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hire_n or_o gift_n there_o will_v be_v no_o whore_n deutr._n 23.18_o it_o be_v say_v thou_o shall_v not_o bring_v the_o hire_n of_o a_o whore_n nor_o the_o price_n of_o a_o dog_n into_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o it_o be_v say_v ezek._n 16.31_o and_o have_v not_o be_v as_o a_o harlot_n in_o that_o thou_o scorn_v hire_n but_o as_o a_o wife_n that_o commit_v adultery_n that_o take_v stranger_n instead_o of_o her_o husband_n they_o give_v gift_n to_o all_o whore_n but_o thou_o give_v gift_n to_o all_o thy_o lover_n that_o they_o may_v come_v unto_o thou_o on_o every_o side_n for_o thy_o whoredom_n mich._n 1.7_o it_o be_v say_v they_o shall_v return_v to_o the_o hire_n of_o a_o harlot_n and_o among_o the_o greek_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o may_v be_v english_v a_o rogue_n and_o a_o whore_n come_v both_o from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vendo_fw-la to_o sell_v which_o be_v the_o lady_n of_o pleasure_n and_o the_o gallant_a which_o let_v themselves_o to_o hire_v for_o money_n woman_n gift_n in_o law_n from_o woman_n to_o man_n and_o man_n to_o woman_n beside_o these_o gift_n by_o act_n of_o party_n there_o be_v worse_o and_o more_o mercenary_a gift_n and_o hire_v give_v by_o act_n of_o law_n superalimentary_a to_o hire_v man_n and_o woman_n to_o lie_v together_o to_o the_o man_n if_o he_o can_v deceive_v such_o a_o woman_n he_o shall_v have_v all_o her_o good_n and_o chattel_n as_o be_v before_o show_v by_o transubstantiation_n by_o force_n while_o she_o be_v alive_a and_o after_o her_o death_n all_o her_o land_n and_o tenement_n by_o courtesy_n as_o long_o as_o he_o can_v live_v and_o the_o woman_n if_o she_o will_v lie_v with_o such_o a_o man_n shall_v steal_v and_o beg_v all_o she_o can_v from_o he_o while_o alive_a and_o when_o he_o be_v dead_a she_o shall_v have_v dower_n and_o three_o beside_o which_o gift_n in_o law_n on_o both_o side_n be_v for_o no_o other_o end_n then_o ob_fw-la turpem_fw-la 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the_o coat_n and_o title_n that_o many_o family_n quarter_n the_o subject_n grow_v more_o rich_a and_o potent_a than_o the_o prince_n this_o be_v prevent_v by_o moses_n law_n by_o raise_v up_o seed_n to_o the_o brother_n and_o by_o marry_v of_o inheritrix_n to_o the_o next_o kinsman_n as_o likewise_o do_v the_o athenian_n it_o be_v prevent_v in_o persiâ—_n armenia_n africa_n and_o almost_o through_o all_o the_o east_n by_o limit_v the_o succession_n of_o inheritance_n by_o a_o kind_n of_o salic_a law_n only_o to_o the_o male_n and_o give_v only_o the_o movable_n to_o the_o daughter_n till_o theodora_n to_o set_v up_o her_o feminine_a militia_n get_v she_o blunderbus_n justinian_n to_o repeal_v that_o ancient_a law_n now_o though_o a_o family_n salic_a be_v of_o excellent_a use_n to_o preserve_v the_o equality_n of_o private_a family_n yet_o in_o royal_a family_n it_o be_v contrary_a to_o all_o sound_a policy_n hinder_v the_o union_n of_o kingdom_n by_o marriage_n for_o private_a 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the_o poor_a equal_o with_o the_o rich_a which_o be_v no_o question_n a_o great_a obligation_n on_o their_o subject_n by_o become_v as_o it_o be_v the_o same_o flesh_n and_o blood_n with_o they_o who_o see_v the_o daughter_n of_o a_o mason_n queen_n in_o the_o great_a kingdom_n of_o china_n and_o the_o daughter_n of_o a_o