addenda_fw-la &_o mutanda_fw-la in_o the_o late_a defence_n of_o the_o marriage_n of_o a_o uncle_n with_o his_o niece_n be_v the_o daughter_n of_o the_o half-brother_n by_o the_o father_n side_n by_o the_o author_n of_o that_o defence_n london_n print_v anno_fw-la dom._n 1686._o addenda_fw-la &_o mutanda_fw-la in_o the_o late_a defence_n of_o the_o marriage_n of_o a_o uncle_n with_o his_o niece_n â—eing_v the_o daughter_n of_o the_o half-brother_n by_o the_o father_n side_n page_n 20._o and_o they_o take_v no_o manner_n of_o notice_n under_o the_o second_o of_o these_o head_n of_o the_o marriage_n of_o the_o uncle_n with_o his_o brother_n or_o sister_n daughter_n this_o i_o confess_v be_v not_o very_o agreeable_a to_o what_o i_o have_v write_v in_o my_o resolution_n of_o three_o matrimonial_a case_n p._n 3._o where_o to_o prove_v that_o a_o parity_n of_o reason_n ought_v to_o be_v allow_v in_o matrimonial_a prohibition_n i_o appeal_v to_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o i_o 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tremellius_n a_o convert_a jew_n p._n 42._o this_o be_v not_o at_o first_o deny_v to_o clergyman_n themselves_o this_o be_v thus_o far_o true_a that_o be_v marry_v before_o hand_n do_v not_o hinder_v a_o man_n from_o enter_v into_o holy_a order_n but_o after_o he_o be_v once_o enter_v he_o can_v not_o marry_v though_o i_o confess_v i_o do_v not_o consider_v this_o when_o i_o write_v this_o paragraph_n but_o this_o be_v a_o observation_n though_o natural_a from_o the_o premise_n yet_o foreign_a to_o our_o purpose_n and_o it_o be_v no_o matter_n as_o to_o this_o particular_a business_n whether_o it_o be_v true_a or_o no._n p._n 48._o that_o marriage_n can_v be_v divorce_v by_o virtue_n of_o any_o law_n which_o be_v neither_o express_o forbid_v in_o itself_o nor_o stand_v in_o the_o same_o rational_a parity_n with_o that_o which_o be_v this_o be_v no_o more_o than_o what_o my_o l._n c._n j._n vaughan_n say_v in_o the_o case_n already_o mention_v p._n 209._o if_o marriage_n neither_o 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