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thing_n if_o the_o whole_a body_n say_v the_o apostle_n be_v a_o â—ie_v 12.17_o 1._o cor._n 12.17_o where_o be_v the_o hear_n or_o if_o all_o be_v the_o ear_n where_o be_v the_o smell_v if_o therefore_o in_o a_o kingdom_n or_o family_n there_o must_v of_o necessity_n be_v these_o degree_n and_o that_o we_o see_v man_n so_o subject_a to_o prince_n that_o they_o content_o delight_n therein_o and_o neither_o count_n it_o slavishnes_n nor_o affect_v above_o their_o state_n though_o some_o wicked_a do_v otherwise_o shall_v not_o the_o wife_n look_v unto_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n subjection_n the_o wife_n must_v consider_v that_o it_o be_v god_n who_o have_v assign_v she_o unto_o her_o subjection_n which_o make_v she_o the_o wife_n and_o not_o the_o husband_n the_o weak_a vessel_n and_o not_o the_o strong_a the_o body_n and_o not_o the_o head_n to_o obey_v and_o not_o to_o rule_v that_o be_v not_o to_o rule_v without_o obedience_n to_o grudge_v hereat_o be_v not_o against_o the_o husband_n but_o against_o god_n withal_o to_o govern_v otherwise_o be_v not_o to_o rule_v but_o to_o usurp_v therefore_o the_o apostle_n say_v not_o the_o wife_n shall_v not_o rule_v but_o he_o say_v 2.12_o 1._o tim._n 2.12_o i_o permit_v not_o a_o woman_n to_o teach_v nor_o to_o usurp_v authority_n over_o the_o man_n that_o be_v as_o under_o correction_n i_o take_v it_o without_o the_o husband_n consent_n will_n and_o approbation_n neither_o constrain_v by_o her_o shrewdness_n but_o refer_v for_o cause_n voluntary_o to_o exercise_v the_o rule_n and_o government_n of_o the_o family_n and_o this_o be_v that_o i_o say_v or_o mean_v before_o which_o communicablie_o the_o husband_n may_v not_o dispose_v to_o the_o wife_n though_o he_o translate_v the_o government_n of_o thing_n namely_o the_o