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and_o band_n of_o charity_n this_o his_o slave_n and_o may_v reduce_v he_o from_o under_o the_o yoke_n of_o inordinate_a passion_n unto_o his_o service_n more_o happy_a then_o to_o be_v lord_n of_o all_o dominion_n 3_o who_o be_v it_o that_o come_v christ_n our_o master_n 32._o math._n 32._o who_o say_v to_o â—is_n disciple_n be_v not_o you_o call_v rabbi_n for_o there_o be_v one_o that_o be_v your_o master_n but_o not_o such_o a_o master_n as_o bind_v heavy_a burden_n and_o insupportable_a upon_o the_o shoulder_n of_o man_n but_o will_v not_o move_v then_o with_o their_o finger_n but_o he_o who_o first_o do_v the_o thing_n which_o he_o teach_v and_o in_o the_o doctrine_n of_o perfection_n instruct_v all_o both_o man_n and_o angel_n and_o ever_o help_v he_o to_o do_v their_o duty_n 2_o to_o who_o come_v he_o to_o his_o ignorant_a scholar_n and_o disciple_n who_o never_o or_o seldom_o come_v to_o hear_v the_o doctrine_n of_o virtue_n and_o beside_o by_o the_o levity_n of_o his_o mind_n 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