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3.22_o servant_n obey_v in_o all_o thing_n your_o master_n according_a to_o the_o flesh_n not_o with_o eye_n service_n as_o men-pleasers_a but_o with_o singleness_n of_o heart_n as_o fear_v god_n and_o whatsoever_o you_o do_v do_v it_o hearty_o as_o to_o the_o lord_n not_o as_o to_o man_n know_v that_o of_o the_o lord_n you_o shall_v receive_v the_o reward_n of_o inheritance_n for_o you_o serve_v the_o lord_n christ_n and_o for_o the_o sin_n of_o master_n as_o we_o know_v how_o great_a that_o be_v of_o withhold_v the_o hire_n of_o the_o labourer_n jam._n 5.4_o it_o be_v a_o cry_a sin_n so_o the_o other_o sin_n be_v evident_a in_o that_o of_o the_o same_o apostle_n col._n 4.1_o master_n give_v unto_o your_o servant_n that_o which_o be_v just_a and_o equal_a know_v that_o you_o also_o have_v a_o master_n in_o heaven_n q._n what_o be_v the_o sin_n of_o wife_n against_o their_o husband_n a._n disobey_v or_o resist_v their_o lawful_a command_n unquiet_a behaviour_n and_o unfaithfulness_n 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lord_n and_o saviour_n shall_v direct_v we_o so_o strict_o to_o pray_v to_o god_n and_o he_o only_o to_o no_o other_o who_o we_o can_v call_v by_o this_o title_n our_o father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n religious_a prayer_n and_o invocation_n be_v a_o divine_a honour_n it_o be_v proper_a to_o god_n who_o say_v psal_n 50.15_o call_v upon_o i_o in_o the_o day_n of_o trouble_n and_o we_o can_v give_v god_n glory_n to_o another_o without_o the_o guilt_n of_o idolatry_n to_o pray_v unto_o saint_n or_o angel_n imply_v a_o adore_v they_o as_o omnipotent_a able_a to_o help_v we_o omnipresent_v and_o omniscient_a capable_a of_o hear_v we_o wherever_o and_o whensoever_o we_o call_v upon_o they_o and_o can_v we_o he_o sure_a of_o either_o of_o these_o or_o be_v they_o possible_a where_o have_v we_o any_o precept_n or_o direction_n in_o all_o the_o scripture_n to_o make_v our_o address_n and_o supplication_n unto_o they_o or_o any_o example_n of_o any_o saint_n that_o have_v do_v it_o before_o 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