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the_o better_o apply_v themselves_o and_o employ_v their_o time_n in_o prayer_n the_o answer_n be_v that_o such_o infirmity_n must_v not_o dissolve_v the_o bond_n of_o marriage_n and_o their_o duty_n to_o live_v together_o but_o let_v they_o think_v that_o god_n have_v call_v they_o to_o the_o exercise_n of_o patience_n which_o upon_o hearty_a prayer_n shall_v be_v grant_v they_o let_v they_o labour_v each_o to_o bear_v with_o the_o other_o that_o they_o may_v live_v in_o peace_n and_o continual_o pray_v to_o god_n to_o give_v they_o grace_v so_o to_o do_v let_v they_o remember_v that_o the_o devil_n transform_v himself_o into_o a_o angel_n of_o light_n when_o by_o propound_v a_o duty_n to_o live_v in_o quiet_a and_o consequent_o a_o mean_a to_o pray_v unto_o god_n for_o the_o compass_v thereof_o he_o induce_v they_o to_o gain_v say_v god_n prohibition_n and_o to_o separate_v that_o which_o god_n have_v join_v together_o to_o conclude_v let_v they_o think_v well_o upon_o this_o say_n of_o saint_n augustine_n as_o the_o conjunction_n come_v of_o god_n 9_o augu._n upon_o john_n trac_n 9_o so_o the_o separation_n &_o divorce_n proceed_v from_o the_o devil_n if_o they_o reply_v that_o by_o live_v a_o sunder_o so_o that_o they_o marry_v not_o again_o they_o break_v not_o the_o bond_n of_o marriage_n let_v they_o remember_v that_o marriage_n be_v institute_v for_o a_o remedy_n against_o fornication_n 3._o justinian_o instit_fw-la lib._n 1._o tit._n de_fw-fr nuptiis_fw-la august_n of_o the_o fruit_n of_o marriage_n c._n 3._o for_o the_o generation_n and_o bring_v up_o of_o child_n and_o for_o a_o help_n each_o to_o other_o in_o mutual_a society_n and_o inseparable_a conversation_n of_o life_n after_o the_o lawyer_n phrase_n yet_o do_v there_o appear_v no_o token_n or_o effect_n of_o marriage_n in_o those_o that_o live_v a_o sunder_o albeit_o they_o marry_v not_o again_o saint_n augustine_n say_v that_o the_o benefit_n of_o marriage_n consist_v not_o only_o in_o the_o 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7.29_o let_v those_o that_o be_v marry_v be_v as_o if_o they_o be_v not_o marry_v but_o how_o by_o so_o enjoy_v the_o commodity_n and_o contentation_n of_o marriage_n that_o the_o benefit_n of_o their_o conjunction_n breed_v no_o divorce_n between_o god_n and_o they_o likewise_o that_o thereby_o they_o be_v not_o hinder_v or_o make_v slack_a in_o any_o duty_n towards_o god_n and_o their_o neighbour_n as_o also_o that_o no_o affliction_n depend_v or_o procede_v of_o marriage_n withdraw_v they_o or_o force_v they_o to_o resolve_v of_o any_o thing_n contrary_a to_o the_o union_n of_o marriage_n and_o their_o profession_n that_o they_o be_v the_o child_n of_o god_n of_o the_o particular_a duty_n of_o the_o wife_n to_o her_o husband_n chap._n 2._o now_o let_v we_o come_v to_o the_o particular_a duty_n and_o first_o to_o the_o duty_n of_o the_o wife_n to_o
this_o commandment_n be_v the_o more_o to_o be_v note_v because_o it_o be_v often_o repeat_v in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n now_o by_o this_o word_n honour_n be_v signify_v the_o love_n reverence_n duty_n obedience_n subjection_n entertainment_n and_o necessary_a assistance_n that_o child_n owe_v to_o their_o parent_n as_o concern_v the_o love_n the_o summarie_n of_o the_o second_o table_n comprehend_v in_o these_o word_n thou_o shall_v love_v thy_o neighbour_n as_o thyself_o do_v manifest_o confirm_v it_o for_o who_o can_v be_v a_o near_a neighbour_n for_o the_o child_n to_o love_n than_o the_o parent_n beside_o that_o they_o be_v not_o to_o be_v love_v only_o as_o neighbour_n proceed_v of_o adam_n and_o eve_n but_o also_o as_o father_n and_o mother_n and_o therefore_o what_o a_o ingratitude_n be_v it_o not_o to_o love_v those_o of_o who_o next_o after_o god_n they_o have_v their_o life_n and_o be_v together_o with_o many_o great_a and_o continual_a benefit_n towards_o they_o also_o the_o love_n that_o parent_n do_v bear_v to_o their_o child_n beside_o so_o many_o their_o labour_n sorrow_n trouble_n and_o vexation_n shall_v bind_v they_o reciprocal_o to_o love_v they_o the_o sun_n shine_v a_o while_n upon_o the_o cold_a stone_n do_v so_o heat_v they_o that_o they_o yield_v some_o warmth_n so_o albeit_o that_o child_n be_v as_o hard_a and_o cold_a as_o stone_n yet_o the_o experience_n and_o the_o daily_a feel_n of_o the_o love_n of_o their_o parent_n towards_o they_o ought_v mighty_o to_o inflame_v their_o heart_n to_o love_v they_o again_o take_v away_o the_o beam_n from_o the_o sun_n say_v a_o good_a old_a father_n and_o it_o will_v not_o shine_v the_o spring_n from_o the_o river_n and_o it_o will_v dry_v up_o the_o bough_n from_o the_o tree_n and_o it_o will_v wither_v the_o member_n from_o the_o body_n &_o it_o will_v rot_v and_o so_o take_v from_o child_n their_o duty_n to_o their_o parent_n and_o they_o be_v no_o long_a child_n but_o brethren_n and_o 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