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have_v wife_n as_o if_o we_o have_v they_o not_o every_o man_n be_v to_o look_v at_o his_o wife_n as_o a_o talon_n send_v from_o god_n and_o therefore_o he_o must_v look_v to_o restore_v it_o better_o by_o twofold_a at_o least_o that_o i_o may_v say_v lord_z here_o be_v the_o wife_n thou_o give_v i_o and_o i_o be_o the_o more_o wise_a and_o humble_a and_o gracious_a and_o so_o child_n and_o servant_n when_o we_o affect_v they_o only_o to_o do_v our_o business_n and_o look_v at_o no_o high_a end_n but_o ourselves_o this_o be_v a_o lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n when_o in_o any_o thing_n we_o enjoy_v we_o look_v no_o high_o but_o to_o please_v ourselves_o therein_o 4_o there_o be_v a_o lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n which_o be_v a_o lust_n of_o pastime_n or_o pleasure_n inordinate_o and_o this_o god_n threaten_v with_o poverty_n prov._n 21.17_o there_o be_v a_o threefold_a lust_n in_o pastime_n 1_o when_o we_o be_v set_v on_o unlawful_a object_n unlawful_a game_n 2_o in_o excessive_a manner_n 3_o 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