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this_o text_n the_o apostle_n prove_v marriage_n to_o be_v honourable_a by_o the_o undefilednesse_n of_o the_o bed_n god_n say_v he_o have_v put_v honour_n upon_o it_o as_o carnal_a a_o thing_n as_o it_o seem_v pour_v not_o you_o any_o contempt_n upon_o it_o by_o unchastenesse_n so_o jacob_n say_v in_o his_o die_a word_n to_o reuben_n 4._o although_o thou_o be_v my_o strength_n and_o crown_n by_o thy_o first_o borneship_n yet_o because_o thou_o go_v up_o to_o thy_o father_n bed_n thou_o be_v unstable_a as_o water_n thy_o dignity_n be_v go_v and_o the_o child_n we_o know_v beget_v thus_o be_v call_v a_o base_a a_o mark_n of_o dishonour_n to_o father_n and_o itself_o 33._o solomon_n tell_v we_o that_o such_o a_o one_o get_v himself_o a_o blur_v 4._o which_o never_o will_v out_o 21._o
experience_n will_v construe_v my_o meaning_n herein_o better_o than_o other_o can_v i_o now_o conclude_v the_o whole_a chap._n with_o use_n of_o exhortation_n and_o with_o some_o short_a direction_n to_o set_v it_o home_o chastity_n first_o i_o say_v let_v all_o who_o desire_v to_o preserve_v the_o honour_n of_o their_o marriage_n look_v to_o their_o chastity_n drink_v of_o the_o water_n of_o thy_o own_o well_o but_z let_v the_o cistern_n be_v thy_o own_o seek_v not_o to_o stranger_n 9_o give_v not_o thy_o strength_n to_o the_o harlot_n and_o thy_o year_n to_o the_o cruel_a abhor_v all_o sweetness_n of_o steal_v water_n let_v not_o thy_o tooth_n water_n after_o forbid_a dainty_n lest_o thou_o find_v bitterness_n in_o the_o end_n if_o meddle_v with_o thy_o neighbour_n hedge_n thou_o may_v fear_v lest_o a_o serpent_n bite_v thou_o how_o much_o more_o with_o his_o bed_n let_v thy_o own_o wife_n delight_v thou_o she_o be_v the_o woman_n who_o thou_o chose_v for_o the_o companion_n of_o thy_o youth_n transgress_v not_o against_o she_o therefore_o let_v her_o love_n satisfy_v thou_o and_o her_o affection_n equal_v thy_o embrace_n let_v thy_o appetite_n be_v subject_a to_o he_o and_o share_v the_o duty_n and_o the_o honour_n of_o it_o between_o you_o both_o and_o keep_v chaste_a till_o the_o come_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n know_v that_o this_o be_v a_o equal_a duty_n of_o both_o god_n have_v bestow_v the_o power_n of_o each_o over_o other_o upon_o both_o think_v not_o thy_o husband_n tie_v to_o this_o rule_n o_o woman_n nor_o thou_o thy_o wife_n tie_v o_o husband_n and_o the_o other_o free_a the_o tie_n be_v equal_a it_o be_v not_o jealousy_n of_o each_o other_o odious_a which_o can_v preserve_v this_o honour_n no_o it_o be_v the_o canker_n of_o marriage_n bathsheba_n describe_v the_o condition_n of_o a_o good_a woman_n tell_v we_o the_o husband_n of_o such_o a_o woman_n 11._o rest_v in_o she_o his_o heart_n settle_v upon_o she_o nothing_o that_o a_o wise_a man_n observe_v virtuous_a quality_n in_o his_o wife_n judge_v she_o the_o same_o towards_o himself_o which_o he_o be_v to_o she_o a_o good_a man_n such_o a_o one_o as_o joseph_n be_v to_o mary_n a_o just_a man_n one_o that_o have_v no_o worse_a thought_n of_o jealousy_n towards_o she_o than_o she_o have_v to_o he_o loath_a to_o entertain_v the_o least_o suspicious_a