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master_n may_v lean_v on_o his_o hand_n and_o so_o he_o may_v serve_v the_o king_n according_a to_o his_o office_n as_o godly_a joseph_n serve_v wicked_a pharaoh_n 4.22_o gen._n 41.42_o 1._o reg._n 18.4_o phili._n 4.22_o &_o virtuous_a obadiah_n serve_v the_o idolatrous_a achab_n and_o there_o be_v many_o saint_n in_o the_o house_n of_o nero._n and_o thus_o do_v naaman_n require_v that_o he_o may_v for_o a_o time_n do_v service_n to_o the_o king_n of_o aram_n to_o how_o down_o that_o he_o may_v â—leane_v on_o his_o hand_n 5.17_o 2._o reg._n 5.17_o but_o otherwise_o he_o provounce_v plain_o that_o he_o will_v offer_v sacrifice_n to_o none_o but_o unto_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n and_o for_o a_o sign_n and_o seal_v thereof_o he_o request_v to_o have_v two_o mule_n load_v with_o the_o earth_n of_o israel_n to_o carry_v with_o he_o into_o the_o land_n of_o syria_n to_o be_v a_o witness_n and_o as_o it_o be_v a_o public_a confession_n that_o he_o worship_v none_o but_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n and_o yet_o notwithstanding_o he_o do_v not_o instifie_v this_o his_o service_n to_o a_o heathen_a prince_n but_o do_v acknowledge_v it_o to_o be_v a_o fault_n and_o therefore_o desire_v the_o prophet_n to_o pray_v for_o he_o that_o this_o sin_n may_v not_o be_v lay_v to_o his_o charge_n and_o elisaeus_n do_v not_o deny_v but_o that_o it_o be_v a_o fault_n but_o he_o byd_v he_o go_v in_o peace_n rather_o bear_v with_o his_o infirmity_n than_o any_o way_n allow_v it_o and_o howsoever_o elisaeus_n will_v not_o press_v he_o too_o sore_o because_o he_o be_v a_o novice_n and_o new_o convert_v unto_o the_o true_a religion_n of_o god_n yet_o it_o do_v not_o follow_v that_o we_o christian_n which_o have_v receyve_v more_o abundant_a knowledge_n of_o the_o truth_n be_v confirm_v with_o the_o death_n and_o passion_n of_o christ_n and_o witness_v with_o the_o blood_n of_o so_o many_o martyr_n shall_v of_o a_o particular_a exsample_n gather_v a_o general_a doctrine_n to_o 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garment_n and_o gird_v thyself_o with_o they_o as_o a_o bride_n show_v thereby_o that_o the_o joy_n and_o crown_n of_o the_o church_n aught_o to_o be_v the_o good_a and_o godly_a estate_n of_o the_o builder_n thereof_o that_o they_o may_v be_v able_a according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n 9.14_o 1._o cor._n 9.4.5_o 1._o tim._n 3.2.4_o â—_o cor._n 9.14_o not_o only_o to_o sustain_v themselves_o with_o meat_n and_o drink_v but_o to_o maintain_v a_o wife_n be_v a_o sister_n as_o paul_n say_v to_o keep_v hospitality_n to_o the_o credit_n of_o their_o call_n to_o provide_v for_o their_o child_n live_v under_o obedience_n with_o all_o honesty_n &_o in_o all_o point_n well_o and_o honest_o to_o live_v of_o the_o gospel_n and_o not_o to_o be_v bring_v to_o such_o miseryas_n they_o be_v now_o in_o a_o manner_n to_o beg_v from_o door_n to_o door_n and_o thus_o you_o see_v it_o be_v your_o duty_n not_o only_o to_o pray_v for_o faithful_a labourer_n but_o to_o seek_v by_o all_o mean_v possible_a to_o maintain_v faithful_a labourer_n and_o likewise_o to_o keep_v out_o all_o hierling_n thief_n and_o murderer_n and_o therefore_o you_o my_o lord_n be_v here_o also_o admonish_v not_o to_o regard_v the_o pitiful_a and_o lamentable_a complaint_n of_o those_o which_o allege_v their_o charge_n heretofore_o and_o their_o present_a poverty_n that_o unless_o their_o son_n be_v now_o admit_v they_o must_v needs_o take_v they_o from_o the_o school_n and_o set_v they_o to_o the_o plough_n and_o cart_n but_o to_o answer_v they_o as_o ulysses_n answer_v andromache_n entreat_v for_o her_o boy_n astyanax_n thy_o tear_n o_o woman_n move_v i_o much_o but_o the_o tear_n of_o my_o countrywoman_n ought_v to_o move_v i_o more_o your_o complaint_n indeed_o be_v lamentable_a but_o much_o more_o pitiful_a be_v the_o tear_n of_o the_o church_n the_o spouse_n of_o jesus_n christ_n and_o last_o of_o all_o you_o that_o be_v the_o parent_n be_v here_o to_o learn_v to_o weigh_v the_o gift_n &_o ability_n of_o 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