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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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Thus men will deal with a beast, but what master almost can be found, that doth not plainly prove, that he loves a beast more for his commodity sake, then he doth a man for Gods sake? for he that will be content to be at cost and charges, and some trouble also with his diseased and sick horse, his sick servant may lie and die, and he will never come at him, nor seek any remedy for him, but rather increase his pains by murmuring and grudging, that he eats, and he drinks and doth nothing but spend, and burden the family. And when Gods hand hath restrained him from working, and not his own negligence, and ofttimes when he gets his weakness by faithful and painful service done to him, then some are so cruelly and miserably covetous, as that they will abate so much of their wages, as the time of their sickness comes to. And when he suffers pain and grief enough by his sickness, then he that should look to healing of him, doth not only neglect that, but also, gleans from him, and robs him of his wages, which is a double sin and injury. So much for the duty of masters to their servants that dwell with them.
Thus men will deale with a beast, but what master almost can be found, that doth not plainely proue, that he loues a beast more for his commoditie sake, then he doth a man for Gods sake? for he that will be content to be at cost and charges, and some trouble also with his diseased and sicke horse, his sicke seruant may lie and die, and he will neuer come at him, nor seeke any remedie for him, but rather encrease his paines by murmuring and grudging, that he eates, and he drinkes and doth nothing but spend, and burthen the familie. And when Gods hand hath restrained him from working, and not his owne negligence, and ofttimes when he gets his weakenesse by faithfull and painefull seruice done to him, then some are so cruelly and miserably coueteous, as that they will abate so much of their wages, as the time of their sicknesse comes to. And when he suffers paine and griefe enough by his sicknes, then he that should looke to healing of him, doth not onely neglect that, but also, gleanes from him, and robs him of his wages, which is a double sinne and iniurie. So much for the duetie of masters to their seruants that dwell with them.
Now when they part, the masters duty is to look that he send not his servant away empty, but do something for him according to the blessing of God upon him by his servants labour, & according to his own ability; and look how much longer time the servant hath been with him, and how much more