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his_o be_v distinct_a from_o other_o creature_n immediate_o by_o and_o from_o aelohim_n 136_o 137_o that_o man_n be_v create_v with_o the_o image_n and_o likeness_n of_o aelohim_n upon_o he_o 136_o 137_o that_o the_o female_a be_v create_v distinct_a from_o the_o male_a and_o but_o one_o female_a be_v appoint_v for_o one_o male_a in_o marriage_n at_o the_o beginning_n where_o be_v also_o discover_v the_o sinfulness_n of_o polygamy_n and_o of_o divorce_n 138_o to_o 148_o that_o it_o deserve_v a_o further_a inquiry_n whether_o wherever_o this_o word_n adam_n be_v find_v in_o the_o original_a it_o shall_v not_o be_v render_v adam_n when_o translate_v into_o other_o language_n 148_o 149_o also_o whether_o the_o fruitful_a propagate_a of_o mankind_n by_o conjugal_a generation_n be_v not_o still_o a_o fruit_n and_o effect_n of_o aelohim_n first_o blessing_n upon_o adam_n and_o eve_n 149_o
also_o whether_o faith_n in_o the_o create_a mashiach_n have_v not_o foundation_n in_o create_a nature_n 149_o 150_o and_o whether_o clean_a beast_n and_o cattle_n be_v not_o appoint_v and_o prepare_v as_o food_n for_o adam_n at_o the_o beginning_n as_o well_o as_o herb_n and_o fruit_n page_n 150_o 151_o that_o prayer_n shall_v begin_v and_o praise_n shall_v end_v our_o meal_n 151_o that_o adam_n male_a and_o female_a be_v the_o proper_a peculiar_a work_n of_o the_o six_o day_n 151_o that_o man_n shall_v be_v much_o in_o self-examination_n 151_o 152_o that_o it_o do_v call_v for_o further_a and_o deep_a inquiry_n yet_o what_o the_o distinct_a special_a essence_n operation_n office_n product_n and_o specifical_a difference_n of_o the_o body_n soul_n and_o spirit_n in_o man_n be_v with_o much_o more_o about_o this_o subject-matter_n 152_o to_o 158_o that_o the_o knowledge_n of_o ourselves_o as_o to_o our_o humane_a nature_n in_o our_o natural_a spirial_a and_o eternal_a estate_n be_v useful_a and_o necessary_a 152_o to_o 158_o that_o man_n science_n be_v a_o very_a spread_a and_o fruitful_a and_o profitable_a science_n 152_o to_o 155_o that_o the_o medicional_a art_n seek_v after_o in_o ethnic_a philosophy_n be_v but_o conjectural_a and_o very_o deficient_a 155_o to_o 158_o that_o the_o medicinal_a art_n can_v be_v promote_v and_o perfect_v but_o only_o in_o scripture_n way_n of_o which_o there_o be_v divers_a demonstrative_a evidence_n both_o as_o to_o disease_n of_o the_o body_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o as_o to_o the_o conservation_n of_o health_n and_o prolongation_n of_o life_n 155_o to_o 158_o that_o there_o be_v a_o emphatic_a note_n of_o demonstration_n prefix_v to_o the_o six_o day_n to_o point_v out_o the_o immediately-next-succeding_a day_n the_o seven_o which_o be_v the_o last_o day_n of_o the_o week_n as_o their_o weekly_a sabbath-day_n 158_o 159_o inquiry_n for_o the_o promote_a and_o improve_n of_o experimental_a christianity_n be_v propound_v unto_o the_o ingeniosi_fw-la and_o virtuoso_n in_o religion_n 160_o to_o 171_o the_o ingenuous_a reader_n be_v earnest_o desire_v to_o correct_v the_o error_n in_o print_v especial_o those_o