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19_o 20_o 23_o 24_o 25._o three_o and_o do_v we_o not_o profess_v ourselves_o to_o be_v the_o servant_n of_o the_o most_o high_a god_n now_o that_o servant_n that_o will_v not_o do_v what_o his_o master_n require_v of_o he_o what_o do_v he_o else_o but_o despise_v and_o contemn_v his_o master_n not_o to_o obey_v be_v to_o disobey_v nor_o will_v we_o take_v it_o well_o from_o our_o servant_n if_o they_o shall_v spend_v their_o time_n in_o idleness_n and_o do_v nothing_o or_o excuse_v themselves_o in_o tell_v we_o that_o they_o have_v not_o plot_v with_o thief_n to_o rob_v we_o and_o spoil_v we_o not_o set_v our_o house_n on_o fire_n nor_o serve_v those_o who_o be_v our_o enemy_n etc._n etc._n we_o expect_v more_o from_o servant_n then_o so_o we_o hire_v they_o to_o follow_v our_o work_n and_o do_v our_o business_n and_o not_o to_o sit_v still_o and_o forbear_v only_o do_v of_o we_o any_o mischief_n they_o be_v to_o do_v we_o good_a as_o well_o as_o no_o hurt_n it_o be_v true_a the_o 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