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punishment_n which_o may_v come_v to_o pass_v by_o a_o close_a between_o david_n and_o absalon_n 2._o because_o by_o this_o act_n he_o do_v virtual_o proclaim_v himself_o king_n to_o all_o israel_n and_o therefore_o by_o the_o way_n i_o crave_v leave_n to_o demur_v to_o the_o two_o answer_n give_v by_o learned_a man_n to_o this_o argument_n urge_v former_o for_o the_o first_o it_o be_v true_a this_o phrase_n of_o give_v into_o a_o man_n bosom_n do_v not_o always_o in_o scripture_n signify_v a_o marriage-union_n but_o for_o all_o that_o have_v yet_o be_v say_v it_o may_v signify_v so_o if_o the_o phrase_n will_v bear_v it_o and_o so_o it_o be_v in_o this_o case_n for_o the_o second_o though_o the_o law_n of_o god_n may_v be_v against_o marriage_n with_o mother_n in_o law_n yet_o this_o may_v lie_v hide_v to_o the_o patriarch_n it_o be_v only_o deducible_a by_o consequence_n and_o not_o express_o interminis_fw-la in_o the_o text_n 5._o prop._n that_o the_o holy_a patriarch_n may_v live_v 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clear_a discovery_n of_o the_o mind_n of_o god_n a_o most_o gross_a and_o horrid_a blasphemy_n 7._o prop._n that_o although_o the_o holy_a patriarch_n know_v that_o there_o be_v such_o a_o law_n that_o a_o man_n shall_v leave_v his_o father_n and_o mother_n and_o cleave_v to_o his_o wife_n and_o they_o shall_v be_v one_o flesh_n yet_o it_o may_v not_o be_v clear_a that_o the_o sense_n and_o meaning_n of_o that_o law_n be_v that_o one_o man_n shall_v have_v but_o one_o wife_n 8._o prop._n that_o polygamy_n under_o the_o law_n be_v nothing_o near_o so_o heinous_a a_o sin_n as_o polygamy_n under_o the_o gospel_n the_o inconvenience_n follow_v thereupon_o be_v not_o so_o great_a then_o
as_o those_o which_o will_v follow_v now_o viz._n disgrace_n and_o reproach_n upon_o the_o person_n commit_v this_o sin_n and_o upon_o their_o seed_n 9_o prop._n that_o though_o have_v of_o many_o wife_n be_v a_o fault_n yet_o it_o will_v be_v something_o a_o unsavoury_a speech_n to_o affirm_v that_o abraham_n and_o the_o holy_a patriarch_n be_v adulterer_n i_o conceive_v the_o polygamy_n of_o the_o father_n may_v be_v place_v in_o the_o middle_n between_o adultery_n and_o holy_a wedlock_n they_o take_v not_o wife_n of_o a_o lewd_a mind_n for_o the_o satisfy_n of_o their_o lust_n but_o of_o a_o conscience_n not_o right_o inform_v in_o this_o point_n 10._o prop._n that_o upon_o a_o serious_a consideration_n of_o the_o premise_n i_o think_v it_o safe_a to_o join_v issue_n with_o those_o who_o hold_v that_o even_o the_o patriarch_n themselves_o sin_v in_o have_v more_o wife_n than_o one_o learn_v from_o hence_o to_o detest_v that_o dangerous_a error_n of_o some_o sort_n of_o the_o anabaptist_n who_o hold_v plurality_n of_o wife_n under_o the_o gospel_n though_o this_o assertion_n be_v so_o unsavoury_a as_o that_o i_o very_o believe_v it_o stink_v in_o the_o nostril_n of_o all_o those_o that_o hold_v christ_n to_o be_v the_o lord_n yet_o because_o we_o live_v in_o such_o time_n when_o the_o serpent_n cast_v out_o of_o his_o mouth_n water_n as_o a_o flood_n after_o the_o woman_n that_o he_o may_v 12.15_o rev._n 12.15_o cause_v she_o to_o be_v carry_v away_o of_o the_o flood_n i_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o hold_v up_o your_o head_n above_o water_n by_o several_a consideration_n 1._o that_o all_o the_o action_n of_o the_o holy_a patriarch_n though_o not_o blame-worthy_a be_v not_o record_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n for_o our_o imitation_n but_o for_o other_o end_n and_o purpose_n 2._o that_o unto_o the_o follow_n of_o the_o example_n of_o any_o holy_a person_n it_o be_v not_o enough_o that_o we_o do_v what_o he_o do_v but_o we_o must_v do_v it_o upon_o the_o 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our_o saviour_n there_o speak_v not_o of_o marry_v object_n more_o wife_n than_o one_o but_o of_o put_v away_o those_o who_o a_o man_n have_v marry_v the_o same_o argument_n that_o our_o saviour_n resp_n urge_v against_o divorce_n or_o put_v away_o of_o wife_n the_o same_o may_v be_v urge_v against_o polygamy_n he_o that_o put_v away_o his_o wife_n and_o marry_v another_o commit_v adultery_n now_o thus_o it_o be_v in_o polygamy_n in_o part_n though_o not_o altogether_o there_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o put_v off_o the_o first_o wife_n in_o marry_v another_o the_o wife_n have_v not_o the_o same_o power_n over_o the_o husband_n that_o former_o she_o have_v and_o so_o by_o consequence_n not_o the_o same_o interest_n in_o he_o 6._o it_o be_v say_v in_o timothy_n a_o bishop_n must_v be_v blameless_a the_o husband_n of_o one_o wife_n now_o we_o 2._o 1_o tim._n 3_o 2._o must_v not_o think_v that_o these_o word_n refer_v ad_fw-la bigamiam_fw-la successivam_fw-la as_o some_o phrase_n it_o to_o the_o 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except_o they_o do_v abide_v in_o the_o ship_n they_o can_v not_o be_v save_v if_o i_o say_v to_o a_o reprobate_n if_o thou_o believe_v thou_o shall_v be_v save_v this_o proposition_n be_v true_a though_o that_o the_o reprobate_n shall_v either_o believe_v or_o be_v save_v be_v false_a 33._o rule_n to_o say_v this_o or_o that_o opinion_n be_v untrue_a because_o it_o do_v in_o â—erminis_fw-la contradict_v some_o place_n of_o scripture_n will_v not_o hold_v for_o instance_n to_o say_v that_o christ_n be_v not_o equal_a with_o the_o father_n be_v express_o contrary_a to_o that_o scripture_n he_o think_v it_o no_o robbery_n to_o be_v equal_a with_o god_n yet_o agreeable_a enough_o to_o that_o of_o christ_n himself_o my_o father_n be_v great_a than_o â—_o to_o say_v god_n can_v repent_v be_v in_o terminis_fw-la to_o contradict_v some_o place_n of_o scripture_n to_o say_v god_n can_v repent_v be_v in_o terminis_fw-la to_o contradict_v other_o place_n of_o scripture_n yet_o neither_o of_o 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