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they_o by_o gentleness_n pacify_v great_a sin_n §._o 10._o to_o his_o fellow-subiect_n in_o respect_n of_o more_o public_a society_n be_v require_v 1._o regard_v to_o superior_n in_o estate_n desert_n inferior_n equal_n 2._o commerce_n more_o private_a society_n just_a maintenance_n of_o each_o man_n propriety_n truth_n of_o friendship_n 27.21_o pr._n 22.7_o pr._n 27.21_o in_o respect_n of_o themselves_o he_o require_v due_a regard_n of_o degree_n whether_o of_o superior_n the_o rich_a rule_v the_o poor_a and_o as_o the_o fine_v pot_n be_v for_o silver_n and_o the_o furnace_n for_o gold_n so_o be_v every_o man_n try_v according_a to_o his_o dignity_n so_o as_o they_o that_o come_v from_o the_o holy_a place_n be_v not_o forget_v in_o the_o city_n 14.21_o ec._n 8.10_o pr._n pr._n 11.12_o pr._n 14.21_o where_o they_o have_v do_v right_o or_o whether_o of_o inferior_n for_o a_o poor_a man_n if_o he_o oppress_v the_o poor_a be_v like_o a_o rage_a rain_n that_o leave_v no_o food_n yea_o 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5.8_o pr._n 8.19_o second_o mutual_a commerce_n and_o interchange_v of_o commodity_n without_o which_o be_v no_o live_n the_o abundance_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v over_o all_o and_o the_o king_n consist_v by_o the_o field_n that_o be_v till_v the_o husbandman_n therefore_o must_v till_o his_o land_n that_o he_o may_v be_v satisfy_v with_o bread_n for_o much_o increase_n come_v by_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o ox_n 31._o pr._n 14.4_o pr._n 11._o â—6_n pr._n 24.30_o 31._o and_o moreover_o he_o must_v sell_v corn_n that_o blessing_n may_v be_v upon_o he_o which_o if_o he_o withdraw_v the_o people_n shall_v curse_v he_o so_o that_o the_o slothfullman_n who_o field_n be_v over_o grow_v with_o thorn_n and_o nettle_n be_v but_o a_o ill_a member_n 31.14_o pr._n 31.14_o and_o again_o the_o merchant_n must_v bring_v his_o ware_n from_o far_o and_o each_o so_o trade_n with_o other_o 20.21_o ec._n 10.19_o p._n 22.28_o pr._n 23.10_o pr._n 23.11_o pr._n pr._n 23.4_o pr._n 28.22_o pr._n 28.20_o pr._n 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