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say_v here_o of_o look_v on_o a_o woman_n to_o lust_n after_o she_o be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o chaste_a desire_n of_o person_n lawful_o marry_v one_o after_o another_o for_o marriage_n be_v honourable_a and_o the_o bed_n undefiled_a but_o whoremonger_n and_o adulterer_n god_n will_v judge_v heb._n xiii_o 4_o and_o to_o avoid_v fornication_n let_v every_o man_n have_v his_o own_o wife_n and_o every_o woman_n her_o own_o husband_n say_v st._n paul_n 1_o cor._n seven_o 2_o and_o drink_v water_n out_o of_o thy_o own_o cistern_n and_o run_v water_n out_o of_o thy_o own_o well_o let_v thy_o fountain_n be_v always_o bless_v and_o rejoice_v with_o the_o wife_n of_o thy_o youth_n and_o let_v she_o be_v unto_o thou_o as_o the_o love_a hind_n and_o as_o the_o pleasant_a roe_n and_o be_v thou_o always_o ravish_v with_o her_o love_n prov._n v._n
and_o partly_o to_o intimate_v that_o his_o doctrine_n and_o the_o blessing_n which_o come_v along_o with_o it_o require_v great_a strictness_n and_o severity_n of_o life_n he_o prove_v that_o the_o lawfulness_n of_o divorcement_n which_o they_o extend_v to_o cause_n and_o case_n of_o their_o own_o make_n be_v to_o be_v restrain_v only_o to_o fornication_n and_o adultery_n and_o whoever_o take_v great_a liberty_n in_o divorce_v himself_o will_v involve_v himself_o in_o very_o great_a evil_n and_o mischief_n it_o have_v be_v say_v whosoever_o shall_v put_v away_o his_o wife_n let_v he_o give_v she_o a_o write_n of_o divorcement_n but_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o that_o whosoever_o shall_v put_v away_o his_o wife_n save_v in_o the_o case_n of_o fornication_n cause_v she_o to_o commit_v adultery_n and_o whosoever_o marry_v she_o which_o be_v divorce_v commit_v adultery_n this_o be_v no_o contradiction_n to_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n but_o raise_v a_o imperfect_a into_o a_o more_o perfect_a law_n which_o become_v he_o who_o be_v the_o end_n of_o the_o law_n for_o the_o law_n make_v nothing_o perfect_a but_o the_o bring_n in_o of_o a_o better_a hope_n do_v to_o treat_v of_o these_o word_n to_o your_o edification_n i_o shall_v i._o inquire_v into_o the_o nature_n of_o that_o law_n of_o moses_n concern_v divorcement_n ii_o why_o christ_n forbid_v and_o abolish_v divorcement_n in_o the_o jewish_a sense_n iii_o why_o fornication_n or_o adultery_n be_v a_o just_a cause_n of_o divorcement_n and_o whether_o that_o be_v the_o sole_a and_o only_a cause_n that_o justify_v such_o a_o separation_n iv._o whether_o the_o woman_n have_v a_o equal_a right_n and_o in_o case_n of_o the_o husband_n adultery_n may_v divorce_v herself_o from_o her_o husband_n as_o well_o as_o the_o husband_n from_o the_o wife_n in_o case_n the_o fault_n lie_v in_o she_o v._o whether_o this_o divorcement_n may_v be_v make_v by_o their_o own_o authority_n without_o the_o advice_n and_o order_n of_o the_o 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probability_n speak_v it_o with_o respect_n to_o both_o this_o law_n concern_v divorcement_n you_o have_v deut._n xxiv_o 1_o 2._o where_o we_o read_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 she_o 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 concern_v which_o law_n i_o observe_v these_o follow_a particular_n 1._o that_o moses_n do_v not_o for_o the_o ease_n of_o his_o people_n invent_v this_o law_n of_o his_o own_o head_n which_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v the_o opinion_n of_o origen_n and_o st._n ambrose_n for_o though_o the_o pharisee_n treat_v of_o this_o very_a point_n ask_v our_o great_a master_n why_o do_v moses_n command_v we_o to_o give_v a_o write_n of_o divorcement_n matth._n nineteeen_o 7_o yet_o since_o all_o the_o