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precept_n be_v lay_v upon_o adultery_n for_o now_o that_o filthy_a sin_n be_v as_o common_a frequent_a and_o brazenfaced_n and_o odious_a as_o ever_o it_o be_v or_o at_o this_o time_n theft_n can_v be_v wherefore_o the_o penalty_n for_o adultery_n shall_v now_o be_v death_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o beginning_n there_o be_v no_o justice_n equity_n nor_o sound_v reason_n to_o punish_v with_o death_n one_o who_o steal_v half_o a_o crown_n from_o i_o and_o let_v another_o who_o with_o bring_v in_o strange_a blood_n into_o my_o family_n rob_v it_o of_o thousand_o and_o thousand_o to_o go_v unpunished_a this_o with_o humble_a submission_n i_o may_v say_v it_o be_v too_o much_o for_o man_n with_o their_o tradition_n to_o make_v god_n command_n of_o none_o effect_v another_o truth_n i_o must_v make_v out_o which_o be_v this_o after_o a_o divorce_n be_v make_v upon_o the_o account_n of_o adultery_n than_o the_o man_n be_v free_a and_o at_o liberty_n to_o marry_v another_o so_o that_o uncleanness_n do_v entitle_v not_o only_o to_o a_o separation_n a_o mensa_fw-la &_o thoro_fw-la as_o by_o a_o new_a unscriptural_a name_n they_o call_v it_o of_o board_n and_o bed_n but_o also_o it_o break_v off_o the_o bond_n of_o matrimony_n and_o this_o last_o be_v a_o necessary_a consequence_n of_o the_o former_a tho'_o there_o be_v some_o man_n in_o the_o world_n who_o allow_v a_o divorce_n but_o deny_v the_o liberty_n to_o marry_v another_o misground_v their_o opinion_n upon_o what_o be_v say_v matth._n 5.32_o whosoever_o shall_v marry_v she_o that_o be_v divorce_v commit_v adultery_n but_o any_o heedful_a man_n to_o know_v the_o meaning_n of_o this_o latter_a part_n of_o the_o verse_n will_v read_v the_o whole_a whosoever_o shall_v put_v away_o
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qua_fw-la cum_fw-la servo_fw-la rem_fw-la hahere_fw-la detegitur_fw-la capitali_fw-la sententia_fw-la subjugatur_fw-la tradendo_fw-la igâ—ibus_fw-la verberone_fw-la with_o they_o among_o several_a other_o cause_n of_o divorce_n be_v the_o follow_v if_o the_o husband_n can_v prove_v his_o wife_n to_o be_v desirous_a of_o feast_v with_o stranger_n he_o not_o know_v or_o not_o willing_a if_o the_o lay_v out_o one_o night_n against_o his_o will_n or_o without_o just_a cause_n and_o if_o she_o do_v frequent_a play_n or_o public_a show_n the_o husband_n forbid_v it_o also_o for_o adultery_n which_o none_o that_o have_v any_o regard_n to_o god_n law_n can_v deny_v to_o be_v a_o just_a cause_n of_o divorce_n in_o which_o case_n christian_a emperor_n favour_v much_o the_o husband_n for_o if_o a_o man_n have_v wrongful_o divorce_v his_o wife_n they_o â—aid_v no_o other_o punishment_n upon_o he_o than_o that_o he_o shall_v give_v back_o her_o portion_n or_o that_o call_v donatio_fw-la 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