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As soon now as the woman was set before Adam, he knowledged immediately, that she was ¹for his purpose, that he liked her well, & that he could find in his heart to love her, as one that was of his own kind, of his own blood, flesh of his flesh, and bone of his bone. For though ⟨image 22⟩he slept, and the woman was created out of his rib, yet saw he well that she was like him & such one as he hitherto had not found among all other living creatures. God also had planted them the kind, the love, the heart, the inclination & natural affection that it beseemeth the one to have toward the other. Like as Adam now had •yuen all other beasts their names according to the first original & operation of their kind, so giveth he now a name also unto the wife, & calleth her Ischa, that is to say, of man, because she was taken out of the man.

As soone now as the woman was set before Adā, he knowledged immmediatly, that she was ¹for his purpose, that he lyked her well, & that he could fynde in his harte to loue her, as one that was of his owne kynde, of his owne bloud, flesh of his fleshe, and bone of his bone. For thoughe ⟨image 22⟩he slepte, and the woman was created out of his rybbe, yet sawe he well that she was lyke hym & suche one as he hytherto had not found amonge all other lyuynge creatures. God also had plāted thē the kynde, the loue, the harte, the inclinacion & naturall affeccion that it besemeth the one to haue towarde the other. Lyke as Adā nowe had •yuen all other beastes theyr names according to the fyrst originall & operacion of theyr kynd, so gyueth he nowe a name also vnto the wyfe, & calleth her Ischa, that is to say, of man, because she was taken out of the man.

1. 1Occasion of love and con sent into marriage.Occasion of loue and con sent into ma riage.