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first_o man_n sin_v 3._o he_o do_v not_o offend_v in_o any_o one_o part_n but_o whole_o in_o that_o nature_n wherein_o he_o be_v create_v and_o in_o another_o place_n natura_fw-la tota_fw-la fuit_fw-la per_fw-la liberum_fw-la arbitrium_fw-la in_o ipsa_fw-la radice_fw-la vitiata_fw-la 87._o our_o nature_n whole_o be_v corrupt_v by_o free_a will_n in_o the_o very_a root_n or_o original_n that_o be_v in_o adam_n ergo_fw-la all_o the_o power_n both_o of_o body_n and_o soul_n whole_o corrupt_v and_o decay_a in_o spiritual_a thing_n the_o second_o part_n of_o the_o power_n and_o strength_n of_o free_a will_n in_o man_n the_o papist_n they_o say_v not_o that_o a_o man_n by_o his_o free_a will_v only_o be_v able_a to_o live_v well_o or_o to_o obtain_v error_n 75_o eternal_a life_n but_o yet_o by_o the_o power_n of_o free_a will_n stir_v prepare_v and_o assist_v by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n he_o be_v able_a to_o do_v it_o the_o first_o stir_v then_o and_o motion_n of_o the_o heart_n they_o 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saint_n james_n say_v there_o be_v one_o lawegiver_n which_o be_v able_a to_o save_v and_o to_o destroy_v cap._n 4.12_o he_o therefore_o only_o make_v law_n to_o bind_v the_o conscience_n that_o be_v able_a to_o save_v and_o to_o destroy_v but_o that_o can_v the_o pope_n do_v ergo_fw-la caluin_n argum_fw-la bellarmine_n answer_v that_o the_o law_n of_o man_n do_v bind_v under_o pain_n of_o damnation_n in_o as_o much_o as_o god_n be_v offend_v and_o displease_v with_o their_o disobedience_n and_o so_o judge_v they_o worthy_a of_o punishment_n cap._n 20._o all_o this_o we_o grant_v that_o the_o law_n of_o man_n be_v good_a law_n do_v bind_v in_o conscience_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o contempt_n and_o disobedience_n to_o high_a power_n but_o not_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o thing_n command_v which_o in_o their_o nature_n be_v indifferent_a the_o jesuite_n shall_v have_v say_v that_o god_n be_v offend_v not_o only_o for_o their_o disobedience_n but_o simple_o
live_v single_a if_o he_o have_v the_o gift_n he_o ought_v to_o do_v it_o for_o have_v not_o the_o gift_n and_o yet_o presume_v he_o burn_v in_o lust_n and_o so_o be_v set_v further_o back_o in_o the_o course_n of_o godliness_n caluin_n argument_n 2_o we_o be_v bind_v to_o love_n god_n with_o all_o our_o heart_n with_o all_o our_o soul_n with_o all_o our_o strength_n therefore_o whatsoever_o thing_n there_o be_v whereby_o we_o may_v express_v the_o love_n of_o god_n we_o be_v bind_v by_o commandment_n to_o do_v it_o it_o be_v not_o leave_v to_o our_o own_o will_n for_o not_o to_o love_n god_n more_o than_o thou_o do_v if_o it_o be_v in_o thy_o power_n it_o be_v a_o grievous_a sin_n martyris_fw-la argument_n bellarmine_n answer_v thus_o qui_fw-la deum_fw-la diligit_fw-la super_fw-la omne_fw-la etiamsi_fw-la eum_fw-la non_fw-la tam_fw-la ardenter_fw-la amet_fw-la quà m_fw-la forte_fw-fr posset_n vel_fw-la non_fw-la faciat_fw-la pro_fw-la eo_fw-la omne_fw-la quae_fw-la posset_n ille_fw-la habet_fw-la deum_fw-la pro_fw-la summo_fw-la bono_fw-mi cap._n 13._o he_o that_o love_v god_n above_o all_o thing_n although_o he_o love_v he_o not_o so_o entire_o as_o perhaps_o he_o may_v neither_o do_v all_o thing_n for_o his_o sake_n that_o lie_v in_o his_o power_n yet_o for_o all_o this_o he_o esteem_v of_o god_n as_o his_o chief_a good_a i_o pray_v you_o see_v what_o contradictory_n speech_n these_o be_v the_o jesuit_n say_v a_o man_n may_v love_v god_n perfect_o and_o above_o all_o and_o yet_o not_o love_v he_o so_o much_o as_o he_o be_v able_a that_o be_v imperfect_o so_o a_o man_n by_o his_o monkish_a divinity_n may_v love_v god_n above_o all_o and_o yet_o not_o love_v he_o above_o all_o for_o if_o he_o do_v he_o will_v refuse_v to_o do_v nothing_o for_o god_n love_v that_o be_v in_o his_o power_n 3_o luk._n 17.10_o when_o you_o have_v do_v all_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v command_v you_o say_v we_o be_v unprofitable_a servant_n and_o