Several sermons upon the fifth of St. Matthew. To which is added, the life of the author, by Richard bp. of Bath and Wells, Volume 2

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Page 142 - WHEN a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness in her : then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house.
Page 139 - It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife let him give her a writing of divorcement : But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery : and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.
Page 390 - For if ye love them which love you , what reward have ye ? *Do not even the publicans the fame? And if ye falute your brethren only, what do you more than others ? 'Do not even the publicans fo ? Be ye therefore perfeff, even as your Father 'which is in heaven is perfect.
Page 345 - But I fay unto you, Love your enemies, blefs them that curfe you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which defpitefully ufe you, and perfecute you...
Page 314 - Who is David? And who is the son of Jesse? There be many servants now a days that break away every man from his master. Shall I then take my bread and my water and my flesh that I have killed for my shearers and give it unto men whom I know not whence they be?
Page 259 - Ye have heard that it hath been faid, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth : 39 But I fay unto you, That ye refift not evil : but whofoever fhall fmite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other alfo.
Page 122 - Whosoever shall look on a woman to lust after her hath already committed adultery with her in his heart.
Page 110 - For, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and every woman her own husband...
Page 87 - Agree with thine adverfary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him •, left at any time the adverfary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be caft into prilbn.
Page 166 - Love vaunts not itself, is not puffed up, Does not behave itself unseemly, seeks not her own, is not easily provoked, thinks no evil; Rejoices not in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; Bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

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