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and_o wife_n as_o this_o one_o thing_n that_o the_o one_o do_v not_o bear_v with_o the_o other_o infirmity_n and_o imperfection_n extruxitque_fw-la jehova_n deus_fw-la ex_fw-la costa_fw-la illa_fw-la quam_fw-la sumpserat_fw-la de_fw-la adamo_n mulierem_fw-la eamque_fw-la adduxit_fw-la ad_fw-la adamum_n 22._o gen._n 2._o 22._o 1591._o octob._n 23._o 1591._o in_o these_o word_n according_a to_o our_o last_o division_n be_v contain_v the_o manner_n and_o fashion_n of_o her_o creation_n which_o be_v here_o say_v to_o be_v after_o the_o manner_n and_o form_n of_o a_o building_n and_o also_o the_o end_n why_o she_o be_v make_v namely_o that_o she_o may_v be_v bring_v to_o man_n and_o give_v he_o for_o his_o help_n it_o be_v the_o counsel_n of_o god_n that_o if_o we_o will_v purpose_v to_o make_v a_o house_n or_o building_n that_o we_o first_o of_o all_o prepare_v matter_n and_o stuff_n where_o with_o all_o to_o build_v it_o prov._n 24._o 27._o and_o then_o after_o to_o settle_v upon_o the_o 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