do_v nothing_o but_o that_o which_o be_v our_o duty_n to_o do_v ergo_fw-la we_o be_v bind_v to_o do_v all_o thing_n that_o be_v to_o be_v do_v and_o we_o can_v do_v that_o which_o we_o ought_v much_o less_o more_o than_o we_o ought_v to_o do_v martyris_fw-la argument_n bellarmine_n answer_v first_o christ_n say_v when_o you_o have_v do_v all_o which_o i_o command_v you_o not_o which_o i_o counsel_v you_o 13._o ans._n as_o though_o the_o argument_n follow_v not_o strong_o you_o can_v do_v the_o less_o that_o be_v keep_v my_o commandment_n therefore_o you_o can_v do_v the_o more_o that_o be_v speak_v now_o as_o the_o jesuite_n do_v the_o counsel_n of_o perfection_n which_o be_v more_o than_o the_o precept_n it_o be_v a_o precept_n of_o necessity_n to_o dispense_v our_o good_n to_o the_o use_n of_o the_o poor_a it_o be_v a_o counsel_n of_o perfection_n as_o they_o say_v to_o give_v all_o away_o to_o the_o poor_a but_o if_o a_o man_n can_v perform_v the_o first_o that_o be_v keep_v his_o good_n to_o use_v they_o aright_o much_o less_o be_v he_o able_a with_o a_o resolute_a mind_n to_o give_v they_o all_o away_o second_o he_o answer_v christ_n bid_v they_o to_o say_v so_o as_o show_v their_o humility_n not_o that_o they_o be_v indeed_o unprofitable_a servant_n a_o poor_a shift_n as_o though_o christ_n envy_v the_o good_a of_o his_o servant_n or_o will_v obscure_v their_o welldoing_a and_o do_v not_o rather_o advance_v it_o to_o the_o uttermost_a and_o make_v the_o most_o of_o the_o serviceable_a work_n of_o his_o child_n as_o we_o see_v matth._n 25.34_o and_o christ_n be_v a_o faithful_a prophet_n will_v not_o sure_o deceive_v his_o disciple_n and_o tell_v theme_n one_o thing_n and_o himself_o know_v and_o think_v another_o but_o these_o friar-like_a mist_n and_o smoke_n of_o locust_n be_v not_o able_a to_o dim_v the_o clear_a light_n of_o this_o scripture_n which_o show_v that_o when_o we_o have_v do_v all_o we_o can_v do_v we_o come_v far_o short_a of_o our_o duty_n 4_o augustine_n though_o sometime_o he_o 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necessary_a for_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o eat_v flesh_n to_o offend_v our_o brother_n multa_fw-la facienda_fw-la sunt_fw-la non_fw-la iubente_fw-la lege_fw-la sed_fw-la libera_fw-la charitate_fw-la many_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v do_v say_v he_o not_o by_o force_n of_o any_o law_n but_o by_o the_o rule_n of_o charity_n that_o be_v we_o have_v no_o particular_a law_n but_o the_o general_a rule_n of_o charity_n a_o counsel_n than_o be_v see_v in_o thing_n indifferent_a which_o be_v always_o lawful_a but_o not_o always_o expedient_a and_o it_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o particular_a application_n of_o the_o general_a rule_n of_o charity_n charity_n wish_v that_o nothing_o shall_v be_v do_v to_o offend_v our_o brethren_n 1._o cor._n 10.32_o the_o scripture_n likewise_o give_v liberty_n to_o eat_v flesh_n there_o be_v no_o general_a precept_n or_o prohibition_n yet_o the_o apostle_n give_v counsel_n that_o be_v according_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o charity_n say_v that_o although_o all_o thing_n be_v clean_o malum_fw-la tamen_fw-la est_fw-la homini_fw-la qui_fw-la per_fw-la offensionem_fw-la manducat_fw-la yet_o it_o be_v evil_a to_o the_o man_n that_o eat_v with_o offence_n roman_n 14.20_o here_o we_o see_v the_o transgression_n of_o a_o apostolical_a counsel_n be_v sin_n and_o though_o we_o be_v not_o bind_v by_o any_o particular_a precept_n at_o this_o time_n or_o that_o to_o abstain_v from_o flesh_n yet_o qua_fw-la facienda_fw-la sunt_fw-la libera_fw-la charitate_fw-la the_o thing_n that_o be_v to_o be_v do_v in_o the_o duty_n of_o love_n do_v as_o well_o bind_v we_o as_o if_o we_o have_v a_o direct_a commandment_n for_o love_n be_v the_o fulfil_n of_o the_o commandment_n yea_o it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o great_a commandment_n to_o love_v one_o another_o yet_o the_o counsel_n or_o liberty_n concern_v indifferent_a thing_n remain_v in_o it_o own_o nature_n free_a still_o