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30._o num._n 30._o and_o how_o great_a their_o authority_n be_v over_o their_o son_n and_o daughter_n it_o be_v manifest_a even_o by_o this_o that_o their_o parent_n may_v disannul_v and_o break_v the_o vow_n which_o their_o child_n have_v make_v without_o their_o knowledge_n and_o privity_n when_o as_o therefore_o god_n himself_o vouchsafe_v to_o yield_v of_o his_o own_o right_n that_o i_o may_v so_o speak_v and_o will_v not_o have_v that_o ratify_v and_o stand_v the_o which_o be_v promise_v unto_o himself_o if_o the_o parent_n determine_v otherwise_o they_o doubtless_o be_v to_o be_v think_v to_o be_v too_o rash_a and_o wicked_a who_o will_v not_o submit_v their_o youthful_a desire_n unto_o the_o order_n and_o dispose_n of_o their_o parent_n neither_o may_v this_o go_v for_o currant_n that_o any_o shall_v pretend_v age_n for_o his_o excuse_n for_o there_o be_v no_o age_n the_o which_o ought_v to_o break_v the_o authority_n of_o parent_n establish_v by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n 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