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such_o a_o woman_n such_o a_o wife_n such_o a_o mother_n such_o a_o governor_n be_v this_o gentlewoman_n in_o her_o own_o house_n and_o family_n uxoris_fw-la her_o due_a praise_n fâ—â—ctum_fw-la est_fw-la prâ—cuâ—sissimum_fw-la margaritum_fw-la virens_fw-la smaragdi_fw-la gemma_fw-la contrita_fw-la est_fw-la hieron_n ad_fw-la para._n deobitu_fw-la palm_n uxoris_fw-la she_o be_v also_o in_o herself_o of_o a_o gracious_a and_o amiable_a disposition_n have_v a_o humble_a heart_n and_o holy_a affection_n beautify_v and_o deck_v with_o that_o ornament_n of_o the_o hide_a man_n of_o the_o heart_n a_o meek_a quiet_a spirit_n which_o be_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n of_o great_a price_n yea_o she_o be_v one_o that_o be_v ripe_a in_o knowledge_n &_o rich_a in_o grace_n full_a of_o faith_n &_o good_a work_n one_o that_o hold_v communion_n with_o god_n
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or_o famine_n or_o nakedness_n or_o peril_n or_o sword_n shall_v sickness_n or_o sorrow_n fear_n or_o terror_n pain_n or_o ache_n fores_fw-la or_o swell_n misery_n of_o life_n or_o pang_n of_o death_n so_o prevail_v against_o i_o nay_o in_o all_o these_o thing_n i_o shall_v be_v more_o than_o a_o conqueror_n through_o he_o that_o love_v i_o and_o so_o from_o paul_n resolution_n he_o grow_v unto_o paul_n persuasion_n i_o be_o persuade_v that_o neither_o death_n nor_o life_n nor_o angel_n nor_o principality_n nor_o power_n nor_o thing_n present_a nor_o thing_n to_o come_v nor_o height_n nor_o depth_n nor_o any_o other_o creature_n shall_v be_v able_a to_o separate_v i_o from_o the_o love_n of_o god_n which_o be_v in_o christ_n jesus_n our_o lord_n 21._o his_o hope_n and_o expectation_n phil._n 1.20_o 21._o and_o from_o this_o persuasion_n to_o a_o earnest_a hope_n and_o expectation_n that_o in_o nothing_o he_o shall_v be_v ashamed_a but_o that_o with_o all_o boldness_n as_o always_o so_o 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both_o strong_a meat_n for_o strong_a man_n h._n b._n 5._o ult_n his_o godly_a admonition_n unto_o both_o he_o give_v as_o occasion_v require_v strong_a meat_n as_o to_o strong_a man_n even_o such_o as_o by_o reason_n of_o use_n have_v their_o sense_n exercise_v to_o discern_v both_o good_a and_o evil_a unto_o they_o both_o he_o give_v these_o and_o the_o like_a godly_a admonition_n to_o hold_v on_o and_o hold_v out_o to_o be_v steadfast_a in_o their_o profession_n and_o never_o to_o be_v weary_a of_o welldoing_a to_o grow_v in_o grace_n and_o in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n to_o increase_v in_o faith_n and_o abound_v in_o love_n never_o to_o be_v discourage_v by_o taunt_n and_o mock_n rail_n and_o revile_n and_o other_o persecution_n for_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n but_o as_o they_o have_v give_v their_o name_n unto_o he_o so_o to_o give_v their_o heart_n also_o and_o then_o to_o be_v faithful_a unto_o the_o death_n that_o they_o may_v receive_v the_o 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