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sincere_o thy_o aim_n and_o endeavour_v in_o seek_v the_o marriage_n condition_n we_o have_v do_v with_o this_o second_o end_n of_o marriage_n and_o proceed_v to_o the_o last_o the_o last_o end_n we_o be_v to_o aim_v at_o in_o desire_v marriage_n be_v comfortable_a society_n to_o enjoy_v a_o solid_a sweet_a and_o bosom_n companion_n in_o which_o estate_n for_o the_o most_o part_n it_o may_v be_v expect_v man_n be_v a_o sociable_a creature_n and_o therefore_o god_n will_v not_o have_v he_o live_v alone_o but_o create_v he_o a_o meet_a helper_n gen._n 2.18_o and_o solomon_n say_v two_o be_v better_o than_o one_o eccl._n 4.9_o true_o they_o speak_v most_o profane_o and_o be_v every_o way_n unworthy_a of_o the_o comfort_n that_o marriage_n do_v afford_v that_o say_v a_o woman_n be_v a_o necessary_a evil_n we_o may_v rather_o say_v she_o be_v a_o singular_a and_o necessary_a good_a yet_o understand_v she_o be_v only_o so_o when_o she_o answer_v the_o end_n god_n make_v she_o for_o that_o be_v a_o meet_a helper_n and_o it_o be_v such_o a_o one_o that_o in_o the_o sequel_n of_o this_o small_a treatise_n i_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o put_v thou_o on_o and_o stir_v thou_o up_o to_o seek_v such_o a_o one_o will_v fit_v as_o we_o say_v for_o every_o occasion_n both_o in_o prosperity_n and_o adversity_n in_o sickness_n and_o health_n next_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n she_o will_v spend_v and_o be_v spend_v for_o the_o good_a of_o thou_o and_o thou_o she_o will_v help_v bear_v thy_o burden_n in_o every_o kind_n she_o will_v sympathize_v and_o condole_v with_o thou_o in_o all_o thy_o suffering_n in_o her_o bosom_n there_o be_v a_o passage_n to_o receive_v in_o any_o secret_n thou_o shall_v think_v fit_a to_o impart_v but_o no_o vent_n to_o
their_o heart_n and_o affection_n with_o their_o person_n and_o favour_n then_o they_o must_v be_v frown_v upon_o call_v disobedient_a child_n and_o disinherit_v cast_v off_o as_o if_o they_o be_v but_o a_o bastard_n generation_n but_o if_o this_o in_o a_o special_a manner_n be_v not_o a_o provoke_a child_n to_o wrath_n and_o a_o discourage_a of_o they_o i_o know_v not_o what_o be_v which_o sin_n of_o parent_n the_o apostle_n forbid_v col._n 3.21_o now_o in_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n let_v parent_n be_v admonish_v to_o beware_v of_o this_o sin_n of_o enforce_v their_o child_n to_o accept_v of_o such_o husband_n and_o wife_n as_o themselves_o only_o choose_v without_o nay_o against_o the_o free_a consent_n of_o their_o child_n but_o if_o parent_n will_v not_o be_v exhort_v to_o the_o contrary_a let_v they_o know_v that_o they_o be_v in_o a_o high_a degree_n accessary_a to_o all_o the_o brawling_n and_o contention_n that_o fall_v out_o after_o such_o marriage_n between_o their_o child_n and_o they_o must_v answer_v before_o the_o bar_n of_o god_n tribunal_n for_o all_o breach_n of_o covenant_n all_o marriagebed_n defilement_n for_o all_o poison_n or_o other_o bloody_a plot_n to_o take_v away_o the_o natural_a life_n of_o either_o person_n and_o they_o be_v guilty_a of_o all_o disorder_n of_o all_o non-performance_n of_o family_n duty_n of_o all_o dishonour_n bring_v to_o god_n by_o their_o child_n in_o the_o marriage_n estate_n and_o so_o by_o undeniable_a consequence_n of_o their_o child_n damnation_n for_o such_o sin_n though_o the_o child_n be_v accountable_a before_o god_n for_o their_o own_o sin_n too_o thou_o that_o be_v a_o father_n or_o mother_n remember_v that_o say_n call_v the_o maid_n and_o ask_v at_o her_o mouth_n gen._n 24.57_o we_o have_v be_v large_a on_o this_o particular_a than_o be_v at_o first_o intend_v but_o beloved_n we_o hope_v for_o thy_o profit_n and_o so_o we_o conclude_v it_o and_o pass_v on_o etc._n the_o four_o qualification_n etc._n etc._n in_o