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to_o practice_v their_o duty_n to_o they_o it_o be_v not_o the_o have_v of_o wife_n or_o husband_n that_o breed_v contentment_n but_o the_o holy_a performance_n of_o duty_n mutual_o the_o duty_n of_o the_o husband_n be_v propound_v here_o first_o by_o exhortation_n husband_n love_v your_o wife_n second_o by_o dehortation_n be_v not_o bitter_a unto_o they_o in_o the_o exhortation_n there_o be_v the_o person_n exhort_v husband_n the_o duty_n love_n the_o person_n to_o who_o they_o owe_v it_o your_o wife_n husband_n this_o indefinite_a propound_v of_o it_o show_v that_o all_o sort_n of_o husband_n be_v bind_v to_o show_v this_o duty_n poor_a and_o rich_a learned_a and_o unlearned_a young_a and_o old_a love_n
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