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pharaoh_n for_o israel_n sake_n be_v drown_v four_o abraham_n be_v use_v â—…ell_o for_o saray_v sake_n and_o so_o be_v israel_n for_o josephs_n sake_n five_o sarai_n abraham_n wife_n be_v fair_a to_o look_v upon_o therefore_o she_o be_v eâ—…ticed_v to_o lie_v with_o pharaoh_n so_o joseph_n israel_n son_n be_v a_o fair_a person_n therefore_o be_v entice_v to_o lie_v with_o poâ—…iphers_n wife_n six_o abraham_n depart_v rich_a from_o egypt_n have_v sheep_n beef_n ass_n and_o camel_n so_o do_v the_o israelite_n have_v spoil_v the_o egyptian_n of_o their_o silver_n gold_n and_o raiment_n q._n waâ—…_n sarai_n beautiful_a at_o this_o time_n a._n yes_o and_o her_o beauty_n be_v extraordinary_a see_v it_o be_v not_o diminish_v neither_o by_o her_o long_a journey_n nor_o by_o her_o age_n for_o now_o she_o be_v 6â—…_n year_n old_a ten_o year_n young_a than_o abraham_n and_o as_o saraâ—…_n be_v beautiful_a in_o the_o eye_n of_o abraham_n so_o be_v the_o church_n fair_a in_o the_o eye_n of_o christ_n her_o well_o belove_a but_o this_o beauty_n of_o the_o church_n do_v not_o so_o much_o consist_v in_o external_a splendour_n as_o in_o internal_a grace_n for_o the_o king_n daughter_n be_v all_o glorious_a within_o psal._n 45._o 13._o this_o beauty_n of_o sarai_n make_v abraham_n give_v her_o counsel_n to_o say_v that_o she_o be_v his_o sister_n and_o not_o his_o wife_n for_o he_o know_v what_o danger_n there_o be_v to_o have_v a_o beautiful_a woman_n and_o true_o oftentimes_o beauty_n have_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o murder_n and_o mischief_n the_o wife_n of_o vriah_n lucretia_n helina_n and_o many_o more_o can_v testify_v therefore_o beauty_n be_v not_o so_o much_o to_o be_v regard_v as_o virtue_n abraham_n then_o have_v good_a cause_n to_o fear_v the_o egyptian_n because_o they_o be_v black_a than_o the_o canaanite_n and_o when_o they_o see_v a_o fair_a woman_n which_o be_v scarce_o in_o that_o hot_a country_n they_o be_v exceed_o prone_a to_o deflower_v she_o he_o know_v also_o that_o the_o abundance_n and_o plenty_n in_o egypt_n bring_v out_o incontinance_n and_o intemperance_n among_o they_o q._n do_v abraham_n sin_n in_o persuade_v his_o wife_n to_o say_v she_o be_v his_o sister_n a._n he_o do_v not_o sin_n in_o save_v his_o own_o life_n see_v nothing_o be_v more_o precious_a than_o the_o life_n especial_o abraham_n because_o all_o nation_n shall_v be_v bless_v in_o his_o seed_n second_o neither_o altogether_o do_v he_o lie_v in_o say_v she_o be_v his_o sister_n for_o she_o be_v his_o brother_n daughter_n and_o such_o as_o be_v near_o a_o kin_n the_o hebrew_n do_v use_v to_o call_v brethren_n &_o sister_n three_o noâ—…_n yet_o do_v he_o sin_n â—…in_o give_v this_o hard_a censure_n of_o the_o egyptian_n for_o what_o he_o speak_v of_o their_o cruelty_n and_o lust_n he_o speak_v it_o by_o experience_n though_o not_o in_o himself_o yet_o in_o other_o he_o know_v what_o the_o nature_n and_o quality_n of_o barbarous_a people_n be_v without_o the_o 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reasonable_a soul_n second_o both_o receive_v a_o law_n upon_o both_o be_v inflict_v punishment_n for_o the_o breach_n thereof_o both_o their_o body_n be_v alike_o redemption_n be_v promise_v to_o both_o and_o both_o do_v expect_v glory_n q._n why_o do_v not_o god_n create_v eva_n as_o soon_o as_o adam_n a._n that_o adam_n live_v a_o private_a life_n a_o while_n may_v the_o better_o perceive_v the_o