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extenuate_v the_o gild_n of_o his_o own_o ill-manner_n and_o this_o i_o think_v be_v his_o case_n he_o will_v excuse_v his_o adultery_n under_o the_o soft_a name_n of_o concubinage_n and_o endeavour_n to_o prove_v such_o concubinage_n innocent_a from_o heb._n xiii_o 4._o marriage_n be_v honourable_a in_o all_o and_o the_o bed_n undefiled_a but_o whoremonger_n and_o adulterer_n god_n will_v judge_v from_o which_o word_n the_o argument_n be_v form_v thus_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v a_o particle_n copulative_a and_o therefore_o the_o word_n so_o join_v aught_o to_o be_v of_o a_o different_a and_o distinct_a signification_n this_o bed_n undefiled_a according_a to_o plain_a grammatical_a construction_n must_v be_v apt_o significant_a of_o some_o certain_a bed_n distinct_a from_o the_o marriage_n bed_n and_o that_o he_o say_v must_v be_v concubinage_n or_o the_o word_n must_v start_v a_o riddle_n hard_a to_o be_v understand_v in_o this_o be_v the_o force_n of_o his_o argument_n if_o it_o have_v any_o but_o indeed_o it_o have_v none_o it_o be_v mere_a fallacy_n and_o shame_n i_o will_v not_o dispute_v with_o he_o whether_o the_o particle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v copulative_a or_o exegetical_a let_v that_o pass_n the_o determination_n of_o this_o debate_n do_v not_o turn_v on_o so_o nice_a a_o point_n i_o will_v suppose_v then_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d marriage_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o bed_n to_o have_v distinct_a signification_n but_o why_o must_v this_o need_v mean_v his_o concubinage_n what_o will_v he_o say_v if_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v here_o the_o marriage_n contract_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o consummation_n of_o it_o what_o riddle_n be_v start_v by_o this_o mean_v or_o what_o hardship_n in_o it_o to_o be_v understand_v and_o this_o i_o think_v be_v very_o evident_o the_o apostle_n sense_n and_o this_o interpretation_n agreeable_a to_o scripture-phrase_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v use_v for_o a_o marriage_n or_o wedding_n matth._n xxii_o 2_o 3._o jo._n two_o 1._o and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o bed_n in_o the_o sense_n i_o now_o allege_v rom._n ix_o 10._o which_o our_o translator_n have_v modest_o translate_v thus_o when_o rebecca_n also_o have_v conceive_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o one_o even_o our_o father_n isaac_n and_o that_o i_o may_v not_o stand_v alone_o in_o this_o let_v dr._n hammond_n be_v consult_v on_o that_o place_n and_o grotius_n on_o this_o of_o heb._n xiii_o 4._o who_o show_v what_o his_o opinion_n be_v by_o that_o notion_n of_o the_o essen_v which_o he_o cite_v as_o agreeable_a to_o the_o apostle_n meaning_n they_o he_o say_v abstain_v from_o marriage_n attamen_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d yet_o they_o neither_o disallow_v marriage_n nor_o the_o procreation_n of_o child_n the_o purport_n of_o the_o text_n then_o as_o i_o take_v it_o be_v this_o marriage_n be_v honourable_a and_o the_o consummation_n of_o it_o without_o uncleanness_n the_o rest_n of_o all_o that_o fulsome_a pamphlet_n may_v easy_o be_v answer_v from_o the_o forego_n discourse_n the_o next_o thing_n therefore_o to_o be_v consider_v be_v the_o concubinage_n of_o unmarried_a person_n that_o be_v when_o a_o man_n and_o a_o woman_n consociate_v on_o promise_n of_o fidelity_n and_o constancy_n to_o each_o other_o but_o do_v not_o solemn_o marry_v according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o their_o country_n in_o which_o if_o it_o be_v plead_v that_o they_o fulfil_v the_o design_n of_o god_n institution_n although_o they_o do_v not_o make_v any_o solemn_a matrimonial_a contract_n as_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n require_v i_o will_v offer_v these_o thing_n