Show the tiie opinion of the formers reformers Ee on the law of marriage the whole protestant admit that he church apostatized but roneld conle id that it w i rest reit oled to its pristine beauty ard ar oid oni i by the p fathers fat ri hers if of the reformation information in the gilb century en ry deeming it important that the pretended lovers of the fathers of the hie ft reformation should 1 know what their tiie the file aalbers fal hers bers opinions of cramig on he tile law of were that hit if it is at all pol sible ale to brinz bring hem them to a consistent line of or conlu conin ct they the 1 y ma mav mal i be from fighting against az aint arid and coridean coride condemning mn inc inz those fathers as olev do fathers abraham iaac I annd ad jacob and all the anci ancl ancient arit worthia worth if we therefore pr present esprit our readers with the following fact feet in reference to this tes imbor artt ant arit matter r t phillip landgrave of hesse hasse drie brit one of th tb principal irnis and princes of ger Gee germany many mahy wrote to the great reformer martin luther and to the prin cipal heads of the protestant maticia mati matl cip desiring of wife many arguments perused used by phillip sho showing that the proc practice tice was in accordance with wild the bible bibie arld and not prohibited under udder christian dispensation in council with the principal divines vion upon thi h pr of gramlig granli the he request atae pe landgrave Land lahd tHae after tP orough of the subject they granted his a ler ier lengthy thy aby fiora florn which I 1 will hea P give you an tiie the mur commenced commences fi s foi fol follows lows ITO tto to the inot anost sp s rene prene prince and ana landgrave Landra vp of hesse Z of dieg dies or 0 t ziegenhain hain anan anaw an decia y crac crae cious clous ious lous lard W we el wish aho abo thins 11 the Irga br r got 1 letoux through christ jesus tift alft we have been informed by bilcer and in tile the instruction your highness high Hish ness gave him have bave read the trouble of mind of conscience your highness is ie under tinder at this pre present ent and although allbough it seemed to us very vety difficult so speedily to answer the doubts p nevertheless erth eless we should not permit the said ducor ducar who was ivas urgent for his return to your highness to eo away y without an answer in writing ad if your you yon Hi hies b resolved ved ged to marry a j second wife I 1 efe ife wf it uge age it ought to be 4 done ue secretly that is isthan that nohe none e but int the file person yon you shall shail wed an no a few trusty persons knoth the malen master and they too under the seal sea bea 1 of concession hence alo no contradiction ncr nor scap scan at al of moment need be apprehended for it is no extraordinary thing for fon to keep concubines concu lides Lines and though the he vulgar should be scandalized thereat the more intelligent would doubt of the truth and arid prudent 4 persons would approve of this moderate ild lid iid kund kind nd of life preferable to adultery and other brutal action there is jio no need cf of b being I 1 concerned for what men sh say provided all goes ri t with conscience so far do we V caprove of it aed ard a d in hpe aly I 1 by us for the tile gospel hath neif ef r recalled recall ecal elal I 1 pd wh what at was permitted in thellas of with respect lc to marri marria atre alre irei i il your highness hath bath therefore in this writing not only he the approbation of at us its allin case of necessity ces sity con reining what you desire hut tut also the n we have made thereupon om we beseech cl I 1 yn it tp to weigh tl tiem llam em as be cometh a wise vir larl tuon luon and christian prince we also beg heg be of god to direct all fo his history glory and your ashness iii anes Is foliation soi yol adlay allay gol preserve deserve your High highness nes we ar are arp mot ready to serve voun vo ur highness eighn A s given at tile the wednesday after tile the fat fast of Saint holas cholas your highness moo roo hamble and most obedient e I 1 it subjects sub jets i and ana een Eer servants main maln uther ruther r adam phillip martin bilcer ati justus anthony corvin denis Me lanther ianther ianther lanther 11 thir thil thi letter was in Melanctho ns own hand writ whitin wr itin irla iriA tt attea attests d to by george Nu el r notary I 1 m per pi at and aud ld has bd been heen en taken from twist the vol of a I work wore wa enfiled enfried history of the variations of fhe the protestant Pio plo churche 9 11 by bv james benign bossuet bosselet Bos the marriage coil coll contract tract of phillip with margaret de saal seal his secom second wife was attested to b by 3 bal bai fisar if sar landof feel notary public pub ic imperial I 1 mp erial the man |