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intellective_a principle_n it_o participate_v of_o nothing_o rational_a but_o that_o which_o the_o field_n and_o the_o foul_v equal_n for_o in_o human_a action_n the_o soul_n be_v the_o agent_n the_o body_n in_o a_o manner_n passive_a if_o then_o the_o body_n do_v out_o of_o sensitive_a force_n what_o the_o soul_n comply_v not_o with_o how_o can_v man_n and_o not_o rather_o something_o beneath_o man_n be_v think_v the_o doer_n but_o to_o proceed_v in_o the_o pursuit_n of_o a_o accurate_a definition_n it_o will_v a_o vail_v we_o something_o and_o whet_v our_o thought_n to_o examine_v what_o fabric_n hereof_o other_o have_v already_o rear_v paraeus_n on_o gen._n define_v marriage_n to_o be_v a_o indissoluble_a conjunction_n of_o one_o man_n and_o one_o woman_n to_o a_o individual_a and_o intimate_fw-la conversation_n and_o mutual_a benevolence_n etc._n etc._n wherein_o be_v to_o be_v mark_v his_o place_n of_o intimate_fw-la conversation_n before_o bodily_a benevolence_n for_o bodily_a be_v mean_v though_o indeed_o benevolence_n rather_o sound_n will_v then_o body_n why_o then_o shall_v divorce_v be_v grant_v for_o want_v of_o bodily_a performance_n and_o not_o for_o want_v of_o fitness_n to_o intimate_fw-la conversation_n when_o as_o corporal_a benevolence_n can_v in_o any_o human_a fashion_n be_v without_o this_o thus_o his_o definition_n place_v the_o end_n of_o marriage_n in_o one_o order_n and_o esteem_v they_o in_o another_o his_o tautology_n also_o of_o indissoluble_a and_o individual_a be_v not_o to_o be_v imitate_v especial_o since_o neither_o indissoluble_a nor_o individual_a have_v aught_o to_o do_v in_o the_o exact_a definition_n be_v but_o a_o consectary_n flow_v from_o thence_o as_o appear_v by_o plain_a scripture_n therefore_o shall_v a_o man_n leave_v etc._n etc._n for_o marriage_n be_v not_o true_a marriage_n by_o be_v individual_a but_o therefore_o individual_a if_o it_o be_v true_a marriage_n no_o argument_n but_o cause_n enter_v the_o definition_n a_o consectary_n be_v but_o the_o effect_n of_o those_o cause_n beside_o that_o marriage_n be_v indissoluble_a be_v not_o catholick_o true_a we_o know_v it_o dissoluble_a for_o adultery_n and_o for_o desertion_n by_o the_o verdict_n of_o all_o reform_a church_n dr._n ames_n define_v it_o a_o individual_a conjunction_n of_o one_o man_n and_o one_o woman_n to_o communion_n of_o body_n and_o mutual_a society_n of_o life_n but_o this_o pervert_v the_o order_n of_o god_n who_o in_o the_o institution_n place_n meet_v help_v and_o society_n of_o life_n before_o communion_n of_o body_n and_o vulgar_a estimation_n undervalue_v beyond_o comparison_n all_o society_n of_o life_n and_o communion_n of_o mind_n beneath_o the_o communion_n of_o body_n grant_v no_o divorce_n but_o to_o the_o want_n or_o miscommunicate_v of_o that_o hemingius_n a_o approve_a author_n melanchtons_n scholar_n and_o who_o next_o to_o bucer_n and_o erasmus_n write_v of_o divorce_n most_o like_a a_o divine_a thus_o 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divorce_v for_o many_o cause_n and_o with_o
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divorce_n but_o all_o injury_n and_o violence_n in_o divorce_n but_o no_o injury_n can_v be_v do_v to_o they_o who_o seek_v it_o as_o the_o ethic_n of_o aristotle_n sufficient_o prove_v true_a it_o be_v that_o a_o unjust_a thing_n may_v be_v do_v to_o one_o though_o willing_a and_o so_o may_v just_o be_v forbid_v but_o divorce_n be_v in_o itself_o no_o unjust_a or_o evil_a thing_n but_o only_o as_o it_o be_v join_v with_o injury_n or_o lust_n injury_n it_o can_v be_v at_o law_n if_o consent_n be_v and_o aristotle_n err_v not_o and_o lust_v it_o may_v as_o frequent_o not_o be_v while_o charity_n have_v the_o judge_n of_o so_o many_o private_a greevance_n in_o a_o misfortuned_a wedlock_n which_o may_v pard'nable_o seek_v a_o redemption_n but_o whether_o it_o be_v or_o not_o the_o law_n can_v discern_v or_o examine_v lust_n so_o long_o as_o it_o walk_v from_o one_o lawful_a term_n to_o another_o from_o divorce_n to_o marriage_n both_o in_o themselves_o indifferent_a for_o if_o the_o law_n can_v take_v hold_n to_o punish_v many_o action_n apparent_o covetous_a ambitious_a ingrateful_a proud_a how_o can_v it_o forbid_v and_o punish_v that_o for_o lust_n which_o be_v but_o only_o surmise_v so_o and_o can_v no_o more_o be_v certain_o prove_v in_o the_o divorce_v now_o then_o before_o in_o the_o marry_n whence_o if_o divorce_n be_v no_o unjust_a thing_n but_o through_o lust_n a_o cause_n not_o discernible_a by_o law_n as_o law_n be_v wont_a to_o