to_o be_v serious_o consider_v 1._o whether_o in_o this_o pretend_a fidelity_n and_o constancy_n to_o each_o other_o they_o be_v true_o and_o conscientious_o sincere_a i._n e._n whether_o they_o be_v so_o firm_o resolve_v to_o be_v thus_o constant_a as_o to_o esteem_v their_o separation_n to_o be_v a_o sin_n and_o all_o consociation_n with_o any_o other_o to_o be_v adultery_n this_o we_o have_v see_v the_o original_a institution_n of_o marriage_n most_o certain_o require_v and_o if_o man_n will_v examine_v themselves_o careful_o in_o this_o matter_n i_o doubt_v it_o will_v come_v close_o to_o all_o person_n that_o live_v in_o such_o a_o practice_n for_o i_o doubt_v it_o be_v a_o thirst_n for_o liberty_n and_o a_o unwillingness_n to_o be_v under_o so_o strict_a a_o confinement_n and_o restraint_n that_o be_v the_o chief_a inducement_n to_o such_o practice_n for_o if_o man_n resolve_v and_o think_v themselves_o bind_v in_o conscience_n to_o observe_v such_o inseparable_a union_n and_o cohabitation_n as_o god_n law_n require_v what_o shall_v hinder_v they_o from_o confirm_v this_o obligation_n by_o legal_a solemnity_n if_o they_o do_v not_o think_v themselves_o thus_o bind_v it_o be_v certain_a they_o be_v guilty_a of_o 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design_n of_o the_o gospel_n as_o i_o take_v it_o be_v to_o condemn_v all_o consociation_n of_o man_n and_o woman_n as_o fornication_n but_o in_o the_o state_n of_o marriage_n but_o than_o it_o must_v be_v the_o law_n of_o our_o country_n that_o must_v determine_v what_o be_v marriage_n and_o what_o be_v not_o which_o consideration_n will_v yet_o have_v more_o force_n if_o we_o add_v 3._o that_o marriage_n must_v suppose_v a_o communion_n of_o estate_n and_o fortune_n for_o it_o can_v be_v that_o person_n so_o unite_v as_o to_o be_v account_v but_o one_o flesh_n shall_v have_v divide_v interest_n and_o separate_v estate_n they_o be_v the_o near_a relation_n to_o each_o other_o which_o the_o world_n afford_v our_o parent_n from_o who_o we_o derive_v our_o be_v and_o who_o flesh_n and_o blood_n we_o be_v must_v yet_o according_a to_o god_n command_n yield_v to_o this_o close_a bond_n of_o unity_n man_n and_o wife_n shall_v be_v unite_v in_o heart_n and_o life_n and_o property_n this_o be_v agreeable_a to_o the_o common_a reason_n of_o mankind_n and_o therefore_o the_o roman_a law_n declare_v marriage_n to_o imply_v a_o perpetual_a consortship_n of_o life_n 1._o with_o a_o communication_n of_o all_o divine_a and_o humane_a right_n nuptiae_fw-la sunt_fw-la conjunctio_fw-la maris_fw-la &_o feminae_fw-la &_o consortium_fw-la omnis_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la divini_fw-la &_o humani_fw-la juris_fw-la communicatio_fw-la in_o order_n to_o this_o perpetual_a consortship_n of_o life_n their_o law_n require_v that_o the_o man_n shall_v take_v the_o woman_n to_o his_o own_o house_n and_o this_o be_v necessary_a to_o constitute_v a_o marriage_n for_o thus_o it_o be_v enact_v mulierem_fw-la absenti_fw-la per_fw-la litter_n as_o ejus_fw-la vel_fw-la per_fw-la nuntium_fw-la posse_fw-la nubere_fw-la placet_fw-la si_fw-la in_o domum_fw-la ejus_fw-la deduceretur_fw-la a_o woman_n may_v be_v marry_v to_o a_o man_n that_o be_v absent_a either_o by_o his_o letter_n or_o by_o a_o messenger_n provide_v that_o she_o be_v bring_v into_o his_o house_n 5._o public_a cohabitation_n be_v always_o require_v and_o the_o communication_n of_o their_o right_n and_o interest_n be_v by_o all_o nation_n esteem_v so_o natural_a and_o necessary_a that_o the_o wife_n whether_o she_o bring_v any_o dowry_n or_o no_o have_v a_o right_a to_o maintenance_n out_o of_o the_o husband_n estate_n though_o there_o precede_v no_o deed_n of_o settlement_n and_o the_o husband_n by_o marriage_n become_v proprietor_n of_o all_o that_o fortune_n and_o estate_n that_o before_o can_v proper_o he_o call_v she_o own_o to_o which_o end_n our_o liturgy_n have_v proper_o insert_v into_o the_o form_n of_o marriage_n with_o all_o my_o worldly_a good_n i_o thou_o endow_v for_o this_o reason_n a_o public_a solemnize_n of_o marriage_n according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n become_v as_o necessary_a to_o make_v their_o cohabitation_n lawful_a and_o innocent_a as_o it_o be_v to_o
