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husband_n 〈…〉_o matt._n 〈…〉_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n say_v that_o if_o any_o man_n forsake_v his_o wife_n except_o it_o be_v for_o fornication_n he_o be_v a_o adulterer_n and_o he_o make_v his_o wife_n a_o adultress_n also_o he_o except_v forcation_n now_o when_o he_o say_v that_o the_o man_n be_v a_o adulterer_n it_o be_v because_o he_o have_v break_v wedlock_n for_o if_o he_o separate_v himself_o from_o his_o wife_n although_o he_o play_v not_o the_o adulterer_n otherwise_o yet_o see_v he_o have_v falsify_v the_o faith_n which_o he_o once_o plight_v he_o be_v convict_v of_o adultery_n the_o reason_n be_v because_o it_o be_v the_o law_n of_o marriage_n that_o when_o a_o man_n join_v himself_o unto_o a_o wife_n he_o take_v she_o for_o his_o companion_n to_o live_v &_o to_o die_v withal_o if_o the_o nature_n of_o wedlock_n be_v such_o that_o the_o man_n and_o the_o wife_n be_v contract_v together_o to_o the_o end_n to_o live_v &_o to_o die_v together_o &_o that_o y_o e_o man_n shall_v be_v the_o head_n &_o the_o woman_n y_fw-fr e_o body_n the_o man_n have_v now_o but_o the_o half_a part_n of_o his_o own_o person_n and_o can_v no_o more_o separate_v himself_o from_o his_o wife_n than_o cut_v himself_o into_o two_o piece_n and_o y_o it_o be_v as_o i_o tell_v you_o against_o nature_n now_o he_o make_v his_o wife_n also_o a_o adultress_n for_o although_o the_o wife_n have_v liberty_n to_o take_v unto_o her_o a_o new_a party_n according_a unto_o civil_a order_n yet_o as_o touch_v god_n she_o ought_v to_o take_v no_o other_o but_o to_o remain_v a_o widow_n for_o if_o she_o go_v and_o marry_v herself_o again_o she_o be_v a_o adultress_n â—â—_o 1._o cor._n 7._o â—â—_o and_o that_o be_v y_fw-fr e_o cause_n why_o s._n paul_n also_o say_v expresâ—e_n that_o if_o a_o woman_n be_v separate_v from_o her_o husband_n not_o for_o adultery_n for_o he_o mean_v not_o so_o but_o because_o the_o husband_n can_v brook_v his_o wife_n she_o shall_v remain_v a_o widow_n or_o reconcile_v herself_o say_v he_o unto_o her_o husband_n you_o see_v what_o the_o remedy_n be_v which_o saint_n paul_n give_v and_o it_o be_v no_o new_a remedy_n which_o appertain_v to_o christian_n as_o touch_v conscience_n it_o have_v ever_o be_v for_o s._n paul_n add_v nothing_o unto_o the_o law_n of_o god_n nor_o to_o that_o rule_n which_o be_v common_a unto_o all_o the_o child_n of_o god_n but_o although_o the_o jew_n have_v that_o custom_n because_o of_o y_fw-fr e_o hardness_n of_o their_o heart_n yet_o nevertheless_o if_o a_o woman_n be_v put_v away_o from_o her_o husband_n she_o ought_v rather_o to_o remain_v a_o widow_n or_o to_o reconcile_v herself_o unto_o her_o husband_n than_o to_o marry_v again_o for_o otherwise_o she_o fail_v not_o to_o be_v defile_v as_o we_o see_v by_o this_o place_n and_o that_o be_v a_o abomination_n before_o god._n and_o if_o she_o have_v patient_o wait_v to_o enter_v into_o favour_n and_o to_o he_o couple_v again_o to_o her_o first_o husband_n she_o have_v not_o be_v a_o adultress_n now_o as_o touch_v the_o man_n he_o commit_v double_a adultery_n by_o divorse_v his_o wife_n in_o this_o order_n for_o for_o his_o own_o part_n see_v he_o have_v break_v wedlock_n he_o be_v a_o adulterer_n and_o again_o he_o cast_v off_o his_o wife_n as_o if_o he_o will_v put_v she_o into_o the_o stew_n he_o make_v she_o a_o harlot_n by_o give_v of_o her_o leave_n to_o take_v a_o new_a make_v for_o that_o be_v against_o god_n institution_n it_o be_v against_o the_o order_n of_o marriage_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v keep_v without_o any_o gaynsay_n now_o hereby_o we_o be_v teach_v that_o man_n ought_v to_o bear_v with_o their_o wife_n and_o although_o they_o have_v some_o vice_n and_o some_o stain_n in_o they_o notwithstanding_o when_o they_o seek_v to_o correct_v they_o they_o