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with Child, but always subject to Abortions, or constant and dangerous Miscarriages; had she received any hurt in the Delivery of her former Children, which threatned Dangers if she came again; or had several other Circumstances attended her, less proper to mention than those; had she been abused by Midwives, or weakened by Distempers or Disasters, this would alter the Case.
But the Circumstance I insist upon is, when the Woman marries, takes a Man to Bed to her, with all the Circumstances that are to be understood, without obliging us to express them; lives with him, and lies with him every Night, and yet professes to desire she may have no Children: These are the Circumstances I insist upon, the Aggravations of which admit no abatement, and for which I do not know one modest Word of Excuse can be said. This is what I call Conjugal Lewdness, nor can I see any thing else in it; 'twas the plain End of her marrying; 'tis in vain to call it by other Names, and cover it with other Excuses; 'tis nothing but Whoring under the shelter or cover of the Law, we may paint it out, and dress it up as we will.
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