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job_n 2.10_o our_o saviour_n christ_n to_o peter_n mat._n 16._o vers_fw-la 23._o and_o to_o james_n and_o john_n luk._n 9_o vers_fw-la 55._o elie_n 1_o sam._n 2.23_o etc._n etc._n rebuke_v his_o son_n but_o not_o according_a to_o the_o quality_n of_o their_o fault_n which_o turn_v to_o his_o and_o their_o ruin_n the_o profit_n of_o this_o wise_o do_v be_v declare_v by_o solomon_n prover._n 23.15_o the_o rod_n and_o rebuke_n give_v wisdom_n but_o the_o child_n let_v alone_o shame_v his_o mother_n this_o reproof_n may_v have_v some_o threaten_n of_o chastisement_n join_v with_o it_o if_o need_v be_v to_o the_o end_n to_o make_v it_o sink_v the_o deep_a with_o they_o pro._n 19.19_o be_v thou_o very_o angry_a when_o thou_o pardone_v a_o fault_n say_v that_o thou_o for_o spare_v he_o now_o will_v punish_v he_o the_o sore_a if_o he_o transgress_v again_o but_o threaten_n must_v not_o be_v vain_a word_n without_o effect_n but_o always_o if_o amendment_n follow_v not_o thou_o must_v perform_v 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for_o the_o performance_n &_o care_n of_o this_o duty_n 7.1_o matth._n 8.5.6_o luk._n 7.1_o the_o centurion_n be_v commend_v in_o the_o gospel_n which_o duty_n very_o unchristianly_a be_v neglect_v of_o many_o 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 brute_n beast_n rejoice_v to_o see_v their_o master_n cherish_v &_o feed_v they_o as_o we_o may_v daily_o see_v in_o dog_n how_o much_o more_o may_v we_o believe_v that_o man_n &_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 of_o 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 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maid_n that_o the_o wife_n shall_v take_v upon_o she_o to_o rule_v &_o correct_v the_o men-seruant_n so_o likewise_o it_o be_v not_o comely_a or_o meet_a that_o the_o husband_n shall_v meddle_v with_o the_o punish_n or_o chastise_v of_o the_o maidservant_n so_o that_o it_o be_v most_o meet_a and_o acceptable_a to_o the_o offender_n that_o the_o master_n shall_v correct_v the_o man_n and_o the_o mistress_n her_o maid_n for_o a_o man_n nature_n scorn_v and_o disdain_v to_o be_v be_v beat_v of_o a_o woman_n and_o a_o maid_n nature_n be_v corrupt_v with_o the_o stripe_n of_o a_o man_n therefore_o we_o read_v that_o abraham_n will_v not_o meddle_v with_o his_o maid_n but_o commit_v she_o to_o his_o wife_n and_o say_v do_v with_o she_o as_o it_o please_v thou_o as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v it_o belong_v not_o to_o i_o but_o to_o thou_o and_o these_o be_v the_o duty_n which_o master_n must_v perform_v in_o their_o life_n time_n all_o which_o must_v be_v shut_v up_o with_o set_v order_n for_o 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