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think_v evil_a against_o i_o but_o god_n mean_v it_o unto_o good_a etc._n etc._n 63.14_o so_o do_v thou_o lead_v thy_o people_n to_o make_v thyself_o a_o glorious_a name_n 11.36_o for_o of_o he_o and_o through_o he_o and_o to_o he_o be_v all_o thing_n as_o for_o god_n special_a creation_n of_o man_n and_o providence_n over_o man_n in_o his_o fourfold_a state_n viz._n of_o 1._o creation_n 2._o corruption_n 3._o restitution_n and_o 4._o perfection_n they_o will_v come_v far_a to_o be_v consider_v in_o the_o next_o branch_n the_o knowledge_n of_o ourselves_o hitherto_o of_o the_o first_o branch_n of_o knowledge_n requisite_a in_o some_o competent_a sort_n before_o communicate_v viz._n the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n 2._o knowledge_n of_o ourselves_o knowledge_n of_o ourselves_o be_v the_o next_o point_n of_o knowledge_n necessary_a to_o a_o worthy_a communicant_a christian_n eye_n and_o apprehension_n shall_v be_v like_o the_o window_n of_o the_o temple_n wide_a inward_a narrow_a outward_a 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and_o immortal_a soul_n personal_o join_v with_o a_o suitable_a body_n both_o of_o they_o 15._o fearful_o and_o wonderful_o make_v yea_o 139.15_o curious_o wrought_v according_a to_o divine_a consultation_n of_o the_o bless_a trinity_n adam_n soul_n be_v so_o rational_a that_o he_o know_v the_o nature_n of_o all_o the_o creature_n which_o god_n bring_v before_o he_o and_o 23._o name_v they_o according_o and_o so_o immortal_a that_o it_o can_v die_v a_o natural_a death_n as_o many_o 5.1_o scripture_n intimate_v but_o the_o soul_n of_o all_o other_o sublunary_a creature_n beside_o man_n be_v irrational_a and_o die_v with_o their_o body_n 2._o a_o most_o pleasant_a habitation_n 2.8.9_o god_n plant_v a_o garden_n eastward_o in_o eden_n and_o there_o he_o put_v the_o man_n a_o garden_n be_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o field_n a_o garden_n of_o god_n plant_v the_o glory_n of_o all_o garden_n herein_o grow_v every_o tree_n pleasant_a to_o the_o sight_n and_o good_a for_o food_n and_o a_o 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monarch_n of_o all_o the_o world_n 8._o lord_n what_o be_v man_n that_o thou_o be_v mindful_a of_o he_o &_o the_o son_n of_o man_n that_o thou_o visite_a he_o thou_o have_v make_v he_o to_o have_v dominion_n over_o the_o work_n of_o thy_o hand_n thou_o have_v put_v all_o thing_n under_o his_o foot_n so_o that_o all_o sublunary_a creature_n be_v to_o do_v homage_n unto_o adam_n 5_o conjugal_a society_n with_o his_o wife_n 24_o create_v out_o of_o adam_n side_n while_o he_o be_v asleep_a she_o be_v thus_o take_v out_o of_o man_n that_o she_o may_v be_v a_o meet_a help_n for_o man_n and_o become_v affectionate_o dear_a to_o man_n as_o bone_n of_o hâ—s_fw-la bene_fw-la and_o flesh_n of_o his_o flesh_n man_n be_v natural_o a_o sociable_a creature_n and_o love_v society_n and_o marriage-society_n be_v the_o sweet_a of_o all_o natural_a society_n 6._o innocency_n 7.29_o god_n make_v man_n upright_o as_o man_n come_v at_o first_o out_o of_o god_n hand_n he_o be_v spotless_a undefiled_a and_o 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