herb-woman_n sultana_n to_o the_o grand_a signior_n and_o their_o prince_n bear_v of_o these_o they_o think_v themselves_o high_o honour_v to_o be_v of_o equal_a blood_n with_o their_o prince_n in_o like_a manner_n the_o ancient_a custom_n of_o the_o babylonian_n and_o indian_n of_o sell_v the_o fair_a virgin_n to_o the_o rich_a for_o money_n and_o give_v that_o money_n to_o the_o unhandsome_a to_o be_v wife_n for_o the_o poor_a unite_v the_o poor_a and_o rich_a by_o marriage_n 4._o another_o great_a inconvenience_n be_v the_o father_n give_v so_o great_a a_o jointure_n to_o the_o mother_n that_o when_o he_o die_v she_o marry_v another_o husband_n and_o starve_v her_o 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they_o best_o like_v and_o may_v thereby_o live_v virtuous_o and_o happy_o all_o their_o day_n this_o have_v be_v endeavour_v to_o be_v remedy_v by_o the_o civil_a law_n in_o the_o title_n de_fw-fr donationibus_fw-la inter_fw-la virum_fw-la &_o vxorem_fw-la by_o make_v all_o gift_n void_a between_o a_o man_n and_o his_o wife_n and_o the_o same_o law_n give_v another_o reason_n of_o it_o ne_o nimio_fw-la amore_fw-la spolientur_fw-la lest_o the_o party_n who_o love_v lest_o shall_v rob_v most_o and_o the_o worst_a nature_n make_v a_o prey_n of_o the_o best_a the_o common_a law_n pretend_v likewise_o in_o imitation_n of_o the_o civil_a law_n to_o make_v all_o gift_n void_a between_o baron_n and_o feme_fw-fr but_o it_o dissemble_v for_o it_o forbid_v such_o gift_n to_o be_v make_v direct_o but_o encourage_v they_o to_o be_v do_v indirect_o by_o chancery_n trust_v which_o be_v ten_o time_n worse_o in_o scotland_n to_o prevent_v the_o take_n away_o the_o estate_n of_o one_o family_n by_o another_o by_o these_o marriage-gift_n or_o covenant_n they_o have_v a_o excellent_a law_n and_o of_o great_a equity_n which_o make_v they_o void_a as_o appear_v by_o craig_n feud_n 307._o but_o it_o be_v only_o in_o one_o case_n which_o be_v when_o two_o person_n have_v marriage-covenant_n for_o portion_n and_o jointure_n agree_v and_o sign_v and_o they_o be_v according_o marry_v thereon_o if_o either_o the_o man_n or_o woman_n die_v within_o the_o year_n after_o marriage_n without_o any_o issue_n between_o they_o the_o write_n of_o the_o portion_n and_o marriage_n shall_v be_v all_o void_a and_o the_o right_n of_o the_o portion_n return_v to_o the_o father_n of_o the_o woman_n and_o the_o jointure_n to_o the_o father_n of_o the_o man_n and_o both_o family_n be_v in_o statu_fw-la quo_fw-la they_o be_v before_o the_o marriage_n the_o arabian_n briton_n and_o other_o nation_n to_o the_o
relate_v veneficii_fw-la questio_fw-la &_o moribus_fw-la &_o legibus_fw-la romanis_n ignota_fw-la quam_fw-la plurium_fw-la matronarum_fw-la patefacto_fw-la scelere_fw-la orta_fw-la est_fw-la quae_fw-la cùm_fw-la viros_fw-la suos_fw-la clandestinis_fw-la insidiis_fw-la veneno_fw-la perimerent_fw-la unius_fw-la ancillae_fw-la indicio_fw-la protractae_fw-la pars_fw-la capitali_fw-la judicio_fw-la damnata_fw-la centum_fw-la septuaginta_fw-la numerum_fw-la compleverunt_fw-la a_o inquisition_n be_v make_v concern_v poison_v be_v a_o offence_n not_o know_v to_o our_o manner_n or_o law_n and_o the_o wickedness_n of_o many_o matron_n be_v disclose_v who_o by_o secret_a treachery_n have_v kill_v their_o husband_n by_o poison_n they_o be_v draw_v forth_o by_o discovery_n of_o a_o maid_n that_o part_n of_o they_o who_o be_v condemn_v to_o death_n amount_v to_o the_o