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if_o you_o consider_v they_o be_v as_o well_o caution_v from_o make_v any_o other_o covenant_n with_o they_o as_o the_o covenant_n of_o marriage_n see_v again_o the_o same_o three_o text_n exodus_fw-la 34.12_o take_v heed_n to_o thyself_o lest_o thou_o make_v a_o covenant_n with_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o land_n and_o in_o vers_n 15._o take_v heed_n to_o thyself_o lest_o thou_o make_v a_o covenant_n with_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o land_n so_o that_o to_o hire_v a_o house_n or_o to_o purchase_v a_o vineyard_n of_o a_o canaanite_n be_v as_o great_a a_o breach_n of_o this_o law_n as_o to_o marry_v his_o daughter_n nay_o to_o spare_v his_o life_n or_o the_o life_n of_o his_o wife_n child_n or_o his_o cattle_n be_v altogether_o contrary_a to_o this_o law_n see_v deut._n 20.16_o 17._o which_o only_o respect_v those_o seven_o nation_n three_o you_o mistake_v the_o people_n as_o well_o as_o the_o thing_n and_o conclude_v that_o israel_n be_v forbid_v to_o marry_v with_o all_o 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3._o and_o in_o vers_n 7._o thou_o shall_v not_o abhor_v a_o edomite_n for_o he_o be_v thy_o brother_n thou_o shall_v not_o abhor_v a_o egyptian_a because_o thou_o be_v a_o stranger_n in_o his_o land_n four_o there_o be_v great_a reason_n why_o the_o jew_n shall_v make_v no_o covenant_n with_o those_o people_n of_o the_o seven_o nation_n and_o that_o out_o of_o state-policy_n as_o well_o as_o religion_n for_o have_v the_o jew_n make_v covenant_n and_o contract_n and_o term_n of_o peace_n with_o they_o and_o more_o especial_o the_o contract_n of_o marriage_n it_o will_v not_o only_o have_v endanger_v the_o jew_n apostasy_n but_o hinder_v and_o prevent_v the_o design_n of_o god_n almighty_n so_o far_o as_o man_n can_v have_v be_v a_o instrument_n for_o first_o it_o will_v have_v abate_v the_o courage_n and_o resolution_n of_o the_o jew_n in_o pursue_v the_o conquest_n of_o those_o nation_n every_o marriage_n will_v have_v beget_v divers_a covenant_n and_o contract_n contrary_a to_o the_o 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