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husband_n which_o show_v that_o the_o holiness_n be_v only_o by_o the_o conjugal_a relation_n as_o one_o be_v a_o husband_n the_o other_o a_o wife_n not_o as_o a_o believe_a husband_n or_o believe_v wife_n and_o the_o three_o be_v that_o in_o mal._n 2._o 15._o the_o word_n holy_a be_v take_v for_o legitimate_a and_o lawful_a but_o for_o all_o this_o the_o sense_n you_o give_v of_o the_o apostle_n reason_n can_v never_o be_v his_o as_o be_v altogether_o incongruous_a and_o improper_a â—o_o the_o word_n he_o use_v for_o whereas_o the_o apostle_n say_v the_o unbelieving_a husband_n be_v sanctify_v in_o or_o by_o the_o wife_n and_o the_o unbelieving_a wife_n be_v sanctify_v in_o or_o by_o the_o husband_n instead_o of_o sanctify_a in_o or_o by_o you_o render_v it_o sanctify_v to_o both_o against_o the_o common_a use_n of_o the_o particle_n and_o without_o example_n for_o gal._n 1._o 16._o the_o text_n you_o cite_v as_o parallel_v must_v be_v render_v as_o it_o be_v in_o our_o translation_n 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1._o 5._o of_o which_o see_v beza_n ad_fw-la loc._n it_o will_v not_o follow_v that_o it_o may_v be_v use_v in_o that_o sense_n with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d if_o you_o do_v not_o bring_v as_o you_o do_v not_o a_o example_n of_o it_o in_o the_o sense_n you_o carry_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o text_n shall_v have_v be_v construe_v with_o either_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o it_o be_v heb._n 9_o 13._o again_o how_o be_v the_o unbeliever_n legitimate_a in_o or_o by_o the_o believer_n both_o be_v equal_a in_o respect_n of_o conjugal_a relation_n one_o do_v not_o legitimate_a another_o but_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n or_o nation_n legitimate_v they_o both_o to_o one_o another_o but_o here_o the_o apostle_n say_v the_o unbelieving_a husband_n be_v sanctify_v by_o the_o wife_n and_o the_o unbelieving_a wife_n be_v sanctify_v by_o the_o husband_n and_o therefore_o to_o be_v sanctify_v be_v 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