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against_o any_o flat_a precept_n and_o to_o conclude_v although_o those_o holy_a man_n have_v their_o imperfection_n yet_o we_o must_v not_o judge_v they_o in_o these_o thing_n according_a to_o the_o evil_a and_o corrupt_a disposition_n of_o man_n in_o these_o day_n which_o may_v use_v this_o great_a liberty_n in_o marriage_n better_a than_o many_o use_v lawful_a marriage_n now_o as_o augustine_n say_v castiùs_fw-la habebant_fw-la plures_fw-la quà m_fw-la nunc_fw-la multi_fw-la unam_fw-la they_o use_v many_o wife_n more_o chaste_o than_o many_o now_o live_v with_o one_o de_fw-fr bon_fw-fr coniug_v cap._n 10._o the_o protestant_n we_o affirm_v that_o it_o be_v utter_o unlawful_a for_o any_o christian_n to_o marry_v within_o the_o degree_n prohibit_v neither_o can_v any_o humane_a power_n dispense_v with_o such_o marriage_n but_o the_o equity_n of_o that_o law_n be_v ground_v upon_o nature_n be_v in_o force_n for_o ever_o wherefore_o the_o pope_n of_o rome_n show_v himself_o plain_o to_o be_v antichrist_n in_o dispense_n against_o the_o law_n of_o god_n argum._n 1._o levit._fw-la 18.24_o the_o reason_n of_o that_o law_n be_v give_v concern_v the_o forbid_a degree_n they_o shall_v not_o defile_v themselves_o in_o any_o one_o of_o those_o thing_n because_o the_o gentile_n defile_v themselves_o thereby_o and_o be_v cast_v out_o before_o they_o for_o it_o wherefore_o it_o be_v a_o natural_a and_o perpetual_a law_n otherwise_o the_o gentile_n have_v not_o be_v bind_v unto_o it_o argum._n 2._o mark_n 6.18_o john_n say_v to_o herode_fw-la it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o thou_o to_o have_v thy_o brother_n wife_n ergo_fw-la the_o law_n be_v not_o abrogate_v be_v in_o force_n in_o our_o saviour_n christ_n time_n neither_o be_v they_o to_o allege_v that_o herodes_n brother_n be_v yet_o live_v or_o that_o he_o have_v a_o child_n by_o herodias_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o he_o to_o marry_v she_o for_o all_o this_o be_v grant_v which_o can_v be_v prove_v yet_o 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papist_n 1._o they_o affirm_v that_o by_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n those_o degree_n only_o be_v unlawful_a to_o marry_v in_o which_o be_v direct_o and_o by_o name_n set_v down_o &_o therefore_o it_o be_v error_n 36_o not_o unlawful_a by_o moses_n law_n for_o the_o uncle_n or_o aunt_n husband_n to_o marry_v his_o niece_n because_o it_o be_v not_o by_o name_n prohibit_v as_o abraham_n marry_v his_o brother_n arams_n daughter_n for_o sara_n be_v his_o niece_n the_o marriage_n also_o of_o cousin_n germans_n be_v lawful_a by_o moses_n law_n and_o practise_v numb_a 36._o the_o daughter_n of_o zelophehad_n marry_v their_o uncle_n son_n therefore_o by_o moses_n law_n no_o degree_n be_v forbid_v which_o be_v not_o direct_o name_v bellarm._n cap._n 27._o the_o protestant_n 1._o concern_v abraham_n marriage_n what_o be_v to_o be_v think_v we_o have_v show_v before_o but_o it_o be_v a_o
