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MARRIAGE.

that he had in Joseph's hand; and
he knew not ought he had, save
the bread which he did eat. And
Joseph was a goodly person, and

well-favoured.

MAN AND WOMAN. Gen. i, 21-23. And the LORD Gol caused a deep sleep to fall spon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs and closed up the flesh instead thereof; And the Exod. i, 2. And the woman rih, which the LORD God had conceived, and bare a son: and taken from man, made he a wo-when she saw him that he was a man, and brought her unto the goodly child, she hid him three msn. And Adam said, This is months. to bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken

out of man.

Gen. v, 2. Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in

the day when they were created.

Matth. xix. 4. And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning, made them male and female.

Mark x, 6. But from the beginping of the creation God made them male and female.

BEAUTY IN BOTH. Gen. vi, 2. That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair, and they ock them wives of all which they

chose.

Gen. xii, 11-15. And it came to s when he was come near to erter into Egypt, that he said Bato Saral his wife, Behold now, know that thou art a fair Teman to look upon: Therefore shall come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that They shall say, This 13 his wife; and they will kill me, but they wal save thee alive. Say, I pray Thee, thou art my sister: that it May be well with me for thy sake; and my soul shall live because of

Lee. And it came to pass, that, wen Abram was come into Erpt, the Egyptians beheld the man, that she was very fair. The princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her before Pirach: and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house.

1 Sam. ix, 2. And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a choice young man, and a goodly; and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of

the people.

turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail, the uncle of Mordecai, (who had taken her for his daughter,) was come to go in unto the king, she required nothing but what Hegal the king's chamberlain, the keeper of the women, appointed: and Esther obtained favour in the sight of all them that looked upon her.

Job xlii, 13-15. He had also seven sons and three daughters. And he called the name of the first, Jemima, and the name of the second, Kezia, and the name of the third, Keren-happuch. And in all the land were no women

found so fair as the daughters of
Job: and their father gave them
ren.
inheritance among their breth-

1 Sam. xxv, 3. Now the name of the man was Nabal, and the name of his wife Abigail; and she Prov. xl, 22. As a jewel of gold was a woman of good understand-in a swine's snout, so is a fair ing, and of a beautiful countenwoman which is without discreance: but the man was churlish, tion. and evil in his doings; and he was of the house of Caleb.

2 Sam. xi, 2. And it came to pass in an even-tide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king's house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.

2 Sam. xiv, 25, 27. But in all Israel there was none to be so much praised as Absalom for his beauty: from the sole of his foot even to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him. And unto Absalom there were born three sons, and one daughter, whose name was Tamar: she was a woman of a fair countenance.

1 Sam. xvii, 42. And when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him: for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and of a fair countenance.

1 Kings 1, 6. And his father had not displeased him at any time in saying, Why hast thou done so? and he also was a very goodly man; and his mother bare him after Absalom.

Gen. xxix, 16, 17. And Laban had two daughters: the name of Esther ii, 7, 15. And he brought the elder was Leah, and the up Hadassah, (that is, Esther,) his rame of the younger iras Rachel. uncle's daughter: for she had nelLeah was tender-eyed; but Rather father nor mother, and the chel was beautiful and well-fav-maid was fair and beautiful; whom Mordecai (when her father and mother were dead) took for his Gen. xxxix, 6. And he left all own daughter. Now, when the

Gured.

Heb. xi, 23. By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months of his parents, because they saw he was a proper child; and they were not afraid of the king's commandment.

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to wit, six months with ol myrrh, and six months with sweet odours, and with other things for Then thus came every malden the purifying of the women) unto the king, whatsoever she desired was given her to go wi her out of the house of the w morrow she returned into th the evening she went, and on th men unto the king's house. I second house of the women, the custody of Shaashgaz, the king no more, except the k the concubines: she came in king's chamberlain, which delighted in her, and that were called by name.

Ps. lxxviii, 63. The fire te riage. maidens were not given to sumed their young meu: and th

which were not defiled with Rev. xiv, 4. These are th are they which follow the La men; for they are virgins. T were redeemed from among whithersoever he goeth. T to the Lamb. being the first-fruits unto God

kissed Rachel, and lifted LOVES-VARIOUS Gen. xxix, 11, 18-20. And J voice, and wept. loved Rachel; and said, I thy younger daughter. serve thee seven years for R And Laban said, It is better that give her to another man her to thee, than that I with me.

seven years for Rachel; and And Jacob s seemed unto him but a few for the love he had to her.

Gen. xxxiv, 3. And his

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as my brother, that sucked the
breasts of my mother! when I
should find thee without, I would
thee; yea, I should not be

despised.

Luke vii, 45. Thou gavest me no kiss: but this woman, since the time I came in, hath not ceased to kiss my feet.

