_n of_o fornication_n he_o may_v both_o put_v away_o his_o wife_n and_o also_o lawful_o marry_v another_o the_o first_o marriage_n be_v dissolve_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d constant_o use_v by_o our_o saviour_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n for_o divorce_n and_o put_v away_o imply_v a_o null_n of_o the_o marriage_n and_o discharge_n of_o the_o obligation_n and_o signify_v to_o absolve_v loose_a release_z discharge_v so_o that_o if_o what_o our_o saviour_n have_v say_v about_o divorce_n in_o case_n of_o fornication_n be_v a_o rule_n to_o the_o church_n now_o it_o be_v plain_a the_o divorce_n allow_v by_o he_o in_o that_o case_n admit_v of_o a_o second_o marriage_n if_o it_o be_v not_o a_o rule_n to_o the_o church_n now_o then_o there_o be_v not_o the_o least_o positive_a allowance_n under_o the_o gospel_n for_o any_o divorce_n at_o all_o and_o if_o so_o all_o divorce_n a_o mensâ_fw-la &_o toro_n be_v without_o any_o divine_a warrant_n not_o in_o reason_n for_o whatsoever_o can_v be_v sufficient_a to_o justify_v a_o divorce_n from_o all_o the_o end_n of_o marriage_n must_v needs_o be_v sufficient_a to_o justify_v a_o divorce_n from_o the_o obligation_n of_o marriage_n the_o one_o be_v but_o in_o order_n to_o the_o other_o it_o seem_v no_o way_n reasonable_a to_o bring_v any_o man_n into_o that_o condition_n that_o the_o obligation_n of_o marriage_n shall_v remain_v and_o the_o help_n and_o advantage_n of_o it_o be_v take_v away_o it_o be_v to_o divide_v what_o god_n have_v join_v for_o he_o never_o appoint_v the_o one_o to_o go_v without_o the_o other_o it_o seem_v very_o undecent_a to_o say_v two_o shall_v continue_v one_o flesh_n and_o yet_o be_v exclude_v from_o all_o converse_n each_o with_o the_o other_o if_o the_o essential_a bond_n of_o marriage_n be_v break_v as_o in_o fornication_n that_o give_v a_o rational_a ground_n for_o a_o total_a divorce_n if_o it_o be_v not_o while_o the_o bond_n continue_v unbroken_a the_o duty_n ought_v to_o be_v perform_v there_o appear_v no_o ground_n to_o suspend_v the_o one_o and_o continue_v the_o other_o the_o practice_n of_o marry_v again_o after_o divorce_n have_v be_v frequent_a the_o greek_a church_n practise_v it_o general_o grotius_n say_v some_o christian_n have_v think_v better_a to_o forbear_v it_o quam_fw-la sententiam_fw-la say_v he_o ex_fw-la bonitate_fw-la peculiari_fw-la magis_fw-la ortam_fw-la quam_fw-la ex_fw-la communi_fw-la receptaque_fw-la lege_fw-la tum_fw-la ex_fw-la aliis_fw-la tum_fw-la ex_fw-la tertulliano_n apparet_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la uno_fw-la loco_fw-la ostendit_fw-la solitos_fw-la
expect_v that_o reformation_n than_o from_o christ_n own_o mouth_n he_o allow_v not_o the_o jew_n in_o any_o one_o title_n of_o their_o corrupt_a practice_n but_o exact_o reduce_v they_o to_o the_o rule_n and_o in_o this_o case_n he_o plain_o tell_v they_o the_o dispensation_n they_o have_v from_o moses_n be_v not_o the_o rule_n but_o the_o law_n of_o creation_n and_o god_n first_o institution_n be_v the_o rule_n and_o that_o admit_v of_o no_o exception_n but_o this_o of_o fornication_n it_o be_v not_o reasonable_a to_o think_v christ_n shall_v indulge_v they_o for_o the_o hardness_n of_o their_o heart_n in_o any_o thing_n because_o he_o come_v to_o reform_v every_o thing_n but_o especial_o not_o in_o this_o