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all_o to_o stand_v ephes_n 6._o 10_o 11_o 13._o as_o for_o those_o christian_a virtue_n which_o have_v reference_n to_o other_o they_o be_v of_o great_a variety_n according_a as_o we_o stand_v relate_v different_o unto_o they_o some_z more_o immediate_o concern_v our_o family_n virtue_n concern_v private_a family_n respective_a family_n so_o husband_n be_v to_o love_v their_o wife_n even_o as_o christ_n love_v the_o church_n ephes_n 5._o 25._o not_o to_o be_v bitter_a against_o they_o col._n 3._o 19_o but_o to_o dwell_v with_o they_o according_a to_o knowledge_n give_v honour_n to_o the_o wife_n as_o to_o the_o weak_a vessel_n and_o as_o be_v heir_n together_o of_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n that_o their_o prayer_n be_v not_o hinder_v 1_o pet._n 3._o 7._o wife_n be_v to_o submit_v themselves_o to_o their_o own_o husband_n as_o unto_o the_o lord_n ephes_n 5._o 22._o not_o learning_n to_o be_v idle_a or_o to_o wander_v about_o from_o house_n to_o house_n neither_o to_o be_v tatler_n or_o 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that_o man_n shall_v do_v unto_o you_o do_v you_o even_o the_o same_o to_o they_o matth._n 7._o 12._o to_o do_v violence_n to_o no_o man_n luc._n 3._o 14._o not_o to_o make_v haste_n to_o be_v rich_a prov._n 28._o 20._o by_o divers_a weight_n and_o measure_n both_o which_o be_v alike_o abomination_n to_o the_o lord_n prov._n 20._o 10._o not_o to_o go_v beyond_o or_o desraud_v our_o brother_n in_o any_o matter_n 1_o thes_n 4._o 6._o not_o to_o do_v wrong_n but_o rather_o to_o take_v it_o 1_o cor._n 6._o 7._o but_o to_o have_v a_o honest_a conversation_n 1_o pet._n 2._o 12._o in_o simplicity_n and_o godly_a sincerity_n 2_o cor._n 1._o 12._o because_o he_o that_o do_v wrong_a shall_v receive_v for_o the_o wrong_n which_o he_o have_v do_v and_o
will_v be_v the_o better_a able_a to_o exercise_v those_o virtue_n which_o relate_v immediate_o to_o the_o everblessed_n god_n the_o original_a whereof_o be_v love_n according_a to_o that_o in_o matth._n 22._o love_n love_n 37._o thou_o shall_v love_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n with_o all_o thy_o heart_n and_o with_o all_o thy_o soul_n and_o with_o all_o thy_o mind_n whereby_o be_v understand_v the_o three_o faculty_n of_o a_o man_n spirit_n the_o will_n the_o affection_n and_o the_o understanding_n and_o with_o these_o we_o be_v say_v to_o love_n god_n when_o they_o be_v vigorous_o employ_v about_o he_o when_o out_o of_o a_o deep_a sense_n of_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o nature_n and_o of_o his_o wonderful_a goodness_n to_o his_o creature_n especial_o to_o mankind_n we_o give_v up_o ourselves_o entire_o unto_o he_o obey_v his_o pleasure_n desire_v and_o reject_v as_o he_o direct_v we_o still_o have_v he_o in_o our_o thought_n and_o entertain_v our_o mind_n with_o ravish_a contemplation_n 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