with_o ignominy_n and_o restrain_v wickedness_n and_o infamy_n no_o wise_a and_o good_a man_n will_v deny_v it_o to_o be_v the_o duty_n as_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v the_o necessary_a care_n of_o magistrate_n first_o with_o severity_n to_o punish_v whoredom_n and_o adultery_n as_o well_o as_o theft_n and_o robbery_n for_o to_o rob_v i_o of_o my_o honour_n and_o of_o my_o wife_n be_v to_o rob_v i_o of_o my_o own_o good_n next_o they_o be_v to_o see_v that_o marriage_n be_v lawful_o contract_v then_o that_o they_o be_v faithful_o keep_v and_o last_o that_o upon_o just_a cause_n they_o be_v lawful_o dissolve_v and_o leave_v grant_v again_o to_o marry_v at_o least_o to_o the_o injure_v party_n for_o god_n never_o intend_v in_o marriage_n to_o give_v a_o man_n a_o perpetual_a torment_n instead_o of_o a_o meet_a help_n neither_o do_v god_n approve_v that_o to_o the_o breach_n and_o violation_n of_o this_o holy_a contract_n which_o happen_v when_o love_n cease_v murder_n shall_v be_v add_v which_o be_v when_o hatred_n do_v succeed_v love_n for_o 3.15_o for_o 1_o john_n 3.15_o whosoever_o hate_v his_o brother_n be_v a_o murderer_n i_o think_v it_o unnecessary_a for_o i_o to_o bring_v any_o more_o evidence_n upon_o this_o matter_n out_o of_o the_o civil_a law_n â—or_a out_o of_o the_o write_n of_o our_o protestant_a divine_n they_o that_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o be_v more_o at_o large_a inform_v concern_v the_o point_n of_o divorce_n let_v they_o peâ—use_v what_o that_o famous_a divine_a bucer_n have_v write_v â—n_o his_o second_o book_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n dedicate_v to_o edward_n the_o 6_o and_o therein_o they_o may_v find_v cause_n of_o satisfaction_n as_o ground_n of_o information_n good_a counsel_n he_o give_v that_o young_a prince_n so_o zealous_a for_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n that_o well_o he_o may_v have_v â—een_n compare_v to_o good_a king_n josiah_n if_o god_n have_v â—een_n please_v to_o continue_v he_o a_o long_a life_n and_o â—ere_z again_o i_o 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adultery_n and_o divorce_n we_o find_v these_o word_n in_o the_o original_a turpitudo_fw-la tam_fw-la horribilis_fw-la adulteriorum_fw-la est_fw-la uâ—_n aperte_fw-la decalogi_fw-la praecepto_fw-la confossa_fw-la sit_fw-la etc._n etc._n whereof_o the_o sense_n in_o english_a be_v thus_o 47._o cap._n 1_o fol._n 47._o the_o filthiness_n of_o adultery_n be_v so_o horrible_a as_o to_o be_v plain_o condemn_v in_o one_o of_o the_o ten_o commandment_n and_o according_a the_o old_a moysaicall_a law_n the_o guilty_a be_v punish_v with_o be_v public_o stone_v 〈◊〉_d death_n by_o the_o people_n and_o also_o according_a to_o the_o civil_a law_n be_v put_v to_o death_n wherefore_o our_o ecclesiastical_a judgeâ—_n ought_v most_o grievous_o and_o severe_o to_o punish_v a_o thing_n sâ—_n odious_a unto_o god_n and_o on_o which_o our_o holy_a ancestor_n inflict_v special_a pain_n and_o punishment_n hence_o it_o be_v plain_a how_o according_a unto_o the_o law_n of_o god_n give_v by_o the_o ministry_n of_o moses_n by_o the_o practice_n