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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	adultery_n	fornication_n	put_v	1,670	5	6.4986	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A89273	Fornication condemned, in a double sentence, commending marriage, condemning whoredom [brace] in all, or, A brief consideration of Heb. 13. 4	Moore, Thomas, Junior.	1667 (1667)	Wing M2601A; ESTC R42315	77,906	108

2. This that he be the husband of one wife is the first thing mentioned by which he is to be renderd blameless yea in the Epistle to Titus it is added as the reason why he must be the husband of one wife c. for such a one must be blameless It seems then no man is blameless now under this last dispensation that is the husband of two wives together I shall adde no more to this But 2. The Marriage-covenant is violated and broken by departing from or putting away the first-taken wife or husband during their life-time Hence to that admonition Mal. 2. 15. Let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth this is added as a motive For the Lord the God of Israel saith that he hateth putting away Putting away therefore is thereby signified to be included in the treacherous dealing warned of And our Saviour saith that though Moses for the hardness of their hearts suffered them to put away their wives and wrote them such a precept yet from the beginning it was not so and further addes that whosoever shall put away his wife and marry another commits adultery against her and if a woman shall put away her husband and marry another she commits adultery Mark 10. 3-11 12. Yet in the relation of one part of this saying by Matthew we finde an exception Whosoever shall put away his wife except it be for fornication c. or for the cause of fornication See Matth. 19. 8 9. with chap. 5. 32. According to which our Saviour implies a liberty yet left in some cases though he gives no such commandment in any case for a man to put away his wife for the cause of fornication or that there may be some such cause of fornication for which he may put her away and yet not be chargeable with breaking covenant or committing adultery against her And surely that is such fornication as is properly and originally her act viz. such as in which she treacherously departs from her husband as Jer. 3. 20. and endows and takes to her self another in stead of her husband as Ezek. 16. 31 32 33 34. which is there distinguished from that which is usual in harlots in which they are enticed allured or hired by the adulterer to commit adultery with them And if onely for such fornication of the wife our Saviour still leave a man at liberty to put her away then the liberty given in this exception nothing crosseth the general prohibition of putting away without the exception Because in such a case he is not the first in leaving or putting away and so is not properly said to put her away for she first voluntarily and treacherously leaves him and goes to and takes another in his stead though after she hoth done so he by some publike act divorce or put her away in such wise that she may not return to him nor he to her again or on her after turning refuse to receive or own her again as his wife This I give as my present apprehension of the nature of the fornication meant in the exception to which I am induced both from that general prohibition forementioned as expressed by the holy Ghost in one Evangelist with which I see not how else this should fully agree and I know Wisdoms words are all plain and right nothing perverse cross or clashing one against another in them and if in any thing any of them seem otherwise to us we may be sure we do not yet understand them For though in some one place that is mentioned by the wisdom of God which in another place speaking of the same thing is omitted by the same wisdom yet so as nothing crosseth but each confirms opens and helps to understand the other And I am also induced to it from the nature of Gods dealing with the house of Israel and with his Church and people now which we shall finde to be such as is fitly resembled hereby but much more exceeding in graciousness for he hates putting away and when provoked to it by such treacherous departing from him and taking another in stead of him yet can righteously and is graciously ready to receive them again on their turning to him as we may after shew Jer. 3. 1-20 Ezek. 16. 32. c. I submit my apprehensions herein to correction of better judgements and propound it as my conception That for a single act of fornication meerly or it being not such as in which she treacherously departs from her husband and goes to and takes another in stead of him a man is not to put away his wife yea I suppose he is obliged by the grace of God that hath now appeared by Christ upon her repentance after turnings aside by temptation if he may safely without sinning against his own body to receive her again And which soever of them is first in departing from or putting away the other for what cause soever deals treacherously breaks the covenant and commits adultery against the party so put away as well as with any other with whom they joyn in the life-time of the first Suitable to which is that of the Apostle who gives it as by commandment from the Lord that the wife depart not from the husband but if she depart let her remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband And let not the husband put away his wife And when he addes in his advice that if an unbelieving yokefellow will depart a brother or sister is not in bondage in such a case yet there he saith that if the unbeliever be pleased to dwell with the believer let not the believer leave them 1 Cor. 7. 10-13 See how God will deal with them that break the covenant in such cases Ezek. 16. 59. 17. 13-19 2. Marriage is abused and profaned by a dishonourable use of it or behaviour in it as to say when either in marrying or seeking and choice of a wife or husband or else in the living together of married persons or their demeanour one towards another the reverence and fear of him by whom marriage is made honourable and the bed undeled is not before our eyes and so our hearts are not inclined to his testimonies but to covetousness or to that wisdom that is from beneath which is earthly sensual and devilish for direction of our steps therein and the thing aimed at therein is not his honour and praise and the promoting the things of his kingdom and in order thereto the direct end and benefit of marriage according to his ordinance but other things preferred before it as may appear in these things 1. When in marrying or in seeking and making choice of a wife or an husband either 1. It is desired and sought as a cover or cloak under which they may hide themselves in the service of unclean and filthy lusts Or 2. When the getting and increase of the riches or honour of this world is the thing sought in it and not a meet