A17384:3058
A commentary
A commentary: or, sermons upon the second chapter of the first epistle of Saint Peter wherein method, sense, doctrine, and use, is, with great variety of matter, profitably handled; and sundry heads of divinity largely discussed. By Nicholas Byfield, late preacher of God's Word at Isle-worth in Middlesex.A commentary: or, sermons vpon the second chapter of the first epistle of Saint Peter vvherein method, sense, doctrine, and vse, is, with great variety of matter, profitably handled; and sundry heads of diuinity largely discussed. By Nicholas Byfield, late preacher of God's Word at Isle-worth in Middlesex.
London: printed by Humphrey Lownes for George Latham, 1623London: printed by Humfrey Lownes for George Latham, 1623
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Thirdly, Ministers should learn, and from hence be awakened, to take notice of their charge, both to Catechize in special, and to teach servants in general, as well as other their hearers. If it be a part of the Commission of great Apostles, to instruct servants as well as other Christians, then what accounts can they give to God, if it be found that they have had no care of instructing the servants of their parishes, and charges?
Thirdly, Ministers should learne, and from hence be awakened, to take notice of their charge, both to Catechize in speciall, and to teach seruants in generall, as well as other their hearers. If it be a part of the Commission of great Apostles, to instruct seruants as well as other Christians, then what accounts can they giue to God, if it be found that they haue had no care of instructing the seruants of their parishes, and charges?
Doct. 3. Thirdly, the indefinite propounding of the word Servants, shows, that all sorts of servants are equally bound to subjection; hired servants are as strictly bound, as bond servants: The servants of Princes, are not free from the duty of servants, more then other servants: and so likewise poor mens servants must be subject and obedient to their Masters, with as much reverence and fear, as servants to great men. Old servants are tied to as much duty, as such as come new to serve. Religious servants are bound to as much subjection and obedience as Pagans, or rather their bond is the stronger, because Religion should rather make them better servants, and so there is no difference of sexes; men servants are bound as well as women servants, neither doth birth, office, gifts, or means, privilege any servant from the strictness of the bond of subjection.
Doct. 3. Thirdly, the indefinite propounding of the word Seruants, shewes, that all sorts of seruants are equally bound to subiection; hired seruants are as strictly bound, as bond seruants: The seruants of Princes, are not free from the duty of seruants, more then other seruants: and so likewise poore mens seruants must be subiect and obedient to their Masters, with as much reuerence and fear, as seruants to great men. Old seruants are tied to as much duty, as such as come new to serue. Religious seruants are bound to as much subiection and obedience as Pagans, or rather their bond is the stronger, because Religion should rather make them better seruants, and so there is no difference of sexes; men seruants are bound as well as women seruants, neither doth birth, office, gifts, or meanes, priuiledge any seruant from the strictnesse of the bond of subiection.