they_o of_o old_a time_n our_o lord_n tell_v we_o as_o much_o mat._n 19.8_o that_o because_o of_o the_o hardness_n of_o their_o heart_n moses_n have_v suffer_v they_o to_o put_v away_o their_o wife_n but_o from_o the_o beginning_n it_o be_v not_o so_o therefore_o he_o say_v not_o here_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o former_o it_o be_v say_v indeed_o to_o or_o by_o they_o of_o old_a time_n thou_o shall_v not_o commit_v adultery_n but_o it_o be_v not_o say_v to_o or_o by_o they_o of_o old_a time_n if_o a_o man_n put_v away_o his_o wife_n etc._n etc._n that_o this_o be_v the_o true_a reason_n why_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v not_o here_o add_v will_v appear_v beside_o what_o have_v be_v say_v if_o you_o compare_v herewith_o jer._n 3.1_o where_o the_o prophet_n speak_v of_o the_o very_a same_o argument_n he_o put_v first_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o our_o translator_n turn_v they_o say_v or_o say_v whereby_o be_v imply_v that_o this_o be_v not_o say_v from_o the_o 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word_n of_o uncleanness_n in_o his_o wife_n then_o let_v he_o give_v she_o a_o bill_n of_o divorce_n what_o be_v this_o word_n of_o uncleanness_n there_o be_v a_o pure_a word_n and_o a_o holy_a word_n the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v pure_a but_o there_o be_v a_o word_n of_o belial_n say_v the_o wise_a man_n even_o the_o word_n of_o antichrist_n which_o oppose_v and_o exalt_v itself_o against_o god_n and_o whatsoever_o be_v of_o god_n and_o christ_n in_o we_o god_n grant_v say_v the_o wise_a man_n that_o it_o be_v not_o find_v in_o the_o house_n of_o jacob_n etc._n etc._n ecclus._n 23_o 12_o 13._o this_o be_v that_o which_o our_o saviour_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o we_o render_v for_o cause_n of_o fornication_n there_o be_v a_o inward_a word_n of_o fornication_n and_o adultery_n this_o be_v that_o which_o be_v to_o be_v divorce_v and_o put_v away_o from_o we_o o_o let_v it_o not_o be_v find_v in_o we_o exhor_n let_v we_o rather_o heed_n and_o obey_v that_o which_o 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by_o the_o man_n which_o be_v do_v before_o by_o the_o woman_n further_a reason_n may_v be_v this_o since_o the_o most_o holy_a god_n exclude_v adulterer_n and_o fornicator_n from_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n gal._n 5._o it_o seem_v equal_a that_o they_o shall_v be_v exclude_v also_o from_o the_o saint_n society_n upon_o earth_n and_o therefore_o adulterer_n be_v adjudge_v by_o god_n law_n to_o the_o most_o extreme_a kind_n of_o punishment_n among_o the_o jew_n as_o burn_v gen._n and_o ston_a john_n 8._o a_o man_n may_v but_o must_v he_o so_o do_v but_o here_o it_o may_v be_v doubt_v whether_o the_o man_n even_o in_o this_o case_n be_v bind_v to_o put_v away_o his_o wife_n even_o for_o the_o cause_n of_o adultery_n i_o believe_v he_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o put_v away_o his_o wife_n no_o not_o for_o the_o cause_n of_o adultery_n and_o my_o reason_n be_v i_o do_v not_o read_v any_o law_n of_o god_n that_o enjoin_v the_o wrong_a man_n so_o to_o do_v beside_o in_o regard_n of_o god_n he_o be_v a_o witness_n of_o the_o mutual_a faith_n plight_v one_o to_o the_o other_o it_o be_v his_o own_o reason_n mal._n 2.14_o the_o lord_n have_v be_v witness_n between_o thou_o and_o the_o wife_n of_o thy_o youth_n and_o second_o she_o be_v thy_o companion_n and_o the_o wife_n of_o thy_o covenant_n it_o be_v thy_o covenant_n and_o the_o lord_n be_v witness_v to_o it_o 3._o the_o lord_n hate_v put_v away_o mal._n 2.16_o and_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o do_v the_o thing_n that_o he_o hate_v jer._n 44.4_o 2._o in_o regard_n of_o man_n though_o it_o be_v true_a that_o adultery_n be_v a_o capital_a crime_n and_o to_o be_v punish_v by_o the_o judge_n as_o job_n 31._o if_o the_o business_n be_v bring_v before_o they_o and_o prove_v yet_o we_o read_v not_o any_o where_n that_o the_o husband_n be_v bind_v to_o prosecute_v his_o wife_n if_o he_o see_v her_o penitent_a or_o think_v good_a either_o to_o retain_v she_o or_o put_v she_o away_o more_o private_o by_o bill_n of_o divorce_n we_o find_v not_o that_o jacob_n put_v away_o his_o wife_n or_o handmaid_n which_o be_v a_o secondary_a wife_n who_o reuben_n abuse_v and_o joseph_n in_o his_o ignorance_n conceive_v his_o espouse_a wife_n to_o have_v be_v a_o adulteress_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n a_o merciful_a man_n he_o will_v not_o make_v she_o a_o public_a example_n but_o think_v private_o to_o put_v she_o away_o by_o bill_n of_o divorce_n mat._n 1._o obser_n 1._o adultery_n be_v here_o call_v fornication_n as_o the_o high_a degree_n of_o it_o obser_n 2._o adultery_n be_v one_o of_o the_o great_a crime_n as_o that_o which_o dissolve_v and_o untie_v that_o knot_n between_o man_n and_o wife_n and_o null_v that_o union_n between_o man_n and_o wife_n above_o all_o other_o cause_n which_o otherwise_o be_v inseparable_a obser_n 3._o note_v hence_o what_o wisdom_n be_v require_v what_o providence_n and_o circumspection_n what_o care_n in_o the_o choice_n of_o such_o a_o companion_n as_o must_v live_v and_o converse_v with_o we_o and_o be_v one_o with_o we_o all_o our_o life_n time_n quod_fw-la semel_fw-la faciendum_fw-la est_fw-la id_fw-la deliberandum_fw-la est_fw-la diu_fw-la the_o choice_n of_o such_o a_o associate_n be_v like_o a_o stratagem_n in_o war_n wherein_o a_o man_n can_v err_v but_o once_o you_o be_v wary_a in_o your_o bargain_n and_o buy_v your_o commodity_n which_o yet_o you_o intend_v not_o long_a time_n to_o keep_v or_o lie_v by_o you_o but_o present_o to_o put_v off_o for_o gain_n and_o advantage_n how_o much_o more_o circumspect_a and_o wary_a ought_v man_n to_o be_v in_o make_v a_o bargain_n for_o life_n in_o purchase_v a_o
commodity_n if_o it_o prove_v so_o that_o must_v lie_v by_o he_o while_o he_o live_v obser_n 4._o note_v hence_o the_o wisdom_n and_o mercy_n of_o the_o lawgiver_n he_o make_v man_n heart_n and_o know_v it_o and_o lay_v no_o great_a burden_n on_o we_o than_o he_o know_v we_o be_v able_a to_o bear_v under_o the_o law_n the_o heart_n of_o man_n be_v stony_a hard_a and_o admit_v not_o easy_o the_o impression_n of_o god_n law_n and_o therefore_o answerable_o to_o the_o stony_a heart_n the_o law_n be_v write_v in_o table_n of_o stone_n and_o out_o of_o mercy_n and_o goodness_n the_o lord_n permit_v many_o thing_n and_o tolerate_v many_o thing_n which_o afterward_o he_o permit_v not_o heb._n 9.9_o 10._o you_o will_v bear_v with_o many_o weakness_n and_o frailty_n in_o your_o child_n while_o they_o be_v child_n alas_o they_o be_v child_n and_o what_o can_v you_o require_v or_o expect_v from_o a_o child_n as_o the_o child_n be_v so_o be_v his_o strength_n judg._n now_o the_o law_n be_v the_o state_n of_o childhood_n gal._n 5._o obser_n 5._o note_v hence_o