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husband_n but_o she_o that_o make_v ashamed_a be_v as_o rottenness_n to_o his_o bone_n prov._n 31.17_o she_o look_v well_o to_o the_o way_n of_o her_o household_n and_o cate_v not_o the_o bread_n of_o idleness_n she_o stretch_v forth_o her_o hand_n to_o the_o poor_a yea_o she_o reach_v forth_o her_o hand_n to_o the_o needy_a she_o rise_v also_o while_o it_o be_v yet_o night_n and_o give_v meat_n to_o her_o household_n col._n 3.18_o wife_n submit_v yourselves_o to_o your_o own_o husband_n as_o be_v fit_a in_o the_o lord_n eph._n 5.22_o wife_n submit_v yourselves_o unto_o your_o own_o husband_n as_o unto_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o wife_n see_v that_o she_o reverence_n her_o husband_n 1_o pet._n 3.1_o 6._o and_o ver_fw-la 3_o 4_o likewise_o you_o wife_n be_v in_o subjection_n to_o your_o own_o husband_n even_o as_o sarah_n obey_v abraham_n call_v he_o lord_n let_v not_o your_o adorn_v be_v plat_v of_o the_o hair_n wear_v of_o gold_n or_o put_v on_o of_o apparel_n but_o let_v it_o be_v 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in_o his_o faithfulness_n will_v not_o suffer_v it_o to_o be_v above_o strength_n but_o will_v with_o the_o temptation_n also_o make_v a_o way_n to_o escape_v for_o he_o know_v our_o frame_n whereof_o we_o be_v make_v and_o will_v not_o contend_v for_o ever_o then_o follow_v twenty_o one_o page_n of_o these_o promise_n upoâ—_n habak_v 1.12_o be_v not_o thou_o from_o everlasting_a o_o lord_n my_o god_n my_o holy_a one_o we_o shall_v not_o dyâ—_n she_o add_v bless_a be_v god_n for_o these_o word_n anâ—_n all_o his_o bless_a promise_n for_o which_o a_o reasoâ—_n will_v appear_v afterward_o when_o she_o show_v whaâ—_n support_v they_o yield_v she_o in_o a_o hour_n of_o temptation_n in_o the_o close_a she_o direct_v her_o word_n 〈◊〉_d her_o child_n for_o who_o use_n chief_o she_o haâ—_n take_v this_o pain_n have_v these_o great_a and_o precious_a promiseâ—_n cleanse_v yourselves_o from_o all_o filthiness_n of_o flesh_n anâ—_n spirit_n perfect_a holiness_n in_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n for_o 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