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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
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Contrary to this, is Sluggishness and Idleness: which in a servant how irksome it is, see Prou. 10.26. how unprofitable and hurtful, Prou. 18.9. Yea, all slothful servants are thieves, robbing their masters of their best pains & labour, which is as due to them, as meat and drink to servants. Such idle servants are those, who if they be sent of a business, will have much talk and prate about it, before it can be done, Prou. 14.23. It is also hurtful for themselves: for he that is slothful for his master, will seldom be diligent for himself.
Contrary to this, is Sluggishnesse and Idlenesse: which in a seruant how irksome it is, see Prou. 10.26. how vnprofitable and hurtfull, Prou. 18.9. Yea, all slothfull seruants are theeues, robbing their masters of their best paines & labour, which is as due to them, as meate and drinke to seruants. Such idle seruants are those, who if they bee sent of a businesse, will haue much talke and prate about it, before it can bee done, Prou. 14.23. It is also hurtfull for themselues: for hee that is slothfull for his master, will seldome be diligent for himselfe.
3 Lastly, herein is required Faithfulness, a chief and principal duty of servants, and to be referred to the whole manner of their obedience. This is implied too here by (good will) and in that must serve their masters as (doing the will of God,) whose will it is, that every one be faithful in his place. And it is expressly commanded, Tit. 2.10. And the Apostle takes it for a ruled case,