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call_v chaplain_n who_o duty_n and_o obligation_n be_v the_o same_o to_o the_o house_n they_o live_v in_o as_o a_o parson_n to_o his_o parish_n in_o describe_v the_o one_o which_o be_v indeed_o the_o bent_n of_o my_o discourse_n the_o other_o will_v be_v manifest_a let_v not_o chaplain_n think_v themselves_o so_o free_a as_o many_o of_o they_o do_v and_o because_o they_o have_v different_a name_n think_v their_o office_n different_a doubtless_o they_o be_v parson_n of_o the_o family_n they_o live_v in_o and_o be_v entertain_v to_o that_o end_n either_o by_o a_o open_a or_o implicit_a covenant_n before_o they_o be_v in_o order_n they_o may_v be_v receive_v for_o companion_n or_o discourser_n but_o after_o a_o man_n be_v once_o minister_n he_o can_v agree_v to_o come_v into_o any_o house_n where_o he_o shall_v not_o exercise_v what_o he_o be_v unless_o he_o forsake_v his_o plough_n and_o look_v back_o wherefore_o they_o be_v not_o to_o be_v over-submissive_a and_o base_a but_o to_o keep_v up_o with_o the_o lord_n and_o lady_n of_o the_o house_n and_o to_o preserve_v a_o boldness_n with_o they_o and_o all_o even_o so_o far_o as_o reproof_n to_o their_o very_a face_n when_o occasion_n call_v but_o seasonable_o and_o discreet_o they_o who_o do_v not_o thus_o while_o they_o remember_v their_o earthly_a lord_n do_v much_o forget_v their_o heavenly_a they_o wrong_v the_o priesthood_n neglect_v their_o duty_n and_o shall_v be_v so_o far_o from_o that_o which_o they_o seek_v with_o their_o over-submissiveness_n and_o cringe_n that_o they_o shall_v ever_o be_v despise_v they_o who_o for_o the_o hope_n of_o promotion_n neglect_v any_o necessary_a admonition_n or_o reproof_n sell_v with_o judas_n their_o lord_n and_o master_n chap._n iii_o the_o parson_n life_n the_o country_n parson_n be_v exceed_o exact_a in_o his_o life_n be_v holy_a just_a prudent_a temperate_a bold_a grave_a in_o all_o his_o way_n and_o because_o the_o two_o high_a point_n of_o life_n wherein_o a_o 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to_o lose_v any_o worldly_a wealth_n but_o in_o all_o his_o word_n and_o action_n slight_v and_o disesteem_v it_o even_o to_o wonder_v that_o the_o world_n shall_v so_o much_o value_n wealth_n which_o in_o the_o day_n of_o wrath_n have_v not_o one_o dram_n of_o comfort_n for_o we_o second_o because_o luxury_n be_v a_o very_a visible_a sin_n the_o parson_n be_v very_o careful_a to_o avoid_v all_o the_o kind_n thereof_o but_o especial_o that_o of_o drink_v because_o it_o be_v the_o most_o popular_a vice_n into_o which_o if_o he_o come_v he_o prostitute_v himself_o both_o to_o shame_n and_o sin_n and_o by_o have_v fellowship_n with_o the_o unfruitful_a work_n of_o darkness_n he_o disable_v himself_o of_o authority_n to_o reprove_v they_o for_o sin_n make_v all_o equal_a who_o they_o find_v together_o and_o then_o they_o be_v worst_a who_o ought_v to_o be_v best_a neither_o be_v it_o for_o the_o servant_n of_o christ_n to_o haunt_v inn_n or_o tavern_n or_o alehouse_n to_o the_o dishonour_n of_o his_o person_n and_o office_n the_o parson_n do_v not_o so_o but_o order_v his_o life_n in_o such_o a_o fashion_n that_o when_o death_n take_v he_o as_o the_o jew_n and_o judas_n do_v christ_n he_o may_v say_v as_o he_o do_v i_o sit_v daily_o with_o you_o teach_v in_o the_o temple_n three_o because_o country_n people_n as_o indeed_o all_o honest_a man_n do_v much_o esteem_v their_o word_n it_o be_v the_o life_n of_o buy_v and_o sell_v and_o deal_v in_o the_o world_n therefore_o the_o parson_n be_v very_o strict_a in_o keep_v his_o word_n though_o it_o be_v to_o his_o own_o hindrance_n as_o know_v that_o if_o he_o be_v not_o so_o he_o will_v quick_o be_v discover_v and_o disregard_v neither_o will_v they_o believe_v he_o in_o the_o pulpit_n who_o they_o can_v trust_v in_o his_o conversation_n as_o for_o oath_n and_o apparel_n the_o disorder_n thereof_o be_v also_o very_o manifest_a the_o parson_n yea_o be_v yea_o and_o nay_o nay_o and_o his_o apparel_n plain_a but_o reverend_a 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