as_o the_o apostle_n counsel_v to_o eat_v not_o ask_v any_o question_n in_o such_o a_o case_n it_o be_v neither_o evil_n not_o to_o eat_v nor_o good_a to_o eat_v but_o if_o any_o man_n be_v present_a that_o may_v take_v offence_n by_o our_o eat_n then_o be_v it_o evil_a to_o eat_v so_o augustine_n conclude_v multa_fw-la mihi_fw-la videntur_fw-la licere_fw-la &_o non_fw-la expedire_fw-la quae_fw-la per_fw-la iustitiam_fw-la quae_fw-la coram_fw-la deo_fw-la est_fw-la permittuntur_fw-la sed_fw-la propter_fw-la offensionem_fw-la hominum_fw-la vitanda_fw-la sunt_fw-la many_o thing_n be_v lawful_a but_o not_o expedient_a lawful_a before_o god_n but_o not_o expedient_a because_o of_o the_o offence_n of_o our_o brethren_n de_fw-fr adulter_fw-la coniug_v lib._n 1._o cap._n 14.17_o thus_o we_o see_v augustine_n do_v nothing_o favour_v the_o popish_a distinction_n of_o precept_n and_o counsel_n for_o by_o his_o sentence_n even_o counsel_n that_o be_v the_o liberty_n and_o freedom_n of_o thing_n indifferent_a be_v restrain_v and_o make_v necessary_a in_o the_o external_a use_n by_o the_o rule_n of_o charity_n the_o three_o question_n concern_v vow_n in_o general_n this_o question_n have_v three_o part_n first_o whether_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o christian_n to_o make_v vow_n second_o in_o what_o thing_n lawful_a vow_n consist_v three_o whether_o voluntary_a vow_n be_v any_o part_n of_o the_o worship_n and_o service_n of_o god_n the_o first_o part_n whether_o vow_n pertain_v only_o to_o the_o old_a law_n and_o be_v not_o now_o permit_v unto_o christian_n the_o papist_n they_o hold_v it_o as_o lawful_a and_o as_o free_v a_o thing_n for_o christian_n to_o bind_v themselves_o by_o vow_n unto_o god_n as_o it_o be_v use_v and_o practise_v of_o the_o jew_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o error_n 85_o law_n 1_o isay_n 19.21_o they_o shall_v know_v the_o lord_n in_o that_o day_n and_o do_v sacrifice_n and_o oblation_n and_o vow_v vow_n unto_o god_n and_o perform_v they_o this_o
prophecy_n be_v concern_v christian_n which_o shall_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o gospel_n make_v vow_n unto_o god_n bellarm._n cap._n 17._o ans._n the_o prophet_n do_v by_o the_o external_a service_n of_o god_n use_v in_o the_o church_n at_o that_o time_n set_v forth_o the_o spiritual_a worship_n of_o god_n in_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n for_o jewish_a vow_n shall_v be_v no_o more_o then_o in_o force_n than_o their_o sacrifice_n and_o oblation_n also_o vers_fw-la 19_o the_o prophet_n say_v that_o a_o altar_n shall_v be_v set_v up_o in_o egypt_n and_o vers_fw-la 18._o they_o shall_v speak_v the_o language_n of_o canaan_n but_o these_o thing_n be_v not_o literal_o but_o mystical_o perform_v neither_o be_v it_o necessary_a the_o other_o shall_v 2_o psal._n 76.11_o vow_v unto_o god_n and_o perform_v ergo_fw-la vow_v now_o be_v lawful_a bellarm._n ibid._n ans._n it_o appear_v by_o the_o text_n that_o it_o be_v a_o commandment_n unto_o the_o jew_n and_o for_o that_o time_n for_o it_o 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look_v how_o many_o degree_n distant_a they_o be_v from_o the_o stock_n so_o be_v the_o distance_n between_o themselves_o bathuel_n rebecca_n jacob_n laban_n rachel_n jacob_n and_o rachel_n be_v in_o the_o second_o degree_n because_o each_o of_o they_o be_v remove_v from_o bathuel_n in_o the_o second_o degree_n bellarm._n cap._n 26._o the_o protestant_n answ._n neither_o do_v we_o allow_v this_o rule_n but_o rather_o follow_v the_o account_n of_o the_o civil_a law_n which_o in_o the_o collateral_a line_n make_v so_o many_o degree_n as_o person_n except_v the_o stock_n which_o be_v not_o to_o be_v count_v in_o collateral_a degree_n because_o we_o begin_v not_o to_o number_v there_o wherefore_o according_a to_o the_o rule_n afore_o say_v how_o many_o generation_n so_o many_o degree_n according_a then_o to_o the_o account_n of_o the_o civil_a law_n which_o we_o here_o follow_v jacob_n and_o rachel_n be_v not_o in_o the_o second_o but_o the_o four_o degree_n each_o from_o other_o