the_o wisdom_n and_o justice_n of_o god_n he_o make_v we_o this_o soul_n and_o he_o know_v what_o strength_n he_o have_v give_v we_o and_o lay_v no_o more_o difficult_a or_o heavy_a burden_n no_o hard_a law_n upon_o we_o than_o he_o know_v we_o be_v able_a to_o bear_v if_o we_o be_v under_o the_o gospel_n he_o make_v good_a his_o promise_n unto_o we_o that_o he_o will_v take_v from_o we_o the_o heart_n of_o stone_n and_o give_v we_o a_o heart_n of_o flesh_n what_o a_o reproach_n be_v it_o to_o one_o that_o be_v grow_v up_o what_o always_o a_o child_n when_o i_o be_v a_o child_n say_v st._n paul_n i_o do_v as_o a_o child_n 1_o cor._n 13._o 2._o axiom_n whosoever_o put_v away_o his_o wife_n unless_o it_o be_v for_o the_o cause_n of_o fornication_n cause_v she_o to_o commit_v adultery_n to_o make_v up_o the_o full_a sense_n somewhat_o must_v be_v supply_v which_o be_v easy_o do_v out_o of_o the_o follow_a point_n viz._n if_o she_o marry_v this_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v mostwhat_o of_o the_o young_a wife_n divorce_v which_o have_v be_v once_o marry_v be_v common_o incline_v thereto_o the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o the_o order_n of_o widow_n he_o tell_v we_o as_o much_o that_o when_o they_o have_v begin_v to_o wax_v wanton_a against_o christ_n they_o will_v marry_v 1_o tim._n 5.11_o 14._o i_o will_v say_v he_o that_o the_o young_a woman_n marry_v but_o where_o our_o lord_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o make_v she_o commit_v adultery_n this_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v in_o a_o large_a sense_n as_o large_a as_o give_v occasion_n to_o commit_v adultery_n thus_o 1_o sam._n 26.19_o they_o say_v go_v serve_v other_o go_n reason_n our_o lord_n here_o imply_v that_o the_o bond_n and_o oath_n of_o marriage_n remain_v here_o entire_a and_o not_o break_v except_o only_o in_o case_n of_o fornication_n or_o adultery_n if_o therefore_o a_o husband_n divorce_n and_o put_v away_o his_o wife_n and_o not_o for_o the_o cause_n of_o fornication_n he_o cause_v she_o to_o commit_v adultery_n obser_n 1._o hence_o it_o appear_v that_o our_o lord_n will_v that_o we_o shall_v take_v heed_n not_o only_o of_o commit_v sin_n ourselves_o but_o also_o lest_o we_o be_v a_o cause_n or_o occasion_n of_o another_o sin_n obser_n 2._o the_o grand_a motive_n and_o reason_n which_o our_o lord_n here_o allege_v why_o man_n shall_v not_o put_v away_o their_o wife_n be_v that_o he_o who_o do_v so_o cause_v she_o to_o commit_v adultery_n he_o do_v not_o take_v any_o reason_n from_o any_o other_o evil_a of_o punishment_n that_o possible_o may_v befall_v he_o who_o so_o do_v but_o from_o the_o evil_n of_o sin_n that_o may_v follow_v upon_o so_o do_v whereby_o our_o lord_n imply_v thus_o much_o that_o our_o great_a care_n lest_o we_o do_v amiss_o shall_v proceed_v from_o hence_o lest_o thereby_o we_o shall_v occasion_v other_o to_o sin_n thus_o on_o the_o contrary_a when_o the_o lord_n move_v we_o to_o do_v our_o duty_n he_o use_v motive_n take_v from_o the_o good_a effect_n that_o will_v redound_v from_o they_o psal_n 81.8_o o_o israel_n if_o thou_o will_v hearken_v unto_o i_o there_o shall_v no_o strange_a god_n be_v in_o thou_o neither_o shall_v thou_o worship_v any_o strange_a god_n that_o be_v a_o great_a reward_n of_o our_o harken_v unto_o our_o god_n and_o our_o obedience_n unto_o he_o that_o hereby_o he_o will_v drive_v out_o all_o the_o strange_a god_n out_o of_o we_o so_o the_o lord_n promise_v mich._n 5.13_o the_o great_a reward_n of_o well_o do_v be_v well_o do_v a_o good_a deed_n we_o say_v reward_v itself_o bonum_fw-la officii_fw-la be_v often_o use_v in_o scripture_n for_o bonum_fw-la premii_fw-la and_o true_o with_o good_a man_n this_o argument_n be_v the_o most_o prevalent_a of_o all_o other_o because_o their_o main_a design_n be_v which_o indeed_o be_v the_o end_n of_o all_o religion_n to_o be_v like_a unto_o god_n in_o eschew_v all_o evil_a and_o do_v all_o good_a we_o can_v since_o he_o do_v no_o evil_a but_o be_v the_o author_n of_o all_o goodness_n such_o another_o motive_n st._n peter_n use_v 2_o pet._n 1.8_o if_o these_o thing_n be_v in_o you_o and_o abound_v they_o will_v make_v you_o that_o you_o shall_v neither_o be_v barren_a nor_o unfruitful_a in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n we_o be_v make_v to_o the_o image_n of_o our_o god_n in_o knowledge_n col._n 3._o and_o many_o desire_n knowledge_n but_o the_o apostle_n motive_n be_v take_v from_o the_o fruitfulness_n of_o our_o knowledge_n in_o our_o obedience_n obser_n 6._o how_o unmerciful_a be_v one_o man_n to_o another_o yea_o man_n to_o his_o wife_n who_o yet_o he_o take_v to_o himself_o as_o to_o be_v one_o flesh_n with_o himself_o how_o easy_o do_v he_o take_v offence_n how_o narrow_o do_v he_o seek_v for_o a_o blemish_n moses_n say_v if_o he_o find_v any_o uncleanness_n in_o she_o deut._n 24.1_o man_n look_v upon_o one_o another_o for_o evil_n with_o a_o evil_a eye_n to_o 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be_v towards_o the_o fall_a man_n he_o take_v the_o jew_n he_o take_v we_o gentile_n to_o be_v his_o spouse_n thy_o maker_n be_v thy_o husband_n yet_o what_o adulterer_n what_o adultress_n have_v we_o be_v yea_o be_v we_o how_o unchaste_a how_o unfaithful_a be_v we_o unto_o our_o husband_n the_o lord_n aggravate_v this_o sin_n ezech._n 16._o jer._n 3._o lift_v up_o thy_o eye_n to_o the_o high_a place_n and_o see_v where_o thou_o have_v not_o be_v lie_v with_o and_o 5.7_o and_o 13.26_o 27._o notwithstanding_o all_o this_o mark_v what_o the_o lord_n say_v by_o his_o prophet_n esay_n 50.1_o where_o be_v the_o bill_n of_o your_o mother_n divorcement_n jer._n 3.1_o it_o be_v say_v if_o a_o man_n put_v away_o his_o wife_n and_o she_o go_v from_o he_o and_o become_v another_o man_n shall_v he_o return_v unto_o she_o again_o shall_v not_o that_o land_n be_v great_o pollute_v but_o thou_o have_v play_v the_o harlot_n with_o many_o lover_n yet_o return_v again_o to_o i_o say_v the_o lord_n see_v note_n on_o gen._n 2.18_o mysticé_fw-la the_o church_n and_o people_n of_o god_n be_v his_o spouse_n his_o wed_a wife_n hos_n 2._o such_o therefore_o she_o must_v be_v as_o a_o wife_n unto_o her_o husband_n she_o must_v stand_v before_o he_o in_o love_n eph._n see_v note_n as_o above_o she_o must_v be_v a_o meet_a help_n unto_o he_o ibid._n exhort_v to_o be_v chaste_a and_o faithful_a one_o to_o another_o that_o there_o may_v be_v no_o ground_n of_o divorce_n of_o affection_n as_o they_o man_n and_o wife_n be_v one_o flesh_n so_o that_o they_o endeavour_v so_o to_o be_v join_v unto_o the_o lord_n and_o one_o to_o another_o that_o they_o may_v be_v one_o