that_o do_v much_o disturb_v the_o sense_n and_o quite_o alter_v the_o meaning_n error_n in_o the_o margin_n be_v thus_o to_o be_v correct_v for_o mat._n 11._o 10._o page_n 9_o line_n 1._o read_v mat._n 11._o 19_o for_o habak_v 3._o p._n 11._o l._n 4._o r._n habak_v 2._o f._n 3_o tim_n 3._o 15._o p._n 13._o l._n 1._o r._n 2_o tim._n 3._o 15._o f._n judas_n 25._o p._n 13._o l._n 2._o r._n judas_n v._n 25._o f._n john_n 3._o 3._o p._n 13._o l._n 3._o r._n john_n 3._o 2._o f._n act_n 18._o 20._o p._n 14._o l._n 24._o r._n act_n 18._o 28._o f._n luke_n 11._o 19_o p._n 19_o l._n 3._o r._n luke_n 11._o 49._o f._n tim._n 3._o 16_o 17._o p._n 19_o l._n 6._o r._n 2_o tim._n 3._o 16_o 17._o f._n joel_n 2._o 14._o p._n 19_o l._n 15._o r._n joel_n 1._o 14._o f._n psal_n 18._o 3._o p._n 19_o l._n 19_o r._n psal_n 81._o 3._o f._n &_o 26._o 21._o p._n 20._o l._n 18._o r._n &_o 26._o 22._o f._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 20._o l._n 36._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d f._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 21._o l._n 6._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d f._n jerem._n 44._o 18._o p._n 21._o l._n 6_o 7._o r._n isai_n 44._o 6_o 8._o f._n jerem._n 22._o 5_o 6._o p._n 22._o l._n 4._o r._n jerem._n 23._o 5_o 6._o f._n esai_n 24._o 14_o 36._o p._n 25._o l._n 5._o r._n esai_n 24._o 14_o 16._o f._n gen._n 4._o 4_o 21._o p._n 27._o l._n 4_o 5._o r._n gen._n 4._o 21_o f._n shusham-eduth_a p._n 27._o l._n 29._o r._n shusan-eduth_a f._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 27._o l._n 38._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d f._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 27._o l._n 55._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d f._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 28._o l._n 5._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d f._n 20._o p._n 28._o l._n 16._o r._n 28._o f._n permeiat_fw-la p._n 28._o l._n 29._o r._n permeat_fw-la f._n thiore_fw-la p._n 28._o l._n 31._o r._n altiore_fw-la f._n 13_o 18._o p._n 29._o l._n 9_o 10._o r._n 13_o 14_o 18._o f._n 12_o 13._o p._n 29._o l._n 18._o r._n 12._o f._n 1_o chron._n 20._o 19_o p._n 29._o l._n 55._o r._n 2_o chron._n 20._o 19_o f._n to_o psal_n p._n 30._o l._n 2._o r._n to_o psal_n 134._o f._n to_o quiver_n p._n 31._o l._n 5_o 6._o r._n to_o quaver_n f._n ezra_n 3._o 11._o p._n 31._o l._n 58._o r._n ezra_n 3._o 10_o 11._o f._n the_o 1_o 6_o psalm_n p._n 31._o l._n 62._o r._n the_o 136_o psalm_n f._n zakef_n cotoâ—_fw-mi p._n 32._o l._n 12._o r._n zakef_a katoâ—_n f._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 32._o l._n 33._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d f._n chron._n 16._o 33._o p._n 32._o l._n 53._o r._n 1_o chron._n 16._o 33._o f._n ps_n 128._o 4._o p._n 32._o l._n 77._o r._n ps_n 218._o 14._o f._n job_n 10._o p._n 32._o l._n 77._o r._n job_n 35._o 10._o f._n act_n 13._o 35._o p._n 33._o l._n 34._o r._n act_n 13._o 33_o 35._o f._n 23._o 35._o p._n 33._o l._n 37._o r._n 13._o 35._o f._n compare_v p._n 34_o l._n 37._o r._n compare_v f._n 3._o 13_o 14._o p._n 34._o l._n 57_o r._n 3._o luke_n 