better_a argument_n can_v we_o have_v against_o this_o popish_a decree_n than_o the_o great_a uncleanness_n and_o foul_a enormity_n that_o have_v be_v bring_v by_o the_o mean_n thereof_o into_o the_o church_n in_o the_o time_n of_o gregory_n the_o first_o who_o enjoin_v his_o clergy_n to_o live_v single_a command_v on_o a_o time_n his_o servant_n to_o catch_v he_o some_o fish_n out_o of_o his_o mote_n and_o pond_n in_o stead_n of_o fish_n they_o bring_v unto_o he_o six_o thousand_o head_n of_o young_a child_n whereupon_o he_o fetch_v a_o great_a sigh_n with_o himself_o commend_v then_o the_o say_n of_o the_o apostle_n it_o be_v better_a to_o marry_v then_o to_o burn_v bellarmine_n have_v no_o better_a answer_n then_o to_o deny_v the_o story_n which_o notwithstanding_o be_v find_v in_o the_o epistle_n of_o huldericus_n bishop_n of_o augusta_n which_o he_o send_v to_o pope_n nicholas_n fox_n pag._n 1155._o in_o anselmes_n time_n after_o the_o restraint_n of_o minister_n marriage_n great_a rumour_n and_o complaint_n be_v bring_v to_o he_o 1165._o of_o the_o execrable_a vice_n of_o sodomitry_n which_o begin_v to_o reign_v in_o the_o clergy_n pope_n pius_n the_o second_o say_v he_o see_v many_o weighty_a cause_n why_o wife_n shall_v be_v take_v away_o from_o priest_n but_o he_o see_v more_o why_o they_o shall_v be_v restore_v to_o they_o again_o bishop_n jewel_n apol._n cap._n 8._o divis_fw-la 3._o bernard_n say_v tolle_o de_fw-fr ecclesia_fw-la honorabile_fw-la coniugium_fw-la etc._n etc._n take_v from_o the_o church_n honourable_a matrimony_n shall_v you_o not_o replenish_v it_o with_o incestuous_a person_n concubinary_n sodomitical_a vice_n hereupon_o the_o popish_a catholic_n see_v their_o own_o infirmity_n 231._o begin_v thus_o to_o salve_v up_o the_o matter_n si_fw-mi non_fw-fr castè_fw-fr tamen_fw-la cautè_fw-la if_o thou_o deal_v not_o chaste_o yet_o deal_v chary_o yea_o they_o be_v not_o ashamed_a thus_o to_o write_v if_o any_o of_o the_o priest_n shall_v be_v find_v embrace_v of_o a_o woman_n 785._o it_o must_v be_v expound_v and_o presuppose_v that_o he_o do_v it_o to_o bless_v she_o i_o but_o say_v bellarmine_n these_o be_v the_o abuse_n of_o single_a life_n will_v you_o condemn_v a_o good_a thing_n because_o of_o the_o abuse_n by_o the_o same_o reason_n say_v he_o coelum_fw-la &_o terra_fw-la tollenda_fw-la sunt_fw-la heaven_n and_o earth_n must_v be_v take_v away_o because_o they_o be_v abuse_v of_o the_o heathen_a and_o take_v for_o go_n cap._n 21._o answer_v first_o we_o say_v not_o that_o these_o be_v the_o fruit_n of_o single_a life_n which_o saint_n paul_n commend_v in_o all_o those_o that_o have_v the_o gift_n but_o of_o this_o coacted_n and_o constrain_v popish_a virginity_n which_o be_v impose_v indifferent_o upon_o all_o and_o can_v have_v any_o good_a use_n secondlie_o when_o you_o can_v prove_v that_o restrain_v of_o minister_n marriage_n be_v of_o god_n ordinance_n as_o it_o be_v certain_a heaven_n and_o earth_n be_v of_o his_o make_n than_o we_o will_v grant_v unto_o you_o that_o it_o may_v have_v a_o right_a use_n and_o for_o the_o abuse_n ought_v not_o utter_o to_o be_v abolish_v 4_o last_o augustine_n say_v quae_fw-la nubere_fw-la volunt_fw-la &_o ideo_fw-la non_fw-la nubunt_fw-la quia_fw-la impunè_fw-la non_fw-la possunt_fw-la melius_fw-la nuberent_fw-la quà m_fw-la urerentur_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la 34._o quà m_fw-la occulta_fw-la flamma_fw-la concupiscentiae_fw-la in_o ipsa_fw-la conscientia_fw-la