of_o elisha_n see_v note_n on_o heb._n 1_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2._o harken_v to_o the_o lord_n rod._n 3._o pray_v unto_o he_o psal_n 69.15_o let_v not_o the_o pit_n shut_v her_o mouth_n upon_o i_o and_o psal_n 142.7_o bring_v my_o soul_n out_o of_o prison_n etc._n etc._n job_n 33.26_o 30._o note_n and_o observation_n upon_o matthew_n v._n 31_o 32._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o it_o have_v be_v say_v he_o who_o shall_v put_v away_o his_o wife_n let_v he_o give_v she_o a_o write_n of_o divorcement_n but_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o that_o whosoever_o shall_v put_v away_o his_o wife_n save_v for_o the_o cause_n of_o fornication_n cause_v she_o to_o commit_v adultery_n and_o whosoever_o shall_v marry_v she_o that_o be_v divorce_v commit_v adultery_n i_o tell_v you_o in_o the_o preface_n to_o the_o open_n of_o vers_n 27_o 28._o that_o our_o lord_n expound_v the_o seven_o commandment_n and_o somewhat_o annex_v thereunto_o have_v now_o expound_v the_o seven_o commandment_n and_o give_v direction_n for_o the_o avoid_n of_o adultery_n and_o fornication_n to_o extinguish_v the_o evil_a concupiscence_n which_o may_v foment_n and_o nourish_v this_o sin_n imply_v by_o pluck_v out_o the_o offensive_a eye_n cut_v off_o the_o offensive_a hand_n and_o foot_n and_o all_o this_o at_o our_o utmost_a peril_n even_o of_o be_v cast_v into_o hell_n he_o now_o propound_v and_o then_o expound_v somewhat_o annex_v to_o the_o seven_o commandment_n and_o that_o be_v concern_v divorce_n in_o the_o word_n i_o have_v read_v i_o show_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o our_o lord_n exposition_n that_o it_o be_v not_o general_o true_a which_o some_o conceive_v it_o to_o be_v that_o our_o lord_n in_o this_o sermon_n on_o the_o mount_n intend_v only_o the_o confutation_n of_o the_o pharisee_n false_a gloss_n and_o misinterpretation_n of_o god_n law_n for_o we_o have_v see_v hitherto_o that_o both_o the_o first_o and_o second_o instance_n be_v no_o other_o than_o the_o very_a law_n of_o god_n in_o the_o six_o and_o seven_o commandment_n and_o our_o lord_n exposition_n of_o they_o have_v no_o way_n confute_v they_o but_o add_v their_o inward_a and_o spiritual_a meaning_n thereunto_o that_o whereas_o the_o law_n against_o murder_n and_o adultery_n be_v understand_v only_o to_o restrain_v the_o outward_a act_n our_o lord_n show_v that_o those_o law_n reach_v even_o to_o the_o heart_n also_o wherefore_o it_o can_v not_o be_v his_o general_a scope_n howbeit_o i_o deny_v not_o but_o he_o meet_v with_o false_a gloss_n and_o misunderstanding_n of_o god_n law_n and_o such_o be_v this_o custom_n and_o practice_n of_o the_o jew_n which_o we_o have_v now_o before_o we_o the_o word_n contain_v our_o lord_n three_o instance_n wherein_o we_o have_v 1._o a_o law_n or_o pretence_n of_o a_o law_n it_o have_v be_v say_v 2._o our_o lord_n exception_n and_o limitation_n of_o that_o law_n or_o pretence_n of_o a_o law_n in_o the_o former_a we_o have_v these_o particular_n 1._o it_o be_v usual_a and_o customary_a for_o the_o jew_n to_o put_v away_o their_o wife_n 2._o who_o so_o put_v away_o his_o wife_n must_v give_v she_o a_o write_n of_o divorce_n 3._o this_o be_v say_v usual_o among_o they_o 1._o it_o be_v usual_a and_o customary_a for_o the_o jew_n to_o put_v away_o their_o wife_n this_o be_v evident_a by_o what_o our_o lord_n suppose_v in_o his_o exception_n and_o limitation_n of_o this_o usage_n in_o the_o next_o verse_n but_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o etc._n etc._n as_o also_o by_o the_o pharisee_n question_v put_v unto_o our_o lord_n mat._n 19.3_o be_v it_o lawful_a for_o a_o man_n to_o put_v away_o his_o wife_n for_o every_o cause_n they_o have_v no_o doubt_n such_o a_o usage_n but_o we_o must_v here_o inquire_v quo_fw-la jure_fw-la by_o what_o right_a they_o so_o do_v it_o be_v true_a among_o man_n a_o long_a custom_n a_o usage_n of_o long_a time_n may_v become_v a_o law_n but_o nullum_fw-la tempus_fw-la occurrit_fw-la regi_fw-la no_o time_n can_v prescribe_v custom_n to_o the_o prince_n much_o less_o can_v the_o long_a time_n introduce_v a_o custom_n against_o the_o king_n of_o king_n be_v this_o his_o law_n or_o not_o that_o man_n shall_v put_v away_o their_o wife_n the_o pharisee_n will_v intimate_v so_o much_o mat._n 19.7_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d moses_n mandavit_fw-la command_v to_o give_v she_o a_o bill_n of_o divorce_n no_o say_v our_o lord_n moses_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d permisit_fw-la permit_v you_o to_o put_v away_o your_o wife_n it_o be_v not_o then_o any_o command_n of_o god_n but_o a_o permission_n but_o every_o permission_n be_v to_o be_v reduce_v to_o one_o law_n or_o other_o either_o moral_a judicial_a or_o ceremonial_a to_o which_o of_o these_o be_v divorce_n to_o be_v reduce_v sure_o it_o be_v a_o politic_a and_o civil_a ordinance_n and_o dispensation_n which_o be_v to_o be_v reduce_v to_o the_o moral_a law_n and_o to_o the_o seven_o commandment_n and_o therefore_o our_o lord_n have_v discover_v inward_a adultery_n even_o by_o lust_a after_o a_o woman_n he_o now_o show_v who_o give_v occasion_n to_o commit_v adultery_n even_o they_o who_o put_v away_o their_o wife_n but_o for_o our_o more_o distinct_a proceed_n we_o must_v know_v that_o this_o put_v away_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o wife_n of_o the_o stock_n of_o israel_n for_o otherwise_o a_o wife_n take_v from_o among_o the_o captive_n may_v be_v put_v away_o deut._n 21.14_o 2._o nor_o do_v this_o extend_v to_o all_o the_o hebrew_n wife_n for_o she_o who_o be_v force_v before_o marriage_n by_o her_o husband_n may_v not_o be_v put_v away_o deut._n 22.29_o 3._o this_o permission_n or_o licence_n of_o put_v away_o be_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o hardness_n of_o their_o heart_n mat._n 19_o which_o may_v be_v understand_v two_o way_n either_o that_o the_o lord_n and_o his_o servant_n moses_n remit_v somewhat_o of_o the_o strictness_n of_o the_o law_n for_o a_o time_n lest_o the_o husband_n shall_v complain_v that_o he_o be_v yoke_v without_o release_n or_o remedy_n 2._o because_o man_n by_o their_o hardness_n of_o heart_n by_o their_o own_o law_n or_o act_n do_v love_n to_o be_v cut_v off_o this_o permission_n be_v not_o allow_v in_o any_o case_n except_o some_o nakedness_n or_o uncleanness_n as_o deut._n 24.1_o 2_o 3._o the_o reason_n why_o man_n put_v away_o their_o wife_n among_o the_o jew_n and_o why_o there_o will_v be_v the_o like_a divorce_n make_v among_o other_o nation_n if_o the_o law_n do_v not_o hinder_v they_o the_o reason_n be_v because_o the_o party_n be_v not_o due_o and_o as_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v unite_v and_o join_v together_o and_o this_o come_v to_o pass_v by_o reason_n of_o a_o twofold_a defect_n 1._o one_o in_o regard_n of_o god_n 2._o the_o other_o in_o regard_n of_o nature_n 1._o in_o regard_n of_o god_n marriage_n ought_v to_o be_v in_o he_o i._n e._n according_a to_o his_o will_n and_o in_o his_o fear_n in_o his_o name_n wherein_o all_o thing_n ought_v to_o be_v do_v especial_o