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A54505 A religious scrutiny concerning unequall marriage to be represented to the Generall Assembly of the Kirk of Scotland : together with a postscript to the Commissioners of the Kirk : whereunto is subjoyned an appendix humbly tendred to the Parliament of England in reference to the late transactions of state, and now lastly is added a faithfull and conscientious account for subscribing the engagement / by Thomas Paget ... Paget, Thomas, d. 1660. 1650 (1650) Wing P169B; ESTC R31749 30,942 56

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to Law in the case of divers of the people of Israel returned from the Babylonish captivity who had transgressed abominably in making mixt marriages and who therefore as the case required did institute Reformation and accordingly did reform This appeareth Ezra 9. 10. throughout and more particularly Chap. 10. 3 16. Hereunto also the Apostolical allusion in the business in hand doth notably serve for illustration See Gal. 4. 30. Cast out the bond-woman and her son c. Such was the known famous case in some sort infamous of King Henry the eighth of England who in an Oration to his Subjects gave them to understand That the Lady Mary his daughter was not reputed his lawful daughter nor his Queen Katherine her mother his lawful wife but their pretended conjugal society had been most detestable adultery as he had been informed by divers learned Clerks Whereupon afterwards the marriage was declared and made voyd See 2. Vol. of the Book of Martyrs pag. 327. Edit 1641. Thus it is manifest that some pretended conjugal society and fruit of it may be separated and cast out II. It is to be observed that the God of Heaven and Earth doth really distinguish and put difference betwixt person and person and requireth likewise that his people should do so too in their walking and conversing with humane society according to occasion in such Scriptural notions and expressions as following are specified and instanced for better discerning herein viz. 1. The seed of the woman and the seed of the Serpent Gen. 3. 15. 2. The sons of God and the daughters of men Gen. 6. 2 4. 3. Noah his family and the old world of the ungodly 2 Pet. 2. 5. 4. The tents of Shem Canaan his servant Gen. 9. 27. 5. Circumcised persons and uncircumcised ones Gen. 17. 13 14. 6. Children of the free-woman and of the bond-woman Gal. 4. 31. 7. Israelites and Gentiles Exod. 19. 5 6. 8. Precious ones and vile persons Jere. 15. 19. 9. Jews and adversaries of Judah Ezra 4. 1 2 3. 10. Righteous and the wicked Mal. 3. 18. 11. Children of God and children of the devil 1 John 3 10. 12. Regenerate and unregenerate John 3. 3 c. 13. Spiritual man and natural man 1 Cor. 2. 14 15. 14. Beleevers and unbeleevers 2 Cor. 6. 14. 15. Christians and Antichrists Acts 11. 26. 1 John 2. 18. 16. Within the Church and without 1 Cor. 5. 12. Acts 2. 47. 17. One inwardly in the heart and one outwardly Rom. 2. 28 29. 18. Quickned and dead Ephes. 2. 5. 19. Children of the light or day and of darkness or the night 1 Thes. 5. 5. 20. Baptized and unbaptized Luke 3. 7. and 7. 30 c. Hence it may be discerned how marriages may be made in the Lord. III. The Question is not propounded touching a separating of the marriages of such persons who were married when both of them were idolatrous but after the marriage one of them through the dispensation of the Gospel becometh a convert to the true Religion Neither is it touching the casting out of their children sith such their condition and such state of their children likewise is cleerly and punctually spoken unto and determined by the Apostle Paul in the case of desertion or non-desertion according as occasion may offer See 1 Cor. 7. 10 11 12 13 14 15 16. The case of Galeacius Caracciolus Marquess of Vico declared in his life translated into English by W. Cr. cap. 25. is a singular instance in the specified occasion IV. Neither is the Question about the abrogating of the marriage of such a professor of the true Religion who in a due way doth espouse himself unto such a woman whose parents and progenitors are grosly idolatrous and she her self was lately such but she is now converted and embraceth the true Religion before the marriage be made For there are approved presidents in the Word of God of the lawfulness of such their matrimony See Ruth 4. 13. compare chap. 1. 16. 1 Kings 1. 3. compare Psal. 45. 13. V. Nor yet the Question is not instituted with a partial respect and exception of some sorts of persons but it equally and indifferently concerneth any sort and degree of persons whomsoever whether Civil or Ecclesiastical Supreme or Inferior Rich or Poor c. Sith by occasion there is a possibility that any sorts and degrees of persons may be tempted and fall into one miscarriage as well as another as is implyed Gal. 6. 1. Yea and the Scripture instanceth the transgressions in such kinde even of Kings Princes Rulers Priests Levites and People See Nehe. 13. 26. Ezra 9. 1 2. The Scripture giveth instance likewise of course held for redress see Ezra 10. Nehe. 13. VI. Moreover the Question is not whether the professors of the true Religion having transgressed by making mixt marriages may or ought at their own pleasure put away their wives by their own and sole authority and so likewise cast out their children Sith such procedure it may seem if admited of ought to be by the decision and order of such as have calling and authority thereunto As it may appear Ezra 10. 2 3 4. Nehe. 13. 23 24 25. VII Likewise the Question is not touching a making voyd the marriages of the professors of the true Religion who are married to professors of the said true Religion for the substance of it but some difference is in some circumstantial matters and superstructive opinions which do not destroy the foundation and principles of the true Religion Sith such condition of difference in judgment about lesser matters in Religion may be incident unto some members of the true Churches of Christ. See 1 Cor. 3. 3 4 12. Phil. 3. 13. VIII Neither is the Question concerning professors of the true Religion who are charitably and probably reputed to be truely religious having the Spirit of power and of love and of a sound minde but their yoke-fellows professing outwardly onely and having a form of godliness but deny the power of it professing indeed that they know God but in their works deny him whether these should be separated and their children cast out Sith profession denominateth the Religion Howbeit in the seventh and eighth Cases special and uttermost faithful endevor ought to be used by persons of good knowledg to free their yokefellows from the entanglement of erroneous opinions and unchristian conversation and to establish them in the truth if so they may yet be brought to approve themselves as becometh the Gospel of Christ and if God through their due way of instructing them with meekness may peradventure grant them repentance unto life and unto the acknowledging of the truth see 2 Tim. 2. 25 26. Whereas on the other hand in this case God hateth putting away as being a trecherous dealing against ones companion and wife of his Covenant see Mal. 2. 14 15 16. save in the case of whoredom alone for in such case it is lawful to procure