Tar, for she was a virgin: and A thought it hard for him do any thing to her. 1 Kings xi, 1, 2. But king Solo-kiss loved many strange women, gether with the daughter of tarach) women of the Moabites, altes, Edomites, Zidonians, Hittites; of the nations conTaing which the LORD said unto te chidren of Israel, Ye shall 1 go in to them, neither shall ey come in unto you: for surely * will turn away your heart er their gods. Solomon clave

these in love.

Bather 1, 17. And the king Eather above all the women, de obtained grace and favour aight more than all the g so that he set the royal a upon her head, and made

queen instead of Vashti. erli, 13, 18. So she caught and kissed him, and with an adent face said unto him, , let us take our fill of love the morning, let us solace elves with loves.

vill, 6, 7 Set me as a seal Haine heart, as a seal upon arm: for love is strong as Jealousy is cruel as the the coals thereof are coals which have a most vehetime. Many waters cannot love, neither the drown it: if a man would all the substance of his for love, it would utterly be

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xi, 87. Neither shall he #the God of his fathers, nor ire of women, nor regard pot: for he shall maguity above all.

I, 2. Let him kiss me with Isses of his mouth: for thy 1 better than wine

ii, 5. Stay me with comfort me with apples; sick of love.

iii, 4. It was but a little passed from them, but I him whom my soul loveth: him, and would not let until I had brought him by mother's house, and into mber of her that conceived

Iv, 9. Thou hast ravished Bart, my sister, my spouse; est ravished my heart with 1hine eyes, with one chain imeck.

v, 8. I charge you, O ters of Jerusalem, if ye y beloved, that ye tell t I am sick of love.

vi, 10. I am my beloved's, I desire is toward me. 1. viii, 1. Oh that thou wert

Rom. xvi, 16. Salute one another with an holy kiss. The churches of Christ salute you.

1 Cor xvi, 20. All the brethren greet you. Greet ye one another

with an holy kiss.

2 Cor. xiii, 12. Greet one another with an holy kiss.

1 Thess. v, 26. Greet all the brethren with an holy kiss.

1 Pet. v, 14 Greet ye one ano-
ther with a kiss of charity. Peace
be with you all that are in Christ
Jesus. Amen.

COURTSHIP IN SUNDRY
FORMS.

Gen. xxiv, 51, 57-59 Behold,
Rebekah is before thee, take her,
and go, and let her be thy mas
ter's son's wife, as the LORD hath
spoken. And they said, We will
call the damsel, and enquire at
her mouth And they called Re-
bekah, and said unto her, Wilt
thou go with this man? And she
said, I will go.
And they sent
away Rebekah their sister, and
her nurse, and Abraham's servant,
and his men.

down; and he will tell thee what
And she 8 id
thou shalt do.
unto her, All that thou sayest
unto me I will do. And she went
down unto the floor, and did ac-
cording to all that her mother-in-
law bade her. And when Boaz
had eaten and drunk, and his
heart was merry, he went to lie
down at the end of the heap of
corn: and she came softly, and
uncovered his feet, and laid her
down. And it came to pass at
midnight, that the man was afraid,
and turned himself: and, behold,

a woman lay at his feet. And he
said, Who art thou? And she
answered, I am Ruth thine hand-
maid: spread therefore thy skirt
over thine handmaid; for thou art
a near kinsman. And he said,
Blessed be thou of the LORD, my
daughter; for thou hast shewed
more kindness in the latter end
than at the beginning, inasmuch
as thou followedst not young men,
And now,
whether poor or rich

my daughter, fear not; I will do to thee all that thou requirest: for all the city of my people doth know that thou art a virtuous woman. And now, it is true that I

could know another.

And he

said, Let it not be known that a

woman came into the floor. Then

said she, Sit still, my daughter, until thou know how the matter

am thy near kinsman: howbeit there is a kinsman nearer than 1. Tarry this night, and it shall be in the morning, that if he will perform unto thee the part of a kinsman, well, let him do the kinsman's part: but if he will not do the part of a kinsman to thee, then will I do the part of a kinsman to thee, as the LORD liveth: Gen. xxxiv, 6-11. And Hamor lie down until the morning. And the father of Shechem went out she lay at his feet until the morn unto Jacob to commune with himning: and she rose up before one And the sons of Jacob came out of the field when they heard it: and the men were grieved; and they were very wroth, because he had wrought folly in Israel, in lying with Jacob's daughter; which thing ought not to be done. with And Hamor communed them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daugh ter: I pray you give her him to wife. And make ye marriages with us, and give your daughters unto us, and take our daughters unto you. And ye shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade therein, and get you possessions therein. And Shechem said unto her father, and unto her brethren, Let me find grace in your eyes, and what ye shall say unto me I will give.

will fall; for the man will not be in rest, until he have finished the thing this day.

