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in_o speech_n and_o gesture_n before_o his_o master_n and_o behind_o his_o back_n better_a but_o especial_o in_o the_o free_a obedience_n of_o all_o his_o lawful_a yea_o and_o unequal_a commandment_n so_o as_o they_o be_v not_o unlawful_a coloss._n 3.22_o servant_n obey_v your_o master_n in_o all_o thing_n that_o be_v in_o all_o lawful_a and_o bodily_a thing_n and_o the_o same_o apostle_n mention_v both_o in_o the_o ephesian_n and_o colossian_n bodily_a master_n to_o show_v that_o so_o far_o as_o the_o soul_n be_v not_o hurt_v nor_o the_o conscience_n wound_v the_o rule_n of_o the_o servant_n obedience_n be_v not_o his_o own_o but_o his_o master_n will_v be_v it_o irksome_a difficult_a wearisome_a luk._n 17.7_o the_o weary_a and_o toiled_a servant_n may_v not_o come_v out_o of_o the_o field_n to_o ease_v and_o refresh_v himself_o at_o his_o pleasure_n but_o wait_v still_o upon_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o master_n and_o sit_v down_o and_o eat_v at_o his_o master_n appointment_n and_o 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that_o religion_n and_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o gospel_n free_v no_o man_n from_o any_o duty_n but_o rather_o fasten_v it_o upon_o he_o the_o apostle_n say_v not_o that_o servant_n be_v now_o bring_v to_o the_o faith_n be_v no_o long_o to_o be_v command_v by_o their_o master_n but_o by_o christ_n but_o write_v to_o they_o not_o as_o free_v but_o as_o servant_n still_o and_o enforce_v their_o subjection_n even_o to_o unbelieve_a master_n and_o elsewhere_o write_v unto_o master_n he_o forbid_v they_o not_o to_o exercise_v rule_n and_o dominion_n over_o their_o servant_n but_o only_o teach_v they_o after_o what_o manner_n to_o wield_v their_o authority_n and_o indeed_o this_o be_v a_o point_n which_o occasion_v much_o trouble_n in_o the_o apostle_n day_n both_o unto_o master_n and_o servant_n for_o they_o hear_v of_o a_o liberty_n purchase_v by_o christ_n to_o believer_n in_o he_o they_o present_o begin_v to_o cast_v up_o all_o and_o will_v not_o serve_v any_o long_o especial_o 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