lA VJting rhem to theLawoffin, andcompellingthem ro doemar which they would nor. This law th<refore, holding them captive,and thisConcupifcenceoftheHdh provoking rhem, they are compelledeither rofornlcate,or marry: whereofwherher iHhe better;we are uught by the authority ofrheApoltle, who tells us,# ilhetl<r t• "' '"' the• to 6Mr•. Surely,rharwhich is the better is robe chofenand held; now iris better ro marry,becaufe it!, worfeto burn; and bec•ufe it is better ro mat1y then to bum, i<is convenient for thofe which contain nor, to marry, nor toburn. Furmdri· •g<k t,ooJ, as ANg•ft· fpeaks in his hook ( S•per Gentji;, ad Utewn) in iri!Commend<d the g<X>Oofnamre, wh<reby the praviry ofincomioence is mled, ohd the fruit· futndfe ofnature gue<d l For the weakenerfe ofdcher Sex, declining towards the rnine offilrhinetfc,is well relieved by honeCl:y ofmariage, fo as thefame thing,which may be rhecffice ofthefoood, isolfo the remedy onw the flck: Neither yer,becaufe incontinence is ~vi !I, is rhe~efore mariage (even that wherewith the incootinent are joyhed) to bt repured norgood; yeuarher, nor forrhat evil! isth<good f,ulty, bur for thisgood i~thar evil! pardonable,Once that good which mari•ge harh,yea which morlage is, can never bt fin. Now,thh good isrhret-fold,the Fidelity,the Fruir, the S>cr.lmenr ofthat ertar<; In rhefideliry, ioregarded, That befide• this bond of mariage,rhere be nor carnal! fociety wirh any orhe~. In the fruit of it, That it be lo· ving>y raifi:d and religion!!}' bred. In the SJcrament ofir, Thar themari:lge be not !<p>r.ued, and tbar the difmilted party ofeither Sex, be nor joyned to any other, no no< tor ,tliJes fake. Tbi•iYolsit were rherule ofManage,whereby the fruirfulndli:of ~!>"is graced,or rhe puviry ofincontinenceruled. And rhis rule ofmariage,and C Ibis three-foldgood, the erernall Truth harh >!Jpoinred in the order ofhisDetree, aod r\ut ecenl.lll Lawofhis, again!l whichwharfoever is done, fpoken, orwilled, is fimie, which.A..g,Pint in his book againlt F•NfiiH the t.M•m'<'ktwitndfeth, fayiog, Si!J.fJ tithtr7.1'eea1 W.rJ,.iJr "' '" •g•lnjf ihez.n. et.,.,•R. ThhEternalI Law~the divine Will orDeeree, forbidding the diCl:urbance,and commandigg the prefervuion ofidne norur<illorde'r ~ w!iatfoever thereforecommands oaroraU Order tbbedillurbed\ foibid~ it!%) lie conferved, prohibit•Men toufeM1riage, and atraine to the· thretfoldgood tlleteof, F\\:!.lity, Ufoe,Sacrament ; and comm.mds them td breake that "'ul• ofEtetnal~ :Vnlrh,whereby the friut{ulnell'e ol nan:re-is graced,or thepra· viry&fincontinttk!y i5 ruled, rommtOdsmen toahhorre thofethingrwhereby naruran order i.he4d •.ndmaintiii!Jed•ThisCommmd'ement,I fay,forbidsn•mrall Order ro-tie obferved c<lmman<k it tdbe orlhubed, and rhet<fore is againft the L3\Yof [} GOd, and b)'~quence, i• finne: For, they finne !hacordmrt(uchacommJndby which na~urall Ottreri•defi!royed. 'ttfefe nren donol(ir feems9Melieve,tH:it ofrhe chitdren ofPrierts,God rakes fur r~ebtn1dingofhisCiry .bl:lve, wdiforrherdloringofthenumberpfAngels: For,if they did belle\le'il, they would ncvtr ordainefucha Mandate, !Jecairfe rheylbduld J l ' wirtli!!(IY a!IdMcr-r,lbly.gee-abootto-etfell:,rh2t r5eftiprrnall Cltyfhoald oembe ' pedetred and' t)lenltmberof 1\n~elsn~ve; rep:tired. For if the fu<>eroill City b'e,ro be petl<l1:ert.:vwofrhe fons ofPricfis,and iftlfeoumllerofAngel, !le ofthem robe re- 1 \ payred,toofe thol end<'avor rU~Y.ocure-th:lt'they lhotl!d'norbe,do(Whar in rherrili.,)' dt'llfby 1he fupeinoltCity!'ln&filbor rha<-'tbenum!lerofAngels may not beperfi!:\'ed· therl w~ich,wl\O~con tie mhf,perverfely d'one? For rl\i~fs dorre agaiti!l die wilfaod pr~~MmatiOn:of~im whlth l'lathdone tl\ofet~ings,which·!hall b~;fdr he hatl't done l l,e' irfl'iis'\lrotl<l\1,.>r,ibtl r~o~ rhin'g> which lhallbe in eiFe/1';, whofoever rherefo~egoes a(Mir ro proct1\e•rfiar Cod rn•y hot in eflttl: cfo rl\oieHftn'gs, wtri~h·h ..hathdone ia fll~p•edl:llinatlM, ~oes •BOil! ro mal!evbid'theverypt'tdotlinatitlnofGod.Ifrhen Goithave alrrady in hiopredHlinariondecreed, that-r!\e IOns ofl"rie!li !lllll oncebe in<ff'df, he rtih! ~oe.• ab~m<to prorure r6attbg ma)"rtollle in effi.ff~epdeavoun'ro de~rt!ythe' Wol'~e'oHlod,'~ll: he.bath al~e:tdy 1.?"eidn prcden1~arfon; atid'fO flnvts ro ov<TPh'<ow<Jods pr~.deffinanon, anihog•m-fantl dl\tt wil~ofGod Which is' trrfn:tll: For GodWOilldftodft!rernity, ana lie!ore-aH l.brld'•, creare':dlmenIn the world i in rhar c<rralo order'~~~rein bepreldt.Dtetvelf','lirjd presfeltlrjlted to crea'te thcm;Hedorh nothingdiforde'ify, he cre:item ll<ll)lingl'll 1'tbe"wofld'WAfch h~Hiih Tu il nOL 759
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