discern_v in_o other_o case_n and_o can_v be_v no_o injury_n where_o consent_n be_v there_o can_v be_v nothing_o in_o the_o equity_n of_o law_n why_o divorce_n by_o consent_n may_v not_o be_v lawful_a leave_v secrecy_n to_o conscience_n the_o thing_n which_o our_o saviour_n here_o aim_v to_o rectify_v not_o to_o revoke_v the_o statute_n of_o moses_n in_o the_o mean_a while_o the_o wotd_n to_o put_v away_o be_v in_o the_o gteeke_n to_o loosen_v or_o dissolve_v utter_o take_v away_o that_o vain_a papistical_a distinction_n of_o divorce_n from_o bed_n and_o divorce_n from_o bond_n evince_v plain_o that_o both_o christ_n and_o the_o pharisee_n mean_v here_o that_o divorce_n which_o final_o dissolve_v the_o bond_n and_o free_v both_o party_n to_o a_o second_o marriage_n for_o every_o cause_n this_o the_o pharisee_n hold_v that_o for_o every_o cause_n they_o may_v divorce_v for_o every_o accidental_a cause_n any_o quarrel_n or_o difference_n that_o may_v happen_v so_o both_o josephus_n and_o philo_n man_n who_o live_v in_o the_o same_o age_n explain_v and_o the_o syriac_a translater_n who_o antiquity_n be_v think_v parallel_n to_o the_o evangelist_n themselves_o read_v it_o conformable_o upon_o any_o occasion_n or_o pretence_n divine_v also_o general_o agree_v that_o thus_o the_o pharisee_n mean_v cameron_n a_o late_a writer_n much_o applaud_v comment_v this_o place_n not_o undiligent_o affirm_v that_o the_o greek_a preposition_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d translate_v unusual_o for_o have_v a_o force_n in_o it_o imply_v the_o suddenness_n of_o those_o pharisaic_a divorce_n and_o that_o their_o question_n be_v to_o this_o effect_n whether_o for_o any_o cause_n whatever_o it_o chance_v to_o be_v straight_o as_o it_o rise_v the_o divorce_n may_v be_v lawful_a this_o he_o free_o give_v what_o ever_o move_v he_o and_o i_o as_o free_o take_v nor_o can_v deny_v his_o observation_n to_o be_v acute_a &_o learned_a if_o therefore_o we_o insist_v upon_o the_o word_n of_o put_v away_o that_o it_o import_v a_o constraint_n without_o consent_n as_o may_v be_v insist_v and_o may_v enjoy_v what_o cameron_n bestow_v on_o we_o that_o for_o every_o cause_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v according_a as_o any_o cause_n may_v happen_v with_o a_o relation_n to_o the_o speediness_n of_o those_o divorce_n and_o that_o herodian_a act_n especial_o as_o be_v already_o bring_v we_o the_o sentence_n of_o our_o saviour_n will_v appear_v nothing_o so_o strict_a a_o prohibition_n as_o have_v be_v long_o conceive_v forbid_v only_o to_o divorce_v for_o casual_a &_o temporary_a cause_n that_o may_v be_v soon_o end_v or_o soon_o remedy_v &_o likewise_o forbid_v to_o divorce_v rash_o &_o on_o thesudden_a heat_n except_o it_o be_v for_o adultery_n if_o these_o qualification_n may_v be_v admit_v as_o partly_o we_o offer_v they_o partly_o be_v offer_v they_o by_o some_o of_o their_o own_o opinion_n and_o that_o where_o nothing_o be_v repugnant_a why_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v admit_v nothing_o can_v wrest_v they_o from_o we_o the_o severe_a sentence_n of_o our_o saviour_n will_v straight_o unbend_v the_o seem_a frown_n into_o that_o gentleness_n and_o compassion_n which_o be_v so_o abundant_a in_o all_o his_o action_n his_o office_n and_o his_o doctrine_n from_o all_o which_o otherwise_o it_o stand_v off_o at_o no_o mean_a distance_n verse_n 4._o and_o he_o answer_v and_o say_v unto_o they_o have_v you_o not_o read_v that_o he_o which_o make_v they_o at_o the_o beginning_n make_v they_o male_a and_o female_a verse_n 5._o and_o say_v for_o this_o cause_n shall_v a_o man_n leave_v father_n and_o mother_n and_o shall_v cleave_v to_o his_o wife_n and_o they_o twain_o shall_v be_v one_o flesh_n verse_n 6._o wherefore_o they_o be_v no_o more_o twain_o but_o one_o flesh_n what_o therefore_o god_n have_v join_v together_o let_v no_o man_n put_v asunder_o 4._o and_o 5_o make_v they_o male_a and_o female_a and_o say_v for_o this_o cause_n etc._n etc._n we_o see_v it_o here_o undeniable_o that_o the_o law_n which_o our_o saviour_n cite_v to_o prove_v that_o divorce_n be_v forbid_v be_v not_o a_o absolute_a and_o tyrannical_a command_n without_o reason_n as_o now_o adays_o we_o make_v it_o little_a better_o but_o be_v ground_v upon_o some_o rational_a cause_n not_o difficult_a to_o be_v apprehend_v be_v in_o a_o matter_n which_o equal_o concern_v the_o mean_a and_o the_o plain_a sort_n of_o person_n in_o a_o household_n life_n our_o next_o way_n than_o will_v be_v to_o inquire_v if_o there_o be_v 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