matter_n because_o he_o plain_o repeal_v what_o moses_n have_v do_v in_o it_o before_o upon_o that_o ground_n animadversion_n where_o fornication_n be_v commit_v the_o union_n be_v dissolve_v gratis_o dicitur_fw-la for_o may_v not_o the_o innocent_a person_n remit_v the_o fault_n of_o foul_a lust_n to_o the_o other_o deductosque_fw-la jugo_fw-la cogat_fw-la alieno_fw-la may_v they_o not_o live_v together_o as_o man_n and_o wife_n which_o can_v not_o be_v if_o the_o union_n be_v intrinsical_o dissolve_v as_o the_o prophet_n do_v often_o challenge_v the_o jew_n for_o spiritual_a fornication_n of_o idolatry_n yet_o the_o lord_n take_v they_o again_o to_o he_o for_o his_o people_n and_o it_o have_v a_o great_a evangelical_n consideration_n in_o it_o that_o for_o any_o trespass_n while_o the_o offend_a and_o the_o offender_n live_v together_o in_o this_o world_n there_o may_v be_v a_o way_n leave_v for_o reconciliation_n and_o to_o take_v that_o admonition_n sin_v no_o more_o lest_o a_o worse_a thing_n come_v unto_o thou_o but_o remarry_v another_o while_n the_o offender_n live_v exclude_v all_o possibility_n of_o charitable_a pardon_n answer_n when_o we_o say_v the_o vinculum_fw-la matrimonii_fw-la be_v dissolve_v we_o speak_v not_o of_o actual_a dissolution_n but_o virtual_a cause_n of_o dissolution_n in_o this_o and_o in_o all_o other_o obligation_n arise_v from_o contract_n when_o the_o bond_n be_v break_v it_o be_v a_o rule_n potest_fw-la innocens_fw-la cedere_fw-la juri_fw-la svo_fw-la and_o if_o the_o offend_a will_v not_o take_v the_o forfeiture_n the_o bond_n continue_v adultery_n do_v not_o ipso_fw-la facto_fw-la dissolve_v the_o marriage_n but_o give_v right_a to_o the_o innocent_a party_n to_o dissolve_v if_o he_o please_v put_v the_o power_n into_o his_o hand_n which_o he_o may_v ad_fw-la libitum_fw-la make_v use_n of_o or_o not_o for_o as_o divine_n say_v divortium_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la praecepium_fw-la sed_fw-la tantum_fw-la permissum_fw-la &_o probatum_fw-la it_o be_v a_o liberty_n give_v in_o favour_n to_o he_o that_o be_v wrong_v in_o the_o matrimonial_a contract_n which_o he_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o make_v use_n of_o unless_o he_o will_v god_n seem_v to_o intimate_v so_o much_o in_o the_o prophet_n where_o be_v the_o bill_n of_o your_o mother_n divorcement_n there_o be_v cause_n enough_o the_o covenant_n be_v break_v on_o their_o part_n yet_o god_n please_v to_o forgive_v it_o and_o not_o take_v the_o forfeiture_n no_o bill_n of_o divorce_n be_v actual_o give_v if_o it_o have_v they_o can_v have_v return_v no_o more_o the_o separation_n have_v be_v irremediable_a now_o that_o fornication_n in_o this_o sense_n be_v a_o dissolution_n of_o the_o marriage-bond_n that_o it_o be_v a_o sufficient_a ground_n to_o dissolve_v it_o if_o the_o innocent_a party_n please_v will_v appear_v both_o from_o christ_n permission_n about_o it_o and_o from_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n itself_o first_o from_o christ_n permission_n about_o it_o he_o plain_o admit_v fornication_n to_o be_v a_o good_a ground_n of_o divorce_n and_o permit_v remarriage_n upon_o that_o divorce_n let_v his_o permission_n be_v to_o who_o it_o will_v our_o saviour_n will_v never_o have_v give_v liberty_n to_o any_o man_n to_o remarry_v 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