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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 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