rachel_n 1._o laban_n 2._o rebecca_n 3._o jacob_n 4._o for_o in_o collateral_a degree_n we_o count_v not_o the_o distance_n from_o the_o root_n or_o stock_n but_o the_o mutual_a distance_n from_o themselves_o and_o by_o this_o reason_n if_o cousin_n germans_n be_v but_o in_o the_o second_o degree_n there_o shall_v be_v no_o degree_n beyond_o the_o second_o forbid_v levit._n 18._o for_o there_o be_v no_o degree_n forbid_v beyond_o this_o neither_o be_v this_o by_o name_n and_o direct_o forbid_v the_o papist_n 3._o their_o three_o rule_n be_v this_o in_o collateral_a degree_n unequal_a there_o abraham_n aram._n sara_n error_n 34_o that_o be_v when_o both_o be_v not_o alike_o distant_a from_o the_o stock_n they_o shall_v differ_v in_o that_o degree_n in_o the_o which_o the_o further_a of_o they_o be_v remove_v from_o the_o stock_n as_o in_o this_o example_n sara_n be_v distant_a two_o degree_n from_o the_o stock_n and_o as_o many_o from_o abraham_n bellarm._n ibid._n the_o protestant_n ans._n neither_o be_v this_o rule_n perfect_a for_o by_o this_o reason_n he_o that_o be_v indeed_o a_o degree_n further_o off_o shall_v be_v in_o the_o same_o degree_n for_o if_o the_o uncle_n and_o the_o nephew_n be_v remove_v but_o the_o second_o degree_n and_o cousin_n germans_n be_v but_o distant_a in_o the_o second_o degree_n as_o they_o say_v the_o uncle_n son_n shall_v be_v in_o the_o same_o degree_n with_o his_o cousin_n as_o his_o father_n be_v which_o be_v not_o to_o be_v admit_v wherefore_o in_o collateral_n we_o prefer_v the_o civil_a account_n of_o degree_n that_o be_v so_o many_o person_n the_o stock_n of_o the_o kindred_n except_v so_o many_o degree_n these_o than_o be_v the_o rule_n of_o marriage_n 1._o in_o the_o right_a line_n ascend_v and_o descend_v all_o degree_n be_v forbid_v 2._o in_o collateral_a consanguinity_n the_o prohibition_n reach_v to_o the_o three_o degree_n as_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o marry_v the_o uncle_n or_o the_o aunt_n who_o be_v in_o the_o 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say_v not_o that_o the_o pope_n may_v dispense_v with_o all_o but_o with_o some_o of_o they_o council_n trid._n sess_v 24._o can_n 3._o as_o they_o take_v upon_o they_o to_o dispense_v with_o king_n error_n 35_o henry_n the_o 8._o marriage_n with_o his_o brother_n wife_n their_o reason_n be_v because_o some_o of_o those_o prohibition_n be_v only_o judicial_a and_o positive_a constitution_n not_o ground_v upon_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n argum._n 1._o if_o it_o be_v the_o law_n of_o nature_n not_o to_o marry_v within_o those_o degree_n it_o shall_v have_v be_v in_o force_n before_o the_o law_n be_v make_v but_o so_o be_v it_o not_o for_o abraham_n marry_v his_o brother_n daughter_n and_o jacob_n two_o sister_n bellarm._n cap._n 27._o ans._n 1._o as_o augustine_n say_v of_o the_o marriage_n and_o copulation_n of_o adam_n child_n brother_n and_o sister_n together_o factum_fw-la est_fw-la compellente_fw-la necessitate_v it_o be_v for_o necessity_n sake_n because_o there_o be_v then_o no_o more_o woman_n so_o also_o may_v it_o be_v in_o some_o sort_n true_a of_o those_o patriarch_n that_o have_v a_o necessity_n to_o marry_v among_o their_o own_o kindred_n and_o not_o with_o the_o gentile_n there_o be_v no_o choice_n to_o be_v have_v of_o woman_n of_o their_o own_o kindred_n further_o off_o in_o degree_n 2._o although_o this_o example_n of_o they_o both_o in_o marry_v many_o wife_n and_o so_o near_o of_o kin_n can_v be_v altogether_o excuse_v or_o justify_v in_o they_o yet_o because_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n be_v not_o yet_o so_o clear_o know_v as_o afterward_o by_o the_o give_n of_o the_o law_n which_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o exposition_n of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n the_o offence_n be_v not_o so_o great_a in_o they_o but_o may_v better_o be_v tolerate_v because_o as_o augustine_n say_v it_o be_v neither_o contra_fw-la morem_fw-la illorum_fw-la temporum_fw-la nec_fw-la contra_fw-la praeceptum_fw-la neither_o against_o the_o