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towards_o he_o that_o cause_v shame_n he_o that_o by_o folly_n offend_v his_o governor_n especial_o if_o he_o discredit_v he_o and_o his_o house_n by_o lewd_a prank_n and_o misdemeanour_n must_v look_v to_o feel_v his_o master_n displeasure_n and_o that_o with_o frown_a check_n chide_v punishment_n or_o displace_v the_o honest_a and_o virtuous_a behaviour_n of_o inferior_n be_v the_o best_a way_n to_o get_v the_o favour_n of_o superior_n doct._n by_o this_o mean_n there_o be_v none_o solowe_v which_o be_v not_o in_o way_n of_o preferment_n even_o very_a servant_n be_v like_a to_o grow_v to_o greatness_n neither_o be_v any_o so_o high_a which_o will_v not_o respect_v they_o even_o king_n themselves_o will_v take_v pleasure_n in_o they_o this_o be_v verify_v by_o that_o which_o solomon_n speak_v in_o another_o 13._o prou._n 16._o 13._o place_n that_o righteous_a lip_n be_v the_o delight_n of_o king_n and_o the_o king_n love_v he_o that_o speak_v right_a thing_n if_o word_n well_o speak_v 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regard_v for_o their_o uprightness_n and_o honesty_n wicked_a haman_n be_v the_o worst_a of_o all_o that_o be_v about_o ahashuerus_n be_v for_o a_o time_n the_o near_a unto_o he_o and_o good_a mordecai_n which_o be_v most_o faithful_a be_v most_o hardly_o proceed_v against_o as_o be_v proscribe_v and_o destinate_a to_o death_n with_o all_o the_o nation_n that_o he_o come_v of_o for_o his_o sake_n and_o yet_o haman_n can_v not_o still_o stand_v in_o that_o high_a estimation_n nor_o mordecaie_n lie_v long_o under_o that_o heavy_a disgrace_n but_o down_o must_v haman_n with_o the_o king_n indignation_n into_o a_o shameful_a destruction_n and_o up_o must_v mordecay_v with_o the_o king_n especial_a favour_n to_o a_o supereminent_a place_n of_o authority_n and_o albeit_o it_o come_v often_o to_o pass_v that_o bad_a servant_n be_v too_o much_o make_v of_o yet_o it_o be_v to_o their_o great_a hurt_n at_o last_o and_o though_o good_a servant_n have_v bad_a requital_n at_o their_o master_n 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