scripture_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n be_v of_o divine_a inspiration_n 2_o tim._n three_o 16_o of_o which_o old_a testament_n this_o law_n be_v part_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o moses_n be_v the_o great_a minister_n of_o god_n by_o who_o he_o deliver_v his_o oracle_n and_o faithful_a in_o all_o his_o house_n do_v and_o can_v and_o will_v deliver_v nothing_o as_o a_o stand_a law_n for_o the_o jewish_a church_n but_o what_o god_n give_v he_o order_n for_o or_o as_o he_o be_v move_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n as_o st._n peter_n say_v of_o all_o the_o writer_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n 2_o pet._n i_o 21_o and_o therefore_o whenever_o moses_n be_v quote_v in_o the_o new_a testament_n the_o meaning_n be_v god_n speak_v by_o moses_n and_o consequent_o this_o law_n be_v derive_v from_o god_n 2._o we_o need_v not_o wonder_v that_o god_n shall_v give_v such_o a_o law_n concern_v divorce_n or_o make_v they_o in_o some_o case_n lawful_a for_o as_o he_o be_v the_o author_n of_o matrimony_n so_o he_o may_v have_v enlarge_v the_o bound_n of_o it_o if_o he_o have_v please_v and_o therefore_o that_o he_o relax_v the_o law_n and_o constitution_n of_o it_o in_o the_o case_n of_o polygamy_n and_o divorce_n to_o the_o jewish_a people_n can_v be_v no_o disparagement_n to_o his_o holiness_n for_o since_o it_o be_v in_o his_o power_n to_o institute_v the_o state_n of_o matrimony_n no_o doubt_n he_o have_v also_o power_n in_o certain_a case_n and_o for_o certain_a reason_n to_o dispense_v with_o the_o strictness_n of_o it_o this_o be_v none_o of_o the_o fix_a and_o eternal_a law_n which_o be_v in_o their_o own_o nature_n immutable_a and_o unchangeable_a but_o depend_v upon_o the_o lawgiver_n will_n and_o pleasure_n not_o to_o mention_v that_o this_o be_v to_o teach_v all_o wise_a governor_n to_o suit_v their_o law_n as_o far_o as_o they_o can_v do_v it_o with_o safety_n to_o the_o temper_n 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a_o impunity_n rather_o than_o a_o duty_n a_o jew_n be_v not_o bind_v to_o put_v away_o his_o wife_n by_o virtue_n of_o this_o law_n but_o be_v connive_v at_o if_o he_o do_v it_o and_o secure_v against_o punishment_n from_o the_o magistrate_n this_o law_n do_v not_o hinder_v the_o man_n from_o dwell_v with_o his_o wife_n notwithstanding_o the_o fault_n i_o have_v mention_v but_o if_o he_o will_v not_o live_v with_o she_o he_o be_v to_o give_v she_o a_o write_n of_o divorcement_n 5._o this_o write_n of_o divorcement_n be_v a_o formal_a dismission_n of_o the_o wife_n under_o the_o husband_n hand_n and_o seal_n or_o a_o full_a discharge_v from_o the_o husband_n power_n and_o authority_n and_o jurisdiction_n and_o obligation_n to_o provide_v for_o she_o or_o to_o take_v care_n of_o she_o
be_v sin_n that_o in_o heinousness_n may_v amount_v to_o the_o sin_n of_o adultery_n yet_o it_o must_v be_v dangerous_a to_o depart_v from_o the_o express_a word_n of_o our_o saviour_n the_o civil_a law_n or_o rather_o some_o christian_a emperor_n in_o the_o civil_a law_n allow_v of_o other_o cause_n such_o as_o if_o the_o wife_n be_v guilty_a of_o witchcraft_n or_o murder_n or_o of_o men-stealing_a or_o of_o violation_n of_o sepulcher_n or_o of_o sacrilege_n or_o if_o she_o harbour_v thief_n and_o robber_n or_o if_o she_o go_v to_o feast_n where_o lewd_a and_o wicked_a person_n meet_v or_o to_o stage-plays_a and_o public_a show_n or_o lie_v out_o of_o the_o husband_n house_n at_o night_n against_o his_o will_n and_o without_o his_o knowledge_n if_o she_o practise_v treason_n secret_o against_o the_o state_n or_o if_o she_o treat_v of_o marriage_n with_o another_o man_n while_o her_o husband_n be_v alive_a or_o if_o she_o lay_v violent_a hand_n on_o her_o husband_n etc._n etc._n though_o