700 V Ephefianr,Ghap,4. 'VEa.6.' Godswill aswell as mans worke, is fuch an one. 2. He that doth fet himfelfeto pleafe man throughly, willdoe his belt indeavours there- unto. But the fecond eye fervicc which is moll damnable is, when a man maketh this the meafure of his fervice,viz. theeye that his go- verrour bath over him. Themeaning is this, further then his mailer lookes on himklfe,orfome that will tell how he isoccupied,or further then hismailer bath fo tookehis markes, that he can tell though ab- ¡lilt, how he doth beflirre him : further then his mailer can thus fee him, he will doe nothing,and he carethnot what lewdparthe commit, ifit (hail not come to his mailers knowledge: now all fuch fervants evenas the &íl, before God are not found hearted, but thefe fecond eye fervantsarefull ofmoft damnablehypocrifie: fuch an onewas Ge- hezi, 2 King. 5.25. he cared not to (kale, lye, nor doe any thing, which hethought his fimpering could hide from his mailers eye. So c,Mar. 24.48. there is a fervant, who when his mailer is fure fora while out of theway, he doth beate hiss fellow- fervants and fall a re- velling. This therefore is avice to be taxed in fervants: the world is full of fuch Camelions ascan (hew any colour white, that can look with all countenances, but they cannot(hew fuch a faceas corn meth from awhitefincereheart, theyare deepely gone in eye fcrvicc: hence it is that while a man is nearerthem,they will be filent, and as buhe at it as Ants, let one turne hisbacke, they will take them a (took, fall a talking, laughing one with another, yea ftep afide to drinke here or there : if fome watchto give them a call before their mailers returne, all is well : hencecome thofe doing our owne lu(ts, withpretence of our Mailersbufine(fe.Suchaone would have me goe forh,Well I can- not prefently, but beat fuch a place, I will meete thee there an houre hence; the time drawcth on, my youth taketh his cloake : Whither gee you fire I will feeif fuch a thing be done, I will call on fuch a one for money, whereas he goeth onely to meete with fuch a compa- nion. This maketh them if they goeof an errand, they will be fure tot 'Ike as much timeto their owne priv.-cie, as their mailersbufineffe: they know he is not at their heeles : yea this maketh fome that will looke you demurely, if their mailer eye them : but if he looke off them, theywill deride him tohis head, by nodding or (imperil).- to fomeof their fellowes that (landby : and fervants are fo farre from feting thefe damnablefirmes, that theywill laugh as tickled one to another, to thinke how cleanely they have carried the matter. But you daunce innets, God feethyou, yea and man fometime, when you thinke not fo, as it faredwith gebezi. Yet even this that a hollow hearted fervant will be an eye fervant, goodwhile the matter lookethon it;mu(t teachmailers this wifedom, to over-looke the waycs oftheir families, the mailers eye fatteth the horfc : it is truein all other affaires, the mailers eye doth fct them for- ward; anrh 2. BaaZ,went out tohis reapers, Prov. 3r. 34 the good hufwife looketh over the wayes of her familie : it is a piece of wife- domcindomeflicall government, belonging to the 8,h Commande- ment. AMU
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