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upon_o purpose_n for_o a_o more_o convenient_a and_o comfortable_a but_o ingenuous_a seruiceablenes_n to_o his_o good_a that_o i_o say_v he_o labour_v the_o more_o to_o entertain_v and_o entreat_v she_o with_o all_o tenderness_n and_o honour_n to_o recompense_v as_o it_o be_v her_o suffering_n in_o this_o kind_n for_o his_o sake_n 4._o the_o head_n be_v the_o wellspring_n of_o all_o quicken_a motion_n and_o sense_n liveliness_n and_o lightsomenesse_n to_o the_o body_n if_o the_o derivation_n of_o animal_n spirit_n from_o the_o brain_n be_v restrain_v and_o intercept_v for_o a_o while_n the_o body_n will_v be_v present_o surprise_v with_o a_o senseless_a damp_n and_o dead_a palsy_n the_o wife_n for_o the_o husband_n sake_n have_v forsake_v her_o native_a home_n father_n house_n father_n mother_n and_o many_o comfort_n in_o that_o kind_n and_o therefore_o good_a reason_n she_o shall_v expect_v now_o and_o receive_v from_o her_o head_n new_a matter_n and_o a_o continue_a influence_n of_o 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judgement_n and_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o prophet_n i_o conceive_v that_o a_o sanctify_a man_n may_v be_v assure_v of_o his_o spiritual_a safety_n and_o sound_a estate_n to_o godward_o diverse_a way_n 1._o by_o the_o evidence_n and_o single_a act_n of_o internal_a vision_n we_o 12._o have_v receive_v say_v the_o apostle_n not_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o world_n but_o the_o spirit_n which_o be_v of_o god_n that_o we_o may_v know_v the_o thing_n that_o be_v free_o give_v to_o we_o of_o god_n that_o be_v to_o say_v say_v our_o countryman_n of_o rheims_n christ_n incarnation_n passion_n presence_n in_o the_o sacrament_n and_o the_o incomprehensible_a joy_n of_o heaven_n but_o it_o be_v clear_a in_o the_o text_n that_o the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o all_o the_o gift_n general_o that_o be_v give_v we_o of_o god_n whither_o serve_v the_o argument_n of_o comparison_n that_o as_o a_o man_n spirit_n teach_v he_o to_o know_v all_o his_o thought_n that_o be_v in_o he_o at_o the_o least_o in_o 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