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zacharias_n send_v their_o man_n to_o pray_v before_o the_o lord_n luk._n 18.1_o jam._n 5.16_o exod._n 24.5_o zach._n 7.2_o i_o do_v not_o believe_v that_o by_o any_o of_o these_o the_o prayer_n of_o woman_n be_v despise_v but_o by_o these_o we_o be_v teach_v who_o as_o the_o mouth_n in_o assembly_n to_o pray_v be_v commend_v unto_o we_o one_o word_n more_o the_o woman_n in_o the_o time_n of_o jeremy_n the_o prophet_n when_o they_o have_v make_v their_o cake_n to_o the_o queen_n of_o heaven_n though_o the_o thing_n which_o they_o do_v be_v as_o right_v in_o their_o own_o eye_n as_o if_o they_o have_v do_v true_a worship_n indeed_o and_o be_v question_v by_o the_o prophet_n for_o what_o they_o have_v do_v can_v not_o justify_v what_o they_o have_v do_v as_o to_o the_o act_n but_o by_o plead_v they_o do_v it_o not_o without_o their_o men._n jer._n 44.17_o 18_o 19_o thus_o have_v premise_v these_o few_o thing_n i_o shall_v now_o come_v more_o direct_o to_o discourse_v of_o the_o 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therefrom_o for_o say_v he_o the_o spirit_n be_v promise_v to_o be_v give_v to_o they_o to_o that_o very_a end_n that_o they_o may_v meet_v together_o to_o pray_v apart_o without_o their_o men._n and_o now_o for_o mr._n k_n '_o s._n argument_n which_o as_o i_o say_v be_v in_o number_n four_o 1._o we_o will_v take_v the_o scripture_n from_o they_o and_o 2._o then_o pick_v the_o bone_n of_o their_o carcase_n yet_o in_o my_o take_n of_o the_o scripture_n from_o his_o argument_n i_o will_v do_v it_o in_o a_o way_n that_o be_v most_o to_o his_o advantage_n make_v of_o each_o of_o they_o as_o formidable_a a_o objection_n as_o i_o can_v against_o myself_o 1._o object_n miriam_n take_v a_o timbrill_n in_o her_o hand_n and_o go_v out_o and_o all_o the_o woman_n go_v out_o after_o she_o praise_v god_n with_o timbril_n and_o dance_v for_o their_o deliverance_n therefore_o the_o woman_n of_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n may_v appoint_v meeting_n be_v of_o their_o own_o as_o separate_v from_o their_o brethren_n and_o then_o and_o there_o perform_v divine_a worship_n prayer_n in_o that_o their_o congregation_n without_o their_o men._n exo_n 15._o vers._n 20_o 21._o 1._o answer_n miriam_n be_v a_o prophetess_n and_o i_o suppose_v that_o none_o of_o our_o woman_n will_v pretend_v to_o be_v such_o and_o though_o mr._n k._n labour_n to_o get_v over_o this_o by_o say_v that_o the_o work_n of_o praise_v be_v incumbent_a upon_o all_o yet_o by_o his_o leave_n judgement_n and_o discretion_n and_o a_o spirit_n of_o conduct_n suitable_a to_o the_o duty_n as_o we_o read_v of_o be_v find_v among_o the_o woman_n in_o none_o but_o she_o why_o be_v it_o else_o say_v miriam_n lead_v they_o forth_o miriam_n the_o prophetess_n do_v it_o another_o by_o mr._n k_n argument_n may_v a_o do_v it_o as_o well_o thus_o degrade_v he_o the_o prophetess_n that_o he_o may_v get_v favour_n with_o the_o ordinary_a woman_n and_o prompt_v they_o on_o to_o a_o work_n that_o he_o have_v a_o superstitious_a 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with_o the_o body_n of_o the_o people_n as_o it_o be_v say_v so_o moses_n bring_v israel_n from_o the_o red_a sea_n vers._n 22._o woman_n though_o prophetess_n must_v wear_v some_o badge_n or_o other_o of_o inferiority_n to_o those_o that_o be_v prophet_n indeed_o 1_o cor._n 11.3_o 4_o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8._o and_o i_o choose_v to_o understand_v that_o miriam_n do_v this_o 1._o because_o the_o text_n last_o mention_v say_v so_o 2._o because_o miriam_n and_o all_o the_o woman_n do_v sing_v with_o the_o word_n of_o the_o man_n vers._n 1._o compare_v with_o 21._o 3._o for_o that_o they_o do_v sing_v they_o after_o the_o man_n as_o take_v they_o from_o their_o mouth_n for_o say_v the_o text_n miriam_n answer_v they_o and_o so_o hand_v it_o down_o to_o they_o of_o her_o sex_n say_v sing_v you_o to_o the_o lord_n for_o he_o have_v triumph_v glorious_o vers._n 1._o and_o vers._n 21._o 4._o for_o that_o she_o command_v the_o woman_n that_o they_o shall_v sing_v the_o same_o song_n hence_o it_o be_v 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