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his_o wife_n and_o towards_o his_o child_n 3.7_o child_n gal._n 3.7_o of_o which_o sort_n be_v all_o they_o which_o be_v of_o faith_n for_o god_n do_v manifest_o reveal_v what_o reckon_v he_o make_v of_o abraham_n and_o sarah_n his_o wife_n their_o friend_n and_o enemy_n first_o 19_o first_o genes_n 12.17_o 19_o by_o his_o severe_a plague_v of_o pharaoh_n the_o egyptian_a king_n &_o his_o house_n for_o take_v sarai_n into_o his_o house_n though_o none_o of_o they_o abuse_v she_o for_o the_o lord_n preserve_v she_o be_v his_o friend_n wife_n from_o their_o filthiness_n and_o afterward_o by_o his_o jealous_a and_o sharp_a 105.15_o sharp_a gen._n 20.3_o 7_o 17_o 18._o psal_n 105.15_o rebuke_v abimelech_n king_n of_o gerar_n for_o the_o like_a cause_n tell_v he_o that_o he_o and_o all_o his_o shall_v sure_o die_v unless_o he_o restore_v unto_o abraham_n his_o wife_n yea_o and_o strike_v his_o wife_n &_o maidservant_n with_o barrenness_n but_o in_o conclusion_n 18._o conclusion_n gen._n 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