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consideration_n of_o the_o different_a punishment_n appoint_v in_o the_o twenty_o of_o leviticus_fw-la against_o those_o who_o transgress_v in_o marriage_n the_o different_a degree_n prohibit_v in_o the_o eighteen_o of_o leviticus_fw-la thus_o for_o example_n we_o there_o find_v that_o marriage_n contract_v in_o the_o first_o degree_n of_o affinity_n in_o the_o right_a line_n god_n punish_v with_o death_n and_o compare_v it_o with_o adultery_n and_o sodomy_n which_o be_v manifest_o against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n the_o same_o punishment_n of_o death_n be_v there_o appoint_v for_o such_o as_o marye_n in_o the_o first_o degree_n of_o consanguinity_n in_o a_o collateral_a line_n as_o when_o the_o brother_n marri_v the_o sister_n but_o now_o in_o the_o second_o degree_n of_o consanguinity_n in_o the_o collateral_a line_n as_o when_o the_o nephew_n marri_v his_o father_n sister_n or_o the_o mother_n sister_n this_o marriage_n be_v punish_v with_o a_o less_o and_o more_o gentle_a punishment_n in_o like_a sort_n marriage_n in_o the_o first_o degree_n of_o affinity_n in_o the_o collateral_a line_n as_o when_o one_o marri_v the_o wife_n of_o his_o brother_n be_v dead_a and_o in_o the_o second_o degree_n to_o wit_n when_o the_o nephew_n marri_v the_o wife_n of_o his_o uncle_n be_v not_o punish_v with_o death_n of_o the_o party_n so_o contract_v but_o only_o with_o privation_n of_o child_n that_o be_v that_o the_o child_n beget_v in_o such_o a_o marriage_n shall_v not_o be_v asâ—rybed_n or_o repute_v the_o child_n of_o their_o say_a patent_n now_o this_o punishment_n evident_o show_v that_o these_o mariadge_n be_v not_o prohibit_v by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n since_o the_o light_n of_o natural_a reason_n do_v not_o dictate_v to_o all_o man_n that_o the_o former_a chastisement_n be_v a_o just_a punishment_n of_o the_o foresay_a kind_n of_o marriage_n second_o the_o former_a proposition_n or_o sentence_n be_v thus_o prove_v if_o all_o the_o precept_n of_o leviticus_fw-la touch_v the_o degree_n of_o marriage_n be_v ordain_v by_o the_o