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he_o run_v away_o will_v thou_o seek_v he_o for_o indeed_o many_o time_n the_o master_n threaten_v to_o give_v his_o servant_n master_n the_o servant_n through_o threaten_v run_v away_o be_v oft_o time_n the_o undo_n both_o of_o himself_o and_o master_n severe_a correction_n for_o some_o fault_n commit_v and_o yet_o peradventure_o not_o mean_v so_o to_o do_v yet_o the_o simple_a servant_n he_o know_v or_o fear_v the_o rigorous_a correction_n of_o his_o master_n forsake_v his_o service_n and_o run_v away_o sometime_o to_o the_o undo_n of_o both_o if_o in_o this_o nature_n he_o go_v away_o from_o you_o how_o can_v you_o seek_v after_o he_o when_o you_o yourselves_o be_v the_o only_a cause_n thereof_o keep_v secret_n therefore_o your_o mind_n and_o if_o you_o see_v just_a cause_n to_o use_v correction_n do_v it_o private_o in_o his_o due_a time_n but_o say_v not_o in_o his_o hear_n or_o that_o he_o may_v hear_v thereof_o what_o you_o intend_v for_o to_o do_v and_o so_o you_o shall_v 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15._o fear_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n so_o that_o he_o that_o do_v wrong_a unto_o his_o servant_n be_v void_a of_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n you_o see_v this_o be_v plain_a but_o we_o will_v see_v further_o what_o the_o lord_n will_v have_v do_v then_o see_v what_o he_o it_o a_o duty_n which_o master_n shall_v perform_v but_o who_o do_v it_o command_v his_o choose_a people_n the_o child_n of_o israel_n to_o do_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d these_o if_o thy_o brother_n a_o hebrew_n sell_v himself_o unto_o thou_o or_o a_o 15._o deu._n 15._o 〈…〉_o esse_fw-la and_o serve_v thou_o six_o year_n e_o 〈…〉_o in_o the_o seven_o year_n thou_o shall_v let_v he_o go_v out_o from_o thou_o thou_o shall_v not_o let_v he_o go_v away_o empty_a but_o shall_v give_v he_o a_o liberal_a reward_n of_o thy_o sheep_n and_o of_o thy_o corn_n and_o of_o thy_o wine_n thou_o shall_v give_v he_o of_o that_o wherewithal_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n have_v bless_v thou_o and_o remember_v that_o thou_o be_v servant_n in_o the_o 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the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o i_o will_v give_v these_o man_n which_o have_v broke_v my_o covenant_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o they_o that_o seek_v their_o life_n and_o their_o dead_a body_n shall_v be_v for_o meat_n unto_o the_o fowl_n of_o the_o air_n &_o to_o the_o beast_n of_o the_o earth_n now_o you_o see_v how_o god_n himself_o do_v take_v in_o hand_n the_o cause_n of_o the_o wrong_a servant_n and_o how_o severe_o he_o do_v punish_v it_o therefore_o you_o that_o be_v master_n deal_v you_o just_o with_o your_o servant_n and_o as_o saint_n paul_n say_v 4._o collo_fw-la 4._o remember_v that_o your_o master_n also_o be_v in_o heaven_n and_o as_o it_o must_v be_v thus_o with_o your_o household_n servant_n even_o so_o it_o must_v be_v with_o the_o hireling_n which_o labour_v for_o you_o you_o must_v not_o defraud_v he_o of_o his_o 19_o levite_n 19_o due_n nor_o put_v he_o off_o from_o day_n to_o day_n and_o suffer_v he_o to_o come_v with_o cap_n in_o hand_n to_o entreat_v for_o that_o wage_n the_o labourer_n must_v not_o be_v put_v off_o for_o his_o wage_n which_o by_o his_o labour_n he_o have_v hardly_o earn_v but_o remember_v that_o the_o lord_n command_v that_o the_o workman_n hire_n abide_v not_o with_o thou_o till_o the_o next_o morning_n behold_v the_o hire_n of_o the_o labourer_n 5._o jam._n 5._o which_o have_v reap_v your_o field_n which_o be_v of_o you_o keep_v back_o by_o fraud_n cry_v and_o the_o cry_n of_o they_o which_o have_v reap_v be_v enter_v into_o the_o ear_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n say_v saint_n james_n and_o again_o the_o lord_n say_v thou_o shall_v not_o oppress_v a_o hire_a servant_n 24._o deu._n 24._o that_o be_v