thought_n against_o she_o will_v always_o esteem_v she_o by_o himself_o why_o shall_v i_o think_v that_o her_o conscience_n chastity_n be_v not_o as_o tender_v to_o she_o as_o i_o to_o myself_o what_o can_v it_o come_v from_o save_o a_o base_a heart_n incline_v to_o treachery_n against_o my_o wife_n that_o i_o shall_v imagine_v my_o wife_n shall_v be_v false_a to_o i_o sure_o be_v it_o not_o a_o sin_n to_o do_v such_o a_o thing_n or_o wish_v it_o do_v it_o be_v but_o just_a that_o a_o unjust_o jealous_a husband_n shall_v meet_v with_o that_o he_o fear_v that_o so_o he_o may_v be_v jealous_a for_o somewhat_o many_o civil_o chaste_a woman_n have_v be_v draw_v to_o commit_v this_o folly_n by_o no_o great_a motive_n than_o the_o vexation_n of_o jealousy_n as_o not_o fear_v god_n and_o therefore_o think_v they_o be_v as_o good_a commit_v it_o as_o be_v always_o false_o charge_v with_o it_o and_o mark_v it_o it_o be_v common_o the_o sin_n of_o couple_n unequal_a in_o year_n who_o have_v marry_v young_a husband_n wife_n than_o themselves_o lie_v open_a to_o this_o temptation_n alas_o i_o be_o too_o old_a to_o give_v he_o or_o her_o content_n they_o seek_v such_o as_o be_v like_o themselves_o when_o as_o yet_o the_o party_n be_v as_o clear_v from_o such_o aspersion_n as_o the_o child_n new_o bear_v what_o have_v thou_o offend_v once_o and_o be_v there_o no_o remedy_n but_o thou_o must_v solder_v it_o by_o a_o worse_o i_o speak_v not_o as_o if_o i_o will_v make_v man_n pander_n and_o bawd_n to_o their_o wife_n through_o their_o folly_n and_o careless_a confidence_n expose_v they_o to_o any_o temptation_n and_o wink_v between_o the_o finger_n for_o what_o be_v this_o save_v to_o give_v aim_n to_o a_o chaste_a woman_n to_o be_v lewd_a no_o but_o to_o shame_v that_o impotency_n and_o baseness_n of_o either_o sex_n whereby_o each_o be_v prone_a contrary_a to_o the_o good_a carriage_n and_o approve_a conversation_n of_o the_o other_o yet_o to_o surmise_v in_o they_o falsehood_n and_o ill_a meaning_n what_o can_v be_v such_o a_o incendiary_n to_o set_v all_o on_o fire_n between_o couple_n as_o this_o curse_a mischief_n of_o jealousy_n which_o be_v ofttimes_o upon_o mere_a mistake_n of_o some_o word_n guise_n or_o action_n nothing_o tend_v that_o way_n root_v in_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n or_o woman_n that_o neither_o all_o the_o assurance_n of_o truth_n between_o themselves_o nor_o yet_o by_o mutual_a friend_n can_v compound_v the_o matter_n so_o but_o still_o there_o must_v be_v a_o pad_n in_o the_o straw_n and_o their_o smoke_n must_v argue_v some_o fire_n and_o yet_o when_o all_o be_v do_v it_o prove_v a_o mere_a idol_n of_o fancy_n nothing_o in_o all_o the_o world_n the_o lord_n indeed_o appoint_v a_o trial_n for_o the_o jealous_a man_n against_o his_o wife_n but_o we_o must_v not_o conceive_v this_o be_v to_o breed_v or_o nourish_v causeless_a conceit_n it_o be_v no_o doubt_n first_o bring_v to_o the_o judge_n in_o criminal_a cause_n to_o determine_v what_o the_o matter_n be_v and_o as_o our_o inquest_n do_v to_o cut_v off_o all_o mere_a surmise_n else_o what_o a_o bondage_n have_v it_o be_v for_o a_o wife_n to_o be_v so_o hurry_v and_o defame_v and_o although_o