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1._o master_n must_v do_v to_o their_o servant_n that_o which_o be_v just_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o in_o this_o be_v include_v whatsoever_o may_v be_v due_a to_o servant_n by_o any_o legal_a tie_n or_o according_a to_o the_o positive_a law_n it_o exclude_v whatsoever_o may_v redound_v with_o hurt_n and_o prejudice_n unto_o they_o it_o have_v reference_n then_o both_o to_o their_o soul_n and_o body_n master_n must_v do_v that_o which_o be_v just_a to_o their_o servant_n in_o regard_n of_o their_o soul_n 1._o by_o use_v all_o possible_a mean_n to_o help_v they_o unto_o grace_n as_o by_o train_v they_o up_o in_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n by_o prayer_n instruction_n and_o other_o both_o public_a and_o private_a way_n 2._o have_v by_o god_n blessing_n and_o his_o own_o industry_n bring_v they_o to_o some_o perfection_n in_o this_o kind_n to_o prevent_v a_o future_a relapse_n they_o must_v be_v very_o wary_a to_o choose_v such_o for_o their_o associate_n in_o the_o family_n as_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d therefore_o do_v not_o denote_v unto_o we_o the_o work_n and_o office_n of_o servant_n and_o master_n which_o be_v indeed_o so_o differ_v that_o they_o be_v plain_o opposite_a but_o it_o be_v refer_v to_o the_o mind_n and_o manner_n of_o work_v which_o in_o a_o kind_n of_o a_o analogical_a proportion_n shall_v be_v the_o like_a in_o both_o as_o for_o example_n the_o proper_a office_n of_o a_o servant_n be_v to_o obey_v that_o of_o a_o master_n to_o command_v now_o these_o in_o no_o wise_a must_v be_v change_v for_o they_o be_v particular_a kind_n of_o duty_n and_o diverse_o appropriate_v but_o to_o do_v that_o which_o we_o do_v in_o singleness_n of_o heart_n and_o with_o all_o alacrity_n and_o cheerfulness_n as_o servant_n unto_o christ_n these_o be_v duty_n equal_o common_a unto_o both_o and_o in_o this_o look_n how_o the_o master_n will_v have_v his_o servant_n demean_v themselves_o towards_o he_o so_o must_v he_o demean_v himself_o towards_o his_o servant_n if_o 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