of_o our_o form_n good_a and_o just_a king_n even_o before_o the_o time_n of_o reformation_n and_o since_o the_o beginning_n of_o it_o in_o the_o day_n of_o henry_n 8_o and_o edward_n 6_o according_a to_o our_o ecclesiastical_a law_n the_o abominable_a sin_n of_o adultery_n may_v not_o be_v spare_v which_o will_v prove_v a_o encouragement_n to_o commit_v it_o but_o ought_v smart_o and_o without_o mercy_n here_o among_o we_o to_o be_v punish_v now_o to_o go_v on_o we_o come_v to_o matter_n of_o fact_n aâ—_n of_o right_n before_o the_o civil_a power_n when_o magstrate_n know_v the_o transgression_n of_o divine_a and_o human_a law_n in_o relation_n to_o adultery_n they_o be_v bind_v 〈◊〉_d take_v notice_n of_o and_o use_v a_o course_n to_o prevent_v stoâ—â—_n and_o punish_v it_o death_n be_v and_o still_o in_o some_o place_n be_v inflict_v on_o the_o adulteress_n but_o it_o be_v a_o great_a mitigation_n to_o reduce_v it_o only_o to_o a_o divorce_n by_o 〈◊〉_d general_a consent_n of_o all_o nation_n which_o by_o the_o law_n 〈◊〉_d nature_n may_v know_v how_o sacred_a a_o thing_n marriage_n be_v not_o to_o be_v break_v upon_o every_o slight_a ground_n however_o in_o some_o certain_a case_n of_o which_o adultery_n ever_o be_v one_o they_o all_o allow_v of_o itâ—_n romulus_n make_v a_o law_n that_o it_o shall_v never_o be_v lawful_a for_o a_o wife_n to_o leave_v her_o husband_n but_o to_o he_o permit_v to_o leave_v his_o wife_n in_o some_o case_n as_o of_o adultery_n witchcraft_n etc._n etc._n so_o that_o our_o christian_a magistrate_n if_o they_o will_v not_o make_v themselves_o worse_o than_o heathen_n when_o a_o husband_n be_v a_o sufferer_n by_o the_o injustice_n do_v he_o by_o his_o wife_n and_o become_v a_o plaintiff_n there_o ought_v to_o be_v a_o readiness_n in_o those_o concern_v to_o hear_v his_o cause_n to_o examine_v the_o ground_n and_o at_o last_o to_o do_v he_o justice_n and_o this_o regard_v not_o only_o that_o sort_n of_o magistrate_n that_o be_v entrust_v only_o with_o the_o executive_a part_n to_o see_v it_o do_v but_o also_o those_o in_o who_o reside_v the_o legislative_a power_n to_o see_v that_o law_n be_v execute_v and_o also_o if_o occasion_n and_o the_o necessity_n of_o the_o case_n require_v it_o to_o make_v new_a one_o will_v to_o god_n magistrate_n will_v take_v such_o effectual_a care_n to_o punish_v the_o guilty_a in_o this_o kind_n according_a to_o divine_a and_o human_a law_n that_o no_o place_n may_v be_v leave_v for_o dispute_n and_o question_n the_o adulteress_n be_v not_o worthy_a of_o compassion_n only_o of_o torment_n and_o pain_n chief_o when_o she_o have_v make_v unto_o herself_o a_o habit_n of_o that_o sin_n and_o no_o man_n may_v have_v the_o charity_n for_o the_o guilty_a as_o to_o wish_v she_o not_o to_o be_v accuse_v for_o adultery_n be_v a_o public_a crime_n which_o for_o itself_o and_o terror_n to_o other_o ought_v public_o to_o be_v punish_v and_o discountenance_v and_o herein_o after_o private_a admonition_n prove_v useless_a to_o dissemble_v be_v not_o praise_v worthy_a as_o some_o do_v fancy_n for_o this_o vice_n introduce_v disorder_n into_o family_n scandal_n into_o the_o church_n and_o