r- -------- --- -------·---------~----- -·--- ---- 1 671. CHAP•4· Of[hr-ijlian Occonomie> 1 \ 1 ----- 1 c:-;~rd~~:~ry cxc;;J·I~th~rcot: v. h1ch was toyi\ ought t~b;fome a;tame f~ac~; J~fh1 ~c of ; ~--- f 1 ned \\'Hh ta!bng & ab!bncncc 111 common dan- ~ umc. The rcllons whcrcofn .ay be thd C. , j 1 l gcrs and Cll:l~t~mc:s. . . _Fait, 3 butindlC of fo great Importance as ! r I Ob.?.. x.Cor.7. ~ 2,1-!ctbtft u V'lmArn~d Ctl- 1 thiS is, would not be rafh!y or vn;: dui jCdiy at- r I rah fot· rb.: thi••g1of r/;e~:rrd, hJ:vh:r-n.l) p!e.1fo . ~cmprcd, ~)Ut ~oi.Jld r~uhcr be dom· bydcr.rc 1 s th~ Lord: bm tbc mllYIIC~ perfon c.~rcth for tbc \ 111 pr:>edlc of tunc, acrording 10 that bymg~ I tlu11gJ ofthcworl.l• ..An[. 1_ he place _1$ not g_cncnot loauncicnt :lS truc, • 1 U,onJ ofwc~(bt berally to be vndcdlood! oi all, but wddinJtely for~ refolurirm, recptire m11111re delib::lttf!Qn. Seof tho(c married pe~lons r.hat ~re earnall :1nd condly, th:u during till:h a !p.,cc inquiric may ~dl1ly. And .he tll:lt.IS marncd,1s tobe fo car(:.. be made wlH:thcr the: I cbe any it1H c:lufc,..,,·hich t tull for the: d11ngs ot the world):ts he ought,&. 1 may hinder the confitmm:aion of Maniaoe : j may hauc: alfo a_t"peci2ll r~ga~d of thofc things ] confide~ing th:a before the pani~s come ~1 d Ithat c~nccrnc l.J~d 2nd lus kmgdomc. . I con1~Cr1c tog~thcr, whac ~s :~mific may be reI Oh:c£1. 3· t.Tun.5.1 J. TluyoHnge;·w,dowa medu:d and amended, whiCh eo doe afu.·rward (f"l1th the Apcl1:le,) lvillmarrie,ha,iin,gdamnariw~ll be too late, Thirdly,ln thcfCcafc::s,pcrfons 1 M!uct~H-[e rbcy hmuhrak,pr theJir-ft fewh. Anf. !iJ . B cfpouCcd mufl hauc rcg3rd ofhond1ic 1 a~ well I rh~ fi)ft faith, Pau/vndcrfhndeth th2t promtfc I :~.s of necc!Iitic;nor prcfcm1y vpon thecomr:ltl- ~·~nd VO\\'C whi~h they m:1dc vmo Chrilt, '':hen ~eking to fnisfie thc~r owne fidhly defircs,~f1 rhcy·wer~ b:1poz.cd; :md they are thc:~c: foud to tcr the m2tmer ofbnur bca!ls, bur proceeding beginnetoJV.t.,·ewtmtotJaga_inft Chrifl_, by denytherein vpon mature: deliberation. I ing or rcnounLing that faith, :md not o~herThe Contract is a memion or mumal promife wile. of future marr!ogc, before fit and competent I Ohi•£1.4. He thardothcorndtlpnd from Iudgcs ondWandfcs, his he:~rt , crauc the gifc of comine!lcic 1 God The belt manner of giuing this promife, is will giuc it him, ond t-herefore hee nccdcnot to m:~kc it"" in words touching the prefont time, :;~;~c,n"u· manic. and flmply without any exception or conditi- &pur~ .AJtfiv. The gifls of God arc oftwo fans, on exprcffed orconceiucd. For by this means fomc are gcncrall, fome :.re Proper. Gcnerall it comes to paffe,that the bond is made the fugifts 3re fuch as God giucth gencraUy EO illl,& rer,3nd the ground or foundation offuture mathCfe may be: obt:tincd, ifthey be askcd accorriagc the bener bid. And hence :~lone it is, that ding to Gods word) lawfUlly, I:tm. J ·5. If an; the pcrfons betrothed in Scriptureare rearmed ofyoulack.!wifodomc:lethimMk.!ifofGod,whO C man:tnd wife. f4ctJb £peaking of Rnhe!, \\ho giuerh to Allmm lihcral!y,andrtproachtthr.oma_n was oncly betrothed vnto him, faid toLa6nn, andit jh~tllbegimn hirJJver.6,Bur ltt htmMk_ttn GtuememJwife, Gen. 29. 