vastarentur_fw-la those_o virgin_n which_o will_v marry_v but_o can_v because_o of_o restraint_n and_o reproach_n may_v better_o marry_v than_o burn_v that_o be_v to_o say_v then_o with_o the_o secret_a flame_n of_o concupiscence_n to_o be_v waste_v and_o consume_v in_o their_o conscience_n wherefore_o it_o follow_v that_o all_o they_o both_o minister_n votary_n &_o virgin_n that_o have_v not_o power_n to_o abstain_v shall_v do_v better_o for_o all_o their_o profession_n and_o vow_n to_o marry_v then_o to_o burn_v the_o second_o part_n whether_o any_o aught_o to_o be_v admit_v to_o the_o ministry_n after_o second_o marriage_n the_o papist_n they_o deny_v not_o but_o that_o bishop_n and_o minister_n have_v be_v once_o marry_v error_n 78_o be_v right_o ordain_v so_o that_o afterward_o they_o do_v not_o company_n with_o their_o wife_n but_o they_o which_o have_v be_v either_o themselves_o twice_o marry_v or_o have_v marry_v a_o widow_n which_o have_v a_o husband_n before_o be_v utterlie_o uncapable_a of_o holy_a order_n bellarmine_n cap._n 23._o rhemist_n timoth._n 3._o sect_n 4._o and_o this_o they_o call_v bigamy_n 1_o they_o reason_n thus_o out_o of_o saint_n paul_n word_n 1._o timoth._n 4.2_o a_o bishop_n must_v be_v the_o husband_n of_o one_o wife_n that_o be_v say_v they_o that_o no_o kind_a a_o way_n be_v bigamus_fw-la or_o have_v two_o wife_n either_o at_o once_o or_o one_o after_o another_o and_o they_o prove_v their_o interpretation_n thus_o first_o as_o saint_n paul_n describe_v a_o widow_n of_o the_o church_n 1._o timoth._n 5.9_o that_o have_v be_v the_o wife_n of_o one_o husband_n so_o here_o he_o say_v of_o a_o bishop_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v the_o husband_n of_o one_o wife_n but_o that_o be_v mean_v successiuè_fw-fr of_o one_o husband_n after_o another_o for_o it_o be_v never_o see_v that_o one_o woman_n shall_v have_v more_o husband_n than_o one_o at_o once_o nor_o never_o suffer_v either_o among_o the_o jew_n or_o gentile_n therefore_o it_o must_v be_v so_o take_v here_o a_o husband_n of_o one_o wife_n that_o be_v who_o have_v be_v but_o once_o marry_v as_o it_o be_v take_v there_o a_o wife_n of_o one_o husband_n that_o never_o have_v more_o not_o only_a simul_fw-la at_o once_o but_o not_o successiuè_fw-fr not_o successive_o one_o after_o another_o bellarmine_n cap._n 23._o ans._n first_o there_o be_v many_o woman_n both_o among_o the_o jew_n and_o gentile_n that_o have_v forsake_v their_o first_o husband_n and_o be_v unlawful_o couple_v to_o other_o and_o so_o have_v more_o husband_n at_o once_o and_o likewise_o many_o man_n that_o have_v do_v the_o like_a to_o their_o wife_n but_o afterward_o repent_v and_o be_v convert_v to_o the_o christian_a faith_n but_o yet_o be_v not_o admit_v to_o any_o public_a office_n in_o the_o church_n because_o of_o their_o former_a infamous_a life_n of_o such_o the_o apostle_n speak_v in_o both_o these_o place_n and_o not_o of_o those_o that_o marry_v one_o wife_n or_o one_o husband_n after_o another_o it_o be_v therefore_o great_a boldness_n and_o a_o great_a untruth_n to_o say_v that_o there_o be_v none_o such_o hear_v of_o in_o those_o day_n for_o although_o it_o be_v neither_o lawful_a then_o nor_o now_o yet_o both_o many_o such_o be_v hear_v of_o