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three_o that_o they_o patient_o take_v 15.5.32_o take_v pro._n 15.5.32_o correction_n at_o their_o hand_n 4._o four_o that_o they_o make_v continual_a and_o hearty_a prayer_n to_o god_n for_o they_o 47.12_o 1._o tim._n 5.4_o matth._n 15.4_o 5_o 6._o genes_n 47.12_o 5._o and_o last_o that_o they_o do_v relieve_v maintain_v and_o nourish_v their_o parent_n in_o case_n they_o shall_v fall_v into_o poverty_n or_o decay_n the_o sum_n and_o effect_n of_o all_o which_o be_v as_o follow_v parent_n father_n and_o mother_n be_v to_o their_o child_n in_o god_n stead_n exod._n 20.12_o deut._n 5.13_o by_o honour_n be_v meantal_a kind_n of_o duty_n which_o child_n owe_v to_o their_o parent_n as_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n have_v make_v and_o create_v child_n through_o their_o parent_n so_o have_v he_o cast_v and_o make_v they_o subject_a under_o the_o power_n and_o authority_n of_o their_o parent_n to_o obey_v and_o serve_v they_o in_o his_o stead_n say_v honour_v thy_o father_n and_o mother_n 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