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35.19_o jacob_n have_v his_o wife_n rachel_n to_o die_v sudden_o in_o his_o journey_n on_o his_o hand_n and_o so_o die_v the_o wife_n of_o phineas_n 20._o 1_o sam._n 4.19_o 20._o when_o she_o hear_v that_o the_o ark_n of_o god_n be_v take_v and_o yet_o we_o may_v not_o otherwise_o conceive_v but_o that_o as_o they_o live_v so_o they_o die_v the_o servant_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o so_o we_o be_v to_o judge_v of_o this_o gentleman_n wife_n be_v a_o gracious_a and_o holy_a woman_n hope-ful_o as_o this_o gentlewoman_n very_o hope-ful_o that_o albeit_o the_o messenger_n that_o be_v send_v for_o she_o seem_v to_o be_v angry_a and_o too_o hasty_a to_o take_v away_o her_o life_n yet_o he_o bring_v she_o no_o worse_a news_n than_o of_o a_o joyful_a and_o a_o bless_a death_n which_o be_v indeed_o a_o passage_n to_o a_o better_a life_n aug._n possid_n in_o invit_fw-la aug._n it_o be_v the_o say_n of_o s._n ambrose_n upon_o his_o death_n bed_n which_o may_v have_v be_v she_o also_o i_o have_v 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rev._n 7.14_o 1._o cor._n 6.11_o 1_o pet._n 1.15_o i_o be_o cleanse_v from_o all_o my_o filthiness_n so_o long_o as_o he_o do_v bear_v about_o with_o he_o a_o body_n of_o sin_n and_o of_o death_n and_o yet_o he_o know_v as_o well_o also_o that_o the_o lord_n have_v open_v the_o fountain_n of_o grace_n unto_o he_o and_o pour_v clean_a water_n upon_o he_o and_o wash_v he_o in_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n both_o for_o the_o remission_n of_o his_o sin_n and_o for_o purge_v away_o the_o pollution_n of_o they_o he_o be_v no_o long_o to_o be_v hold_v pollute_v and_o unclean_a but_o holy_a and_o pure_a in_o his_o person_n through_o christ_n and_o so_o ought_v to_o strive_v to_o be_v more_o and_o more_o in_o all_o manner_n of_o holy_a conversation_n and_o therefore_o hereunto_o 24.16_o act_n 24.16_o he_o do_v ever_o most_o careful_o and_o conscionable_o endeavour_v himself_o that_o be_v espouse_v to_o one_o husband_n 11.12_o 2_o cor._n 11.12_o he_o may_v preserve_v and_o present_v himself_o 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