CHAP.
I.
How
he
that
intends
to
be
a
servant
or
apprentice
ought
to
prepare
himselfe
for
that
calling
.
BEfore
yee
actually
enter
into
the
calling
of
a
servant
,
or
of
an
apprentice
these
foure
things
are
seriously
to
be
performed
by
you
.
First
,
Pray
to
God
,
that
you
may
be
placed
with
an
honest
and
religious
Master
.
Secondly
,
Peruse
such
precepts
,
promises
,
threatnings
and
examples
as
are
recorded
in
the
holy
Scriptures
touching
servants
.
Thirdly
,
Consider
the
sayings
and
writings
of
men
,
to
that
purpose
.
Fourthly
,
Read
over
againe
and
againe
this
little
Manuall
.
SECTION
.
I.
FIrst
then
pray
to
God
upon
the
bended
knees
both
of
your
soule
and
body
,
A
Jove
principium
,
that
by
his
fatherly
providence
you
may
be
placed
with
a
religious
master
;
So
shall
you
have
liberty
to
serve
God
both
privately
in
the
family
,
and
publikely
in
the
congregation
.
And
withall
remember
that
you
implore
his
Majesty
to
bestow
upon
you
an
understanding
heart
,
and
to
furnish
you
with
such
gifts
and
graces
,
as
are
specially
requisite
for
the
due
performance
of
all
your
employment
.
SECTION
II
.
THe
next
thing
that
I
commend
unto
you
,
is
the
perusall
of
such
precepts
,
promises
,
threatnings
and
examples
as
are
found
in
Gods
booke
touching
servants
.
For
if
David
a
king
that
had
singular
wisdome
in
himselfe
,
and
had
a
wise
counsaile
also
to
consult
with
made
the
word
and
lawes
of
God
his
counsellors
,
Psal
.
119.24
.
much
more
ought
you
,
that
are
but
young
and
unexperienced
in
the
course
of
the
world
,
and
but
a
private
person
depend
upon
Gods
word
for
counsell
.
Wherefore
as
the
Israelites
in
the
Wildernesse
being
ignorant
of
the
way
to
Canaan
,
yet
(
following
the
direction
of
the
pillar
of
fire
by
night
,
and
the
cloud
by
day
)
came
at
last
to
the
promised
land
:
so
though
you
bee
ignorant
what
course
to
take
in
the
managing
of
any
trade
in
respect
either
of
matter
or
manner
:
yet
if
you
make
the
word
of
God
your
direction
,
and
day
and
night
fixe
the
eye
of
your
meditation
thereupon
,
you
shall
not
only
make
a
lawful
entrance
into
that
calling
which
God
hath
prepared
for
you
,
but
you
shall
continue
in
it
with
a
blessing
.
To
the
end
therefore
that
you
may
with
profit
in
this
point
peruse
the
word
of
God
,
consider
First
,
The
precepts
directing
servants
how
to
behave
themselves
.
Secondly
,
The
promises
encouraging
them
to
walke
according
to
these
precepts
.
Thirdly
,
The
threatnings
terrifying
them
if
they
walke
not
according
to
these
precepts
.
Fourthly
,
The
examples
of
good
servants
to
imitate
:
and
of
bad
servants
to
avoid
.
-
1
The
precepts
are
given
.
-
1
By
Paul
-
1
Cor
.
7.20.21.22
.
-
Eph
6.5
,
6
,
7
,
8.
-
Coloss
3.22.23.24
,
25
-
1
Tim
6.1.2
.
-
Titus
2.9.10
.
-
2
By
Peter
,
1
Pet
.
2.18
,
19
,
20
,
21.
-
2
The
promises
are
made
.
-
1
By
Salom
.
-
Prov.
14.35
.
-
Prov.
17.2
.
-
Prov.
27.18
.
-
2
By
Ioel
,
Cap.
2.29
.
-
3
By
Christ
,
Lu
.
12.37
,
38
42.43.44
.
-
3
The
theatnings
are
denounced
-
1
By
Salomon
.
Pro
14
25.
-
2
By
Christ
.
-
1
Math
.
24
48.
Luk
.
12
45
46.
-
2
Luk
.
12.47
.
-
4
Examples
are
-
1
Of
good
servants
are
-
1
Eliezer
,
Gen.
24
5.9
.
12
,
13
14
33.56
.
-
2
Iacob
,
Gen
31.38.40
.
-
3
Ioseph
,
39.4.5
,
6.
&
,
9
,
10.21.22
,
23.
-
4
Sauls
servants
,
1
Sam
.
22.17
.
-
5
Davids
servants
.
2
Sam
.
15.15
.
-
2
Of
evill
servants
are
-
1
Hagar
,
Gen.
16.4.5
,
6.
-
2
Doeg
,
1
Sam
22
18.
-
3
Davids
serv
2
Sa
.
11.4
.
-
4
Ioab
,
2
Sam
.
11.15
.
-
5
Absolons
servants
,
2
Sa
.
13
29
,
&c.
&
2
Sa
,
14.30
.
