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A13187 Disce vivere Learne to live : a briefe treatise of learning to liue, vvherein is shewed, that the life of Christ is the most perfect patterne of direction to the life of a Christian : in which also, the well disposed may behold their orderlie passage, from the state of grace, to the state of glorie. Sutton, Christopher, 1565?-1629. 1604 (1604) STC 23484; ESTC S1737 203,338 618

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whether_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o a_o man_n to_o put_v away_o his_o wife_n for_o every_o 7._o cause_n they_o can_v soon_o answer_v he_o themselves_o out_o of_o moses_n law_n concern_v the_o give_v a_o b●…l_n of_o divorce_n our_o saviour_n show_v the_o original_n of_o this_o that_o it_o be_v permit_v only_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o hardness_n of_o their_o heart_n &_o therefore_o open_v the_o matter_n unto_o his_o disciple_n and_o set_v down_o as_o it_o be_v a_o full_a determination_n of_o this_o doubt_n that_o he_o who_o put_v away_o his_o wife_n except_o it_o be_v for_o fornication_n &_o marry_v another_o commit_v adultery_n and_o saint_n paul_n so_o take_v it_o without_o further_a scruple_n the_o woman_n be_v bind_v unto_o the_o man_n so_o long_o as_o the_o man_n live_v by_o the_o law_n of_o covet_v the_o jew_n understand_v the_o outward_a sign_n non_fw-la concupisces_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la signa_fw-la concupiscentis_fw-la non_fw-la facies_fw-la thou_o shall_v not_o covet_v that_o 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never_o man_n speak_v as_o this_o man_n speak_v or_o that_o of_o 46._o saint_n peter_n tu_fw-la domine_fw-la habes_fw-la verb●…_n aquavitae_fw-la lord_n thou_o have_v the_o 68_o word_n of_o life_n for_o the_o subject_n of_o his_o first_o doctrine_n it_o tend_v to_o repentance_n to_o prepare_v the_o way_n to_o christ._n john_n preach_v repentance_n as_o if_o repentance_n be_v the_o way_n to_o come_v to_o he_o repentance_n make_v we_o find_v the_o disease_n &_o find_v the_o disease_n we_o run_v unto_o the_o physician_n repentance_n make_v we_o feel_v the_o burden_n and_o when_o we_o feel_v the_o burden_n we_o fly_v unto_o he_o that_o can_v ease_v we_o repentance_n make_v we_o accuse_v ourselves_o &_o if_o we_o accuse_v ourselves_o here_o say_v s._n austen_n satan_n shall_v have_v nothing_o to_o accuse_v we_o hereafter_o john_n preach_v health_n christ_n bring_v health_n john_n be_v a_o light_n and_o a_o light_n be_v necessary_a before_o day_n john_n be_v a_o voice_n and_o the_o voice_n 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