confusion_n into_o the_o state_n it_o be_v easy_a out_o of_o ancient_n and_o modern_a history_n to_o evidence_n how_o fornication_n and_o adultery_n have_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o overthrow_n of_o great_a empire_n of_o calamity_n to_o potent_a nation_n of_o the_o ruin_n of_o great_a person_n and_o of_o very_o considerable_a family_n abimelech_n king_n of_o gerar_n a_o philistine_n who_o have_v nothing_o to_o do_v with_o the_o covenant_n want_v the_o true_a fear_n of_o god_n yet_o how_o doâ—â—_n he_o reprove_v isaac_n as_o if_o in_o this_o kind_n he_o have_v lay_v a_o snare_n against_o he_o and_o his_o people_n for_o say_v his_o wife_n be_v his_o sister_n 11._o sister_n gen._n 26_o 9_o 10_o 11._o what_o be_v this_o thou_o have_v do_v unto_o we_o one_o of_o the_o people_n may_v light_o have_v lie_v with_o thy_o wife_n and_o thou_o shall_v have_v bring_v guiltiness_n upon_o we_o and_o abimelech_n charge_v all_o his_o people_n say_v he_o that_o touch_v this_o man_n or_o his_o wife_n shall_v sure_o be_v put_v to_o death_n this_o be_v to_o secure_v both_o isaac_n life_n and_o rebeckah_n honour_n which_o last_o they_o will_v hardly_o have_v attempt_v upon_o but_o after_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o first_o in_o egypt_n pharoah_n word_n 12._o word_n gen._n 12._o to_o abram_n be_v to_o the_o same_o purpose_n upon_o the_o like_a occasion_n so_o sensible_a they_o be_v how_o they_o ought_v not_o to_o meddle_v with_o another_o man_n wife_n as_o long_o as_o her_o husband_n be_v alive_a and_o this_o be_v the_o ground_n of_o israel_n fear_n for_o his_o life_n tho'_o thereby_o his_o wife_n honour_n be_v the_o more_o
a_o comparison_n and_o show_v the_o difference_n between_o the_o true_a and_o the_o false_a witness_n sometime_o with_o join_v they_o together_o in_o the_o same_o verse_n as_o thus_o 12.17_o thus_o prov._n 12.17_o he_o that_o speak_v truth_n show_v righteousness_n but_o a_o false_a wittness_n deceit_n one_o be_v a_o just_a man_n the_o other_o a_o deceiver_n again_o 14.5_o again_o chap._n 14.5_o a_o faithful_a wittness_n will_v not_o lie_v hut_n a_o false_a wittness_n will_v utter_v lie_n at_o other_o time_n he_o speak_v of_o they_o disjoint_o and_o separat_o that_o we_o may_v the_o better_o know_v who_o to_o trust_v and_o value_n and_o who_o not_o out_o of_o that_o contrariety_n opposition_n and_o antipathy_n which_o be_v between_o they_o 25._o they_o v._o 25._o thus_o a_o true_a wittness_n deliver_v soul_n from_o trouble_n vexation_n and_o oppression_n which_o the_o false_a one_o do_v promote_v and_o encourage_v for_o the_o deceitful_a speak_v lie_n 19.28_o lie_n chap._n 19.28_o a_o ungodly_a wittness_n scorn_v judgement_n both_o justice_n and_o punishment_n but_o a_o godly_a wittness_n make_v conscience_n of_o a_o oath_n and_o of_o all_o his_o way_n and_o say_v with_o david_n 119.120_o david_n psal_n 119.120_o my_o flesh_n tremble_v for_o fear_n of_o thou_o and_o i_o be_o afraid_a of_o thy_o judgement_n because_o man_n be_v apt_a enough_o to_o follow_v evil_a example_n and_o to_o do_v as_o they_o see_v other_o do_v to_o swim_v as_o we_o use_v to_o say_v with_o the_o stream_n as_o