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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.
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.) and of the soul of thy Brother.
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 Mistris should take this opportunity to make a prey of their Servant, this is abominable; this is making a gain of Godliness, and merchandize of the things of God (1 Tim. 6. 5.) and of the soul of thy Brother.
I have heard some poor Servants say, That in some carnal families, they have had more liberty to God's things, and more fairness of dealing, than among Professors. But this stinketh: and as Jacob said concerning the cruelty of his two Sons, so may I say of such Masters, they make Religion stink before the inhabitants of the Land, Gen. 34. 30.
In a word, learn of the Lord Jesus to carry your selves well to your Servants, that your Servants also may learn something of the kindness of Christ by your ⟨p. 64⟩deportment to them: Servants are g• errs aswell as comers; take heed that thou give them no occasion to scandal the Gospel when they are gone, for what they observed thee unrighteously to do when they were with thee.