6670. 'And in all [manner of] service in the field' means the aim to bring things of the Church under their control. This is clear from the meaning of 'service' as the aim to bring under their control, dealt with above in 6666; and from the meaning of 'the field' as the Church, dealt within 2971, 3766.
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