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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o lord_n i.e._n in_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n with_o a_o eye_n to_o his_o ordinance_n and_o in_o the_o lord_n i.e._n in_o what_o shall_v be_v require_v from_o god_n and_o for_o god_n not_o against_o he_o this_o be_v the_o common_a boundary_a which_o bound_n and_o limit_n subject_n obedience_n to_o their_o prince_n child_n to_o their_o parent_n servant_n to_o their_o master_n and_o so_o wife_n to_o their_o husband_n shall_v any_o of_o they_o command_v any_o thing_n against_o god_n now_o the_o rule_n hold_v better_o obey_v god_n then_o man_n q._n but_o what_o if_o it_o be_v against_o conscience_n conscience_n but_o what_o if_o it_o be_v against_o conscience_n ans_fw-fr conscience_n must_v be_v direct_v and_o regulate_v by_o the_o word_n otherwise_o it_o be_v not_o conscience_n but_o will_n which_o too_o often_o be_v mistake_v for_o conscience_n or_o at_o the_o best_a a_o erroneous_a conscience_n which_o must_v rather_o be_v rectify_v then_o satisfy_v in_o such_o case_n where_o the_o evidence_n be_v not_o clear_a the_o safe_a course_n be_v to_o submit_v to_o this_o ordinance_n which_o i_o be_o sure_a be_v clear_a viz._n that_o woman_n shall_v be_v in_o subjection_n to_o their_o own_o husband_n either_o in_o do_v what_o they_o require_v or_o at_o least_o in_o not_o do_v what_o they_o forbid_v i_o may_v here_o instance_n in_o some_o particular_a case_n such_o as_o the_o scruple_n of_o the_o time_n bring_v to_o hand_n i_o shall_v only_o single_a out_o one_o and_o that_o i_o will_v but_o touch_v upon_o viz._n the_o woman_n forsake_v of_o that_o church_n whereof_o her_o husband_n be_v a_o member_n consent_n whether_o a_o woman_n may_v forsake_v the_o church_n whereof_o her_o husband_n be_v a_o member_n it_o be_v a_o true_a church_n and_o join_v herself_o to_o another_o without_o his_o consent_n and_o join_v herself_o by_o covenant_n to_o some_o other_o and_o that_o without_o his_o consent_n if_o not_o against_o his_o will_n in_o this_o case_n it_o must_v be_v acknowledge_v that_o can_v it_o be_v make_v good_a by_o clear_a evidence_n that_o that_o church_n from_o which_o this_o departure_n be_v make_v be_v no_o true_a church_n but_o antichristian_a now_o there_o may_v be_v some_o plea_n for_o this_o their_o separation_n but_o this_o be_v grant_v that_o that_o church_n be_v a_o true_a church_n such_o a_o church_n as_o wherein_o salvation_n may_v be_v have_v in_o a_o ordinary_a way_n though_o possible_o not_o so_o perfect_a as_o some_o other_o may_v be_v conceive_v to_o be_v now_o in_o this_o case_n for_o the_o wife_n to_o desert_n that_o church_n and_o to_o join_v herself_o to_o another_o so_o as_o they_o who_o lie_v in_o the_o same_o bed_n and_o in_o the_o eye_n both_o of_o god_n law_n and_o