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careful_o use_v this_o his_o freedom_n and_o therefore_o he_o may_v not_o whole_o and_o altogether_o put_v from_o himself_o and_o expose_v at_o haphazard_n the_o provision_n education_n instruction_n diet_v apparel_v and_o lodging_n of_o his_o wife_n his_o son_n his_o daughter_n and_o his_o servaunt_n unto_o stranger_n neither_o may_v husband_n father_n nor_o master_n give_v their_o consent_n to_o the_o make_n of_o any_o law_n or_o the_o bring_n in_o of_o any_o custom_n whereby_o their_o freedom_n shall_v be_v restreyn_v adnihile_v or_o make_v void_a in_o this_o behalf_n for_o by_o thus_o violate_v the_o rule_n and_o ground_n &_o by_o thus_o tread_v as_o it_o be_v under_o foot_n the_o equity_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o freedom_n they_o have_v by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n shall_v they_o not_o most_o prophanelie_o and_o impious_o despite_n god_n and_o as_o it_o be_v over_o turn_v the_o whole_a order_n he_o have_v set_v in_o nature_n and_o if_o the_o people_n may_v not_o cast_v off_o 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