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obedience_n and_o consolation_n as_o far_o as_o i_o perceive_v he_o will_v be_v at_o no_o small_a loss_n how_o to_o relieve_v himself_o under_o this_o censure_n the_o first_o thing_n he_o begin_v withal_o and_o wherein_o in_o the_o first_o place_n i_o fall_v under_o his_o displeasure_n be_v about_o the_o conjugal_a relation_n between_o christ_n and_o believer_n which_o he_o treat_v of_o pag._n 280._o as_o for_o example_n say_v he_o christ_n be_v call_v a_o husband_n the_o church_n his_o spouse_n and_o now_o all_o the_o invitation_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v christ_n woo_v and_o make_v love_n to_o his_o spouse_n and_o what_o other_o man_n call_v believe_v the_o gospel_n of_o christ_n whereby_o we_o devote_v ourselves_o to_o his_o service_n these_o man_n call_v that_o consent_n and_o contract_n which_o make_v up_o the_o marriage_n betwixt_o christ_n and_o believer_n christ_n take_v we_o for_o his_o spouse_n and_o we_o take_v christ_n for_o our_o husband_n and_o that_o with_o all_o the_o 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