number_n of_o one_o hundred_o and_o seventy_o a_o great_a number_n for_o one_o city_n at_o one_o time_n and_o be_v no_o doubt_n not_o one_o of_o the_o small_a cause_n why_o divorce_n grow_v so_o frequent_a in_o aftertime_n not_o as_o be_v vain_o pretend_v out_o of_o wantonness_n but_o of_o necessity_n whereas_o if_o this_o private_a way_n of_o justice_n and_o defence_n shall_v not_o be_v tolerate_v to_o family_n without_o public_a litis_fw-la contestation_n neither_o the_o honour_n or_o safety_n of_o any_o family_n or_o person_n therein_o can_v be_v preserve_v and_o such_o as_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o separate_v if_o they_o can_v not_o do_v it_o but_o by_o public_a judgement_n will_v likewise_o either_o as_o the_o muscovite_n be_v say_v to_o do_v hire_v some_o false_a witness_n or_o knight_n of_o the_o post_n to_o defame_v one_o another_o or_o oftentimes_o if_o that_o will_v not_o do_v to_o destroy_v the_o life_n of_o one_o another_o or_o before_o the_o party_n can_v make_v public_a proof_n poison_n or_o otherwise_o kill_v he_o whereby_o after_o it_o will_v be_v too_o late_a as_o it_o be_v in_o these_o 170_o husband_n for_o any_o complaint_n to_o be_v make_v to_o the_o public_a and_o the_o wife_n be_v likewise_o in_o as_o great_a danger_n if_o they_o have_v not_o the_o same_o liberty_n of_o provide_v for_o they_o themselves_o on_o the_o first_o discovery_n of_o danger_n have_v it_o not_o be_v better_o for_o all_o these_o murder_a husband_n and_o wife_n to_o have_v part_v on_o either_o side_n then_o to_o have_v act_v such_o a_o tragedy_n together_o so_o aegisthus_n corrupt_v clytaemnestra_n to_o adultery_n thereby_o get_v her_o concurrence_n to_o the_o death_n of_o her_o husband_n agamemnon_n and_o sejanus_n have_v receive_v a_o affront_n from_o drusus_n plot_v no_o other_o way_n to_o destroy_v he_o but_o by_o corrupt_v his_o wife_n as_o say_v tacit._n annal._n lib._n 4._o cuncta_fw-la tentanti_fw-la promptissimum_fw-la visum_fw-la ad_fw-la vxorem_fw-la ejus_fw-la liviam_fw-la convertere_fw-la hanc_fw-la ut_fw-la amore_fw-la incensus_fw-la adulterio_fw-la pellexit_fw-la ad_fw-la conjugii_fw-la spem_fw-la consortium_fw-la regni_fw-la &_o necem_fw-la mariti_fw-la impulit_fw-la so_o the_o brother_n of_o lewis_n the_o first_o king_n of_o hungary_n be_v strangle_v by_o his_o wife_n and_o she_o marry_v a_o new_a husband_n lewis_n the_o king_n go_v into_o italy_n to_o revenge_v his_o brother_n death_n she_o and_o the_o new_a husband_n fly_v to_o the_o pope_n who_o protect_v they_o here_o neither_o the_o corruption_n of_o clytaemnestra_n nor_o the_o wife_n of_o drusus_n nor_o the_o hungarian_a hang-woman_n can_v have_v be_v discover_v before_o a_o public_a judge_n till_o it_o have_v be_v too_o late_o what_o be_v therefore_o such_o elccesiastical_a law_n and_o judge_n who_o compel_v such_o secret_a and_o deadly_a enemy_n to_o co-habitation_n in_o one_o house_n but_o accessary_a to_o their_o murder_n and_o who_o forbid_v they_o to_o marry_v other_o but_o accessary_a to_o the_o great_a sin_n of_o their_o fornication_n and_o adultery_n consent_n divorce_v by_o consent_n authent_fw-fr col._n 23.140_o the_o title_n of_o the_o law_n be_v ut_fw-la consensu_fw-la matrimonium_fw-la solvi_fw-la potest_fw-la and_o the_o law_n itself_o end_v with_o this_o reason_n eos_n siquidem_fw-la qui_fw-la violento_fw-la affectu_fw-la odioque_fw-la correpti_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la perquam_fw-la