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legitimis_fw-la &_o in_o eorum_fw-la successionibus_fw-la necnon_fw-la in_o liberis_fw-la observandam_fw-la esse_fw-la existimavit_fw-la nullo_n discrimine_fw-la in_o successionibus_fw-la habito_fw-la cum_fw-la natura_fw-la utrumque_fw-la corpus_fw-la ediderit_fw-la ut_fw-la maneat_fw-la suis_fw-la vicibus_fw-la immortal_a &_o alterum_fw-la alterius_fw-la auxilio_fw-la egeat_fw-la ut_fw-la uno_fw-la semoto_fw-la &_o alterum_fw-la corrumpatur_fw-la sed_fw-la posteritas_fw-la dum_fw-la inimica_fw-la utitur_fw-la subtilitate_fw-la non_fw-la piam_fw-la induxit_fw-la differentiam_fw-la etc._n etc._n cod._n lib._n 6._o tit_n 47._o l._n lege_fw-la by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o twelve_o table_n it_o be_v well_o provide_v for_o mankind_n that_o there_o shall_v be_v the_o same_o rule_n of_o succession_n for_o male_n and_o female_n and_o in_o child_n and_o no_o difference_n to_o be_v make_v in_o their_o succession_n see_v nature_n have_v bring_v forth_o the_o body_n of_o both_o that_o they_o may_v 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or_o to_o affect_v another_o act_n with_o good_a or_o evil_a for_o to_o make_v moral_a good_a or_o evil_a or_o a_o law_n for_o it_o belong_v only_o to_o supreme_a power_n isa_n 45_o 7._o i_o form_n the_o light_n and_o create_v darkness_n i_o make_v peace_n and_o create_v evil._n otherwise_o he_o be_v not_o legislator_n of_o the_o world_n of_o the_o manifold_a mischief_n which_o ensue_v by_o compulsion_n to_o marry_v by_o the_o particular_a ceremony_n of_o a_o priest_n or_o a_o temple_n it_o be_v not_o here_o affirm_v that_o it_o be_v unlawful_a to_o marry_v by_o a_o priest_n or_o in_o a_o temple_n but_o it_o be_v only_o affirm_v that_o it_o be_v unlawful_a to_o compel_v any_o so_o to_o do_v by_o penalty_n and_o especial_o by_o so_o unjust_a penalty_n as_o be_v do_v by_o the_o popish_a and_o eplsâ—opal_a canon_n of_o make_v marriage_n null_a or_o illegitimate_v the_o child_n and_o that_o it_o be_v unlawful_a for_o bishop_n to_o judge_n marriage_n null_a or_o make_v certificate_n of_o 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woman_n delude_v this_o custom_n of_o precontract_n and_o espousal_n be_v likewise_o use_v though_o not_o between_o child_n so_o young_a as_o with_o the_o armenian_n by_o the_o canon_n law_n and_o most_o wicked_o allow_v to_o be_v a_o sufficient_a cause_n of_o null_v a_o marriage_n consummate_v by_o carnal_a knowledge_n and_o birth_n of_o a_o child_n and_o illegitimation_n of_o the_o same_o child_n of_o a_o innocent_a person_n altogether_o ignorant_a of_o such_o precontract_n vid._n plus_fw-la of_o precontract_n before_o p._n 88_o 94_o 95_o etc._n etc._n 1._o the_o inconvenience_n of_o precontract_n and_o espousal_n be_v that_o when_o contract_v the_o one_o especial_o the_o man_n delay_n and_o delude_v the_o other_o so_o long_o that_o one_o chief_a end_n of_o marriage_n which_o be_v prevention_n of_o fornication_n be_v defeat_v and_o many_o time_n woman_n be_v keep_v along_o with_o promise_v all_o their_o life_n time_n and_o the_o man_n in_o
