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Let every man therefore wait on the office wherein Christ hath put him & therein serve his brethren. If he be of low degree let him patiently therein abide till God promote him & exalt him higher. Let kings & head officers seek Christ in there offices & minister peace & quietness ⟨image 50⟩unto the brethren / punish sin / & that with mercy / even with the same sorrow & grief of mind as they would cut of a finger or joint a leg or harm of there own body / if there were such disease in them / that ether they must be cut of or else all the body must perish.

Let every man therfore wayte on the offyce wherin Christ hath put him & therin serve his bretherne. If he be of lowe degre let him pacyently therein abide tyll God promote hī & exalte hym hier. Let kinges & hed officers seke Christe in ther offices & ministre peace & quietres ⟨image 50⟩vnto the bretherne / punnish sinne / & that with mercy / even with ye same sorowe & grefe of mīde as they wold cutt of a finger or ioynte a legge or harme of there own bodie / if there were soch dysease in thē / that ether they must be cutte of or else all the body must pereshe.

Let every man of what so ever craft or occupation he be of / whether brewer baker tailor victualler merchant or husband man refer his craft & occupation unto the commune wealth / & serve his brethren as he would do Christ him self. Let him bye & sell truly & not set dice on his brethren ne / & so showeth he mercy / & his occupation pleaseth God. And when thou receivest money for thy labour or ware thou receivest thy duty. For wherein so ever thou minster to thy brethren / thy brethren are detours to give thee where with to maintain thy self & thy household. And let your superfluities succour the pore / of which sort shall ever be some in all towns cities / & villages / & that I suppose y• greatest number. Remember y• we are members of one body & ought to minister one to an other mercifully. And remember that what so ever we have / it is given us of God to bestow it on our brethren. Let him that eateth eat & give God thanks / only let not thy meat pull thine heart from God. And let him that drinketh do like wise. Let him that hath a wife give God thanks for his liberty / only let not thy wife with draw thine heart from god & then pleasest