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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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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The third duty of servants, is faithfulness, as is commanded Tit. 2. 10. That they show all good faithfulness. How is that? not pickers or stealers; that is not faithfulness. The servant then must be faithful in his Masters good, and as thirsty and diligent in doing the works of his masters family, as if it were the ⟨image 112⟩work of his own own family and for himself. Let him look that no ill gotten goods cleave to his hands, for this is a foul treachery, when the master gives him wages, and meat and drink and things due and fit, to become a thieves and rob him; this is against the law of nature and of nations, to deceive him, and become a soe to him that trusts one, and puts confidence in him. Therefore this serves to reprove such as will be prigging and filching and converting their masters goods to them selves. If either they look for sound peace and comfort to their conscience, they must make restitution of all such things. This is one thing then to restrain one, let him remember that how much soever he steals: so much he must restore; and the fifth part thereto, or if he keep it, he keeps Gods curse with it, and a woe to his own conscience. Therefore they sin highly that care not what loss they bring to their master if it be secret.
The third dutie of seruants, is faithfulnesse, as is commanded Tit. 2. 10. That they shew all good faithfulnesse. How is that? not pickers or stealers; that is not faithfulnesse. The seruant then must be faithfull in his Masters good, and as thristie and diligent in doing the workes of his maisters familie, as if it were the ⟨image 112⟩worke of his owne owne family and for himselfe. Let him looke that no ill gotten goods cleaue to his hands, for this is a foule treacherie, when the maister giues him wages, and meat and drinke and thinges due and fit, to become a theese and rob him; this is against the law of nature and of nations, to deceiue him, and bcome a soe to him that trusts one, and puts cōfidence in him. Therefore this serues to reproue such as will be prigging and filching and conuerting their masters goods to them selues. If either they looke for sounde peace and comfort to their conscience, they must make restitution of all such things. This is one thing then to restraine one, let him remember that how much soeuer he steales: so much he must restore; and the fifth part thereto, or if he keepe it, he keepes Gods curse with it, and a woe to his owne conscience. Therefore they sinne highly that care not what losse they bring to their maister if it be secret.