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profess_o and_o at_o large_a teach_v the_o contrary_a assign_v out_o of_o the_o canon_n three_o other_o cause_n as_o sodomy_n heresy_n or_o tempt_v to_o any_o grievous_a sin_n in_o cap._n 5._o matth._n vers_fw-la 32._o which_o you_o also_o quote_v and_o so_o can_v not_o miss_v of_o see_v your_o imposture_n in_o the_o text_n you_o cite_v out_o of_o maldonat_n he_o speak_v only_o of_o a_o perpetual_a divorce_n which_o be_v the_o present_a question_n and_o assert_n with_o our_o saviour_n that_o if_o a_o man_n so_o recede_v from_o his_o wife_n except_o the_o cause_n of_o fornication_n commit_v adultery_n though_o he_o marry_v no_o other_o because_o if_o his_o wife_n commit_v it_o it_o will_v be_v impute_v to_o the_o husband_n as_o dismiss_v she_o undue_o 105._o the_o judgement_n of_o chemnitius_n a_o fierce_a protestant_n we_o value_v not_o in_o this_o matter_n the_o scripture_n he_o quote_v be_v only_a effect_n of_o the_o conjugal_a tie_n not_o the_o knot_n itself_o which_o consist_v in_o 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if_o he_o come_v not_o within_o the_o time_n limit_v the_o minister_n shall_v licence_v his_o wife_n to_o take_v another_o husband_n 108._o but_o to_o come_v near_a home_n martin_n bucer_n a_o reader_n of_o divinity_n in_o cambridge_n under_o edward_n the_o 6._o who_o calvin_n style_v the_o most_o faithful_a doctor_n of_o christ_n church_n the_o whole_a university_n of_o cambridge_n a_o man_n most_o holy_a and_o true_o divine_a doctor_n whitgift_n a_o reverend_n learned_a painful_a and_o sound_a father_n and_o sr._n john_n cheek_n quo_fw-la majorem_fw-la vix_fw-la universus_fw-la orbis_n caperet_fw-la great_a then_o who_o the_o universal_a world_n scarce_o hold_v 109._o hic_fw-la vir_fw-la hic_fw-la est_fw-la this_o be_v the_o man_n that_o profess_o argue_v against_o your_o exposition_n of_o christ_n word_n to_o wit_n that_o as_o there_o be_v at_o this_o day_n like_o hardness_n of_o heart_n so_o the_o distress_a wife_n ought_v to_o be_v relieve_v no_o less_o now_o then_o in_o time_n 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