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A second matter of recompense is in the diet, and food of his servants. While they be well and in good health, he must see that they have wholesome & sufficient food, and that in due season, and convenient time. For it is more then barbarous cruelty for one to ride his horse hard all day, and at night rain him up without meat, to repair and sustain his strength; and he were worse then a beast that would deal so with a beast, but much more to deal thus with a man that bears the image of God, and is redeemed with the blood of Christ Jesus as well as the master, to wear him out, and spend his body, and not allow him that nourishment, that may keep his strength in repair, is more then barbarous and savage cruelty. Therefore while the servant is in health, the master must see that he have all things necessary for health and sustenance, such for quality as it be wholesome, & so much for quantity as it be sufficient, that he be no way pinched or weakened. Then if the servant be sick, he must provide to his power all good means for his health and recovery, and for the good looking to him in time of his weakness. And this is noted as a matter of commendation in the Centurion, that when his servant was sick, he went to Christ and took the best way he could device for his help and ease. For the master in the sickness of his servant is to look to the hand of God that smiteth him, and thereby to be humbled; for it is a chastisement laid upon him that God by his own hand immediately should turn those into a burden and trouble to him, that he did hire for helps and for his profit, and so hoped ⟨image 117⟩they should have. Therefore he must submit himself to God, and as well in obedience to God, as in a pitiful hart to his distressed, be diligent both to pray to God for him, and to use all lawful and good means for his ease and succour. Thus men will deal with very beasts; If it be an horse or ox, that when he was well, was very serviceable, and by it painful travel brought in much profit unto the master, if he be diseased by some sore or sickness, he will let him have rest and look carefully to him, that he want nothing, and take the counsel of some one that is skilful in such matters, for some drench or medicine that may help his horse or ox, & restore his health.

A second matter of recompence is in the diet, and food of his seruants. While they be well and in good health, he must see that they haue wholsome & sufficient food, and that in due season, and conuenient time. For it is more then barbarous crueltie for one to ride his horse hard all day, and at night rayne him vp without meat, to repayre and sustaine his strength; and he were worse then a beast that would deale so with a beast, but much more to deale thus with a man that beares the image of God, and is redeemed with the blood of Christ Iesus as well as the master, to weare him out, and spend his bodie, and not allow him that nourishment, that may keepe his strength in repayre, is more then barbarous and sauge crueltie. Therfore while the seruant is in health, the master must see that he haue all things necessarie for health and sustenance, such for qualitie as it be wholsome, & so much for quantity as it be sussiciēt, that he be no way pinched or weakned. Then if the seruant be sicke, he must prouide to his power all good meanes for his health and recouerie, and for the good looking to hime in time of his weakenes. And this is noted as a matter of commendation in the Centurion, that when his seruant was sick, he went to Christ and tooke the best way he could deuice for his helpe and ease. For the master in the sicknesse of his seruant is to looke to the hand of God that smiteth him, and therby to be humbled; for it is a chasticement laid vpon him that God by his owne hand immediately should turne those into a burthen and trouble to him, that he did hire for helpes and for his profit, and so hoped