21. Deuter. :z.. "13, f~Iitb andrMHo-nor.Proper gif"is,d.re thofe \\ hich If 4 maide b: bttrothed toa hujband, nnd a man j are g_iucn on~ly to fomc. Ccrta~ne mcn)ofwh~ch .findeherin rhe ttmme, andliewithhn-, rhenjha/J \ fort IS the g1fc of co"nuncncte 1 and fi1ch ltke ;eehring rhnnboth ol!tVnto thegatts of thecitit, \which though chCy be oft_cn& carndlly as-ked, and ]baiL flone them 111ith /fonn to d:ath, the I yet theyarc feldon1.or ncuer granu:dvnto fome maide, becaPfe {he criednot oHthuing in rhecirie, men; as appe:ucrh mPau/s example, who be- & themttn 6~ca11[ehe harhhHm6iuihisneighhortrJ ihg buffemd6y Siiia., faith ofhimfclfc. FoYihu w•f•. Motth,!, 20, Iofephfe.re not to tai:;;Mttry thing I v:[ought rhe Lo~d thrice,thttt it might de-: th.J wife. p.tr.t foomme; but' he [llid.v nto me, Nfygrace 11 Now if the promi(c·bevuercd iu words ,for "'Infuhlrant. fujfici'tnt for tbee, 1:Cor,1 1.8.g. ' .. time to come, lt doth not 'precii'cly bind~ :che panics tc;> perfOrmanc~.For exan1plc: If one .of CHAp, !Ill thrmf.,yto the other: N. !will tak§ rher; &c. 1 , ond notN.Idotrak§thu, &<.by thisfoim<of Of 1 c cz ' D1fpe~chthematchisnotmade,/mtonelyp,.t~•iJCd I ttJe ontract. ' I tobermdeaftcrward, Btu if on the other fide, ..... J ' it bee faid, N. I dt1e tttk.! thee, and nor, I Will MArriagch2th two d1flinel parts, the firA , tttk.! thu; by thcfe t~a1mcs, the m<~rria~c at 1. IS the begmnmg; the (ccbhO,thc accomthat 'fC't~ inHant ~s begun, th~ugh"" n~t 111 re-- ... N"ond(fa- \phfhmcnt or con!ltmmauon thereof. -goud offad, yet mregard ofnght and Intcrdl, eto,dc:iurc. [ The Beginning is the Comra8 or Elpoufals'; which the panics h:mc each in another indeed 1the End or accomphllmH~nt ts the folemne Maand in trutb, And this is the common opinion •nifcftation ofthe: Contra&, by that whiCh pro6frhe Ieanled. Yet norwithfh.nding.ifthc parI pcrly we call Mari::igc.Deut.20.7. whatmanH tiescomratling 01lll f3y eo.eh toochcr, lwtll thcr~ th 4 r bath 6etrothrd a wife, andhatht~tkfn ta~erhee,&c. with intcnu6 to bind thcrnfdu~s her?Let himgoa 11 drcwrne lf.._~ainevnio hUhoHfr, :at the preltm; the bond i~ in confciencc prcci- • [eajl he die in hartcl!, 1111 d 1 w other man tak.~her. fly m:-~ de before God,& fo the Contract indeed *DcpreM.:mh. r.18. whmhiJ mother Moqiewafhetromade:· forrh~prtfent time before God. Trueir rc:n.tl~ rhe 1 1ro lt"'l(cph,Pcfor~ tiJe; came together, She w.u 1 is, that hc ..,·hich fl5.deth tohis promifc maQc, found with child ofthe ho/1 <.ihoft, · as much asin him lieth dmb well: yet il the Bct._,._ccnc the ConuaCl and M:ariagc, there protnife h:.nh or c6cejueth fonJc iu_!l~~~c,v. by he ,
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