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dissolve_v of_o good_a and_o lawful_a marriage_n yea_o whereupon_o also_o sometime_o issue_n and_o child_n have_v follow_v under_o
the_o colour_n and_o pretence_n of_o a_o former_a contract_n make_v with_o another_o the_o which_o contract_n divers_a time_n be_v but_o very_o slender_o prove_v and_o often_o but_o surmise_v by_o the_o malice_n of_o the_o party_n who_o desire_v to_o be_v dissolve_v from_o the_o marriage_n which_o they_o like_v not_o and_o to_o be_v couple_v with_o another_o there_o be_v a_o act_n make_v that_o all_o and_o every_o such_o marriage_n as_o within_o the_o church_n of_o england_n shall_v be_v contract_v and_o solemnize_v in_o the_o face_n of_o the_o church_n and_o consummate_v with_o bodily_a knowledge_n or_o fruit_n of_o child_n or_o child_n be_v have_v between_o the_o party_n so_o marry_v shall_v be_v by_o authority_n of_o the_o say_a parliament_n deem_v judge_v and_o take_v to_o be_v lawful_a good_a just_a and_o indissolvable_a notwithstanding_o any_o precontract_n or_o precontract_n of_o matrimony_n not_o consummate_v with_o bodily_a knowledge_n which_o either_o of_o the_o person_n so_o 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5.20_o it_o be_v say_v woe_n unto_o they_o that_o call_v good_a evil_n and_o evil_a good_a that_o put_v darkness_n for_o light_n and_o light_n for_o darkness_n here_o be_v therefore_o a_o curse_n pronounce_v against_o those_o who_o if_o god_n create_v not_o marriage_n without_o witness_n evil_a of_o their_o own_o head_n call_v it_o evil_n and_o where_o god_n create_v it_o to_o be_v in_o darkness_n and_o natural_a modesty_n of_o their_o own_o head_n will_v have_v it_o by_o torchlight_n and_o the_o whole_a parish_n of_o witness_n 4._o all_o fornication_n be_v polyandry_n and_o confusio_fw-la seminum_fw-la whereby_o the_o child_n can_v know_v the_o father_n nor_o the_o father_n the_o child_n but_o here_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n it_o be_v impossible_a therefore_o to_o be_v fornication_n witness_n liberty_n conscience_n to_o marry_v with_o or_o without_o witness_n as_o to_o the_o second_o point_n which_o i_o be_o to_o maintain_v that_o privacy_n of_o marriage_n without_o witness_n be_v 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same_o
because_o in_o their_o make_n there_o be_v no_o consent_n of_o a_o house_n of_o commons_o and_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o be_v but_o delegate_n themselves_o can_v not_o delegate_n the_o people_n interest_n in_o the_o legislative_a to_o other_o for_o delegatus_fw-la non_fw-la pâ—test_fw-la delegare_fw-la it_o be_v a_o office_n of_o personal_n trust_v repose_v in_o the_o person_n elect_v to_o be_v member_n of_o parliament_n to_o treat_v with_o the_o king_n and_o assent_v to_o equal_a law_n in_o behalf_n of_o the_o people_n they_o can_v not_o grant_v over_o therefore_o this_o office_n of_o trust_n to_o bishop_n or_o a_o synod_n or_o a_o council_n to_o treat_v with_o the_o king_n and_o assent_v to_o law_n for_o the_o people_n but_o every_o member_n of_o parliament_n ought_v either_o to_o refuse_v to_o accept_v of_o the_o election_n or_o if_o he_o accept_v to_o serve_v in_o person_n void_a all_o book_n of_o canon_n make_v by_o bishop_n without_o consent_n of_o parliament_n void_a and_o 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