all_o these_o be_v crime_n which_o shall_v not_o be_v so_o much_o as_o name_v among_o christian_n yet_o since_o christ_n have_v except_v no_o case_n but_o that_o of_o adultery_n or_o fornication_n that_o christian_a walk_n most_o safe_o that_o keep_v to_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o text._n i_o grant_v there_o may_v be_v other_o cause_n which_o may_v justify_v a_o man_n and_o his_o wife_n be_v live_v asunder_o but_o i_o dare_v not_o say_v that_o by_o any_o other_o sin_n the_o bond_n of_o matrimony_n be_v dissolve_v because_o our_o saviour_n be_v silent_a iv._o whether_o the_o woman_n have_v a_o equal_a right_n and_o may_v divorce_v herself_o from_o her_o husband_n in_o case_n he_o be_v guilty_a of_o adultery_n as_o well_o as_o the_o husband_n from_o she_o if_o she_o be_v guilty_a 1._o among_o the_o jew_n this_o be_v not_o customary_a or_o lawful_a the_o husband_n may_v put_v away_o his_o wife_n but_o the_o wife_n can_v not_o put_v away_o the_o husband_n which_o be_v the_o 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the_o divine_a testimony_n unlawful_a and_o if_o the_o part_n which_o make_v up_o and_o constitute_v a_o oath_n be_v not_o unlawful_a a_o oath_n can_v be_v unlawful_a add_v to_o all_o this_o the_o consent_n of_o all_o nation_n which_o in_o other_o case_n particular_o in_o assert_v the_o be_v of_o a_o god_n be_v count_v a_o considerable_a proof_n wherever_o any_o civility_n or_o orderly_a government_n take_v place_n man_n led_z by_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n make_v use_n of_o a_o oath_n in_o doubtful_a case_n to_o which_o universal_a custom_n the_o apostle_n allude_v in_o say_v heb._n vi_fw-la 16_o for_o man_n very_o swear_v by_o the_o great_a and_o a_o oath_n for_o confirmation_n be_v to_o they_o a_o end_n of_o all_o strife_n 2._o that_o the_o use_n of_o a_o oath_n be_v lawful_a to_o the_o jew_n be_v so_o evident_a that_o it_o need_v no_o proof_n the_o patriarch_n use_v it_o abraham_n gen._n fourteen_o 22_o 23._o isaac_n gen._n xxvi_o 31_o jacob_n gen._n xxxi_o 53_o and_o moses_n by_o the_o command_n of_o god_n order_n that_o if_o a_o controversy_n do_v arise_v that_o a_o oath_n shall_v decide_v it_o exod._n xxii_o 11_o it_o be_v a_o express_a command_n of_o god_n give_v to_o the_o israelite_n thou_o shall_v fear_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n and_o serve_v he_o and_o shall_v swear_v by_o his_o name_n i._n e._n if_o there_o be_v occasion_n to_o take_v a_o oath_n thou_o shall_v not_o swear_v by_o idol_n or_o by_o heathen_a deity_n but_o by_o the_o name_n of_o thy_o god_n who_o be_v omniscient_a and_o omnipresent_v and_o will_v not_o hold_v he_o guiltless_a that_o take_v his_o name_n in_o vain_a and_o to_o this_o purpose_n it_o be_v that_o the_o prophet_n give_v direction_n how_o the_o jew_n shall_v swear_v in_o what_o manner_n and_o with_o what_o limitation_n as_o we_o see_v jer._n four_o 2_o and_o punishment_n severe_a and_o dreadful_a be_v threaten_v to_o he_o that_o despise_v his_o oath_n ezek_n xuj_o 59_o but_o 3._o the_o great_a difficulty_n be_v whether_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o a_o christian_n to_o take_v a_o oath_n for_o not_o only_a christ_n in_o the_o follow_a verse_n say_v but_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o swear_v not_o at_o all_o but_o we_o find_v the_o primitive_a christian_n be_v very_o cautious_a how_o they_o venture_v upon_o a_o oath_n they_o not_o only_o dread_v those_o vain_a and_o light_a oath_n so_o common_a among_o the_o child_n of_o the_o devil_n but_o they_o have_v a_o reluctancy_n to_o swear_v even_o on_o solemn_a and_o serious_a occasion_n think_v a_o christian_n ought_v to_o be_v believe_v upon_o his_o bare_a word_n and_o affirmation_n and_o indeed_o many_o of_o the_o sober_a heathen_n by_o a_o