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upon_o matthew_n chap._n 5._o 19_o i_o here_o insert_v it_o from_o p._n 46._o since_o we_o have_v need_n of_o civil_a law_n and_o the_o power_n of_o punish_v it_o will_v be_v wise_a not_o to_o contemn_v those_o give_v by_o moses_n but_o serious_o rather_o to_o consider_v what_o the_o meaning_n of_o god_n be_v in_o they_o what_o he_o chief_o require_v and_o how_o much_o it_o may_v be_v to_o the_o good_a of_o every_o nation_n if_o they_o will_v borrow_v thence_o their_o manner_n of_o govern_v the_o commonwealth_n yet_o free_o all_o thing_n and_o with_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n for_o what_o solon_n or_o plato_n or_o aristotle_n what_o lawyer_n or_o caesar_n can_v make_v better_a law_n than_o god_n and_o it_o be_v no_o light_a argument_n that_o many_o magistrate_n at_o this_o day_n do_v not_o enough_o acknowledge_v the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n though_o they_o will_v seem_v most_o christian_a in_o that_o they_o govern_v their_o state_n by_o law_n so_o divers_a from_o those_o of_o 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inuâ—ntion_n of_o antichrist_n that_o the_o proâ—rise_n of_o marriage_n de_fw-fr praesenti_fw-la as_o they_o call_v it_o shall_v be_v indissoluble_a and_o because_o it_o shall_v be_v a_o prince_n care_v that_o matrimony_n be_v so_o join_v as_o god_n ordain_v which_o be_v that_o every_o one_o shall_v love_v his_o wife_n with_o such_o a_o love_n as_o adam_n express_v to_o eve_n so_o as_o we_o may_v hope_v that_o they_o who_o marry_v may_v become_v one_o slâ—sh_n and_o one_o also_o in_o the_o lord_n chap._n xx_o concern_n only_o the_o celebration_n of_o marriage_n chap._n xxi_o the_o mean_n of_o preserve_a marriage_n holy_a and_o pure_a now_o since_o there_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v less_o care_n that_o marriage_n be_v religious_o keep_v then_o that_o it_o be_v pious_o and_o deliberate_o contract_v it_o will_v be_v meet_a that_o to_o every_o church_n be_v ordane_v certain_a grave_n and_o godly_a man_n who_o may_v have_v this_o care_n upon_o they_o to_o observe_v whether_o the_o husband_n 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dishonest_a associate_n they_o permit_v and_o they_o pronounce_v the_o bond_n of_o that_o 〈◊〉_d to_o remain_v between_o those_o who_o they_o have_v thus_o separate_a as_o if_o the_o bond_n of_o marriage_n god_n so_o teach_v and_o pronounce_v be_v not_o such_o a_o league_n as_o bindee_n the_o marry_a couple_n to_o all_o society_n of_o life_n and_o communion_n in_o divine_a and_o human_a thing_n and_o so_o associate_v keep_v they_o something_o indeed_o out_o of_o the_o latter_a father_n they_o may_v pretend_v for_o this_o their_o tyranny_n especial_o out_o of_o austin_n and_o some_o other_o who_o be_v much_o take_v with_o a_o preposterous_a admiration_n of_o sing'e_v life_n yet_o though_o theâ—_z father_n from_o the_o word_n of_o christ_n not_o right_o understand_v teach_v that_o it_o be_v unlawful_a to_o marry_v again_o while_o the_o former_a wife_n live_v whatever_o cause_n there_o have_v be_v either_o of_o desertion_n or_o divorce_n yet_o if_o we_o mark_v the_o custom_n of_o the_o church_n and_o the_o common_a judgement_n which_o â—oth_fw-mi in_o their_o time_n and_o afterward_o prevail_v we_o shall_v perceive_v that_o neither_o these_o father_n do_v ever_o cast_v out_o of_o the_o church_n any_o one_o for_o marry_v after_o a_o divorce_n approve_v by_o the_o imperial_a law_n nor_o only_o the_o first_o christian_a emperor_n but_o the_o lator_n also_o ou'n_z to_o justinian_n and_o after_o he_o do_v grant_v for_o certain_a cause_n approve_v by_o judge_n to_o make_v a_o true_a divorce_n which_o make_v and_o confirm_v by_o law_n it_o may_v be_v lawful_a to_o marry_v again_o which_o if_o it_o can_v not_o have_v be_v do_v without_o dispel_v sing_v christ_n and_o his_o church_n sure_o it_o will_v not_o have_v be_v grant_v by_o christian_a emperor_n nor_o have_v the_o father_n than_o wink_v at_o those_o do_n in_o the_o emperor_n hence_o you_o may_v see_v that_o jerom_n also_o though_o zealous_a of_o single_a life_n more_o than_o enough_o and_o such_o a_o condemner_n of_o 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from_o woman_n while_o thiâ—_z husband_n live_v and_o again_o while_o she_o avoid_v many_o wound_n of_o satan_n she_o receive_v one_o ere_o she_o be_v aware_a put_v let_v the_o equal_a reader_n mind_n also_o what_o go_v before_o because_o say_v he_o soon_o after_o the_o beginning_n there_o be_v a_o rock_n and_o storm_n of_o slanderer_n oppose_v against_o she_o i_o will_v not_o praise_v she_o convert_v unless_o i_o first_o