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it_o be_v observe_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dici_fw-la de_fw-la pastore_fw-la omnium_fw-la animalium_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cum_fw-la relatione_fw-la tantum_fw-la ad_fw-la oves_fw-la that_o the_o greek_n do_v call_v he_o only_o that_o keep_v sheep_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o shepherd_n and_o our_o saviour_n say_v not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o be_o the_o good_a goatsman_n or_o the_o good_a herdsman_n 10.14_o john_n 10.14_o but_o he_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o be_o the_o good_a shepherd_n that_o take_v care_n for_o his_o sheep_n but_o not_o for_o goat_n because_o the_o lord_n care_v for_o the_o righteous_a but_o as_o the_o prophet_n say_v he_o scatter_v abroad_o all_o the_o ungodly_a and_o see_v that_o he_o be_v a_o shepherd_n you_o know_v what_o the_o poet_n say_v pastorem_fw-la tytere_o pingues_fw-la pascere_fw-la oportet_fw-la oves_fw-la 6._o vagil_n eglog_n 6._o the_o shepherd_n ought_v to_o feed_v his_o sheep_n for_o as_o the_o old_a proverb_n go_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d spartam_fw-la nactus_fw-la es_fw-la hanc_fw-la orna_fw-la every_o one_o shall_v look_v to_o his_o own_o office_n as_o the_o learned_a divine_a to_o preach_v the_o word_n of_o god_n the_o cobbler_n to_o mend_v his_o shoe_n the_o countryman_n to_o plough_v his_o ground_n &_o curabit_fw-la prelia_fw-la conon_n and_o the_o king_n or_o whosoever_o be_v the_o chief_a magistrate_n to_o provide_v for_o war_n and_o to_o conclude_v peace_n which_o be_v the_o only_a way_n to_o keep_v all_o thing_n in_o the_o right_a way_n because_o that_o mittere_fw-la falcem_fw-la in_o alienam_fw-la messem_fw-la for_o the_o coachman_n with_o his_o whip_n to_o lash_v the_o pulpit_n the_o tailor_n with_o his_o shears_o to_o divide_v the_o word_n of_o god_n the_o shepherd_n with_o his_o hook_n to_o rule_v the_o people_n and_o the_o unruly_a people_n to_o reign_v as_o king_n be_v that_o which_o as_o the_o poet_n say_v turbabit_fw-la fadera_fw-mi mundi_fw-la 1._o lucan_n phar_n l._n 1._o and_o be_v the_o ready_a way_n to_o pull_v all_o thing_n asunder_o &_o to_o tear_v in_o piece_n the_o whole_a course_n of_o nature_n and_o to_o subvert_v all_o the_o order_n of_o god_n creature_n and_o indeed_o to_o reduce_v the_o total_a frame_n of_o the_o creation_n to_o a_o speedy_a dissolution_n whereas_o that_o man_n be_v worthy_a of_o all_o praise_n as_o aelian_a say_v which_o meddle_v with_o nothing_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o pertain_v nothing_o unto_o he_o but_o look_v only_a and_o careful_o to_o his_o own_o duty_n and_o he_o be_v worthy_a to_o be_v reprove_v as_o our_o saviour_n check_v saint_n peter_n for_o his_o curiosity_n to_o know_v what_o john_n must_v do_v that_o be_v a_o stranger_n in_o his_o own_o affair_n and_o busi_v himself_o only_o with_o what_o only_o belong_v unto_o other_o and_o therefore_o not_o to_o do_v myself_o what_o i_o blame_v in_o other_o or_o to_o extend_v my_o discourse_n beyond_o my_o line_n to_o treat_v of_o the_o art_n of_o war_n with_o phormio_n before_o hannibal_n or_o to_o tell_v you_o the_o office_n of_o a_o king_n or_o a_o judge_n when_o my_o text_n tell_v i_o i_o be_o to_o treat_v of_o a_o shepherd_n but_o to_o keep_v myself_o contrary_a to_o the_o common_a practice_n ad_fw-la idem_fw-la to_o my_o own_o proper_a task_n i_o shall_v desire_v you_o to_o remember_v that_o the_o duty_n of_o a_o good_a shepherd_n consist_v chief_o in_o these_o two_o point_n 1._o negative_o what_o he_o shall_v not_o do_v to_o his_o sheep_n 2._o affirmative_o what_o he_o shall_v do_v for_o they_o 1._o the_o heathen_a man_n can_v tell_v we_o that_o boni_fw-la pastoris_fw-la est_fw-la pecus_fw-la tondere_fw-la non_fw-la deglubere_fw-la it_o be_v the_o part_n of_o a_o good_a shepherd_n to_o fleece_v