of_o babe_n and_o be_v the_o true_a popish_a limbus_n puerorum_fw-la translate_v into_o the_o romish_a church_n from_o hell_n according_a to_o the_o poet_n continuo_fw-la auditae_fw-la voces_fw-la vagitus_fw-la &_o ingens_fw-la infantumque_fw-la animae_fw-la flentes_fw-la in_o limine_fw-la primo_fw-la quos_fw-la dulcis_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la exortes_fw-la &_o ab_fw-la ubere_fw-la raptos_fw-la abstulit_fw-la atra_fw-la dies_fw-la &_o funere_fw-la mersit_fw-la acerbo_fw-la virg._n aen.l._n 6._o and_o these_o papal_a and_o episcopal_a destroyer_n make_v the_o child-bearing_a woman_n just_o take_v up_o the_o complaint_n of_o she_o describe_v jer._n 4.31_o i_o have_v hear_v a_o voice_n of_o a_o woman_n in_o travel_n and_o the_o anguish_n as_o of_o she_o who_o bring_v forth_o her_o first_o child_n that_o bewail_v herself_o that_o spread_v her_o hand_n say_v woe_n be_v i_o now_o for_o my_o soul_n be_v weary_v because_o of_o murderer_n sure_o these_o bloody_a legislatour_n must_v have_v a_o 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judge_v second_o by_o what_o judge_n they_o ought_v not_o and_o by_o what_o judge_n they_o ought_v to_o be_v judge_v and_o these_o two_o premise_n be_v prove_v he_o will_v be_v a_o absurd_a logician_n who_o deny_v the_o conclusion_n follow_v from_o they_o chap._n i._o marriage_n filiation_n aliment_n and_o succession_n not_o to_o be_v judge_v by_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n or_o custom_n of_o the_o jew_n divorce_n divorce_n deut._n 24.1_o it_o be_v say_v when_o a_o man_n have_v take_v a_o wife_n and_o marry_v she_o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o she_o find_v no_o favour_n in_o his_o eye_n because_o he_o have_v find_v some_o uncleanness_n in_o she_o then_o let_v he_o write_v a_o bill_n of_o divorcement_n and_o give_v it_o in_o her_o hand_n and_o send_v she_o out_o of_o his_o house_n and_o when_o she_o be_v depart_v out_o of_o his_o house_n she_o may_v go_v and_o be_v another_o man_n wife_n
his_o money_n by_o it_o he_o will_v neither_o stone_n nor_o poison_n she_o but_o give_v a_o divorce_n and_o save_v both_o her_o life_n and_o honour_n the_o peguians_n buy_v their_o wife_n of_o their_o friend_n and_o when_o he_o be_v weary_a of_o she_o he_o may_v send_v she_o home_o again_o but_o he_o must_v then_o lose_v the_o money_n he_o give_v for_o she_o but_o it_o she_o leave_v he_o as_o she_o may_v likewise_o do_v than_o the_o money_n be_v to_o be_v pay_v he_o back_o which_o he_o give_v for_o she_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o jew_n allow_v they_o to_o make_v eunuch_n eunuch_n eunuch_n as_o chron._n 28.1_o it_o be_v say_v david_n assemble_v the_o eunuch_n and_o 2_o king_n 9.32_o it_o be_v say_v when_o jehu_n call_v after_o jezabel_n have_v speak_v to_o he_o out_o of_o the_o window_n that_o there_o look_v out_o to_o he_o two_o or_o three_o eunuch_n and_o 2_o king_n 24.12_o it_o be_v say_v and_o jehoiachin_n the_o king_n of_o judah_n go_v out_o to_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n he_o and_o his_o mother_n and_o his_o servant_n and_o his_o eunuch_n origen_n and_o the_o sect_n of_o valesians_n geld_v themselves_o and_o hold_v that_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o any_o but_o eunuch_n to_o be_v save_v but_o late_a jew_n allow_v they_o not_o and_o josephus_n lib._n 4._o de_fw-fr antiq._n say_v eunuch_n be_v to_o be_v detest_v because_o they_o deprive_v themselves_o of_o manhood_n and_o power_n of_o beget_v child_n neither_o be_v it_o lawful_a to_o geld_v man_n or_o beast_n and_o the_o civil_a law_n punish_v it_o with_o death_n cod._n lib._n 4._o tit_n 42._o de_fw-fr eunuchis_fw-la si_fw-mi quis_fw-la post_fw-la hanc_fw-la sanctionem_fw-la in_o orbe_fw-la romano_n eunuchos_fw-la fecerit_fw-la capite_fw-la puniatur_fw-la if_o any_o after_o this_o law_n shall_v make_v eunuch_n in_o the_o roman_a world_n let_v he_o be_v punish_v with_o death_n i_o conclude_v though_o there_o be_v much_o of_o the_o moral_a law_n mix_v among_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n which_o be_v immutable_a and_o aught_o to_o be_v