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natural_a frigidity_n especial_o if_o there_o be_v no_o child_n and_o that_o there_o be_v mutual_a consent_n ibid._n p._n 15._o god_n himself_o command_v in_o his_o law_n more_o than_o once_o and_o by_o his_o prophet_n malachy_n as_o the_o best_a translation_n read_v that_o he_o who_o hate_v let_v he_o divorce_v that_o be_v he_o who_o can_v love_v ibid._n p._n 16._o he_o who_o can_v receive_v nothing_o of_o the_o most_o important_a help_n in_o marriage_n be_v thereby_o disable_v to_o return_v that_o duty_n which_o be_v he_o with_o a_o clear_a and_o hearty_a countenance_n and_o thus_o continue_v to_o grieve_v who_o he_o will_v not_o and_o be_v no_o less_o grieve_v that_o man_n ought_v even_o for_o love_n sake_n and_o peace_n to_o move_v divorce_n it_o be_v a_o less_o breach_n of_o wedlock_n to_o part_v with_o wise_a and_o quiet_a consent_n betimes_o then_o still_o to_o profane_v that_o mystery_n of_o joy_n and_o union_n with_o a_o pollute_a sadness_n and_o perpetual_a distemper_n ibid._n p._n 63._o only_o these_o person_n be_v join_v by_o god_n who_o mind_n be_v fit_o dispose_v and_o enable_v to_o maintain_v a_o cheerful_a conversation_n to_o the_o solace_n and_o love_n of_o each_o other_o the_o rest_n who_o either_o disproportion_n or_o deadness_n of_o spirit_n or_o something_o distasteful_a and_o averse_a in_o the_o immutable_a bent_n of_o nature_n render_v unconjugall_a error_n may_v have_v join_v but_o god_n never_o join_v against_o the_o meaning_n of_o his_o own_o ordinance_n and_o if_o he_o join_v they_o not_o then_o there_o be_v no_o power_n above_o their_o own_o consent_n to_o hinder_v they_o from_o unjoyn_v when_o they_o can_v reap_v the_o sober_a end_n of_o be_v together_o in_o any_o tolerable_a sort_n ibid._n p._n 76._o the_o freedom_n and_o eminence_n of_o man_n creation_n give_v he_o to_o be_v a_o law_n in_o this_o matter_n to_o himself_o be_v the_o head_n of_o the_o other_o sex_n which_o be_v make_v for_o he_o who_o therefore_o though_o he_o ought_v not_o to_o injure_v yet_o neither_o shall_v he_o be_v force_v to_o retain_v in_o society_n to_o his_o own_o overthrow_n nor_o to_o hear_v any_o judge_n therein_o above_o himself_o it_o be_v also_o a_o unseemly_a affront_n to_o the_o modesty_n of_o that_o sex_n to_o have_v her_o unpleasingnesse_n and_o other_o concealment_n bandy_v up_o and_o down_o and_o aggravate_v in_o open_a court_n by_o these_o hire_a master_n of_o tongue-fence_n nnnn_n williams_n paper_n i_o think_v good_a to_o let_v you_o see_v some_o particular_n wherein_o i_o can_v not_o close_o nor_o go_v along_o with_o they_o first_o that_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o a_o woman_n who_o see_v into_o the_o mystery_n of_o christ_n in_o case_n her_o husband_n will_v not_o go_v with_o she_o to_o leave_v her_o husband_n and_o follow_v the_o lord_n house_n for_o the_o church_n of_o god_n be_v a_o christian_n home_n where_o she_o must_v dwell_v and_o where_o the_o saint_n be_v there_o be_v the_o lord_n house_n and_o in_o so_o 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satan_n which_o yet_o be_v not_o make_v christ_n footstool_n shall_v full_o be_v conquer_v these_o thing_n can_v be_v verify_v of_o the_o thousand_o year_n for_o according_a to_o mr._n burrowes_n ground_n before_o they_o begin_v many_o thing_n be_v annihilate_v and_o so_o not_o make_v subject_n the_o heaven_n and_o element_n be_v melt_v with_o fervent_a heat_n the_o earth_n and_o the_o work_v thereof_o be_v burn_v up_o with_o fire_n also_o during_o these_o thousand_o year_n christ_n chief_a enemy_n be_v not_o full_o subdue_v death_n still_o have_v dominion_n over_o man_n the_o devil_n be_v only_o bind_v but_o yet_o alive_a and_o not_o cast_v into_o the_o lake_n his_o nine_o place_n be_v jer._n 3.16.17_o place_n they_o shall_v say_v no_o more_o the_o ark_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o the_o lord_n neither_o shall_v it_o come_v to_o mind_n neither_o shall_v they_o remember_v it_o at_o that_o time_n they_o shall_v call_v jerusalem_n the_o throne_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o all_o the_o 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first_o come_v be_v remove_v three_o the_o walk_n of_o judah_n and_o israel_n together_o and_o the_o nation_n join_v with_o they_o import_v no_o more_o but_o the_o call_n of_o jew_n and_o gentile_n by_o the_o gospel_n to_o the_o christian_a church_n the_o heavenly_a jerusalem_n the_o same_o which_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n have_v in_o his_o second_o chap._n vers_fw-la 5._o the_o establish_n in_o the_o last_o day_n of_o the_o house_n of_o god_n on_o the_o top_n of_o the_o mountain_n the_o flow_a of_o all_o nation_n thereto_o for_o out_o of_o zion_n shall_v go_v forth_o a_o law_n and_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n from_o jerusalem_n these_o last_o day_n be_v the_o day_n of_o the_o apostle_n when_o they_o from_o zion_n and_o jerusalem_n do_v blow_v the_o trumpet_n of_o the_o gospel_n to_o all_o the_o nation_n these_o be_v the_o time_n whereof_o jeremy_n in_o the_o 15_o verse_n of_o the_o chapter_n in_o hand_n do_v speak_v i_o will_v give_v you_o pastor_n according_a to_o my_o heart_n 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