needy_a and_o poor_a neither_o of_o thy_o brother_n nor_o of_o the_o strange_a that_o be_v in_o the_o land_n within_o thy_o gate_n thou_o shall_v give_v he_o his_o hire_n for_o his_o day_n labourer_n what_o a_o man_n ought_v to_o do_v to_o the_o hire_a servant_n or_o day_n labourer_n neither_o shall_v the_o sun_n go_v down_o upon_o it_o for_o he_o be_v poor_a and_o therewith_o sustain_v his_o life_n lest_o he_o cry_v against_o thou_o unto_o the_o lord_n and_o it_o be_v sin_n unto_o thou_o i_o need_v not_o amplify_v these_o thing_n any_o far_o see_v that_o the_o lord_n himself_o have_v so_o plain_o describe_v it_o unto_o you_o the_o 26._o chapter_n and_o as_o i_o have_v in_o this_o chapter_n before_o show_v unto_o you_o that_o the_o master_n ought_v not_o to_o abridge_v his_o servant_n of_o his_o liberty_n it_o the_o servant_n that_o ruâ—â—_n into_o evil_n by_o too_o much_o liberty_n the_o master_n be_v not_o only_o guilty_a of_o but_o in_o election_n of_o a_o double_a punishment_n if_o he_o seek_v not_o for_o to_o reform_v it_o when_o it_o be_v due_a unto_o he_o even_o so_o also_o the_o master_n must_v see_v that_o his_o servant_n run_v not_o into_o evil_n by_o give_v they_o too_o much_o liberty_n in_o the_o time_n of_o their_o service_n for_o this_o be_v a_o evil_n which_o also_o reyn_v in_o our_o time_n and_o of_o which_o the_o master_n be_v not_o only_o guilty_a but_o also_o in_o danger_n of_o a_o double_a punishment_n by_o it_o in_o regard_n that_o the_o redress_n thereof_o lie_v in_o his_o power_n and_o he_o not_o only_o seethe_v it_o but_o also_o suffer_v it_o and_o thereby_o come_v a_o chief_a author_n thereof_o himself_o the_o wise_a man_n say_v if_o thou_o set_v thy_o servant_n unto_o labour_n thou_o 33._o eccle._n 33._o shall_v find_v rest_n but_o if_o thou_o let_v he_o go_v idle_a he_o shall_v seek_v librety_a set_v he_o to_o labour_v that_o he_o go_v not_o idle_a for_o idleness_n evil_n idleness_n the_o ground_n of_o much_o evil_n bring_v much_o evil_n and_o again_o set_v he_o to_o work_v for_o that_o belong_v unto_o he_o oh_o that_o man_n will_v be_v careful_a to_o follow_v this_o counsel_n of_o the_o wise_a man_n he_o say_v that_o labour_n belong_v unto_o the_o servant_n but_o the_o great_a man_n of_o our_o time_n will_v take_v no_o notice_n of_o this_o or_o if_o they_o do_v they_o will_v seek_v to_o time_n the_o want_n of_o employment_n of_o servant_n the_o cause_n of_o their_o evil_n many_o time_n excuse_v it_o say_v i_o be_o no_o base_a mecanicall_a person_n i_o have_v sufficient_a to_o to_o maintain_v my_o servant_n to_o attend_v i_o &_o do_v nothing_o else_o i_o do_v believe_v it_o to_o be_v so_o and_o find_v that_o to_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o card_n die_n and_o table_n be_v more_o common_a in_o your_o house_n than_o bibles_n and_o other_o good_a book_n abraham_n be_v as_o rich_a a_o man_n as_o 13._o gen._n 13._o any_o of_o our_o time_n the_o whole_a land_n can_v not_o bear_v the_o substance_n of_o he_o and_o his_o nephew_n both_o at_o one_o time_n he_o be_v so_o rich_a he_o be_v a_o king_n fellow_n he_o keep_v a_o great_a multitude_n of_o servant_n he_o be_v able_a on_o the_o sudden_a to_o make_v 300._o and_o odd_a man_n fit_a for_o war_n of_o his_o own_o household_n and_o yet_o we_o servant_n abraham_n and_o jobe_n commend_v from_o god_n own_o mouth_n for_o bring_v up_o of_o thrir_fw-fr servant_n find_v not_o that_o he_o keep_v any_o of_o they_o idle_a but_o employ_v they_o all_o in_o some_o good_a exercise_n or_o other_o &_o therefore_o for_o the_o good_a and_o virtuous_a bring_v up_o of_o his_o family_n he_o receive_v commendation_n even_o from_o god_n himself_o job_n be_v a_o mighty_a man_n also_o of_o wealth_n exceed_v rich_a the_o great_a man_n even_o of_o the_o whole_a â—ast_a country_n he_o keep_v a_o multitude_n of_o servant_n but_o none_o of_o they_o idle_a that_o we_o be_v sure_a of_o and_o therefore_o from_o the_o mouth_n of_o god_n
