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A48358 Holy characters containing a miscelany of theolocicall [sic] discovrses that is theology, positiue, scholasticall, polemicall, and morall built upon the foundation of scriptures, traditions, councils, fathers, divided into two books / written by George Leybvrn ... Leyburn, George, 1593-1677. 1662 (1662) Wing L1938; ESTC R18553 388,184 688

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because_o he_o use_v but_o his_o own_o right_n and_o the_o usurer_n if_o he_o will_v may_v commit_v no_o sin_n be_v in_o his_o power_n to_o pleasure_v his_o neighbour_n in_o a_o urgent_a necessity_n without_o exact_v or_o expect_v gain_n for_o the_o loan_n of_o his_o money_n which_o probable_o take_v away_o eminent_a dangerof_o subversion_n in_o order_n to_o a_o catholic_n man_n or_o woman_n so_o marry_v and_o he_o or_o her_o child_n however_o it_o do_v not_o lie_v in_o the_o church_n power_n to_o loose_v the_o knot_n of_o christian_n marriage_n after_o consummation_n have_v tie_v it_o upon_o any_o occasion_n whatsoever_o either_o for_o adultery_n or_o any_o other_o enormous_a crime_n so_o as_o to_o give_v leave_n to_o the_o innocent_a party_n to_o marry_v again_o while_o the_o other_o live_v for_o no_o humane_a authority_n can_v put_v a_o sunder_o that_o which_o god_n couple_v together_o wherefore_o the_o apostle_n say_v 1._o cor._n 7._o and_o to_o the_o marry_v i_o command_v not_o i_o but_o our_o lord_n let_v not_o the_o wife_n depart_v from_o her_o husband_n where_o he_o express_v a_o double_a departure_n the_o one_o unjust_a forbid_v by_o the_o word_n set_v down_o the_o other_o just_a in_o respect_n of_o a_o lawful_a cause_n namely_o fornication_n which_o he_o allow_v upon_o condition_n only_o add_v but_o if_o she_o depart_v let_v she_o remain_v unmarried_a or_o he_o reconcile_v unto_o her_o husband_n signify_v thereby_o the_o bond_n of_o marriage_n to_o be_v undissoluble_a again_o christ_n math._n 5_o revoke_v the_o bill_n of_o divorcement_n that_o god_n have_v grant_v to_o the_o jew_n during_o the_o old_a law_n because_o of_o the_o hardness_n of_o their_o heart_n and_o reduce_v marriage_n to_o the_o institution_n it_o have_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o creation_n say_v to_o the_o pharisy_n whosoever_o shall_v put_v away_o his_o wife_n except_v for_o una_fw-la for_o nomine_fw-la adulterii_fw-la sive_fw-la formeationis_fw-la intelligitur_fw-la omnis_fw-la copula_fw-la illicita_fw-la violans_fw-la sidem_fw-la matrimonij_fw-la per_fw-la divisionem_fw-la carnis_fw-la contra_fw-la illud_fw-la &_o erunt_fw-la duo_fw-la in_o carne_fw-la una_fw-la fornication_n
cause_v she_o to_o commit_v adultery_n and_o whosoever_o shall_v marry_v she_o that_o be_v divorce_v do_v commit_v adultery_n and_o it_o matter_n not_o that_o christ_n insertes_fw-la that_o exception_n except_o for_o fornication_n for_o it_o have_v reference_n only_o to_o the_o first_o part_n of_o the_o sentence_n viz._n whosoever_o shall_v put_v away_o his_o wife_n christ_n signify_v thereby_o that_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o a_o husband_n die_v husband_n s._n austin_n con_v adamant_n cap._n 3._o and_o theophilac_n expound_v that_o chapter_n of_o s._n matthew_n teach_v that_o whosoever_o put_v his_o wife_n away_o otherwise_o if_o afterward_o she_o commit_v adultery_n he_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o it_o and_o doubtless_o christ_n in_o the_o chapter_n set_v down_o speak_v of_o a_o husband_n that_o shall_v put_v his_o wife_n away_o as_o to_o dwell_n and_o bed_v with_o he_o which_o kind_n of_o divorce_n according_a to_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n sess_v 24._o can_n 8_o may_v be_v do_v 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