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to the fowls of the air, and to every beast of the field, but he could not so kindly take acquaintance with any of these, or so fully enjoy their society, and there was still some considerable matter wanting to make up Adams full felicity, and there was a meet help to be found out for him.

21 Wherefore the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam; and lo, as he slept upon the ground, he fell into a dream, how God had put his hand into his side, and pulled out one of his ribs, closing up the flesh instead thereof:

22 And how the rib, which the Lord God had taken from him, was made into a woman, and how God when he had thus made her, took her by the hand, and brought her unto him. And he had no sooner awakened, but he found his dream to be true, for God stood by him with the woman in his hand which he had brought.

23 Wherefore Adam being pre-advertised informed in advance by the vision, was presently able to pronounce, This is now bone of my bone, and flesh of my flesh: What are the rest of the creatures to this? And he bestowed upon her also a fitting name, calling her Woman, because she was taken out of Man.

24 And the Lord God said, Thou hast spoken well, Adam: And for this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave

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cleave unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh: so strict and sacred a tie is the band of wedlock.

25 And they were both naked, Adam and his wife, and were not ashamed; but how the shame of being seen naked came into the world, I shall declare unto you hereafter.

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CHAP. III.

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1 A subtle Serpent in Paradise, endowed with both reason, and the power of speech, deceives the woman. 2 The Dialogue betwixt the woman and the Serpent. 7 How the shame of nakedness came into the world. 8 God walks in the Garden, and calls to Adam. 10 The Dialogue betwixt Adam and God. 14 The reasons why Serpents want feet, and creep upon the ground. 15 The reason of the antipathy betwixt Men and Serpents. 16 Also of womens pangs in child-bearing, and of their being bound in subjection to their husbands. 18 Also of the barrenness of the earth, and of mans toil and drudgery. 21 God teacheth Adam and Eve the use of leathern clothing. 24 Paradise haunted with apparitions: Adam frighted from daring to taste of the Tree of Life, whence his posterity became mortal to this very day.

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AND truly it cannot but be very obvious for you to consider often with yourselves, not only how this shame of nakedness came