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formavisset_fw-la jehova_n deus_fw-la è_fw-la terrâ_fw-la omnes_fw-la bestias_fw-la agri_fw-la omnesque_fw-la volucres_fw-la coeli_fw-la &_o adduxisset_fw-la ad_fw-la adamum_n ut_fw-la videret_fw-la quî_fw-la vocaret_fw-la singulas_fw-la etenim_fw-la quocunque_fw-la nomine_fw-la vocavit_fw-la illas_fw-la adam_n animantem_fw-la quamque_fw-la id_fw-la nomen_fw-la ejus_fw-la est_fw-la 19_o gen._n 2._o 19_o 1591._o octob._n 16_o 1591._o these_o word_n contain_v the_o occasion_n of_o the_o former_a deliberation_n for_o that_o there_o may_v be_v a_o orderly_a proceed_n it_o be_v necessary_a that_o man_n be_v alone_o and_o want_v a_o meet_a help_n which_o be_v good_a for_o he_o therefore_o that_o first_o a_o general_a view_n and_o survey_n may_v be_v take_v of_o all_o the_o creature_n which_o god_n have_v make_v to_o see_v whether_o among_o so_o many_o million_o of_o goodly_a creature_n some_o one_o may_v be_v find_v for_o adam_n to_o be_v a_o meet_a mate_n for_o he_o and_o then_o if_o the_o 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est_fw-la quod_fw-la fecisti_fw-la dixit_fw-la autem_fw-la mulier_fw-la serpens_fw-la iste_fw-la seduxit_fw-la i_o &_o comedi_fw-la 13._o gen._n 3._o 13._o 1591._o february_n 12._o 1591._o in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o last_o verse_n before_o end_v the_o trial_n of_o adam_n offence_n for_o as_o you_o have_v see_v from_o the_o seven_o verse_n have_v be_v the_o trial_n and_o examination_n of_o the_o crime_n commit_v in_o the_o seven_o verse_n be_v the_o arrest_n in_o the_o eight_o verse_n be_v the_o second_o process_n which_o be_v serve_v on_o he_o be_v of_o force_n to_o shut_v he_o close_o in_o prison_n in_o the_o bush_n in_o the_o
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which_o may_v be_v hold_v in_o any_o crime_n or_o cause_n whatsoever_o that_o upon_o good_a and_o sufficient_a presumption_n and_o detection_n they_o may_v proceed_v to_o inquire_v diligent_o and_o the_o party_n call_v in_o question_n be_v bind_v to_o make_v answer_n to_o purge_v and_o cleanse_v himself_o which_o be_v suspect_v or_o accuse_v for_o this_o be_v the_o ground_n and_o foundation_n on_o which_o god_n frame_v his_o action_n against_o eve_n adam_n say_v that_o thou_o his_o wife_n do_v entice_v &_o persuade_v he_o to_o eat_v thereof_o the_o question_n therefore_o which_o i_o demand_n of_o thou_o be_v why_o have_v thou_o do_v this_o and_o this_o be_v that_o to_o which_o she_o be_v bind_v to_o answer_v now_o if_o we_o look_v to_o her_o answer_n which_o she_o make_v unto_o the_o interrogatory_n propound_v to_o she_o we_o shall_v see_v it_o very_o frivolous_a for_o god_n ask_v quare_fw-la and_o she_o answer_v to_o quis_fw-la some_o think_v that_o it_o be_v for_o fear_n or_o shame_n 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cibo_fw-la donec_fw-la revertaris_fw-la in_o humum_fw-la cum_fw-la ex_fw-la eâ_fw-la desumptus_fw-la fueris_fw-la nam_fw-la pulvis_fw-la es_fw-la &_o in_o pulverem_fw-la reverteris_fw-la 17.18.19_o gen_n 3._o 17.18.19_o 1598._o septemb_n 17._o 1598._o saint_n chrisostome_n write_v upon_o this_o place_n say_v sedet_fw-la judex_n non_fw-la surgit_fw-la god_n who_o be_v the_o judge_n sit_v still_o and_o rise_v not_o punishment_n adam_n punishment_n he_o continue_v his_o court_n and_o give_v not_o over_o till_o he_o have_v give_v judgement_n upon_o all_o the_o offender_n this_o be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o three_o o_o yes_o say_v that_o father_n upon_o adam_n offence_n which_o sentence_n be_v contain_v in_o the_o 17._o 18._o and_o 19_o verfe_n thing_n in_o the_o sentence_n upon_o adam_n two_o thing_n in_o which_o sentence_n be_v contain_v two_o part_n the_o one_o be_v the_o fault_n contain_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o verse_n the_o other_o be_v the_o penalty_n contain_v in_o the_o end_n 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for_o in_o so_o do_v first_o he_o do_v violate_v the_o institution_n of_o god_n which_o be_v a_o man_n shall_v forsake_v father_n and_o mother_n and_o cleave_v 〈◊〉_d his_o wife_n genesis_n the_o second_o chapter_n and_o the_o twenty_o four_o verse_n not_o to_o his_o wife_n and_o they_o two_o shall_v be_v one_o flesh_n not_o three_o in_o one_o flesh_n second_o his_o take_n of_o two_o wife_n be_v a_o violate_v of_o humane_a custom_n for_o he_o be_v in_o the_o seven_o generation_n from_o adam_n adam_n have_v but_o one_o wife_n no_o more_o have_v cain_n nor_o the_o rest_n but_o lamech_v tread_v all_o custom_n under_o foot_n takes_z two_o wherein_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o a_o breach_n be_v make_v of_o the_o primitive_a custom_n for_o as_o christ_n say_v matthew_n the_o ninteenth_fw-mi chapter_n non_fw-la sic_fw-la fuit_fw-la abinitio_fw-la three_o marriage_n be_v a_o mystery_n ephesian_n the_o five_o chapter_n and_o the_o thirty_o second_o verse_n for_o god_n commend_v unto_o we_o a_o 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