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Of domesticall duties eight treatises. I. An exposition of that part of Scripture out…
Of domesticall duties eight treatises. I. An exposition of that part of Scripture out of which domesticall duties are raised. ... VIII. Duties of masters. By William Gouge.
London: printed by John Haviland for William Bladen, 1622London: printed by Iohn Haviland for William Bladen, 1622
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1. Though fear of man be a motive, yet it followeth 1not, that therefore fear of God should be no motive: it may be another motive, and a better motive.
1. Though feare of man be a motiue, yet it followeth 1not, that therefore feare of God should be no motiue: it may be another motiue, and a better motiue.
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2. The submission which is performed through fear of 1man is a forced and a slavish submission, nothing acceptable to God: but that which is performed through a true filial fear of God, is a free, willing, ready, cheerful, conscionable submission: such a submission as will stir us up to do the best good we can thereby unto them, to whom we submit our selves, and so is more acceptable to God, by reason of the cause thereof, and more profitable unto man, by reason of the effect and fruit thereof.
2. The submission which is performed through feare of 1man is a forced and a slauish submission, nothing acceptable to God: but that which is performed through a true filiall feare of God, is a free, willing, ready, cheerefull, conscionable submission: such a submission as will stirre vs vp to doe the best good we can thereby vnto them, to whom we submit our selues, and so is more acceptable to God, by reason of the cause thereof, and more profitable vnto man, by reason of the effect and fruit thereof.
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