inviolable_o observe_v yet_o not_o on_o the_o authority_n of_o moses_n but_o on_o the_o high_a authority_n of_o god_n himself_o who_o write_v they_o both_o in_o the_o internal_a table_n of_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n and_o in_o the_o external_n table_n of_o his_o work_n which_o as_o to_o such_o of_o they_o as_o be_v live_a creature_n and_o concern_v marriage_n as_o christ_n say_v he_o make_v they_o male_a and_o female_a then_o as_o to_o the_o ceremonial_a and_o judicial_a law_n of_o moses_n they_o be_v all_o national_a and_o belong_v only_o to_o the_o jew_n and_o they_o be_v general_o take_v by_o the_o jew_n from_o the_o egyptians_n and_o other_o idolatrous_a nation_n and_o moses_n be_v not_o able_a to_o reform_v they_o in_o such_o a_o stiff-necked_a people_n except_o only_o as_o to_o image_n for_o indeed_o all_o long_a custom_n be_v hard_a to_o be_v break_v in_o any_o people_n be_v fain_o to_o tolerate_v they_o for_o the_o hardness_n of_o their_o heart_n and_o they_o be_v many_o of_o they_o full_a of_o superstition_n and_o injustice_n chap._n ii_o marriage_n matrimony_n legitimation_n or_o succession_n not_o to_o be_v judge_v by_o the_o law_n and_o custom_n of_o heathen_a nation_n marry_v chinaois_fw-fr way_n of_o marry_v in_o china_n the_o governor_n and_o viceroy_n in_o each_o province_n appoint_v a_o certain_a time_n and_o place_n where_o those_o that_o be_v willing_a to_o marry_v may_v and_o do_v come_v where_o twelve_o principal_a man_n be_v appoint_v judge_n before_o who_o they_o present_v themselves_o six_o judge_n divide_v the_o man_n into_o three_o part_n the_o rich_a the_o indifferent_a and_o the_o poor_a the_o other_o six_o judge_n in_o the_o mean_a while_n divide_v the_o maid_n into_o the_o beautiful_a the_o indifferent_a and_o the_o unhandsome_a thereupon_o the_o judge_n give_v the_o very_a beautiful_a to_o the_o rich_a and_o they_o give_v what_o the_o judge_n appoint_v for_o they_o the_o indifferent_a rich_a to_o the_o indifferent_a handsome_a who_o pay_v nothing_o for_o they_o and_o the_o unhandsome_a to_o the_o poor_a with_o the_o money_n the_o rich_a pay_v divide_v into_o equal_a portion_n joan_n gonsales_n hist_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr china_n p._n 46._o the_o like_a be_v do_v ancient_o by_o the_o babylonian_n way_n the_o indian_n way_n indorum_fw-la virgin_n quum_fw-la esse_fw-la nubiles_fw-la câ—perint_fw-la in_o publicum_fw-la à _fw-la parentibus_fw-la producuntur_fw-la concurrente_fw-la ut_fw-la assolet_fw-la multitudine_fw-la libera_fw-la illis_fw-la datur_fw-la optio_fw-la è_fw-la juvenum_fw-la turba_fw-la virum_fw-la sibi_fw-la seligendi_fw-la quem_fw-la virtute_fw-la aliqua_fw-la insigniter_fw-la praestantem_fw-la putent_fw-la caelius_n lib._n 18._o cap._n 31._o the_o samoy_v be_v a_o people_n border_v on_o russia_n use_v to_o buy_v their_o wife_n and_o have_v no_o other_o ceremony_n of_o marriage_n but_o agreement_n for_o the_o price_n which_o common_o be_v dear_a they_o be_v their_o chief_n 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cato_n utican_a that_o he_o lend_v his_o wife_n martia_n to_o his_o friend_n hortensius_n as_o appian_n relate_v 2_o bell._n civ_o lucan_n lib._n 2._o and_o plutarch_n in_o numa_n that_o he_o do_v it_o by_o the_o constitution_n of_o numa_n these_o be_v the_o marriage_n these_o the_o solemnity_n the_o pontifical_a law_n have_v teach_v and_o be_v there_o any_o still_o so_o stupid_a as_o to_o prefer_v the_o law_n of_o man_n before_o the_o law_n of_o god_n at_o gomera_n it_o be_v heretofore_o the_o only_a sign_n count_v of_o their_o hospitality_n to_o let_v their_o