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Christian behaviour, or, The fruits of true Christianity showing the ground from whence they…Christian behaviour, or, The fruits of true Christianity shewing the ground from whence they…
Christian behaviour, or, The fruits of true Christianity showing the ground from whence they flow in their godlike order in the duty of relations, as husbands, wives, parents, children, masters, servants &c. : with a word of direction to all backsliders / by John Bunyan.Christian behaviour, or, The fruits of true Christianity shewing the ground from whence they flow in their godlike order in the duty of relations, as husbands, wives, parents, children, masters, servants &c. : with a word of direction to all backsliders / by John Bunyan.
London: printed for F. Smith, 1663
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Christian Behaviour; OR, The Fruits of true Christianity. › Of Masters to Servants.
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.
1. Servants at their going into service, may be beguiled two ways.
1. Servants at their going into service, may be beguised two wayes.
First, By their Masters lying unto them, saying, their work is so small, and so easy, when it is indeed, if not too burdensome, yet far beyond what at first was said of it. This is beguiling of them.
First, By their Masters lying unto them, saying, their work is so small, and so easie, when it is indeed, if not too burdensome, yet far beyond what at first was said of it. This is beguiling of them.
Secondly, The other way is, whe• Masters greedily seek to wire-draw their Servants to such wages, as indeed is too little and inconsiderable for such work and labour. Both these the Apostle opposeth, where he saith, Masters give unto your Servants that which is just, just labour, and just wages, knowing that you also have a Master in Heaven, Col. 4. 1.
Secondly, The other way is, whe• Masters greedily seek to wier-draw their Servants to such wages, as indeed is too little and inconsiderable for such work and labour. Both these the Apostle opposeth, where he saith, Masters give unto your Servants that which is just, just labour, and just wages, knowing that you also have a Master in Heaven, Col. 4. 1.