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prophesy_v of_o christ_n say_v it_o be_v a_o small_a thing_n to_o raise_v up_o the_o tribe_n of_o israel_n i_o will_v also_o give_v thou_o for_o a_o light_n to_o the_o gentile_n god_n give_v not_o the_o earth_n to_o two_o only_a for_o the_o earth_n be_v too_o big_a for_o two_o there_o must_v be_v many_o to_o inhabit_v it_o there_o be_v those_o that_o dwell_v in_o the_o uttermost_a place_n of_o the_o earth_n psal._n 65._o 9_o they_o only_o be_v not_o the_o two_o vessel_n of_o his_o mercy_n there_o be_v more_o vessel_n than_o they_o and_o that_o he_o may_v declare_v the_o riches_n of_o his_o glory_n upon_o the_o vessel_n of_o mercy_n which_o he_o have_v prepare_v unto_o glory_n he_o have_v call_v both_o jew_n and_o gentil_n rom._n 9_o 23._o by_o the_o multitude_n much_o glory_n be_v give_v to_o god_n in_o the_o 26._o verse_n be_v the_o plant_n of_o this_o principal_a work_n this_o be_v the_o water_v thereof_o by_o his_o blessing_n creation_n and_o procreation_n be_v both_o blessing_n yet_o several_a blessing_n all_o have_v the_o one_o yet_o not_o all_o the_o other_o though_o the_o eunuch_n be_v as_o dry_a tree_n yet_o god_n have_v for_o they_o a_o blessing_n esay_n 56._o 3._o divers_a have_v their_o womb_n close_v this_o be_v a_o restraint_n of_o god_n blessing_n when_o the_o prophet_n do_v even_o consult_v what_o curse_n god_n shall_v give_v judah_n for_o their_o idolatry_n he_o say_v give_v they_o a_o barren_a womb_n and_o dry_a breast_n osee_n 9_o 14._o when_o jacob_n bless_v his_o child_n he_o say_v to_o joseph_n he_o shall_v be_v a_o fruitful_a bough_n that_o be_v in_o the_o hebrew_n a_o son_n of_o increase_n chap._n 49._o 23._o as_o god_n curse_n be_v a_o restraint_n of_o increase_n so_o his_o blessing_n be_v the_o fountain_n of_o procreation_n bene_fw-la voluit_fw-la be_v the_o fountain_n also_o of_o god_n benedixit_fw-la for_o god_n have_v create_v all_o thing_n and_o for_o his_o will_n sake_n they_o be_v rev._n 4._o 11._o god_n blessing_n be_v not_o res_fw-la voti_fw-la as_o man_n be_v only_o to_o wish_v well_o but_o it_o be_v as_o dew_n and_o oil_n that_o soak_v to_o the_o bone_n deâ—…_n benedixit_fw-la iis_fw-la deâ—…_n increase_n be_v a_o actual_a blessing_n a_o handful_n of_o corn_n be_v sow_o and_o the_o fruit_n thereof_o shall_v shake_v like_o the_o tree_n of_o lebanon_n the_o child_n shall_v 〈◊〉_d like_o the_o grass_n of_o the_o earth_n psal._n 72._o 16._o so_o that_o child_n be_v god_n blessing_n god_n can_v at_o once_o at_o the_o first_o have_v fill_v the_o earth_n with_o man_n but_o god_n make_v one_o for_o that_o he_o will_v have_v a_o holy_a seed_n for_o woman_n be_v out_o of_o the_o rib_n of_o man_n chap._n 2._o 22._o god_n bless_v they_o therefore_o the_o estate_n of_o marriage_n be_v bless_v therefore_o god_n make_v woman_n a_o help_n for_o man_n chap._n 2._o 18._o the_o schoolman_n say_v est_fw-la enim_fw-la haec_fw-la benedictio_fw-la remedii_fw-la a_o blessing_n of_o remedy_n this_o be_v a_o remedy_n for_o filthy_a lust_n and_o concupiscence_n and_o therefore_o say_v paul_n to_o avoid_v fornication_n let_v every_o man_n have_v his_o wife_n &_o every_o woman_n have_v she_o own_o husband_n 1_o cor._n 7._o 2._o humiliata_fw-la est_fw-la benedictio_fw-la this_o bind_v not_o every_o one_o to_o marry_v 〈◊〉_d est_fw-fr dans_fw-fr facultatem_fw-la non_fw-la addens_fw-la necessitatem_fw-la this_o be_v no_o precept_n but_o a_o power_n and_o faculty_n to_o increase_v and_o multiply_v when_o god_n say_v chap._n 2._o 16._o thou_o shall_v eat_v free_o of_o every_o tree_n of_o the_o garden_n he_o bind_v he_o not_o as_o of_o necessity_n to_o eat_v of_o all_o but_o give_v he_o liberty_n to_o eat_v of_o any_o matrimony_n some_o say_v be_v a_o carnal_a filthiness_n and_o full_a of_o sin_n therefore_o they_o disallow_v marriage_n there_o be_v some_o other_o say_v that_o marriage_n be_v a_o matter_n of_o necessity_n say_v that_o all_o must_v needs_o marry_v but_o both_o of_o these_o opinion_n be_v most_o 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be_o wax_v old_a and_o my_o lord_n also_o shall_v i_o have_v lust_n chap._n 18._o 12._o she_o see_v herself_o barren_a give_v her_o maid_n agar_n to_o abraham_n for_o wife_n chap._n 16._o 3._o god_n give_v a_o power_n unto_o man_n of_o the_o rain_n god_n open_v the_o womb_n and_o moisten_v the_o breast_n for_o propagation_n when_o god_n have_v open_v rachel_n womb_n the_o son_n which_o she_o have_v conceive_v and_o bear_v she_o call_v joseph_n say_v the_o lord_n will_v give_v i_o yet_o another_o son_n chap._n 30._o 24._o so_o that_o joseph_n name_n be_v not_o restrain_v to_o one_o or_o two_o but_o she_o hope_v to_o have_v further_o increase_v every_o bird_n and_o fish_n have_v these_o word_n dixit_fw-la deus_fw-la iis_fw-la though_o the_o word_n speak_v here_o to_o man_n be_v the_o same_o yet_o the_o accent_n in_o the_o holy_a tongue_n make_v the_o difference_n but_o the_o express_v of_o the_o difference_n be_v in_o dominamini_fw-la after_o these_o three_o which_o show_v the_o 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a_o son_n by_o eve_n he_o be_v call_v cain_n that_o be_v a_o possession_n chap._n 4._o 1._o abraham_n esteem_v it_o a_o great_a benefit_n to_o have_v a_o heir_n of_o his_o own_o loin_n therefore_o in_o chap._n 15._o 2_o 3_o 4._o child_n to_o have_v child_n he_o say_v to_o god_n what_o will_v thou_o give_v i_o see_v i_o go_v childless_a and_o again_o lo_o behold_v unto_o i_o thou_o have_v give_v no_o seed_n the_o steward_n of_o my_o house_n be_v this_o eliezer_n of_o damascus_n wherefore_o lo_o a_o servant_n of_o my_o house_n shall_v be_v my_o heir_n but_o god_n do_v comfort_v he_o say_v this_o man_n shall_v not_o be_v thy_o heir_n thy_o seed_n shall_v be_v innumerable_a when_o jacob_n son_n tell_v he_o that_o joseph_n be_v live_v and_o governor_n of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n and_o show_v he_o the_o chariot_n which_o
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