2._o 13_o 14._o f._n 249._o p._n 34._o l._n 63._o r._n 149._o f._n act_n 14._o 14._o p._n 35._o l._n 16._o r._n act_n 14._o 14_o 15._o f._n ps_n 119._o p._n 35._o l._n 18._o r._n ps_n 119._o 54._o f._n &_o title_n &_o 17._o p._n 35._o l._n 48._o r._n &_o 55._o title_n &_o v_o 17._o f._n luke_n 1._o p._n 37._o l._n 1._o r._n luk._n 2._o f._n jer._n 32._o 19_o p._n 38._o l._n 33._o r._n jer._n 31._o 39_o f._n jer._n 31._o 28._o p._n 39_o l._n 3._o r._n jer._n 31._o 38_o 39_o f._n ps_n 19_o 5._o p._n 39_o l._n 4._o r._n ps_n 19_o 4._o f._n 2._o kin._n 21._o 14._o p._n 39_o l._n 5._o r._n 2_o kin._n 21._o 13._o f._n esa_n 10._o 14._o p._n 39_o l._n 32._o r._n esa_n 10._o 15._o f._n 26._o 18._o p._n 39_o l._n 41._o r._n 27._o 17._o f._n isa_n 22_o 25_o 24_o 25._o p._n 39_o l._n 49._o r._n isa_n 22._o 23_o 24_o 25._o f._n ps_n 22._o 17._o p._n 39_o l._n 51._o r._n psal_n 22._o 16._o f._n eccles_n 12._o 13._o p._n 39_o l._n 53._o r._n eccles_n 12._o 11._o f._n 20._o p._n 40._o l._n 2._o r._n 19_o f._n jer._n 27._o 19_o 22._o p._n 40._o l._n 31_o 32._o r._n jerem._n 27._o 19_o f._n job_n 36._o 6._o p._n 40._o l._n 33._o r._n job_n 38._o 6._o f._n 2_o king_n 16._o 8._o p._n 41._o l._n 39_o r_o 2_o king_n 16._o 10._o exod._n 25._o 9_o 40._o 1_o chron._n 28._o 11_o 12_o 18_o 19_o ezek._n 43._o 10._o heb._n 8._o 5._o f._n gen._n 1._o 30._o p._n 42._o l._n 7._o r._n gen._n 10._o 30._o f._n mat._n 22._o 11_o etc._n etc._n p._n 47._o l._n 12._o r._n mat._n 22._o 1_o etc._n etc._n f._n ps_n 49._o 5._o p._n 47._o l._n 24._o r._n ps_n 49._o 4._o f._n ps_n 79._o 3._o p._n 47._o l._n 34._o r._n ps_n 89._o 36_o 37._o f._n 2_o pet._n 2._o 8_o 11_o 13._o p._n 48._o l._n 3_o 4._o r._n 2_o pet._n 3._o 7_o 11_o 13_o 14._o f._n ps_n 19_o 4._o p._n 50._o l._n 12._o r._n ps_n 19_o 9_o f._n esai_n 15._o 20._o p._n 52._o l._n 4._o r._n esai_n 5._o 20._o f._n ps_n 106._o p._n 59_o l._n 2_o 3._o r._n psal_n 106._o 35._o f._n jerem._n 10._o 23._o p._n 59_o l._n 3._o r._n jerem._n 10._o 2_o 3._o f._n mat._n 12._o 26._o p._n 62._o l._n 4._o r._n mar._n 12._o 26._o f._n exod._n 2._o &_o chapter_n p._n 63._o l._n 2_o 3._o r._n exod_n 2_o &_o 3._o chapter_n f._n dan._n 5._o 17_o 8._o p._n 64._o l._n 8._o r._n dan._n 5._o 7_o 8._o f._n 1._o 10_o 11_o 15._o p._n 66._o l._n 5._o r._n 1_o 10_o 11_o 13_o 15._o f._n 85_o 17._o p._n 66._o l._n 8._o r._n 15_o 17._o f._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 67._o l._n 5._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d f._n jihejah_o p._n 68_o l._n 10._o r._n jihejeh_n f._n 19_o 30._o p_o 6â—_n l._n 21._o r._n 39_o 30._o f._n ps_n 95._o 6_o 7_o 9_o p._n 69._o l._n 17._o r._n ps_n 95._o 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o f._n isai_n 43._o 23._o p._n 70._o l._n 14._o esai_n 45._o 23._o f._n exod._n 23._o 29._o 23._o p._n 70._o l._n 25_o exod._n 23._o 20_o 25_o f._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 73._o l._n 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d f._n &_o 9_o 6._o p._n 75._o l._n 7._o r._n &_o 9_o 2_o 6._o ps_n 96._o 10_o 13._o john_n 17._o 5._o 24._o f._n john_n 5._o 4._o
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