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his_o female_n a._n by_o this_o god_n do_v the_o second_o time_n confirm_v marriage_n for_o he_o have_v ordain_v it_o in_o paradise_n and_o confirm_v it_o now_o which_o to_o prohibit_v be_v impious_a christ_n do_v honour_v it_o with_o his_o first_o miracle_n it_o be_v that_o type_n of_o that_o union_n between_o christ_n and_o his_o church_n it_o be_v the_o mean_n to_o propagate_v mankind_n and_o enlarge_v the_o church_n and_o a_o remedy_n against_o fornication_n etc._n etc._n therefore_o as_o here_o every_o male_n have_v his_o female_n so_o every_o man_n must_v have_v his_o wife_n q._n why_o do_v god_n give_v to_o no_o yet_o 7._o day_n a._n not_o that_o mathusalem_n shall_v be_v honourable_a bury_v and_o mourn_v for_o seven_o day_n as_o the_o jew_n do_v babble_n but_o first_o that_o no_o now_o may_v make_v all_o thing_n the_o soon_o ready_a know_v the_o certain_a day_n of_o the_o flood_n second_o to_o show_v how_o unwilling_a god_n be_v yet_o to_o destroy_v the_o world_n if_o they_o 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they_o be_v call_v sinner_n not_o as_o though_o they_o only_o be_v sinner_n for_o by_o the_o disobedience_n of_o adam_n we_o be_v all_o make_v sinner_n rom._n 5._o 19_o but_o because_o they_o be_v notorious_a and_o open_a sinner_n therefore_o this_o title_n be_v give_v they_o so_o psal._n 104._o 35._o let_v the_o sinner_n be_v consume_v etc._n etc._n and_o matth._n 26._o 45._o the_o son_n of_o man_n be_v betray_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o sinner_n and_o 1._o tim._n 1._o 9_o the_o law_n be_v make_v for_o sinner_n and_o here_o we_o see_v that_o though_o these_o sodomite_n enjoy_v pleasant_a and_o fruitful_a ground_n yet_o they_o sin_v exceed_o against_o the_o lord_n thus_o the_o wicked_a do_v abuse_v god_n external_a gift_n and_o the_o more_o they_o have_v the_o more_o unthankful_a and_o sinful_a they_o be_v when_o the_o israelite_n wax_v fat_a they_o spurn_v with_o their_o heel_n deut._n 32._o 15._o this_o make_v solomon_n unwilling_a to_o seek_v riches_n lest_o he_o shall_v deny_v god_n 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