comfort_n of_o the_o marry_a life_n second_o that_o he_o may_v love_v god_n the_o more_o who_o provide_v such_o a_o comfort_n to_o he_o when_o he_o be_v alone_o q._n be_v man_n and_o woman_n of_o the_o same_o kind_n a._n yes_o for_o male_a and_o female_a make_v no_o essential_a difference_n second_o if_o they_o be_v not_o of_o the_o same_o kind_n how_o can_v they_o procreate_v child_n three_o they_o both_o have_v the_o same_o definition_n and_o essential_a property_n four_o we_o read_v that_o maid_n have_v become_v boy_n which_o can_v not_o be_v if_o they_o be_v of_o diverse_a kind_n plinius_n lib._n 7._o cap._n 4._o gellius_n lib._n 9_o cap._n 4._o etc._n etc._n q._n how_o can_v adam_n and_o eva_n be_v marry_v see_v they_o be_v so_o near_o a_o kin_n a._n the_o nearness_n of_o kin_n which_o forbid_v matrimony_n be_v that_o which_o arise_v of_o carnal_a copulation_n and_o eva_n be_v not_o beget_v but_o create_v of_o adam_n therefore_o she_o be_v not_o his_o daughter_n but_o his_o wife_n q._n why_o be_v there_o but_o one_o woman_n create_v a._n because_o that_o one_o woman_n be_v sufficient_a to_o be_v a_o help_n to_o one_o man_n second_o to_o teach_v posterity_n that_o god_n do_v hate_v polygamy_n three_o that_o the_o love_n of_o man_n may_v be_v the_o great_a to_o his_o wife_n q._n how_o be_v man_n and_o woman_n one_o flesh_n a._n because_o they_o be_v join_v together_o to_o live_v one_o commonlife_n second_o in_o respect_n of_o their_o carnal_a copulation_n three_o in_o respect_n of_o procreation_n of_o one_o flesh_n for_o the_o child_n be_v the_o flesh_n and_o 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not_o the_o devil_n for_o so_o these_o word_n shall_v be_v metaphorical_o understand_v but_o this_o be_v a_o history_n and_o no_o allegory_n nor_o the_o image_n of_o a_o serpent_n for_o it_o be_v not_o a_o picture_n but_o a_o real_a serpent_n that_o be_v curse_v neither_o be_v it_o a_o natural_a serpent_n that_o do_v speak_v for_o speech_n and_o reason_n do_v natural_o belong_v to_o man_n not_o to_o beast_n for_o they_o neither_o have_v reasonable_a soul_n nor_o the_o instrument_n of_o speech_n but_o it_o be_v the_o devil_n that_o speak_v in_o the_o serpent_n use_v the_o same_o as_o his_o instrument_n to_o deceive_v so_o then_o there_o be_v both_o a_o serpent_n which_o be_v prove_v both_o by_o the_o speech_n of_o moses_n and_o the_o punishment_n inflict_v on_o the_o serpent_n and_o beside_o the_o devil_n which_o be_v know_v both_o by_o his_o speech_n and_o reason_n with_o eva_n as_o also_o by_o the_o testimony_n of_o christ_n call_v the_o devil_n a_o manslayer_n from_o the_o 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but_o the_o woman_n 1._o timo._n 2._o for_o eva_n do_v not_o deceive_v adam_n because_o she_o think_v all_o be_v true_a that_o satan_n speak_v but_o satan_n deceive_v eva_n because_o he_o make_v she_o believe_v that_o which_o he_o know_v himself_o be_v false_a second_o eva_n confess_v that_o she_o be_v deceive_v but_o adam_n do_v not_o say_v that_o he_o be_v deceive_v but_o the_o woman_n give_v to_o i_o and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d q._n be_v the_o same_o of_o adam_n and_o eva_n the_o great_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a._n if_o we_o do_v consider_v one_o sin_n with_o another_o than_o we_o say_v that_o adam_n sin_n be_v not_o the_o great_a for_o the_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n iâ—…_n great_a but_o
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