the_o legal_a communication_n of_o the_o interest_n and_o estate_n whatever_o be_v want_v to_o convey_v those_o right_n and_o privilege_n which_o reason_n tell_v we_o marriage_n in_o the_o very_a nature_n of_o it_o do_v and_o must_v confer_v and_o which_o god_n himself_o must_v therefore_o be_v suppose_v to_o intend_v must_v needs_o hinder_v such_o from_o be_v innocent_a and_o agreeable_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o must_v make_v that_o consortship_n to_o have_v the_o gild_n of_o fornication_n he_o and_o she_o then_o that_o be_v not_o marry_v according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o the_o church_n and_o state_n and_o so_o as_o thereby_o to_o convey_v to_o each_o other_o and_o to_o their_o child_n a_o undoubted_a title_n to_o their_o estate_n be_v not_o marry_v as_o the_o law_n of_o god_n require_v but_o undoubted_o live_v in_o fornication_n it_o be_v true_a a_o man_n may_v by_o deed_n of_o gift_n settle_v his_o estate_n on_o his_o miss_n and_o her_o posterity_n if_o he_o please_v and_o 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that_o be_v not_o all_o there_o must_v be_v moreover_o a_o communication_n of_o right_n and_o as_o the_o law_n of_o god_n consult_v not_o only_o the_o natural_a morality_n of_o our_o action_n but_o also_o his_o honour_n in_o the_o reputation_n of_o they_o and_o the_o edification_n and_o good_a of_o our_o brethren_n in_o avoid_v scandal_n and_o offence_n so_o much_o must_v be_v necessary_a in_o the_o sense_n of_o god_n law_n to_o a_o lawful_a marriage_n as_o may_v keep_v it_o clear_a of_o infamy_n and_o reproach_n see_v it_o be_v his_o particular_a design_n in_o this_o institution_n to_o sanctify_v this_o estate_n and_o make_v it_o honourable_a and_o of_o good_a esteem_n all_o such_o consortship_n must_v needs_o be_v criminal_a and_o guilty_a before_o he_o which_o by_o its_o disagreableness_n to_o our_o common_a reason_n and_o the_o common_a approve_a institution_n both_o of_o church_n and_o state_n become_v both_o injurious_a and_o scandalous_a it_o be_v therefore_o necessary_a and_o essential_a to_o marriage_n even_o in_o the_o sense_n of_o god_n law_n that_o it_o shall_v be_v solemn_o and_o legal_o celebrate_v hereby_o the_o end_n of_o it_o may_v best_o be_v attain_v hereby_o man_n and_o wise_n become_v most_o strong_o oblige_v to_o perpetual_a cohabitation_n their_o right_n be_v best_a communicate_v and_o the_o honour_n of_o that_o state_n most_o eminent_o consult_v hereby_o alone_o can_v it_o be_v easy_o distinguish_v who_o be_v marry_v and_o who_o live_v in_o fornication_n if_o no_o more_o be_v require_v to_o make_v a_o real_a marriage_n than_o the_o mutual_a consent_n of_o perpetual_a consortship_n how_o shall_v the_o world_n and_o especial_o how_o shall_v the_o government_n be_v satisfy_v who_o be_v marry_v and_o who_o be_v not_o how_o shall_v the_o law_n distinguish_v between_o those_o who_o have_v so_o consent_v and_o who_o have_v not_o how_o shall_v it_o be_v know_v who_o child_n be_v legitimate_a and_o who_o be_v not_o so_o or_o how_o shall_v the_o great_a confusion_n imaginable_a be_v prevent_v in_o matter_n of_o right_n or_o wrong_n legitimate_a child_n have_v a_o legal_a right_n to_o the_o inheritance_n of_o their_o parent_n but_o the_o illegitimate_n have_v none_o and_o yet_o how_o shall_v this_o be_v determine_v unless_o marriage_n be_v public_o and_o legal_o solemnize_v again_o here_o will_v be_v the_o great_a encouragement_n to_o fornication_n imaginable_a in_o that_o whoredom_n can_v not_o so_o easy_o be_v distinguish_v they_o who_o have_v not_o consent_v to_o this_o