ought_v to_o use_v all_o gentleness_n for_o why_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o for_o a_o man_n to_o keep_v his_o wife_n in_o his_o house_n and_o say_v well_o i_o can_v drive_v thou_o out_o tarry_v here_o therefore_o and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n he_o groin_n at_o she_o he_o spurn_v she_o he_o bear_v she_o he_o vex_v she_o and_o he_o vouchsafe_v not_o to_o do_v the_o office_n and_o duty_n of_o a_o husband_n towards_o she_o if_o a_o man_n keep_v his_o wife_n by_o he_o in_o such_o order_n it_o be_v much_o better_o he_o be_v divorce_v from_o she_o and_o that_o she_o live_v in_o peace_n in_o some_o little_a corner_n or_o other_o where_o she_o shall_v not_o so_o languish_v and_o pine_v away_o in_o sorrow_n all_o the_o day_n of_o her_o life_n and_o we_o see_v in_o what_o sort_n our_o lord_n speak_v hereof_o by_o his_o prophet_n
malachi_n when_o he_o treat_v of_o the_o matter_n of_o have_v more_o wife_n than_o one_o â—â—_o if_o thy_o wife_n please_v thou_o not_o put_v she_o away_o rather_o than_o join_v thyself_o with_o many_o not_o that_o he_o give_v a_o man_n leave_v to_o put_v away_o his_o wife_n but_o he_o say_v it_o be_v better_o for_o a_o man_n to_o put_v away_o his_o wife_n than_o to_o keep_v she_o so_o with_o grief_n and_o sorrow_n and_o he_o make_v a_o comparison_n betwixt_o two_o evilles_n of_o which_o a_o man_n ought_v to_o shun_v the_o worst_a you_o shall_v have_v some_o man_n keep_v his_o poor_a wife_n but_o it_o shall_v be_v for_o no_o other_o end_n but_o to_o brawl_v with_o she_o and_o to_o molest_v and_o vex_v she_o with_o all_o the_o disquietinge_n in_o the_o world_n now_o there_o be_v no_o reason_n to_o the_o contrary_a but_o that_o a_o poor_a creature_n shall_v at_o the_o least_o have_v peace_n and_o quietness_n so_o then_o as_o i_o have_v tell_v you_o let_v this_o place_n of_o the_o prophet_n serve_v to_o show_v we_o whereunto_o we_o be_v bind_v that_o be_v that_o a_o man_n put_v not_o away_o his_o wife_n by_o divorce_a of_o she_o but_o when_o we_o be_v command_v every_o man_n to_o keep_v his_o wife_n except_o it_o be_v for_o adultery_n it_o be_v all_o one_o as_o if_o it_o be_v say_v that_o a_o man_n must_v be_v gentle_a towards_o his_o wife_n and_o love_v she_o as_o his_o own_o flesh_n as_o saint_n paul_n warn_v we_o in_o another_o place_n in_o the_o five_o to_o the_o ephesian_n and_o if_o there_o be_v vice_n in_o she_o he_o must_v bear_v with_o they_o in_o such_o sort_n as_o there_o may_v be_v peace_n and_o concord_n maintain_v in_o the_o household_n if_o man_n understand_v that_o they_o be_v such_o debtor_n unto_o their_o wife_n that_o be_v to_o say_v that_o marriage_n require_v a_o peaceable_a kind_n of_o life_n between_o man_n and_o wife_n so_o as_o if_o there_o be_v any_o thing_n amiss_o yet_o they_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v over_o froward_a therefore_o but_o quiet_a and_o patient_a we_o shall_v see_v a_o other_o manner_n of_o blessing_n in_o all_o house_n and_o family_n than_o we_o do_v now_o see_v but_o nowadays_o the_o most_o part_n of_o husband_n and_o wife_n be_v like_o dog_n and_o cat_n for_o they_o have_v no_o such_o regard_n of_o their_o duty_n that_o if_o a_o man_n be_v vex_v of_o his_o wife_n he_o will_v call_v upon_o god_n and_o desire_v his_o holy_a spirit_n to_o repress_v his_o affection_n but_o he_o fall_v rather_o into_o worse_a and_o worse_o if_o a_o man_n espy_v any_o spot_n of_o wickedness_n he_o defi_v his_o wife_n by_o and_o by_o thereupon_o and_o cast_v she_o off_o the_o devil_n be_v a_o stickler_n between_o both_o and_o like_o a_o wily_a pie_n in_o this_o behalf_n he_o know_v well_o enough_o how_o to_o find_v occasion_n and_o mean_n to_o sever_v that_o asunder_o which_o god_n have_v couple_v together_o but_o nevertheless_o we_o see_v what_o a_o lesson_n be_v give_v we_o by_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n to_o