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care_n of_o holiness_n 1.5_o job._n 1.5_o holy_a job_n be_v not_o content_v to_o worship_n god_n himself_o alone_o but_o sanctify_v his_o son_n that_o be_v prepare_v they_o to_o worship_n god_n with_o he_o jacob_n at_o his_o return_n from_o padam-aram_n purge_v his_o family_n etc._n josu_fw-la 24.15_o hest_n 4.16_o prou._n 31.26_o etc._n etc._n and_o set_v up_o god_n worship_n there_o josua_n say_v though_o other_o shall_v forsake_v the_o lord_n yet_o he_o and_o his_o family_n will_v cleave_v unto_o he_o and_o serve_v he_o the_o virtuous_a woman_n open_v her_o mouth_n in_o wisdom_n and_o teach_v mercy_n unto_o her_o servant_n many_o of_o the_o faithful_a when_o they_o themselves_o believe_v in_o christ_n labour_v to_o bring_v their_o family_n to_o the_o faith_n also_o 6.4_o act._n 10._o &_o 16_o 14.15·_fw-la ephe._n 6.4_o parent_n also_o be_v command_v to_o bring_v up_o their_o child_n in_o the_o instruction_n and_o information_n of_o the_o lord_n by_o all_o which_o place_n it_o be_v 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the_o enemy_n of_o god_n judg._n the_o fourteen_o chapter_n and_o first_o verse_n etc._n etc._n and_o 16.4.17.18_o etc._n etc._n solomon_n be_v a_o wise_a man_n religion_n miserable_a be_v that_o man_n which_o be_v fetter_v with_o a_o woman_n that_o like_v not_o his_o religion_n as_o ever_o be_v any_o before_o he_o or_o after_o he_o god_n have_v endue_v he_o with_o heavenly_a gift_n and_o have_v set_v he_o up_o as_o a_o figure_n of_o his_o son_n christ_n yet_o when_o he_o have_v marry_v with_o pharaoh_n daughter_n a_o woman_n of_o another_o religion_n and_o a_o stranger_n from_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o israel_n he_o then_o fall_v from_o worse_a to_o worse_o till_o at_o the_o last_o he_o become_v a_o miserable_a idolater_n 1._o king_n 11.4_o what_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o ahab_n king_n of_o israel_n do_v worse_a than_o all_o the_o king_n before_o he_o 11.4_o he_o fear_v not_o sin_n which_o do_v not_o shun_v occasion_n &_o he_o be_v worthy_a to_o be_v snare_v which_o lead_v himself_o 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