inseparable_a union_n will_v appear_v in_o the_o same_o reputation_n with_o those_o that_o have_v if_o the_o legal_a solemnisation_n be_v once_o reject_v as_o unnecessary_a to_o marriage_n and_o can_v that_o be_v free_a from_o sin_n and_o without_o god_n great_a displeasure_n which_o be_v productive_a of_o such_o mighty_a mischief_n to_o prevent_v all_o this_o confusion_n it_o have_v universal_o prevail_v in_o all_o nation_n polycarpum_fw-la that_o matrimony_n shall_v be_v public_o own_a in_o the_o primitive_a time_n of_o christianity_n it_o be_v solemnize_v with_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o bishop_n and_o so_o agreeable_a be_v this_o to_o the_o common_a sense_n of_o mankind_n that_o the_o roman_a law_n say_v simulatae_fw-la nuptiae_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la nuptiae_fw-la counterfeit_n marriage_n be_v no_o marriage_n by_o which_o i_o understand_v that_o which_o be_v not_o celebrate_v solemn_o and_o public_o as_o the_o law_n prescribe_v those_o that_o be_v thus_o legal_o marry_v be_v man_n and_o wife_n and_o their_o child_n legitimate_a the_o rest_n live_v in_o fornication_n and_o their_o child_n be_v of_o base_a and_o dishonourable_a birth_n so_o that_o the_o evil_n which_o unavoidable_o follow_v the_o neglect_n of_o customary_a solemnity_n be_v a_o sufficient_a argument_n how_o indispensable_o necessary_a they_o be_v in_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n as_o well_o as_o of_o men._n for_o god_n must_v be_v suppose_v to_o intend_v all_o that_o as_o essential_a to_o matrimony_n which_o appear_v necessary_a to_o make_v it_o honourable_a and_o to_o prevent_v such_o mighty_a mischief_n and_o therefore_o if_o man_n will_v but_o deal_v faithful_o with_o their_o own_o conscience_n it_o be_v easy_a to_o discover_v that_o what_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o law_n of_o government_n capable_a of_o be_v abuse_v to_o very_o ill_a purpose_n bring_v on_o man_n and_o woman_n the_o imputation_n of_o whoredom_n on_o their_o offspring_n the_o disgrace_n of_o bastardy_n be_v a_o scandal_n to_o the_o church_n of_o god_n and_o in_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o world_n be_v esteem_v and_o call_v fornication_n will_v undoubted_o have_v the_o guilt_n of_o such_o before_o god_n and_o can_v never_o upon_o some_o clandestine_v unknown_a reserve_n be_v find_v innocent_a and_o safe_a and_o justifiable_a at_o his_o dreadful_a and_o impartial_a tribunal_n marriage_n be_v honourable_a and_o the_o marriage_n bed_n undefiled_a but_o whoremonger_n and_o adulterer_n god_n will_v judge_v finis_fw-la finis_fw-la bishop_n patrick_n on_o gen_n xxvi_o jo._n four_o 24._o grotius_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la b._n &_o p._n l_o 2._o cap._n v_o §._o ix_o mat._n nineteeen_o 9_o jo_n viij_o 56._o heb._n xi_o 19_o gen_n xv_o 6._o see_v bishop_n patrick_n on_o gen._n xv_o 6._o gâ—ot_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la b._n &_o p._n 342._o dâ—gest_v lib._n 1._o tit._n 17_o §._o 144._o ter._n adelph_n a._n four_o sc._n 5._o m_o possit_n in_o ter._n spencer_n de_fw-fr legibus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d &_o le_fw-fr clerk_n in_o matt._n v._n 31._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d matt._n heb._n seven_o 16._o v_o 20._o ver._n 18._o 1_o pet._n 2._o 9_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n rom._n 1._o 24_o 26_o 28._o ad_fw-la haec_fw-la tempota_fw-la quibus_fw-la nec_fw-la vitia_fw-la nostia_fw-la nec_fw-la remedia_fw-la pati_fw-la possumus_fw-la perventum_fw-la est_fw-la liv._o heb._n x._o 29._o 1_o tim._n four_o 2._o heb._n iii._o 12._o gal_n v._n 17._o prov._n two_o 16_o 17_o etc._n etc._n luk._n ix_o 55._o 1_o thess._n four_o 7._o phil._n iii._o â—â—_o col._n iii._o 4._o eph._n v._n 7._o 1_o pet._n i._n 15._o jo._n butler_n b._n d._n â—ig_a l._n 22._o tit._n 2._o l._n 1._o iâ—_n l_o 5._o ignat._n ad_fw-la polycarpum_fw-la