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 able to ubit of themelves, before the Time of Procreation returns again, the conjugal Bond diolves of itelf, and they are at Liberty; 'till Hymen, at his uual Anniverary Seaon, ummons them again to chue new Mates. Wherein one cannot but admire the Widom of the great Creator, who having given to Man an Ability to lay up for the future, as well as upply the preent Neceity, hath made it neceary, that Society of Man and Wife hould be more lating than of Male and Female amongt other Creatures; that o their Indutry might be encouraged, and their Interet better united, to make Proviion, and lay up up Goods for their common Iue, which uncertain Mixture, or eay and frequent Solutions of conjugal Society would mightily diturb."

The ame Love of Truth, which has made me faithfully exhibit this Objection, induces me to accompany it with ome Remarks, if not to refute, at leat to throw ome Light upon it.

1. I mut in the firt place oberve, that Moral Proofs are of no great Force in