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be_v over_o you_o in_o the_o lord_n and_o admonish_v you_o where_o to_o admonish_v be_v to_o be_v over_o heb._n 7._o without_o controversy_n the_o lesser_a be_v bless_v of_o the_o great_a and_o this_o be_v further_a evidence_v in_o that_o the_o apostle_n suffer_v not_o woman_n to_o preach_v because_o they_o may_v not_o usurp_v authority_n over_o the_o man_n 1_o tim._n 2._o but_o be_v command_v to_o be_v in_o subjection_n upon_o which_o place_n oecumenius_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o very_a act_n of_o teach_v be_v to_o usurp_v authority_n over_o the_o man_n beside_o they_o the_o public_a work_n of_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o word_n be_v a_o authoritative_a administration_n like_v unto_o that_o of_o crier_n herald_n and_o ambassador_n to_o be_v perform_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n and_o therefore_o may_v not_o be_v perform_v by_o any_o but_o such_o as_o be_v authorize_v and_o immediate_o or_o mediate_o depute_v by_o he_o 2_o cor._n 5.19_o 20._o appear_v 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be_v not_o mean_v woman_n simple_o but_o women-prophetesses_a in_o opposition_n to_o men-prophet_n former_o speak_v of_o this_o seem_v to_o be_v intimate_v in_o the_o word_n of_o the_o text_n let_v your_o woman_n keep_v silence_n in_o the_o church_n i._o your_o prophesy_a woman_n that_o there_o be_v woman_n that_o do_v prophesy_v appear_v from_o act._n 21.9_o now_o the_o apostle_n do_v inhibit_v all_o women-prophetesses_a from_o prophesy_v in_o the_o church_n it_o be_v not_o permit_v to_o they_o of_o what_o rank_n soever_o to_o speak_v but_o they_o be_v command_v to_o be_v under_o obedience_n as_o also_o say_v the_o law_n thus_o also_o 1_o tim._n 2.12_o but_o i_o suffer_v not_o a_o woman_n to_o teach_v nor_o to_o usurp_v authority_n over_o the_o man_n these_o prophetess_n may_v teach_v in_o private_a but_o nature_n itself_o forbid_v they_o to_o usurp_v authority_n over_o the_o man_n by_o teach_v he_o in_o public_a object_n but_o do_v not_o the_o apostle_n say_v 1_o cor._n 11.5_o 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