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A58208 A guide to the Holy City, or, Directions and helps to an holy life containing rules of religious advice, with prayers in sundry cases, and estates ... / by Iohn Reading ... Reading, John, 1588-1667. 1651 (1651) Wing R447; ESTC R14087 418,045 550

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serve_v passion_n be_v the_o worst_a slavery_n hereof_o croesus_n darius_n samson_n adonibezek_n manasses_n and_o many_o other_o have_v be_v example_n be_v thou_o not_o therefore_o 30._o as_o a_o lion_n in_o thy_o own_o house_n nor_o frantic_a among_o thy_o servant_n let_v they_o love_v thou_o rather_o than_o fear_v thou_o 4._o 13._o let_v not_o thy_o hireling_n wage_n remain_v with_o thou_o neither_o be_v thou_o rash_a upon_o every_o frivolous_a occasion_n to_o change_v servant_n remember_v that_o a_o faithful_a servant_n be_v a_o jewel_n not_o always_o to_o be_v purchase_v nor_o may_v we_o be_v too_o impatient_a of_o some_o fail_n who_o each_o day_n beg_v god_n pardon_n for_o we_o 12._o with_o condition_n of_o forgive_n other_o be_v not_o fond_a to_o keep_v a_o fugitive_a onesimus_n or_o any_o servant_n against_o his_o will_n diogenes_n be_v so_o far_o right_a when_o they_o persuade_v he_o to_o pursue_v his_o mane_n it_o be_v a_o shame_n say_v he_o that_o manes_n shall_v be_v able_a to_o live_v without_o diogenes_n and_o that_o diogenes_n shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o live_v without_o manes_n if_o a_o true_a servant_n be_v not_o willing_a to_o go_v from_o thou_o leave_v he_o not_o destitute_a 21._o let_v thy_o soul_n love_v a_o good_a servant_n and_o desraud_v he_o not_o of_o liberty_n the_o duty_n of_o a_o servant_n may_v be_v understand_v in_o these_o and_o the_o like_a rule_n 1._o 22._o servant_n be_v obedient_a to_o they_o that_o be_v your_o master_n with_o fear_n and_o tremble_a iii_o in_o singleness_n of_o heart_n as_o unto_o christ_n in_o all_o thing_n which_o be_v subordinate_a to_o god_n command_n otherwise_o god_n must_v be_v obey_v and_o not_o man_n 7._o saul_n servant_n who_o seek_v he_o a_o witch_n and_o 18_o kill_v the_o priest_n at_o his_o command_n sind_z so_o do_v &_o david_n who_o fetch_v he_o bathsheba_n and_o joab_n who_o betray_v vriah_n to_o the_o enemy_n so_o do_v those_o 21._o elder_n who_o obey_v jezabel_n against_o naboth_n so_o do_v 11._o vriah_n the_o priest_n in_o make_v a_o altar_n according_a to_o the_o pattern_n from_o damaseus_fw-la so_o do_v 17._o herod_n servant_n in_o behead_v john_n the_o good_a servant_n must_v not_o obey_v only_o with_o 22._o eie-service_n as_o men-pleasers_a but_o in_o singienesse_n of_o heart_n fear_v god_n to_o a_o good_a man_n god_n be_v ever_o and_o every_o where_o a_o present_a law_n 9_o how_o can_v i_o do_v this_o great_a wickedness_n and_o sin_n against_o god_n say_v conscientious_a joseph_n to_o this_o rule_n appertain_v that_o which_o the_o apostle_n say_v tit._n 2._o 9_o exhort_v servant_n to_o be_v obedient_a not_o purloin_v but_o show_v good_a fidelity_n to_o do_v according_a to_o their_o trust_n as_o 12._o abraham_n servant_n do_v as_o 8._o joseph_n and_o as_o 15._o david_n servant_n as_o also_o that_o they_o may_v not_o be_v give_v to_o prate_v and_o divulge_v the_o secret_n of_o their_o master_n family_n nor_o for_o fear_n or_o favour_n conceal_v their_o master_n 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