in_o those_o day_n and_o it_o be_v no_o hard_a matter_n to_o find_v out_o some_o now_o among_o the_o papist_n that_o have_v have_v more_o than_o one_o wife_n at_o once_o second_o he_o be_v not_o to_o be_v count_v bigamus_fw-la or_o digamus_fw-la that_o be_v couple_v and_o join_v to_o one_o wife_n after_o another_o lawful_o but_o he_o that_o unlawful_o at_o once_o enjoy_v more_o than_o one_o fulk_n annot._n timoth._n 5._o sect_n 6._o &_o cap._n 3._o sect_n 4._o 2_o again_o say_v they_o the_o high_a priest_n in_o the_o law_n be_v not_o permit_v to_o marry_v a_o widow_n levit._n 21.13_o which_o law_n be_v observe_v in_o the_o high_a priest_n ought_v much_o more_o to_o be_v keep_v now_o rhemist_n answer_v that_o law_n concern_v the_o high_a priest_n do_v only_o appertain_v to_o himself_o who_o be_v a_o figure_n of_o christ_n neither_o can_v it_o be_v extend_v to_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n no_o more_o than_o any_o other_o part_n of_o his_o office_n that_o be_v peculiar_a to_o that_o state_n and_o calling_n fulk_n annot._n 1._o timoth._n 3._o sect_n 4._o the_o protestant_n that_o it_o be_v not_o by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n forbid_v that_o any_o man_n shall_v marry_v the_o second_o yea_o the_o three_o time_n after_o the_o decease_n of_o his_o wife_n neither_o that_o he_o be_v to_o be_v count_v unchaste_a or_o give_v to_o wantonness_n in_o so_o do_v much_o less_o he_o that_o in_o his_o first_o marriage_n take_v a_o widow_n neither_o that_o to_o have_v be_v twice_o marry_v aught_o to_o be_v a_o bar_n or_o a_o stop_n from_o enter_v into_o the_o state_n and_o call_n of_o the_o ministry_n if_o otherwise_o the_o man_n be_v qualify_v and_o furnish_v with_o sufficient_a grace_n for_o that_o call_n thus_o it_o be_v prove_v 1_o they_o that_o cut_v off_o such_o as_o have_v be_v twice_o marry_v from_o behave_v any_o call_n in_o the_o church_n do_v savour_n of_o the_o heresy_n of_o montanus_n into_o the_o which_o also_o tertulliane_n fall_v who_o condemn_v second_o marriage_n for_o if_o once_o marriage_n be_v no_o impediment_n nor_o prejudice_n to_o he_o that_o be_v to_o be_v ordain_v but_o
bond_n of_o marriage_n which_o be_v call_v repudium_fw-la first_o then_o they_o affirm_v that_o the_o very_a bond_n and_o knot_n may_v be_v dissolve_v in_o the_o marriage_n of_o infidel_n if_o one_o of_o they_o after_o marriage_n become_v a_o christian_a his_o reason_n be_v because_o marriage_n contract_v in_o infidelity_n be_v no_o sacrament_n and_o therefore_o may_v be_v dissolve_v bellarmin_n cap._n 12._o argum._n saint_n paul_n say_v if_o the_o infidel_n party_n will_v depart_v let_v he_o depart_v a_o brother_n or_o sister_n be_v not_o in_o subjection_n in_o such_o a_o case_n 1._o corinth_n 7.15_o answ._n saint_n paul_n give_v not_o liberty_n to_o the_o one_o party_n at_o their_o pleasure_n utter_o to_o renounce_v the_o other_o as_o though_o they_o be_v no_o long_o man_n and_o wife_n for_o saint_n paul_n have_v say_v before_o that_o if_o the_o infidel_n party_n be_v content_a to_o dwell_v with_o the_o other_o he_o or_o she_o be_v not_o to_o be_v put_v away_o but_o his_o meaning_n be_v that_o if_o one_o party_n wilful_o depart_v the_o other_o be_v no_o long_o bind_v nor_o in_o subjection_n for_o