let_v he_o serious_o endeavour_v to_o be_v holy_a that_o be_v to_o sequester_v and_o separate_v himself_o from_o the_o profane_a multitude_n of_o the_o world_n not_o only_o in_o profession_n but_o in_o life_n and_o manner_n for_o he_o to_o who_o this_o holiness_n be_v want_v do_v in_o vain_a poor_a wretch_n flatter_v himself_o with_o the_o hope_n of_o happiness_n 15._o look_v ailigent_o another_o part_n of_o our_o duty_n be_v here_o declare_v namely_o that_o we_o shall_v not_o only_o have_v a_o diligent_a care_n of_o our_o own_o life_n but_o we_o shall_v also_o be_v as_o it_o be_v visitor_n and_o overseer_n one_o of_o another_o that_o carry_v a_o mutual_a and_o common_a care_n for_o our_o common_a salvation_n we_o may_v so_o much_o the_o more_o easy_o and_o certain_o attain_v it_o leave_v any_o man_n fall_v of_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n this_n be_v the_o thing_n against_o which_o we_o must_v provide_v and_o look_v diligent_o that_o it_o happen_v not_o among_o we_o by_o this_o grace_n 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against_o the_o manner_n and_o custom_n of_o those_o holy_a man_n who_o will_v not_o mingle_v their_o son_n season_v with_o the_o true_a worship_n of_o god_n with_o their_o daughter_n who_o be_v destitute_a of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n therefore_o they_o may_v account_v such_o marriage_n unclean_a and_o incestuous_a and_o certain_o we_o see_v god_n be_v provoke_v in_o this_o case_n and_o thereby_o induce_v to_o bring_v the_o flood_n upon_o the_o whole_a world_n gen._n 6.2_o etc._n etc._n beside_o we_o read_v in_o particular_a of_o the_o wife_n of_o esau_n that_o they_o offend_v the_o mind_n of_o isaac_n and_o rebecca_n in_o so_o much_o that_o rebecca_n say_v to_o isaac_n i_o be_o weary_a of_o my_o life_n because_o of_o the_o daughter_n of_o heth._n i._o the_o wife_n of_o esau_n if_o jacob_n take_v a_o wife_n of_o the_o daughter_n of_o heth_n such_o as_o these_o which_o be_v of_o the_o daughter_n of_o the_o land_n what_o good_a shall_v my_o life_n do_v i_o gen._n 27.46_o and_o isaac_n call_v jacob_n to_o he_o charge_v he_o say_v thou_o shall_v not_o take_v a_o wife_n of_o the_o daughter_n of_o canaan_n arise_v go_v to_o padan_n aram_fw-la to_o the_o house_n of_o bethuel_n thy_o mother_n father_n and_o take_v thou_o a_o wife_n from_o thence_o of_o the_o daughter_n of_o laban_n thy_o mother_n brother_n gen._n 28.1.2_o see_v also_o in_o the_o same_o chap._n ver_fw-la 6_o 7.8_o for_o although_o esau_n wife_n may_v be_v unpleasing_a and_o distasteful_a to_o isaac_n and_o rebecca_n by_o reason_n of_o their_o rudeness_n insolence_n and_o other_o vice_n yet_o it_o be_v more_o likely_a it_o be_v because_o they_o spring_v from_o wicked_a parent_n and_o come_v from_o a_o profane_a stock_n whole_o allien_a from_o the_o religion_n and_o worship_n of_o the_o true_a god_n and_o be_v superstitious_o addict_v to_o religion_n false_a and_o impious_a it_o appear_v also_o indeed_o that_o the_o family_n of_o bethuel_n and_o laban_n himself_o who_o daughter_n jacob_n afterward_o 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doctrine_n of_o it_o 14._o but_o strong_a meat_n belong_v to_o they_o that_o be_v perfect_a of_o full_a age_n have_v say_v that_o strong_a meat_n must_v not_o be_v give_v to_o babe_n now_o on_o the_o contrary_n he_o show_v to_o who_o it_o must_v be_v give_v namely_o to_o they_o that_o be_v adult_v or_o perfect_a in_o age_n for_o the_o perfect_a or_o adult_v who_o be_v of_o age_n be_v here_o oppose_v to_o infant_n and_o babe_n and_o so_o they_o be_v oppose_v 1._o cor._n 14.20_o and_o ephes_n 4.13.14_o even_o those_o who_o by_o reason_n of_o use_n have_v their_o sense_n exercise_v those_o be_v not_o any_o note_n of_o distinction_n to_o difference_n some_o perfect_a or_o adulted_a person_n from_o other_o but_o a_o note_n of_o explication_n to_o show_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o assertion_n for_o the_o author_n show_v the_o cause_n or_o reason_n why_o only_o strong_a meat_n be_v to_o be_v give_v to_o the_o perfect_a or_o they_o of_o full_a age_n and_o to_o they_o only_o the_o reason_n be_v 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