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est_fw-la seruitutis_fw-la praesentis_fw-la laboriosae_fw-la this_o service_n be_v a_o most_o sweet_a reward_n of_o our_o present_a laborious_a service_n among_o man_n the_o name_n of_o a_o servant_n be_v count_v creâ—…turos_fw-la unhonorable_a and_o a_o base_a thing_n think_v they_o it_o to_o serve_v another_o but_o since_o the_o most_o honourable_a creature_n elect_a angel_n and_o man_n delight_v to_o serve_v he_o let_v we_o not_o be_v ashamed_a to_o profess_v ourselves_o his_o servant_n david_n be_v a_o great_a king_n yet_o he_o count_v more_o and_o rejoice_v often_o in_o it_o that_o he_o be_v a_o servant_n of_o god_n than_o a_o king_n over_o his_o people_n and_o s._n paul_n be_v a_o choose_a vessel_n unto_o god_n 15._o yet_o his_o ordinary_a stile_n be_v paul_n the_o servant_n of_o jesus_n christ._n and_o indeed_o it_o be_v more_o honourable_a to_o be_v a_o servant_n of_o christ_n then_o to_o be_v a_o monarch_n of_o the_o world_n without_o he_o seruire_fw-la deo_fw-la est_fw-la regnare_fw-la in_o servant_n very_a deed_n he_o be_v a_o freeman_n yea_o and_o a_o king_n who_o be_v god_n servant_n he_o trample_v under_o foot_n the_o devil_n the_o world_n and_o the_o flesh_n he_o be_v lord_n of_o his_o affection_n yea_o and_o of_o all_o creature_n he_o can_v use_v they_o but_o will_v not_o come_v under_o the_o power_n of_o any_o of_o they_o and_o yet_o so_o blind_a be_v worldling_n that_o they_o account_v christ_n his_o service_n to_o be_v bondage_n &_o his_o law_n a_o yoke_n whereas_o in_o truth_n it_o be_v the_o law_n â—…_n of_o liberty_n and_o man_n without_o it_o not_o subject_a to_o it_o be_v in_o most_o miserable_a bondage_n for_o he_o that_o will_v not_o serve_v the_o lord_n shall_v be_v god_n like_o curse_a cham_n a_o servant_n of_o servant_n he_o shall_v serve_v many_o master_n instead_o of_o one_o o_o quam_fw-la multos_fw-la dominos_fw-la habet_fw-la qui_fw-la unum_fw-la non_fw-la habet_fw-la and_o that_o in_o a_o ambros._n service_n wherein_o there_o 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