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thou_o shall_v not_o spare_v his_o life_n it_o be_v of_o the_o same_o force_n as_o when_o he_o say_v thou_o shall_v not_o kill_v you_o may_v perceive_v that_o in_o saul_n spare_v but_o the_o cattle_n of_o the_o amalekite_n 1_o sam._n 15.21_o 22_o 23._o whatsoever_o be_v forbid_v be_v sin_n and_o so_o account_v by_o the_o god_n of_o heaven_n for_o rebellion_n be_v as_o the_o sin_n of_o witchcraft_n and_o stubbornness_n be_v as_o idolatry_n d._n 14._o 〈◊〉_d 14._o but_o it_o seem_v there_o be_v a_o great_a difference_n for_o some_o thing_n be_v evil_a in_o themselves_o but_o such_o marriage_n be_v not_o evil_a in_o themselves_o but_o god_n forbid_v they_o our_o author_n say_v by_o way_n of_o prevention_n because_o it_o may_v open_v a_o door_n to_o evil_n 14._o 〈◊〉_d 14._o thou_o shall_v not_o make_v marriage_n with_o they_o say_v the_o lord_n and_o why_o say_v the_o author_n not_o because_o it_o be_v a_o sin_n so_o to_o do_v but_o because_o she_o may_v draw_v away_o the_o heart_n c._n it_o be_v well_o he_o be_v force_v to_o confess_v that_o god_n forbid_v such_o marriage_n and_o i_o be_o sure_a whatsoever_o god_n forbid_v be_v evil_n in_o itself_o and_o a_o great_a sin_n in_o those_o who_o act_n it_o the_o man_n that_o do_v but_o gather_v stick_n upon_o the_o sabbath_n day_n find_v it_o so_o numb_a 15.5_o and_o therefore_o i_o must_v check_v the_o presumption_n of_o your_o author_n who_o endeavour_v to_o extenuate_v the_o evil_a and_o tell_v you_o the_o danger_n urge_v by_o the_o god_n of_o heaven_n be_v only_o probable_a it_o may_v open_v a_o door_n to_o evil_n thy_o heart_n may_v be_v draw_v away_o when_o god_n himself_o be_v positive_a deut._n 7.4_o they_o will_v turn_v away_o thy_o son_n from_o follow_v i_o but_o as_o if_o this_o be_v not_o sufficient_a your_o author_n will_v go_v further_o and_o vindicate_v the_o fact_n wherein_o cite_v joshua_n 23.12_o he_o will_v not_o stick_v at_o wrest_v and_o add_v to_o the_o scripture_n he_o say_v 1â—_n fol._n 1â—_n and_o will_v have_v joshua_n say_v know_v for_o a_o certain_a if_o thou_o cleave_v to_o this_o people_n it_o will_v be_v a_o snare_n to_o thou_o not_o a_o sin_n in_o thou_o not_o a_o immorality_n in_o thou_o but_o a_o snare_n to_o thou_o how_o dare_v thou_o say_v not_o a_o sin_n not_o a_o immorality_n when_o god_n have_v positive_o forbid_v it_o be_v it_o no_o sin_n no_o immorality_n to_o transgress_v the_o law_n of_o god_n how_o dare_v thou_o wrest_v the_o word_n of_o joshua_n do_v not_o he_o reckon_v it_o a_o sin_n or_o where_o do_v he_o lay_v it_o will_v be_v but_o a_o snare_n add_v not_o unto_o his_o word_n lest_o he_o reprove_v thou_o and_o thou_o be_v find_v a_o liar_n prov._n 30.6_o do_v not_o joshua_n say_v if_o you_o in_o any_o way_n go_v back_o viz._n from_o love_v god_n ver_fw-la 11._o and_o cleave_v unto_o the_o remnant_n of_o these_o people_n and_o make_v marriage_n with_o they_o know_v for_o a_o certainty_n that_o the_o lord_n your_o god_n will_v no_o more_o drive_v out_o the_o nation_n from_o before_o you_o but_o they_o shall_v be_v snare_n and_o trap_n unto_o you_o and_o scourge_v in_o your_o side_n and_o thorn_n in_o your_o eye_n until_o you_o perish_v josh_n 23.12_o 13._o it_o seem_v joshua_n account_v such_o marriage_n a_o go_v back_o from_o love_a god_n which_o sure_o be_v a_o sin_n yea_o a_o sin_n attend_v with_o a_o severe_a commination_n as_o aforesaid_a d._n but_o if_o all_o this_o be_v as_o you_o say_v yet_o it_o seem_v this_o prohibition_n only_o intend_v the_o seven_o nation_n in_o canaan_n which_o israel_n be_v to_o root_v out_o and_o destroy_v 16._o 〈◊〉_d 16._o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v not_o general_a c._n that_o the_o seven_o nation_n be_v more_o particular_o include_v i_o grant_v because_o there_o be_v more_o danger_n through_o their_o cohabitation_n but_o that_o it_o only_o intend_v they_o i_o wonder_v a_o wise_a man_n shall_v pretend_v but_o much_o more_o that_o he_o shall_v so_o forget_v himself_o whenas_o himself_o confess_v marriage_n 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wise_a man_n will_v grant_v there_o be_v reproof_n and_o threaten_n sufficient_a in_o the_o law_n except_o your_o author_n be_v of_o the_o rich_a man_n mind_n luke_n 16._o 30._o that_o think_v nothing_o prevalent_a unless_o one_o be_v send_v either_o from_o heaven_n or_o hell_n to_o give_v warn_v now_o the_o sin_n of_o solomon_n be_v apparent_a 1_o king_n 11.1_o but_o king_n solomon_n as_o if_o the_o holy_a ghost_n will_v have_v you_o take_v notice_n that_o the_o glory_n and_o honour_n of_o solomon_n be_v much_o eclipse_v in_o that_o he_o love_v many_o strange_a woman_n together_o with_o the_o daughter_n of_o pharaoh_n of_o the_o moabite_n ammonite_n edomite_n zidonian_o and_o hittites_n of_o the_o nation_n concern_v which_o the_o lord_n say_v to_o israel_n you_o shall_v not_o go_v in_o unto_o they_o solomon_n cleave_v to_o these_o in_o love_n now_o what_o can_v be_v more_o plain_a than_o this_o that_o the_o woman_n of_o the_o moabite_n ammonite_n edomite_n zidonian_o and_o hittites_n 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