ea_fw-la vxor_fw-la seu_fw-la foemina_fw-la ejus_fw-la siebat_fw-la before_o the_o law_n give_v say_v he_o to_o moses_n if_o a_o man_n have_v meet_v a_o woman_n in_o public_a and_o both_o he_o and_o she_o agree_v to_o marry_v he_o lead_v she_o to_o his_o house_n and_o when_o no_o witness_n see_v they_o he_o lie_v with_o she_o in_o private_a and_o so_o she_o be_v thereby_o make_v his_o wife_n or_o which_o be_v the_o same_o his_o woman_n and_o that_o this_o among_o the_o ebrew_o be_v a_o lawful_a marriage_n without_o any_o witness_n or_o ceremony_n as_o well_o after_o as_o before_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n appear_v by_o the_o scripture_n itself_o and_o the_o very_a book_n of_o moses_n of_o which_o take_v the_o text_n in_o order_n as_o follow_v gen._n c._n 2.18_o and_o the_o lord_n god_n say_v it_o be_v not_o good_a that_o the_o man_n shall_v be_v alone_o i_o will_v make_v he_o a_o help_v meet_v for_o he_o gen._n 1.27_o so_o god_n create_v man_n in_o his_o own_o image_n in_o the_o image_n of_o god_n create_v he_o he_o male_a and_o female_a create_v he_o they_o and_o god_n bless_v they_o and_o say_v unto_o they_o be_v fruitful_a and_o multiply_v and_o replenish_v the_o earth_n gen._n 2.24_o a_o man_n shall_v leave_v his_o father_n and_o mother_n and_o cleave_v unto_o his_o female_n and_o they_o two_o shall_v be_v one_o flesh_n gen._n 4.1_o and_o adam_n know_v eve_n his_o female_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 gen._n cap._n 5.1_o this_o be_v the_o book_n of_o the_o generation_n of_o adam_n in_o the_o day_n that_o god_n create_v man_n in_o the_o likeness_n of_o god_n create_v he_o he_o male_a and_o female_a create_v he_o they_o and_o bless_v they_o and_o call_v their_o name_n adam_n in_o the_o day_n that_o they_o be_v create_v and_o adam_n live_v a_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n and_o beget_v a_o son_n in_o his_o own_o likeness_n after_o his_o name_n and_o call_v his_o name_n seth._n gen._n c._n 6.1_o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v when_o man_n begin_v to_o multiply_v on_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o daughter_n be_v bear_v unto_o they_o that_o the_o son_n of_o god_n see_v the_o daughter_n of_o man_n that_o they_o be_v fair_a and_o they_o take_v they_o female_n of_o all_o which_o they_o choose_v and_o verse_n 4._o there_o be_v giant_n in_o the_o earth_n in_o those_o day_n and_o also_o after_o that_o when_o the_o son_n of_o god_n come_v in_o unto_o the_o daughter_n of_o man_n and_o they_o bare_a child_n unto_o they_o the_o same_o become_v mighty_a man_n which_o be_v of_o old_a man_n of_o renown_n of_o this_o vid._n lib._n 2.150_o gen._n 16.3_o and_o sarai_n abraham_n wife_n take_v hagar_n her_o maid_n the_o egyptian_a after_o abram_n have_v dwell_v ten_o year_n in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o give_v she_o to_o her_o husband_n abram_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 and_o verse_n 15._o and_o hagar_n bear_v abram_n a_o son_n and_o abram_n call_v his_o son_n name_n which_o hagar_n bear_v he_o ishmael_n gen._n 38.8_o go_v in_o to_o thy_o brother_n wife_n and_o marry_v she_o exod._n 21.3_o if_o he_o be_v marry_v his_o wife_n must_v go_v out_o with_o he_o numb_a 12.1_o because_o of_o the_o ethiopian_a woman_n he_o have_v marry_v 1_o chron._n 2.21_o and_o afterward_o hezron_n go_v in_o to_o the_o daughter_n of_o machir_n the_o father_n of_o gilead_n who_o he_o marry_v when_o he_o be_v threescore_o year_n old_a and_o she_o bear_v he_o shegub_v isa_n 62.5_o for_o as_o a_o young_a man_n marry_v a_o virgin_n so_o shall_v thy_o child_n marry_v thou_o gen._n 20.3_o as_o translate_v in_o latin_a by_o mr._n selden_n de_fw-fr jur._n nat._n &_o gent._n p._n 573._o god_n come_v to_o abimilech_n in_o a_o dream_n by_o night_n and_o say_v unto_o he_o behold_v thou_o shall_v die_v because_o of_o the_o female_a who_o thou_o have_v take_v for_o her_o male_n have_v lie_v with_o she_o ex._n 22.16_o if_o a_o man_n entice_v a_o maid_n that_o be_v not_o betroth_v and_o lie_v with_o she_o he_o shall_v sure_o endow_v she_o to_o be_v his_o wife_n if_o her_o father_n utter_o refuse_v to_o give_v she_o to_o he_o he_o shall_v pay_v money_n according_a to_o the_o dowry_n of_o virgin_n deut._n 22.28_o if_o a_o man_n find_v a_o damsel_n that_o be_v a_o virgin_n which_o be_v not_o betroth_v and_o lie_v hold_v on_o she_o and_o lie_v with_o she_o and_o they_o be_v find_v then_o the_o man_n that_o lay_v with_o she_o shall_v give_v unto_o thou_o damsel_n father_n fifty_o shekel_n