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till_o the_o storm_n be_v over_o as_o david_n from_o saul_n and_o the_o egyptian_a from_o the_o amalekite_n and_o then_o come_v again_o 2._o the_o manner_n of_o his_o obedience_n be_v 1._o ready_o 2._o pleas_o 3._o silent_o 4._o faithful_o 5._o diligent_o 1._o ready_o have_v their_o eye_n always_o to_o their_o master_n to_o be_v direct_v by_o a_o word_n or_o a_o 2._o ps_n 123._o 2._o nod_n thus_o do_v the_o centurion_n when_o he_o say_v 9_o matth._n 8._o 9_o to_o one_o go_v he_o go_v to_o another_o come_v he_o come_v to_o another_o do_v this_o and_o he_o do_v it_o when_o it_o be_v otherwise_o with_o job_n servant_n 16._o job_n 19_o 16._o according_a to_o his_o complaint_n i_o call_v my_o servant_n and_o he_o give_v i_o no_o answer_n i_o entreat_v he_o domini_fw-la quoad_fw-la reverentiam_fw-la dominorum_fw-la quoad_fw-la judicium_fw-la domini_fw-la with_o my_o mouth_n in_o vain_a it_o be_v for_o want_v of_o fear_n in_o reference_n to_o reverence_n to_o their_o master_n and_o for_o 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monosyllabus_fw-la domino_fw-la therefore_o that_o rule_n be_v good_a let_v the_o servant_n speak_v in_o one_o syllable_n to_o his_o master_n yet_o i_o shall_v show_v you_o two_o thing_n 1._o wherein_o servant_n may_v speak_v 2._o wherein_o they_o may_v not_o speak_v 1._o they_o may_v speak_v in_o three_o case_n first_o when_o just_a occasion_n be_v offer_v by_o question_n for_o they_o be_v condemn_v who_o when_o they_o understand_v will_v not_o answer_v 19_o prov._n 29._o 19_o second_o when_o they_o receive_v wrong_v from_o their_o master_n they_o may_v with_o humble_a respect_n clear_v themselves_o as_o david_n do_v of_o treason_n by_o 11._o 1_o sam._n 24._o 10_o 11._o show_v his_o innocence_n by_o three_o sign_n the_o lap_n of_o saul_n garment_n his_o water_n pot_n and_o spear_n three_o when_o wholesome_a and_o good_a advice_n may_v do_v their_o master_n good_a as_o you_o see_v not_o only_o in_o naaman_n servant_n when_o they_o advise_v 13._o 2_o king_n 5._o 13._o job_n 31._o 13._o he_o to_o follow_v the_o prophet_n counsel_n though_o it_o seem_v but_o mean_a unto_o he_o and_o also_o in_o job_n when_o he_o be_v in_o his_o prosperity_n 2._o they_o may_v not_o speak_v in_o two_o case_n first_o by_o private_a muttering_n and_o grumble_n against_o the_o command_n of_o their_o master_n second_o by_o open_a cross_v and_o thwart_v they_o by_o perverse_a and_o snarl_a word_n to_o provoke_v they_o to_o anger_n and_o displeasure_n 4._o faithful_o as_o jacob_n obey_v laban_n by_o bear_v the_o heat_n of_o the_o day_n and_o burden_n of_o 40._o gen._n 38._o 39_o 40._o the_o night_n for_o his_o good_a and_o joseph_n obey_v both_o potiphar_n and_o the_o jailor_n who_o look_v not_o to_o any_o thing_n under_o his_o hand_n so_o faithful_a be_v he_o this_o faithfulness_n stand_v in_o two_o thing_n 1._o in_o seek_v to_o increase_v their_o master_n good_a to_o their_o lawful_a power_n for_o talent_n be_v 2._o matth._n 25._o 27._o tit._n 2._o put_v out_o to_o the_o servant_n for_o the_o master_n gain_n 2._o in_o not_o diminish_v they_o they_o must_v be_v no_o picker_n and_o stealer_n say_v paul_n object_n they_o will_v say_v i_o may_v make_v bold_a with_o a_o little_a which_o hurt_v not_o my_o master_n sol._n but_o i_o say_v crack_v conscience_n for_o a_o little_a which_o do_v a_o little_a hurt_n and_o who_o will_v trust_v thou_o in_o more_o if_o achans_n tongue_n of_o gold_n lie_v before_o thou_o thou_o will_v not_o spare_v god_n delight_v to_o say_v to_o a_o good_a servant_n thou_o have_v be_v faithful_a 25._o matth._n 25._o in_o a_o little_a object_n but_o haply_o thou_o will_v say_v my_o master_n be_v hard_a and_o this_o provoke_v i_o to_o do_v otherwise_o then_o i_o will_v sol._n i_o say_v it_o matter_n not_o thou_o go_v by_o this_o way_n from_o the_o service_n of_o a_o hard_a master_n to_o the_o service_n of_o a_o hard_a the_o devil_n and_o what_o against_o thou_o by_o that_o 5._o diligent_o he_o that_o wait_v on_o his_o master_n 16._o prov._n 27._o 18._o 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