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give_v to_o be_v a_o help_n meet_v for_o he_o she_o give_v he_o of_o the_o tree_n and_o he_o do_v eat_v vers._n 11._o some_o perhaps_o will_v think_v that_o this_o be_v a_o sufficient_a excuse_n for_o adam_n part_n for_o why_o shall_v not_o he_o respect_v she_o and_o harken_v to_o her_o voice_n who_o god_n have_v give_v he_o for_o a_o meet_a help_n what_o affection_n of_o man_n and_o woman_n one_o to_o another_o can_v be_v so_o great_a as_o the_o affection_n of_o adam_n to_o his_o wife_n she_o be_v bone_n of_o his_o bone_n and_o flesh_n of_o his_o flesh_n chap._n 2._o 23._o frame_v and_o make_v of_o a_o rib_n take_v out_o of_o his_o side_n in_o the_o same_o image_n of_o god_n with_o he_o and_o be_v his_o second_o self_n the_o queen_n and_o lady_n of_o the_o inferior_a world_n who_o have_v with_o he_o equal_a dominion_n and_o rule_n over_o all_o visible_a creature_n in_o the_o earth_n and_o in_o the_o sea_n why_o then_o shall_v not_o adam_n be_v excuse_v for_o his_o eat_n see_v he_o 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thy_o wife_n etc._n etc._n curse_a be_v the_o ground_n for_o thy_o sake_n the_o consideration_n whereof_o offer_v to_o we_o this_o general_a doctrine_n that_o no_o affection_n or_o respect_n to_o any_o man_n no_o word_n command_n doct._n or_o threaten_v of_o great_a king_n and_o potentate_n no_o persuasion_n of_o they_o that_o be_v most_o near_o and_o dear_a no_o importunity_n of_o they_o to_o who_o man_n be_v most_o oblige_v in_o love_n and_o duty_n for_o many_o great_a favour_n can_v excuse_v any_o act_n which_o thereby_o they_o be_v draw_v to_o do_v against_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n from_o the_o foul_a stain_n of_o sin_n nor_o the_o doer_n of_o such_o a_o act_n from_o the_o guilt_n of_o sinful_a transgression_n or_o to_o express_v it_o in_o few_o word_n brief_o no_o affection_n of_o one_o man_n to_o another_o whether_o fear_n or_o dread_n of_o superior_n or_o reverence_n of_o benefactor_n or_o love_n of_o they_o that_o be_v most_o near_o and_o dear_a can_v excuse_v any_o 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penalty_n as_o trouble_v vexation_n imprisonment_n and_o loss_n of_o liberty_n or_o with_o hope_n of_o some_o preferment_n profit_n and_o gain_v which_o they_o may_v reap_v by_o execute_v a_o unlawful_a office_n they_o be_v ready_a to_o plead_v for_o themselves_o that_o they_o be_v excusable_a because_o they_o do_v take_v such_o oath_n and_o do_v execute_v such_o office_n by_o command_n of_o superior_n and_o in_o obedience_n to_o authority_n and_o that_o otherwise_o they_o shall_v forgo_v a_o profitable_a office_n and_o trade_n which_o do_v maintain_v and_o enrich_v they_o and_o their_o family_n and_o shall_v be_v vex_v trouble_a fine_a impoverish_v imprison_v and_o deprive_v of_o their_o liberty_n but_o let_v i_o answer_v such_o in_o the_o word_n of_o holy_a job_n chap._n 27._o 8._o what_o be_v the_o hope_n of_o the_o hypocrite_n that_o he_o have_v gain_v when_o god_n take_v away_o his_o soul_n what_o will_v his_o gainful_a office_n advantage_v he_o when_o god_n find_v and_o judge_v 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â—inis_fw-la doct._n reason_n use_v 1._o use_v 2._o