And now I 1 Kings it, 16-22. ask one petition of thee, deny me not. And she said unto him, Say And he said, Speak, I pray on. thee, unto Solomon the king, (for he will not say thee nay,) that he give me Abishag the Shunamyemite to wife. And Bath-sheba said, Well; I will speak for thee unto the king. Bath-sheba therefore went unto king Solomon, to speak unto him for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her, and bowed himself unto her, and his throue, and sat down on caused a seat to be set for the king's mother; and she sat on his right hand. Then she said, I desire one small petition of thee; I pray thee, say ine not nay. And the king said unto her, Ask on, my mother; for I will not say thee nay. And she said, Let Abishag

Judges xiv, 7. And he went down, and talked with the woman; and she pleased Samson well.

Ruth iii, 4-14, 18. And it shall be, when he lieth down, that thou shalt mark the place where he shall lie, and thou shalt go in, and uncover his feet, and lay thee

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Judges xxl, 20-23. Therefore they commanded the children of Benjamin, saying, Go and lie in wait in the vineyards; And see, and, behold, if the daughters of Shiloh como out to dance in dances, then come ye out of the vineyards, and catch you every man his wife of the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of BenJamin. And it shall be, when their fathers or their brethren come unto us to complain, that we will say unto them, Be favourable unto them for our sakes: because we reserved not to each man his wife in the war: for ye did not give unto them at this time, that ye should be guilty. And the children of Benjamin did so, and took them wives, according to their number, of them that danced, whom they caught: and they went and returned unto their inheritance, and repaired the cities, and dwelt in them.

2 Sam. xiii, 11--14. And when she had brought them unto him to eat, he took hold of her, and said unto her, Come lie with me, my sister. And she answered him, Nay, my brother, do not force me; for no such thing ought to be done in Israel: do not thou this folly. And I, whither shall I cause my shame to go? and as for thee, thou shalt be as one of the fools in Israel. Now therefore, I pray thee, speak unto the king; for he will not withhold me from thee. Howbeit he would not hearken unto her voice; but, being stronger than she, forced her, and lay with her.

Isa. xiil, 16. Their children also shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be spoiled, and their wives ravished.

Lam. v, 11. They ravished the women in Zion, and the maids in the cities of Judah.

Zech. xiv, 2. For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city.

ITS PUNISHMENT.

Deut. xxii, 25-27. But if a man find a betrothed damsel in the field, and the man force her, and lie with her, then the man only that lay with her shall die: But unto the damsel thou shalt do nothing, there is in the damsel no sin worthy of death: for as when a man riseth against his neighbour, and slayeth him, even so is this

matter: For he found her in the field, and the betrothed damsel cried, and there was none to save her.

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Jer. il, 2. Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus ut. the LORD, I remember thee, the kindness of thy youth, the love o thine espousals, when thou wen est after me in the wilderness, i a land that was not sown.

Hosea ii, 19, 20. And I will be troth thee unto me for ever, y I will betroth thee uato me righteousness, and in judgines and in loving-kindness, and mercies: I will even betroth the unto me in faithfulness; and tau shalt know the LORD.

brethren, ye also are beous Rom. vii, 4. Wherefore, dead to the law by the body Christ; that ye should be marri to another, even to him who raised from the dead, that should bring forth fruit unto Go

shall a man leave his father a Eph. v, 31, 32. For this CD mother, and shall be joined val his wife, and they two shall t one flesh. This is a great my tery: but I speak concernin Christ and the church.

Rev. xix, 7, 9. Let us be and rejoice, and give honour him: for the marriage of Lamb is come, and his wife he made herself ready. And he s unto me, Write, blessed are 18 which are called unto the m

riage supper of the Lamb. he saith unto me, These are true sayings of God.

Rev. xxi, 2, 9. And I John the holy city, new Jerusale coming down from God out heaven, prepared as a bri adorned for her husband. A

there came unto me one of

seven angels which had the s vials full of the seven last plagi and talked with me, saying. C hither, I will shew thee the tr the Lamb's wife.

INSTANCES.

Nahor took them wives: the of Abram's wife was Sarat the daughter of Haran, the the name of Nalior's wife M of Milcah, and the father of 1st

Gen. xi, 29. And Abram

Gen. xxiv, 6-8. And Abra said unto him, Beware th thou bring not my son da again.... Thou shalt take a unto my son from thence. Art the woman will not be will follow thee, then thou stat clear from this my oath: bring not my son thither aga

Gen. xxv, 20. And Isaac w forty years old when be Rebekah to wife, the danghici the Syrian of Ia Bethuel aram, the sister to Laban Syrian.

Exod. i, 1. And there we

mus of the house of Levi, and took to wife a daughter of Levi.

