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and_o the_o reason_n be_v because_o '_o â—â—s_o direct_o oppose_v to_o the_o essence_n and_o nature_n of_o marriage_n whereby_o according_a to_o god_n order_n husband_n and_o wife_n be_v make_v one_o flesh_n which_o union_n be_v break_v through_o adultery_n for_o one_o can_v be_v one_o flesh_n with_o two_o or_o more_o she_o who_o be_v join_v to_o a_o adulterer_n be_v one_o body_n with_o he_o as_o he_o who_o be_v join_v to_o a_o harlot_n be_v one_o body_n with_o she_o for_o 6.16_o for_o 1_o cor._n 6.16_o two_o shall_v be_v one_o flesh_n however_o for_o the_o woman_n credit_n the_o bill_n be_v give_v as_o also_o to_o secure_v she_o in_o the_o world_n for_o she_o be_v to_o be_v clear_v from_o gild_n or_o else_o to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n according_a to_o the_o law_n divorce_n upon_o such_o ground_n be_v contrary_a to_o the_o first_o institution_n of_o matrimony_n for_o tho'_o it_o be_v a_o voluntary_a act_n yet_o after_o it_o once_o be_v contract_v they_o may_v not_o through_o fancy_n 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the_o wall_n thereof_o be_v coal_n of_o fire_n which_o have_v a_o most_o vehement_a flame_n in_o desperate_a case_n sometime_o desperate_a remedy_n be_v make_v use_n of_o and_o tho'_o i_o will_v by_o no_o mean_n approve_v of_o such_o course_n yet_o the_o thing_n may_v be_v attend_v with_o such_o circumstance_n as_o in_o some_o measure_n may_v extenuate_v and_o excuse_v the_o fact_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o man_n god_n complain_v 59.4_o complain_v isa_n 59.4_o that_o none_o call_v for_o justice_n but_o if_o it_o be_v call_v for_o give_v god_n no_o cause_n to_o complain_v that_o there_o be_v none_o to_o render_v and_o execute_v it_o indeed_o the_o magistrate_n be_v bind_v to_o afford_v the_o plaintiff_n husband_n relief_n when_o he_o have_v just_a cause_n to_o sue_v for_o it_o and_o not_o be_v partial_a out_o of_o by-end_n and_o corrupt_a principle_n and_o if_o i_o may_v be_v so_o bold_a i_o will_v add_v their_o care_n ought_v to_o be_v extend_v not_o only_o against_o adultery_n in_o 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entail_v upon_o it_o but_o let_v it_o be_v take_v notice_n of_o that_o as_o god_n will_v visit_v for_o it_o so_o it_o be_v a_o iniquity_n to_o be_v punish_v by_o the_o judge_n it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o judge_n to_o punish_v it_o and_o lest_o judge_n will_v excuse_v themselves_o say_v we_o want_v proof_n god_n offer_v himself_o to_o be_v a_o witness_n and_o a_o swift_a one_o too_o 3.5_o too_o malachy_n 3.5_o i_o will_v be_v a_o swift_a witness_n against_o the_o adulterer_n often_o witness_n as_o long_o as_o they_o can_v decline_v to_o give_v in_o their_o evidence_n but_o god_n do_v not_o so_o you_o shall_v not_o want_v ground_n of_o conviction_n say_v the_o lord_n rather_o than_o you_o shall_v i_o will_v be_v a_o witness_n myself_o and_o bring_v to_o light_v those_o hide_a work_n of_o darkness_n o_o you_o judge_n i_o will_v take_v notice_n how_o you_o behave_v yourselves_o for_o in_o the_o same_o verse_n god_n say_v i_o will_v come_v near_o to_o you_o to_o judgement_n to_o observe_v whether_o you_o do_v justice_n in_o such_o case_n and_o to_o judge_v you_o if_o you_o do_v not_o god_n take_v notice_n of_o this_o sin_n suffer_v it_o to_o go_v on_o to_o give_v judge_n and_o magistrate_n time_n to_o punish_v it_o 22.9_o it_o ezek_n 22.9_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o thou_o they_o commit_v lewdness_n this_o be_v not_o all_o it_o go_v on_o one_o have_v commit_v abomination_n observe_v the_o word_n with_o his_o neighbour_n wife_n i_o will_v sure_o visit_v for_o these_o thing_n say_v the_o lord_n if_o unrighteous_a judge_n will_v not_o judge_v they_o then_o 48._o then_o chap._n 23_o 45_o 46_o 47_o 48._o the_o righteous_a man_n they_o shall_v judge_v they_o
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