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wife_n 6._o â—_o sam_n 1._o â—ud_n 14._o tob._n 6._o most_o dearlie_o and_o so_o do_v samson_n and_o both_o old_a and_o young_a tobias_n with_o many_o other_o and_o as_o we_o have_v say_v before_o this_o love_n must_v not_o be_v ordinary_a but_o extraordinary_a towards_o our_o wyve_n and_o must_v imitate_v that_o great_a love_n which_o christ_n show_v unto_o his_o church_n who_o give_v himself_o for_o it_o yet_o this_o be_v a_o great_a mystery_n for_o we_o be_v not_o command_v to_o follow_v christ_n punctuallie_o &_o perfect_o but_o in_o imitation_n as_o far_o as_o it_o shall_v please_v he_o to_o enable_v we_o thereunto_o that_o be_v we_o must_v protect_v our_o wyve_n and_o defend_v they_o in_o all_o peril_n &_o danger_n we_o must_v govern_v they_o in_o wisdom_n according_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o god_n word_n both_o by_o continual_a instruction_n from_o thence_o &_o by_o our_o own_o lovely_a wise_a and_o gentle_a behaviour_n towards_o they_o and_o we_o must_v be_v laborious_a &_o 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duty_n of_o the_o husband_n towards_o his_o wife_n be_v love_n which_o duty_n be_v nowadays_o neglect_v contemn_a and_o even_o despyse_v of_o many_o who_o have_v turn_v aside_o and_o forsake_v the_o way_n of_o the_o lord_n as_o appeareth_z by_o the_o evil_n and_o mischief_n which_o daily_a arise_v betwixt_o man_n and_o wife_n and_o therefore_o have_v descry_v a_o main_n defect_n in_o husband_n the_o which_o we_o may_v not_o pass_v over_o because_o it_o be_v the_o great_a breach_n of_o love_n that_o may_v be_v we_o shall_v speak_v something_o thereof_o 〈◊〉_d the_o next_o chapter_n god_n permmit_v us._n the_o four_o chapter_n this_o duty_n of_o the_o husband_n unto_o the_o wife_n be_v whole_o include_v in_o the_o band_n of_o love_n it_o streatch_v itself_o far_a into_o many_o branch_n for_o we_o find_v also_o by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n that_o the_o husband_n must_v dwell_v with_o his_o wife_n according_a to_o knowledge_n so_o we_o see_v here_o that_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o the_o husband_n to_o forsake_v his_o wife_n but_o howsoever_o whether_o it_o be_v in_o weal_n or_o woe_n in_o riches_n or_o poverty_n yet_o he_o must_v abide_v and_o dwell_v with_o she_o still_o except_o it_o be_v only_o for_o the_o fact_n of_o adultery_n and_o for_o no_o other_o cause_n may_v a_o man_n forsake_v his_o wife_n nor_o a_o wife_n her_o husband_n indeed_o the_o wise_a man_n say_v give_v i_o any_o plague_n but_o the_o plague_n of_o the_o tongue_n and_o it_o may_v be_v some_o wyve_n have_v this_o imperfection_n but_o consider_v right_o if_o thou_o thyself_o be_v not_o the_o urgent_a cause_n thereof_o howsoever_o it_o be_v not_o a_o cause_n sufficient_a to_o forsake_v she_o as_o testify_v our_o saviour_n who_o utterlie_o
19_o matth_n 19_o forbid_v to_o separate_v those_o who_o god_n have_v join_v together_o adultery_n only_o be_v accept_v but_o the_o very_a fyrebrande_n of_o hell_n even_o the_o wicked_a and_o abominable_a adulterer_n of_o our_o time_n neither_o respect_v the_o word_n of_o god_n nor_o yield_v any_o obedience_n to_o his_o commandment_n or_o fear_v the_o justice_n of_o his_o vengeance_n to_o come_v for_o their_o stiffneckednesse_a will_n notwithstanding_o like_o the_o swine_n possess_v by_o the_o devil_n run_v violent_o to_o their_o destruction_n but_o saynct_v paul_n tell_v plain_o that_o neither_o fornicator_n