difficile_fw-la est_fw-la reconâ—iliare_a contingit_fw-la enim_fw-la ut_fw-la ex_fw-la his_fw-la nonnulli_fw-la ad_fw-la mutuas_fw-la insidias_fw-la procederent_fw-la venenisque_fw-la &_o aliis_fw-la quibusdam_fw-la quae_fw-la lethalia_fw-la essent_fw-la uterentur_fw-la in_o tantum_fw-la ut_fw-la saepe_fw-la liberi_fw-la qui_fw-la ipsis_fw-la communiter_fw-la nati_fw-la essent_fw-la eas_fw-la in_o unam_fw-la candemque_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la conjungere_fw-la non_fw-la potuerint_fw-la of_o the_o law_n of_o divorce_n à _fw-fr mensa_fw-la &_o thoro._n haddon_n in_o the_o new_a draught_n appoint_v in_o the_o time_n of_o henry_n the_o eight_o and_o edward_n the_o six_o for_o reformation_n of_o ecclesiastical_a law_n express_o abolish_v divorce_n à _fw-la mensa_fw-la &_o thoro_n in_o these_o word_n mensae_n societas_fw-la &_o thori_fw-la solebat_fw-la incertis_fw-la criminibus_fw-la adimi_fw-la conjugibus_fw-la salvo_fw-la tamen_fw-la inter_fw-la illos_fw-la reliquo_fw-la matrimonii_fw-la jure_fw-la quae_fw-la constitutio_fw-la cùm_fw-la à _fw-la sacris_fw-la literis_fw-la aliena_fw-la sit_fw-la &_o maximam_fw-la perversitatem_fw-la habeat_fw-la &_o malorum_fw-la sentinam_fw-la in_o matrimonium_fw-la comportaverit_fw-la illud_fw-la authoritate_fw-la nostra_fw-la totum_fw-la aboliri_fw-la placet_fw-la to_o prohibit_v divorce_n à _fw-fr vinculo_fw-la matrimoni_fw-la for_o adultery_n or_o other_o lawful_a cause_n and_o to_o prohibit_v the_o same_o to_o be_v do_v private_o between_o the_o party_n themselves_o without_o draw_v the_o cause_n to_o public_a tribunal_n be_v to_o contradict_v christ_n himself_o who_o speak_v of_o a_o private_a divorce_n by_o a_o bill_n both_o from_o the_o husband_n and_o the_o wife_n according_a to_o moses_n law_n and_o not_o a_o public_a sentence_n of_o any_o judge_n and_o by_o the_o exception_n of_o uncleanness_n allow_v the_o innocent_a party_n to_o marry_v another_o but_o the_o pope_n law_n which_o prohibit_v it_o do_v it_o to_o no_o other_o end_n then_o to_o get_v the_o gain_n to_o his_o court_n by_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o divorce_n and_o to_o compel_v the_o party_n either_o to_o make_v use_n of_o his_o stew_n whence_o he_o gather_v his_o common_a rent_n or_o to_o pay_v he_o a_o private_a taxa_fw-la camerae_fw-la for_o such_o woman_n as_o he_o will_v allow_v when_o he_o have_v tie_v he_o from_o his_o wife_n by_o the_o divorce_n neither_o do_v christ_n take_v the_o private_a jurisdiction_n from_o the_o husband_n or_o wife_n of_o divorce_n give_v by_o moses_n but_o only_o prohibit_v to_o use_v it_o without_o a_o lawful_a cause_n in_o the_o same_o manner_n do_v the_o law_n of_o the_o roman_n allow_v the_o same_o jurisdiction_n both_o to_o the_o husband_n and_o the_o wife_n as_o appear_v by_o many_o example_n by_o the_o law_n of_o scotland_n divorce_n for_o adultery_n be_v allow_v à _fw-la vinculo_fw-la matrimonii_fw-la and_o the_o party_n may_v marry_v again_o but_o by_o the_o law_n of_o england_n the_o party_n can_v neither_o be_v divorce_v à _fw-la vinculo_fw-la matrimonii_fw-la nor_o marry_v again_o which_o be_v touch_v by_o craig_n feud_n 269._o apud_fw-la anglos_n matrimonium_fw-la ob_fw-la adulterium_fw-la non_fw-la dirimatur_fw-la sed_fw-la tantùm_fw-la separatio_fw-la à _fw-la thoro_n &_o tabula_fw-la permittitur_fw-la which_o be_v certain_o clean_a contrary_n to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o the_o doctrine_n of_o christ_n