himself_o he_o have_v this_o high_a exaltation_n that_o he_o be_v the_o phoenix_n of_o the_o world_n in_o his_o time_n he_o have_v no_o fellow_n there_o be_v other_o likewise_o which_o will_v set_v their_o servant_n to_o labour_n but_o not_o regard_v whether_o they_o do_v it_o or_o no_o but_o if_o they_o do_v bring_v they_o home_o the_o price_n of_o their_o day_n labour_n at_o night_n than_o they_o be_v content_a they_o look_v no_o far_o to_o that_o business_n and_o so_o the_o lewd_a servant_n may_v do_v even_o what_o he_o will_v under_o such_o a_o master_n he_o may_v go_v to_o play_n to_o whore_n to_o drunkenness_n or_o any_o thing_n as_o too_o many_o do_v abuse_v the_o master_n not_o regard_v how_o his_o servant_n use_v his_o time_n become_v guilty_a of_o the_o evil_a which_o his_o servant_n abuse_v be_v this_o the_o set_n of_o your_o servant_n to_o labour_n nay_o this_o be_v but_o your_o serve_v own_o turn_n &_o your_o covetousness_n and_o therefore_o you_o be_v guilty_a of_o the_o evil_n which_o they_o do_v thus_o commit_v because_o you_o prevent_v it_o not_o by_o see_v how_o they_o dispose_v of_o themselves_o in_o this_o time_n wherein_o you_o appoint_v they_o to_o labour_n and_o if_o that_o your_o call_n serve_v not_o to_o employ_v they_o in_o some_o bodily_a labour_n yet_o you_o ought_v to_o be_v careful_a that_o they_o have_v not_o more_o time_n to_o spend_v abroad_o out_o of_o your_o sight_n them_z that_o time_n only_o which_o your_o business_n require_v for_o these_o thing_n also_o belong_v unto_o your_o charge_n for_o if_o that_o master_n be_v as_o servant_n the_o evil_a of_o the_o master_n corrupt_v the_o servant_n careful_a as_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v servant_n can_v not_o have_v that_o liberty_n to_o use_v and_o to_o abuse_v as_o they_o do_v but_o where_o the_o master_n himself_o be_v a_o evil_a liver_n as_o a_o drunkard_n a_o haunter_n of_o brothel_n house_n a_o gamester_n or_o a_o idle_a gadder_n from_o home_n there_o the_o servant_n must_v needs_o have_v liberty_n and_o no_o marvel_n then_o if_o such_o a_o master_n have_v such_o servant_n and_o do_v we_o not_o see_v daily_o that_o too_o many_o do_v wrong_v themselves_o &_o their_o whole_a family_n by_o these_o abuse_n how_o unfit_a be_v these_o man_n to_o govern_v other_o which_o have_v no_o power_n to_o govern_v themselves_o oh_o you_o who_o these_o thing_n concern_v be_v wise_a and_o circumspect_a in_o your_o way_n and_o remember_v that_o the_o charge_n of_o the_o servant_n which_o be_v commit_v unto_o you_o be_v not_o small_a but_o that_o a_o great_a account_n you_o must_v give_v unto_o god_n how_o you_o have_v govern_v those_o soul_n commit_v unto_o you_o the_o 27._o chapter_n and_o as_o the_o master_n ought_v not_o to_o give_v his_o servant_n more_o liberty_n than_o be_v fit_a so_o also_o he_o may_v not_o suffer_v they_o to_o be_v possess_v with_o it_o servant_n puff_v up_o in_o pride_n seek_v liberty_n and_o abuse_n both_o themselves_o and_o it_o pride_n by_o array_v they_o or_o suffer_v they_o to_o be_v array_v above_o the_o estate_n of_o servant_n for_o this_o be_v one_o chief_a point_n which_o make_v they_o to_o seek_v liberty_n and_o this_o do_v solomon_n well_o understand_v &_o therefore_o tell_v you_o plain_o that_o he_o that_o delicate_o do_v bring_v up_o his_o servant_n from_o his_o youth_n at_o length_n he_o will_v be_v even_o as_o his_o son_n &_o our_o own_o experience_n in_o these_o day_n confirm_v the_o truth_n of_o this_o unto_o we_o to_o the_o grief_n of_o many_o good_a mind_n who_o eye_n and_o ear_n be_v daily_o cloy_v herewith_o and_o who_o be_v in_o the_o fault_n of_o this_o thy_o servant_n nay_o you_o that_o be_v master_n be_v you_o suffer_v &_o maintain_v they_o in_o such_o pride_n that_o many_o forget_v their_o duty_n unto_o god_n and_o you_o do_v fall_n into_o such_o lewdness_n as_o many_o time_n be_v both_o the_o ruin_n of_o your_o own_o estate_n and_o of_o themselves_o too_o and_o be_v they_o not_o suffer_v thus_o to_o exceed_v the_o nature_n of_o servant_n as_o i_o