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no_o marriage_n lawful_a read_v chap._n 20_o verse_n 12._o 11_o thou_o shall_v not_o discover_v the_o shame_n of_o thy_o brother_n 16._o wife_n for_o it_o be_v thy_o brother_n shame_n this_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v then_o during_o the_o life_n of_o his_o brother_n and_o so_o in_o the_o next_o chap._n verse_n 21._o for_o otherwise_o in_o those_o day_n it_o be_v lawful_a for_o the_o brother_n to_o raise_v up_o seed_n to_o his_o brother_n deut._n 25._o but_o now_o it_o bind_v we_o ever_o as_o appear_v by_o john_n to_o herod_n it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o thou_o to_o 1â—_n have_v thy_o brother_n wife_n 12_o thou_o shall_v not_o discover_v the_o shame_n of_o the_o wife_n and_o 17._o of_o her_o daughter_n neither_o shall_v thou_o take_v her_o son_n daughter_n nor_o her_o daughter_n daughter_n to_o uncover_v her_o shame_n for_o they_o be_v thy_o kinsfolk_n and_o it_o be_v wickedness_n these_o horrible_a incest_n be_v well_o know_v to_o any_o and_o therefore_o need_v no_o further_a 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authority_n or_o with_o such_o contempt_n if_o they_o have_v authority_n as_o erst_o they_o measure_v unto_o other_o 5._o how_o requite_v moses_n this_o kind_a respect_n the_o text_n say_v he_o go_v out_o to_o meet_v his_o father_n in_o law_n and_o 7._o do_v obeisance_n and_o kiss_v he_o and_o each_o ask_v other_o of_o his_o welfare_n and_o they_o come_v into_o the_o tent._n no_o authority_n and_o greatness_n make_v he_o proud_a or_o unmindful_a of_o a_o old_a friend_n who_o have_v show_v he_o kindness_n when_o he_o be_v in_o a_o low_a estate_n but_o with_o a_o singular_a humility_n he_o receive_v reverence_n in_o his_o place_n and_o with_o like_a respect_n again_o bow_v himself_o and_o reverence_v jethro_n such_o mutual_a love_n and_o reciprocal_a office_n of_o complement_n and_o order_n shall_v you_o ever_o see_v in_o wise_a man_n what_o difference_n soever_o be_v in_o their_o place_n and_o there_o be_v no_o great_a pride_n than_o where_o least_o worth_a be_v pride_n make_v rude_a 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