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shall_v we_o never_o want_v a_o father_n while_o god_n have_v a_o church_n and_o kingdom_n and_o he_o shall_v advance_v we_o his_o child_n to_o that_o glorious_a inheritance_n but_o do_v not_o god_n make_v his_o servant_n gracious_a in_o the_o eye_n of_o mordecai_n the_o better_a to_o move_v he_o to_o the_o performance_n of_o this_o duty_n yea_o sure_o beside_o the_o inward_a beauty_n of_o her_o mind_n wherewith_o she_o be_v furnish_v to_o approve_v she_o to_o mordecai_n bridle_n obser_n 63._o â—he_n great_a nature_n giâ—tes_v neeâ—_n the_o great_a bridle_n behold_v the_o lord_n adorn_v she_o with_o outward_a grace_n and_o beauty_n that_o so_o she_o may_v be_v fit_a for_o that_o honour_n which_o after_o be_v cast_v upon_o she_o so_o it_o follow_v and_o the_o maid_n be_v fair_a and_o beautiful_a to_o loâ—kâ—_n one_o that_o be_v together_o with_o her_o beauty_n she_o be_v comely_a and_o well-favoured_a two_o notable_a outward_a grace_n of_o a_o young_a virgin_n in_o regard_n whereof_o as_o she_o have_v more_o need_n of_o a_o guardian_n because_o of_o nature_n aptness_n to_o sin_n upon_o such_o a_o previledge_n and_o the_o forceable_a battery_n that_o will_v be_v lay_v to_o she_o from_o without_o so_o it_o please_v god_n to_o provide_v for_o she_o according_o use_v 1._o which_o as_o it_o condemn_v the_o practice_n of_o parent_n that_o usual_o give_v most_o liberty_n where_o nature_n gift_n be_v more_o eminent_a and_o put_v forth_o their_o beautiful_a child_n to_o the_o preferment_n of_o the_o world_n as_o if_o their_o outward_a feature_n will_v be_v their_o preveledge_n and_o provider_n keep_v their_o more_o humble_a child_n as_o we_o say_v at_o home_n under_o government_n so_o it_o be_v a_o notable_a lesson_n to_o all_o nature_n child_n that_o have_v outward_a endoument_n above_o the_o other_o that_o in_o this_o respect_n they_o most_o fear_v themselves_o and_o they_o rather_o carry_v a_o severe_a hand_n over_o themselves_o for_o these_o privilege_n as_o know_v that_o such_o gift_n not_o keep_v under_o be_v but_o fuel_n to_o sin_n yea_o pattern_n thereof_o and_o yet_o by_o restrain_v of_o they_o they_o may_v be_v sanctify_v unto_o us._n and_o sure_o child_n obs_n 46._o the_o gift_n of_o nature_n be_v santify_v be_v good_a mean_n to_o procure_v favour_n and_o advancement_n to_o god_n child_n if_o it_o may_v please_v the_o lord_n to_o sanctify_v they_o unto_o we_o may_v they_o not_o be_v furtherance_n for_o the_o better_n of_o our_o estate_n in_o the_o world_n yea_o sure_o as_o god_n give_v they_o not_o in_o vain_a but_o to_o be_v use_v in_o the_o world_n so_o by_o this_o mean_v they_o shall_v prevail_v as_o both_o right_o use_v of_o we_o and_o so_o worthy_o respect_v of_o god_n himself_o who_o both_o crave_v his_o gift_n with_o convenient_a honour_n in_o this_o life_n and_o make_v the_o least_o of_o their_o step_n to_o advance_v we_o to_o eternal_a happiness_n and_o therefore_o as_o this_o do_v not_o warrant_v that_o whorish_a sophisticate_a 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