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The whole works of W. Tyndall, John Frith, and Doct. Barnes, three worthy martyrs,…The vvhole workes of W. Tyndall, Iohn Frith, and Doct. Barnes, three worthy martyrs,…
The whole works of W. Tyndall, John Frith, and Doct. Barnes, three worthy martyrs, and principal teachers of this Church of England collected and compiled in one tome together, being before scattered, [and] now in print here exhibited to the Church. To the praise of God, and profit of all good Christian readers.The vvhole workes of W. Tyndall, Iohn Frith, and Doct. Barnes, three worthy martyrs, and principall teachers of this Churche of England collected and compiled in one tome togither, beyng before scattered, [and] now in print here exhibited to the Church. To the prayse of God, and profite of all good Christian readers.
London: printed by John Daye, 1573London: printed by Iohn Daye, 1573
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.
¶ The obedience of Servants unto their Masters.
¶ The obedience of Seruauntes vnto their Maisters.
Servants obey your carnal masters with fear and trembling, in singleness of your hearts as unto Christ: not with service in the eye sight as men pleasers: but as the servants of Christ doing the will of God from the hart with good will, even as though ye served the Lord, and not men. Eph. vj. And i. Pet. ij. servants obey your masters with all fear not only if they be good and courteous: but also though they be froward. For it cometh of grace, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief suffering wrongfully. 1For what praise is it if when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye take it patiently? But and if when ye do well, ye suffer wrong and take it patiently, then is there thank with God. Hereunto ⟨p. 109⟩verily were ye called. For Christ also suffered for our sakes, leaving us an example to follow his steppes. In what so ever kind therefore thou art a servant, during the time of thy covenants, thy master is unto thee 2in the stead and room of God, and God thorough him feedeth thee, clotheth thee, ruleth thee, and learneth thee. His commandments are Gods commandments, and thou oughtest to obey him as God, and in all things to seek his pleasure and profit. For thou art his good and possession, as his Ox or his Horse, in so much that who so ever doth but desire thee in his hart from him without his love and licence, is condemned of God, which saith Exod. xx. See thou once covet not thy neighbours servants.
SEruauntes obey your carnall masters with feare and tremblyng, in singlenesse of your hartes as vnto Christ: not with seruice in the eye sight as mē pleaseres: but as the seruauntes of Christ doyng the wil of God from the hart with good will, euen as thoughe ye serued the Lord, and not men. Eph. vj. And i. Pet. ij. seruauntes obey your masters with all feare not onely if they be good and curteous: but also though they be froward. For it commeth of grace, if a man for conscience towarde God endure grief suffering wrongfully.