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create_v in_o the_o very_a shape_n and_o figure_n of_o god_n but_o yet_o so_o that_o there_o be_v make_v female_n as_o well_o as_o male_n 28_o how_o man_n come_v to_o be_v lord_n over_o the_o rest_n of_o live_a creature_n 30_o how_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o man_n feed_v on_o the_o better_a sort_n of_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o beast_n on_o the_o worse_o p._n 1_o chap._n ii_o 3_o the_o original_a of_o the_o jewish_a sabbath_n from_o god_n rest_v himself_o from_o his_o six_o day_n labour_n 5_o herb_n and_o plant_n before_o either_o rain_n gardn_v or_o husbandry_n and_o the_o reason_n why_o it_o be_v so_o 7_o adam_n make_v of_o the_o dust_n of_o the_o ground_n and_o his_o soul_n breathe_v in_o at_o his_o nostril_n 8_o the_o plant_v of_o paradise_n 9_o a_o wonderful_a tree_n there_o that_o will_v continue_v youth_n and_o make_v a_o man_n immortal_a upon_o earth_n another_o strange_a tree_n viz._n the_o tree_n of_o knowledge_n of_o good_a and_o evil_n 11_o the_o river_n of_o paradise_n phasis_n gihen_n tigris_n euphrates_n 18_o the_o high_a commendation_n of_o matrimony_n 19_o adam_n give_v name_n to_o all_o kind_n of_o creature_n except_o fish_n 21_o woman_n be_v make_v of_o a_o rib_n of_o adam_n a_o deep_a sleep_n fall_v upon_o he_o his_o mind_n then_o also_o be_v in_o a_o trance_n 24_o the_o first_o institution_n of_o marriage_n 9_o chap._n iii_o 1_o a_o subtle_a serpent_n in_o paradise_n endue_v with_o both_o reason_n and_o the_o power_n of_o speech_n deceive_v the_o woman_n 2_o the_o dialogue_n betwixt_o the_o woman_n and_o the_o serpent_n 7_o how_o the_o shame_n of_o nakedness_n come_v into_o the_o world_n 8_o god_n walk_v in_o the_o garden_n and_o call_v to_o adam_n 10_o the_o dialogue_n betwixt_o adam_n and_o god_n 14_o the_o reason_n why_o serpent_n want_v foot_n and_o creep_v upon_o the_o ground_n 15_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o antipathy_n betwixt_o man_n and_o serpent_n 16_o as_o also_o of_o woman_n pang_n in_o child-bearing_a and_o of_o their_o be_v bind_v in_o subjection_n to_o their_o husband_n 18_o also_o of_o the_o barrenness_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o of_o man_n toil_n and_o drudgery_n 21_o god_n teach_v adam_n and_o eve_n the_o use_n of_o leathern_a clothing_n 24_o paradise_n haunt_v with_o apparition_n adam_n fright_v from_o dare_v to_o taste_v of_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n whence_o his_o posterity_n become_v mortal_a to_o this_o very_a day_n 15_o the_o philosophic_a cabbala_n chap._n i._n 1_o the_o world_n of_o life_n or_o form_n and_o the_o potentiality_n of_o the_o visible_a universe_n create_v by_o the_o tri-une_a god_n and_o refer_v to_o a_o monad_n or_o unite_n 6_o the_o universal_a immense_a matter_n of_o the_o visible_a world_n create_v out_o of_o nothing_o and_o refer_v to_o the_o number_n two_n 7_o why_o it_o be_v not_o say_v of_o this_o matter_n that_o it_o be_v good_a 9_o the_o order_n of_o a_o earth_n or_o planet_n for_o make_v it_o convenient_o habitable_a refer_v to_o the_o number_n three_o 14_o the_o immense_a aethereal_a matter_n or_o heaven_n contrive_v into_o sun_n or_o planet_n as_o well_o primary_n as_o secondary_a viz._n as_o well_o earth_n as_o moon_n and_o refer_v to_o the_o number_n four_n 20_o the_o replenish_n of_o a_o earth_n with_o fish_n and_o fowl_n refer_v to_o the_o number_n five_o 24_o the_o creation_n of_o beast_n and_o cattle_n but_o more_o chief_o of_o man_n himself_o refer_v to_o the_o number_n six_o 22_o chap._n ii_o 2_o god_n full_a and_o absolute_a rest_n from_o create_v any_o thing_n of_o anew_o adumbrate_v by_o the_o number_n seven_o 4_o sun_n and_o planet_n not_o only_o the_o furniture_n but_o effect_n of_o the_o ethereal_a matter_n or_o heaven_n 6_o the_o manner_n of_o man_n and_o other_o animal_n rise_v out_o of_o the_o