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do_v humble_v himself_o 7._o â—il_n 2._o 7._o sub_fw-la forma_fw-la serui_fw-la unto_o the_o state_n of_o a_o servant_n for_o our_o sake_n sed_fw-la cuique_fw-la quaerat_fw-la quod_fw-la alterius_fw-la est_fw-la but_o let_v every_o man_n seek_v another_o wealth_n this_o part_n also_o be_v too_o much_o follow_v of_o some_o in_o the_o wrong_a sense_n and_o too_o little_a of_o all_o in_o the_o true_a for_o to_o seek_v other_o man_n commodity_n to_o draw_v they_o to_o themselves_o to_o seek_v other_o man_n good_n for_o their_o own_o use_n be_v so_o common_a a_o practice_n that_o it_o seem_v that_o man_n have_v no_o need_n to_o be_v instruct_v in_o this_o point_n but_o to_o seek_v other_o man_n wealth_n so_o that_o they_o will_v do_v nothing_o that_o may_v give_v just_a offence_n to_o the_o least_o &_o will_v do_v any_o thing_n that_o may_v edify_v the_o most_o man_n herein_o they_o be_v such_o dunce_n &_o non_fw-la proficients_n that_o man_n will_v not_o learn_v no_o though_o they_o be_v instruct_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n quod_fw-la alterius_fw-la est_fw-la that_o which_o be_v another_o this_o word_n alterius_fw-la another_o make_v the_o action_n of_o seek_v to_o be_v a_o relative_a action_n and_o this_o relation_n of_o all_o our_o action_n and_o endeavour_n in_o thing_n indifferent_a unto_o the_o good_a of_o other_o be_v to_o be_v consider_v either_o in_o common_a or_o in_o several_a in_o common_a every_o man_n be_v bind_v to_o maintain_v with_o all_o might_n &_o main_a nay_o to_o prefer_v the_o common_a good_a of_o church_n or_o commonwealth_n before_o his_o own_o private_a gain_n or_o commodity_n the_o heathen_a oratovis_n instruction_n be_v worthy_a the_o attention_n of_o christian_n in_o this_o point_n as_o we_o be_v not_o bear_v of_o ourselves_o so_o we_o be_v not_o boâ—ne_v to_o or_o for_o ourselves_o alone_o one_o part_n of_o our_o life_n our_o wife_n and_o child_n will_v take_v up_o another_o part_n our_o friend_n and_o kinsfolk_n and_o the_o great_a part_n of_o all_o our_o country_n and_o commonwealth_n do_v challenge_v of_o duty_n to_o belong_v unto_o it_o and_o as_o this_o be_v the_o part_n of_o every_o man_n so_o more_o chief_o of_o those_o who_o person_n be_v fit_v to_o this_o purpose_n public_a person_n must_v seek_v the_o public_a commodity_n before_o other_o and_o the_o common_a good_a before_o their_o own_o and_o proper_a welfare_n the_o public_a person_n office_n and_o good_a be_v in_o some_o sort_n describe_v by_o the_o heathen_a philosopher_n omnium_fw-la somnos_fw-la illius_fw-la vigilantia_fw-la defendit_fw-la omnium_fw-la otium_fw-la illius_fw-la labour_n omnium_fw-la delicias_fw-la illius_fw-la industria_fw-la omnium_fw-la vacationem_fw-la illius_fw-la occupatio_fw-la his_o office_n and_o care_n preserve_v the_o estate_n of_o all_o and_o procure_v the_o good_a of_o all_o all_o man_n sleâ—pe_n his_o watchfulness_n all_o man_n ease_n his_o labour_n all_o man_n delight_n his_o industry_n all_o man_n vacation_n his_o occupation_n these_o public_a person_n be_v of_o two_o sort_n the_o magistrate_n and_o the_o minister_n a_o example_n of_o a_o good_a magistrate_n we_o have_v in_o moses_n who_o zeal_n for_o the_o common_a good_a of_o israel_n be_v so_o great_a that_o for_o their_o sake_n he_o desire_v to_o be_v raze_v out_o of_o god_n book_n exod._n 32._o 33._o a_o example_n of_o a_o good_a minister_n we_o have_v in_o paul_n who_o for_o the_o benefit_n of_o his_o brethren_n can_v wish_v to_o be_v separate_v from_o christ_n rom._n 9_o 3._o thus_o be_v this_o relation_n or_o relative_a action_n of_o seek_v another_o good_a to_o be_v consider_v in_o common_a and_o again_o in_o several_a it_o have_v three_o combination_n or_o relative_a coniugation_n one_o another_o may_v be_v either_o the_o superior_a to_o his_o inferior_a the_o equal_a to_o his_o equal_a or_o the_o inferior_a to_o his_o superior_a and_o every_o one_o of_o these_o have_v several_a duty_n which_o be_v his_o own_o and_o pertain_v unto_o 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