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A49386 The duty of servants containing first, their preparation for, and choice of a service, secondly, their duty in service : together with prayers suited to each duty : to this is added A discourse of the Sacrament suited peculiarly to servants / by the author of Practical Christianity. Lucas, Richard, 1648-1715. 1685 (1685) Wing L3396; ESTC R5519 91,855 259

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master_n the_o peace_n and_o virtue_n of_o the_o family_n and_o my_o own_o both_o temporal_a and_o eternal_a happiness_n i_o know_v o_o lord_n that_o no_o act_n of_o injustice_n or_o unfaithfulness_n between_o man_n and_o man_n shall_v go_v unpunished_a i_o know_v that_o for_o these_o thing_n sake_n the_o wrath_n of_o god_n be_v reveal_v from_o heaven_n o_o what_o then_o must_v be_v my_o punishment_n if_o i_o heap_v upon_o the_o guilt_n of_o injustice_n and_o uncharitableness_n many_o other_o namely_o of_o ingratitude_n unfaithfulness_n lie_v perjury_n o_o preserve_v i_o therefore_o o_o my_o god_n from_o all_o falsehood_n and_o wrong_n and_o suffer_v i_o not_o to_o forfeit_v thy_o favour_n and_o destroy_v my_o soul_n for_o the_o sake_n of_o those_o thing_n that_o perish_v o_o let_v i_o be_v full_o convince_v that_o the_o way_n of_o righteousness_n be_v way_n of_o pleasantness_n and_o that_o all_o her_o path_n be_v prosperity_n and_o peace_n that_o so_o i_o may_v delight_v myself_o in_o 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