the_o four_o place_n if_o thou_o will_v have_v a_o meet_a helper_n thou_o must_v look_v at_o fitness_n of_o age_n in_o that_o woman_n who_o thou_o desire_v to_o be_v thy_o wife_n or_o else_o how_o can_v thou_o expect_v meet_a help_n from_o she_o in_o all_o condition_n if_o a_o man_n of_o fit_a age_n for_o marriage_n choose_v a_o girl_n for_o his_o wife_n or_o if_o a_o young_a man_n marry_n with_o a_o old_a woman_n and_o expect_v furtherance_n from_o such_o in_o that_o estate_n of_o life_n they_o befool_v themselves_o for_o the_o girl_n stand_v in_o need_n of_o a_o dame_n to_o instruct_v she_o in_o all_o point_n of_o womanhood_n to_o fit_v she_o for_o to_o be_v a_o good_a wife_n and_o the_o old_a woman_n stand_v in_o need_n of_o a_o nurse_n to_o wait_v on_o she_o in_o her_o decrepit_a age._n now_o in_o this_o particular_a we_o shall_v use_v the_o more_o concisenesse_n because_o we_o have_v spend_v some_o time_n this_o way_n before_o yet_o we_o must_v confess_v those_o line_n do_v chief_o relate_v to_o cautionate_a the_o man_n not_o to_o mind_v marriage_n before_o ripe_a in_o age_n for_o that_o state_n of_o life_n but_o as_o a_o man_n must_v not_o marry_v till_o of_o fit_a age_n so_o neither_o must_v he_o choose_v a_o wife_n therein_o unfit_a yet_o both_o divinity_n and_o philosophy_n will_v justify_v that_o man_n that_o do_v match_v himself_o to_o a_o girl_n rather_o than_o he_o who_o do_v marry_v a_o old_a woman_n for_o a_o girl_n may_v in_o time_n become_v a_o woman_n fit_a to_o bear_v child_n and_o guide_v the_o house_n as_o the_o apostle_n require_v 1_o tim._n 5.14_o which_o be_v spiritual_a end_n of_o marriage_n but_o the_o old_a woman_n will_v be_v more_o and_o more_o unfit_a now_o though_o it_o be_v not_o convenient_a that_o a_o woman_n of_o eight_o or_o ten_o year_n old_a than_o the_o man_n shall_v be_v join_v in_o marriage_n with_o he_o yet_o no_o man_n of_o understanding_n dare_v deny_v but_o that_o it_o may_v be_v lawful_a provide_v that_o the_o 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they_o and_o take_v pain_n with_o they_o which_o child_n if_o the_o lord_n give_v they_o grace_n prove_v as_o a_o staff_n or_o support_v to_o their_o parent_n under_o god_n in_o their_o old_a age_n which_o be_v a_o blessing_n abundant_o desirable_a but_o all_o man_n both_o religious_a and_o moral_a do_v condemn_v such_o man_n as_o in_o their_o youthful_a day_n will_v for_o any_o sinister_a end_n in_o the_o world_n join_v themselves_o in_o marriage_n with_o woman_n of_o above_o fifty_o nay_o 18.23_o gen_n 18.23_o sometime_o above_o sixty_o year_n old_a there_o can_v be_v no_o issue_n from_o such_o marriage_n unless_o god_n work_v a_o miracle_n which_o who_o can_v expect_v without_o great_a presumption_n and_o beside_o this_o disagreement_n in_o year_n breed_v a_o disagreement_n in_o life_n for_o a_o young_a man_n can_v entire_o love_v a_o woman_n so_o much_o old_a than_o himself_o that_o when_o he_o be_v in_o the_o prime_n of_o his_o year_n and_o strength_n that_o then_o his_o wife_n 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to_o show_v mercy_n unto_o thousand_o of_o they_o that_o love_v he_o and_o keep_v his_o commandment_n exod_a 20.5_o 6._o god_n make_v a_o covenant_n with_o seed_n seed_n isa_n 59.21_o if_o thy_o child_n can_v look_v back_o and_o upon_o good_a ground_n conceive_v their_o progenitor_n for_o many_o age_n past_a do_v fear_v the_o lord_n they_o may_v if_o they_o fear_v the_o lord_n themselves_o comfortable_o conclude_v that_o through_o free_a grace_n they_o have_v a_o interest_n in_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n even_o in_o that_o covenant_n that_o god_n make_v with_o abraham_n to_o be_v the_o god_n of_o he_o and_o his_o seed_n for_o ever_o &_o so_o may_v comfortable_o improve_v that_o covenant_n by_o a_o true_a and_o lively_a faith_n to_o assure_v their_o soul_n that_o they_o