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purpose_n to_o deceive_v he_o hoc_fw-la secit_fw-la decepta_fw-la non_fw-la decipiens_fw-la say_v the_o foresay_a author_n this_o she_o do_v be_v herself_o deceive_v not_o with_o a_o intention_n to_o deceive_v her_o husband_n no_o 3.6_o merc._n in_o gen._n 3.6_o that_o which_o herein_o she_o do_v be_v only_o out_o of_o a_o desire_n to_o make_v he_o partaker_n of_o her_o suppose_a happiness_n as_o for_o delude_v deceive_a of_o he_o it_o be_v far_o from_o her_o thought_n and_o hereupon_o say_v some_o it_o be_v say_v that_o adam_n be_v not_o deceive_v but_o this_o seem_v a_o little_a too_o acute_a and_o curious_a 2._o more_o plain_o and_o simple_o in_o the_o second_o place_n adam_n be_v not_o deceive_v that_o be_v not_o primary_o primary_o 2._o not_o primary_o he_o be_v not_o the_o first_o that_o be_v deceive_v so_o some_o expound_v it_o by_o borrow_v a_o word_n from_o the_o verse_n forego_v which_o they_o conceive_v shall_v here_o again_o be_v repeat_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o adam_n be_v not_o first_o deceive_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 13._o verse_n 13._o but_o the_o woman_n etc._n etc._n 3._o adam_n be_v not_o deceive_v viz._n not_o immediate_o by_o the_o serpent_n so_o be_v the_o woman_n deceive_v give_v ear_n to_o satan_n serpent_n 3._o not_o immediate_o by_o the_o serpent_n speak_v in_o and_o by_o the_o serpent_n she_o be_v deceive_v but_o so_o be_v not_o adam_n deceive_v deceive_v indeed_o he_o be_v but_o it_o be_v by_o the_o mean_n of_o the_o woman_n hand_v those_o suggestion_n unto_o he_o which_o she_o have_v receive_v from_o the_o serpent_n withal_o solicit_v and_o entice_v he_o to_o who_o he_o yield_v partly_o exit_fw-la à micabili_fw-la quâdam_fw-la benevolentiâ_fw-la out_o of_o a_o love_a and_o indulgent_a affection_n towards_o she_o and_o so_o be_v overcome_v even_o as_o samson_n be_v by_o his_o dalilah_n and_o solomon_n by_o his_o wife_n these_o two_o last_o resolution_n be_v in_o effect_n one_o and_o the_o same_o we_o may_v safe_o pitch_v 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double_a reason_n satan_n look_v upon_o she_o as_o a_o fit_a object_n and_o a_o fit_a instrument_n a_o fit_a object_n to_o work_v upon_o and_o a_o fit_a instrument_n to_o work_v by_o 1._o a_o fit_a object_n to_o work_v upon_o in_o as_o much_o as_o she_o be_v the_o weak_a vessel_n weakness_n 1._o she_o be_v the_o more_o fit_a object_n to_o work_v upon_o in_o regard_n of_o her_o weakness_n less_o able_a to_o withstand_v the_o stroke_n of_o his_o temptation_n have_v he_o encounter_v with_o the_o man_n there_o may_v have_v be_v more_o probability_n of_o resistance_n less_o hope_n of_o prevail_a therefore_o he_o single_v out_o the_o woman_n as_o apprehend_v more_o hope_n of_o prevail_v there_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o natural_a infirmity_n of_o her_o sex_n 2._o as_o fit_a to_o work_v upon_o so_o to_o work_v by_o a_o fit_a instrument_n be_v she_o sell_v deceive_v man_n 2._o a_o fit_a instrument_n to_o work_v by_o in_o deceive_v the_o man_n to_o deceive_v her_o husband_n by_o convey_v the_o 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