&piffleofS. Paulao Thus. Ctir.2.9 which in feruancs is as free from men, as iMatlers, no mailercan corn- 435 mand that for it is onely to be commanded byGod : but the Apoffle, fpeaketh not of bodily feruice to men, neither is thereany word which , belongeth to the doE nine offaith, that is a maintainer of.any licentious liberçie; nay religion teacheth them, that as Chritl hath let them free,fo allo that they fl all not vfe that liberty,as a cloake oimalicioufnef a and licentioufneffe ; but carrie thernfelues the rather as becommeth the fer- uantsofGod, and the freemen of Iefus aria. Vfe. r. If this be fo, let mailers hauea care, if they would haue fer- ßet religious uants Cubic&vnto them, to.choofe Inch as are religious,and frame tore- °`" ligion fuch as they haue chofen: thatknowingwhat itisto be fubieó to their mailer in heauen, confciencemay compel ] them tobe Pubic& vnto their earthly mailers alto. Wouldefl thou haue thy feruant topleafe thee inallthings? workehim to pleafe God in all things._Wouldeif thou find him faichfull vnto thee? fee then that he be a Ioieph, who will net finne and be vnfaithfuil to the Lord. Wouldefl thou haue hire aprofita- ble feruant to thee? feehe be an One/imerr, and then howfoeuer in times paffhe was neuer fo vnprofitable, yet now will be become profitable to thee and others. Many mailers feele the muff fmart ofvndutifull,vnfaith- fall vnprofitable feruants, to the ruineoften of themfelues and their fa- milies, becaufe they haue no careof their choffe, nor to frame them to godlinetTe, and proficiencie in grace whome they hauechofen. a. This meerethwith the finneof many feruants , who lift vp their aeprooreor. hearts aboue the elateoffubieelion, and in theirhearts defpife the per- S.ifattror. Pon or placeoftheirgouernonrs, and fo the ordinanceof God, yea the image ofGods authoritie Ilainingin them; by reuerfing the condition gf ail fubi,ç6tion, which is to lloópe.vnder the wills of.{istaerio:urs : for they mutt hauewills oftheir owne,croíiìng not the vnegnall ( which yet they ought nor) but the molllà,tifullcommandement;of their. Mailers. Andas tor fuilaining'rebukes and cotredlion,they were neuer trained vp veto it in their youth,znd now beeingeidercannot brooks it,but Come- times murmure,, fometimes refit/, fometimes reuenge. Whereas this fhould be the refolutionof 'all religiousferuants ;"I fee theword enioy- ncth me, being a feruant, to accaravr my :*1.(ter worthy all honour, I may not therefore eieua.te his authoritie in my heart , be he ,poore , be he meane, l mull not eileeme him from outward things ,,but,accordoag to that ordinsnce.of ,God which hath inade,birnmy.mailer; and me -not.his o companion or familiar, but his feruant : and fo beitíg,I muflsheerefully obeyhis will,although the thing commanded be iaborious,weariiñme, land irkefome, and I will endeavour fo todoe , not making my will the ruledrily obedience, buthis in the Lord :. and if I be rebukedor corre- D d :kctt,-,
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