-
6
Gehezi
,
2
Ki
.
5
20
,
21
,
25
-
7
Ioash
his
servants
,
2
Cron
.
24.21
.
-
8
Nehucadnezzars
servants
Dan
.
3
19.20
.
-
9
Assuerus
his
servants
,
Est.
3.3
.
1
Precepts
.
Let
every
man
abide
in
the
same
calling
,
Paul
1
Cor
,
7.20
,
21
,
22.
wherein
he
was
called
.
Art
thou
called
being
a
servant
?
care
not
for
it
,
but
if
thou
mayest
bee
made
free
,
use
it
rather
.
For
he
that
is
called
being
a
servant
is
the
Lords
free
man
:
likewise
hee
that
is
called
being
free
,
is
Christs
servant
.
Servants
be
obedient
unto
them
that
are
your
Masters
according
to
the
flesh
with
feare
and
trembling
;
Ephes
.
6
,
5
,
6
,
7.8
.
in
singlenesse
of
your
heart
as
unto
Christ
.
Not
with
eye-service
as
men-pleasers
,
but
as
the
servants
of
Christ
,
doing
the
will
of
God
from
the
heart
,
with
good
will
doing
service
as
to
the
Lord
,
and
not
to
men
,
knowing
that
whatsoever
good
thing
any
man
doth
the
same
shall
hee
receive
of
the
Lord
,
whether
he
be
bond
or
free
.
Servants
obey
in
all
things
your
Masters
according
to
the
flesh
:
Colos
.
3.22
,
23
,
24
,
25.
not
with
eye-service
,
as
men-pleasers
,
but
in
singlenesse
of
heart
,
fearing
God
.
And
whatsoever
ye
doe
,
doe
it
heartily
as
to
the
Lord
,
and
not
unto
men
,
knowing
that
of
the
Lord
ye
shall
receive
the
reward
of
inheritance
:
for
ye
serve
the
Lord
Christ
.
But
hee
that
doth
wrong
,
shall
receive
for
the
wrong
which
hee
hath
done
,
and
there
is
no
respect
of
persons
.
Let
as
many
servants
as
are
under
the
yoake
,
1
Timoth
.
6.1.2
.
count
their
owne
Masters
worthy
of
all
honour
,
that
the
name
of
God
and
his
doctrine
be
not
blasphemed
.
And
they
that
have
beleeving
Masters
,
let
them
not
despise
them
,
because
they
are
brethren
,
but
rather
doe
them
service
,
because
they
are
faithfull
,
and
beloved
,
partakers
of
the
benefit
.
Exhort
servants
to
bee
obedient
unto
their
owne
Masters
,
Titus
2.9.10
.
and
to
please
them
well
in
all
things
,
not
answering
again
:
Not
purloyning
,
but
shewing
all
good
fidelity
,
that
they
may
adorne
the
doctrine
of
God
our
Saviour
in
all
things
.
Peter
.
1
Pet
.
2.18.19
,
20
,
21.
Servants
bee
subject
to
your
Masters
withall
feare
not
onely
to
the
good
and
gentile
,
but
also
to
the
froward
:
for
this
is
thanke-worthy
,
if
a
man
for
conscience
towards
God
indure
griefe
,
suffering
wrongfully
.
For
what
glory
is
it
,
if
when
yee
be
buffeted
for
your
faults
,
yee
shall
take
it
patiently
?
But
if
when
ye
do
well
,
and
suffer
it
,
ye
take
it
patiently
,
this
is
acceptable
with
God
.
For
even
hereunto
were
yee
called
,
because
Christ
also
suffered
for
us
.
Leaving
us
an
example
,
that
yee
should
follow
his
steps
.
2
Promises
.
The
kings
favour
is
towards
a
wise
servant
.
1
Salomon
Pro
.
13.33
.
A
wise
servant
shall
have
rule
over
a
sonne
that
causeth
shame
,
Pro
.
17.2
.
and
shall
have
part
of
the
inheritance
among
the
brethren
.
Upon
the
servants
,
2
Ioel
.
Ioel
.
2.29
.
and
upon
the
hand-maides
—
will
I
power
out
my
spirit
.
Blessed
are
those
servants
whom
the
Lord
when
he
commeth
shall
finde
watching
.
3
Christ
.
Luke
12.37
,
38.
Verily
I
say
unto
you
,
that
hee
shall
gird
himselfe
,
and
make
them
to
sit
downe
to
meat
,
and
will
come
forth
and
serve
them
.
And
if
hee
shall
come
in
the
second
watch
,
or
in
the
third
watch
,
and
find
them
so
blessed
are
those
servants
.
—
Who
then
is
that
faithfull
and
wise
steward
,
v.
42
,
43
,
44
whom
the
Lord
shall
make
ruler
over
his
houshold
,
to
give
them
their
portion
of
meate
in
due
season
.
Blessed
is
that
servant
,
whom
his
Lord
when
he
commeth
shall
finde
so
doing
.
Of
a
truth
I
say
unto
you
that
hee
will
make
him
ruler
over
all
that
hee
hath
,
3
Threatnings
.