Ezod. vi, 23-25. And Aaron took him Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab, sister of Naashion, to wife, and she bare him Nadab and Abba, Eleazar and Ithamar. And the sons of Korah; Assir, and Eikanal, and Abiasaph: these are the families of the Korhites. And Eleazar, Aaron's son, took him of the daughters of Putiel to We, and she bare him Phinehas: These are the heads of the fathers

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ye stay for them from having | camest? And my master made husbands? nay, my daughters; for me swear, saying, Thou shalt not it grieveth me much for your take a wife to my son of the sakes, that the hand of the LORD daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell: But thou is gone out against me. shalt go unto my father's house, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son.

Jer. xxix, 6. Take ye wives, and beget sons and daughters; and take wives for your sons, and give your daughters to husbands, that they may bear sons and daughters; that ye may be increased there, and not diminished.

1 Cor. vil, 2. 9, 35. Nevertheless,

the Levites, according to their to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband. But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn. And this I speak for your own profit, not that I may cast a snare upon you, but for that which is comely, and that ye may attend upon the Lord without distraction.

visited his wife with a kid; and he said, I will go in to my Wife into the chamber.

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adges xxi, 14. And Benjamin me again at that time; and they ave them wives which they had ved alive of the women of abab-gilead: and yet so they bed them not.

1 Kings iv, 11. The son of Abinadab, in all the region of Per; which had Taphath the Baghter of Solomon to wife.

Kings xi, 19. And Hadad nd great favour in the sight of araoh, so that he gave him to e the sister of his own wife, the ter of Tabpenes the queen.

1 Tim. iv, 3. Forbidding to marry......

1 Tim. v, 14. I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully.

Heb. xili, 4. Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.

CAUTIONS.

Jer. xvi, 2. Thou shalt not take thee a wite, neither shalt thou have sons or daughters in this place.

Caron. xxiii, 22. And Eleazar End, and had no sons, but daughx and their brethren the sons Eish took them. Prov. xix, 14. House and riches the inheritance of fathers; and prudent wife is from the LORD. Hosen 1, 2, 3. The beginning of word of the LORD by Hosea. ind the LORD said to Hosea, Go, ake unto thee a wife of whore-his bas, and children of whoredoms: the land bath committed great oredom, departing from the

So he went and took er the daughter of Diblaim; Which conceived, and bare him a

Lake xvii, 26, 27. And as it was the days of Noe, so shall it be

in the days of the Son of man. They did eat, they drank, they Married wives, they were given in arriage, until the day that Noe thered into the ark, and the flood Cane, and destroyed them all.

IT CONTINUANCE AS AN
ORDINANCE.

Judges xxi, 16. Then the elders the congregation said, How wall we do for wives for them Lat remain, seeing the women are destroyed out of Benjamin?

Rath 1, 13. Would ye tarry for be till they were grown? would

1 Cor. vil, 1, 7, 8, 26, 32, 33. Now concerning the things whereof ve wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman. For I would that all men were even as I myself; but every man hath

proper gift of God, one after this manner, and another after that. I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I. I suppose therefore that this is good for the present distress; I say, that it is good for a man so to be. But I would have you without carefulness. He that is unmarried careth for the things

that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord: But he that is married careth for the things that are of the world, how he may please his wife.

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Gen. xxvili, 1, 2. And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the

daughters of Canaan. Arise, go to Padan-aram, to the house of Bethuel thy mother's father, and take thee a wife from thence of the daughters of Laban thy mother's brother.

Gen. xxxiv, 4. And Shechem spake unto his father Hamor, saying, Get me this damsel to wife.

Gen. xxxviil, 6. And Judah took a wife for Er his first-born, whose name was Tamar.

Exod. ii, 21. And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.

Judges xiv, 1-3. And Samson went down to Timnath, and saw a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines. And he came up, and told his father and his mother, and said, I have seen a woman in Timnath of the daugh ters of the Philistines: now therefore get her for me to wife. Then his father and his mother said unto him, Is there never a woman among the daughters of thy brethren, or among all my people, that thou goest to take a wife of

the uncircumcised Philistines? And Samson said unto his father, Get her for me; for she pleaseth me well.

had no sons, but daughters. And 1 Chron. 11, 34, 35. Now Sheshan Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptan, whose name was Jarha. And Jarha his servant to wife; and she Sheshan gave his daughter to

bare him Attai.

2 Chron. xxv, 18. And Joash king of Israel sent to Amaziah, king of Judah, saying, The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the

cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by a wild beast that was in Lebanon,

and trode down the thistle.

APOSTOLIC LAW.

1 Cor. vil, 27, 28, 36-38. Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife. But and if thou marry, thou hast not sinned; and if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned. Nevertheless such shall have trouble in the flesh: but I spare you. But if any man

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