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this_o or_o that_o condition_n i_o must_v leave_v it_o to_o god_n lest_o i_o prejudice_n his_o wisdom_n and_o discover_v my_o distrust_n lest_o i_o presume_v to_o come_v to_o god_n whereas_o all_o he_o give_v we_o be_v of_o free_a mercy_n only_o i_o deny_v not_o but_o some_o extraordinary_a instinct_n may_v warrant_v some_o particular_a extraordinary_a practice_n in_o this_o case_n which_o be_v singular_a be_v not_o to_o be_v imitate_v of_o us._n if_o it_o shall_v be_v further_o demand_v whether_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o receive_v such_o excellent_a blessing_n as_o be_v cast_v upon_o we_o offer_v ques_n whether_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o receive_v great_a blessing_n offer_v see_v elisha_n refuse_v nahamans_n gift_n etc._n etc._n daniel_n at_o the_o first_o refuse_v the_o king_n reward_n ans_fw-fr sure_o i_o see_v not_o but_o god_n be_v the_o only_a giver_n and_o we_o have_v the_o best_a right_n much_o good_a likely_a to_o be_v redeem_v hereby_o and_o good_a mean_n use_v in_o the_o 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that_o they_o which_o serve_v at_o the_o altar_n shall_v â—ue_v of_o the_o altar_n it_o be_v a_o sin_n not_o to_o give_v it_o be_v a_o great_a sin_n to_o spoil_v and_o deny_v and_o therefore_o it_o be_v most_o lawful_a to_o receive_v what_o be_v due_a unto_o us._n and_o yet_o sometime_o we_o may_v refuse_v though_o not_o simple_o as_o elisha_n do_v sometime_o we_o may_v not_o exact_v though_o we_o have_v power_n as_o the_o bless_a apostle_n paul_n do_v 11._o 1_o cor._n 11._o yea_o may_v refuse_v first_o &_o yet_o receive_v afterward_o as_o daniel_n do_v refuse_v we_o may_v when_o the_o wicked_a think_v our_o pain_n no_o better_a worth_n than_o their_o gift_n or_o hope_v that_o only_o by_o these_o gift_n they_o may_v compass_v the_o benefit_n of_o our_o pain_n so_o do_v daniel_n first_o refuse_v the_o gift_n of_o the_o king_n so_o do_v peter_n refuse_v the_o gift_n of_o simon_n magus_n and_o yet_o to_o show_v our_o right_n we_o may_v also_o receive_v they_o for_o our_o use_n when_o these_o stumblingblocke_n be_v remove_v so_o do_v daniel_n afterward_o receive_v those_o honour_n which_o before_o he_o refuse_v no_o ques_n hester_n marriage_n whether_o lawful_a or_o no_o and_o be_v there_o not_o some_o such_o stumbling-block_n in_o the_o advancement_n of_o hester_n may_v she_o safe_o marry_v with_o he_o that_o be_v divorce_v from_o his_o wife_n and_o accord_v to_o the_o custom_n of_o these_o country_n be_v not_o without_o his_o choice_n of_o wife_n sure_o the_o lord_n jesus_n himself_o the_o most_o perfect_a examiner_n of_o the_o law_n he_o have_v determine_v y_z t_z whosoever_o put_v away_o his_o wife_n unless_o it_o be_v for_o fornication_n commit_v adultery_n and_o therefore_o it_o follow_v that_o who_o soever_o marry_v with_o the_o party_n that_o take_v this_o liberty_n to_o be_v divorce_v not_o upon_o that_o urgent_a occasion_n do_v no_o less_o commit_v adultery_n and_o do_v not_o the_o lord_n therefore_o though_o he_o have_v abundance_n of_o spirit_n yet_o appoint_v this_o knot_n in_o marriage_n to_o be_v only_o of_o two_o and_o no_o more_o because_o he_o seek_v a_o holy_a seed_n how_o then_o may_v hester_n be_v clear_v from_o the_o case_n of_o adultery_n how_o can_v she_o be_v free_v from_o a_o unholy_a marriage_n ans_fw-fr may_v not_o the_o lawgiver_n dispense_v with_o his_o law_n and_o may_v not_o that_o in_o hester_n be_v good_a by_o a_o dispensation_n which_o in_o other_o without_o such_o extraordinary_a privilege_n be_v simple_o evil_a and_o what_o though_o the_o lord_n shall_v admit_v sin_n in_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o the_o work_n may_v he_o not_o pardon_v the_o sinner_n and_o get_v himself_o the_o glory_n sure_o though_o we_o dare_v not_o simple_o justify_v hester_n in_o this_o case_n yet_o if_o we_o shall_v measure_v thing_n by_o the_o manner_n &_o success_n do_v not_o the_o lord_n