A Body of Practical Divinity

(3.) The Servant is to Honour his Master, who is his Family-Father, by being Faithful. Matth. 24.45. Who then is a faithful and wise Servant. Faithfulness is the chief thing in a Servant. This Faithfulness in a Servant is seen in Six things.

First, In Tenaciousness, in concealing the Secrets your Master hath entrusted you with: If those Secrets are not Sins, you ought to promise Privacy. What is whispered in your Ear, you are not to publish on the House-top. Such Servants are Spies. Who would keep a Glass tkat is cracked? Who would keep a Servant that hath a Crack in his Brain, and cannot keep a Secret?

First, In Tenaciousness, in concealing the Secrets your Master hath entrusted you with: If those Secrets are not Sins, you ought to promise Privacy. What is whispered in your Ear, you are not to publish on the House-top. Such Servants are Spies. Who would keep a Glass tkat is crack'd? Who would keep a Servant that hath a Crack in his Brain, and cannot keep a Secret?

Secondly, Faithfulness in a Servant is seen in designing the Masters Advantage. A Faithful Servant esteems his Masters Good as his own. Such a good Servant had Abraham. When his Master sent him to transact business for him, he was as careful about it, as if it had been his own. Gen. 24.12. O Lord God of my Master Abraham, I pray thee send me good speed this day, and show kindness unto my Master Abraham. Doubtless Abraham's Servant was as glad he had got a Wife for his Masters Son, as if he had got a Wife for himself.

Secondly, Faithfulness in a Servant is seen in designing the Masters Advantage. A Faithful Servant esteems his Masters Good as his own. Such a good Servant had Abraham. When his Master sent him to transact business for him, he was as careful about it, as if it had been his own.