wedlock_n 1_o cor._n 7.39_o let_v she_o marry_v to_o who_o she_o will_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d only_o in_o the_o lord_n 2._o there_o be_v also_o a_o defect_n in_o regard_n of_o nature_n when_o complexion_n and_o constitution_n be_v not_o consider_v but_o other_o cause_n and_o reason_n incline_v party_n one_o to_o the_o other_o of_o which_o more_o anon_o obs_n 1._o here_o be_v presuppose_v that_o marriage_n be_v a_o union_n and_o knit_v of_o man_n and_o wife_n together_o and_o that_o a_o intimate_a union_n insomuch_o that_o man_n and_o wife_n be_v say_v to_o be_v one_o flesh_n mat._n 19_o which_o word_n of_o our_o saviour_n have_v reference_n unto_o that_o first_o institution_n of_o marriage_n gen._n 2._o where_o we_o read_v that_o the_o woman_n be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o man_n obs_n 2._o how_o prone_a man_n be_v to_o break_v the_o law_n of_o god_n as_o it_o appear_v in_o that_o most_o of_o god_n law_n in_o the_o decalogue_n be_v negative_a and_o above_o all_o law_n man_n be_v most_o apt_a to_o break_v the_o law_n of_o love_n one_o to_o another_o which_o yet_o the_o lord_n himself_o in_o special_a be_v say_v to_o teach_v thes_n 4.9_o you_o be_v teach_v of_o god_n to_o love_v one_o another_o for_o have_v make_v of_o one_o blood_n all_o the_o nation_n of_o man_n there_o be_v or_o aught_o to_o be_v in_o all_o man_n such_o a_o love_n as_o be_v wont_a to_o follow_v consanguinity_n and_o kindred_n and_o of_o all_o the_o law_n of_o love_n man_n be_v prone_a to_o violate_v that_o which_o shall_v bind_v they_o most_o which_o god_n give_v to_o the_o man_n in_o his_o innocency_n upon_o the_o first_o contract_n of_o marriage_n he_o shall_v cleave_v unto_o his_o
wife_n gen._n 2._o and_o they_o two_o shall_v be_v one_o flesh_n obser_n 3._o how_o witty_a man_n be_v in_o misconstrue_v the_o word_n of_o god_n the_o word_n of_o moses_n will_v hardly_o afford_v any_o such_o collection_n as_o they_o make_v for_o put_v away_o their_o wife_n deut._n 24.1_o 2._o where_o we_o say_v in_o our_o translation_n vers_fw-la 1._o then_o let_v he_o write_v she_o a_o bill_n of_o divorce_n put_v she_o away_o out_o of_o his_o house_n the_o word_n do_v not_o necessary_o bear_v any_o such_o construction_n yet_o hence_o they_o collect_v that_o for_o many_o cause_v a_o man_n may_v put_v away_o his_o wife_n but_o if_o those_o four_o first_o verse_n be_v well_o look_v into_o and_o the_o lawgiver_n scope_n consider_v we_o shall_v find_v that_o those_o verse_n make_v up_o one_o entire_a sentence_n and_o that_o the_o three_o first_o verse_n be_v but_o only_o the_o antecedent_n and_o the_o four_o be_v the_o consequent_a and_o make_v the_o sentence_n entire_a for_o whereas_o v._n 1._o we_o render_v the_o word_n imparative_o by_o way_n of_o precept_n let_v he_o write_v she_o a_o bill_n of_o divorcement_n the_o very_a same_o word_n meet_v we_o v._o 3._o which_o yet_o we_o render_v not_o imparative_o as_o before_o nor_o indeed_o be_v they_o so_o to_o be_v render_v and_o therefore_o not_o the_o former_a since_o they_o be_v both_o in_o the_o very_a same_o tense_n and_o all_o make_v but_o sententia_fw-la pendula_fw-la as_o it_o be_v call_v a_o imperfect_a sentence_n which_o be_v complete_v by_o the_o four_o verse_n thus_o if_o a_o man_n take_v a_o wife_n and_o marry_v she_o etc._n etc._n if_o he_o write_v she_o a_o bill_n of_o divorcement_n and_o send_v she_o away_o etc._n etc._n in_o this_o case_n her_o former_a husband_n who_o send_v she_o away_o may_v not_o take_v she_o again_o to_o be_v his_o wife_n so_o that_o all_o the_o three_o first_o verse_n be_v but_o a_o supposition_n or_o condition_n of_o the_o antecedent_n part_n and_o so_o tremellius_n render_v the_o word_n and_o that_o this_o be_v the_o main_a scope_n of_o that_o law_n that_o the_o former_a husband_n may_v not_o take_v his_o wife_n again_o who_o have_v be_v the_o wife_n of_o another_o man_n it_o be_v clear_a by_o the_o prophet_n jeremiah_n reference_n to_o that_o very_a text_n jer._n 3.1_o wherein_o we_o read_v no_o command_n that_o a_o man_n shall_v put_v away_o his_o wife_n only_o because_o upon_o supposition_n of_o divorcement_n he_o who_o put_v away_o his_o wife_n must_v give_v she_o a_o bill_n of_o divorcement_n hence_o they_o collect_v that_o a_o man_n may_v put_v away_o his_o wife_n man_n be_v witty_a in_o construe_v the_o law_n of_o god_n to_o make_v it_o suit_n with_o their_o corrupt_a will_n 2._o axiom_n who_o so_o put_v away_o his_o wife_n must_v give_v she_o a_o bill_n of_o divorce_n what_o be_v a_o bill_n of_o divorce_n the_o word_n here_o use_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o word_n for_o word_n proper_o signify_v a_o depart_n from_o that_o writing_n by_o which_o the_o wife_n be_v eject_v and_o send_v away_o out_o of_o her_o husband_n house_n it_o answer_v to_o the_o hebrew_n word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o signify_v a_o cut_n off_o the_o form_n of_o this_o bill_n be_v to_o this_o effect_n the_o husband_n profess_v that_o willing_o and_o of_o his_o own_o accord_n without_o any_o compulsion_n he_o put_v away_o and_o cast_v forth_o out_o of_o his_o house_n she_o who_o have_v hitherto_o be_v his_o wife_n and_o by_o that_o writing_n give_v her_o licence_n and_o power_n to_o go_v whither_o she_o will_v and_o to_o marry_v to_o any_o man_n nor_o must_v any_o one_o hinder_v this_o act_n of_o he_o in_o testimony_n of_o all_o which_o he_o give_v she_o that_o bill_n of_o divorce_n the_o reason_n why_o he_o that_o put_v away_o his_o wife_n shall_v give_v she_o a_o bill_n of_o divorce_n 1._o the_o action_n be_v solemn_a and_o can_v not_o be_v without_o forma_fw-la juris_fw-la without_o some_o legal_a instrument_n and_o that_o necessary_a both_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o husband_n such_o a_o instrument_n be_v of_o force_n against_o he_o litera_fw-la scripta_fw-la manet_fw-la that_o he_o may_v not_o receive_v his_o divorce_v wife_n against_o the_o law_n hereby_o also_o the_o wife_n divorce_v have_v to_o show_v that_o she_o be_v free_v from_o her_o former_a husband_n and_o warrant_v hereby_o to_o marry_v another_o 2._o hereby_o also_o god_n in_o wisdom_n and_o goodness_n make_v provision_n for_o the_o wrathful_a and_o hasty_a husband_n that_o in_o write_v the_o bill_n of_o divorce_n he_o may_v be_v while_v and_o stay_v and_o bring_v to_o consider_v how_o great_a a_o evil_a it_o be_v to_o put_v away_o his_o wife_n that_o so_o as_o the_o philosopher_n advise_v a_o man_n to_o do_v nothing_o in_o his_o anger_n till_o first_o he_o have_v say_v over_o his_o alphabet_n so_o by_o the_o writing_n this_o bill_n of_o divorce_n the_o angry_a husband_n wrath_n may_v cool_v and_o some_o space_n be_v give_v he_o for_o repentance_n and_o change_v of_o mind_n obser_n note_v hence_o the_o wisdom_n and_o goodness_n of_o the_o lawgiver_n he_o consider_v the_o condition_n of_o those_o to_o who_o he_o give_v his_o law_n they_o be_v