2 If every Householder were thus careful, according to his duty, to bring up his Children and Family in the ⟨p. 434⟩service and fear of God in his own house, then the house of God should be better filled, and the Lords Table more frequented every Sabbath day; and the Pastors public preaching and labour would take more effect then it doth. The streets of Townes and Cities, would not abound with so many drunkards, swearers, whoremongers, & profane scorners of true Piety and Religion. Westminster-Hall would not be so full of contentions, wrangling suites, and unchristian debates: and the Prisons would not be every Sessions, so full of thieves, robbers, traitors, and murderers. But alas, most Householders make no other use of their Servants, ⟨p. 435⟩then they do of their beasts. Whilst they may have their bodies to do their service, they care not if their Souls serve the Devil. Yet the common complaint is; that faithful and good servants are scarce to be found. True; but the reason is, because there are so many profane and irreligious Masters: for, the example and instruction of a godly and religious Master, will make a good and a faithful servant, as may witness the examples of Abraham, Joshua, David, Cornelius, &c. who had good servants, because they were religious masters, such as were careful to make their servants Gods servants.
2 If euery Housholder were thus carefull, according to his duetie, to bring vp his Children and Familie in the ⟨p. 434⟩seruice and feare of God in his owne house, then the house of God should be better filled, and the Lords Table more frequented euery Sabbath day; and the Pastors publike preaching and labour would take more effect then it doth. The streetes of Townes and Cities, would not abound with so many drunkards, swearers, whoremongers, & prophane scorners of true Pietie and Religion. Westminster-Hall would not be so full of contentions, wrangling suites, and vnchristian debates: and the Prisons vvould not be euery Sessions, so full of theeues, robbers, traytors, and murtherers. But alas, most Housholders make no other vse of their Seruants, ⟨p. 435⟩then they doe of their beasts. Whilest they may haue their bodies to doe their seruice, they care not if their Soules serue the Diuell. Yet the common complaint is; that faithfull and good seruants are scarce to be found. True; but the reason is, because there are so many prophane and irreligious Masters: for, the example and instruction of a godly and religious Master, will make a good and a faithfull seruant, as may witnesse the examples of Abraham, Ioshua, Dauid, Cornelius, &c. who had good seruants, because they were religious masters, such as were carefull to make their seruants Gods seruants.