the_o performance_n of_o the_o mutual_a duty_n of_o marriage_n the_o papist_n error_n 30_o second_o separation_n from_o bed_n and_o board_n may_v be_v admit_v they_o say_v for_o diverse_a cause_n council_n trident._n sess_v 24._o can_n 8._o bellarmine_n name_v three_o fornication_n according_a to_o christ_n rule_n math._n 5._o heresy_n tit._n 3._o a_o heretic_n must_v be_v avoid_v three_o when_o one_o be_v a_o continual_a offence_n to_o another_o &_o a_o provocation_n to_o sin_n if_o thy_o eye_n offend_v thou_o pull_v it_o out_o math._n 5.29_o bellarmin_n cap._n 14._o answ._n fornication_n we_o admit_v be_v a_o just_a cause_n of_o separation_n and_o divorce_n but_o not_o heresy_n for_o saint_n paul_n will_v not_o have_v a_o woman_n to_o forsake_v a_o infidel_n 1._o corinth_n 7.13_o therefore_o not_o a_o heretic_n we_o must_v avoid_v such_o that_o be_v take_v heed_n of_o their_o poison_a opinion_n and_o shun_v their_o company_n also_o where_o we_o be_v not_o otherwise_o bind_v neither_o be_v the_o eye_n to_o be_v cut_v off_o where_o there_o be_v any_o hope_n but_o who_o know_v whether_o the_o offensive_a party_n may_v return_v to_o grace_n and_o this_o place_n prove_v as_o well_o a_o final_a â—utting_v off_o of_o marriage_n as_o a_o separation_n or_o disjunction_n the_o protestant_n first_o that_o there_o be_v no_o cause_n of_o utter_a dissolution_n of_o marriage_n by_o way_n of_o divorce_n but_o only_a adultery_n and_o fornication_n it_o be_v plain_a by_o our_o saviour_n christ_n word_n math._n 5.32_o &_o 19.9_o where_o neither_o infidelity_n nor_o any_o cause_n beside_o be_v except_v but_o only_a fornication_n second_o saint_n augustine_n sometime_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o wife_n may_v be_v dismiss_v for_o infidelity_n but_o he_o revoke_v and_o retract_v that_o opinion_n lib._n retract_v 1._o cap._n 19_o for_o elsewhere_o he_o flat_o conclude_v thus_o a_o viro_fw-la non_fw-la fornicante_fw-la non_fw-la licere_fw-la omnino_fw-la discedere_fw-la that_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o a_o woman_n at_o all_o to_o leave_v her_o husband_n if_o he_o commit_v not_o fornication_n de_fw-fr adulter_fw-la coniug_v 1.7_o and_o yet_o further_o to_o make_v this_o matter_n more_o plain_a we_o acknowledge_v no_o other_o cause_n of_o lawful_a divorce_n in_o marriage_n but_o that_o only_a which_o be_v prescribe_v in_o the_o gospel_n namely_o for_o adultery_n or_o fornication_n math._n 5.32_o &_o 19.9_o there_o be_v notwithstanding_o another_o cause_n whereby_o the_o marriage_n knot_n may_v be_v dissolve_v though_o not_o for_o fornication_n as_o when_o one_o of_o the_o party_n do_v wilful_o renounce_v leave_v and_o forsake_v the_o other_o upon_o no_o just_a cause_n but_o either_o of_o lightness_n or_o for_o diverse_a religion_n as_o when_o a_o infidel_n forsake_v a_o christian_n a_o papist_n a_o protestant_n a_o heretic_n a_o true_a professor_n or_o upon_o any_o other_o unlawful_a or_o unjust_a cause_n for_o the_o apostle_n say_v plain_o a_o brother_n or_o sister_n be_v not_o in_o subjection_n in_o such_o thing_n 1._o corinth_n 7.15_o that_o be_v be_v free_v from_o the_o yoke_n or_o bond_n of_o marriage_n first_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o the_o apostle_n be_v so_o to_o