wit_n that_o because_o the_o husband_n be_v not_o at_o liberty_n to_o put_v away_o his_o wife_n for_o any_o cause_n but_o for_o fornication_n he_o must_v moderate_v himself_o and_o that_o albeit_o his_o wife_n be_v not_o altogether_o perfect_a but_o have_v her_o infirmity_n yet_o he_o must_v seek_v to_o amend_v they_o by_o gentleness_n and_o howsoever_o he_o fare_v he_o must_v take_v heed_n that_o he_o show_v himself_o gentle_a and_o nourish_v peace_n and_o concord_n with_o his_o wife_n and_o heereuppon_o let_v woman_n on_o their_o part_n bethink_v themselves_o to_o acknowledge_v the_o favour_n which_o god_n show_v they_o and_o to_o magnify_v he_o for_o it_o see_v god_n have_v vouchsafe_v they_o such_o honour_n as_o to_o join_v they_o to_o their_o husband_n who_o be_v their_o head_n let_v they_o not_o perk_v up_o above_o they_o but_o let_v they_o enforce_v themselves_o so_o much_o the_o more_o to_o take_v pain_n in_o the_o thing_n which_o be_v appoint_v they_o to_o serve_v their_o husband_n in_o and_o let_v they_o have_v this_o consideration_n to_o say_v behold_v the_o husband_n be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o head_n of_o mankind_n and_o woman_n be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o body_n now_o since_o god_n have_v join_v i_o unto_o a_o husband_n to_o be_v his_o aid_n and_o companion_n i_o must_v endeavour_n to_o please_v my_o husband_n in_o such_o wise_a that_o he_o have_v no_o cause_n to_o be_v grieve_v by_o i_o he_o be_v to_o bear_v with_o i_o as_o god_n have_v command_v he_o and_o see_v god_n have_v such_o a_o care_n of_o i_o ought_v i_o not_o to_o have_v the_o more_o heedful_a eye_n to_o govern_v myself_o so_o as_o i_o be_v not_o a_o torment_n and_o vexation_n unto_o my_o husband_n and_o if_o there_o be_v in_o i_o any_o evil_a quality_n let_v i_o be_v the_o first_o myself_o to_o correct_v it_o and_o to_o fight_v so_o against_o it_o that_o i_o be_v not_o force_v and_o constrain_v otherwise_o to_o reform_v myself_o but_o let_v i_o of_o my_o own_o goodwill_n seek_v to_o please_v my_o husband_n that_o there_o may_v be_v peace_n and_o quietness_n among_o we_o and_o not_o brawl_v &_o fight_v as_o it_o be_v between_o devil_n you_o see_v in_o what_o sort_n every_o man_n ought_v to_o have_v a_o eye_n unto_o his_o dewtie_n when_o our_o god_n speak_v of_o the_o pure_a conjunction_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v in_o marriage_n &_o show_v that_o as_o touch_v man_n it_o be_v by_o no_o mean_n to_o be_v break_v but_o now_o let_v we_o pass_v far_o in_o this_o matter_n pursue_v that_o which_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n say_v when_o he_o be_v ask_v 19.8_o matt._n 19.8_o and_o why_o then_o do_v moses_n permit_v that_o bill_n of_o divorcement_n he_o do_v it_o say_v he_o because_o of_o the_o hardness_n of_o your_o heart_n but_o it_o be_v not_o so_o in_o the_o beginning_n this_o be_v rehearse_v in_o the_o nineteenth_o chapter_n of_o saint_n matthew_n now_o note_v for_o one_o point_n that_o our_o lord_n upbraid_v the_o jew_n with_o the_o hardness_n of_o their_o heart_n and_o that_o be_v to_o the_o intent_n we_o shall_v learn_v to_o condemn_v ourselves_o if_o civil_a order_n be_v not_o so_o perfect_a among_o we_o as_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v when_o we_o see_v that_o the_o church_n of_o god_n may_v be_v find_v faulty_a in_o many_o thing_n when_o we_o be_v not_o reform_v according_a to_o the_o order_n and_o practice_v of_o the_o apostle_n when_o we_o keep_v not_o that_o pureness_n which_o be_v in_o the_o primative_a church_n when_o we_o see_v how_o we_o offend_v in_o these_o point_n let_v every_o one_o of_o we_o sigh_v for_o sorrow_n and_o examine_v ourselves_o say_v alas_o we_o ought_v to_o have_v this_o thing_n we_o ought_v to_o have_v that_o but_o we_o be_v far_o from_o have_v of_o they_o we_o see_v what_o order_n have_v be_v heretofore_o first_o