if_o for_o company_n sake_n to_o do_v as_o many_o other_o can_v justify_v at_o least_o excuse_v our_o fault_n god_n to_o prevent_v such_o a_o unsound_a notion_n and_o hinder_v that_o pernicious_a practice_n have_v declare_v his_o mind_n thus_o 23.2_o thus_o exod._n 23.2_o neither_o shall_v thou_o speak_v in_o a_o cause_n to_o decline_v after_o many_o to_o wrest_v judgement_n this_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o same_o verse_n he_o forbid_v and_o call_v it_o to_o follow_v a_o multitude_n to_o do_v evil_a but_o to_o make_v a_o end_n of_o this_o part_n of_o my_o discourse_n i_o can_v show_v home_o the_o foulness_n and_o detestableness_n of_o this_o sin_n no_o better_o then_o with_o add_v what_o solomon_n say_v 19_o say_v prov._n 6.16_o 17_o 18_o 19_o among_o the_o six_o thing_n which_o the_o lord_n do_v hate_v and_o the_o seven_o that_o be_v a_o abomination_n unto_o he_o they_o be_v almost_o if_o not_o all_o reduce_v to_o this_o wicked_a sin_n for_o a_o lie_a tongue_n be_v one_o of_o they_o a_o false_a witness_n that_o speak_v lie_n be_v another_o and_o i_o think_v that_o under_o they_o be_v also_o to_o be_v find_v hand_n that_o shed_v innocent_a blood_n which_o a_o lie_a tongue_n also_o do_v a_o heart_n that_o devise_v wicked_a imagination_n foot_n that_o be_v swift_a in_o run_v to_o mischief_n and_o he_o that_o sow_v discord_n among_o brethren_n which_o all_o do_v arise_v out_o of_o the_o same_o spring_n we_o have_v speak_v of_o the_o distemper_n now_o we_o must_v come_v to_o the_o remedy_n as_o the_o corruption_n of_o human_a nature_n be_v such_o that_o most_o man_n will_v not_o out_o of_o a_o principle_n of_o love_n do_v good_a nor_o forbear_v do_v evil_a therefore_o what_o love_n can_v do_v fear_v must_v oderunt_fw-la peccare_fw-la boni_fw-la virtutis_fw-la amore_fw-la oderunt_fw-la peccare_fw-la mali_fw-la formidine_fw-la paenae_fw-la good_a man_n hate_v sin_n because_o they_o love_v virtue_n but_o bad_a man_n avoid_v it_o for_o fear_n of_o be_v punish_v wherefore_o a_o law_n be_v necessary_a as_o a_o curb_n for_o as_o the_o sanction_n thereof_o do_v promise_n reward_v to_o â—hose_v that_o keep_v it_o so_o they_o threaten_v with_o punishment_n â—he_v breaker_n thereof_o and_o this_o be_v the_o way_n to_o restrain_v â—nd_n keep_v they_o in_o awe_n law_n and_o sin_n be_v relative_n â—or_a if_o there_o be_v no_o law_n there_o will_v be_v no_o sin_n â—or_a 3.4_o â—or_a 1_o john_n 3.4_o sin_n be_v the_o transgression_n of_o the_o law_n and_o 3.20_o and_o rom._n 3.20_o by_o â—â—e_z law_n be_v the_o knowledge_n of_o sin_n and_o 4.15_o and_o chap._n 4.15_o where_o no_o â—aw_v be_v there_o be_v no_o transgression_n on_o the_o other_o side_n 〈◊〉_d there_o be_v no_o sin_n there_o will_v be_v no_o need_n of_o law_n 3.19_o law_n gal._n 3.19_o for_o the_o law_n be_v add_v because_o of_o transgression_n â—or_a say_v the_o apostle_n 1.9_o apostle_n 1_o tim._n 1.9_o the_o law_n be_v not_o make_v for_o 〈◊〉_d righteous_a man_n but_o for_o the_o lawless_a and_o disobedient_a wherefore_o god_n to_o restrain_v this_o most_o wicked_a sin_n of_o perjury_n have_v make_v law_n and_o appoint_v against_o it_o temporal_a and_o bodily_a