notwithstanding_o which_v our_o episcopal_a canon_n rather_o follow_v the_o pope_n then_o christ_n and_o be_v so_o outrageous_o oppressive_a on_o innocent_a party_n can._n 4.7_o that_o in_o all_o such_o divorce_n they_o order_n bond_n and_o surety_n to_o be_v give_v not_o to_o marry_v again_o during_o each_o other_o life_n which_o be_v as_o before_o show_v a_o doctrine_n of_o devil_n forbid_v to_o marry_v where_o god_n have_v not_o forbid_v of_o the_o custom_n of_o protestant_n marry_v with_o papist_n there_o be_v no_o religion_n in_o the_o world_n establish_v by_o any_o wife_n legislator_n which_o he_o desire_v to_o perpetuate_v but_o the_o chief_a mean_n he_o take_v care_n of_o to_o effect_v the_o same_o be_v by_o his_o law_n to_o prohibit_v his_o follower_n to_o marry_v with_o woman_n of_o another_o religion_n for_o they_o both_o seduce_v the_o father_n and_o the_o child_n and_o while_o even_o in_o their_o nurse_n and_o before_o they_o have_v learn_v their_o mother-tongue_n they_o will_v with_o their_o milk_n be_v so_o far_o season_v with_o old-wife_n fable_n as_o the_o great_a doctor_n of_o truth_n will_v not_o oftentime_o be_v able_a all_o their_o life_n after_o to_o get_v out_o again_o moses_n as_o to_o this_o be_v very_o strict_a and_o positive_a deut._n 7.3_o where_o speak_v of_o the_o idolatrous_a nation_n of_o the_o land_n say_v neither_o shall_v thou_o make_v marriage_n with_o they_o thy_o daughter_n thou_o shall_v not_o give_v unto_o his_o son_n nor_o his_o daughter_n shall_v thou_o take_v unto_o thy_o son_n for_o they_o will_v turn_v away_o thy_o son_n from_o follow_v i_o that_o they_o
may_v serve_v other_o god_n so_o will_v the_o anger_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v kindle_v against_o thou_o and_o destroy_v thou_o sudden_o and_o nehem._n 13.23_o it_o be_v say_v in_o those_o day_n also_o i_o see_v jew_n that_o have_v marry_v wife_n of_o ashdod_n of_o ammon_n and_o of_o moab_n and_o their_o child_n speak_v half_a the_o speech_n of_o ashdod_n and_o can_v not_o speak_v in_o the_o jew_n language_n but_o according_a to_o the_o language_n of_o each_o people_n and_o i_o contend_v with_o they_o and_o curse_v they_o and_o smite_v certain_a of_o they_o and_o pluck_v off_o their_o hair_n and_o make_v they_o swear_v by_o god_n say_v you_o shall_v not_o give_v your_o daughter_n unto_o their_o son_n nor_o take_v their_o daughter_n unto_o your_o son_n or_o for_o yourselves_o do_v not_o solomon_n king_n of_o israel_n sin_n by_o these_o thing_n so_o do_v mahomet_n command_v his_o follower_n to_o marry_v only_o those_o of_o his_o religion_n who_o he_o call_v true_a believer_n and_o say_v it_o be_v better_a to_o marry_v slave_n who_o be_v true_a believer_n than_o great_a princess_n who_o be_v unbeliever_n so_o do_v the_o popish_a law_n and_o canon_n forbid_v papist_n to_o marry_v protestant_n under_o the_o name_n of_o heretic_n except_o with_o the_o pope_n dispensation_n or_o licence_n which_o be_v only_o use_v where_o he_o see_v a_o fit_a opportunity_n to_o put_v such_o a_o snare_n about_o the_o neck_n of_o a_o protestant_n as_o the_o philistine_n do_v with_o their_o dalilah_n about_o samson_n to_o betray_v and_o destroy_v he_o so_o it_o appear_v both_o jew_n pope_n and_o turk_n be_v wise_a in_o their_o generation_n then_o the_o child_n of_o light_n the_o papist_n make_v law_n and_o prohibit_v marriage_n with_o protestant_n and_o illegitimate_a their_o child_n to_o make_v they_o incapable_a to_o succeed_v