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

Then he adds the stranger meeting one of an other nation and country and religion, with though we cannot compel to come to the church, yet the magistrate may and must forbid him to break and pollute the sabbath by any public labour, if he come in such places where he hath authority. Here then we see that God chargeth the master of the family with all in the family, he saith not you servants and you children see that you break not the sabbath, but you masters labour not you selves, nor break the sabbath, nor suffer your children or servants so to do. Hence we may gather this instruction, that it belongs to all governors to see that their servants inferiors what ever keep the sabbath. And ⟨p. 81⟩this testimony God himself gives of Abraham I know him that he will command his servants and children to keep my commandments, God knew Abraham's mind that if the case stood so that either some work of his must be neglected, or some service of God undone; Abraham had rather that all his business should wait, then one part of Gods service be omitted. And great reason why a christian should be of this mind, for if he do (as he professeth) indeed love god above all, ought he not to be more careful of Gods glory then of his own commodity, & more see to gods service then his own gain, now we know that masters suffer not their servants to be idle on the week days therefore if he love god, he should be so much more diligent over them, that they neglect not the word of God on his day, by how much the glory of God, is more dear and precious to him, then his private commodity. For as he that is a true subject to the prince & loves him indeed will not keep such a man in his house that will not be subject to his laws, so he that is himself rightly affected to God and his glory, will not suffer such a profane person under his roof, that will dishonour him openly, and not care to observe his sabbath.

Then he adds the stranger meeting one of an other nation and country and religion, wich though wee cannot compell to come to the church, yet the magistrate may and must forbid him to breake and pollute the sabboth by any publique labour, if hee come in such places where he hath authouritie. Here then wee see that God chargeth the maister of the family with all in the family, hee saith not you seruants and you children see that you breake not the sabboth, but you maisters labour not you selues, nor breake the sabboth, nor suffer your children or seruants so to doe. Hence wee may gather this instruction, that it belongs to all gouernours to see that their seruants inferiours what euer keepe the sabboth. And