The bright star which leadeth wise men to our Lord Jesus Christ, or, A…

BY this is meant, you which are master or mistress in a family, for both are comprehended, because heads thy son and thy daughter. Now the son and daughter pertain equally to both the parents. I, might one say, I will keep it holy, ⟨image 88⟩and rest, but my children may work: nay saith he, thy son, nor daughter. Naming them first, because parents, through natural affection, are ready to wink at them, & to let it slip, though they profane Gods sabbath, by seeking their pleasure, and they think, why alas, youth must have a swing, we must let them alone a little. Not so, saith the Lord, how ever you bear with them for others, yet you must look to them carefully for that day, and not let them break the sabbath. Then he names the man, and maid, because commonly some lucre is gotten by their labour, and some commodity seems to follow, if they follow their worldly business, men are slack to cause them to serve God, but would be content they should serve them; God saith also look to them, if any servant would be so wicked as to labour, yet thou must not suffer him receive not this gain, for it is the gain of wickedness, and therefore accursed, better be without it then have it. I, but I hope I may let my cattle be employed; nay saith the Lord, thy ox, nor thine Ass, nor thy cattle, not because the dumb creatures can sanctify the sabbath, but because their labour cannot be used, but some man must attend upon them, and look to them, and therefore God would prevent all occasions of hindering mans rest, wherein also God understands all such other lifeless things which cannot be set a work without the hand of man be joined to them, as a mill, or a boat or such like.

BY this is ment, you which are master or mistres in a family, for both are comprehended, because heads thy sonne and thy daughter. Now the sonne and daughter pertaine equally to both the parents. I, might one say, I will keepe it holy, ⟨image 88⟩and rest, but my children may work: nay saith he, thy sonne, nor daughter. Naming them first, because parents, through naturall affection, are readie to wink at them, & to let it slip, though they prophane Gods sabboth, by seeking their pleasure, and they think, why alasse, youth must haue a swing, we must let them alone a little. Not so, saith the Lord, how euer you beare with them for others, yet you must looke to them carefully for that day, and not let them breake the sabboth. Then he names the man, and mayde, because commonly some lucre is gotten by their labour, and some commoditie seemes to follow, if they follow their worldly businesse, men are slack to cause them to serue God, but would be content they should serue them; God saith also looke to them, if any seruāt would be so wicked as to labour, yet thou must not suffer him receiue not this gaine, for it is the gaine of wicknesse, and therefore accursed, better bee without it then haue it. I, but I hope I may let my cattle bee imploied; nay saith the Lord, thy oxe, nor thine Asse, nor thy cattle, not because the dumbe creatures can sanctifie the sabboth, but because their labour cannot bee vsed, but some man must attend vpon them, and looke to them, and therefore God would preuent all occasions of hindering mans rest, wherein also God vnderstands all such other liuelesse things which cannot bee set a worke without the hand of man bee joyned to them, as a mill, or a boat or such like.