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thing_n that_o be_v ordyne_v save_v that_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o fall_v and_o sin_n there_o be_v sorrow_n and_o pain_n lay_v upon_o they_o both_o and_o upon_o we_o all_o for_o unto_o man_n it_o be_v say_v in_o the_o sweat_n of_o thy_o face_n shall_v thou_o eat_v thy_o bread_n etc._n etc._n and_o unto_o the_o woman_n say_v god_n i_o will_v sure_o increase_v thy_o sorrow_n when_o thou_o be_v with_o child_n &_o wythe_v pain_n shalâ—…_n thou_o be_v delyver_v and_o to_o y_z e_z husband_n shall_v thou_o have_v respect_n and_o upon_o his_o pleasure_n depend_v nevertheless_o through_o thy_o unfeigned_a faith_n in_o jesus_n chryst_n all_o these_o &_o other_o grefe_n be_v minish_v in_o they_o that_o believe_v and_o thereby_o unperfectenesse_n be_v help_v in_o so_o much_o that_o they_o come_v to_o a_o very_a prosperous_a old_a age_n many_o time_n thus_o much_o think_v i_o to_o show_v out_o of_o moses_n that_o excellent_a servant_n of_o god_n when_o where_o how_o of_o who_o &_o partly_o for_o what_o intent_n holy_a wedlock_n be_v institute_v namely_o how_o that_o god_n himself_o in_o paradyse_n at_o y_fw-es â—_o begin_v of_o the_o world_n even_o in_o the_o time_n of_o man_n innocency_n &_o prosperite_n ordain_v thus_o for_o the_o wealth_n of_o man_n that_o one_o man_n &_o one_o woman_n join_v together_o shall_v be_v one_o body_n one_o to_o love_v the_o other_o above_o all_o thing_n next_o unto_o god_n the_o one_o to_o be_v couple_v to_o the_o other_o without_o separation_n one_o to_o help_v &_o socour_v y_fw-fr â—_o other_o and_o in_o the_o fâ—…are_n of_o god_n to_o bring_v up_o their_o child_n and_o this_o be_v in_o a_o