under_o the_o law_n which_o be_v a_o state_n of_o weakness_n rom._n 8._o non_fw-la eadem_fw-la à _fw-la summo_fw-la minimoque_fw-la he_o require_v not_o the_o same_o strictness_n of_o all_o alike_o he_o permit_v something_o to_o some_o weak_a one_o for_o a_o time_n till_o they_o become_v strong_a repreh_n those_o who_o in_o the_o marry_a state_n be_v enemy_n to_o their_o own_o happiness_n what_o know_v thou_o o_o man_n whether_o thou_o may_v gain_v thy_o wife_n 1_o cor._n 7._o repreh_n this_o be_v a_o just_a ground_n of_o reproof_n to_o those_o who_o cause_n divorcement_n and_o separation_n between_o man_n and_o wife_n those_o i_o mean_v who_o make_v unequal_a marriage_n either_o between_o themselves_o or_o between_o their_o child_n or_o other_o relation_n these_o while_o they_o intend_v to_o lay_v a_o last_a foundation_n of_o union_n and_o friendship_n between_o person_n and_o family_n even_o these_o utwitting_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o great_a breach_n dissension_n and_o disagreement_n what_o else_o shall_v we_o judge_v of_o those_o who_o make_v marriage_n only_o out_o of_o worldly_a respect_n as_o wealth_n or_o honour_n or_o high_a place_n without_o consideration_n of_o that_o which_o ought_v first_o of_o all_o to_o be_v look_v into_o the_o fear_n and_o love_n of_o god_n and_o christian_a education_n advance_v it_o as_o also_o that_o due_a sympathy_n and_o harmony_n of_o nature_n mutual_o incline_v and_o dispose_v and_o unite_n the_o mind_n and_o heart_n and_o make_v they_o in_o a_o sort_n one_o for_o whereas_o these_o bond_n be_v want_v though_o nothing_o else_o be_v want_v of_o worldly_a interest_n as_o wealth_n honour_n place_n of_o dignity_n or_o what_o else_o can_v be_v wish_v yet_o contract_n and_o union_n of_o party_n so_o unequal_a ordinary_o incense_n kindle_v dissension_n and_o difference_n between_o themselves_o and_o all_o in_o relation_n to_o they_o as_o the_o bind_n of_o sampson_n fox_n set_v all_o on_o fire_n this_o must_v needs_o be_v the_o very_o worst_a divorcement_n of_o all_o other_o when_o their_o mind_n and_o heart_n be_v opposite_a and_o contrary_a and_o divorce_v one_o from_o the_o other_o yet_o by_o law_n of_o matrimony_n they_o be_v oblige_v to_o maintain_v a_o bodily_a presence_n one_o with_o the_o other_o let_v covetous_a proud_a and_o ambitious_a parent_n think_v well_o of_o this_o who_o engage_v their_o child_n in_o perpetual_a bond_n of_o unequal_a marriage_n to_o begin_v a_o kind_n of_o hell_n upon_o earth_n which_o without_o god_n great_a mercy_n will_v never_o have_v a_o end_n sure_o such_o marriage_n be_v never_o make_v in_o heaven_n they_o say_v that_o marriage_n be_v a_o civil_a ordinance_n and_o therefore_o the_o power_n of_o contract_v it_o be_v devolve_v from_o the_o minister_n to_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n though_o st._n paul_n call_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o great_a mystery_n eph._n 5._o but_o such_o marriage_n as_o these_o be_v hardly_o civil_a and_o therefore_o indeed_o more_o fit_a for_o the_o marketplace_n than_o that_o which_o according_a to_o the_o new_a reformation_n of_o word_n be_v call_v the_o meeting-place_n 3._o it_o be_v say_v if_o a_o man_n put_v away_o his_o wife_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v say_v but_o by_o who_o be_v it_o say_v or_o to_o who_o in_o the_o two_o former_a instance_n we_o have_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d where_o the_o word_n be_v leave_v doubtful_a whether_o to_o they_o of_o old_a time_n or_o by_o they_o of_o old_a time_n but_o that_o word_n we_o read_v not_o here_o no_o why_o this_o be_v not_o say_v to_o they_o nor_o by_o
divine_a testimony_n wherein_o we_o may_v take_v notice_n of_o that_o main_a motive_n whereby_o our_o lord_n dissuade_v from_o divorce_n lest_o it_o may_v be_v a_o occasion_n of_o sin_n see_v one_o main_a reason_n of_o christ_n appear_v in_o the_o flesh_n to_o set_v all_o right_a again_o to_o reduce_v all_o thing_n to_o their_o primitive_a and_o first_o institution_n thus_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o it_o behoove_v we_o to_o fulfil_v all_o righteousness_n mat._n 3.15_o he_o speak_v of_o john_n and_o himself_o as_o in_o the_o flesh_n but_o it_o be_v most_o true_a of_o the_o second_o elias_n and_o himself_o that_o they_o shall_v restore_v all_o thing_n so_o he_o say_v from_o the_o beginning_n it_o be_v not_o so_o but_o now_o in_o the_o end_n it_o must_v be_v so_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o beginning_n when_o we_o have_v depart_v from_o the_o unison_n what_o a_o jar_a what_o a_o disharmony_n there_o be_v and_o no_o full_a concord_n till_o we_o come_v to_o the_o eight_o therefore_o the_o 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tempore_fw-la prohibitum_fw-la that_o which_o be_v permit_v for_o a_o certain_a time_n when_o that_o time_n be_v pass_v it_o be_v judge_v to_o be_v forbid_v 4._o the_o lord_n jesus_n appear_v for_o this_o end_n to_o take_v away_o this_o permission_n the_o evil_n permit_v and_o the_o cause_n of_o that_o evil_n for_o whereas_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o hard_a heart_n moses_n permit_v man_n to_o put_v away_o their_o wife_n mat._n 19.8_o which_o in_o the_o beginning_n be_v not_o so_o neither_o must_v it_o be_v so_o in_o the_o end_n when_o christ_n come_v to_o take_v away_o the_o hard_a and_o stony_a heart_n and_o give_v we_o a_o heart_n of_o flesh_n according_a to_o the_o promise_n ezech._n 36.26_o obser_n 1._o hence_o it_o appear_v that_o christ_n come_v not_o to_o mollify_v the_o law_n or_o to_o abate_v any_o thing_n of_o the_o just_a require_v of_o it_o but_o to_o teach_v it_o and_o fulfil_v it_o true_o and_o full_o obser_n 2._o hence_o observe_v in_o what_o estate_n thou_o be_v o_o man_n who_o ever_o thou_o be_v if_o a_o christian_a man_n if_o a_o disciple_n of_o christ_n know_v that_o there_o be_v more_o require_v of_o thou_o then_o of_o those_o who_o be_v or_o yet_o be_v under_o the_o law_n it_o be_v a_o false_a and_o groundless_a opinion_n that_o the_o gospel_n be_v a_o doctrine_n of_o indulgence_n and_o favour_n and_o abate_v of_o that_o righteousness_n which_o the_o law_n command_v this_o proceed_v mere_o and_o sole_o out_o of_o self_n love_n true_a it_o be_v that_o in_o the_o gospel_n the_o mercy_n of_o god_n be_v more_o reveal_v and_o more_o of_o the_o truth_n of_o god_n be_v make_v know_v also_o more_o strength_n and_o power_n be_v give_v yea_o grace_n and_o truth_n and_o peace_n and_o remission_n and_o pardon_v of_o sin_n come_v by_o jesus_n christ_n but_o to_o who_o sure_o to_o the_o penitent_a to_o the_o believer_n to_o the_o convert_v to_o the_o willing_a and_o to_o the_o obedient_a one_o here_o be_v a_o difference_n between_o the_o law_n and_o the_o gospel_n mysticé_fw-la take_v notice_n how_o grace_n through_o the_o gospel_n superabound_v moses_n permit_v man_n to_o put_v away_o their_o wife_n the_o