to_o a_o papist_n inheritance_n the_o protestant_a sleep_n and_o never_o make_v so_o much_o as_o one_o law_n to_o prohibit_v marriage_n with_o papist_n or_o to_o make_v papist_n child_n incapable_a to_o succeed_v to_o a_o protestant_a inheritance_n chap._n vii_o marriage_n filiation_n aliment_n and_o succession_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v judge_v by_o ceremonial_a law_n by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o patriarch_n or_o moses_n there_o be_v no_o ceremony_n institute_v of_o marriage_n and_o the_o marriage_n of_o abraham_n to_o sarah_n his_o first_o wife_n be_v no_o more_o than_o of_o adam_n to_o eve_n gen._n 4.1_o and_o adam_n know_v eve_n his_o wife_n and_o she_o conceive_v and_o bare_a cain_n and_o say_v i_o have_v get_v a_o man_n from_o the_o lord_n and_o this_o appear_v gen._n 20.2_o where_o it_o be_v say_v and_o abraham_n say_v of_o sarah_n his_o wife_n she_o be_v my_o sister_n and_o abimelech_n king_n of_o gerar_n send_v and_o take_v sarah_n but_o god_n come_v to_o abimelech_n in_o a_o dream_n by_o night_n and_o say_v to_o he_o as_o mr._n selden_n de_fw-fr jur_fw-fr nat._n &_o gent._n 573._o translate_v the_o hebrew_n text_n ecce_fw-la tu_fw-la morieris_fw-la propter_fw-la mulierem_fw-la quam_fw-la accepisti_fw-la nam_fw-la concubuit_fw-la cum_fw-la ea_fw-la maritus_fw-la behold_v thou_o shall_v die_v for_o the_o woman_n which_o thou_o have_v take_v for_o her_o male_n have_v lie_v with_o she_o god_n do_v not_o say_v he_o have_v carry_v she_o to_o church_n and_o shake_v she_o by_o the_o hand_n before_o a_o priest_n or_o take_v her_o per_fw-la verba_fw-la de_fw-la praesenti_fw-la or_o that_o consensus_fw-la non_fw-la concubitus_fw-la facit_fw-la matrimonium_fw-la but_o the_o contrary_a that_o he_o have_v marry_v she_o because_o he_o have_v lie_v with_o she_o and_o the_o very_a same_o marriage_n without_o any_o ceremony_n do_v abraham_n likewise_o make_v with_o his_o second_o wife_n hagar_n gen._n 16.3_o and_o sarah_n abraham_n wife_n take_v hagar_n her_o maid_n the_o egyptian_a after_o abraham_n have_v dwell_v ten_o year_n in_o the_o land_n and_o give_v she_o to_o her_o husband_n abraham_n to_o be_v his_o wife_n and_o he_o go_v in_o unto_o hagar_n and_o she_o conceive_v here_o hagar_n be_v make_v abraham_n wife_n by_o no_o other_o ceremony_n but_o go_v in_o unto_o she_o and_o her_o conception_n thereupon_o and_o beside_o go_v in_o unto_o she_o there_o be_v no_o ceremony_n appoint_v for_o marriage_n in_o the_o whole_a law_n of_o moses_n nor_o have_v the_o jew_n any_o custom_n of_o carry_v the_o woman_n to_o church_n before_o a_o priest_n but_o the_o contrary_n when_o they_o marry_v it_o be_v in_o the_o open_a air_n and_o think_v it_o not_o lawful_a in_o any_o house_n whence_o they_o may_v behold_v the_o heaven_n in_o memory_n of_o god_n promise_n to_o abraham_n gen._n 15.5_o and_o he_o bring_v he_o forth_o abroad_o and_o say_v look_v now_o towards_o heaven_n and_o tell_v the_o star_n if_o thou_o be_v able_a to_o number_v they_o and_o he_o say_v unto_o he_o so_o shall_v thy_o seed_n be_v but_o admit_v moses_n have_v make_v as_o many_o ceremonial_a law_n for_o marriage_n as_o he_o do_v for_o sacrifice_n admit_v the_o jew_n have_v superstitious_o observe_v as_o many_o more_o by_o their_o custom_n and_o tradition_n yet_o be_v it_o to_o no_o purpose_n for_o both_o ceremonial_a law_n and_o tradition_n be_v all_o now_o abolish_v by_o christ_n col._n 2.14_o blot_v out_o the_o