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wise_a do_v not_o the_o spirit_n take_v away_o from_o man_n ne_fw-la from_o woman_n their_o shappe_n their_o limb_n or_o membre_n their_o seade_v ne_z their_o fruit_n and_o operacyon_n for_o a_o christian_a man_n body_n must_v aswelle_v norisshe_v seade_v begette_v childre_fw-fr and_o multiply_v as_o the_o body_n of_o other_o man_n of_o bird_n and_o of_o all_o bests_n and_z lyvely_a thing_n unto_o the_o which_o purpose_n it_o also_o be_v create_v as_o be_v show_v genesis_n i_o so_o that_o man_n of_o necessite_n must_v appete_fw-it natural_o a_o woman_n and_z the_o woman_n a_o man_n unless_o god_n wonderful_o by_o a_o singular_a &_o excellent_a gift_n do_v hold_v they_o therfro_o and_o delyver_v they_o and_o thus_o mean_v paul_n here_o in_o this_o place_n when_z he_o say_v but_o if_o he_o can_v not_o abstain_v let_v he_o marry_v as_o though_o he_o shall_v say_v unto_o who_o god_n have_v not_o give_fw-ge a_o singular_a grace_n but_z leave_v in_o his_o body_n the_o nature_n and_o 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call_v what_o if_o then_o it_o shall_v take_v i_o in_o a_o synfulle_a state_n shall_z i_o so_o still_o abide_v and_o remain_v i_o answer_v if_o thou_o be_v in_o faith_n and_o charite_v that_o be_v to_o say_v if_o thou_o be_v in_o the_o call_n of_o the_o evange_o do_v what_o shalle_n please_v the._n do_v thou_o then_o sin_n hardly_o but_o by_o what_o way_n shall_v thou_o can_v sin_v if_o thou_o have_v faith_n and_o charite_v for_o by_o faith_n we_o must_v please_v and_o serve_v god_n and_z by_o charite_v our_o neghbore_n therefore_o it_o can_v not_o be_v that_z thou_o shall_v be_v call_v in_o a_o synfulle_a state_n and_z there_o in_o remain_v for_o if_o thou_o do_v so_o remain_v other_z thou_o be_v not_o yet_o call_v or_o else_o thou_o haste_v not_o receive_v thy_o call_n for_o this_o call_n doutâ—lesse_a cause_v that_o thou_o must_v depart_v from_o out_o of_o a_o synfulle_a state_n in_o to_o a_o other_o that_z be_v synles_a and_o do_v altre_n the_o in_o soche_n wise_a that_o thou_o 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state_n shall_v judge_v he_o sylfe_a better_o and_o more_o excellent_a before_o god_n than_o a_o other_o simple_a chrysten_v body_n but_o â—hat_n he_o shall_v continue_v pure_a in_o faith_n which_o do_v make_v we_o all_o egalle_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n for_o â—he_v corrupt_a â—ature_n of_o man_n can_v not_o abide_v as_o a_o man_n will_v say_v to_o be_v untwynd_v and_o to_o be_v count_v nothing_o in_o value_v a_o fore_a god_n and_o therefore_o the_o more_o excellent_a that_o her_o work_n shall_v be_v the_z more_o excellent_a rejoice_v she_o to_o appear_v wherefore_o she_o be_v so_o blind_a with_o the_o goodly_a glysteringe_v of_o virginite_a see_v that_o there_o be_v no_o thing_n