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of_o the_o duty_n of_o his_o place_n and_o be_v worse_a than_o in_o a_o child_n or_o servant_n such_o a_o family_n be_v like_o a_o body_n that_o have_v a_o head_n without_o eye_n it_o be_v a_o shame_n to_o see_v what_o little_a knowledge_n many_o governor_n of_o family_n have_v in_o matter_n of_o religion_n that_o when_o they_o shall_v instruct_v and_o catechise_v their_o child_n and_o servant_n need_v to_o be_v catechise_v themselves_o the_o apostle_n require_v this_o qualification_n in_o master_n of_o family_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v know_v man_n so_o some_o interpret_v this_o place_n 1_o pet._n 3.7_o as_o become_v know_v man_n natural_o man_n be_v endue_v with_o great_a power_n to_o understand_v than_o woman_n be_v 76._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d viri_fw-la similiteâ—_fw-la unà _fw-la versentur_fw-la ut_fw-la scientes_fw-la decet_fw-la beza_n piscat_fw-la quid_fw-la est_fw-la stultius_fw-la quam_fw-la quia_fw-la diu_fw-la non_fw-la didiceriâ—_n non_fw-la discere_fw-la omnis_fw-la aetatis_fw-la homines_fw-la schola_fw-la admittit_fw-la tamduâ—_n dâ—scendum_fw-la est_fw-la quamdiu_fw-la nescias_fw-la sen._n epist_n 76._o and_o a_o master_n of_o a_o family_n have_v have_v more_o time_n to_o get_v knowledge_n than_o child_n and_o servant_n have_v and_o if_o he_o have_v not_o attain_v to_o more_o it_o be_v his_o shame_n and_o reproach_n and_o render_v he_o more_o contemptible_a in_o the_o eye_n of_o those_o that_o be_v subject_v to_o he_o who_o have_v not_o that_o reverend_a awe_n of_o he_o and_o his_o authority_n as_o they_o will_v have_v if_o authority_n be_v accompany_v with_o knowledge_n study_v then_o you_o master_n the_o scripture_n more_o and_o the_o ground_n of_o religion_n more_o that_o you_o may_v be_v able_a to_o manage_v this_o duty_n to_o the_o great_a profit_n of_o all_o in_o your_o family_n direction_n iii_o 3._o it_o be_v necessary_a also_o to_o this_o purpose_n that_o the_o master_n of_o the_o family_n instruct_v each_o member_n of_o 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that_o you_o may_v have_v faith_n in_o christ_n repentance_n for_o sin_n be_v convert_v etc._n etc._n how_o shall_v they_o join_v with_o you_o if_o they_o have_v no_o knowledge_n of_o these_o thing_n when_o they_o be_v ignorant_a what_o be_v mean_v by_o the_o image_n of_o god_n by_o faith_n repentance_n conversion_n etc._n etc._n and_o what_o benefit_n can_v they_o have_v by_o such_o prayer_n as_o to_o their_o own_o concurrence_n with_o you_o to_o make_v these_o thing_n their_o own_o desire_n when_o yet_o they_o be_v the_o thing_n you_o must_v daily_o beg_v of_o god_n that_o prayer_n than_o may_v be_v perform_v to_o their_o spiritual_a edification_n lie_v first_o the_o foundation_n be_v know_v yourselves_o and_o make_v they_o so_o too_o and_o prayer_n will_v be_v more_o advantageous_o do_v to_o you_o and_o they_o evang._n nisi_fw-la priùs_fw-la in_o nobâ—s_fw-la ejusmâ—diâ—_n affectus_fw-la exsuscitamus_fw-la quos_fw-la altorum_fw-la animus_fw-la impressos_fw-la volumus_fw-la frustrà 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