absolve_v her_o guilty_a for_o why_o do_v he_o call_v they_o slanderer_n who_o accuse_v fabiola_n of_o marry_v again_o if_o he_o do_v not_o judge_v it_o a_o matter_n of_o christian_a equity_n and_o charity_n to_o pass_v by_o and_o pardon_v that_o fact_n though_o in_o his_o own_o opinion_n he_o hold_v it_o a_o fault_n and_o what_o can_v this_o mean_v i_o will_v not_o praise_v she_o unless_o i_o first_o absolv_v she_o for_o how_o can_v he_o absolv_v she_o but_o by_o prove_v that_o fabiola_n neither_o in_o reject_v her_o vicious_a husband_n nor_o in_o marry_v another_o have_v commit_v such_o a_o sin_n as_o can_v be_v just_o condemn_v nay_o he_o prove_v both_o by_o evident_a reason_n and_o clear_a testimony_n of_o scripture_n that_o she_o avoid_v sin_n this_o also_o be_v hence_o understand_v that_o jerom_n by_o the_o vigour_n of_o the_o gospel_n mean_v that_o height_n and_o perfection_n of_o our_o saviour_n precept_n which_o may_v be_v remit_v to_o those_o that_o burn_v for_o he_o add_v but_o if_o she_o be_v accuse_v in_o that_o she_o remain_v not_o unmarried_a i_o shall_v confess_v the_o fault_n so_o i_o may_v relate_v the_o necessity_n if_o then_o he_o acknowledge_v a_o necessity_n as_o he_o do_v because_o she_o be_v young_a and_o can_v not_o live_v in_o widowhood_n certain_o he_o can_v not_o impute_v she_o second_o marriage_n to_o her_o much_o blame_n but_o when_o he_o excuse_v she_o out_o of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n do_v he_o not_o open_o declare_v his_o thought_n that_o the_o second_o marriage_n of_o fabiola_n be_v permit_v she_o by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n himself_o for_o the_o necessity_n which_o she_o suffer_v and_o to_o shun_v the_o danger_n of_o fornication_n though_o she_o go_v somewhat_o aside_o from_o the_o vigour_n of_o the_o gospel_n but_o if_o any_o urge_v that_o fabiola_n do_v public_a penance_n for_o her_o second_o marriage_n which_o be_v not_o impose_v but_o for_o great_a fault_n it_o be_v answer_v she_o be_v not_o enjoin_v to_o this_o penance_n but_o do_v it_o of_o her_o own_o accord_n and_o not_o till_o after_o her_o second_o husband_n death_n as_o in_o the_o time_n of_o cyprian_n we_o read_v that_o many_o be_v wont_a to_o do_v voluntary_a penance_n for_o small_a fault_n which_o be_v not_o liable_a to_o excommunication_n chap._n xxiii_o that_o marriage_n be_v grant_v by_o the_o ancient_a father_n even_o after_o the_o vow_n of_o single_a life_n purpose_n some_o will_v say_v perhaps_o whersore_n all_o this_o concerning_o marriage_n after_o vow_n of_o single_a life_n when_o as_o the_o question_n be_v of_o marriage_n after_o divorce_n for_o this_o reason_n that_o they_o who_o it_o so_o much_o move_v because_o some_o of_o the_o father_n think_v marriage_n after_o any_o kind_n of_o divorce_n to_o be_v condemn_v of_o our_o saviour_n may_v see_v that_o this_o conclusion_n follow_v not_o the_o father_n think_v all_o marriage_n after_o divorce_n to_o be_v forbid_v of_o our_o saviour_n therefore_o they_o think_v such_o marriage_n be_v not_o to_o be_v tolerate_v in_o a_o christian_a for_o the_o same_o father_n judge_v it_o forbid_v to_o marry_v after_o vow_n yet_o such_o marriage_n they_o neither_o dissolve_v nor_o excommunicate_v for_o these_o word_n of_o our_o saviour_n and_o of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n stand_v in_o their_o way_n all_o can_v receav_v this_o say_n but_o they_o to_o who_o it_o be_v give_v every_o one_o have_v his_o proper_a gif_n from_o god_n one_o after_o this_o manner_n another_o after_o that_o it_o be_v better_a to_o marry_v then_o to_o burn_v i_o will_v that_o young_a widow_n marry_v and_o the_o like_a so_o there_o be_v many_o canon_n and_o law_n extant_a whereby_o priest_n if_o they_o marry_v be_v remove_v from_o their_o office_n yet_o be_v it_o not_o read_v that_o their_o marriage_n be_v dissolve_v as_o the_o papist_n nowadays_o do_v or_o that_o they_o be_v excommunicate_v nay_o express_o they_o may_v communicate_v as_o lay_v man_n if_o the_o consideration_n of_o human_a infirmity_n and_o those_o testimony_n of_o divine_a scripture_n which_o grant_v marriage_n to_o every_o one_o that_o want_v it_o persuade_v those_o father_n to_o bear_v themselves_o so_o humanly_a towards_o they_o who_o have_v marry_v with_o breach_n of_o vow_n to_o god_n as_o they_o believe_v and_o with_o divorce_n of_o that_o marriage_n wherein_o they_o be_v in_o a_o manner_n join_v to_o god_n who_o doubt_n but_o that_o the_o same_o father_n hold_v the_o like_a humanity_n be_v to_o be_v afford_v to_o those_o who_o after_o divorce_n and_o faith_n break_v with_o man_n as_o they_o think_v 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