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not_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o merit_n of_o the_o work_n but_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o promise_n which_o he_o that_o be_v faithful_a have_v make_v a_o servant_n be_v hire_v to_o do_v his_o master_n work_n he_o agree_v of_o his_o wage_n and_o take_v the_o work_n in_o hand_n but_o his_o master_n oft_o find_v fault_n with_o his_o negligence_n want_v of_o skill_n to_o work_v as_o he_o shall_v or_o other_o want_n whereby_o his_o work_n he_o find_v not_o well_o do_v which_o he_o also_o may_v if_o he_o will_v allege_v as_o not_o be_v bind_v to_o pay_v for_o that_o be_v not_o do_v or_o be_v evil_o do_v yet_o his_o master_n pay_v he_o that_o he_o promise_v not_o because_o his_o work_n deserve_v the_o wage_n but_o because_o he_o promise_v he_o so_o much_o and_o be_v not_o willing_a to_o remember_v all_o the_o fault_n that_o be_v in_o the_o work_n even_o so_o be_v it_o with_o the_o best_a servant_n that_o god_n have_v our_o service_n be_v far_o short_a of_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v yet_o god_n 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