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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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A second thing outward, wherein inferiors and servants must show their reverence to their masters, is in having a care of their name, & not blazing outward their infirmities. For this is a fault of many servants, that being hired to do faithful service, they come as spies into the house, and to spy out infirmities in the family, and if they can but spy a fault and weakness in their governors, then out it must to the disgracing and defaming of the Master, and to bring an evil report upon him; ⟨image 111⟩this proves, that there is not that due account and estimation, for it proceeds from a disloyal & irreverend heart, when one cares not to speak ill of his governors. But as reverence must breed a good and lowly gesture and good words to the master, so it must also bring forth good speeches of the master, and a concealment so much as may be of his wants. And having these fruits, it is proved to be true and upright and not counterfeit and not dissembling.
A second thing outward, wherein inferiours and seruants must shew their reuerence to their masters, is in hauing a care of their name, & not blazing outward their infirmities. For this is a fault of many seruāts, that being hired to doe faithfull seruice, they come as spies into the house, and to spie out infirmities in the family, and if they can but spie a fault and weakenesse in their gouernours, then out it must to the disgracing and defaming of the Maister, and to bring an euill report vpon him; ⟨image 111⟩this proues, that there is not that due account and estimation, for it proceeds from a disloyall & irreuerend heart, when one cares not to speake ill of his gouernours. But as reuerence must breed a good and lowly gesture and good words to the master, so it must also bring forth good speaches of the maister, and a concealement so much as may be of his wants. And hauing these fruites, it is proued to be true and vpright and not counterfeit and not dissembling.
The second duty of servants is to obey the Master and Dame, for as they be but one flesh, so make but one government. So the holy Ghost saith, servants obey your masters in all things.