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Were now watching him in all his Words and Adtions, that they
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2 And the Phariſees came to him, and asked him, Is it *lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting
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from the Words of this, and the Parrallel Texts, Thar Px Divorced may not marry againz as if God's End in the |... Divorce, in caſe of Adultery, were meerly to ſeparate tho wn. from the Husband's Bed + Whether the Perſon that hath ive; Cauſe for the Divorce, may Marry again, may be more * "is *
not only becauſe ſuch Perſons are Dead Perſons in the 1; _. God, but becauſe ſuch a Liberty granted, would open a þ-1....: c1te to Iniquity of that kind, while, Perſons weary gs «:..
Correlates, thould by this means gratifie their Luſts. 4 7 obtain their Deſires. But I ſhall not determine it ; Certain, ;- y our Saviour here ſpeaketh only of Divorces for Trivial Cans; iy,
the Law of God doth not warrant 3 and in ſuch Cates v1. p.. .* Marrying again muſt neceſſarily commit Adultery, becays. +. Band of the former Union holds. As to the Qucttion, Who. Divorces be lawſal in no Caſes, but that of Adultery ? Sec the No | on Matth. $5. and on Chap. 15. -
that brought them. | 14 But when Jeſus ſaw zt, he was much diſpleaſ,, and faid unto them, Suffer the little children to com:
kingdom of God.
not enter therein. WT,
19 And he took them up in his arms, put his hang; upon them, and bleſſed them.
This is reported both by Matthew and Luke, only they het; omit what we here have, ver. 15. By the Kingdom of 6:4, 1, doubtleſs to be underſtood the Word of God, or rather the Gr; of Chriſt in the Goſpcl. He that doth not receive it with Aunjj;z, and Modeſty, without diſputing, without malice, like a Iittle Child, ſhall never come ro Heaven.
him, Good inaſter, what ſhall I do that I may inheri; eternal litc p
Lube C:ith he was a Ruler. His Queſtion ſignified, That |;
Souls 3 aid that he defired 1t, and that he was willing to
hctj-vod fuch a thing as an happy, eternal Exiſtence of good
fomcthing in order to the obtaining a ſhare and portion in
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3 Ard he anſwered, and [aj3 vt V/ hac did Moſes command v2.2 re; als * a rod to write a bill FCC2ent, and £0 PuUL ws away | © Ani Jeſ:s anſwered, and ſid unto them, For; the hardae of your heart, he wrote you this pre-| cept.
5 Fat from the beginning of the creation, * God | made them male and female, - * For this cate ſhalla man leave his father and . mother, a. Jcicave to his wite, * 8 Andtheytwain ſhall be one fleſh: fo then they arc 3 merc Lyailn, but one fleſh. 9g What therefore God hath joyned together, let
no Man pur aſunder. The Order of the Diſcourſe, as recorded by Mark, ſomething
diftereth from that jn Mi/rws;, but the Evangelifts were not |
C2 iccuratcin that, but took carc only to ſer down the ſubſtance of the Dijcourte, as apprars from the Relition of feveral other parts of the Eiſtory, In the Notes on Matth. 1g. 3, 4, Oc. the Reader will find whatſoever ſtands in need of Explication,
10 And inthe houſe his diſciples asked him again
me inatter.
T And he faith unto them, *# Whoſcever ſhall put i aw2y his wite, and marry another, committeth adul-
tery agaiclk her.
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Ard if a woman ſhall put away her husband, 204 ve marricd to another, ſhe- committeth adul-
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Maitnew, chap... &. 32. and 19. 9, interpreteth this paſſage of 37154. by addin» thoic Words, | Except in caſe? of Fornication, 19. but Mirth alone hath what 15, ter. 12, which concerneth He Wnman, which hitch made fome doubt, whether the Wo- man, 16 caſe of the Hughands Adultery, may Sue a Divorce fon him: but the moit Judicious Interpreters fay, There is an £guz! Right on both tides: T am ſure the Reaſen is equal on buth fidcs. The AGultery of the Husband difſalveth the Tye and Covenant af Marriage, as well as the Adlaltery of the Wife.
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Ir, '} 18 And Jeſus faid unto him, Why calleſt thou mc Jn | g09G ? there 1s no mar good, but one, that is, God.
| commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not ſteal, Do nit 14"
dren,how hard is it for them that * truſt in riches, t0 ot enter into the kingdom of God ? 1:
That is Originally good, and Supremely good, or Perfe&ly 5:1, Herein our Saviour doth not deny himſelf to be God, hu checketh him who did not believe him ſuch, yet called hin Good.
19 Thon krcoweſt the commandments, * Ds not#:;:
bear falſe-witneſs,Defraud not, Honour thy father *: mother.
20 And he anſwered, and faid unto him, Mafer. all theſe have I obſerved from my youth.
That 15, in that Latitude to which the Do&ors of the 7exi! Church at that time expounded them.
21 Then Jeſus beholding him, loved him, and fail unto him, One thing thou lackeſt, go thy way, {ll whatſoever thou haſt, and give to the poor, and thou ſhalt have * treaſure in heaven, and come;take up the '!:: croſs, and follow me. | la
22 And he was ſad at that ſaying, and went anay*” orieved, for he had great poſſeſſions.