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5.20_o it_o be_v say_v woe_n unto_o they_o that_o call_v good_a evil_n and_o evil_a good_a that_o put_v darkness_n for_o light_n and_o light_n for_o darkness_n here_o be_v therefore_o a_o curse_n pronounce_v against_o those_o who_o if_o god_n create_v not_o marriage_n without_o witness_n evil_a of_o their_o own_o head_n call_v it_o evil_n and_o where_o god_n create_v it_o to_o be_v in_o darkness_n and_o natural_a modesty_n of_o their_o own_o head_n will_v have_v it_o by_o torchlight_n and_o the_o whole_a parish_n of_o witness_n 4._o all_o fornication_n be_v polyandry_n and_o confusio_fw-la seminum_fw-la whereby_o the_o child_n can_v know_v the_o father_n nor_o the_o father_n the_o child_n but_o here_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n it_o be_v impossible_a therefore_o to_o be_v fornication_n witness_n liberty_n conscience_n to_o marry_v with_o or_o without_o witness_n as_o to_o the_o second_o point_n which_o i_o be_o to_o maintain_v that_o privacy_n of_o marriage_n without_o witness_n be_v not_o prohibit_v by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n nor_o publication_n command_v by_o the_o same_o no_o human_a power_n ought_v to_o presume_v to_o prohibit_v what_o marriage_n god_n have_v not_o prohibit_v but_o all_o person_n ought_v to_o be_v leave_v liberty_n of_o conscience_n to_o marry_v public_o or_o private_o with_o or_o without_o witness_n as_o it_o suit_v best_a with_o their_o convenience_n and_o occasion_n as_o be_v the_o use_n and_o practice_n in_o all_o other_o civil_a contract_n which_o man_n do_v with_o or_o without_o witness_n as_o they_o think_v best_a and_o be_v never_o accuse_v of_o sin_n if_o they_o have_v no_o witness_n whereon_o to_o bring_v their_o action_n only_o that_o party_n be_v just_o charge_v with_o sin_n who_o wilful_o break_v his_o contract_n because_o there_o be_v no_o witness_n but_o god_n to_o prove_v it_o against_o he_o against_o these_o position_n i_o shall_v first_o answer_v the_o objection_n and_o then_o show_v further_a reason_n to_o confirm_v the_o 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gravity_n when_o he_o meet_v another_o especial_o when_o they_o come_v to_o discourse_v of_o their_o rare_a art_n of_o divinity_n in_o find_v bird_n nest_n and_o fill_v they_o with_o young_a cuckoo_n make_v the_o people_n believe_v they_o be_v sparrow_n so_o here_o appear_v a_o impossibility_n if_o theâ—â—_n be_v a_o thousand_o witness_n for_o any_o of_o they_o to_o testify_v marriage_n or_o filiation_n but_o the_o parent_n and_o it_o be_v before_o show_v god_n have_v not_o prohibit_v marriage_n without_o witness_n nor_o make_v it_o fornication_n and_o it_o be_v likewise_o show_v that_o the_o law_n prohibit_v marriage_n without_o witness_n come_v from_o the_o devil_n only_o for_o the_o filthy_a lucre_n of_o the_o priest_n and_o no_o inconvenience_n can_v be_v object_v against_o private_a marriage_n and_o carnal_a knowledge_n without_o witness_n or_o if_o there_o can_v yet_o allegare_fw-la inconveniens_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la solvere_fw-la argumentum_fw-la so_o positive_o deduce_v 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of_o nature_n without_o public_a or_o private_a witness_n have_v be_v observe_v four_o as_o publication_n of_o marriage_n fraud_n fraud_n or_o intention_n of_o marriage_n before_o witness_n may_v cause_v rape_n and_o violence_n so_o it_o may_v cause_v fraud_n and_o deceit_n which_o a_o secret_a marriage_n only_o know_v to_o the_o party_n will_v prevent_v as_o appear_v gen._n 29.21_o and_o jacob_n say_v unto_o laban_n give_v i_o my_o wife_n for_o my_o day_n be_v fulfil_v that_o i_o may_v go_v in_o unto_o she_o and_o laban_n gather_v together_o all_o the_o man_n of_o the_o place_n here_o be_v public_a witness_n enough_o and_o make_v a_o feast_n and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v in_o the_o evening_n that_o he_o take_v leah_n his_o daughter_n and_o bring_v she_o to_o he_o and_o he_o go_v in_o unto_o she_o and_o laban_n give_v unto_o his_o daughter_n leah_n zilpah_n his_o maid_n for_o a_o handmaid_n and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o in_o the_o morning_n behold_v it_o be_v leah_n and_o he_o say_v unto_o laban_n what_o be_v this_o thou_o have_v do_v unto_o i_o do_v i_o not_o serve_v thou_o for_o rachel_n wherefore_o then_o have_v thou_o beguile_v i_o now_o if_o all_o the_o man_n of_o the_o place_n have_v not_o be_v call_v together_o but_o jacob_n have_v go_v in_o unto_o rachel_n secret_o he_o have_v prevent_v so_o great_a a_o fraud_n of_o laban_n put_v upon_o he_o i_o happen_v to_o be_v in_o scotland_n have_v the_o honour_n of_o acquaintance_n with_o a_o gentleman_n there_o and_o i_o thank_v he_o of_o receive_v a_o noble_a entertainment_n at_o his_o house_n concern_v who_o marriage_n i_o be_v give_v this_o relation_n there_o be_v two_o young_a lady_n sister_n of_o great_a beauty_n draw_v by_o the_o pencel_n of_o nature_n and_o not_o of_o art_n and_o not_o in_o her_o vulgar_a manner_n as_o express_v by_o the_o love-poet_n fancy_n non_fw-la omnibus_fw-la una_fw-la est_fw-la nec_fw-la diversa_fw-la tamen_fw-la qualem_fw-la decet_fw-la esse_fw-la sororum_fw-la but_o so_o 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