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that_o this_o be_v not_o in_o thy_o ordinary_a course_n otherwise_o to_o be_v obtain_v than_o by_o fervent_a prayer_n awful_a meditatation_n of_o thy_o word_n and_o a_o devout_a and_o frequent_a use_n of_o the_o communion_n i_o beseech_v thou_o therefore_o o_o my_o god_n not_o only_o that_o thou_o will_v imprint_v upon_o my_o heart_n a_o just_a sense_n of_o the_o necessity_n of_o these_o duty_n but_o also_o that_o thou_o will_v instruct_v and_o assist_v i_o that_o i_o may_v perform_v they_o devout_o and_o conscientious_o and_o persevere_v in_o they_o constant_o to_o my_o life_n end_n o_o do_v thou_o teach_v i_o to_o pray_v in_o contrite_a groan_n and_o transport_v love_n o_o do_v thou_o open_v my_o heart_n that_o it_o may_v receive_v thy_o word_n with_o true_a faith_n and_o devout_a affection_n o_o do_v thou_o raise_v in_o i_o such_o a_o grateful_a passion_n for_o the_o love_n of_o jesus_n that_o i_o may_v not_o only_o commemorate_v his_o death_n in_o joy_n and_o tear_n but_o meet_v 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master_n and_o mistress_n consist_v in_o obedience_n faithfulness_n love_n i_o think_v guilt_n injustice_n or_o uncharitableness_n in_o servant_n imply_v a_o double_a guilt_n nothing_o can_v be_v more_o evident_a than_o that_o every_o servant_n owe_v his_o master_n and_o mistress_n in_o the_o first_o place_n all_o those_o duty_n at_o least_o which_o every_o man_n owe_v another_o whether_o he_o be_v friend_n or_o enemy_n neighbour_n or_o stranger_n namely_o truth_n justice_n and_o charity_n nay_o i_o believe_v all_o will_v ready_o confess_v that_o the_o transgression_n of_o these_o duty_n in_o servant_n towards_o their_o master_n and_o mistress_n have_v many_o more_o and_o great_a aggravation_n in_o it_o than_o any_o error_n of_o this_o kind_n in_o one_o man_n towards_o another_o for_o
the_o near_o any_o relation_n be_v the_o strict_a be_v its_o obligation_n to_o those_o virtue_n two_o thing_n do_v evident_o aggravate_v the_o guilt_n of_o a_o servant_n injustice_n or_o uncharitableness_n first_o trust_v repose_v in_o servant_n make_v it_o much_o more_o easy_a for_o they_o to_o do_v wrong_n and_o much_o more_o difficult_a for_o their_o master_n to_o guard_v themselves_o against_o it_o second_o the_o obligation_n servant_n lie_v under_o to_o gratitude_n for_o the_o benefit_n they_o enjoy_v and_o to_o fidelity_n enjoin_v they_o by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o nature_n must_v needs_o render_v any_o wrong_n they_o do_v their_o master_n or_o mistress_n a_o more_o abominable_a crime_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n and_o man_n as_o be_v not_o only_o a_o sin_n of_o injustice_n and_o uncharitableness_n which_o be_v of_o itself_o a_o sin_n big_a enough_o to_o damn_v any_o man_n but_o also_o of_o the_o foul_a ingratitude_n and_o base_a treachery_n and_o perfidiousness_n this_o 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