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a_o wife_n be_v the_o chief_a of_o creature_n comfort_n and_o the_o very_a reason_n why_o god_n at_o the_o first_o do_v institute_v that_o relation_n be_v that_o man_n may_v have_v a_o help_n meet_v for_o he_o it_o may_v seem_v somewhat_o strange_a why_o satan_n go_v about_o to_o bring_v upon_o job_n trouble_n in_o its_o perfection_n 2.20_o shall_v leave_v he_o that_o which_o be_v the_o perfection_n of_o all_o outward_a comfort_n a_o wife_n what_o be_v job_n ox_n and_o ass_n and_o sheep_n and_o camel_n to_o a_o wife_n and_o what_o be_v his_o child_n to_o a_o wife_n when_o adam_n have_v not_o only_o such_o a_o number_n of_o cattle_n but_o all_o the_o cattle_n and_o riches_n in_o the_o world_n in_o his_o possession_n and_o under_o his_o dominion_n god_n see_v he_o defective_a till_o he_o provide_v he_o a_o wife_n a_o wife_n be_v the_o compliment_n of_o all_o how_o then_o come_v it_o to_o pass_v that_o when_o satan_n will_v afflict_v job_n to_o the_o uttermost_a he_o leave_v he_o his_o 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that_o she_o may_v further_o vex_v the_o husband_n his_o mercy_n be_v like_o the_o mercy_n of_o wicked_a man_n their_o tender_a mercy_n be_v cruel_a that_o be_v they_o be_v no_o mercy_n at_o all_o prov._n 12.10_o there_o be_v a_o punish_a mercy_n and_o there_o be_v a_o spare_a cruelty_n among_o man_n such_o be_v satan_n sparing_n ever_o line_v with_o cruel_a and_o bloody_a intendment_n second_o observe_v that_o the_o great_a outward_a blessing_n may_v prove_v the_o great_a outward_a affliction_n a_o wife_n be_v make_v a_o cross_n a_o snare_n our_o great_a danger_n may_v be_v from_o our_o helper_n and_o that_o which_o be_v give_v for_o our_o good_a may_v be_v to_o we_o a_o occasion_n of_o false_v satan_n can_v
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angry_a with_o my_o day_n and_o i_o show_v you_o why_o because_o it_o shut_v not_o up_o the_o door_n of_o my_o mother_n womb_n etc._n etc._n the_o reason_n or_o the_o argument_n stand_v thus_o there_o be_v cause_n i_o shall_v curse_v that_o day_n and_o that_o night_n which_o not_o hinder_v my_o conception_n or_o my_o birth_n bring_v i_o forth_o upon_o the_o stage_n of_o the_o world_n to_o act_v a_o part_n in_o all_o these_o sorrow_n but_o the_o day_n and_o the_o night_n do_v not_o hinder_v my_o conception_n or_o my_o birth_n therefore_o i_o have_v cause_n i_o have_v reason_n enough_o to_o break_v out_o in_o such_o complaint_n and_o curse_v they_o i_o do_v it_o because_o these_o shut_v not_o up_o the_o door_n of_o my_o mother_n womb_n this_o be_v the_o argument_n or_o reason_n by_o which_o he_o defend_v his_o passion_n and_o this_o argument_n will_v be_v find_v to_o have_v more_o passion_n in_o it_o then_o reason_n if_o we_o examine_v it_o to_o the_o bottom_n for_o he_o complain_v of_o 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