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to_o settle_v these_o on_o the_o woman_n his_o wife_n therefore_o say_v the_o apostle_n husband_n love_v your_o wife_n 5.22_o eph._n 5.22_o these_o be_v the_o object_n of_o your_o solace_n and_o delight_n and_o as_o they_o be_v make_v help_v to_o the_o husband_n which_o word_n husband_n as_o it_o note_v the_o man_n to_o be_v the_o band_n of_o the_o house_n and_o all_o therein_o so_o primary_o and_o principal_o of_o his_o wife_n by_o which_o he_o be_v put_v in_o mind_n to_o keep_v she_o from_o shatter_v as_o the_o band_n in_o sheaf_n or_o as_o the_o band_n of_o
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round_o about_o the_o table_n there_o ready_a to_o wait_v and_o serve_v both_o father_n and_o mother_n at_o their_o call_n or_o need_v in_o all_o faithfulness_n and_o obedience_n as_o they_o be_v teach_v by_o the_o apostle_n s_o peter_n and_o s._n paul_n 1.6_o 1_o pet._n 1.14_o tit._n 1.6_o and_o yet_o i_o can_v promise_v that_o this_o blessing_n of_o have_v child_n shall_v overtake_v all_o good_a husband_n and_o wife_n no_o nor_o that_o all_o such_o as_o have_v child_n shall_v be_v bless_v in_o they_o for_o the_o psalmist_n restrain_v this_o blessing_n of_o good_a obedient_a and_o faithful_a child_n only_o to_o such_o parent_n as_o fear_v the_o lord_n loe_o thus_o say_v the_o holy_a ghost_n shall_v the_o man_n be_v bless_v that_o fear_v the_o lord_n 128.4_o ps_n 128.4_o and_o i_o can_v but_o observe_v that_o king_n david_n be_v good_a till_o he_o become_v bad_a but_o when_o once_o he_o deflower_v bathsheba_n the_o wife_n and_o murder_v vriah_n the_o husband_n then_o his_o child_n 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which_o agree_v with_o that_o that_o he_o kill_v and_o he_o give_v life_n or_o more_o near_o as_o to_o our_o purpose_n child_n be_v the_o gift_n and_o heritage_n of_o the_o lord_n but_o by_o the_o agency_n and_o instrumency_n of_o the_o parent_n so_o that_o they_o be_v as_o slip_v or_o cience_n take_v from_o they_o and_o this_o make_v the_o relation_n between_o they_o so_o near_o that_o some_o have_v observe_v that_o when_o god_n say_v a_o man_n shall_v leave_v father_n and_o mother_n for_o his_o wife_n yet_o he_o say_v not_o he_o shall_v forsake_v child_n for_o his_o wife_n for_o though_o the_o man_n and_o wife_n be_v as_o the_o apostle_n phrase_v it_o join_v or_o glue_v together_o as_o make_v into_o one_o flesh_n yet_o except_o eve_n no_o wife_n be_v out_o of_o or_o a_o part_n of_o the_o man_n flesh_n but_o i_o speak_v not_o this_o to_o lessen_v the_o relative_a love_n between_o husband_n and_o wife_n so_o much_o as_o to_o heighten_v that_o which_o be_v between_o parent_n and_o 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be_v tell_v that_o it_o will_v cost_v her_o life_n to_o have_v her_o son_n emperor_n answer_v so_o he_o may_v be_v emperor_n let_v i_o die_v and_o how_o much_o short_a be_v the_o affection_n of_o jacob_n to_o his_o child_n joseph_n and_o benjamin_n or_o that_o of_o david_n to_o absalon_n 42.38_o gen._n 42.38_o when_o jacob_n say_v if_o mischief_n shall_v befall_v benjamin_n it_o will_v bring_v down_o my_o gray_a hair_n with_o sorrow_n to_o the_o grave_n and_o he_o hear_v that_o his_o son_n joseph_n be_v dead_a he_o rend_v his_o clothes_n put_z sackcloth_z on_o his_o loin_n and_o mourn_v for_o he_o many_o day_n and_o will_v not_o be_v comfort_v say_v i_o will_v go_v down_o into_o the_o grave_n unto_o my_o son_n 37.35_o gen._n 37.35_o and_o how_o much_o short_a of_o this_o be_v david_n expression_n for_o the_o death_n of_o a_o rebellious_a son_n who_o though_o he_o seek_v his_o father_n crown_n and_o life_n yet_o the_o father_n thus_o passionate_o lament_v he_o 33._o 2_o sam._n 1_o 33._o 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