Institutions of Christian religion framed out of Gods word, and the writings of the best diuines, methodically handled by questions and answers, fit for all such as desire to know, or practise the will of God. Written in Latin by William Bucanus Professor of Diuinitie in the Vniuersitie of Lausanna. And published in English by Robert Hill, Bachelor in Diuinitie, and Fellow of Saint Iohns Colledge in Cambridge, for the benefit of our English nation, to which is added in the end the practise of papists against Protestant princes.

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Institutions of Christian religion framed out of Gods word, and the writings of the best diuines, methodically handled by questions and answers, fit for all such as desire to know, or practise the will of God. Written in Latin by William Bucanus Professor of Diuinitie in the Vniuersitie of Lausanna. And published in English by Robert Hill, Bachelor in Diuinitie, and Fellow of Saint Iohns Colledge in Cambridge, for the benefit of our English nation, to which is added in the end the practise of papists against Protestant princes.
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Bucanus, Guillaume.
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Printed at London :: By George Snowdon, and Leonell Snowdon [, and R. Field],
1606.
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"Institutions of Christian religion framed out of Gods word, and the writings of the best diuines, methodically handled by questions and answers, fit for all such as desire to know, or practise the will of God. Written in Latin by William Bucanus Professor of Diuinitie in the Vniuersitie of Lausanna. And published in English by Robert Hill, Bachelor in Diuinitie, and Fellow of Saint Iohns Colledge in Cambridge, for the benefit of our English nation, to which is added in the end the practise of papists against Protestant princes." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A69010.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 15, 2024.

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How many kindes of Sponsals or contracts are there?

Two: one conceiued by words de futuro, for to come, as they speake in schooles, either plainely, as I will take the to be my wife; as if I should say, I promise that I will sell thee my house: for there is difference betweene promising and doing, Or else vpon conditi∣on: as, If my parents consent, if I may haue her dowrie. Likewise if the contracters be vnder age, or one of them: in sense of the Law, such contracts are de futuro. The other is by words de praesenti, for the present: as, I do betroth thee to be my wife: which present and actual promise, is called simple & absolute consent, although the mariage be not yet celebrated. Thus she is accounted betrothed, & named a wife. VVho so defileth anothers mans betrothed wife, or spouse, let him be stoned to death, for he hath hūbled his neighbours wifeb 1.1. And Iacob speaking of Rachel who was only betrothed vnto him, Giue me my wifec 1.2. The Angel saith vnto Ioseph: Fear not to take Mary thy

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wifed 1.3, when she was but betrothed vnto him: but she that was be∣trothed was now by determination accounted a wife, vnlesse some thing fell out which might frustrate the contract.

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