be_v understand_v in_o this_o place_n for_o the_o word_n which_o he_o use_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v no_o long_o a_o servant_n or_o in_o subjection_n which_o be_v to_o be_v take_v in_o the_o same_o sense_n as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o or_o she_o be_v no_o long_o bind_v or_o tie_v which_o word_n the_o apostle_n use_v vers_fw-la 39_o and_o again_o the_o apostle_n have_v relation_n here_o to_o the_o four_o verse_n where_o he_o say_v the_o wife_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d have_v no_o power_n of_o she_o own_o body_n &_o the_o husband_n likewise_o but_o now_o say_v he_o the_o infidel_n party_n have_v wilful_o separate_v himself_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o innocent_a party_n be_v no_o long_o in_o subjection_n that_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d have_v now_o power_n over_o his_o own_o body_n and_o be_v now_o become_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d free_a exempt_a from_o the_o marriage_n knot_n or_o bond_n in_o which_o sense_n the_o apostle_n use_v the_o word_n verse_n 39_o second_o we_o must_v know_v what_o kind_n of_o desertion_n it_o be_v that_o cause_v a_o dissolution_n of_o marriage_n and_o in_o what_o manner_n first_o it_o must_v be_v malitiosa_fw-la desertio_fw-la a_o malicious_a departure_n without_o any_o just_a cause_n but_o when_o as_o the_o husband_n be_v absent_a by_o consent_n about_o necessary_a affair_n as_o the_o merchant_n beyond_o the_o sea_n or_o be_v employ_v in_o some_o weighty_a business_n as_o in_o warfare_n in_o ambassage_n or_o such_o like_a or_o be_v violent_o detain_v in_o prison_n or_o captivity_n among_o the_o turk_n or_o elsewhere_o in_o these_o &_o the_o like_a case_n the_o wife_n be_v bind_v to_o wait_v &_o expect_v the_o return_n of_o her_o husband_n unless_o she_o be_v otherwise_o advertise_v of_o his_o death_n second_o the_o innocent_a party_n must_v use_v all_o mean_n to_o reconcile_v reclaim_v and_o bring_v home_o again_o the_o wilful_a and_o obstinate_a party_n so_o depart_v if_o it_o be_v possible_a three_o if_o he_o continue_v in_o his_o obstinacy_n and_o depart_v have_v no_o purpose_n to_o return_v the_o matter_n must_v be_v bring_v before_o the_o judge_n or_o magistrate_n in_o such_o case_n who_o after_o public_a citation_n of_o the_o obstinate_a party_n and_o certain_a knowledge_n that_o he_o refuse_v wilful_o to_o appear_v be_v cite_v and_o be_v not_o otherwise_o let_v to_o come_v may_v with_o mature_a deliberation_n pronounce_v the_o innocent_a party_n free_a and_o at_o liberty_n to_o marry_v according_a to_o saint_n paul_n rule_n a_o brother_n or_o sister_n be_v not_o bind_v in_o such_o thing_n three_o neither_o be_v saint_n paul_n contrary_a to_o our_o saviour_n christ_n who_o allow_v no_o divorce_n but_o only_o for_o fornication_n for_o that_o be_v a_o diverse_a case_n from_o this_o whereof_o saint_n paul_n treat_v and_o there_o be_v great_a difference_n between_o lawful_a divorce_n and_o unlawful_a and_o wilful_a desertion_n for_o there_o the_o innocent_a party_n first_o claim_v the_o privilege_n of_o separation_n here_o the_o guilty_a party_n first_o separate_v himself_o there_o divorce_n be_v sue_v and_o require_v here_o the_o innocent_a