friend_n lie_v with_o their_o wife_n and_o receive_v they_o in_o testimony_n of_o mutual_a kindness_n heyl._n 105._o for_o which_o reason_n there_o as_o in_o other_o place_n of_o the_o indies_n the_o sister_n son_n be_v usual_o the_o heir_n the_o common_a council_n or_o senate_n of_o the_o canary_n or_o fortunate_a island_n who_o be_v both_o magistrate_n and_o priest_n have_v before_o conquer_a by_o christian_n the_o first_o night_n lodging_n with_o every_o bride_n the_o inhabitant_n of_o zant_n solicit_v such_o merchant_n as_o resort_v thither_o to_o hire_v their_o wife_n and_o agree_v of_o the_o price_n at_o pegu_n when_o merchant-stranger_n come_v thither_o they_o be_v provide_v a_o house_n and_o withal_o certain_a maid_n of_o the_o city_n be_v send_v to_o he_o out_o of_o who_o he_o take_v his_o choice_n and_o agree_v with_o her_o friend_n at_o what_o rate_n they_o can_v which_o be_v not_o much_o to_o pay_v a_o certain_a sum_n for_o the_o use_n of_o she_o and_o this_o maid_n attend_v during_o the_o time_n agree_v as_o a_o servant_n and_o wife_n after_o which_o he_o may_v take_v another_o but_o not_o during_o the_o time_n agree_v in_o cunall_n a_o part_n of_o tartary_n they_o count_v it_o a_o great_a honour_n to_o have_v their_o wife_n and_o sister_n at_o the_o pleasure_n of_o other_o who_o they_o entertain_v of_o which_o be_v restrain_v by_o the_o great_a cham_n they_o petition_v he_o at_o three_o 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it_o do_v dot_v null_a a_o protestant_n which_o be_v not_o make_v according_a to_o that_o form_n that_o it_o do_v not_o null_a a_o papist_n marriage_n appear_v by_o the_o act_n 3_o jac._n 5._o where_o a_o papist_n be_v prohibit_v to_o be_v marry_v otherwise_o then_o in_o some_o open_a church_n or_o chappel_n by_o a_o minister_n lawful_o authorize_v upon_o pain_n that_o the_o man_n shall_v lose_v to_o be_v tenant_n by_o the_o courtesy_n and_o the_o woman_n her_o dower_n widow_n estate_n and_o frank_n bank_n or_o if_o the_o woman_n have_v no_o land_n whereof_o the_o man_n may_v be_v tenant_n by_o the_o courtesy_n than_o the_o man_n be_v to_o lose_v a_o hundred_o pound_n so_o in_o case_n of_o a_o papist_n nothing_o ought_v to_o be_v exact_v for_o nonconformity_n in_o marriage_n but_o the_o express_a penalty_n nor_o can_v the_o marriage_n of_o a_o papist_n though_o not_o according_a to_o the_o act_n be_v make_v null_n or_o the_o child_n thereby_o illegitimate_a why_o then_o shall_v a_o 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irrita_fw-la nos_fw-la tamen_fw-la sequimur_fw-la antiquum_fw-la jus_o common_a tanquam_fw-la non_fw-la mutatum_fw-la insolemnity_n be_v a_o defect_n in_o the_o civil_a law_n and_o not_o of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n for_o those_o requisite_n of_o 1_o c._n inhibitio_fw-la de_fw-fr clan_n despon_n granis_n council_n civil_a 168._o have_v deliver_v after_o many_o divine_n and_o canonist_n the_o same_o not_o to_o be_v of_o the_o substance_n of_o matrimony_n and_o legitimation_n of_o child_n but_o only_o introduce_v for_o their_o great_a ornament_n and_o jo._n lub_v and_o mascard_v de_fw-fr probat_fw-la verb._n filius_fw-la 798._o say_v likewise_o the_o same_o opinion_n to_o be_v receive_v by_o general_a approbation_n and_o though_o of_o late_a the_o council_n of_o trent_n have_v make_v such_o marriage_n void_a yet_o they_o follow_v the_o ancient_a common_a law_n as_o not_o change_v whereby_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o canon_n of_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n to_o make_v marriage_n not_o 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the_o