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neither_o be_v thankful_a but_o become_v vain_a in_o their_o imagination_n their_o foolish_a heart_n be_v darken_v and_o profess_v thâ—…mselves_n to_o be_v wise_a they_o become_v fool_n wherefore_o god_n also_o give_v they_o up_o to_o vile_a affection_n and_o uncleanness_n through_o the_o lust_n of_o their_o own_o heart_n to_o dishonour_v their_o own_o body_n let_v j._n t._n mock_v this_o as_o a_o pulpit-system_a if_o he_o please_v but_o he_o will_v do_v well_o to_o remember_v that_o it_o be_v the_o censure_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n by_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o apostle_n i_o think_v it_o be_v evident_a enough_o that_o his_o practice_n in_o write_v pamphlet_n against_o the_o king_n administration_n subject_n he_o to_o the_o first_o part_n of_o mr._n milton_n censure_n as_o seditious_a and_o therefore_o he_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v tolerate_v then_o as_o to_o the_o principle_n he_o advance_v i_o have_v say_v before_o that_o close_o pursue_v they_o will_v allow_v of_o no_o magistracy_n at_o all_o a_o error_n that_o some_o of_o his_o new_a friend_n the_o anabaptist_n have_v be_v former_o tax_v with_o and_o he_o seem_v to_o be_v ride_v post_n towards_o it_o as_o to_o a_o liberty_n for_o arrian_n and_o socinian_o which_o he_o press_v so_o much_o i_o must_v beg_v leave_n to_o dissent_v from_o mr._n miltâ—…n_v in_o that_o point_n mutual_a forbearance_n in_o thing_n indifferent_a as_o meat_n drink_n and_o day_n be_v enjoin_v by_o the_o apostle_n rom._n 14._o 16._o 15._o 17._o col._n 2._o 16._o but_o at_o the_o same_o time_n he_o command_v heretic_n to_o be_v reject_v by_o the_o church_n after_o the_o first_o and_o second_o admonition_n tit._n 3._o 10._o and_o call_v the_o deny_v of_o the_o lord_n that_o buy_v they_o whereof_o those_o that_o deny_v the_o godhead_n of_o jesus_n christ_n be_v certain_o guilty_a a_o damnable_a heresy_n in_o the_o 2d_o of_o the_o revelation_n the_o church_n of_o ephesus_n be_v commend_v for_o try_v false_a apostle_n and_o find_v they_o liar_n and_o for_o bate_v the_o nicolaitan_n who_o be_v common_o suppose_v to_o have_v maintain_v the_o lawfulness_n of_o a_o community_n of_o woman_n towards_o which_o j._n t._n seem_v to_o be_v make_v advances_n the_o church_n of_o pergamos_n be_v blame_v for_o suffer_v those_o that_o teach_v the_o doctrine_n of_o balaam_n and_o of_o the_o nicolaitan_n as_o be_v the_o church_n of_o thyatira_n for_o suffer_v jezabel_n a_o false_a prophetess_n to_o seduce_v people_n to_o commit_v fornication_n yet_o there_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o all_o these_o pretend_v to_o conscience_n liberty_n and_o good_a precedent_n as_o the_o nicolaitan_n be_v say_v to_o have_v do_v from_o the_o example_n of_o nicolas_n who_o expose_v his_o wife_n to_o be_v commâ—…_n and_o as_o mr._n butler_n laâ—…ely_o do_v from_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o jewish_a patriarch_n in_o defence_n of_o concubinage_n if_o j._n t._n object_n that_o those_o people_n be_v vicious_a i_o reply_v that_o blasphemy_n of_o which_o the_o socinian_o be_v guilty_a be_v as_o great_a a_o crime_n as_o any_o here_o mention_v and_o therefore_o to_o be_v punish_v but_o not_o permit_v by_o the_o magistrate_n nor_o be_v it_o consiâ—…ent_v with_o christian_a zeâ—…l_n to_o suffer_v any_o such_o person_n as_o call_v themselves_o christian_n and_o yet_o at_o the_o same_o time_n entertain_v such_o principlâ—…s_n as_o must_v necessary_o if_o our_o bless_a saviour_n be_v now_o upon_o â—…arth_n oblige_v theâ—…_n to_o murder_v he_o as_o the_o jew_n do_v and_o upon_o that_o very_a same_o account_n too_o viz._n because_o as_o they_o think_v he_o be_v a_o man_n make_v himself_o god_n john_n 10._o 3â—…_n then_o certain_o it_o must_v be_v the_o duty_n of_o king_n and_o queen_n and_o other_o magistrate_n who_o be_v promise_v to_o be_v nurse_n father_n and_o mother_n to_o the_o church_n under_o the_o gospel_n isa._n 49._o 2â—…_n to_o protect_v she_o from_o such_o pernicious_a enemâ—…es_n as_o will_v administer_v poison_n to_o the_o