lord_n jesus_n hate_v put_v away_o mal._n 2._o yea_o he_o command_v hosea_n to_o marry_v a_o harlot_n that_o be_v put_v away_o hos_fw-la 1._o and_o what_o be_v hosea_n but_o the_o saviour_n who_o invite_v the_o harlot_n that_o have_v be_v put_v away_o jer._n 3._o thamar_n incestuous_a thamar_n and_o bathshebah_n the_o adulteress_n be_v both_o in_o our_o lord_n genealogy_n mat._n 1._o that_o it_o may_v appear_v that_o there_o be_v no_o sin_n no_o foul_a but_o the_o true_a hosea_n the_o saviour_n come_v to_o take_v it_o away_o and_o purge_v we_o from_o it_o repreh_n those_o who_o abuse_v the_o grace_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o the_o lenity_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n it_o be_v true_a he_o hate_v put_v away_o yet_o he_o have_v reject_v first_o aholah_n than_o aholibah_n ezec._n 23._o and_o our_o lord_n jesus_n threaten_v the_o jew_n that_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v take_v from_o they_o and_o that_o their_o house_n shall_v be_v leave_v unto_o they_o desolate_a it_o be_v true_a the_o lord_n hate_v put_v away_o but_o he_o more_o hate_v idolatry_n ingratitude_n disobedience_n obstinacy_n and_o rebellion_n these_o may_v provoke_v he_o to_o do_v the_o thing_n that_o he_o hate_v even_o to_o do_v his_o work_n his_o strange_a work_n esay_n 28._o o_o think_v sad_o of_o this_o who_o ever_o thou_o be_v who_o go_v on_o still_o in_o thy_o sin_n repreh_n 2._o who_o reject_v and_o divorce_v the_o true_a spouse_n of_o christ_n by_o reason_n of_o some_o blemish_n some_o uncleanness_n this_o be_v the_o jew_n hardness_n of_o heart_n deut._n 24.1_o as_o the_o lord_n interpret_v it_o mat._n 19_o repreh_n 3._o but_o much_o more_o be_v they_o to_o blame_v who_o reject_v and_o divorce_v the_o true_a church_n of_o christ_n and_o esteem_v she_o a_o adulteress_n and_o a_o harlot_n and_o that_o because_o of_o her_o purity_n and_o cleanness_n what_o else_o do_v they_o who_o condemn_v such_o for_o erroneous_a and_o heretical_a who_o hope_n and_o endeavour_v to_o purify_v themselves_o as_o christ_n their_o husband_n be_v pure_a 1_o john_n 3.3_o there_o be_v a_o story_n in_o heliodore_n of_o a_o black_a woman_n who_o bring_v forth_o a_o fair_a white_a child_n many_o thereupon_o condemn_v she_o for_o a_o harlot_n and_o will_v have_v she_o to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n but_o equal_a judge_n make_v enquiry_n into_o the_o business_n find_v that_o the_o picture_n of_o andromeda_n a_o fair_a white_a picture_n hang_v in_o the_o chamber_n where_o she_o lie_v whereupon_o because_o phantasia_fw-la habet_fw-la opus_fw-la real_n the_o fancy_n produce_v real_a effect_n they_o judge_v that_o the_o woman_n by_o her_o fancy_n in_o her_o conception_n have_v wrought_v like_o impression_n of_o colour_n and_o proportion_n in_o her_o child_n and_o thereupon_o acquit_v the_o woman_n and_o true_o a_o man_n will_v think_v that_o equal_a judge_n such_o especial_o as_o pretend_v to_o purity_n and_o holiness_n if_o they_o shall_v consider_v that_o christ_n be_v the_o pure_a and_o spotless_a mirror_n the_o brightness_n of_o god_n glory_n and_o the_o express_a image_n of_o his_o person_n and_o that_o he_o be_v the_o example_n and_o pattern_n set_v before_o we_o for_o our_o imitation_n if_o they_o consider_v this_o they_o shall_v not_o censure_v those_o to_o be_v erroneous_a and_o heretical_a who_o behold_v as_o in_o a_o glass_n the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n with_o his_o open_a face_n and_o be_v translate_v into_o that_o image_n from_o glory_n to_o glory_n sure_o if_o christ_n be_v form_v in_o they_o they_o be_v not_o harlot_n and_o adulteress_n they_o be_v not_o erroneous_a who_o bring_v he_o forth_o to_o life_n in_o they_o the_o more_o pure_a they_o
all_o the_o holy_a one_o of_o god_n the_o adhesion_n cleave_v and_o unite_n our_o heart_n unto_o the_o live_a god_n that_o be_v hebron_n this_o be_v also_o in_o a_o mountain_n heb._n 12._o and_o in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n praise_v and_o glorify_v our_o god_n and_o confess_v to_o his_o name_n and_o sing_v hallelujah_n for_o ever_o yea_o the_o lord_n jesus_n pray_v for_o his_o persecutor_n and_o murderer_n father_n forgive_v they_o etc._n etc._n this_o be_v proper_a to_o the_o christian_a spirit_n as_o appear_v luke_n 9.56_o they_o as_o yet_o be_v of_o a_o legal_a spirit_n abel_n blood_n cry_v from_o the_o earth_n zachariah_n the_o son_n of_o jehojada_n 2_o chron._n 24.22_o jer._n 11.20_o and_o 20.12_o but_o what_o say_v our_o lord_n of_o who_o esay_n 53.5_o father_n forgive_v they_o and_o stephen_n act_v 7._o christ_n blood_n of_o sprinkle_v speak_v better_a thing_n than_o that_o of_o abel_n this_o be_v the_o strength_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o jesus_n which_o rejoice_v in_o tribulation_n so_o s._n paul_n pray_v for_o the_o colossian_n col._n 1.11_o that_o they_o may_v be_v strengthen_v with_o all_o might_n according_a to_o his_o glorious_a power_n unto_o all_o patience_n and_o long_o suffer_v with_o joyfulness_n exhort_v if_o murder_n proceed_v out_o of_o the_o heart_n let_v we_o in_o our_o heart_n suppress_v they_o let_v we_o mortify_v our_o earthly_a member_n let_v we_o deal_v with_o they_o as_o they_o have_v deal_v with_o the_o lord_n jesus_n and_o with_o our_o soul_n see_v note_n on_o hebrew_n 1._o let_v we_o use_v our_o enemy_n weapon_n for_o his_o destruction_n and_o turn_v his_o ordinance_n upon_o he_o slay_v saul_n with_o his_o own_o sword_n wrath_n be_v murder_n be_v angry_a and_o sin_n not_o hatred_n be_v murder_n hate_v thy_o own_o sinful_a life_n crucify_v those_o evil_a affection_n and_o lust_n which_o have_v crucify_v the_o lord_n jesus_n james_n 5._o you_o have_v condemn_v and_o kill_v the_o just_a one_o and_o he_o do_v not_o resist_v you_o 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axiom_n or_o proposition_n as_o the_o lord_n have_v forbid_v they_o both_o by_o one_o and_o the_o same_o law_n for_o although_o the_o sin_n in_o nature_n differ_v one_o from_o the_o other_o hos_fw-la 4.14_o and_o in_o degree_n one_o be_v more_o gross_o sinful_a than_o the_o other_o and_o consequent_o they_o differ_v in_o their_o respective_a punishment_n for_o adultery_n be_v punish_v by_o death_n not_o so_o fornication_n unless_o in_o the_o daughter_n of_o the_o priest_n levit_fw-la 21.9_o deut._n 22.22_o yet_o because_o all_o uncleanness_n be_v forbid_v in_o the_o seven_o commandment_n and_o concupiscence_n under_o the_o gross_a kind_n i_o shall_v speak_v together_o of_o both_o but_o let_v we_o inquire_v a_o part_n 1._o what_o be_v adultery_n and_o 2._o what_o be_v fornication_n 1._o what_o be_v adultery_n 2._o how_o do_v adultery_n proceed_v out_o of_o the_o heart_n 1._o adultery_n be_v the_o violate_v of_o the_o faith_n plight_v in_o matrimony_n which_o because_o it_o be_v break_v by_o appoach_v unto_o another_o bed_n our_o latin_a critic_n will_v have_v it_o call_v