party_n seek_v no_o divorce_n but_o seek_v all_o mean_n of_o reconciliation_n so_o that_o proper_o the_o set_v free_a the_o innocent_a party_n in_o this_o case_n can_v be_v call_v a_o divorce_n christ_n therefore_o speak_v of_o lawful_a divorce_n not_o of_o every_o dissolution_n of_o marriage_n for_o then_o mention_n shall_v have_v be_v make_v in_o that_o place_n of_o natural_a death_n and_o departure_n which_o be_v confess_v by_o all_o to_o be_v a_o dissolution_n and_o break_v off_o of_o marriage_n thus_o have_v i_o show_v my_o opinion_n with_o beza_n and_o other_o concern_v thiâ—_n point_n herein_o further_o as_o in_o all_o the_o rest_n refer_v myself_o to_o the_o determination_n of_o our_o church_n and_o the_o judgement_n of_o our_o learned_a brethren_n beza_n 1._o corinth_n 7._o vers_fw-la 15._o amand._n polan_n hemingius_n tâ—leman_n heshus_n the_o second_o part_n whether_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o marry_v after_o divorsement_n for_o adultery_n the_o papist_n for_o adultery_n one_o may_v dismiss_v another_o but_o neither_o party_n can_v marry_v again_o error_n 31_o for_o any_o cause_n during_o life_n rhemist_n math._n 19_o sect_n 4._o no_o not_o the_o innocent_a party_n may_v marry_v again_o for_o the_o marriage_n knot_n be_v not_o dissolve_v because_o of_o adultery_n council_n trident._n sess_v 24._o can_n 7._o argum._n 1._o rom._n 7.2_o the_o woman_n
plain_a case_n that_o the_o uncle_n be_v no_o more_o to_o marry_v his_o niece_n than_o the_o nephew_n his_o aunt_n and_o this_o be_v by_o name_n prohibit_v levit._n 18_o 14.20.2_o the_o other_o also_o be_v necessary_o include_v for_o the_o same_o rule_n for_o degree_n of_o kindred_n do_v proportionable_o hold_v both_o in_o man_n and_o woman_n wherefore_o such_o marriage_n be_v unlawful_a neither_o to_o be_v contract_v and_o if_o it_o be_v to_o be_v dissolve_v 2._o concern_v the_o marriage_n of_o brother_n and_o sister_n child_n there_o be_v a_o great_a question_n first_o it_o can_v be_v prove_v that_o zelophehads_n five_o daughter_n marry_v their_o uncle_n son_n that_o be_v their_o cousin_n germans_n for_o the_o hebrew_n call_v the_o nephew_n son_n as_o jethros_n daughter_n be_v call_v the_o daughter_n of_o raguel_n their_o grandfather_n exod._n 2.17_o so_o it_o be_v very_o like_a that_o their_o husband_n be_v their_o uncle_n son_n son_n as_o in_o the_o 12._o verse_n it_o may_v be_v gather_v where_o the_o text_n say_v they_o be_v marry_v into_o the_o family_n of_o the_o son_n of_o manasses_n therefore_o not_o into_o one_o family_n but_o as_o touch_v the_o question_n in_o hand_n the_o marriage_n of_o cousin_n germans_n seem_v also_o by_o some_o analogy_n to_o be_v forbid_v by_o moses_n law_n for_o if_o the_o degree_n of_o affinity_n be_v limit_v to_o the_o four_o degree_n as_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o a_o man_n to_o marry_v his_o wife_n daughter_n daughter_n leviticus_fw-la 18.17_o why_o shall_v not_o the_o line_n of_o consanguinity_n hold_v to_o the_o four_o degree_n likewise_o and_o so_o neither_o the_o son_n to_o marry_v his_o father_n brother_n daughter_n or_o the_o daughter_n the_o son_n for_o here_o be_v also_o four_o degree_n the_o son_n one_o the_o father_n two_o the_o father_n brother_n three_o the_o