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to_o put_v she_o in_o remembrance_n of_o the_o confederation_n which_o they_o have_v make_v together_o to_o live_v in_o holiness_n according_a to_o the_o similitude_n of_o the_o sacred_a conjunction_n and_o marriage_n of_o jesus_n christ_n with_o his_o church_n and_o that_o in_o all_o mutual_a honesty_n and_o holy_a conversation_n on_o with_o a_o other_o let_v he_o then_o prescribe_v law_n and_o rule_n fit_a for_o a_o wife_n that_o she_o serve_v god_n with_o all_o her_o heart_n and_o love_v her_o husband_n only_o with_o frank_a obedience_n to_o his_o commandment_n give_v no_o occasion_n wherein_o he_o shall_v perceive_v that_o she_o have_v either_o say_v or_o do_v any_o thing_n to_o the_o offence_n of_o god_n second_o let_v she_o bear_v to_o he_o affection_n and_o care_n as_o to_o her_o husband_n and_o head_n as_o he_o for_o recompense_n must_v love_v
observation_n amongst_o the_o lacedaemonian_n who_o use_v not_o only_o the_o law_n of_o perfect_a piety_n to_o their_o proper_a and_o fleshly_a parent_n but_o also_o even_o to_o all_o old_a people_n who_o they_o honour_v as_o their_o father_n and_o give_v succour_n to_o all_o their_o affair_n as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v their_o natural_a child_n they_o esteem_v they_o happy_a if_o they_o be_v call_v to_o do_v service_n to_o old_a man_n tack_v it_o for_o the_o great_a praise_n that_o can_v be_v ascribe_v to_o the_o action_n of_o their_o life_n to_o push_v forward_o the_o affire_n of_o ancient_a man_n whereby_o it_o be_v say_v in_o common_a proverb_n that_o happy_a be_v he_o that_o become_v old_a in_o lacedemonia_fw-la as_o have_v so_o many_o child_n ready_o dispose_v to_o honour_n serve_v and_o support_v he_o as_o there_o be_v young_a people_n in_o the_o town_n ¶_o the_o duty_n of_o master_n towards_o their_o servant_n chapter_n seven_o the_o three_o ground_n of_o a_o common_a weal_n and_o order_n of_o policy_n contain_v the_o authority_n of_o master_n over_o servant_n and_o obedience_n of_o servant_n to_o master_n wherein_o the_o master_n mai_fw-gr be_v consider_v in_o two_o manner_n either_o as_o lord_n buy_v with_o his_o money_n his_o servant_n which_o they_o call_v bondman_n or_o slave_n or_o conquer_a he_o in_o war_n by_o victory_n as_o his_o enemy_n or_o else_o he_o be_v master_n not_o as_o lord_n proper_a or_o owner_n but_o as_o try_v and_o use_v the_o servant_n only_o for_o a_o time_n as_o in_o england_n we_o have_v no_o other_o so_o that_o this_o second_o sort_n of_o servant_n be_v no_o bond_n man_n but_o rather_o in_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o hireling_n or_o marcenarie_a retain_v for_o a_o season_n when_o the_o scripture_n speak_v in_o the_o hebrew_n word_n of_o this_o name_n ave_v and_o the_o ancient_a latin_n of_o seruus_fw-la as_o also_o the_o greek_n of_o their_o donlos_n they_o mean_v no_o other_o common_o than_o the_o perpetual_a bondman_n this_o 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