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move_v he_o to_o do_v this_o whence_o it_o proceed_v that_o he_o never_o cease_v to_o benefit_v other_o neither_o seek_v he_o or_o study_v with_o all_o thing_n that_o he_o make_v and_o go_v about_o any_o other_o thing_n but_o the_o benefit_n felicity_n and_o salvation_n of_o all_o man_n the_o honour_n and_o praise_n to_o himself_o alone_o reserve_v and_o for_o this_o cause_n do_v he_o make_v of_o so_o base_a and_o vile_a a_o matter_n so_o goodly_a and_o beaufull_a work_n as_o he_o do_v that_o the_o worthiness_n of_o the_o work_n be_v compare_v with_o the_o baseness_n of_o the_o matter_n all_o man_n may_v admire_v he_o praise_v he_o and_o love_v he_o de._n i_o marvel_v that_o so_o excellent_a a_o lord_n as_o he_o be_v will_v seek_v for_o praise_n consider_v thereby_o he_o may_v be_v touch_v with_o vainglory_n hum_o there_o be_v nothing_o less_o to_o be_v fear_v than_o that_o in_o he_o he_o be_v so_o perfect_a that_o no_o great_a perfection_n can_v be_v add_v to_o he_o and_o all_o 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himself_o a_o other_o man_n good_n against_o the_o will_n of_o the_o true_a owner_n chapter_n 8._o humility_n continue_v her_o speech_n desire_n now_o lady_n mother_n that_o you_o have_v tell_v i_o your_o parentage_n &_o stock_n i_o desire_v to_o know_v how_o you_o come_v to_o be_v chief_a governess_n of_o this_o house_n for_o in_o my_o opinion_n it_o be_v a_o great_a honour_n and_o dignity_n and_o i_o myself_o in_o time_n may_v come_v to_o be_v a_o governor_n for_o there_o be_v great_a difference_n between_o command_v and_o obey_v humility_n hear_v what_o he_o say_v begin_v to_o weep_v of_o who_o desire_v demand_v the_o cause_n of_o she_o weep_v hum_o my_o son_n i_o can_v contain_v my_o tear_n to_o see_v that_o outward_o thou_o seem_v clad_v with_o the_o habit_n of_o humility_n and_o yet_o inward_o thou_o appear_v naked_a &_o bare_a &_o that_o in_o show_n thou_o seme_v religious_a and_o virtuous_a but_o in_o hart_n and_o mind_n void_a of_o virtue_n and_o devotion_n in_o vain_a have_v we_o use_v our_o pass_a discourse_n see_v these_o thought_n and_o desire_n of_o thou_o be_v so_o clean_o repugnant_a from_o the_o will_n of_o my_o father_n &_o most_o dear_o belove_a lord_n jesus_n who_o neither_o in_o word_n nor_o deed_n ever_o seek_v or_o desire_a rule_n or_o government_n &_o come_v not_o into_o this_o world_n to_o be_v serve_v but_o to_o serve_v from_o which_o path_n who_o soever_o turn_v and_o stray_v walk_v the_o way_n of_o damnation_n not_o salvation_n but_o oh_o unhappy_a &_o miserable_a creature_n that_o we_o be_v to_o who_o it_o be_v allot_v to_o rule_v and_o govern_v other_o consider_v how_o hard_o a_o task_n we_o take_v in_o hand_n if_o we_o will_v but_o command_v ourselves_o as_o we_o ought_v such_o honour_n be_v in_o deed_n but_o misery_n and_o full_a of_o care_n labour_n weariness_n affliction_n sorrow_n danger_n &_o most_o horrible_a fear_n and_o which_o if_o it_o be_v not_o well_o order_v &_o govern_v be_v in_o the_o end_n accompany_v with_o ignominy_n 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