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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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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 ⟨p. 18⟩master not to pay his servants due wages, and that in due season, keeping day and in good terms, and willingly and cheerfully. It is a most indigne and base thing, that the servant should see such a greedy covetousness in him, as that he pays him with grudging, and so unwillingly, that he must be constrained to beg for it, as if it were an alms. And thus he diminisheth his authority, and lessons his reverence exceedingly, when they can perceive that he doth wholly serve himself, and is willing enough to have as much work done as may be, but is very loth to part with any wages.
The next part of the masters dutie to the seruant that dwelleth with him, is in recompence, as he must be diligent in setting him to worke; and looke that he discharge the taske laid vpon him according to his strength; so there must be recompence made first in wages, and that proportionable to the measure of their worke which they doe, and paid also in the time, appointed. The master must not put of his seruant from day to day, to make him groane and sigh to God, or else for need to theeue and steale from him. It is a verie dishonest thing in the ⟨p. 18⟩master not to pay his seruants due wages, and that in due season, keeping day and in good tearmes, and willingly and cheerfully. It is a most indigne and base thing, that the seruant should see such a greedie couetousnesse in him, as that he payes him with grudging, and so vnwillingly, that he must be constrayned to beg for it, as if it were an almes. And thus he diminisheth his authoritie, and lessons his reuerence exceedingly, when they can perceiue that he doth wholy serue himselfe, and is willing enough to haue as much worke done as may be, but is verie loth to part with any wages.