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19.12_o he_o that_o be_v able_a to_o receive_v it_o let_v he_o receive_v it_o but_o i_o be_o able_a to_o receive_v it_o therefore_o i_o be_o bind_v to_o receive_v it_o solution_n 26._o you_o must_v prove_v that_o our_o saviour_n enjoin_v that_o as_o a_o precept_n and_o not_o propose_v it_o as_o his_o advice_n or_o counsel_n otherwise_o it_o can_v be_v think_v to_o contain_v in_o it_o the_o force_n of_o a_o command_n and_o consequent_o have_v not_o in_o it_o the_o obligatory_a of_o a_o law_n but_o the_o perswasory_n efficacy_n of_o a_o advice_n now_o that_o those_o word_n do_v not_o contain_v the_o force_n of_o a_o precept_n in_o they_o will_v i_o believe_v be_v evident_a if_o you_o consider_v the_o passage_n to_o which_o they_o be_v immediate_o relate_v and_o that_o be_v the_o say_n of_o the_o disciple_n v._n 10._o conclude_a marriage_n to_o be_v in_o point_n of_o prudence_n much_o worse_a than_o a_o single_a life_n in_o case_n there_o ought_v to_o be_v no_o divorce_n of_o man_n and_o 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