brother_n son_n four_o yet_o this_o we_o grant_v that_o this_o analogy_n or_o proportion_n be_v not_o so_o strong_a nor_o do_v conclude_v so_o necessary_o as_o the_o other_o wherefore_o we_o thus_o determine_v of_o this_o matter_n that_o it_o be_v well_o that_o the_o marriage_n of_o cousin_n germans_n be_v restrain_v by_o humane_a law_n and_o so_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v which_o kind_n of_o marriage_n may_v lawful_o be_v hinder_v and_o the_o contract_n loose_v but_o the_o marriage_n be_v consummate_a and_o finish_v it_o be_v not_o for_o this_o cause_n to_o be_v dissolve_v 16._o augustine_n also_o write_v very_o well_o of_o this_o matter_n quis_fw-la dubitet_fw-la honestiùs_fw-la hoc_fw-la tempore_fw-la consobrinarum_fw-la prohibita_fw-la esse_fw-la coniugia_fw-la etiamsi_fw-la id_fw-la divina_fw-la lex_fw-la non_fw-la prohibeat_fw-la cvius_fw-la enim_fw-la debet_fw-la causa_fw-la propinquitatis_fw-la verecundum_fw-la honorem_fw-la ab_fw-la ea_fw-la contineat_fw-la quamuis_fw-la generatricem_fw-la libidinem_fw-la who_o doubt_v but_o that_o the_o marriage_n of_o cousin_n germans_n be_v honest_o forbid_v though_o the_o divine_a law_n do_v not_o prohibit_v it_o for_o to_o who_o a_o man_n owe_v a_o shamefast_a reverence_n for_o kindred_n sake_n he_o ought_v to_o refrain_v his_o lust_n the_o papist_n error_n 37_o 2._o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o the_o church_n to_o restrain_v other_o degree_n of_o affinity_n and_o consanguinity_n beside_o those_o prescribe_v by_o moses_n and_o that_o the_o decree_n of_o the_o church_n in_o such_o case_n do_v bind_v in_o conscience_n council_n trident._n sess_v 24._o can_n 3._o as_o to_o prohibit_v marriage_n unto_o the_o seven_o degree_n in_o natural_a kindred_n also_o their_o canon_n do_v make_v a_o spiritual_a kindred_n that_o come_v in_o by_o baptism_n &_o confirmation_n and_o suffer_v not_o the_o godfather_n to_o marry_v the_o godchild_n or_o the_o godfather_n the_o godmother_n likewise_o they_o have_v find_v out_o a_o affinity_n that_o come_v in_o by_o espousal_n only_o of_o matrimony_n which_o bind_v say_v they_o in_o the_o first_o degree_n by_o the_o canon_n law_n which_o be_v the_o first_o and_o second_o by_o the_o civil_a law_n as_o that_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o the_o brother_n to_o marry_v she_o which_o be_v espouse_v to_o his_o brother_n also_o another_o kindred_n and_o affinity_n by_o fornication_n &_o unlawful_a fleshly_a knowledge_n which_o bind_v in_o the_o 2._o degree_n canonical_a which_o be_v the_o 3._o and_o 4._o civil_a as_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o the_o son_n to_o marry_v his_o father_n bastard_n bellarm._n cap._n 24._o cap._n 30._o the_o protestant_n 1._o to_o forbid_v more_o degree_n in_o marriage_n then_o be_v either_o direct_o or_o by_o necessary_a consequence_n prohibit_v in_o the_o law_n be_v a_o mere_a antichristian_a yoke_n lay_v upon_o the_o people_n of_o god_n for_o the_o lord_n the_o author_n of_o that_o law_n best_o do_v know_v both_o what_o person_n be_v fit_a for_o marriage_n and_o how_o far_o the_o line_n of_o marriage_n be_v to_o extend_v 2._o the_o invention_n of_o spiritual_a kindred_n be_v but_o a_o 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