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A guide to godliness or a Treatise of a Christian life showing the dutiesA guide to godlynesse or a Treatise of a Christian life shewing the duties
A guide to godliness or a Treatise of a Christian life showing the duties wherein it consisteth, the helps enabling & the reasons persuading unto it the impediments hindering the practise of it, and the best means to remove them whereunto are added divers prayers and a treatise of carnal security by John Douname Bachelor in Divinity and minister of Gods Word.A guide to godlynesse or a Treatise of a Christian life shewing the duties wherein it consisteth, the helpes inabling & the reasons parswading vnto it ye impediments hindering ye practise of it, and the best meanes to remoue them whereunto are added diuers prayers and a treatise of carnall securitie by Iohn Douname Batcheler in Diuinitie and minister of Gods Word.
London: printed by Felix Kingstone and William Stansby for Ed, 1622
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
§. Sect. 7 The duties of masters and servants.
§. Sect. 7 The duties of masters and seruants.
The duties of masters and mistresses towards their servants, are, first, equity and moderation, both in their commandments, which ought to 1be lawful, possible to them, profitable, proportionable to their abilities, and on the Sabbath necessary; and also in their government, which ought to be mixed with love, and sustaining the place of parents, to use them as children, as brethren in Christ, and children of the same Father, and as fellow-servants of the same heavenly Lord and Master. Secondly, they must use towards them bounty, and liberally reward their well deserving, both by suffering them to thrive with them whilst they are in their service, by preferring and rewarding them when they depart upon good terms and after a lawful manner; and by esteeming them after they are departed, as their friends. The duties of servants towards their governors are, First, that they love them; and out of this love, tender their credit and welfare, and bear all good affection to their children and friends. Secondly, athat they reverence, honour and fear them. Thirdly, that they bsubmit themselves to their commandments, and obey them in all things in the Lord; and also to their ccorrections and chastisements. Fourthly, that they be diligent and painful, not idle and slothful. Fifthly, faithful and true, doing their work not with eye-service, but as well when their governors are absent as present. Sixthly, that they be quiet and patient, being reproved, and not stubborn, giving one