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An exposition on the whole fifth chapter of S. Johns Gospel also notes on…An exposition on the vvhole fifth chapter of S. Iohns Gospell also notes on…
An exposition on the whole fifth chapter of S. Johns Gospel also notes on other choice places of Scripture, taken by a reverend divine, now with God, and found in his study after his death, written with his own hand ...An exposition on the vvhole fifth chapter of S. Iohns Gospell also notes on other choice places of Scripture, taken by a reuerend diuine, now with God, and found in his study after his death, written with his owne hand ...
London: printed by H. Lownes and R. Young for John Bartlett, 1630London: printed by H. Lownes and R. Young for Iohn Bartlett, 1630
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The necessity of such instruction, as also the unspeakable benefit that ariseth hence, should move servants to the performance of this duty.
The necessity of such instruction, as also the vnspeakable benefit that ariseth hence, should moue seruants to the performance of this duty.
But we see the contrary in almost all servants, who of all others will not be servants to religious men: such as are all natural men, who are more ready to follow the Devil, and those that bear his Image, than God, and such as carry the Image of God. And it is a common complaint, that profane men have better servants, and have their work better performed, than godly; yea though they give less wages, and worse fare; because the one sort, so as they may have their work done, care not how they break the Sabbath, and what other sin they commit, which the other will not suffer. So much did men prefer liberty in sin before meat, drink and wages, and any thing else.
But wee see the contrary in almost all seruants, who of all others will not bee seruants to religious men: such as are all naturall men, who are more ready to follow the Diuell, and those that beare his Image, than God, and such as carry the Image of God. And it is a common complaint, that prophane men haue better seruants, and haue their worke better performed, than godly; yea though they giue lesse wages, and worse fare; because the one sort, so as they may haue their work done, care not how they breake the Sabbath, and what other sinne they commit, which the other will not suffer. So much did men preferre liberty in sinne before meate, drinke and wages, and any thing else.
3 and 4 In regard of Reproof, and Correction, which may be joined both together; reproof being but a verbal correction, and correction a real reproof: and herein obedience is showed in two branches.