adulterium_fw-la quasi_fw-la ad_fw-la alterius_fw-la torum_fw-la which_o because_o it_o be_v extreme_o unseemly_a and_o the_o cause_n of_o great_a and_o manifold_a inconvenience_n the_o greek_a word_n here_o use_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o the_o greek_a etymologist_n compound_v of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d unseemly_a and_o inconvenient_a because_o the_o adulterer_n do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thing_n unseemly_a and_o inconvenient_a by_o which_o kind_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o apostle_n express_v other_o sin_n of_o the_o flesh_n rom_n 1.27_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d unseemliness_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v inconvenient_a eph._n 4.2_o or_o otherwise_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o adulterer_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o violate_v and_o break_v the_o bond_n of_o unity_n the_o bond_n of_o the_o house_n whence_o the_o husband_n have_v his_o name_n and_o therefore_o to_o commit_v adultery_n in_o the_o german_a tongue_n be_v call_v i_fw-mi or_o ehe-breaken_a the_o violation_n and_o breach_n of_o marriage_n or_o of_o unity_n as_o that_o word_n also_o signify_v imply_v thus_o much_o that_o adultery_n break_v the_o bond_n of_o wedlock_n betwixt_o man_n and_o wife_n and_o between_o god_n and_o we_o whence_o that_o of_o the_o poet_n legitimi_fw-la rumpere_fw-la vincla_fw-la tori_fw-la repreh_n who_o sooth_n and_o flatter_v themselves_o with_o a_o opinion_n of_o their_o own_o chastity_n towards_o their_o spiritual_a husband_n because_o they_o have_v no_o outward_a idol_n entertain_v no_o rival_n the_o israelite_n be_v in_o this_o condition_n when_o hosea_n reprove_v they_o hos_fw-la 9.1_o and_o when_o ezechiel_n chap._n 6._o and_o they_o come_v with_o great_a confidence_n to_o inquire_v of_o the_o lord_n ezech._n 14._o confer_v with_o rom._n 7.2_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d fornication_n which_o the_o greek_a etymologist_n derive_v from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o sell_v imply_v that_o the_o fornicator_n or_o fornicatrix_fw-la prostitute_n his_o and_z her_o body_n and_o set_v they_o to_o sale_n and_o sell_v themselves_o to_o commit_v wickedness_n and_o happy_o fornication_n may_v come_v from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d though_o some_o deduce_v it_o from_o fornix_n a_o dark_a and_o obscure_a place_n wherein_o they_o commit_v their_o fornication_n whence_o the_o satirist_n lenorum_n pveri_fw-la quocunque_fw-la in_o fornice_n nati_fw-la why_o come_v these_o out_o of_o the_o heart_n the_o progress_n of_o these_o out_o of_o the_o heart_n be_v more_o notable_a than_o any_o of_o the_o former_a for_o herein_o consist_v the_o difference_n between_o the_o apprehensive_a power_n and_o faculty_n and_o the_o concupiscible_a and_o appetitive_a between_o those_o which_o enter_v into_o the_o man_n and_o those_o which_o proceed_v out_o of_o the_o man_n obs_n 1._o note_v here_o what_o a_o brothel_n house_n what_o a_o arrant_a stew_n the_o heart_n of_o the_o lascivious_a and_o unchaste_a person_n be_v all_o adultery_n all_o fornication_n all_o uncleanness_n be_v act_v in_o it_o obs_n 2._o a_o man_n may_v be_v a_o adulterer_n and_o a_o fornicator_n yet_o not_o know_v a_o woman_n and_o the_o like_a may_v be_v say_v of_o a_o woman_n our_o lord_n teach_v we_o so_o much_o matth._n 5.28_o yea_o and_o at_o sometime_o punish_v the_o lust_n when_o it_o have_v proceed_v no_o far_a than_o the_o heart_n gen._n 12.17_o and_o the_o poet_n tell_v we_o quae_fw-la quia_fw-la non_fw-la liceat_fw-la non_fw-la fuit_fw-la illa_fw-la facit_fw-la ut_fw-la jam_fw-la servans_fw-la bene_fw-la corpus_fw-la adultera_fw-la mens_fw-la est_fw-la omnibus_fw-la exclusis_fw-la intus_fw-la adulter_fw-la erit_fw-la incesta_fw-la est_fw-la sine_fw-la stupro_fw-la quia_fw-la cupit_fw-la stuprum_fw-la obs_n 3._o the_o law_n belong_v unto_o christian_a man_n and_o woman_n obs_n 4._o it_o be_v a_o spiritual_a law_n see_v note_n on_o rom._n 7._o obs_n 5._o the_o great_a extent_n of_o the_o law_n ibid._n obs_n 6._o the_o excellency_n of_o the_o christian_a righteousness_n ibid._n repreh_n 1._o who_o confine_v the_o law_n of_o god_n unto_o the_o letter_n only_o see_v as_o above_o repreh_n 2._o who_o know_v that_o the_o law_n of_o god_n be_v spiritual_a and_o reach_v even_o to_o the_o heart_n and_o spirit_n vide_fw-la as_o above_o obs_n 7._o the_o lord_n jesus_n know_v the_o secret_n of_o our_o heart_n he_o say_v adultery_n and_o fornication_n proceed_v out_o of_o the_o heart_n he_o see_v the_o obscene_a and_o filthy_a lust_n of_o the_o lecher_n which_o lodge_v there_o to_o see_v and_o know_v these_o be_v in_o itself_o no_o sin_n our_o lord_n jesus_n see_v they_o know_v they_o judge_v they_o yet_o without_o sin_n yea_o christianus_n salvis_fw-la oculis_fw-la foeminam_fw-la videt_fw-la animo_fw-la adversus_fw-la libidinem_fw-la caecus_n est_fw
〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n rectè_fw-la and_o so_o the_o lxx_o turn_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d numb_a 27.7_o the_o daughter_n of_o zelophehad_n speak_v so_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d see_v note_n in_o jam._n 4.14_o thus_o here_o for_z by_o thy_o word_n thou_o shall_v be_v justify_v and_o by_o thy_o word_n thou_o shall_v be_v condemn_v of_o every_o idle_a word_n that_o man_n shall_v speak_v they_o shall_v give_v a_o account_n in_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n what_o reason_n be_v there_o the_o will_v of_o the_o lord_n be_v that_o man_n who_o he_o have_v make_v to_o his_o own_o image_n be_v like_a unto_o his_o god_n now_o his_o word_n be_v pure_a word_n the_o lord_n have_v so_o order_v the_o fabric_n of_o man_n nature_n and_o set_v he_o in_o a_o frame_n so_o to_o speak_v that_o he_o may_v not_o incur_v the_o judgement_n for_o the_o wise_a man_n reckon_v up_o the_o endowment_n wherewith_o the_o creator_n have_v enrich_v man_n say_v he_o have_v impart_v unto_o they_o understanding_n and_o speech_n a_o interpreter_n of_o the_o cogitation_n thereof_o and_o again_o counsel_n and_o a_o tongue_n eye_n ear_n and_o a_o heart_n give_v he_o they_o to_o understand_v he_o have_v give_v man_n understanding_n and_o counsel_n whereby_o he_o excel_v all_o inferior_a creature_n he_o have_v give_v he_o a_o tongue_n and_o speech_n whereby_o he_o may_v express_v and_o communicate_v what_o he_o understand_v first_o a_o mind_n counsel_n and_o understanding_n which_o may_v guide_v the_o tongue_n and_o speech_n 2._o and_o because_o man_n do_v not_o natural_o understand_v any_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o first_o convey_v by_o the_o sense_n it_o follow_v that_o the_o lord_n give_v he_o eye_n and_o ear_n the_o two_o disciplinary_a sense_n as_o the_o wise_a man_n say_v the_o see_a eye_n and_o the_o hear_n ear_n