custom_n of_o those_o time_n nor_o 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 it_o be_v plain_a out_o of_o the_o text_n that_o john_n reprove_v he_o in_o no_o other_o name_n but_o because_o he_o marry_v his_o brother_n wife_n augustine_n be_v against_o they_o who_o speak_v of_o the_o marriage_n of_o consobrines_fw-mi or_o cousin_n germans_n which_o have_v be_v sometime_o in_o use_n quia_fw-la id_fw-la nec_fw-la divina_fw-la prohibuit_fw-la 16._o &_o nondum_fw-la prohibuerat_fw-la lex_fw-la humana_fw-la it_o be_v as_o yet_o think_v lawful_a because_o neither_o the_o divine_a law_n forbid_v it_o neither_o be_v it_o yet_o prohibit_v by_o man_n law_n if_o that_o then_o be_v think_v lawful_a which_o god_n law_n manifest_o forbid_v not_o that_o sure_o be_v unlawful_a which_o it_o plain_o forbid_v wherefore_o to_o marry_v within_o any_o of_o the_o degree_n direct_o forbid_v levit._n 18_o be_v utter_o unlawful_a the_o three_o part_n whether_o any_o other_o degree_n may_v be_v by_o humane_a law_n prohibit_v beside_o those_o direct_o forbid_v in_o the_o law_n the_o 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
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 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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 popish_a trick_n to_o get_v the_o more_o money_n for_o their_o dispensation_n for_o by_o this_o reason_n no_o christian_n ought_v to_o marry_v together_o because_o they_o be_v all_o of_o one_o spiritual_a kindred_n in_o christ._n 3._o the_o new_a affinity_n that_o come_v by_o espousal_n be_v also_o but_o a_o humane_a invention_n for_o the_o law_n speak_v only_o of_o the_o kindred_n of_o the_o flesh_n which_o arise_v of_o carnal_a knowledge_n and_o copulation_n not_o a_o intent_n or_o purpose_n only_o of_o marriage_n levit._n 18.6_o 4._o the_o last_o we_o admit_v for_o the_o son_n of_o the_o father_n beget_v out_o of_o marriage_n be_v of_o his_o fleshly_a kindred_n though_o not_o lawful_o and_o therefore_o in_o marriage_n matter_n there_o be_v respect_n also_o to_o be_v have_v even_o of_o this_o kindred_n of_o the_o flesh_n as_o reuben_n be_v curse_v of_o his_o father_n because_o he_o lie_v with_o his_o concubine_n genes_n 49.4_o which_o notwithstanding_o be_v not_o his_o father_n wife_n the_o four_o question_n of_o other_o impediment_n of_o marriage_n there_o be_v some_o impediment_n which_o may_v hinder_v and_o dissolve_v the_o contract_n of_o marriage_n before_o it_o be_v consummate_v but_o not_o after_o some_o which_o both_o may_v error_n 38_o hinder_v the_o contract_n and_o dissolve_v the_o matrimony_n even_o after_o carnal_a knowledge_n the_o papist_n 1._o bellarmine_n reckon_v up_o diverse_a impediment_n of_o both_o kind_n which_o may_v disannul_v the_o contract_n of_o marriage_n and_o dissolve_v the_o matrimony_n itself_o but_o he_o make_v no_o mention_n of_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o parent_n and_o indeed_o it_o be_v their_o opinion_n that_o it_o be_v not_o a_o necessary_a thing_n to_o be_v respect_v in_o marriage_n neither_o that_o child_n be_v bind_v to_o require_v the_o consent_n of_o their_o parent_n cap._n 19_o the_o protestant_n first_o we_o do_v not_o say_v that_o the_o want_n of_o the_o parent_n consent_n may_v dissolve_v marriage_n consummate_v after_o mutual_a conjunction_n but_o that_o it_o may_v break_v off_o the_o contract_n and_o espousal_n second_o neither_o have_v the_o parent_n power_n to_o bestow_v their_o child_n in_o marriage_n without_o their_o consent_n genes_n 24.57_o three_o neither_o must_v the_o parent_n exercise_v a_o tyrannical_a power_n over_o their_o child_n in_o forbid_v they_o marriage_n but_o must_v always_o have_v respect_n unto_o their_o need_n and_o thus_o do_v their_o consent_n be_v necessary_a and_o without_o it_o the_o contract_n have_v no_o validity_n 1._o corin._n 7.37.38_o the_o parent_n have_v power_n to_o give_v in_o marriage_n or_o not_o to_o give_v there_o be_v also_o other_o cause_n which_o may_v dissolve_v contract_n and_o espousal_n make_v as_o if_o the_o honest_a and_o lawful_a condition_n propound_v