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o_o rest_v not_o be_v not_o satisfy_v without_o it_o ply_v it_o hard_o at_o the_o thronâ—_n of_o grace_n continue_v instant_a in_o prayerâ—_n and_o take_v no_o denial_n from_o god_n and_o thoâ—_n will_v speed_v in_o great_a likelihood_n 3._o the_o remedy_n of_o god_n appointment_n be_v to_o marry_o and_o live_v honest_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v deny_v but_o that_o several_a have_v be_v reclaim_v by_o this_o mean_n and_o never_o return_v again_o unto_o folly_n and_o herein_o let_v they_o be_v sure_a to_o make_v choice_n of_o such_o a_o wife_n oâ—_n such_o a_o husband_n as_o they_o can_v hearty_o love_v above_o any_o other_o that_o so_o the_o passionate_a oâ—_n at_o least_o real_a and_o most_o unfeigned_a love_v which_o they_o bear_v to_o their_o own_o wife_n and_o husband_n may_v engage_v they_o the_o more_o â—werfully_o against_o their_o former_a course_n â—d_a forsake_v all_o other_o as_o in_o the_o office_n â—_o matrimony_n the_o man_n to_o keep_v only_o to_o â—_o wife_n and_o the_o wife_n only_o to_o her_o husâ—nd_n so_o long_o as_o they_o both_o shall_v live_v we_o â—nnot_v find_v in_o our_o heart_n to_o wrong_v the_o â—rsons_n that_o we_o dear_o love_v and_o if_o a_o â—ife_n be_v belove_v according_a to_o that_o â—_z and_o relation_n which_o she_o have_v by_o marage_n her_o love_n will_v so_o rule_v and_o over-rule_v â—_o other_o that_o the_o heart_n of_o her_o husband_n â—ll_v not_o depart_v from_o she_o as_o king_n charlesâ—_n â—_z one_a in_o his_o last_o word_n send_v from_o he_o to_o â—_o queen_n bid_v they_o tell_v she_o that_o his_o ought_z have_v never_o stray_v from_o she_o and_o â—s_n can_v proceed_v from_o no_o other_o princiâ—_n but_o that_o conjugal_a love_n which_o he_o bear_v â—er_o in_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n the_o ancient_a church_n be_v too_o inclinaâ—_n to_o offend_v against_o marriage_n by_o bind_v ople_n overmuch_o from_o it_o tie_v they_o up_o â—_o strict_o to_o a_o single_a life_n which_o inâ—d_v in_o those_o time_n of_o the_o 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