as_o well_o as_o spiritual_a and_o eternal_a punishment_n or_o else_o as_o impunity_n be_v a_o encouragement_n â—o_o commit_v crime_n without_o these_o temporal_a punishment_n there_o will_v be_v no_o live_n in_o the_o world_n for_o the_o wicked_a do_v little_a mind_n eternal_a pain_n it_o be_v fear_n of_o the_o present_a that_o work_v upon_o they_o if_o any_o thing_n can_v for_o this_o reason_n there_o be_v in_o the_o word_n of_o god_n heavy_a â—udgments_n threaten_v against_o the_o wicked_a in_o this_o kind_n â—ot_n only_o in_o the_o three_o commandment_n as_o we_o already_o observe_v but_o in_o other_o place_n too_o 5._o too_o prov_fw-mi 19_o 5._o a_o false_a witness_n shall_v not_o be_v unpunished_a and_o he_o that_o speak_v lie_n shall_v not_o escape_v to_o tell_v lie_v be_v very_o bad_a but_o to_o tell_v â—t_a in_o god_n name_n be_v worst_a of_o all_o for_o thus_o a_o nomine_fw-la domini_fw-la incipit_fw-la omne_fw-la malum_fw-la god_n threaten_v it_o with_o sword_n and_o famine_n and_o in_o his_o due_a time_n bring_v it_o to_o pass_v 12._o pass_v jerem._n 5_o 12._o they_o have_v belie_v the_o lord_n say_v the_o prophet_n and_o say_v it_o be_v not_o he_o neither_o shall_v evil_a come_v upon_o we_o neither_o shall_v we_o see_v sword_n nor_o famine_n thus_o flatter_v themselves_o in_o their_o vain_a and_o carnal_a security_n but_o hear_v what_o be_v add_v 17_o add_v v._o 15.16_o 17_o lo_o i_o will_v bring_v a_o nation_n upon_o you_o from_o far_o o_o house_n of_o israel_n say_v the_o lord_n it_o be_v a_o mighty_a nation_n it_o be_v a_o ancient_a nation_n who_o language_n thou_o know_v not_o etc._n etc._n they_o shall_v eat_v up_o thy_o harvest_n and_o thy_o bread_n which_o thy_o son_n and_o thy_o daughter_n shall_v eat_v etc._n etc._n these_o be_v the_o chaldean_n who_o in_o time_n do_v the_o work_n when_o they_o besiege_v take_v and_o destroy_v jerusalem_n to_o this_o same_o purpose_n but_o more_o general_o speak_v another_o prophet_n and_o this_o judgement_n to_o be_v by_o fire_n 5.4_o fire_n zech._n 5.4_o that_o shall_v consume_v timber_n and_o stone_n as_o it_o have_v befall_v the_o city_n which_o be_v burn_v and_o one_o of_o the_o reason_n oâ—_n this_o judgement_n be_v as_o there_o express_v for_o swear_v false_o by_o his_o name_n upon_o the_o same_o ground_n 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the_o same_o chapter_n therefore_o they_o may_v not_o dispose_v of_o their_o body_n upon_o other_o four_o that_o the_o husband_n do_v behave_v himself_o as_o the_o head_n and_o preserver_n of_o the_o body_n and_o the_o wife_n must_v submit_v and_o be_v subject_a unto_o she_o own_o husband_n as_o her_o head_n as_o the_o church_n be_v subject_a unto_o christ_n as_o in_o the_o forequote_v 15._o forequote_v ephes_n 15._o place_n these_o duty_n marry_v people_n must_v observe_v as_o be_v the_o reveal_v will_n of_o god_n and_o when_o they_o be_v break_v the_o conjugal_a bond_n be_v thereby_o much_o shake_v but_o whole_o dissolve_v only_o in_o the_o case_n of_o adultery_n and_o the_o offend_a party_n have_v cause_n if_o he_o please_v to_o sue_v for_o a_o divorce_n which_o may_v not_o just_o be_v deny_v at_o least_o a_o