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female_n can_v in_o no_o wise_n be_v appropriate_a to_o any_o spiritual_a thing_n in_o man_n not_o unto_o that_o which_o rule_v and_o that_o which_o be_v rule_v but_o as_o it_o be_v evident_a in_o the_o real_a distinction_n of_o sex_n they_o be_v make_v male_a and_o female_a to_o bring_v forth_o fruit_n by_o generation_n to_o multiply_v and_o to_o fill_v the_o earth_n this_o plain_a truth_n none_o but_o fool_n will_v oppose_v it_o can_v be_v mean_v of_o the_o spirit_n rule_v and_o the_o flesh_n obey_v of_o the_o reason_n govern_v and_o the_o affect_v work_v of_o the_o contemplative_a part_n excel_v and_o the_o active_a serve_v nor_o of_o the_o mind_n understanding_n and_o the_o body_n sense_n but_o direct_o of_o the_o band_n of_o marriage_n combine_v both_o the_o sex_n in_o one_o christ_n be_v ask_v whether_o one_o may_v put_v away_o his_o wife_n for_o any_o cause_n because_o moses_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o hardness_n of_o their_o heart_n suffer_v they_o to_o give_v she_o a_o bill_n 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must_v we_o keep_v the_o true_a and_o real_a sense_n otherwise_o we_o shall_v make_v a_o great_a confusion_n in_o religion_n for_o the_o heretic_n as_o they_o please_v wrest_v all_o unto_o their_o position_n but_o if_o god_n in_o say_v increase_n etc._n etc._n have_v no_o corporal_a meaning_n but_o only_o spiritual_a what_o remain_v but_o that_o we_o allow_v this_o spiritual_a increase_n unto_o beast_n upon_o who_o also_o this_o blessing_n be_v lay_v whether_o if_o man_n have_v not_o sin_v he_o shall_v have_v beget_v child_n in_o paradise_n and_o whether_o there_o shall_v there_o have_v be_v any_o contention_n between_o chastity_n and_o lust_n chap._n 23._o but_o he_o that_o say_v that_o there_o shall_v have_v be_v neither_o copulation_n nor_o propagation_n but_o for_o sin_n what_o do_v he_o else_o but_o make_v sin_n the_o original_n of_o the_o holy_a number_n of_o saint_n for_o if_o they_o two_o shall_v have_v live_v alone_o not_o sin_v see_v sin_n as_o these_o say_v be_v their_o 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many_o creature_n that_o we_o have_v in_o abundance_n in_o the_o continent_n but_o be_v fain_o to_o be_v transport_v thither_o 〈◊〉_d the_o like_a we_o use_v in_o transportation_n of_o plant_n and_o seed_n from_o nation_n to_o nation_n whether_o adam_n or_o noah_n son_n beget_v any_o monstrous_a kind_n of_o man_n chap._n 8._o it_o be_v further_a demand_v whether_o noah_n son_n or_o rather_o adam_n of_o who_o all_o man_n kind_n come_v beget_v any_o of_o those_o ah_o monstrous_a man_n that_o be_v mention_v in_o profane_a history_n as_o some_o that_o have_v b_o but_o one_o eye_n in_o their_o mid_a forehead_n some_o with_o their_o heel_n where_o their_o toe_n shall_v be_v some_o with_o both_o sexesin_n one_o &_o their_o right_a pap_n a_o man_n &_o the_o left_a a_o woman_n &_o both_o beget_n and_o bear_v child_n in_o one_o body_n some_o without_o mouth_n live_v only_o by_o air_n and_o smell_a some_o but_o a_o cubite_fw-la high_a call_v c_o pigmy_n of_o the_o greek_a word_n some_o where_o 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