410 Chap.31. An Expofition spot: the Peek of Jo B. VerLe 3 Morelift laidof a faithful! fervent, he is (humilie amicoee) a Itfer friend, an inferiourfriend ; and indeed much luperior to many, whoare under the nameoffriends and are our kindred. Some in high pre udices againft fervants, and pct bly from their own ex- periences, having never met with thofe that were good,have laid, Se'w nifiit pc There ie n-thing worfe then a f rvant, no not then a god(ervant ; j:w ne boul {ui- ifyou lute himwel,ke will be the zrer[e f ill,be will le (farkenought. de", ; fp bent gut we need not takethere mens votes, againft fervants, for Ora. eft, ¡s r,sli cles ; The Oracles ofGod, the holyScriptures have fpokenbetter r ;30 things ofthem and for them. This is all I (hall fay of them, that .( as in all other relations among men) for a few good there are many bad, and that like jeremyes í'iggs, the good ufually are ve- ry good, and the bad very bad. Againe, lob was not onlya Matter but a Magifirate, ar.d fo he was two removes from his fervent. The meaneft man in the world, that bath a fervent is above his fervant; But Come are a- bove their fervants more then others. 74 was above them by a double diftance ; yet fearingGod he fpeakes thus ; I,didnot de- (pife, .&c. Hence note. e f!godly man will not make ufe of hie power, to the opprefou ofany, hove meane foever. Though his fervants are his fub;etîs alfo,yet he will not wrong them. 'Tis a rare thing for a man to be a righteous Judge inhis owne caufe, and that towards an inferior. And if we confider the flare and condition offervants in thofe times wherein yob li- ved, we fhatl fee that he was a mirror ofpatience in bearing with his fervants, as wel as in bearing his fufferings under the hand of God. For Firft , Servants in thofe times could not change their Matters atpleafure, if theydifpleafed them : they could not foe from them when they would. Servants were then in the nature of (laves, or fervants for life. Secondly, Such fervants had nothing that they could call their owne; what they got it was to their Matters ufe. nü PGPt "t Thirdly, Their Matters might ufe them at their pleafure. No itos liabant. Plea was allowed them in Courtsof fuftice. Servants had none to right or relieve them, howmuch foever their Mailers did abufe and
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