suitable_a punishment_n which_o though_o the_o party_n desire_v not_o yet_o i_o think_v the_o law_n shall_v condemn_v the_o offender_n to_o indeed_o it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o 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propagate_v a_o spurious_a brood_n stain_v with_o vice_n derive_v from_o the_o corrupt_a blood_n of_o their_o parent_n for_o too_o often_o on_o the_o bad_a side_n the_o proverb_n prove_v true_a like_a father_n like_o son_n like_o mother_n like_o daughter_n in_o some_o family_n we_o see_v such_o stain_n as_o the_o ill_a name_n and_o bad_a course_n of_o parent_n do_v hinder_v and_o ruin_v the_o fortune_n of_o child_n it_o be_v then_o palpable_a how_o superior_a power_n be_v concern_v to_o make_v good_a law_n and_o rule_n and_o to_o see_v they_o be_v observe_v whereby_o the_o disorder_n which_o happen_v in_o family_n to_o the_o prejudice_n of_o conjugal_a duty_n be_v restrain_v and_o punish_v such_o good_a order_n will_v bring_v out_o at_o least_o in_o some_o good_a measure_n man_n and_o woman_n good_a in_o every_o relation_n better_a parent_n better_a child_n better_a husband_n better_a wife_n better_a master_n better_a servant_n better_a prince_n and_o better_a subject_n the_o importance_n of_o this_o truth_n have_v be_v so_o well_o know_v by_o pope_n that_o where_o popery_n be_v predominant_a they_o have_v ingross_v unto_o themselves_o almost_o the_o whole_a power_n relate_v to_o matrimony_n with_o their_o dispense_v with_o forbid_v degree_n of_o consanguinity_n and_o affinity_n and_o with_o start_v new_a one_o of_o their_o own_o invention_n still_o reserve_v for_o themselves_o a_o dispense_v power_n for_o money_n wherein_o prince_n of_o their_o persuasion_n suffer_v themselves_o to_o be_v fool_v by_o they_o have_v first_o by_o fraudulent_a suggestion_n get_v the_o imperial_a power_n into_o their_o own_o hand_n and_o afterward_o by_o force_n draw_v to_o themselves_o the_o whole_a authority_n of_o judge_v and_o determine_v in_o matrimonial_a cause_n as_o in_o most_o other_o matter_n somewhat_o before_o we_o say_v how_o the_o civil_a law_n be_v for_o we_o now_o we_o must_v brief_o show_v it_o some_o of_o the_o first_o christian_a emperor_n as_o well_o as_o some_o heathen_a before_o to_o justinian_n and_o after_o be_v sensible_a of_o the_o necessity_n of_o prevent_v abuse_n in_o this_o matter_n by_o the_o advice_n of_o able_a and_o wise_a judge_n make_v law_n to_o grant_v divorce_n for_o certain_a cause_n such_o among_o other_o 310._o other_o cod._n theod_n tom._n 1_o â—it_n 16._o de_fw-fr repudi_fw-la fol._n 310._o be_v theodosius_n and_o valentinian_n only_o three_o cause_n be_v give_v for_o which_o a_o wife_n may_v sue_v for_o a_o divorce_n and_o be_v therein_o name_v if_o her_o husband_n be_v a_o murderer_n a_o poisoner_n or_o a_o destroyer_n of_o sepulcher_n but_o she_o may_v not_o sue_v though_o he_o be_v a_o drunkard_n a_o gamester_n or_o adulterer_n but_o the_o husband_n may_v if_o she_o be_v a_o adulteress_n a_o poisoner_n or_o a_o bawd_n si_fw-mi maecham_n vel_fw-la medicamentariam_fw-la vel_fw-la conciliatricem_n 313._o fol._n 313._o be_v the_o word_n further_n sané_fw-fr