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thou_o be_v drunken_a put_v away_o thy_o drunkenness_n from_o thou_o then_o hannah_n answer_v and_o say_v nay_o my_o lord_n but_o i_o be_o a_o woman_n trouble_v in_o spirit_n i_o have_v drink_v neither_o wine_n nor_o strong_a drink_n second_o towards_o those_o that_o be_v our_o superior_n in_o authority_n and_o first_o obedience_n to_o their_o commandment_n rom._n 13.1_o let_v every_o soul_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o high_a power_n we_o be_v to_o be_v admonish_v to_o obedience_n because_o every_o high_a power_n be_v the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n and_o the_o obedience_n which_o we_o perform_v to_o he_o god_n accept_v it_o as_o though_o it_o be_v do_v to_o himself_o and_o to_o christâ—_n rom._n 13.2_o whosoever_o therefore_o resist_v the_o power_n resist_v the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n and_o they_o that_o resist_v shall_v receive_v to_o themselves_o judgement_n col._n 3.23_o and_o whatsoever_o you_o do_v do_v it_o hearty_o as_o unto_o the_o lord_n &_o not_o unto_o they_o 24._o know_v that_o of_o the_o lord_n you_o shall_v receive_v the_o reward_n of_o the_o inheritance_n for_o you_o serve_v the_o lord_n christ._n obedience_n be_v to_o be_v perform_v to_o our_o superior_n with_o diligence_n and_o faithfulness_n gen._n 24.2_o abraham_n say_v unto_o his_o elder_a servant_n of_o his_o house_n which_o have_v the_o rule_n over_o all_o that_o he_o have_v put_v now_o thy_o hand_n under_o my_o thigh_n and_o i_o will_v make_v thou_o swear_v by_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o heaven_n and_o god_n of_o the_o earth_n that_o thou_o shall_v not_o take_v a_o wife_n unto_o my_o son_n of_o the_o daughter_n of_o the_o canaanite_n among_o who_o i_o dwell_v 10._o so_o the_o servant_n take_v ten_o camel_n of_o his_o master_n and_o depart_v 12._o and_o he_o say_v o_o lord_n god_n of_o my_o master_n abraham_n i_o beseech_v thou_o send_v i_o good_a speed_n this_o day_n and_o show_v mercy_n unto_o my_o master_n abraham_n 33._o afterwards_o the_o meat_n be_v set_v before_o he_o but_o he_o say_v 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your_o master_n with_o all_o fear_n not_o only_o to_o the_o good_a and_o courteous_a but_o also_o to_o the_o froward_a act._n 4.19_o whether_o it_o be_v right_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n to_o obey_v you_o rather_o than_o god_n judge_v you_o subjection_n in_o suffer_v the_o punishment_n inflict_v by_o our_o superior_n gen._n 16.6_o then_o abraham_n say_v to_o sarai_n behold_v thy_o maid_n be_v in_o thy_o hand_n do_v with_o she_o as_o it_o please_v thou_o then_o sarai_n deal_v rough_o with_o she_o wherefore_o she_o flee_v from_o she_o 9_o then_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o she_o return_v unto_o thy_o dame_n and_o humble_v thyself_o under_o her_o hand_n and_o although_o the_o punishment_n shall_v be_v unjust_a yet_o must_v we_o suffer_v it_o until_o we_o can_v get_v some_o lawful_a remedy_n for_o the_o same_o 1._o pet._n 2.19_o for_o it_o be_v thanke-worthie_a if_o a_o man_n for_o conscience_n towards_o god_n endure_v grief_n suffer_v wrongful_o 20._o for_o what_o 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