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â—â—delitie_n to_o prince_n and_o country_n a_o â—ause_n of_o hoâ—our_n treachery_n of_o conâ—usion_n leprosy_n great_a man_n have_v their_o humbling_n faithfulness_n in_o servant_n ever_o bless_v faithfulness_n 〈◊〉_d servant_n â—â—er_v bless_v â—ph_n 6._o 5._o etc._n etc._n gen._n 24._o gen._n 29._o gen._n 39_o honourable_a favour_n and_o good_a usage_n in_o master_n of_o servant_n gen._n 39_o 8._o 9_o hardness_n in_o â—asters_n gen._n 31._o 2._o the_o master_n posy_n the_o seruamt_n posy_n chapt._n 7._o a_o note_n for_o all_o master_n aristotle_n a_o term_n give_v then_o &_o since_o to_o magistrate_n and_o man_n in_o authority_n to_o teach_v they_o with_o what_o affection_n they_o shall_v love_v their_o inferior_n even_o as_o child_n &_o how_o inferior_n ought_v to_o honour_v they_o even_o as_o father_n gen._n 41_o 43._o 43._o gen._n 23._o num._n 12._o 11._o how_o good_a man_n speak_v to_o man_n of_o authority_n 1._o sam._n 9_o 6._o judge_n 6._o 22._o num._n 26._o 10._o humility_n modest_a speech_n shall_v not_o be_v unblessed_a think_v of_o this_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o servant_n speech_n â—othing_v â—â—ruants_n a_o glass_n for_o â—ll_a servant_n good_a man_n not_o offend_v with_o truth_n prou_z 〈…〉_o .23_o flattery_n 2._o sam._n 13._o 29_o 2._o chro._n 10._o 10._o 2._o kin._n 16._o 11_o antisthenes_n act._n 12._o 22._o three_fw-mi faith_n see_v a_o noth_z y_z dde_v cabod_v deen_v derwin_v a_o duarnod_n the_o reason_n of_o the_o servant_n a_o maiori_fw-la why_o a_o great_a thing_n shall_v be_v do_v if_o command_v the_o call_n of_o the_o bidder_fw-mi minister_n word_n to_o be_v regard_v for_o their_o calling_n application_n ephes_n 4._o 11._o 2._o tim._n 3._o 16._o matth._n 28._o 19_o contempt_n of_o minister_n contempt_n of_o god_n 1._o sam._n 8._o 7._o lib._n 4._o epi._n â—_o the_o end_n of_o â—ur_n counsel_n &_o preach_v far_o better_a â—hen_o the_o prophet_n now_o to_o naman_n namans_n obedience_n wise_a man_n regard_v not_o ever_o who_o speak_v but_o what_o it_o speak_v dangerous_a to_o pin_v ourselves_o to_o title_n of_o man_n 1._o cor._n 1._o good_a counsel_n to_o be_v follow_v ready_o without_o check_n the_o fruit_n of_o namans_n obedience_n god_n heal_v not_o the_o water_n why_o he_o wash_v 7._o time_n weary_a suâ—ers_n comfort_n namans_n thankfulness_n 〈◊〉_d word_n in_o deed_n good_a man_n ever_o thankful_a gen._n 32._o 10._o psal_n 103._o â—_o chro._n 28._o luc._n 1._o â—uc_fw-la 17._o holcot_n in_o sap._n a_o story_n of_o a_o unthankful_a woman_n naman_n with_o a_o edge_n thankful_a &_o so_o ought_v we_o word_n diâ—_n thankful_a lipsius_n nâ—â—polit_fw-la to_o seem_v not_o to_o be_v matth._n 3._o act._n 2._o revel_v 3._o â—amans_n thankfulness_n 〈◊〉_d the_o prophet_n our_o ungratfull_a day_n galath_n 4._o 15_o note_v this_o story_n good_a â—ued_v far_o â—â—e_v this_o â—â—e_z pamph_o 〈…〉_o upon_o watch_n 23._o â—rou_fw-fr 34._o 21._o â—c_z changer_n of_o prince_n law_n lavaterus_n in_o prou._n testimony_n of_o man_n epist_n 18._o innovation_n alcibiad_n apud_fw-la thu._n lib._n 6._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d apud_fw-la dion_n 52._o â—â—neca_v â—pist_v 〈…〉_o vint_o lib._n 3._o â—â—stitut_o cicero_n ad_fw-la attic._n lib._n 11._o epist_n 9_o naman_n hasty_o thankful_a to_o man_n not_o formal_a luke_n 16._o 17._o why_o the_o prophet_n refuse_v his_o gift_n a_o care_n of_o our_o name_n not_o to_o rob_v god_n of_o glory_n