handwriting_n of_o ordinance_n that_o be_v against_o we_o which_o be_v contrary_a to_o we_o and_o take_v it_o out_o of_o the_o way_n nail_v it_o to_o his_o cross_n and_o math._n 15.1_o where_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n ask_v christ_n why_o do_v thy_o disciple_n transgress_v the_o tradition_n of_o the_o elder_n v._n 3._o he_o answer_v and_o say_v unto_o they_o why_o do_v you_o also_o transgress_v the_o commandment_n of_o god_n by_o your_o tradition_n for_o god_n command_v say_v honour_v thy_o father_n and_o mother_n but_o you_o say_v whosoever_o shall_v say_v to_o his_o father_n and_o mother_n it_o be_v a_o gift_n by_o whatsoever_o thou_o may_v be_v profit_v by_o i_o and_o honour_v not_o his_o father_n and_o his_o mother_n he_o shall_v be_v free_a thus_o have_v you_o make_v the_o commandment_n of_o god_n of_o none_o effect_v by_o your_o tradition_n and_o vers_fw-la 9_o but_o in_o vain_a do_v they_o worship_v i_o teach_v for_o doctrine_n the_o commandment_n of_o men._n here_o be_v the_o very_a same_o thing_n do_v by_o bishop_n which_o be_v do_v by_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n for_o they_o on_o a_o ceremonial_a form_n of_o word_n use_v by_o child_n give_v they_o liberty_n not_o to_o honour_v their_o father_n and_o the_o bishop_n on_o a_o ceremonial_a form_n of_o word_n use_v by_o the_o repute_a father_n per_fw-la verba_fw-la de_fw-la praesenti_fw-la present_o make_v the_o child_n honour_v he_o who_o be_v not_o his_o father_n nor_o beget_v he_o and_o if_o such_o ceremonial_a form_n of_o word_n be_v not_o use_v and_o a_o certificate_n of_o the_o bishop_n thereof_o than_o they_o command_v the_o child_n not_o to_o honour_v the_o father_n who_o beget_v he_o and_o command_v the_o true_a father_n to_o illegitimate_a and_o abdicate_v his_o child_n which_o be_v true_o beget_v and_o this_o they_o do_v either_o by_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n and_o canon_n or_o tradition_n of_o pope_n but_o if_o both_o ceremonial_a law_n and_o tradition_n of_o moses_n and_o jew_n be_v abolish_v by_o christ_n and_o by_o the_o moral_a law_n of_o god_n of_o honour_v the_o father_n much_o more_o be_v the_o ceremonial_a law_n and_o tradition_n of_o pope_n and_o bishop_n abolish_v by_o the_o same_o moral_a law_n i_o shall_v only_o mention_v a_o word_n more_o of_o the_o abolish_n of_o the_o ceremonial_n by_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o popish_a writer_n themselves_o who_o though_o in_o their_o work_n they_o keep_v alive_a all_o the_o ceremonial_n of_o moses_n law_n whence_o they_o can_v male_a profit_n yet_o in_o word_n and_o doctrine_n they_o so_o far_o confess_v they_o abolish_v that_o they_o say_v it_o be_v a_o deadly_a sin_n to_o use_v they_o aquinas_n therefore_o on_o the_o question_n conclude_v ceremonialia_fw-la adeo_fw-la sunt_fw-la evacuata_fw-la ut_fw-la non_fw-la solum_fw-la sunt_fw-la mortua_fw-la sed_fw-la mortifera_fw-la judicialia_fw-la sunt_fw-la quidem_fw-la mortua_fw-la quia_fw-la non_fw-la habent_fw-la vim_o obligandi_fw-la non_fw-la tamen_fw-la sunt_fw-la mortifera_fw-la quia_fw-la siquis_fw-la princeps_fw-la in_o regno_fw-la svo_fw-la ordinaret_fw-la illa_fw-la judicialia_fw-la observari_fw-la non_fw-la peccaret_fw-la nisi_fw-la forte_fw-fr hoc_fw-la modo_fw-la observarentur_fw-la vel_fw-la observari_fw-la mandarentur_fw-la tanquam_fw-la habentia_fw-la vim_o obligandi_fw-la ex_fw-la veteris_fw-la legis_fw-la institutione_n talis_fw-la enim_fw-la intentio_fw-la observandi_fw-la esset_fw-la mortifera_fw-la the_o ceremonial_a law_n be_v so_o utter_o void_a that_o they_o be_v not_o only_o dead_a but_o deadly_a and_o the_o judicial_n be_v dead_a but_o not_o deadly_a because_o if_o any_o prince_n in_o his_o kingdom_n will_v command_v those_o judicial_n to_o be_v observe_v he_o