adulterer_n wanton_n or_o such_o 6_o 1._o cor._n 6_o like_a shall_v inherit_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god._n whither_o they_o shall_v go_v then_o let_v every_o good_a christian_a tremble_v to_o think_v of_o for_o these_o man_n not_o regard_v any_o thing_n will_v have_v a_o wife_n here_o and_o another_o there_o one_o in_o this_o country_n and_o another_o elsewhere_o or_o if_o they_o be_v no_o traveller_n will_v think_v no_o shame_n to_o keep_v a_o whore_n under_o his_o wyves_n nose_n and_o she_o dare_v not_o find_v fault_n with_o it_o but_o may_v know_v and_o dare_v not_o know_v yea_o many_o not_o yet_o content_v herewith_o but_o proceed_v far_o for_o all_o these_o damnable_a abuse_n seem_v sweet_a to_o a_o whoremonger_n say_v the_o wise_a man_n neither_o will_v he_o leave_v off_o till_o he_o perish_v but_o 23_o eccles_n 23_o harken_v what_o he_o say_v far_a to_o wit_n that_o such_o a_o man_n shall_v be_v put_v to_o shame_n because_o he_o will_v not_o understand_v the_o way_n of_o the_o lord_n what_o need_v we_o cite_v petty_a author_n for_o this_o adulterous_a generation_n let_v the_o mouth_n of_o god_n take_v chief_a place_n and_o condemn_v they_o where_o he_o expresslie_o say_v thou_o shall_v not_o commit_v adultery_n 20._o exod._n 20._o thou_o shall_v not_o covet_v thy_o neighbour_n wife_n etc._n etc._n and_o the_o lord_n command_v stricklie_o that_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o whorekeeper_n among_o his_o people_n 23._o deut._n 23._o israel_n but_o if_o all_o such_o shall_v be_v sweep_v out_o of_o britain_n the_o land_n will_v be_v thinlie_o inhabit_v it_o be_v count_v among_o young_a man_n a_o trick_n of_o youth_n and_o among_o other_o of_o middle_a age_n a_o venial_a sin_n yea_o the_o very_a age_a themselves_o with_o their_o hoary_a and_o snow-lyke_a head_n and_o beard_n their_o furrow_a and_o wrinkle_a brow_n and_o their_o carrion_a face_n like_o a_o dead_a corpse_n though_o their_o ability_n of_o body_n be_v spend_v and_o consume_v in_o abominable_a and_o damnable_a filthiness_n yet_o they_o will_v speak_v now_o more_o filthilie_o than_o before_o they_o live_v lasciviouslie_o behold_v of_o all_o monster_n lust_n be_v the_o worst_a and_o that_o especial_o in_o old_a age_n testify_v that_o worthy_a clerk_n erasmus_n of_o rotterdam_n in_o his_o book_n of_o christian_a erasmus_n erasmus_n warrefare_n capitulo_fw-la 32._o where_o he_o very_o pithy_o exhort_v all_o such_o man_n to_o turn_v back_o from_o such_o great_a wickedness_n say_v that_o if_o it_o be_v possible_a for_o they_o to_o get_v true_a repentance_n it_o be_v also_o possible_a for_o they_o to_o be_v save_v but_o who_o so_o here_o repent_v never_o a_o reprobate_n shall_v die_v for_o ever_o so_o great_a abomination_n be_v not_o commit_v in_o sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n lo_o as_o now_o reign_v among_o we_o who_o be_v consume_v with_o fire_n and_o brimston_n long_o ago_o and_o can_v we_o then_o think_v to_o escape_v alace_o no_o except_o we_o repent_v in_o tyme._n and_o therefore_o let_v we_o be_v warn_v by_o the_o holy_a psalmist_n who_o say_v thus_o oh_o consider_v this_o you_o that_o forget_v god_n lest_o that_o he_o tear_v you_o in_o 22._o psal._n 50._o 22._o piece_n and_o there_o be_v none_o to_o deliver_v hear_v yet_o what_o saynct_n paul_n say_v whore-monger_n and_o adulterer_n say_v 13._o heb._n 13._o he_o god_n will_v judge_v and_o it_o be_v say_v in_o the_o 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