canon_n of_o trent_n be_v confirm_v by_o act_n of_o parliament_n or_o a_o thousand_o act_n of_o parliament_n yet_o can_v they_o not_o make_v that_o matrimony_n and_o filiation_n by_o a_o ceremonial_a law_n of_o man_n void_z which_o be_v establish_v by_o the_o moral_a law_n of_o god_n as_o will_v be_v further_o show_v under_o the_o title_n of_o ceremonial_a law_n and_o law_n of_o god_n of_o the_o custom_n of_o superalimentary_a gift_n in_o consideration_n of_o carnal_a knowledge_n between_o a_o man_n and_o woman_n both_o before_o and_o after_o marriage_n daughter_n portion_n of_o daughter_n nuptial_a love_n be_v like_o the_o gift_n of_o god_n impossible_a to_o be_v buy_v for_o money_n cant._n 8.7_o if_o a_o man_n will_v give_v all_o the_o substance_n of_o his_o house_n for_o love_n it_o will_v utter_o be_v contemn_v solon_n the_o athenian_a law_n giver_n ordain_v that_o wife_n shall_v not_o bring_v their_o husband_n above_o three_o gown_n and_o some_o other_o movable_n of_o small_a value_n lycurgus_n institute_v that_o virgin_n shall_v be_v marry_v without_o portion_n 1._o that_o none_o may_v remain_v unmarried_a for_o their_o poverty_n 2._o that_o none_o shall_v be_v take_v for_o their_o riches_n but_o their_o virtue_n plut._n in_o poland_n father_n give_v no_o more_o with_o their_o daughter_n then_o their_o wedding_n clothes_n and_o the_o truth_n be_v as_o to_z faher_n it_o come_v all_o to_o one_o whether_o they_o give_v portion_n with_o daughter_n or_o none_o if_o there_o be_v such_o a_o law_n for_o if_o a._n and_o b._n have_v each_o of_o they_o three_o son_n and_o three_o daughter_n and_o a_o give_v portion_n with_o his_o daughter_n to_o the_o son_n of_o b_o and_z b_o give_v back_o again_o those_o portion_n with_o his_o daughter_n to_o the_o son_n of_o a_o there_o be_v nothing_o get_v on_o either_o side_n but_o the_o trouble_n and_o hazard_v of_o tumbi_v in_o and_o out_o the_o money_n and_o the_o vexation_n of_o lawyer_n with_o their_o foul_a fine_n 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none_o and_o indeed_o if_o there_o be_v no_o
may_v serve_v other_o god_n so_o will_v the_o anger_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v kindle_v against_o thou_o and_o destroy_v thou_o sudden_o and_o nehem._n 13.23_o it_o be_v say_v in_o those_o day_n also_o i_o see_v jew_n that_o have_v marry_v wife_n of_o ashdod_n of_o ammon_n and_o of_o moab_n and_o their_o child_n speak_v half_a the_o speech_n of_o ashdod_n and_o can_v not_o speak_v in_o the_o jew_n language_n but_o according_a to_o the_o language_n of_o each_o people_n and_o i_o contend_v with_o they_o and_o curse_v they_o and_o smite_v certain_a of_o they_o and_o pluck_v off_o their_o hair_n and_o make_v they_o swear_v by_o god_n say_v you_o shall_v not_o give_v your_o daughter_n unto_o their_o son_n nor_o take_v their_o daughter_n unto_o your_o son_n or_o for_o yourselves_o do_v not_o solomon_n king_n of_o israel_n sin_n by_o these_o thing_n so_o do_v mahomet_n command_v his_o follower_n to_o marry_v only_o those_o of_o his_o religion_n who_o he_o call_v true_a believer_n and_o say_v 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make_v papist_n child_n incapable_a to_o succeed_v to_o a_o protestant_a inheritance_n chap._n vii_o marriage_n filiation_n aliment_n and_o succession_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v judge_v by_o ceremonial_a law_n by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o patriarch_n or_o moses_n there_o be_v no_o ceremony_n institute_v of_o marriage_n and_o the_o marriage_n of_o abraham_n to_o sarah_n his_o first_o wife_n be_v no_o more_o than_o