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Let the dread hereof prevail with you, as it did sometime with Nehemie. ^mThe Rulers, saith he, before me were over-burdensome to the people, and their servants domineered over them. But so did not I for fear of God. As it did with Joseph: When ⁿhis brethren justly expected some hard measure at his hands after their Fathers decease, remembering ^owhat hard measure they had before offered unto him; ^pFear ye not; saith he: For am not I under God? As with Job: ^qIf I have lift up mine hand against the fatherless, when he sought mine help, and I saw that I might steed him in the gate: Let my shoulder fall from my shoulder-blade, and mine arm-bones be broken. For destruction from God was a terror to me: I knew I could not escape his highness. And when you shall be moved and solicited to do ought against right, say as the same Job saith, If I take this bribe, or do this wrong; ^rwhat shall I do when God ariseth? or what shall I answer him when he visiteth?

Let the dread hereof preuaile with you, as it did sometime with Nehemie. ^mThe Rulers, saith he, before me were ouer-burthensome to the people, and their seruants domineered ouer them. But so did not I for feare of God. As it did with Ioseph: When ⁿhis brethren iustly expected some hard measure at his hands after their Fathers decease, remembring ^owhat hard measure they had before offered vnto him; ^pFeare ye not; saith he: For am not I vnder God? As with Iob: