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a_o impunity_n rather_o than_o a_o duty_n a_o jew_n be_v not_o bind_v to_o put_v away_o his_o wife_n by_o virtue_n of_o this_o law_n but_o be_v connive_v at_o if_o he_o do_v it_o and_o secure_v against_o punishment_n from_o the_o magistrate_n this_o law_n do_v not_o hinder_v the_o man_n from_o dwell_v with_o his_o wife_n notwithstanding_o the_o fault_n i_o have_v mention_v but_o if_o he_o will_v not_o live_v with_o she_o he_o be_v to_o give_v she_o a_o write_n of_o divorcement_n 5._o this_o write_n of_o divorcement_n be_v a_o formal_a dismission_n of_o the_o wife_n under_o the_o husband_n hand_n and_o seal_n or_o a_o full_a discharge_v from_o the_o husband_n power_n and_o authority_n and_o jurisdiction_n and_o obligation_n to_o provide_v for_o she_o or_o to_o take_v care_n of_o she_o
except_o the_o lord_n build_v the_o house_n they_o labour_v in_o vain_a that_o build_v it_o ps._n cxxvii_o 1_o 2._o how_o much_o more_o must_v this_o hold_v in_o spiritual_n and_o therefore_o christian_n since_o the_o eye_n of_o all_o do_v wait_v upon_o that_o god_n that_o give_v they_o their_o meat_n in_o due_a season_n behold_v the_o rock_n from_o which_o thy_o water_n of_o life_n must_v flow_v thy_o faith_n be_v weak_a go_v to_o he_o and_o he_o will_v make_v it_o mount_v up_o with_o wing_n as_o eagle_n thy_o hope_n be_v faint_a run_v to_o he_o and_o he_o will_v give_v it_o life_n and_o spirit_n thy_o love_n want_v fire_n address_v thyself_o to_o he_o and_o he_o will_v inflame_v it_o thy_o charity_n languish_v apply_v thyself_o to_o he_o and_o he_o will_v breathe_v vigour_n and_o activity_n into_o it_o thy_o resistance_n of_o temptation_n be_v feeble_a follow_v he_o with_o fervent_a tear_n and_o prayer_n and_o he_o will_v make_v thou_o bold_a as_o a_o lyon_n happy_a that_o soul_n 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