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then_o from_o experience_n of_o your_o former_a lose_a time_n and_o inhabilitie_n now_o to_o learn_v think_v upon_o such_o as_o be_v young_a under_o you_o send_v they_o that_o they_o may_v not_o follow_v your_o step_n and_o plead_v ignorance_n and_o uncapablenesse_n at_o your_o year_n save_o you_o if_o you_o can_v use_v the_o save_a mean_n for_o yourselves_o object_n but_o i_o think_v i_o hear_v some_o say_v that_o even_o the_o send_n of_o their_o servant_n be_v great_a detriment_n unto_o they_o for_o by_o be_v restrain_v of_o their_o liberty_n thus_o they_o be_v not_o willing_a to_o serve_v they_o and_o so_o hardly_o can_v either_o get_v or_o keep_v they_o brother_n if_o this_o be_v so_o know_v it_o be_v for_o want_v of_o catechise_v for_o if_o every_o master_n will_v discharge_v this_o duty_n as_o they_o by_o law_n and_o conscience_n be_v bind_v whither_o shall_v such_o irreligious_a servant_n go_v from_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o lord_n but_o this_o be_v not_o every_o where_o so_o good_a and_o godly_a servant_n will_v seek_v to_o good_a and_o godly_a place_n as_o for_o other_o servant_n if_o thou_o thyself_o true_o fear_v god_n thou_o wilâ—_n as_o glad_o be_v rid_v of_o they_o as_o they_o will_v be_v go_v from_o thou_o abraham_n want_v no_o servant_n though_o he_o have_v care_n to_o catechise_v they_o nor_o cornelius_n who_o be_v a_o devout_a man_n fear_v god_n with_o all_o his_o household_n use_v well_o servant_n reward_v the_o well-doer_n and_o thou_o shall_v not_o want_v such_o as_o will_v serve_v thou_o faithful_o and_o constant_o as_o for_o liberty_n afford_v it_o unto_o they_o out_o of_o thy_o own_o six_o day_n of_o seven_o seasonable_o and_o convenient_o and_o let_v they_o not_o rob_v thâ—_n lord_n of_o his_o only_a one_o day_n in_o seven_o remember_v that_o thy_o servant_n shall_v be_v to_o thou_o more_o precious_a than_o a_o beast_n yet_o what_o difference_n make_v thou_o if_o not_o in_o this_o matter_n of_o religion_n thou_o feed_v yea_o cloath_a give_v liberty_n rest_n warm_a harbour_n and_o dress_v to_o thy_o beast_n to_o have_v the_o use_n of_o he_o for_o thy_o service_n and_o if_o thou_o neglect_v thy_o servant_n soul_n do_v thou_o any_o more_o esteem_n or_o make_v of_o he_o than_o of_o thy_o beast_n look_v only_o to_o his_o body_n for_o bodily_a service_n and_o therefore_o thou_o may_v not_o neglect_v this_o good_a of_o his_o soul_n for_o who_o so_o do_v have_v his_o servant_n but_o as_o in_o place_n of_o a_o reasonable_a beast_n but_o not_o as_o a_o christian_a soul_n see_v then_o master_n what_o you_o do_v herein_o and_o you_o servant_n behold_v such_o master_n to_o you_o as_o turk_n and_o yourselves_o as_o their_o beastlike_a slave_n bodily_a and_o satan_n spiritual_o but_o of_o this_o thus_o much_o concern_v catechise_v or_o teach_v the_o first_o thing_n to_o be_v observe_v in_o the_o person_n to_o be_v maintain_v now_o follow_v to_o show_v what_o it_o be_v he_o must_v teach_v and_o from_o what_o in_o these_o word_n 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