admirable_o bring_v this_o thing_n to_o pass_v do_v it_o not_o tend_v to_o the_o great_a good_a of_o the_o church_n nay_o who_o i_o pray_v you_o be_v loser_n hereby_o the_o lord_n he_o win_v himself_o great_a glory_n in_o advance_v so_o high_o his_o handmaid_n from_o so_o base_a a_o estate_n hester_n lose_v not_o hereby_o she_o obtain_v the_o great_a honour_n and_o content_a that_o the_o earth_n can_v afford_v and_o yet_o she_o forsake_v not_o her_o righteousness_n but_o rather_o increase_v it_o the_o king_n he_o gain_v hereby_o some_o true_a contentment_n of_o his_o mind_n and_o restraint_n of_o his_o lust_n yea_o his_o reproach_n in_o repudiate_a vashty_n be_v hereby_o well_o cure_v the_o province_n and_o whole_a kingdom_n they_o obtain_v rest_n from_o their_o grievous_a oppression_n and_o the_o poor_a church_n of_o god_n that_o be_v the_o great_a gainer_n as_o be_v deliver_v from_o a_o most_o desperate_a extremity_n and_o advance_v also_o to_o great_a peace_n and_o prosperity_n even_o in_o a_o strange_a land_n but_o yet_o there_o be_v a_o other_o flaw_n in_o this_o marriage_n infidel_n ques_n whether_o lawful_a to_o marry_v with_o a_o infidel_n she_o marry_v with_o a_o infidel_n and_o curse_a idolater_n how_o may_v this_o be_v dispense_v withal_o sure_o by_o the_o same_o lord_n who_o bring_v light_n out_o of_o darkness_n and_o turn_v the_o evil_n of_o his_o child_n to_o his_o glory_n and_o their_o good_a and_o yet_o we_o may_v not_o simple_o condemn_v this_o maiden_n herein_o she_o be_v a_o subject_n and_o therefore_o can_v not_o do_v what_o she_o will_v in_o this_o case_n and_o yet_o the_o lord_n here_o do_v what_o he_o will_v 23._o jos_n 23._o yea_o what_o hester_n simple_o be_v not_o to_o refuse_v for_o though_o the_o lord_n have_v command_v that_o his_o people_n shall_v not_o marry_v with_o idolater_n 21._o judg._n 3._o deut_n 21._o yet_o do_v he_o also_o not_o simple_o deny_v they_o
upon_o condition_n to_o marry_v with_o such_o captive_n as_o they_o have_v take_v in_o war_n and_o the_o saint_n of_o god_n have_v warrantable_o match_v with_o stranger_n &_o the_o idolatrous_a brood_n etc._n etc._n as_o boaz_n with_o ruth_n samson_n with_o the_o philistian_a etc._n etc._n when_o the_o occasion_n have_v be_v extraordinary_a and_o the_o dispensation_n heavenly_a and_o therefore_o no_o warrant_n for_o we_o that_o have_v choice_n of_o holy_a seed_n to_o sow_v among_o the_o thorn_n thereby_o to_o wound_v our_o own_o soul_n and_o choke_v our_o seed_n or_o else_o by_o the_o egg_n of_o the_o serpent_n to_o breed_v the_o cockatrice_n to_o have_v mongrel_n issue_n that_o shall_v speak_v half_a ashur_n and_o half_a canoon_n shall_v not_o this_o unequal_a yoke_n cast_v out_o the_o yoke_n of_o christ_n shall_v not_o the_o stranger_n devour_v our_o sdtrength_n shall_v not_o the_o curse_n of_o god_n cast_v out_o such_o root_n and_o branch_n from_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n 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etc._n in_o which_o word_n the_o holy_a ghost_n set_v down_o unto_o we_o the_o solemnisation_n of_o this_o royal_a marriage_n and_o that_o by_o five_o circumstance_n 1._o the_o king_n make_v a_o great_a feast_n thereat_o to_o all_o his_o prince_n and_o servant_n 2._o this_o feast_n be_v dedicate_v to_o the_o memorial_n of_o hester_n which_o be_v hester_n feast_n 3._o rest_n be_v give_v to_o the_o province_n they_o be_v make_v partaker_n of_o this_o common_a joy_n that_o the_o marriage_n of_o hester_n may_v be_v more_o acceptable_a to_o they_o 4._o the_o king_n give_v gift_n unto_o the_o poor_a and_o send_v present_n abroad_o far_o and_o near_o 5._o he_o show_v the_o power_n of_o the_o king_n in_o this_o his_o magnificence_n to_o signify_v his_o true_a contentment_n &_o joy_n in_o this_o marriage_n and_o first_o to_o add_v great_a state_n &_o solemnity_n to_o y_fw-fr e_o marriage_n of_o his_o new_a spouse_n the_o king_n yet_o further_o make_v a_o solemn_a feast_n to_o all_o his_o 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