because_o in_o their_o make_n there_o be_v no_o consent_n of_o a_o house_n of_o commons_o and_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o be_v but_o delegate_n themselves_o can_v not_o delegate_n the_o people_n interest_n in_o the_o legislative_a to_o other_o for_o delegatus_fw-la non_fw-la pâ—test_fw-la delegare_fw-la it_o be_v a_o office_n of_o personal_n trust_v repose_v in_o the_o person_n elect_v to_o be_v member_n of_o parliament_n to_o treat_v with_o the_o king_n and_o assent_v to_o equal_a law_n in_o behalf_n of_o the_o people_n they_o can_v not_o grant_v over_o therefore_o this_o office_n of_o trust_n to_o bishop_n or_o a_o synod_n or_o a_o council_n to_o treat_v with_o the_o king_n and_o assent_v to_o law_n for_o the_o people_n but_o every_o member_n of_o parliament_n ought_v either_o to_o refuse_v to_o accept_v of_o the_o election_n or_o if_o he_o accept_v to_o serve_v in_o person_n void_a all_o book_n of_o canon_n make_v by_o bishop_n without_o consent_n of_o parliament_n void_a and_o not_o by_o proxy_n assign_v or_o subdelegate_v in_o so_o great_a a_o trust_n as_o to_o join_v in_o make_v law_n for_o the_o public_a safety_n and_o peace_n hence_o will_v follow_v therefore_o that_o all_o ecclesiastical_a canon_n and_o law_n of_o synod_n and_o council_n prohibit_v marriage_n without_o public_a bans_n or_o episcopal_a licence_n and_o all_o canon_n prohibit_v marriage_n in_o time_n of_o advent_n septuagesima_fw-la and_o rogation_n and_o all_o canon_n prohibit_v marriage_n within_o degree_n of_o consanguinity_n and_o affinity_n not_o prohibit_v by_o the_o moral_a law_n of_o god_n and_o all_o canon_n prohibit_v marriage_n not_o make_v by_o the_o ceremony_n of_o a_o priest_n and_o temple_n and_o all_o canon_n of_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n make_v null_n and_o void_a all_o marriage_n not_o make_v before_o a_o priest_n and_o two_o witness_n be_v all_o in_o themselves_o utter_o void_a for_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o never_o assent_v to_o their_o make_n and_o all_o law_n prohibitory_a of_o marriage_n be_v before_o show_v to_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o moral_a law_n of_o god_n and_o to_o come_v from_o the_o devil_n p._n 52._o and_o it_o be_v here_o show_v that_o they_o have_v no_o consent_n of_o parliament_n such_o book_n of_o canon_n must_v in_o both_o respect_n be_v of_o necessity_n null_n and_o void_a as_o be_v neither_o the_o law_n of_o god_n nor_o man_n in_o england_n but_o of_o the_o devil_n according_a to_o which_o book_n of_o canon_n bishop_n therefore_o judge_v of_o marriage_n contrary_a to_o the_o moral_a law_n of_o god_n and_o without_o any_o positive_a law_n of_o man_n their_o judgement_n must_v likewise_o be_v void_a be_v according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o such_o person_n be_v no_o fit_a judge_n who_o judge_v according_a to_o such_o law_n 7._o they_o take_v to_o themselves_o the_o fine_n and_o penalty_n of_o their_o own_o judgement_n that_o the_o sole_a and_o final_a cause_n why_o bishop_n so_o eager_o contest_v for_o 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