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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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It is then a great and common fault amongst most masters, that have no regard of grace and religion; but if he be such an one as will take a little wages, and please him in every thing, and serve his lust; take him, what ever he be, papist, atheist, swaggerer, thieves, drunkard, or anything, care not. That is the least part of their thought. But no man shall have Gods blessing in his service, unless he will choose such as will serve God.
It is then a great and common fault amongst most masters, that haue no regard of grace and religion; but if he be such an one as will take a little wages, and please him in euerie thing, and serue his lust; take him, what euer he be, papist, atheist, swaggerer, theese, drunkard, or anything, care not. That is the least part of their thought. But no man shall haue Gods blessing in his seruice, vnlesse he will chuse such as will serue God.
The second point of the masters duty is in using, and that when they dwell together in part. direction in recompense. matters of religion. matters of calling.
The second point of the masters dutie is in vsing, and that when they dwell together in part. direction in recompence. matters of religion. matters of calling.
For direction in matters of religion and Gods service, the master must look that they come to the public assemblies in due time, and that they tarry it out, and sit in a convenient place where they may hear & learn, and not in such by-corners and obscure odd places, where they spend their time in prating or scoffing or sleeping or such like. This is no good direction in the master, when he lets his servants come into the Church to proclaim their own shame and his disgrace. Therefore first he must deal with them plainly; you must serve God, if ye serve me, and be religious in Gods house if ye will have any countenance in my house. Secondly, for the works and business of their calling, the masters direction is necessary, and he must appoint the work, and set every one his place and duty which he must do, else the house may be full of servants, and full of confusion, and nothing be well done or in any good order. And this is commended in the virtuous woman,