in_o the_o contract_n be_v not_o keep_v or_o if_o there_o be_v a_o error_n in_o the_o person_n he_o hear_v afterward_o of_o her_o dishonesty_n who_o he_o take_v for_o a_o honest_a woman_n both_o these_o may_v make_v void_a the_o contract_n error_n 39_o but_o not_o the_o marriage_n if_o they_o be_v once_o join_v together_o the_o papist_n 2._o they_o set_v down_o many_o impediment_n which_o may_v make_v a_o nullity_n of_o marriage_n itself_o after_o it_o be_v consummate_v some_o of_o they_o we_o acknowledge_v as_o afterward_o it_o shall_v appear_v but_o these_o follow_v we_o do_v renounce_v first_o the_o vow_n of_o chastity_n and_o enter_v into_o order_n do_v loose_v the_o bond_n of_o marriage_n second_o if_o one_o marry_v with_o a_o infidel_n the_o marriage_n be_v not_o only_o unlawful_a but_o actual_o void_a bellarm._n cap._n 23._o three_o he_o that_o marry_v she_o with_o who_o he_o commit_v adultery_n before_o be_v loose_a even_o after_o marriage_n and_o the_o matrimony_n void_a bellarm._n cap._n 22._o the_o protestant_n 1._o concern_v the_o invaliditie_n of_o vow_n to_o disannul_v marriage_n we_o have_v declare_v the_o truth_n before_o controu_n 6._o de_fw-la monachis_fw-la for_o
thus_o isti_fw-la significati_fw-la sunt_fw-la ad_fw-la timotheum_n etc._n etc._n these_o of_o who_o the_o apostle_n speak_v be_v signify_v in_o another_o place_n to_o timoth._n 2.2.19_o the_o foundation_n of_o god_n remain_v sure_a the_o lord_n know_v who_o be_v he_o 7._o ergo_fw-la this_o assurance_n and_o confidence_n be_v common_a though_o not_o in_o the_o like_a measure_n to_o all_o faithful_a christian_n augustine_n also_o say_v quia_fw-la non_fw-la secundum_fw-la merita_fw-la nostra_fw-la sed_fw-la illius_fw-la misericordiam_fw-la firma_fw-la est_fw-la promissio_fw-la nemo_fw-la debet_fw-la cum_fw-la trepidatione_fw-la praedicare_fw-la unde_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la dubitare_fw-la because_o the_o promise_n remain_v steadfast_a not_o by_o our_o work_n but_o his_o mercy_n we_o must_v not_o with_o tremble_v and_o fearfulness_n pronounce_v that_o whereof_o we_o can_v doubt_v no_o marvel_n then_o if_o papist_n doubt_v of_o their_o salvation_n because_o their_o confidence_n be_v build_v upon_o their_o work_n but_o if_o they_o will_v with_o the_o faithful_a of_o god_n renounce_v their_o own_o work_n and_o be_v content_a to_o submit_v themselves_o to_o the_o faith_n of_o christ_n they_o will_v not_o think_v it_o so_o strange_a a_o thing_n for_o christian_n to_o have_v a_o full_a and_o steadfast_a persuasion_n of_o their_o salvation_n the_o second_o part_n of_o the_o benefit_n of_o our_o vocation_n to_o the_o which_o belong_v the_o knowledge_n of_o sin_n and_o the_o law_n the_o first_o question_n of_o sin_n the_o part_n of_o this_o question_n be_v these_o first_o of_o original_a sin_n second_o of_o the_o difference_n of_o sin_n three_o of_o venial_a sin_n four_o whether_o all_o sin_n be_v remissible_a fift_o whether_o god_n be_v the_o author_n of_o sin_n sixth_o whether_o the_o work_n of_o the_o not_o regenerate_v be_v sin_n the_o first_o part_n of_o original_a sin_n the_o papist_n error_n 59_o concupiscence_n which_o we_o also_o call_v original_a sin_n remain_v after_o baptism_n be_v not_o proper_o a_o sin_n nor_o forbid_v by_o commandment_n till_o it_o reign_v in_o we_o and_o we_o obey_v the_o desire_n thereof_o it_o be_v call_v sin_n because_o it_o be_v the_o matter_n effect_n and_o occasion_n of_o sin_n rhemist_n rom._n 6._o sect_n 6._o council_n trident._n sess_v 5._o argum._n jam._n 1.15_o concupiscence_n when_o it_o have_v conceive_v bring_v forth_o sin_n ergo_fw-la it_o be_v not_o sin_n of_o itself_o but_o when_o the_o consent_n of_o will_n come_v sin_n be_v engender_v rhemist_n the_o protestant_n ans._n the_o argument_n follow_v not_o concupiscence_n bring_v forth_o sin_n ergo_fw-la it_o be_v no_o sin_n nay_o it_o shall_v the_o rather_o be_v sin_n as_o one_o serpent_n bring_v forth_o another_o so_o both_o the_o mother_n and_o daughter_n be_v sin_n for_o evil_a fruit_n do_v show_v a_o evil_a tree_n argum._n saint_n paul_n say_v that_o concupiscence_n