Marital life. Divorce. Poligamy

More advises for married couples and judges

“[1] Cyrenius says: “Yes, Lord and Master from above! But there is something else, and just a little word about it, and everything which concerns marriage is then exhausted.
[2] You see, if any man, who otherwise keeps a good order in everything, had a wife who was of a very fleshly sensual nature – as there are unfortunately very many such never satisfied wives. Such a randy woman demands even very often the satisfaction and calming of their flesh from their man in the day. The man says to the wife openly: You have received and now need for the time that was decided by God rest, so that you in your blessed condition do not draw any damage and any unnecessary suffering to yourself through the useless satisfaction of your flesh. A separation from bed and board is a judgment which frees the spouses from their obligation to live together but the marriage is not dissolved.
[3] The sensual wife however does not want to hear or know anything about such a good lesson and demands with impetuousness that her husband fulfill her demands. If the husband fulfills his wife’s will, he does the same with obvious lack of decency and in this way commits a sin against the divine order according to your words, but if he holds her back he sins against his wife’s will and prompts her to all sorts of unnatural satisfactions or to adultery and whoring with other men.
[4] On the other hand there are also types of randy bucks of men who will not give their poor demure wives any rest often even few hours before birth. There are often loud complaints; but what should a wise judge do for a correct valid claim before God and before all the better world?

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