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their_o brethren_n and_o then_o and_o there_o perform_v divine_a worship_n prayer_n in_o that_o their_o congregation_n without_o their_o men._n exo_n 15._o vers._n 20_o 21._o 1._o answer_n miriam_n be_v a_o prophetess_n and_o i_o suppose_v that_o none_o of_o our_o woman_n will_v pretend_v to_o be_v such_o and_o though_o mr._n k._n labour_n to_o get_v over_o this_o by_o say_v that_o the_o work_n of_o praise_v be_v incumbent_a upon_o all_o yet_o by_o his_o leave_n judgement_n and_o discretion_n and_o a_o spirit_n of_o conduct_n suitable_a to_o the_o duty_n as_o we_o read_v of_o be_v find_v among_o the_o woman_n in_o none_o but_o she_o why_o be_v it_o else_o say_v miriam_n lead_v they_o forth_o miriam_n the_o prophetess_n do_v it_o another_o by_o mr._n k_n argument_n may_v a_o do_v it_o as_o well_o thus_o degrade_v he_o the_o prophetess_n that_o he_o may_v get_v favour_n with_o the_o ordinary_a woman_n and_o prompt_v they_o on_o to_o a_o work_n that_o he_o have_v a_o superstitious_a affection_n for_o 2._o but_o his_o assertion_n be_v of_o no_o weight_n the_o woman_n be_v not_o leave_v in_o that_o extraordinary_a service_n to_o the_o spirit_n of_o ordinary_a believer_n nor_o can_v i_o count_v it_o but_o crooked_a deal_n to_o bring_v in_o extraordinary_a person_n in_o their_o extraordinary_a act_n to_o prove_v it_o lawful_a for_o ordinary_a person_n to_o do_v that_o which_o be_v not_o command_v they_o 3._o but_o though_o miriam_n do_v go_v forth_o or_o come_v out_o with_o the_o woman_n yet_o not_o from_o the_o man_n into_o some_o remote_a place_n in_o the_o wilderness_n to_o worship_n by_o themselves_o she_o rather_o go_v or_o come_v out_o and_o the_o woman_n follow_v she_o from_o the_o place_n by_o the_o sea_n where_o now_o they_o be_v after_o moses_n to_o sing_v as_o her_o sex_n become_v she_o for_o she_o though_o a_o extraordinary_a woman_n may_v not_o make_v herself_o a_o equal_a with_o moses_n and_o aaron_n therefore_o she_o come_v behind_o in_o worship_n yet_o with_o the_o body_n of_o the_o people_n as_o it_o be_v say_v so_o moses_n bring_v israel_n from_o the_o red_a sea_n vers._n 22._o woman_n though_o prophetess_n must_v wear_v some_o badge_n or_o other_o of_o inferiority_n to_o those_o that_o be_v prophet_n indeed_o 1_o cor._n 11.3_o 4_o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8._o and_o i_o choose_v to_o understand_v that_o miriam_n do_v this_o 1._o because_o the_o text_n last_o mention_v say_v so_o 2._o because_o miriam_n and_o all_o the_o woman_n do_v sing_v with_o the_o word_n of_o the_o man_n vers._n 1._o compare_v with_o 21._o 3._o for_o that_o they_o do_v sing_v they_o after_o the_o man_n as_o take_v they_o from_o their_o mouth_n for_o say_v the_o text_n miriam_n answer_v they_o and_o so_o hand_v it_o down_o to_o they_o of_o her_o sex_n say_v sing_v you_o to_o the_o lord_n for_o he_o have_v triumph_v glorious_o vers._n 1._o and_o vers._n 21._o 4._o for_o that_o she_o command_v the_o woman_n that_o they_o shall_v sing_v the_o same_o song_n hence_o it_o be_v call_v the_o song_n of_o moses_n not_o of_o miriam_n revel_v 15.3_o 5._o from_o all_o which_o i_o conclude_v that_o miriam_n do_v not_o draw_v the_o woman_n away_o into_o some_o such_o place_n where_o neither_o moses_n nor_o aaron_n nor_o the_o elder_n of_o israel_n can_v see_v behold_v and_o observe_v their_o manner_n of_o worship_n but_o that_o she_o as_o her_o modesty_n become_v she_o do_v lead_v they_o out_o from_o that_o place_n where_o they_o be_v to_o sing_v and_o to_o dance_v and_o to_o praise_n god_n after_o the_o men._n 6._o this_o scripture_n therefore_o favore_v not_o this_o man_n opinion_n to_o wit_n that_o it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o the_o woman_n of_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n to_o separate_v themselves_o from_o their_o brethren_n and_o as_o so_o separate_v to_o perform_v divine_a worship_n by_o themselves_o 2._o object_n esther_n the_o queen_n perform_v with_o her_o maiden_n this_o duty_n of_o prayer_n without_o their_o man_n therefore_o the_o woman_n of_o gospel_n church_n may_v separate_v themselves_o from_o their_o brethren_n and_o perform_v it_o among_o themselves_o est._n 4.16_o 1._o answer_n esther_n be_v in_o the_o house_n of_o the_o king_n chamberlain_n and_o can_v not_o at_o this_o time_n come_v to_o her_o brethren_n no_o not_o to_o her_o uncle_n mordecai_n to_o consult_v how_o to_o prevent_v a_o approach_a judgement_n yea_o mordecai_n and_o she_o be_v fain_o to_o speak_v one_o to_o another_o by_o hatach_n who_o the_o king_n have_v appoint_v to_o attend_v upon_o the_o queen_n vers._n 5.6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o so_o she_o can_v by_o no_o mean_n at_o that_o time_n have_v communion_n with_o the_o church_n no_o marvel_v therefore_o if_o she_o fast_v with_o her_o maiden_n alone_o for_o so_o she_o must_v now_o do_v or_o not_o do_v