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when_o it_o be_v with_o the_o wife_n as_o be_v common_a to_o woman_n ezech._n 18._o 6._o or_o that_o she_o be_v sick_a of_o her_o disease_n he_o be_v not_o then_o to_o have_v the_o use_n of_o her_o body_n etc._n etc._n such_o as_o do_v aspire_v and_o purpose_n to_o enter_v into_o 2._o the_o holy_a estate_n of_o matrimony_n be_v to_o begin_v in_o prayer_n and_o holiness_n to_o god_n and_o have_v attain_v to_o that_o estate_n aught_o to_o use_v the_o benefit_n of_o marriage_n as_o a_o holy_a ordinance_n of_o god_n in_o all_o godliness_n and_o purity_n for_o a_o remedy_n against_o the_o weakness_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o not_o for_o the_o provocation_n and_o lust_n to_o intemperancy_n true_a it_o be_v that_o honesty_n of_o marriage_n ground_v upon_o god_n ordinance_n do_v cover_v the_o shame_n of_o incontinency_n yet_o not_o so_o as_o that_o marry_a folk_n shall_v defile_v and_o pollute_v that_o holy_a estate_n by_o admit_v all_o thing_n but_o that_o they_o shall_v so_o use_v it_o as_o 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a_o remedy_n for_o their_o infirmity_n do_v nevertheless_o overflow_v in_o adultery_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o only_a to_o abstain_v from_o this_o abomination_n unless_o we_o also_o forbear_v from_o every_o thing_n that_o may_v seem_v to_o tend_v thereunto_o or_o to_o continue_v any_o beginning_n appearance_n allurement_n or_o occasion_n of_o evil_a first_o because_o that_o by_o the_o law_n all_o this_o be_v forbid_v even_o in_o these_o express_a word_n thou_o shall_v not_o commit_v adultery_n for_o the_o word_n adultery_n comprehend_v all_o provocation_n gesture_n specche_n yea_o even_o unchaste_a look_n and_o therefore_o say_v jesus_n christ_n he_o that_o look_v upon_o another_o man_n wife_n to_o lust_n after_o she_o bath_n already_o commit_v adultery_n with_o she_o in_o his_o heart_n next_o that_o we_o prevent_v all_o occasion_n of_o jealousy_n a_o most_o dangerous_a disease_n and_o of_o great_a difficulty_n to_o cure_v for_o where_o either_o the_o husband_n or_o the_o wife_n 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without_o comparison_n more_o straight_o and_o bind_v they_o each_o to_o love_v other_o much_o more_o than_o the_o conjunction_n whereby_o man_n be_v unite_v unto_o his_o neighbour_n but_o this_o be_v the_o mischief_n that_o in_o many_o their_o love_n be_v not_o ground_v upon_o the_o union_n of_o marriage_n but_o upon_o beauty_n riches_n and_o other_o carnal_a and_o worldly_a consideration_n subject_a to_o change_v alteration_n and_o loss_n this_o corruption_n that_o respect_v beauty_n be_v old_a and_o note_v to_o be_v among_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o flood_n the_o son_n of_o god_n say_v moses_n see_v the_o 2._o daughter_n of_o man_n be_v fair_a lust_v after_o they_o and_o take_v they_o in_o marriage_n but_o indeed_o it_o be_v money_n that_o make_v love_n and_o riches_n engender_v affection_n witness_v the_o experience_n of_o our_o day_n yet_o such_o love_n resemble_v only_o a_o fire_n of_o straw_n which_o be_v but_o a_o blaze_n and_o be_v soon_o out_o unless_o it_o be_v continue_v 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