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to_o their_o servant_n and_o first_o if_o possible_a they_o can_v to_o get_v they_o that_o fear_n god_n he_o that_o work_v deceit_n say_v david_n shall_v not_o dwell_v within_o my_o house_n and_o he_o that_o tell_v lie_n shall_v not_o tarry_v in_o my_o sight_n psal._n 101._o 7._o second_o but_o if_o none_o at_o the_o present_a but_o unbeliever_n can_v be_v get_v to_o do_v thy_o labour_n then_o 1._o know_v that_o it_o be_v thy_o duty_n so_o to_o behave_v thyself_o to_o thy_o servant_n that_o thy_o service_n may_v not_o only_o be_v for_o thy_o good_a but_o for_o the_o good_a of_o thy_o servant_n and_o that_o both_o in_o body_n and_o soul_n wherefore_o deal_n with_o he_o as_o to_o admonition_n as_o with_o thy_o child_n give_v he_o the_o same_o bread_n of_o god_n thou_o give_v to_o they_o &_o who_o know_v but_o that_o if_o thou_o with_o spiritual_a dilicates_n bring_v up_o thy_o servant_n but_o he_o may_v become_v thy_o spiritual_a son_n in_o the_o end_n prov._n 29._o 21._o 2._o take_v 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〈◊〉_d do_v by_o master_n that_o either_o change_n â—â—eir_n wage_n like_o heathenish_a laban_n gen_n 31._o 7._o or_o by_o keep_v it_o back_o like_o thosâ—_n against_o who_o god_n will_v be_v a_o swift_a witâ—ess_n mal._n 3._o 5._o 3._o take_v heed_n that_o thou_o make_v not_o a_o gain_n of_o thy_o place_n because_o thou_o be_v gracious_a or_o live_v convenient_o for_o the_o mean_n of_o grace_n servant_n that_o be_v true_o godly_a they_o care_v not_o how_o cheap_a they_o serve_v their_o master_n provide_v they_o may_v get_v into_o godly_a family_n or_o where_o they_o may_v be_v convenient_a for_o the_o word_n but_o now_o if_o a_o master_n or_o mistress_n shall_v take_v this_o opportunity_n to_o make_v a_o prey_n of_o their_o servant_n this_o be_v abominable_a this_o be_v make_v a_o gain_n of_o godliness_n and_o merchandise_n of_o the_o thing_n of_o god_n 1_o tim._n 6._o 5._o and_o of_o the_o soul_n of_o thy_o brother_n i_o have_v hear_v some_o poor_a servant_n say_v that_o in_o some_o 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head_n and_o lord_n the_o head_n of_o the_o woman_n be_v the_o man_n and_o so_o sara_n call_v abraham_n lord_n 1_o cor._n 11._o 3._o 1_o pet._n 3._o 6._o second_o she_o shall_v therefore_o be_v subject_a to_o he_o as_o be_v fit_a in_o the_o lord_n the_o apostle_n say_v that_o the_o wife_n shall_v submit_v herself_o to_o her_o husband_n as_o to_o the_o lord_n 1_o pet._n 3._o 1._o col._n 3._o 18._o ephes._n 5._o 22._o i_o tell_v you_o before_o that_o if_o the_o husband_n do_v walk_v towards_o his_o wife_n as_o become_v he_o he_o will_v therein_o be_v such_o a_o ordinance_n of_o god_n to_o she_o beside_o the_o relation_n of_o a_o husband_n that_o shall_v preach_v to_o she_o the_o carriage_n of_o christ_n to_o his_o church_n and_o now_o i_o say_v also_o that_o the_o wife_n if_o she_o walk_v with_o her_o husband_n as_o become_v she_o she_o shall_v preach_v the_o obedience_n of_o the_o church_n to_o her_o husband_n therefore_o as_o the_o church_n be_v subject_a to_o christ_n so_o let_v the_o wife_n be_v to_o their_o own_o husband_n iâ—_n every_o thing_n ephes._n 5._o 24._o now_o for_o thy_o perform_n of_o this_o work_n thou_o must_v first_o shun_v these_o evil_n 1._o the_o evil_a of_o a_o wander_a and_o a_o goâ—soping_a spirit_n this_o be_v evil_n in_o the_o church_n and_o be_v evil_a also_o in_o a_o wife_n who_o be_v the_o figurâ—_n of_o a_o church_n christ_n love_v to_o have_v hiâ—_n spouse_n keep_v at_o home_n that_o be_v to_o be_v witâ—_n he_o in_o the_o faith_n and_o practice_n of_o hiâ—_n thing_n not_o range_v and_o meddle_v witâ—_n the_o thing_n of_o satan_n no_o more_o shall_v wife_n be_v give_v to_o wander_v and_o gossip_n a_o broad_a you_o know_v that_o prov._n 7._o 11._o say_v she_o be_v loud_a and_o stubborn_a her_o foot_n abide_v nâ—_n in_o her_o house_n wife_n shall_v be_v about_o their_o own_o husband_n business_n at_o home_n as_o the_o apostle_n say_v let_v they_o be_v discreet_a chaste_a keeper_n a_o home_n good_a obedient_a to_o their_o own_o husband_n 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