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master_n the_o master_n of_o the_o house_n shall_v not_o disdain_v or_o show_v himself_o so_o scornful_a or_o unkind_a as_o not_o to_o visit_v his_o sick_a servant_n for_o if_o bruit_n beast_n rejoice_v to_o see_v their_o master_n cherish_v and_o feed_v they_o as_o we_o may_v daily_o see_v in_o dog_n etc._n etc._n how_o much_o more_o may_v we_o believe_v that_o man_n and_o reasonable_a creature_n be_v much_o delight_v and_o comfort_v therewith_o whereupon_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o good_a and_o faithful_a servant_n like_v and_o affect_v their_o master_n understand_v they_o at_o a_o beck_n and_o obey_v they_o at_o a_o wink_n of_o the_o eye_n or_o bend_v of_o the_o brow_n not_o as_o a_o water-spaniel_n but_o as_o the_o hand_n be_v stir_v to_o obey_v the_o mind_n so_o prompt_a and_o ready_a be_v