the_o lord_n have_v make_v both_o of_o they_o prov._n and_o give_v he_o a_o heart_n to_o understand_v and_o the_o man_n be_v thus_o furnish_v what_o hinder_v but_o that_o he_o may_v so_o speak_v as_o he_o that_o shall_v be_v judge_v by_o the_o law_n of_o liberty_n yea_o to_o the_o believer_n the_o lord_n give_v a_o new_a mind_n 1_o cor._n 2._o and_o a_o new_a heart_n hebr._n 8._o yea_o and_o a_o new_a form_n of_o word_n rom._n 6.17_o so_o that_o now_o what_o hinder_v but_o that_o the_o good_a man_n may_v out_o of_o the_o good_a treasure_n of_o his_o heart_n bring_v forth_o good_a thing_n and_o so_o speak_v etc._n etc._n observe_v 1._o there_o be_v great_a danger_n lest_o a_o man_n offend_v in_o his_o tongue_n non_fw-la lingua_fw-la frustrà _fw-la in_o udo_fw-la est_fw-la nisi_fw-la quia_fw-la facilè_fw-la labitur_fw-la the_o tongue_n be_v in_o a_o moist_a place_n ready_a and_o fit_a for_o motion_n and_o it_o be_v loose_a at_o one_o end_n observe_v 2._o it_o be_v possible_a that_o a_o man_n may_v not_o offend_v in_o his_o tongue_n observe_v 3._o god_n judgement_n take_v hold_v of_o man_n for_o word_n so_o express_o say_v the_o judge_n himself_o by_o thy_o word_n thou_o shall_v be_v justify_v and_o by_o thy_o word_n thou_o shall_v be_v condemn_v and_o of_o every_o idle_a word_n that_o man_n shall_v speak_v they_o shall_v give_v a_o account_n in_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n the_o back_n biter_n be_v charge_v by_o the_o judge_n thou_o sit_v and_o speak_v against_o thy_o brother_n and_o have_v slander_v thy_o own_o mother_n son_n etc._n etc._n psal_n 50._o observe_v 4._o here_o be_v then_o a_o bridle_n for_o that_o otherwise_o unruly_a member_n the_o tongue_n the_o consideration_n of_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n exhort_v let_v we_o so_o speak_v as_o they_o who_o shall_v be_v judge_v by_o the_o law_n of_o liberty_n 4._o so_o do_v as_o they_o who_o shall_v be_v judge_v by_o the_o law_n of_o liberty_n quaere_fw-la 1._o what_o be_v it_o here_o to_o do_v 2._o what_o so_o to_o do_v 1._o to_o do_v what_o it_o be_v our_o apostle_n tell_v we_o jam._n 1.22_o to_o be_v doer_n of_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o signify_v inventor_n of_o fiction_n and_o fable_n but_o etc._n etc._n see_v note_n in_o locum_fw-la 2._o so_o to_o do_v be_v to_o do_v well_o see_v note_n in_o jam._n 4.14_o the_o reason_n why_o we_o ought_v so_o to_o do_v will_v appear_v from_o the_o consideration_n both_o of_o god_n and_o man_n see_v note_n on_o act._n 2.37_o 5._o so_o speak_v and_o so_o do_v as_o they_o who_o shall_v be_v judge_v by_o the_o law_n of_o liberty_n we_o must_v not_o here_o forget_v that_o which_o give_v the_o principal_a occasion_n of_o this_o precept_n and_o seem_v here_o principal_o intend_v viz._n to_o avoid_v respect_n of_o person_n in_o speak_v and_o do_v where_o we_o must_v inquire_v what_o respect_n of_o person_n be_v respect_n of_o person_n be_v that_o kind_n of_o injustice_n whereby_o one_o person_n be_v prefer_v before_o another_o for_o some_o undue_a cause_n this_o description_n be_v all_o evident_a and_o clear_a only_o it_o may_v be_v inquire_v what_o be_v a_o undue_a cause_n a_o undue_a cause_n be_v that_o which_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d without_o and_o not_o belong_v to_o the_o business_n in_o hand_n as_o when_o the_o judge_n regard_v the_o person_n because_o rich_a or_o poor_a because_o his_o kinsman_n or_o friend_n because_o his_o countryman_n or_o neighbour_n and_o adjudge_v the_o suit_n to_o he_o without_o regard_n to_o the_o cause_n the_o justice_n and_o equity_n of_o it_o as_o in_o matter_n of_o preferment_n unto_o some_o place_n of_o trust_n especial_o of_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n to_o look_v at_o kindred_n or_o bribe_n or_o friendship_n these_o and_o such_o as_o these_o be_v undue_a cause_n a_o example_n or_o two_o out_o of_o scripture_n will_v clear_v this_o the_o shechemite_v make_v choice_n of_o abimelech_n to_o be_v their_o king_n to_o reign_v over_o they_o and_o the_o reason_n they_o give_v be_v he_o be_v our_o brother_n vers_n 3._o whereof_o jotham_n reprove_v they_o vers_n 18._o judg._n 9.18_o pilate_n consider_v not_o the_o unjust_a accusation_n of_o the_o jew_n nor_o the_o just_a cause_n of_o christ_n whereof_o he_o be_v admonish_v by_o his_o wife_n but_o fear_v lest_o he_o shall_v offend_v the_o jew_n and_o more_o lest_o he_o shall_v offend_v caesar_n and_o out_o of_o this_o respect_n condemn_v the_o innocent_a our_o apostle_n instance_n be_v most_o evident_a vers_fw-la 1_o 2_o 3._o whence_o it_o appear_v that_o he_o who_o give_v what_o be_v unequal_a to_o person_n equal_a he_o be_v no_o respecter_n of_o person_n but_o he_o who_o do_v so_o against_o law_n and_o justice_n as_o if_o a_o man_n have_v two_o debtor_n and_o demand_v his_o debt_n of_o one_o and_o remit_v it_o unto_o the_o other_o this_o man_n be_v no_o respecter_n of_o person_n why_o he_o deceive_v neither_o of_o they_o he_o do_v injury_n to_o neither_o of_o they_o he_o may_v do_v what_o he_o will_v with_o his_o own_o much_o less_o may_v he_o be_v say_v to_o respect_v man_n person_n who_o give_v honour_n and_o title_n of_o honour_n to_o the_o magistrate_n why_o such_o a_o one_o pay_v a_o due_a debt_n he_o give_v honour_n to_o who_o honour_n be_v due_a according_a to_o the_o scripture_n rom._n 13.7_o yea_o he_o who_o honour_v his_o equal_a be_v no_o respecter_n of_o person_n rom._n 12.10_o nay_o nor_o be_v he_o a_o respecter_n of_o person_n who_o honour_v all_o man_n he_o be_v bind_v so_o to_o do_v 1_o pet._n 2.17_o yes_o will_v some_o say_v we_o ought_v to_o honour_v the_o governor_n and_o we_o do_v acknowledge_v honour_n due_a to_o he_o in_o the_o mind_n but_o honour_n have_v a_o expression_n outward_a that_o may_v be_v take_v notice_n of_o how_o otherwise_o do_v the_o magistrate_n or_o any_o man_n else_o know_v that_o honour_n be_v give_v to_o the_o magistrate_n yea_o honour_v outward_o express_v be_v a_o sign_n of_o that_o inward_a estimation_n if_o any_o pretend_v they_o will_v honour_v the_o governor_n provide_v he_o be_v holy_a just_a virtuous_a sure_o though_o it_o be_v to_o be_v wish_v and_o pray_v for_o that_o every_o governor_n be_v the_o most_o eminent_a in_o holiness_n and_o righteousness_n in_o that_o community_n whereof_o he_o be_v a_o governor_n according_a to_o 2_o sam._n 23._o yet_o though_o he_o be_v not_o so_o there_o be_v honour_n due_a unto_o he_o and_o that_o for_o his_o work-sake_n that_o he_o do_v continere_fw-la hominum_fw-la multitudines_fw-la that_o he_o hold_v the_o multitude_n of_o man_n together_o as_o the_o wise_a man_n speak_v and_o keep_v and_o maintain_v peace_n among_o man_n in_o which_o respect_n the_o very_o worst_a of_o government_n be_v to_o be_v prefer_v before_o anarchy_n and_o confusion_n which_o they_o aim_v at_o who_o promote_v a_o parity_n among_o man_n and_o therefore_o the_o lord_n jesus_n by_o his_o example_n