si_fw-la divorâ—ium_fw-la prio_fw-la maritus_fw-la etc._n etc._n if_o the_o husband_n first_o have_v desire_v a_o divorce_n and_o accuse_v the_o wife_n of_o a_o great_a crime_n as_o adultery_n let_v he_o prosecute_v she_o according_a to_o law_n and_o obtain_v vengeance_n that_o be_v divorce_n and_o enjoy_v the_o portion_n and_o downy_a for_o so_o i_o take_v it_o to_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o svam_fw-la recipiat_fw-la largitionem_fw-la and_o presennt_o must_v be_v free_a to_o marry_v another_o he_o upon_o that_o account_n not_o only_o may_v sue_v for_o a_o divorce_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v grant_v but_o also_o to_o retain_v the_o portion_n and_o dowry_n and_o so_o leave_v she_o to_o the_o wide_a world_n without_o maintenance_n and_o also_o marry_v another_o nay_o if_o it_o be_v only_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o ill_a nature_n and_o manner_n and_o not_o for_o crime_n two_o year_n after_o he_o may_v marry_v another_o si_fw-la vero_fw-la
morum_fw-la est_fw-la culpa_fw-la non_fw-la criminum_fw-la etc._n etc._n etiam_fw-la post_fw-la biennium_fw-la ducturus_fw-la vxorem_fw-la which_o seem_v hard_a let_v it_o be_v take_v notice_n of_o how_o adultery_n be_v a_o just_a cause_n of_o divorce_n in_o the_o wife_n but_o not_o in_o the_o husband_n in_o the_o same_o code_n it_o be_v say_v quamvis_fw-la adulterii_fw-la crimen_fw-la inter_fw-la publica_fw-la referatur_fw-la quorum_fw-la delatio_fw-la in_o communi_fw-la omnibus_fw-la sine_fw-la aliqua_fw-la legis_fw-la interpretatione_n conceditur_fw-la 57_o tom._n 3._o lib._n 9_o it_o be_v 7._o add_v leg_n juliam_fw-la de_fw-la adulteris_fw-la ad_fw-la evagrium_fw-la fol._n 57_o etc._n etc._n this_o crime_n of_o adultery_n be_v so_o odious_a that_o any_o one_o may_v be_v a_o accuser_n but_o much_o more_o be_v the_o husband_n concern_v for_o in_o the_o say_a law_n it_o be_v add_v imprimis_fw-la maritum_fw-la genialis_fw-la thori_fw-la vindicem_fw-la esse_fw-la oportet_fw-la cvi_fw-la quidem_fw-la ex_fw-la suspicion_n ream_n conjugem_fw-la facere_fw-la nec_fw-la intra_fw-la certa_fw-la tempora_fw-la inscriptionis_fw-la vinculi_fw-la contineri_fw-la veteres_fw-la retro_fw-la principes_fw-la annuerunt_fw-la here_o by_o this_o law_n a_o husband_n must_v first_o vindicate_v and_o avenge_v the_o honour_n of_o his_o bed_n and_o former_a prince_n allow_v he_o to_o accuse_v his_o wife_n upon_o suspicion_n without_o prescription_n of_o time_n and_o though_o she_o prove_v innocent_a there_o be_v nothing_o of_o punishment_n inflict_v upon_o the_o husband_n it_o be_v wish_v here_o be_v in_o case_n of_o adultery_n no_o prescription_n of_o time_n as_o there_o be_v for_o can_v any_o rational_a man_n say_v that_o a_o woman_n upon_o oath_n of_o two_o or_o three_o evidence_n convict_v of_o adultery_n to_o be_v less_o or_o no_o adulteress_n because_o she_o be_v prove_v so_o a_o year_n or_o two_o beyond_o the_o time_n of_o prescription_n be_v not_o a_o murderer_n a_o murderer_n 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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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