and_o that_o the_o liturgy_n and_o canon_n etc._n etc._n father_v upon_o some_o of_o the_o apostle_n be_v reject_v by_o many_o but_o to_o question_v the_o divine_a authority_n of_o any_o of_o those_o book_n of_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n that_o by_o christian_n in_o general_n be_v receive_v as_o canonical_a have_v a_o dangerous_a tendency_n and_o we_o have_v the_o more_o reason_n to_o suspect_v j._n it_o be_v word_n because_o of_o the_o heterodox_n opinion_n he_o have_v already_o publish_v that_o another_o of_o the_o party_n do_v sometime_o ago_o write_v a_o book_n call_v the_o oracle_n of_o reason_n with_o a_o design_n to_o ridicule_n revelation_n and_o that_o it_o be_v certain_o the_o interest_n of_o the_o socinian_o to_o do_v so_o because_o they_o be_v not_o able_a to_o withstand_v the_o irresistible_a 〈◊〉_d force_n of_o those_o argument_n which_o be_v bring_v against_o they_o from_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n but_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n what_o occasion_n be_v there_o for_o j._n t._n in_o his_o account_n of_o mr._n milton_n life_n to_o advance_v such_o proposition_n or_o to_o trouble_v the_o world_n with_o his_o own_o silly_a thought_n and_o malicious_a reflection_n mr._n milton_n name_n be_v indeed_o sufficient_a to_o procure_v some_o regard_n to_o the_o text_n but_o i_o do_v know_v any_o reason_n why_o the_o world_n shall_v have_v the_o least_o esteem_n for_o j._n it_o be_v comment_n we_o have_v see_v enough_o of_o the_o vomit_n that_o j._n t._n have_v disgorge_v from_o his_o foul_a stomach_n against_o religion_n and_o the_o ordinance_n of_o the_o ministry_n and_o shall_v in_o the_o next_o place_n take_v notice_n of_o another_o design_n he_o have_v upon_o our_o moral_n and_o that_o be_v about_o the_o affair_n of_o marriage_n and_o divorce_n p._n 55._o etc._n etc._n where_o he_o give_v a_o account_n of_o mr._n milton_n opinion_n concern_v divorce_n occasion_v by_o his_o wife_n refuse_v to_o come_v to_o he_o when_o send_v for_o etc._n etc._n as_o mention_v before_o i_o shall_v not_o now_o enter_v upon_o the_o dispute_n at_o large_a that_o point_n be_v handle_v by_o many_o author_n and_o of_o late_a in_o a_o book_n call_v concubinage_n and_o polygamy_n disprove_v in_o answer_n to_o butler_n defence_n of_o concubinage_n but_o this_o be_v evident_a that_o if_o other_o cause_n be_v assign_v for_o divorce_n than_o adultery_n and_o wilful_a desertion_n which_o be_v the_o only_a two_o case_n we_o find_v mention_v in_o the_o n._n testament_n it_o will_v be_v attend_v with_o horrid_a consequence_n and_o especial_o if_o the_o party_n be_v allow_v to_o be_v judge_n in_o their_o own_o case_n as_o j._n t._n represent_v mr._n milton_n to_o have_v be_v in_o he_o and_o in_o defence_n of_o his_o practice_n to_o have_v lay_v down_o this_o position_n viz._n that_o indisposition_n unfitness_n or_o contrary_a humour_n proceed_v from_o any_o unchangeable_a cause_n in_o nature_n hinder_v and_o always_o likewise_o to_o hinder_v the_o main_a end_n and_o benefit_n of_o conjugal_a society_n that_o be_v to_o say_v peace_n and_o delight_n be_v great_a reason_n of_o divorce_n than_o adultery_n or_o natural_a â—…rigidity_n provide_v there_o be_v a_o mutual_a consent_n for_o separation_n whether_o j._n t._n represent_v mr._n milton_n argument_n fair_o or_o not_o i_o know_v not_o but_o any_o one_o may_v see_v that_o admit_v those_o cause_n to_o be_v sufficient_a there_o be_v this_o great_a defect_n in_o the_o position_n viz._n that_o there_o be_v no_o mention_n of_o have_v the_o allowance_n of_o the_o church_n and_o civil_a magistrate_n nor_o indeed_o of_o so_o much_o as_o ask_v it_o which_o if_o neglect_v in_o such_o a_o case_n will_v quick_o fill_v the_o kingdom_n with_o fornication_n adultery_n and_o a_o spurious_a issue_n many_o thing_n may_v be_v object_v against_o the_o position_n itself_o as_o that_o it_o be_v contrary_a to_o scripture_n which_o assign_v a_o meet_a help_n and_o the_o propagate_a of_o a_o