III. SERVANT, is also taken for a Man that dedicates himself to the Service of another, by the choice of his own Will and Inclination. Thus Joshua was the Servant of Moses, Elisha of Elijah, Gehazi of Elisha, St. Peter, St. Andrew, St. Philip, and the rest, were Servants of Jesus Christ.
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