of_o silver_n and_o she_o shall_v be_v his_o wife_n because_o he_o have_v humble_v she_o he_o may_v not_o put_v she_o away_o all_o his_o day_n deut._n 21.13_o concern_v the_o marriage_n of_o a_o captive_a woman_n take_v in_o war_n it_o be_v say_v thou_o shall_v go_v in_o unto_o she_o and_o be_v her_o husband_n and_o she_o shall_v be_v thy_o wife_n mat._n 19.3_o the_o pharisee_n also_o come_v unto_o he_o tempt_v he_o and_o say_v unto_o he_o be_v it_o lawful_a for_o a_o man_n to_o put_v away_o his_o wife_n for_o every_o cause_n and_o he_o answer_v and_o say_v unto_o they_o have_v you_o not_o read_v that_o he_o which_o make_v they_o at_o the_o beginning_n make_v they_o male_a and_o female_a and_o say_v for_o this_o cause_n shall_v a_o man_n leave_v father_n and_o mother_n and_o shall_v cleave_v to_o his_o female_n and_o they_o twain_o shall_v be_v one_o flesh_n wherefore_o they_o be_v no_o more_o twain_o but_o one_o flesh_n what_o therefore_o god_n have_v join_v together_o let_v no_o man_n put_v asunder_o they_o say_v unto_o he_o why_o do_v moses_n then_o command_v to_o give_v a_o write_n of_o divorcement_n and_o put_v she_o away_o he_o say_v to_o they_o moses_n because_o of_o the_o hardness_n of_o your_o heart_n suffer_v you_o to_o put_v away_o your_o wife_n but_o from_o the_o beginning_n it_o be_v not_o so_o deut._n 24.4_o her_o former_a husband_n which_o send_v she_o away_o may_v not_o take_v she_o again_o to_o be_v his_o wife_n after_o she_o be_v defile_v 1_o cor._n 7.28_o if_o thou_o marry_v thou_o have_v not_o sin_v and_o if_o a_o virgin_n marry_v she_o have_v not_o sin_v 1_o tim._n c._n 4.1_o now_o the_o spirit_n speak_v express_o that_o in_o the_o late_a time_n some_o shall_v depart_v from_o the_o faith_n give_v heed_n to_o seduce_a spirit_n and_o doctrine_n of_o devil_n speak_v lie_n in_o hypocrisy_n have_v their_o conscience_n sear_v with_o a_o hot_a iron_n forbid_v to_o marry_v and_o command_v to_o abstain_v from_o meat_n mat._n 19.9_o according_a to_o the_o original_a greek_a be_v whosoever_o shall_v put_v away_o his_o woman_n except_o it_o be_v for_o carnal_a uncleanness_n and_o shall_v marry_v another_o commit_v adultery_n 1_o cor._n c._n 7.2_o to_o avoid_v fornication_n let_v every_o man_n have_v his_o own_o woman_n and_o every_o woman_n have_v she_o own_o man_n let_v the_o man_n render_v unto_o the_o woman_n due_a benevolence_n and_o likewise_o the_o woman_n to_o the_o man_n the_o 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wife_n of_o god_n make_v shall_v by_o he_o be_v call_v though_o he_o false_a translate_v scripture_n for_o it_o concubine_n and_o whore_n and_o a_o whore_n and_o adulteress_n of_o the_o bishop_n make_v shall_v be_v call_v a_o wife_n of_o god_n make_v of_o which_o episcopal_a abuse_n to_o get_v money_n i_o shall_v only_o cite_v one_o practic_n in_o scotland_n and_o after_o some_o other_o in_o england_n craig_n feudorum_fw-la fo._n 230._o say_v memini_n robertum_fw-la magistrum_fw-la de_fw-la semphil_n patrem_fw-la roberti_n nunc_fw-la principem_fw-la illius_fw-la familiae_fw-la cùm_fw-la ex_fw-la concubinatu_fw-la joannae_n hamiltoniae_fw-la hunc_fw-la ipsum_fw-la filium_fw-la suscepisset_fw-la &_o ei_fw-la impensè_fw-la faveret_fw-la in_fw-la articulo_fw-la mortis_fw-la cù_fw-fr sibi_fw-la decedendum_fw-la videret_fw-la ad_fw-la aedem_fw-la sacram_fw-la se_fw-la in_o lecticâ_fw-la deferri_fw-la curaret_fw-la ibique_fw-la nuptiis_fw-la solemniter_fw-la peractis_fw-la cùm_fw-la 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he_o child_n both_o the_o belove_a and_o the_o hate_a yea_o it_o may_v often_o fall_v out_o that_o the_o child_n of_o the_o first_o woman_n may_v be_v first_o bear_v and_o elder_a than_o the_o child_n of_o the_o second_o woman_n yet_o if_o the_o first_o and_o the_o lawful_a man_n have_v a_o elder_a daughter_n and_o the_o second_o and_o unlawful_a woman_n have_v a_o elder_a son_n the_o son_n of_o the_o second_o unlawful_a and_o hate_a woman_n shall_v succeed_v before_o the_o daughter_n of_o the_o first_o lawful_a and_o belove_a woman_n à _fw-la fortiore_fw-la shall_v the_o elder_a son_n if_o bear_v of_o the_o first_o woman_n succeed_v ceremony_n primogeniture_n to_o be_v in_o marriage_n though_o without_o ceremony_n 3._o though_o there_o be_v no_o ceremonial_a but_o only_o the_o moral_a marriage_n yet_o shall_v the_o elder_a son_n of_o the_o moral_a marriage_n inherit_v for_o it_o be_v not_o mention_v nor_o be_v it_o that_o the_o woman_n who_o bring_v forth_o the_o first_o bear_v 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