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master_n and_o mistress_n consist_v in_o obedience_n faithfulness_n love_n i_o think_v guilt_n injustice_n or_o uncharitableness_n in_o servant_n imply_v a_o double_a guilt_n nothing_o can_v be_v more_o evident_a than_o that_o every_o servant_n owe_v his_o master_n and_o mistress_n in_o the_o first_o place_n all_o those_o duty_n at_o least_o which_o every_o man_n owe_v another_o whether_o he_o be_v friend_n or_o enemy_n neighbour_n or_o stranger_n namely_o truth_n justice_n and_o charity_n nay_o i_o believe_v all_o will_v ready_o confess_v that_o the_o transgression_n of_o these_o duty_n in_o servant_n towards_o their_o master_n and_o mistress_n have_v many_o more_o and_o great_a aggravation_n in_o it_o than_o any_o error_n of_o this_o kind_n in_o one_o man_n towards_o another_o for_o
the_o near_o any_o relation_n be_v the_o strict_a be_v its_o obligation_n to_o those_o virtue_n two_o thing_n do_v evident_o aggravate_v the_o guilt_n of_o a_o servant_n injustice_n or_o uncharitableness_n first_o trust_v repose_v in_o servant_n make_v it_o much_o more_o easy_a for_o they_o to_o do_v wrong_n and_o much_o more_o difficult_a for_o their_o master_n to_o guard_v themselves_o against_o it_o second_o the_o obligation_n servant_n lie_v under_o to_o gratitude_n for_o the_o benefit_n they_o enjoy_v and_o to_o fidelity_n enjoin_v they_o by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o nature_n must_v needs_o render_v any_o wrong_n they_o do_v their_o master_n or_o mistress_n a_o more_o abominable_a crime_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n and_o man_n as_o be_v not_o only_o a_o sin_n of_o injustice_n and_o uncharitableness_n which_o be_v of_o itself_o a_o sin_n big_a enough_o to_o damn_v any_o man_n but_o also_o of_o the_o foul_a ingratitude_n and_o base_a treachery_n and_o perfidiousness_n this_o 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this_o obedience_n must_v be_v perform_v from_o the_o heart_n the_o servant_n must_v not_o only_o do_v his_o duty_n and_o do_v it_o honest_o but_o he_o must_v do_v it_o willing_o and_o cheerful_o without_o this_o he_o will_v not_o be_v like_a to_o be_v very_o prosperous_a exact_a or_o diligent_a in_o his_o service_n nor_o can_v his_o service_n prove_v very_o acceptable_a to_o his_o master_n for_o to_o all_o ingenious_a temper_n the_o affection_n and_o zeal_n of_o a_o servant_n be_v as_o valuable_a as_o his_o service_n so_o that_o for_o want_v of_o this_o he_o will_v incur_v two_o great_a evil_n his_o labour_n will_v be_v hard_a and_o his_o reward_n will_v be_v less_o to_o all_o this_o must_v be_v add_v four_o humility_n self-conceit_n and_o impatience_n be_v the_o most_o improper_a quality_n in_o a_o servant_n imaginable_a for_o what_o can_v be_v more_o absurd_a than_o pride_n and_o wilfulness_n in_o one_o who_o very_a profession_n it_o be_v to_o obey_v these_o be_v grievous_a sin_n 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