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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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First, that it be not in passion to ease ones self by the servants pain, but with compassion to help him out of his sin. Secondly, that it be joined with prayer, or else it is not instruction but revenge. Thirdly, that for ordinary, and lesser one take not notice of them, but let them slip: as in Ecclesiast. 7. 23. he saith: Give not thine heart to all the words that men speak, least thou hear thy servant cursing thee, for oftentimes thine heart knoweth that thou also hast cursed others. Solomon would not have one have too quick an ear to mark and take notice of the ill speeches of his servants, and he adds a good reason; be cause no man is so good, but his heart can tell him that he himself hath spoken as bad words against his governors and betters, so that sith he himself hath been injurious to his superiors, it should make him something to pass by the injury of his inferiors. Thus much for direction.
First, that it be not in passion to ease ones selfe by the seruants paine, but with compassion to helpe him out of his sinne. Secondly, that it be ioyned with prayer, or else it is not instruction but reuenge. Thirdly, that for ordinarie, and lesser one take not notice of them, but let them slip: as in Ecclesiast. 7. 23. he saith: Giue not thine heart to all the words that men speake, least thou heare thy seruant cursing thee, for oftentimes thine heart knoweth that thou also hast cursed others. Salomon would not haue one haue too quicke an eare to marke and take notice of the ill speeches of his seruants, and he adds a good reason; be cause no man is so good, but his heart can tell him that he himselfe hath spoken as bad words against his gouernours and betters, so that sith he himselfe hath beene iniurious to his superiours, it should make him something to passe by the iniurie of his inferiours. Thus much for direction.
The next part of the masters duty to the servant that dwelleth with him, is in recompense, as he must be diligent in setting him to work; and look that he discharge the task laid upon him according to his strength; so there must be recompense made first in wages, and that proportionable to the measure of their work which they do, and paid also in the time, appointed. The master must not put of his servant from day to day, to make him groan and sigh to God, or else for need to thieve and steal from him. It is a very dishonest thing in the