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christ_n jesus_n immanuel_n bourne_n from_o my_o study_n in_o waltham_n in_o the_o county_n of_o leicester_n october_n 20._o 1668._o a_o copy_n of_o the_o epistle_n of_o the_o very_a learned_a and_o godly_a doctor_n wilkinson_n declare_v his_o judgement_n upon_o this_o gold_n chain_n of_o direction_n to_o preserve_v mutual_a love_n between_o husband_n and_o wife_n translate_v into_o english_a by_o a_o friend_n to_o the_o reverend_n and_o learned_a my_o worthy_a friend_n master_n immanuel_n bourne_n rector_n of_o waltham_n these_o present_a reverend_a sir_n the_o book_n which_o in_o your_o kind_a respect_n you_o deliver_v into_o my_o hand_n i_o have_v with_o most_o earnest_a desire_v eye_n peruse_v throughout_o which_o most_o happy_a work_n as_o well_o of_o your_o heart_n as_o head_n more_o inward_o search_v to_o understand_v seem_v to_o i_o to_o be_v a_o gold-chain_n indeed_o as_o much_o as_o i_o conceive_v and_o apprehend_v like_o another_o iliad_n enclose_v in_o the_o shell_n of_o 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pronounce_v bless_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n psal_n 112.1_o bless_a be_v the_o man_n that_o fear_v the_o lord_n that_o delight_v great_o in_o his_o commandment_n his_o seed_n shall_v be_v mighty_a upon_o earth_n the_o congregation_n of_o the_o upright_o shall_v be_v bless_v wealth_n and_o riches_n shall_v be_v in_o his_o house_n and_o his_o righteousness_n endure_v for_o ever_o and_o again_o psal_n 128._o the_o same_o prophet_n king_n david_n speak_v the_o same_o in_o effect_n inspire_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n 21._o 2_o pet._n 1.20_o 21._o blessed_n be_v every_o one_o that_o fear_v the_o lord_n that_o walk_v in_o his_o way_n for_o thou_o shall_v eat_v the_o labour_n of_o thy_o hand_n happy_a shall_v thou_o be_v and_o it_o shall_v be_v well_o with_o thou_o thy_o wife_n shall_v be_v as_o the_o fruitful_a vine_n by_o the_o side_n of_o thy_o house_n thy_o child_n like_o the_o olive_n plant_n round_o about_o thy_o table_n behold_v that_o thus_o shall_v the_o man_n be_v bless_v that_o 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