it_o be_v true_a that_o for_o the_o hardness_n of_o their_o heart_n the_o lord_n permit_v more_o liberty_n to_o man_n at_o that_o time_n be_v sturdy_a and_o rebellious_a shall_v that_o be_v any_o encouragement_n now_o to_o christian_n to_o nourish_v such_o trash_n in_o themselves_o to_o make_v their_o spirit_n their_o prayer_n their_o whole_a life_n sad_a and_o miserable_a to_o themselves_o and_o to_o be_v so_o embitter_v each_o against_o other_o that_o even_o when_o they_o will_v fain_o shake_v off_o their_o own_o conceit_n they_o shall_v not_o be_v able_a i_o say_v no_o more_o of_o this_o elf_n of_o causeless_a jealousy_n but_o this_o for_o the_o party_n sin_v no_o man_n shall_v need_v to_o wish_v his_o great_a torment_n than_o himself_o have_v create_v to_o himself_o let_v he_o thank_v himself_o that_o his_o own_o sin_n have_v eat_v up_o the_o marrow_n of_o his_o bone_n the_o great_a pity_n be_v to_o the_o party_n innocent_a and_o sin_v against_o who_o be_v to_o be_v advise_v while_o there_o be_v any_o hope_n of_o recovery_n to_o strive_v by_o all_o caution_n and_o exact_a circumspection_n of_o carriage_n to_o tender_v the_o weakness_n of_o the_o other_o hope_v that_o love_n rather_o than_o anger_n have_v breed_v it_o party_n but_o by_o no_o mean_n disdain_v they_o and_o to_o walk_v loose_o under_o pretext_n of_o innocency_n but_o if_o the_o disease_n be_v so_o root_v that_o it_o will_v not_o be_v heal_v let_v they_o enjoy_v their_o uprightness_n for_o the_o way_n of_o god_n be_v strength_n to_o the_o upright_a as_o solomon_n say_v prov._n 10._o 29._o and_o not_o be_v dismay_v but_o look_v up_o to_o god_n who_o can_v clear_v their_o righteousness_n as_o the_o noon_n day_n and_o plead_v their_o cause_n against_o their_o oppressor_n join_v prayer_n to_o god_n to_o quit_v they_o according_o this_o i_o have_v say_v of_o injust_a jealousy_n as_o for_o that_o which_o be_v just_a i_o say_v as_o much_o against_o the_o guilty_a party_n wish_v the_o law_n be_v as_o strong_a now_o as_o it_o have_v former_o be_v against_o all_o violater_n of_o this_o sacred_a knot_n and_o for_o this_o branch_n so_o much_o i_o have_v here_o purpose_v to_o insert_v some_o other_o watchworde_n and_o direction_n but_o i_o consider_v that_o in_o the_o latter_a part_n of_o this_o treatise_n more_o full_a occasion_n will_v be_v give_v of_o this_o argument_n so_o much_o therefore_o shall_v serve_v for_o this_o chapter_n chap._n ix_o contain_v the_o description_n of_o the_o 4._o last_o joint_n duty_n of_o the_o marry_a viz._n consent_n the_o four_o and_o last_o duty_n equal_o concern_v both_o party_n marry_v be_v consent_n consent_v and_o harmony_n of_o course_n each_o to_o another_o both_o the_o former_a of_o chastity_n and_o this_o do_v grow_v as_o spring_v from_o the_o stock_n of_o love_n the_o former_a in_o the_o body_n this_o latter_a in_o the_o life_n of_o both_o for_o this_o i_o will_v have_v the_o reader_n conceive_v that_o the_o former_a of_o love_n and_o this_o of_o consent_n do_v not_o differ_v save_v as_o the_o root_n and_o the_o branch_n the_o cause_n and_o the_o effect_n love_n be_v the_o noble_a groundwork_n this_o the_o sweet_a building_n
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