be_v flat_o forbid_v by_o the_o law_n which_o say_v thou_o shall_v not_o lust_n rom._n 7.7_o and_o vers_fw-la 17._o he_o call_v it_o sin_n dwell_v in_o we_o though_o it_o do_v not_o reign_v in_o we_o ergo_fw-la it_o be_v proper_o sin_n augustine_n say_v omnium_fw-la malorum_fw-la reatu_fw-la caret_fw-la qui_fw-la baptizatur_fw-la non_fw-la omnibus_fw-la malis_fw-la he_o that_o be_v baptize_v be_v clear_v from_o the_o guilt_n of_o all_o evil_n or_o sin_n but_o not_o from_o the_o evil_n themselves_o dimittuntur_fw-la in_o baptismo_fw-la omne_fw-la peccata_fw-la &_o originaliter_fw-la tracta_fw-la &_o ignoranter_fw-la vel_fw-la scienter_fw-la adiecta_fw-la all_o sin_n be_v forgive_v in_o baptism_n both_o original_n and_o commit_v ignorant_o or_o witting_o therefore_o original_a sin_n be_v no_o otherways_o take_v away_o in_o baptism_n than_o other_o sin_n be_v but_o the_o guilt_n only_o of_o other_o sin_n be_v remit_v in_o baptism_n the_o blot_n or_o stain_n remain_v still_o ergo_fw-la original_a sin_n cease_v in_o respect_n of_o the_o guilt_n for_o neither_o it_o nor_o any_o other_o sin_n shall_v be_v impute_v unto_o those_o which_o be_v justify_v in_o christ_n but_o it_o be_v a_o sin_n still_o as_o the_o rest_n be_v augustine_n also_o dare_v call_v it_o a_o sin_n concupiscentia_fw-la peior_fw-la est_fw-la ignorantia_fw-la concupiscence_n be_v worse_a than_o ignorance_n 105_o and_o in_o another_o place_n ignorantia_fw-la in_o ijs_fw-la qui_fw-la intelligere_fw-la noluerunt_fw-la peccatum_fw-la est_fw-la in_fw-la ijs_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la potuerunt_fw-la poena_fw-la peccati_fw-la but_o ignorance_n be_v in_o they_o which_o be_v able_a to_o learn_v sin_n in_o those_o that_o can_v a_o punishment_n of_o sin_n if_o ignorance_n be_v sin_n concupiscence_n worse_o than_o ignorance_n be_v much_o more_o the_o second_o part_n of_o the_o difference_n of_o sin_n the_o papist_n some_o sin_n be_v deadly_a or_o mortal_a because_o all_o that_o do_v they_o be_v worthy_a of_o error_n 60_o damnation_n other_o be_v venial_a that_o be_v to_o say_v pardonable_a of_o their_o own_o nature_n rhemist_n rom._n 1.11_o argum._n sin_n when_o it_o be_v finish_v bring_v forth_o death_n jam._n 1.15_o ergo_fw-la not_o all_o sin_n but_o that_o which_o be_v consummate_v and_o perfect_v be_v mortal_a rhemist_n ibid._n the_o protestant_n ans._n out_o of_o this_o place_n it_o be_v gather_v that_o there_o be_v degree_n of_o sin_n and_o that_o the_o more_o heinous_a sin_n be_v worthy_a of_o more_o grievous_a death_n and_o condemnation_n but_o that_o concupiscence_n or_o other_o less_o sin_n deserve_v not_o death_n it_o be_v not_o hence_o prove_v see_v the_o scripture_n say_v that_o the_o wage_n of_o all_o sin_n be_v death_n rom._n 6.23_o argum._n that_o no_o sin_n be_v venial_a or_o pardonable_a of_o it_o own_o nature_n but_o that_o the_o least_o deserve_v death_n if_o god_n shall_v deal_v with_o we_o according_a to_o the_o exact_a rule_n of_o his_o justice_n it_o thus_o appear_v first_o if_o all_o sin_n be_v not_o mortal_a christ_n die_v not_o for_o all_o sin_n for_o he_o by_o his_o death_n do_v satisfy_v only_o for_o sin_n that_o deserve_a death_n but_o christ_n die_v for_o all_o sin_n john_n 1.19_o second_o all_o transgression_n of_o god_n law_n be_v sin_n and_o deserve_v the_o curse_n of_o god_n galath_n 3.10_o but_o all_o sin_n be_v the_o transgression_n of_o the_o law_n 1._o john_n 3.4_o augustine_n and_o other_o of_o the_o father_n do_v use_v this_o term_n of_o venial_a sin_n but_o not_o in_o their_o sense_n as_o though_o any_o sin_n in_o it_o own_o nature_n deserve_v pardon_v but_o by_o venial_a sin_n they_o understand_v the_o lesser_a and_o small_a fault_n which_o be_v more_o easy_o forgive_v at_o god_n hand_n than_o the_o great_a sunt_fw-la venialiae_fw-la peccata_fw-la there_o be_v certain_a venial_a sin_n without_o the_o which_o a_o man_n can_v live_v say_v augustine_n propter_fw-la omne_fw-la peccata_fw-la baptismus_fw-la inventus_fw-la est_fw-la propter_fw-la levia_fw-la oratio_fw-la dominica_fw-la for_o all_o sin_n baptism_n be_v a_o remedy_n and_o the_o