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5 the devil bade them: O! but this is a poor excuse; but in my opinion it is their own wicked heart which is in them, it is the devil’s nature, but not himself ill as he is. O! sirs never think of revenge. O good God bless Stonefield, his family, servants, tenants, and his relations, and this is what I never thought of saying before yesterday morning: now I can forgive all my enemies, and look upon them as my best friends. I will not be angry with the rod. I know that God is the smiter, whom he loves he corrects and chastens. O ever blessed be his holy name, that has brought me unto this, and he will give me strength to bear it. And now unto you who are Gentlemen’s servants, I advise you to leave off all your sinful practices, that almost all of you pride yourself in, cursing, swearing, whoring, and all manner of wickedness. O how heinous does that sin of taking God’s name in vain, appear unto me this day, The Lord will not hold him guiltless, that taketh his name in vain, and now if the Lord mark iniquity who can stand; I know I had no more than original sin, it was enough to condemn me; but the Lord has promised to cure my ignorance, and all my actual sins of ignorance, for suppose I read and heard I did not believe. And now O God strengthen thou my belief more and more: and as for many of you who are Gentlemen you keep no rule in your families, you give your servants no instruction in a goodly manner, ye consider not that the charge of their souls are upon your heads while they are in your service, and the charge of the stranger while he is within your gates; you ought also to make them remember