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of_o faith_n establish_v so_o then_o the_o people_n in_o do_v some_o good_a to_o the_o minister_n do_v more_o good_a to_o themselves_o they_o minister_v to_o they_o in_o temporal_a thing_n but_o they_o receive_v at_o their_o hand_n spiritual_a and_o eternal_a thing_n and_o therefore_o they_o be_v not_o to_o leave_v they_o and_o forsake_v they_o but_o to_o maintain_v they_o profit_v they_o &_o to_o comfort_v they_o of_o who_o they_o receive_v comfort_n 11_o and_o the_o lord_n speak_v unto_o moses_n say_v 12_o speak_v unto_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n and_o say_v unto_o they_o if_o any_o man_n wife_n go_v aside_o and_o commit_v a_o trespass_n against_o he_o 13_o and_o a_o man_n lie_v with_o she_o carnal_o and_o it_o be_v hide_v from_o the_o eye_n of_o her_o husband_n and_o be_v keep_v close_o and_o she_o be_v defile_v and_o there_o be_v no_o witness_n against_o she_o neither_o she_o be_v take_v with_o the_o manner_n 14_o and_o the_o spirit_n of_o jealousy_n come_v upon_o he_o and_o he_o 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