as_o touch_v the_o alm_n of_o the_o church_n there_o be_v deacon_n in_o that_o behalf_n we_o see_v how_o liberal_a every_o man_n show_v himself_o so_o as_o there_o be_v no_o necessity_n there_o be_v but_o one_o mind_n and_o one_o affection_n so_o as_o the_o faithful_a be_v but_o one_o we_o see_v also_o touch_v the_o supper_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n that_o it_o be_v administer_v in_o such_o wise_a that_o if_o there_o be_v any_o man_n of_o a_o loose_a and_o dissolute_a life_n he_o be_v put_v from_o it_o and_o excommunication_n be_v of_o a_o other_o force_n than_o it_o be_v &_o man_n use_v it_o after_o a_o other_o fashion_n than_o they_o do_v nowadays_o and_o likewise_o as_o touch_v baptism_n it_o be_v minister_v with_o such_o reverence_n that_o every_o man_n be_v attentive_a unto_o it_o the_o congregation_n be_v assemble_v together_o as_o if_o one_o be_v to_o receive_v a_o holy_a freedomship_n as_o in_o very_a deed_n it_o be_v but_o among_o we_o none_o of_o these_o thing_n ere_o so_o as_o they_o shall_v be_v after_o the_o state_n of_o civil_a government_n fault_n be_v not_o half_o punish_v therein_o and_o if_o there_o be_v any_o punishment_n they_o be_v but_o play_v and_o pastime_n as_o a_o man_n may_v say_v what_o ought_v we_o to_o call_v to_o mind_n hereupon_o when_o we_o see_v that_o both_o general_o and_o particular_o thing_n be_v not_o so_o well_o order_v as_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v sure_o every_o man_n ought_v to_o consider_v and_o to_o say_v alas_o it_o be_v because_o of_o the_o hardness_n of_o our_o heart_n that_o we_o can_v have_v no_o such_o order_n as_o aught_o to_o be_v among_o the_o child_n of_o god_n that_o thing_n be_v so_o waste_v and_o that_o no_o remedy_n can_v be_v have_v in_o this_o behalf_n what_o be_v the_o cause_n hereof_o to_o who_o
must_v the_o fault_n hereof_o be_v impute_v to_o all_o of_o us._n for_o we_o have_v a_o hard_a heart_n whereas_o if_o we_o be_v so_o pliable_a to_o be_v teach_v as_o that_o we_o can_v suffer_v ourselves_o to_o be_v govern_v according_a to_o that_o which_o god_n command_v we_o law_n shall_v be_v better_o observe_v magistrate_n shall_v not_o be_v so_o hinder_v nor_o find_v it_o such_o a_o hardness_n to_o do_v their_o duty_n we_o shall_v see_v especial_o the_o church_n of_o god_n wherein_o now_o many_o shameful_a thing_n be_v better_a order_v and_o therefore_o in_o stead_n of_o this_o that_o hypocrite_n cloak_n themselves_o with_o this_o shroud_a sheet_n to_o say_v what_o man_n find_v no_o fault_n with_o i_o and_o do_v any_o think_v that_o i_o be_o culpable_a before_o god_n in_o place_n of_o this_o say_v i_o let_v we_o learn_v to_o confess_v that_o ourselves_o be_v the_o cause_n why_o thing_n be_v not_o so_o well_o order_v as_o they_o shall_v be_v it_o proceed_v from_o the_o hardness_n of_o our_o heart_n which_o can_v be_v make_v pliable_a by_o no_o mean_n now_o we_o must_v far_o note_v how_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n lead_v we_o to_o the_o first_o institution_n of_o god_n to_o show_v what_o be_v the_o true_a nature_n and_o condition_n of_o marriage_n it_o be_v not_o so_o say_v he_o in_o the_o beginning_n hereby_o he_o declare_v that_o as_o god_n create_v man_n and_o woman_n and_o be_v himself_o the_o author_n of_o marriage_n so_o he_o deliver_v a_o law_n wherein_o nothing_o must_v be_v change_v and_o as_o soon_o as_o man_n swerve_v from_o it_o what_o excuse_v soever_o they_o take_v what_o colour_n soever_o they_o have_v as_o touch_v man_n yet_o fail_v they_o not_o to_o forge_v a_o thing_n contrary_n unto_o the_o institution_n of_o god_n which_o ought_v to_o suffice_v us._n and_o therefore_o if_o husband_n and_o wife_n will_v discharge_v themselves_o of_o their_o dewtie_n they_o must_v look_v far_o than_o that_o which_o be_v before_o their_o eye_n for_o thing_n 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