godly_a seed_n as_o the_o chief_a end_n of_o marriage_n gen._n 2._o 18._o 1._o 2._o 8._o mal._n 2._o 15._o whereas_o peace_n and_o delight_n may_v have_v be_v have_v without_o it_o the_o man_n can_v not_o have_v fall_v into_o strife_n when_o there_o be_v no_o other_o human_a creature_n for_o he_o to_o disagree_v with_o and_o he_o have_v the_o perfection_n of_o god_n and_o himself_o and_o all_o the_o beauty_n of_o the_o creation_n to_o delight_v in_o without_o the_o woman_n but_o this_o be_v the_o mischief_n on_o it_o when_o man_n will_v become_v wise_a above_o what_o be_v write_v they_o do_v but_o discover_v their_o own_o folly_n and_o weakness_n then_o again_o for_o indisposition_n to_o be_v a_o cause_n of_o divorce_n be_v unreasonable_a as_o well_o as_o unchristian_a it_o be_v unreasonable_a for_o at_o that_o rate_n sickly_a and_o indisposed_a person_n must_v be_v expose_v to_o unavoidable_a calamity_n and_o the_o hazard_n oâ—…_n be_v neglect_v by_o all_o other_o when_o abandon_v by_o so_o near_o a_o relation_n it_o be_v a_o addition_n unto_o or_o rather_o a_o overwhelm_a they_o with_o grief_n must_v expose_v their_o child_n to_o contempt_n and_o occasion_n fatal_a discord_n in_o family_n betwixt_o child_n of_o different_a mother_n and_o father_n and_o their_o relation_n and_o by_o consequence_n be_v inconsistent_a with_o that_o peace_n and_o profit_n which_o j._n t._n say_v be_v the_o main_a end_n of_o conjugal_a society_n it_o will_v be_v unchristian_a as_o contrary_a to_o our_o saviour_n rule_n of_o do_v as_o we_o will_v be_v do_v by_o and_o of_o make_v any_o other_o cause_n of_o divorce_n but_o adultery_n and_o desertion_n it_o will_v be_v as_o unnatural_a as_o for_o a_o sound_a part_n of_o the_o body_n to_o neglect_v a_o wound_a limb_n see_v the_o scripture_n tell_v we_o that_o a_o man_n and_o his_o wife_n become_v one_o flesh._n contrary_a humour_n be_v yet_o less_o tolerable_a for_o in_o that_o case_n either_o of_o the_o party_n when_o they_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o change_v will_v be_v sure_a to_o be_v cross_a humour_a on_o purpose_n then_o as_o to_o unchangeable_a cause_n in_o nature_n hinder_v the_o end_n of_o conjugal_a society_n they_o be_v soon_o pretend_v than_o determine_v and_o not_o always_o easy_a to_o be_v discover_v as_o to_o the_o mutual_a consent_n i_o have_v already_o say_v that_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o without_o the_o approbation_n of_o the_o church_n and_o civil_a magistrate_n and_o beside_o it_o may_v be_v obtain_v by_o force_n from_o the_o injure_v party_n who_o may_v be_v render_v so_o uneasy_a that_o they_o will_v choose_v rather_o to_o consent_v than_o to_o live_v in_o perpetual_a vexation_n and_o danger_n these_o be_v some_o obvious_a objection_n which_o occur_v to_o i_o immediate_o upon_o read_v what_o j._n t._n call_v mr._n milton_n grand_a position_n as_o to_o his_o own_o i_o think_v they_o unworthy_a of_o a_o reply_n or_o any_o further_a remark_n than_o that_o he_o have_v nothing_o to_o do_v to_o mix_v his_o own_o impertinent_a jargon_n with_o mr._n milton_n life_n but_o it_o be_v natural_a for_o one_o who_o do_v all_o he_o can_v to_o sap_n the_o foundation_n of_o christianity_n to_o be_v a_o patron_n of_o immorality_n he_o know_v how_o grateful_a a_o doctrine_n it_o be_v to_o libertine_n which_o he_o lay_v down_o of_o himself_o p._n 56._o that_o the_o marriage_n covenant_n may_v be_v undo_v when_o the_o person_n find_v thing_n otherwise_o than_o they_o promise_v themselves_o and_o that_o it_o be_v tyranny_n to_o punish_v their_o so_o do_v the_o spark_n of_o the_o town_n will_v no_o doubt_n congratulate_v his_o happy_a invention_n for_o such_o a_o plausible_a way_n of_o change_a wife_n into_o misses_n for_o at_o this_o rate_n when_o any_o distaste_n arise_v betwixt_o they_o and_o their_o wife_n there_o be_v no_o more_o to_o do_v but_o for_o both_o party_n to_o draw_v stake_n as_o he_o word_v it_o and_o leave_v matter_n as_o they_o be_v before_o if_o this_o be_v the_o purity_n of_o the_o 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