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ex._n 23.19_o deu._n 14._o â—â—_o when_o the_o people_n of_o god_n be_v forbid_v if_o they_o find_v a_o bird_n nest_n to_o take_v the_o dam_n with_o the_o young_a and_o to_o see_v a_o kid_n in_o his_o mother_n milk_n lest_o be_v accustom_v to_o deal_v cruel_o and_o unmerciful_o with_o bird_n and_o beast_n â—â—_o gal._n in_o eâ—_n cap._n 23._o â—â—_o they_o may_v grow_v on_o to_o some_o savage_a inhumanity_n and_o bloody_a cruelty_n to_o ward_n man_n also_o and_o that_o because_o as_o a_o learned_a man_n say_v quia_fw-la his_fw-la initiis_fw-la ad_fw-la crudelitatem_fw-la in_o homines_fw-la itur_fw-la ideo_fw-la non_fw-la incommode_v haec_fw-la crudelitas_fw-la in_o belluas_fw-la 12.10_o m._n cartw_o in_o pâ—ov_n 12.10_o inhumanitatis_fw-la cujusdam_fw-la peragitur_fw-la because_o by_o these_o beginning_n of_o brutish_a
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he_o his_o due_a allowance_n of_o pasture_n and_o fodder_n hey_o and_o provender_n and_o that_o in_o due_a season_n with_o other_o tend_v and_o dress_v according_a to_o his_o nature_n and_o condition_n in_o due_a order_n which_o be_v all_o the_o wage_n that_o the_o poor_a dumb_a creature_n do_v require_v of_o his_o master_n for_o his_o work_n and_o labour_n second_o to_o moderate_v his_o hour_n and_o his_o toil_n his_o travel_n and_o his_o pain_n proportion_v his_o burden_n to_o his_o strength_n and_o his_o labour_n to_o his_o power_n and_o ability_n to_o perform_v it_o not_o to_o overcharge_v he_o for_o his_o profit_n nor_o overtoyle_n and_o tire_v he_o out_o for_o his_o pleasure_n much_o less_o to_o spend_v his_o spirit_n and_o breath_n and_o life_n and_o all_o to_o serve_v his_o lust_n and_o vain_a humour_n three_o not_o to_o be_v fierce_a and_o furious_a cruel_a and_o violent_a in_o immoderate_a strike_n and_o beat_v spur_v and_o spurgal_v seutch_a and_o lash_v whip_a and_o 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because_o he_o do_v bow_v himself_o to_o the_o low_a condition_n and_o company_n of_o a_o servant_n nor_o the_o servant_n ever_o a_o jot_n more_o proud_a or_o presume_v because_o of_o this_o his_o master_n kind_n and_o christian_n deal_v with_o he_o they_o be_v both_o of_o they_o gainer_n and_o not_o loser_n by_o such_o intercourse_n and_o exchange_n of_o christian_a office_n it_o both_o gainer_n by_o it_o which_o i_o can_v wish_v some_o of_o our_o gentleman_n and_o gentlewoman_n do_v well_o weigh_v and_o consider_v who_o think_v they_o shall_v lose_v or_o let_v fall_v much_o of_o their_o greatness_n if_o they_o shall_v use_v to_o speak_v kind_o or_o talk_v familiar_o with_o their_o godly_a servant_n about_o their_o own_o occasion_n or_o other_o good_a thing_n for_o by_o this_o stately_a strangeness_n they_o make_v themselves_o less_o able_a to_o do_v good_a unto_o other_o and_o deprive_v other_o of_o their_o liberty_n and_o opportunity_n to_o do_v that_o good_a they_o desire_v unto_o 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35.19_o jacob_n have_v his_o wife_n rachel_n to_o die_v sudden_o in_o his_o journey_n on_o his_o hand_n and_o so_o die_v the_o wife_n of_o phineas_n 20._o 1_o sam._n 4.19_o 20._o when_o she_o hear_v that_o the_o ark_n of_o god_n be_v take_v and_o yet_o we_o may_v not_o otherwise_o conceive_v but_o that_o as_o they_o live_v so_o they_o die_v the_o servant_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o so_o we_o be_v to_o judge_v of_o this_o gentleman_n wife_n be_v a_o gracious_a and_o holy_a woman_n hope-ful_o as_o this_o gentlewoman_n very_o hope-ful_o that_o albeit_o the_o messenger_n that_o be_v send_v for_o she_o seem_v to_o be_v angry_a and_o too_o hasty_a to_o take_v away_o her_o life_n yet_o he_o bring_v she_o no_o worse_a news_n than_o of_o a_o joyful_a and_o a_o bless_a death_n which_o be_v indeed_o a_o passage_n to_o a_o better_a life_n aug._n possid_n in_o invit_fw-la aug._n it_o be_v the_o say_n of_o s._n ambrose_n upon_o his_o death_n bed_n which_o may_v have_v be_v she_o also_o i_o have_v 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