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The bright star which leadeth wise men to our Lord Jesus Christ, or, A…
The bright star which leadeth wise men to our Lord Jesus Christ, or, A familiar and learned exposition on the ten commandments gathered from the mouth of a faithful pastor by a gracious young man, sometime scholar in Cambridge.The bright star which leadeth wise men to our Lord Jesus Christ, or, A familiar and learned exposition on the ten commandements gathered from the mouth of a faithfull pastor by a gracious young man, sometime scholler in Cambridge.
London: printed by John Harison for Thomas Man, 1603London: printed by Iohn Harison for Thomas Man, 1603
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Now followeth the duties of servants and Masters. First, for the duties of servants. The first duty is reverence to their governor, and that is both inward and outward. The inward commanded in Ephes. b. 5. Servants be obedient with fear and trembling. 1. Peter. 2. 18. be subject to your Masters with all fear. 1. Tim, 6. 1. let servants count their Masters worthy of all honour. So that it is not enough for a servant to perform all ⟨image 110⟩outward duties required at his hand, unless he begin with this first duty, to have his master in an high account in his heart, and to carry a reverend estimation of him in his heart; he must account him worthy all honour. Paul in that place speaks to christian servants which had unbelieving and infidel Masters; yet he would have them count such worthy of all honour; not that their infidelity did deserve to be honoured, but because they carried on them the authority of God, standing in Christs place, as his vicegerents in the family. Because of Gods ordinance thereof, and his commandment laid upon the servant he must reverence his master though an infidel. So that every christian servant must set his firm conclusion with himself; This is master and governor that God hath appointed over me, and that stands in Gods room to me; therefore because of his place, and the charge laid on me by God, I will highly and reverently esteem of him.
Now followeth the duties of seruants and Maisters. First, for the duties of seruants. The first dutie is reuerence to their gouernour, and that is both inward and outward. The inwarde commanded in Ephes. b. 5. Seruants be obedient with feare and trembling. 1. Peter. 2. 18. bee subiect to your Maisters with all feare. 1. Tim, 6. 1. let seruants count their Maisters worthy of all honour. So that it is not enough for a seruant to performe all ⟨image 110⟩outward duties required at his hand, vnlesse he begin with this first dutie, to haue his master in an high account in his heart, and to carrie a reuerend estimation of him in his heart; he must account him worthie all honour. Paule in that place speakes to christian seruants which had vnbeleeuing and infideli Maisters; yet he would haue them count such worthy of all honour; not that their insidelitie did deserue to be honoured, but because they carried on them the authority of God, standing in Christs place, as his vicegerents in the familie. Because of Gods ordinance thereof, and his commandement laide vpon the seruant he must reuerence his maister though an insidell. So that euerie christian seruant must set his firme conclusion with himselfe; This is maister and gouernour that God hath appointed ouer me, and that stands in Gods roome to mee; therefore because of his place, and the charge layde on me by God, I will highly and reuerently esteeme of him.