of_o adam_n to_o eve_n gen._n 4.1_o and_o adam_n know_v eve_n his_o wife_n and_o she_o conceive_v and_o bare_a cain_n and_o say_v i_o have_v get_v a_o man_n from_o the_o lord_n and_o this_o appear_v gen._n 20.2_o where_o it_o be_v say_v and_o abraham_n say_v of_o sarah_n his_o wife_n she_o be_v my_o sister_n and_o abimelech_n king_n of_o gerar_n send_v and_o take_v sarah_n but_o god_n come_v to_o abimelech_n in_o a_o dream_n by_o night_n and_o say_v to_o he_o as_o mr._n selden_n de_fw-fr jur_fw-fr nat._n &_o gent._n 573._o translate_v the_o hebrew_n text_n ecce_fw-la tu_fw-la morieris_fw-la propter_fw-la mulierem_fw-la quam_fw-la accepisti_fw-la nam_fw-la concubuit_fw-la cum_fw-la ea_fw-la maritus_fw-la behold_v thou_o shall_v die_v for_o the_o woman_n which_o thou_o have_v take_v for_o her_o male_n have_v lie_v with_o she_o god_n do_v not_o say_v he_o have_v carry_v she_o to_o church_n and_o shake_v she_o by_o the_o hand_n before_o a_o priest_n or_o take_v her_o per_fw-la verba_fw-la de_fw-la praesenti_fw-la or_o that_o consensus_fw-la non_fw-la concubitus_fw-la facit_fw-la matrimonium_fw-la but_o the_o contrary_a that_o he_o have_v marry_v she_o because_o he_o have_v lie_v with_o she_o and_o the_o very_a same_o marriage_n without_o any_o ceremony_n do_v abraham_n likewise_o make_v with_o his_o second_o wife_n hagar_n gen._n 16.3_o and_o sarah_n abraham_n wife_n take_v hagar_n her_o maid_n the_o egyptian_a after_o abraham_n have_v dwell_v ten_o year_n in_o the_o land_n and_o give_v she_o to_o her_o husband_n abraham_n to_o be_v his_o wife_n and_o he_o go_v in_o unto_o hagar_n and_o she_o conceive_v here_o hagar_n be_v make_v abraham_n wife_n by_o no_o other_o ceremony_n but_o go_v in_o unto_o she_o and_o her_o conception_n thereupon_o and_o beside_o go_v in_o unto_o she_o there_o be_v no_o ceremony_n appoint_v for_o marriage_n in_o the_o whole_a law_n of_o moses_n nor_o have_v the_o jew_n any_o custom_n of_o carry_v the_o woman_n to_o church_n before_o a_o priest_n but_o the_o contrary_n when_o they_o marry_v it_o be_v in_o the_o open_a air_n and_o think_v it_o not_o lawful_a in_o any_o house_n whence_o they_o may_v behold_v the_o heaven_n in_o memory_n of_o god_n promise_n to_o abraham_n gen._n 15.5_o and_o he_o bring_v he_o forth_o abroad_o and_o say_v look_v now_o towards_o heaven_n and_o tell_v the_o star_n if_o thou_o be_v able_a to_o number_v they_o and_o he_o say_v unto_o he_o so_o shall_v thy_o seed_n be_v but_o admit_v moses_n have_v make_v as_o many_o ceremonial_a law_n for_o marriage_n as_o he_o do_v for_o sacrifice_n admit_v the_o jew_n have_v superstitious_o observe_v as_o many_o more_o by_o their_o custom_n and_o tradition_n yet_o be_v it_o to_o no_o purpose_n for_o both_o ceremonial_a law_n and_o tradition_n be_v all_o now_o abolish_v by_o christ_n col._n 2.14_o blot_v out_o the_o handwriting_n of_o ordinance_n that_o be_v against_o we_o which_o be_v contrary_a to_o we_o and_o take_v it_o out_o of_o the_o way_n nail_v it_o to_o his_o cross_n and_o math._n 15.1_o where_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n ask_v christ_n why_o do_v thy_o disciple_n transgress_v the_o tradition_n of_o the_o elder_n v._n 3._o he_o answer_v and_o say_v unto_o they_o why_o do_v you_o also_o transgress_v the_o commandment_n of_o god_n by_o your_o tradition_n for_o god_n command_v say_v honour_v thy_o father_n and_o mother_n but_o you_o say_v whosoever_o shall_v say_v to_o his_o father_n and_o mother_n it_o be_v a_o gift_n by_o whatsoever_o thou_o may_v be_v profit_v by_o i_o and_o honour_v not_o his_o father_n and_o his_o 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