say_v before_o in_o pride_n and_o idleness_n there_o will_v not_o so_o many_o of_o they_o haunt_v the_o dance_a school_n fence_v school_n tavern_n and_o alehouse_n as_o do_v can_v you_o excuse_v yourselves_o now_o be_v you_o not_o guilty_a herein_o oh_o i_o will_v you_o be_v not_o indeed_o there_o be_v many_o of_o you_o that_o if_o that_o which_o they_o spend_v in_o pride_n and_o these_o abuse_n do_v come_v out_o of_o your_o own_o purse_n i_o do_v useâ—_n master_n ought_v to_o see_v the_o lay_v out_o of_o money_n give_v to_o their_o servant_n that_o it_o be_v put_v to_o good_a useâ—_n think_v that_o it_o will_v be_v otherwise_o will_v you_o say_v they_o have_v it_o from_o their_o friend_n i_o say_v still_o the_o more_o unwise_a than_o be_v you_o which_o do_v suffer_v it_o to_o be_v thus_o idle_o spend_v but_o some_o of_o you_o do_v know_v that_o it_o come_v in_o another_o nature_n from_o whence_o it_o shall_v not_o come_v and_o this_o you_o tolerate_v to_o save_v your_o own_o stake_n be_v you_o guilty_a herein_o then_o or_o no_o again_o there_o be_v some_o which_o can_v be_v content_a to_o set_v their_o servant_n pleasure_n master_n ought_v not_o to_o suffer_v their_o servant_n â—o_o gad_n on_o the_o sabborh_fw-mi day_n at_o their_o own_o pleasure_n to_o labour_v all_o the_o week_n day_n but_o when_o the_o sabbath_n crm_v which_o ought_v by_o master_n and_o servant_n to_o be_v whole_o sanctify_v unto_o god_n with_o thanksgiving_n for_o the_o benefit_n of_o his_o blessing_n receive_v the_o week_n past_a many_o of_o they_o scarce_o see_v their_o servant_n all_o that_o whole_a day_n or_o if_o they_o do_v see_v they_o at_o meat_n time_n than_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o day_n they_o enjoy_v whole_o to_o themselves_o without_o contradiction_n which_o how_o lewd_o they_o spend_v we_o see_v with_o grief_n their_o pride_n be_v cause_n of_o this_o as_o well_o as_o liberty_n the_o time_n have_v be_v that_o a_o servant_n may_v have_v be_v know_v by_o his_o habit_n but_o now_o the_o master_n be_v not_o know_v from_o the_o servant_n nay_o i_o have_v see_v the_o servant_n better_o maintain_v in_o the_o time_n of_o his_o service_n than_o he_o have_v be_v able_a to_o maintain_v himself_o when_o he_o have_v come_v to_o labour_v for_o it_o with_o his_o own_o mean_n what_o folly_n be_v this_o in_o master_n thus_o to_o do_v in_o time_n not_o long_o pass_v a_o good_a merchant_n have_v not_o be_v array_v as_o now_o your_o servant_n be_v i_o can_v unfold_v more_o abuse_n grow_v from_o this_o pride_n in_o servant_n and_o the_o master_n fault_n in_o suffering_n than_o i_o be_o willing_a â—o_o disclose_v or_o be_v fit_a i_o shall_v lay_v no_o colour_n on_o it_o to_o hide_v it_o they_o will_v not_o serve_v i_o do_v know_v you_o will_v excuse_v it_o and_o say_v you_o do_v it_o for_o servant_n a_o bad_a fault_n in_o master_n when_o they_o will_v seek_v to_o excuse_v the_o pride_n of_o their_o servant_n your_o credit_n sake_n but_o in_o this_o you_o offend_v god_n and_o discredit_v the_o common_a wealth_n by_o make_v a_o breach_n in_o those_o good_a law_n which_o have_v be_v ordain_v against_o such_o abuse_n i_o pray_v god_n to_o give_v you_o grace_n to_o see_v these_o thing_n &_o wisdom_n to_o redress_v it_o but_o it_o have_v spread_v so_o far_o that_o i_o fear_v it_o have_v take_v such_o deep_a root_n as_o will_v not_o easy_o be_v weed_v out_o except_o authority_n do_v put_v their_o unto_o a_o strong_a hand_n the_o duty_n of_o servant_n the_o 28._o chapter_n our_o bless_a lord_n and_o master_n jesus_n christ_n which_o leave_v no_o est_z arâ—_n of_o person_n without_o instruction_n fit_v unto_o their_o several_a calling_n have_v very_o brief_o and_o yet_o most_o true_o &_o plain_o prescribe_v unto_o servant_n the_o fullness_n of_o their_o duty_n also_o but_o in_o few_o word_n he_o conclude_v the_o whole_a business_n he_o do_v not_o give_v they_o many_o several_a instruction_n lest_o so_o they_o 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