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continual_o with_o a_o desire_n of_o make_v it_o the_o most_o ample_a the_o most_o magnisicent_a and_o the_o most_o perfect_a he_o can_v possible_o thus_o see_v the_o soul_n of_o j._n c._n have_v not_o a_o infinite_a capacity_n and_o yet_o desire_v to_o give_v infinite_a beauty_n and_o ornament_n to_o his_o church_n we_o have_v all_o the_o reason_n to_o believe_v that_o there_o be_v a_o continual_a succession_n of_o thought_n and_o desire_n in_o his_o soul_n in_o respect_n of_o his_o mystical_a body_n which_o he_o continual_o form_n x._o now_o these_o continual_a desire_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o jesus_n which_o sanctify_v the_o church_n and_o render_v it_o worthy_a of_o the_o majesty_n of_o his_o father_n
son_n moses_n in_o the_o second_o chapter_n of_o genesis_n thus_o relate_v the_o marriage_n of_o the_o first_o man_n the_o great_a lord_n god_n cause_v a_o deep_a sleep_n to_o fall_v upon_o adam_n and_o he_o sleep_v and_o he_o take_v one_o of_o his_o rib_n and_o close_v up_o the_o flesh_n instead_o thereof_o and_o the_o rib_n which_o the_o lord_n god_n have_v take_v from_o man_n make_v he_o a_o woman_n and_o bring_v she_o unto_o the_o man._n and_o adam_n say_v this_o be_v now_o bone_n of_o my_o bone_n and_o flesh_n of_o my_o flesh_n she_o shall_v be_v call_v woman_n because_o she_o be_v take_v out_o of_o man._n therefore_o shall_v a_o man_n leave_v his_o father_n and_o his_o mother_n and_o cleave_v unto_o his_o wife_n and_o they_o shall_v be_v one_o flesh_n st._n paul_n assure_v we_o that_o this_o carnal_a marriage_n be_v a_o great_a mystery_n that_o it_o be_v the_o figure_n of_o the_o spiritual_a marriage_n of_o j._n c._n with_o his_o church_n and_o also_o that_o marry_a person_n 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and_o without_o blemish_n so_o ought_v man_n to_o love_v their_o wife_n as_o their_o own_o body_n he_o that_o love_v his_o wife_n love_v himself_o for_o no_o man_n ever_o yet_o hate_v his_o own_o flesh_n but_o nourish_v and_o cherish_v it_o even_o as_o the_o lord_n the_o church_n for_o we_o be_v member_n of_o his_o body_n of_o his_o flesh_n and_o of_o his_o bone_n for_o this_o cause_n shall_v a_o man_n leave_v his_o father_n and_o mother_n and_o shall_v be_v join_v unto_o his_o wife_n and_o they_o two_o shall_v be_v one_o flesh_n this_o be_v a_o great_a mystery_n but_o i_o speak_v concern_v christ_n and_o the_o church_n we_o be_v the_o member_n of_o the_o body_n of_o j._n c._n form_v of_o his_o flesh_n and_o of_o his_o bone_n as_o eve_n be_v of_o adam_n the_o man_n shall_v leave_v father_n and_o mother_n and_o be_v join_v to_o his_o wife_n and_o with_o she_o shall_v make_v but_o one_o body_n this_o be_v a_o great_a mystery_n and_o i_o explain_v it_o of_o j._n c._n and_o his_o church_n 〈◊〉_d church_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sacramentum_fw-la hoc_fw-la magnum_fw-la est_fw-la ego_fw-la autem_fw-la dico_fw-la in_o christo_fw-la &_o in_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la the_o letter_n which_o kill_v because_o it_o do_v not_o raise_v the_o mind_n up_o towards_o he_o who_o only_o give_v life_n apply_v that_o sole_o to_o the_o first_o adam_n which_o be_v say_v chief_o to_o figure_v the_o second_o but_o st._n paul_n inspire_v with_o the_o same_o spirit_n that_o moses_n be_v clear_o explain_v the_o mystery_n which_o the_o other_o have_v only_o dark_o propose_v he_o assure_v we_o that_o what_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v write_v of_o the_o first_o man_n and_o the_o first_o woman_n aught_o to_o be_v understand_v of_o j._n c._n and_o his_o church_n the_o first_o marriage_n be_v a_o great_a secret_n for_o it_o figure_v the_o great_a of_o our_o mystery_n the_o eternal_a covenant_n betwixt_o j._n c._n and_o his_o church_n a_o secret_a hide_v in_o god_n from_o all_o eternity_n and_o reveal_v to_o man_n in_o the_o fullness_n of_o time_n this_o be_v the_o mystery_n which_o have_v be_v hide_v from_o age_n and_o generation_n but_o be_v now_o make_v manifest_a to_o his_o saint_n to_o who_o god_n will_v make_v know_v what_o be_v the_o riches_n of_o the_o glory_n of_o this_o mystery_n among_o the_o gentile_n which_o be_v christ_n in_o you_o the_o hope_n of_o glory_n col._n i._n 26_o 27._o i_o confess_v that_o ordinary_a marriage_n be_v indissoluble_a that_o marry_v person_n leave_v their_o father_n and_o mother_n and_o make_v together_o one_o strict_a society_n and_o one_o body_n but_o these_o word_n of_o the_o first_o man_n wherefore_o man_n shall_v leave_v father_n and_o mother_n may_v be_v apply_v to_o they_o for_o j._n c._n prove_v by_o the_o same_o word_n that_o the_o husband_n ought_v not_o to_o forsake_v his_o wife_n because_o it_o be_v god_n who_o have_v join_v they_o together_o but_o i_o maintain_v that_o god_n have_v join_v they_o to_o figure_v the_o great_a of_o our_o 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