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say_v to_o â—ave_n nurse_v if_o those_o nurse_n be_v milch-nurse_n may_v be_v â—ead_a or_o if_o living_n not_o able_a to_o give_v suck_v for_o want_v of_o milk_n â—ipple_n or_o for_o some_o other_o like_o defect_n or_o if_o able_a sin_n in_o put_v forth_o their_o child_n 3._o answ_n though_o it_o be_v say_v that_o there_o be_v nurse_n yet_o be_v no_o where_o say_v that_o a_o mother_n put_v forth_o her_o child_n to_o suck_v 2._o object_n pharohs_o daughter_n put_v forth_o the_o child_n which_o she_o 7._o â—â—oke_v for_o she_o own_o to_o nurse_n answ_n she_o bear_v not_o this_o child_n nor_o be_v the_o natural_a mother_n of_o it_o so_o as_o this_o be_v nothing_o to_o the_o purpose_n yea_o it_o make_v against_o the_o obiector_n in_o that_o the_o true_a mother_n of_o this_o child_n nurse_v it_o 3._o object_n the_o metaphor_n take_v from_o nurse_n be_v oft_o use_v 7._o and_o apply_v to_o god_n and_o to_o god_n minister_n 1._o answ_n the_o use_v of_o a_o thing_n by_o way_n of_o comparison_n 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according_a to_o his_o estate_n and_o ability_n in_o a_o husband_n provide_v for_o the_o body_n of_o his_o wife_n respect_n must_v be_v have_v to_o the_o measure_n and_o to_o the_o manner_n the_o measure_n must_v extend_v to_o his_o ability_n for_o a_o husband_n ought_v to_o maintain_v his_o wife_n in_o as_o good_a a_o estate_n and_o fashion_n as_o himself_o by_o marriage_n she_o be_v advance_v to_o as_o high_a a_o estate_n and_o dignity_n in_o relation_n to_o other_o as_o he_o be_v and_o for_o she_o own_o use_n she_o be_v make_v a_o partner_n of_o all_o his_o good_n and_o according_o aught_o to_o partake_v thereof_o for_o the_o manner_n he_o must_v suffer_v she_o if_o at_o least_o he_o observe_v she_o to_o have_v any_o competent_a discretion_n to_o order_v such_o thing_n as_o be_v needful_a for_o herself_o according_a to_o her_o best_a like_n as_o elkanah_n in_o another_o case_n say_v to_o his_o wife_n do_v what_o seem_v thou_o best_o 23._o both_o in_o the_o measure_n and_o in_o the_o 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from_o the_o evil_a counsel_n of_o wicked_a gossip_n and_o sometime_o from_o their_o own_o proud_a humour_n i_o may_v say_v of_o these_o wife_n subjection_n as_o the_o prophet_n say_v of_o the_o righteousness_n of_o revolter_n 24._o their_o subjection_n shall_v not_o be_v remember_v but_o in_o their_o rebellion_n they_o shall_v die_v therefore_o as_o the_o church_n be_v subject_a to_o christ_n let_v wife_n be_v to_o their_o husband_n §._o 63._o of_o the_o 26._o extent_n of_o a_o wife_n obedience_n the_o extent_n of_o a_o wife_n subjection_n which_o remain_v now_o to_o be_v handle_v be_v set_v down_o under_o these_o general_a term_n in_o every_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o so_o general_o to_o be_v take_v as_o if_o they_o admit_v no_o restraint_n or_o limitation_n for_o than_o will_v they_o contradict_v such_o caution_n as_o these_o in_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n as_o to_o the_o lord_n in_o 18._o the_o lord_n for_o man_n be_v so_o corrupt_a by_o nature_n and_o of_o so_o perverse_a a_o disposition_n that_o oft_o he_o will_v and_o command_v that_o which_o be_v contrary_a to_o god_n will_v and_o commandment_n which_o when_o he_o do_v that_o christian_a principle_n lay_v down_o as_o a_o rule_v case_n by_o the_o apostle_n must_v take_v place_n we_o ought_v rather_o to_o obey_v god_n then_o man_n 29._o quest_n why_o then_o be_v this_o extent_n lay_v down_o in_o such_o general_a term_n answ_n 1._o to_o teach_v wife_n that_o it_o be_v not_o sufficient_a for_o they_o to_o obey_v their_o husband_n in_o some_o thing_n as_o they_o themselves_o think_v meet_v but_o in_o all_o thing_n whatsoever_o they_o be_v wherein_o the_o husband_n by_o virtue_n of_o his_o superiority_n and_o authority_n have_v power_n to_o command_v his_o wife_n thus_o this_o general_a extent_n exclude_v not_o god_n will_n but_o the_o wife_n will_n she_o may_v do_v nothing_o against_o god_n will_n but_o many_o thing_n must_v she_o do_v against_o she_o own_o will_n if_o her_o husband_n require_v she_o 2._o 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practice_n to_o that_o which_o her_o husband_n require_v though_o she_o can_v bring_v her_o judgement_n to_o think_v as_o he_o do_v about_o the_o meeâ—nesse_n of_o it_o olymp._n have_v respect_n to_o indifferent_a thing_n namely_o to_o such_o as_o be_v neither_o in_o their_o particular_n command_v nor_o forbid_v by_o god_n as_o the_o outward_a affair_n of_o the_o house_n order_v it_o dispose_v good_n entertain_v guest_n etc._n etc._n quest_n may_v she_o not_o reason_n with_o her_o husband_n about_o such_o matter_n as_o she_o think_v unmeet_a and_o labour_n to_o persuade_v her_o husband_n not_o to_o persist_v in_o the_o press_v thereof_o yea_o endeavour_n to_o bring_v her_o husband_n to_o see_v the_o unmeetnesse_n as_o she_o think_v of_o that_o which_o she_o see_v answ_n with_o modesty_n humility_n and_o reverence_n she_o may_v so_o do_v and_o he_o ought_v to_o hearken_v unto_o she_o as_o the_o husband_n of_o the_o shunemite_n do_v 2._o king_n 4._o 23_o 24._o but_o yet_o if_o 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