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xxxv_o gen._n 18._o xlii_o 28._o and_o other_o place_n and_o recover_v herself_o again_o be_v extreme_o trouble_v by_o the_o reflection_n she_o make_v upon_o his_o kindness_n and_o her_o insensibleness_n of_o it_o for_o which_o she_o ask_v his_o pardon_n and_o seek_v his_o favour_n but_o can_v receive_v no_o token_n of_o it_o g_o v._n 7._o i_o take_v watchman_n here_o in_o a_o good_a sense_n as_o before_o iii_o 3._o unto_o which_o i_o refer_v the_o reader_n and_o only_o observe_v that_o to_o find_v a_o person_n signify_v sometime_o in_o scripture-phrase_n as_o much_o as_o to_o fall_v upon_o he_o as_o we_o speak_v and_o that_o on_o a_o sudden_a i._o judg._n 5._o xxi_o psal_n 8._o cxix_o 143._o x._o isai_n 10._o and_o so_o i_o have_v expound_v it_o here_o and_o refer_v the_o smite_v and_o wound_v she_o to_o the_o reproach_n they_o cast_v upon_o she_o for_o there_o be_v a_o smite_v with_o the_o tongue_n as_o well_o as_o with_o the_o hand_n and_o that_o not_o only_o by_o enemy_n unjust_o xviii_o jer._n 18._o but_o by_o friend_n out_o of_o love_n and_o charity_n cxli_o psal_n 5._o for_o there_o be_v not_o a_o great_a kindness_n than_o sometime_o even_o to_o upbraid_v we_o with_o our_o fault_n which_o be_v further_o express_v by_o take_v away_o her_o veil_n from_o she_o as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v expose_v she_o to_o shame_v a_o veil_n be_v throw_v over_o woman_n face_n for_o modesty-sake_n as_o well_o as_o in_o token_n of_o subjection_n xx._n gen._n 16._o and_o so_o st._n hierom_n in_o his_o epistle_n to_o laeta_n take_v this_o veil_n or_o pallium_fw-la as_o he_o call_v it_o to_o be_v pudicitiae_fw-la signum_fw-la a_o sign_n of_o chastity_n and_o therefore_o to_o take_v it_o away_o be_v to_o represent_v she_o as_o a_o impudent_a whorish_a woman_n greg._n nyssen_n add_v that_o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hom._n xii_o upon_o this_o book_n the_o nuptial_a veil_n which_o together_o with_o the_o face_n cover_v the_o whole_a body_n and_o therefore_o to_o be_v disrobe_v of_o it_o be_v the_o great_a reproach_n because_o it_o be_v to_o disow_v she_o to_o be_v his_o spouse_n as_o she_o profess_v herself_o h_o v._n 8._o this_o verse_n be_v very_o plain_a express_v the_o admirable_a temper_n of_o a_o true_a penitent_a who_o leave_v nothing_o unattempted_a to_o recover_v the_o favour_n of_o her_o lord_n for_o find_v no_o comfort_n from_o the_o watchman_n she_o implore_v the_o help_n of_o all_o good_a people_n and_o yet_o do_v not_o complain_v of_o what_o she_o suffer_v nor_o of_o the_o harshness_n of_o those_o who_o shall_v have_v help_v to_o restore_v she_o and_o not_o deal_v so_o severe_o with_o she_o according_a to_o that_o of_o the_o apostle_n