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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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Therefore here many masters are to be reproved; that scorn to be admonished of the minister, but God will find them out, that use more care by far in planting their orchards, and choosing sheep to breed, then they do in planting their family and choosing out servants. Such as may bring glory to God, and profit to the Church, and be for their own commodity also. And yet this folly reigns in them too, that of all men they are the most ready, to complain of ill servants, and how never any was so troubled as they, with untrusty servants, that they must still be changing. As if one should say, never any man had so bad an orchard, why? what is the matter? you see others have pears, and apples, and plums, and good fruit; and I come to mine, and find nothing but hips and haws, and sloes. I pray you what did you plant there then? did not you set thorns and brambles? and can you look for better commodity of such wares? Therefore even thank your self, and your own folly, that could make no better a choice at the first; so for these masters; will they take servants at all adventures, and then cry out, they be not faithful? let them blame themselves then, that would not at the first see they were religious, afore they entertained them.
Therefore here many masters are to be reproued; that scorne to be admonished of the minister, but God will find them out, that vse more care by farre in planting their orchards, and chosing sheepe to breed, then they doe in planting their family and chosing out seruants. Such as may bring glorie to God, and profit to the Church, and be for their owne commoditie also. And yet this folly raignes in them too, that of all men they are the most readie, to complaine of ill seruants, and how neuer any was so troubled as they, with vntrustie seruants, that they must still be chaunging. As if one should say, neuer any man had so bad an orchard, why? what is the matter? you see others haue peares, and apples, and plums, and good fruit; and I come to mine, and find nothing but hips and hawes, and sloes. I pray you what did you plant there then? did not you set thornes and brambles? and can you looke for better commoditie of such wares? Therefore euen thanke your selfe, and your owne folly, that could make no better a choice at the first; so for these masters; will they take seruants at all aduentures, and then crie out, they be not faithfull? let them blame themselues then, that would not at the first see they were religious, afore they intertained them.