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and_o make_v the_o reason_n less_o valid_a and_o put_v the_o veil_n upon_o the_o man_n as_o well_o as_o the_o woman_n nor_o can_v we_o understand_v the_o evil_a spirit_n 1.14_o psal_n 78.49_o matth._n 25.41_o rev._n 12.7_o 9_o hebr_n 1.14_o which_o be_v not_o where_o call_v angel_n but_o with_o addition_n nor_o can_v i_o see_v any_o reason_n why_o we_o may_v not_o understand_v the_o holy_a angel_n to_o be_v there_o mean_v for_o they_o be_v minister_a spirit_n send_v forth_o to_o minister_v for_o they_o who_o shall_v be_v heir_n of_o salvation_n then_o doubtless_o they_o minister_v to_o we_o in_o the_o church_n assoon_o as_o in_o any_o other_o place_n they_o rejoice_v at_o the_o conversion_n of_o a_o sinner_n 10_o luke_n 15._o â—_o 10_o then_o doubtless_o they_o rejoice_v also_o at_o our_o prayer_n and_o praise_n in_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n but_o say_v some_o the_o apostle_n in_o that_o place_n exhort_v woman_n to_o imitate_v the_o reverend_a and_o modest_a behaviour_n of_o the_o angel_n 6.2_o isa_n 6.2_o who_o be_v say_v to_o cover_v their_o face_n before_o the_o throne_n of_o god_n but_o then_o this_o again_o will_v concern_v man_n as_o well_o as_o woman_n all_o will_v be_v plain_a if_o we_o consider_v that_o at_o that_o time_n it_o be_v a_o receive_a custom_n for_o woman_n to_o be_v veil_v and_o man_n uncover_v in_o the_o church_n 13._o 1_o cor._n 11.7_o 13._o the_o word_n be_v plain_a a_o man_n indeed_o ought_v not_o to_o cover_v his_o head_n and_o be_v it_o comely_a that_o a_o woman_n pray_v unto_o god_n uncover_v if_o the_o woman_n therefore_o will_v not_o be_v cover_v because_o of_o man_n 11._o 11._o let_v they_o do_v it_o because_o of_o the_o angel_n who_o be_v send_v by_o christ_n into_o the_o congregation_n of_o christian_n to_o take_v care_n of_o they_o to_o help_v they_o in_o every_o occasion_n and_o withal_o to_o observe_v whether_o they_o behave_v themselves_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 14.40_o 1_o cor._n 14.40_o decent_o and_o in_o 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