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commonwealth_n and_o the_o councillor_n ought_v not_o to_o sleep_v the_o whole_a night_n but_o the_o holy_a ghost_n require_v this_o even_a in_o the_o mother_n of_o a_o family_n that_o she_o shall_v rise_v before_o the_o night_n be_v spend_v true_a it_o be_v indeed_o that_o it_o be_v say_v in_o the_o 104._o psalm_n that_o man_n go_v forth_o to_o his_o labour_n at_o the_o sunrising_a but_o this_o be_v no_o let_v at_o all_o but_o that_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v to_o be_v do_v in_o the_o house_n as_o well_o of_o man_n as_o woman_n may_v be_v begin_v before_o day_n for_o they_o can_v by_o the_o help_n of_o a_o lantern_n do_v those_o thing_n which_o be_v to_o be_v do_v abroad_o and_o in_o the_o field_n whereas_o notwithstanding_o the_o thing_n at_o home_n may_v be_v dispatch_v by_o the_o candlelight_n but_o if_o it_o do_v not_o well_o beseem_v a_o woman_n of_o strength_n to_o sleep_v till_o day_n light_n how_o ill_o may_v it_o beseem_v a_o lusty_a man_n which_o have_v the_o strength_n of_o his_o limb_n and_o what_o thing_n be_v in_o the_o sixth_o chapter_n 6.6_o pro._n 6.6_o and_o in_o sundry_a other_o place_n lay_v to_o the_o slothful_a man_n charge_n the_o same_o no_o doubt_n in_o like_a manner_n may_v fit_o be_v object_v to_o slothful_a and_o idle_a woman_n this_o vigilancy_n or_o watchfulness_n he_o describe_v by_o a_o double_a end_n whereof_o the_o first_o be_v that_o she_o give_v to_o her_o whole_a family_n their_o food_n and_o that_o according_a to_o the_o sex_n and_o degree_n of_o those_o which_o be_v of_o the_o family_n for_o it_o have_v be_v before_o say_v in_o the_o 27._o chap._n &_o 26.27_o verse_n that_o there_o be_v one_o kind_n of_o diet_n for_o the_o man_n servant_n another_o for_o the_o maid_n one_o diet_n also_o for_o slave_n another_o for_o freeman_n one_o for_o those_o that_o be_v strong_a another_o for_o such_o as_o be_v weak_a one_o for_o the_o whole_a another_z for_o the_o sick_a the_o other_o end_n be_v that_o she_o set_v her_o maid_n and_o wait_a servant_n their_o task_n where_o be_v to_o be_v note_v that_o she_o be_v careful_a for_o food_n for_o the_o whole_a family_n but_o not_o that_o she_o do_v therefore_o appoint_v the_o man_n servant_n their_o work_n which_o belong_v to_o her_o husband_n but_o only_a to_o her_o maiden_n then_o it_o be_v further_a to_o be_v note_v that_o she_o give_v food_n and_o that_o she_o appoint_v the_o work_n and_o prescribe_v both_o the_o portion_n and_o the_o task_n for_o there_o be_v woman_n to_o be_v find_v which_o do_v appoint_v work_n enough_o and_o more_o then_o enough_o but_o do_v allow_v but_o a_o small_a portion_n other_o there_o be_v which_o do_v allow_v plenty_n of_o food_n but_o have_v small_a care_n of_o the_o performance_n of_o their_o work_n neither_o of_o these_o be_v to_o approve_a neither_o of_o they_o be_v free_a from_o danger_n for_o the_o one_o bewray_v a_o baseness_n and_o vileness_n of_o the_o mind_n the_o other_o bring_v pride_n and_o arrogancy_n 16._o verse_n 16._o her_o diligence_n and_o watchfulness_n be_v further_o declare_v by_o the_o effect_n to_o wit_n that_o she_o consider_v a_o field_n which_o she_o purchase_v and_o plant_v with_o vine_n for_o so_o far_o be_v she_o from_o diminish_v the_o king_n rent_n as_o she_o do_v rather_o enlarge_v they_o 14.1_o pro._n 14.1_o proverb_n 14._o it_o be_v say_v of_o a_o woman_n of_o strength_n that_o she_o build_v her_o house_n which_o be_v amplify_v by_o the_o contrary_n and_o this_o be_v a_o very_a orderly_a thing_n that_o to_o the_o end_n she_o may_v build_v a_o house_n she_o do_v first_o set_v her_o mind_n to_o buy_v a_o field_n for_o the_o rule_n be_v good_a of_o they_o which_o say_v there_o be_v less_o profit_n in_o a_o house_n without_o a_o field_n than_o a_o field_n without_o a_o house_n whereto_o also_o belong_v the_o counsel_n of_o solomon_n prepare_v thy_o work_n without_o 27_o pro._n 24_o 27_o and_o make_v ready_a that_o which_o thou_o have_v in_o the_o field_n that_o afterward_o thou_o may_v 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