lord_n prayer_n for_o the_o less_o de_fw-fr symbolo_fw-la lib._n 1.6_o by_o venial_a sin_n he_o understand_v the_o small_a sin_n which_o be_v not_o pardonable_a in_o their_o own_o nature_n for_o than_o it_o be_v not_o necessary_a to_o ask_v forgiveness_n for_o they_o in_o the_o lord_n prayer_n they_o will_v vanish_v away_o of_o themselves_o wherefore_o we_o can_v receive_v this_o popish_a distinction_n of_o venial_a and_o mortal_a sin_n as_o they_o understand_v it_o as_o the_o scripture_n use_v to_o speak_v we_o do_v not_o great_o mislike_v they_o that_o be_v by_o grace_n and_o mercy_n in_o christ_n all_o sin_n even_o the_o great_a be_v not_o only_o pardonable_a but_o pardon_v unto_o we_o isay_n 1.18_o but_o unto_o the_o wicked_a and_o impenitent_a every_o sin_n be_v mortal_a they_o shall_v even_o by_o their_o idle_a word_n be_v condemn_v matth._n 12.36.37_o the_o three_o part_n of_o those_o which_o they_o call_v venial_a sin_n the_o papist_n error_n 61_o 1._o sin_n be_v voluntary_a otherwise_o it_o be_v no_o sin_n and_o therefore_o the_o passion_n that_o be_v in_o man_n have_v not_o the_o consent_n of_o will_n be_v far_o from_o sin_n and_o be_v not_o impute_v to_o any_o man_n neither_o for_o they_o need_v he_o say_v unto_o god_n forgive_v we_o our_o sin_n rhemist_n rom._n 7._o sec._n 8.9_o the_o protestant_n sin_n do_v without_o consent_n of_o the_o inward_a man_n be_v never_o impute_v but_o this_o must_v be_v understand_v only_o of_o the_o regenerate_a in_o who_o there_o be_v a_o new_a man_n bear_v of_o the_o spirit_n argum._n that_o involuntarie_a lust_n which_o arise_v in_o the_o heart_n not_o have_v the_o consent_n of_o will_n be_v in_o their_o nature_n sin_n it_o be_v evident_a by_o saint_n paul_n word_n rom._n 7.20_o if_o i_o do_v that_o i_o will_v not_o then_o be_v it_o not_o i_o any_o long_o that_o do_v it_o but_o sin_n that_o dwell_v in_o i_o he_o call_v it_o sin_n though_o he_o consent_v not_o unto_o it_o
work_n which_o be_v do_v of_o the_o heathen_a without_o faith_n and_o of_o carnal_a man_n before_o they_o be_v call_v how_o goodly_a soever_o they_o seem_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o man_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o peccata_fw-la speciosa_fw-la glorious_a and_o goodly_a sin_n argum._n whatsoever_o be_v not_o of_o faith_n be_v sin_n rom._n 14._o and_o without_o faith_n it_o be_v impossible_a to_o please_v god_n heb._n 6.6_o see_v then_o they_o can_v not_o please_v god_n with_o their_o faithless_a work_n they_o must_v needs_o be_v in_o danger_n of_o his_o wrath_n augustine_n write_v thus_o si_fw-mi ad_fw-la consequendam_fw-la beatam_fw-la vitam_fw-la quam_fw-la nobis_fw-la fides_fw-la quae_fw-la in_o christo_fw-la est_fw-la promittit_fw-la nihil_fw-la prosunt_fw-la homini_fw-la virtutes_fw-la nullo_fw-la modo_fw-la possunt_fw-la verae_fw-la esse_fw-la virtutes_fw-la if_o man_n virtue_n help_v they_o not_o towards_o the_o attain_n of_o eternal_a life_n 3._o which_o be_v promise_v only_o 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be_v impossible_a to_o be_v keep_v let_v he_o be_v accurse_v council_n trid._n sess_v 6._o can_n 18._o argum._n rom._n 8.4_o that_o the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o law_n may_v be_v fulfil_v in_o we_o ergo_fw-la the_o law_n of_o god_n by_o the_o grace_n of_o christ_n may_v be_v keep_v and_o the_o keep_n thereof_o be_v our_o justice_n s._n john_n also_o say_v the_o commandment_n of_o god_n be_v not_o heavy_a 1._o joh._n 5.3_o and_o our_o saviour_n say_v his_o yoke_n be_v sweet_a and_o his_o burden_n light_n ergo_fw-la the_o commandment_n of_o god_n be_v possible_a to_o be_v fulfil_v in_o this_o life_n the_o protestant_n ans._n first_o the_o apostle_n say_v not_o that_o the_o law_n be_v fulfil_v by_o we_o but_o in_o we_o by_o christ_n who_o be_v make_v our_o righteousness_n and_o sanctification_n by_o faith_n 1._o cor._n 1.30_o the_o law_n remain_v still_o impossible_a to_o be_v keep_v by_o we_o through_o the_o weakness_n of_o our_o flesh_n neither_o do_v god_n give_v we_o ability_n to_o 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