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&_o of_o good_a governaunce_n and_o treat_v with_o they_o of_o thing_n that_o may_v edify_v and_o strength_n the_o soul_n be_v not_o familiar_a to_o any_o woman_n but_o all_o good_a woman_n commend_v to_o god_n covete_n to_o be_v familiar_a only_o with_o god_n and_o with_o his_o angel_n but_o the_o familiarity_n of_o man_n as_o much_o as_o thou_o may_v look_v thou_o eschew_v charity_n be_v to_o be_v have_v to_o all_o but_o familiarity_n be_v not_o expedient_a sometime_o it_o happen_v that_o a_o person_n unknowen_a through_o his_o good_a fame_n be_v much_o commendable_a who_o presence_n after_o like_v we_o not_o so_o much_o we_o ween_v sometime_o with_o our_o presence_n to_o please_v other_o when_o we_o rather_o displease_v they_o through_o the_o evil_a manner_n and_o evil_a condition_n that_o they_o see_v and_o will_v consider_v in_o us._n of_o meek_a subjection_n and_o obedience_n and_o that_o we_o shall_v glad_o follow_v the_o counsel_n of_o other_o the_o 9_o chapter_n it_o be_v a_o 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