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And as after the example above, thy father hath power over thee to command thee to use his power over thy brethren, even so hath thy master, to give thee his authority over thy fellows. Which when thou hast, thou must remember that thou art a fellow still, and bound to love still. But if love alone will not help, then put thy masters authority unto thy love. And so hath the ruler power over thee, to send thee to use violence upon thy neighbour, to take him, to prison him, and haply to kill him to. And thou must ever love thy neighbour in thine hart by the reason that he is thy brother in the first state, and yet obey thy ruler & go with the constable or like officer, and break open thy neighbours door, if he will not open it in the kings name: yea and if he will not yield in the kings name, thou must lay on, and smite him to ground till he be subdued. And look what harm he getteth, yea though he be slain, that be on his own head. For thine hart loved him & yt desiredest him lovingly to obey, and hast not avenged thy self in that state where thou art a brother. But in the worldly state where thou art an other manner person in this case, thou had executed the authority of him that hath such power of God, to command thee, and where thou were damned of God if thou diddest not obey.

And as after the example aboue, thy father hath power ouer thee to commaund thee to vse his power ouer thy brethren, euen so hath thy master, to geue thee hys authoritie ouer thy felowes. Whiche when thou hast, thou must remember that thou art a felow still, and bound to loue still. But if loue alone will not helpe, then put thy masters authoritie vnto thy loue. And so hath the ruler power ouer thee, to send thee to vse violence vppon thy neighbour, to take him, to prison hym, and happly to kill him to. And thou must euer loue thy neighbour in thyne hart by the reason that he is thy brother in the first state, and yet obey thy ruler & go with the cōstable or like officer, and breake open thy neighbours doore, if he will not opē it in the kynges name: yea and if he will not yeld in the kyngs name, thou must lay on, and smite him to ground till he be subdued. And loke what harme he getteth, yea though he be slayne, that be on his owne head. For thine hart loued him & yt desiredest him louingly to obey, and hast not aduēged thy selfe in that state where thou art a brother. But in the worldly state where thou art an other maner person in this case, thou had executed the authoritie of him that hath such power of God, to commaunde thee, and where thou were damned of God if thou diddest not obey.