A30128:202
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.
2. As Servants may be circumvented at their coming into their labour, so also they may be at their going out. Which […] done by Masters that either change ••eir wages, like heathenish Laban, Gen, 31. 7. or by keeping it back, like those against whom God will be a swift Wit•ess, Mal. 3. 5.
2. As Servants may be circumvented at their coming into their labour, so also they may be at their going out. Which 〈…〉 done by Masters that either change ••eir wages, like heathenish Laban, Gen, 31. 7. or by keeping it back, like thos• against whom God will be a swift Wit•ess, Mal. 3. 5.
3. Take heed that thou make not a gain of thy place because thou art gracious, ⟨p. 63⟩or livest conveniently for the means of Grace.
Servants that are truly godly, they care not how cheap they serve their Masters, provided they may get into godly Families, or where they may be convenient for the Word. But now, if a Master or Mistress should take this opportunity to make a prey of their Servant, this is abominable; this is making a gain of Godliness, and merchandise of the things of God (1 Tim. 6. 5