The
kings
wrath
is
against
a
servant
that
causeth
shame
.
1
Salomon
.
Pro
.
14.25
.
The
evill
servant
that
shall
say
in
his
heart
,
2
Christ
.
Mat
.
24.48
Luke
12.45
,
46.
My
Lord
delayeth
his
comming
,
and
beginnes
to
smite
his
fe●●ow
servants
,
and
to
eate
and
drinke
with
the
drunken
;
The
Lord
of
that
servant
shall
come
in
a
day
when
hee
looketh
not
for
him
,
and
in
an
houre
that
hee
is
not
ware
of
,
and
shall
cut
him
a
sunder
,
and
appoint
him
his
portion
with
the
hypocrites
:
there
shall
bee
weeping
and
gnashing
of
teeth
.
The
servant
which
knew
his
Lords
will
and
prepared
not
himselfe
,
Luk
.
12
,
47.
neither
did
according
to
his
will
,
shall
be
beaten
with
many
stripes
.
4
Examples
.
1
Of
good
servants
to
imitate
.
First
,
Eliezer
Abrahams
servant
,
who
-
1
Before
he
undertook
his
journey
propounds
doubts
,
Gen.
24.
and
desires
to
be
advised
by
his
master
what
he
should
doe
in
case
,
such
and
such
things
should
happen
:
v.
5.
-
2
Promised
to
follow
his
masters
directions
and
did
so
,
v.
9.
-
3
Prayed
for
good
successe
upon
the
imployment
committed
to
his
care
,
v.
12
,
13
,
14.
-
4
Would
neither
eate
nor
drink
,
till
he
had
done
his
message
.
v
,
33.
-
5
Would
not
be
intreated
to
tarry
longer
then
was
necessary
.
v.
56.
Secondly
Iacob
,
Gen.
31.
who
served
his
unkle
Laban
truly
and
faithfully
.
v.
31.38
,
39
,
40.
This
twenty
yeares
have
I
beene
with
thee
,
thy
ewes
and
shee
goates
have
not
cast
their
young
,
and
the
rammes
of
thy
flocke
have
I
not
eaten
.
That
which
was
torne
of
beasts
I
brought
not
unto
thee
,
I
bare
the
losse
of
it
.
Of
my
hand
didst
thou
require
it
,
whether
stolne
by
day
,
or
stolne
by
night
.
Thus
I
was
in
the
day
,
the
drought
consumed
me
,
and
the
frost
by
night
,
and
my
sleepe
departed
from
mine
eyes
.
Thirdly
Ioseph
,
Gen.
39.
-
1
Who
pleased
his
master
so
well
by
his
discreet
and
faithfull
carriage
,
as
that
hee
was
made
overseer
of
all
his
affaires
,
v.
4.5
,
6.
-
2
Who
would
by
no
meanes
wrong
either
his
master
,
or
his
own
conscience
by
yeelding
to
the
lascivious
motions
of
his
unchaste
mistresse
,
v.
8.9.10
.
-
3
Who
being
cast
in
prison
without
cause
,
took
it
patiently
and
behaved
himselfe
so
well
,
that
the
Iaylor
put
him
in
trust
with
all
the
prisoners
under
him
,
v.
21
,
22
,
23.
-
4
Who
being
advanced
to
the
highest
place
of
dignity
under
Pharaoh
,
Gen.
41.
served
the
king
truly
and
faithfully
.
Fourthly
,
1
Sam
.
22.17
.
Sauls
servants
who
refused
to
murther
the
Priests
at
his
Commandement
.
Fifthly
,
2
Sam
.
13.15
.
Davids
servants
who
said
unto
him
,
behold
we
are
ready
to
doe
whatsoever
Thou
shalt
appoynt
.
2
Of
evill
servants
to
avoid
.
First
Hagar
,
Gen.
16.4
,
5
,
6.
who
when
she
conceived
,
despised
her
mistresse
,
and
when
shee
was
corrected
for
her
fault
ran
away
.
Secondly
Doeg
,
1
Sam
.
22.18
.
who
was
as
ready
to
murther
the
Priests
of
the
Lord
as
Saul
was
to
bid
him
.
Thirdly
Davids
servants
that
went
to
fetch
Bathsheba
unto
him
.
2
Sa
.
11.4
.
Fourthly
Ioab
,
2
Sam
.
11.15
.
who
obeyed
the
kings
directions
for
the
murther
of
Vriah
.
Fiftly
Absolons
servants
,
who
at
their
masters
command
-
1
murthered
Amnon
.
2
Sam
.
13.23
.
-
2
burnt
Ioabs
barley
.
Sixthly
Gehezi
,
2
Sam
.
14.30
.
who
went
to
Naaman
with
a
false
message
in
his
masters
name
,
2
Kin
5.20.21
.
tooke
a
bribe
of
him
,
with
a
purpose
to
convert
it
to
his
owne
use
.
vers
.
25.
And
when
his
master
examined
him
,
denyed
what
he
had
done
.
Seventhly
Ioash
his
servants
who
at
their
masters
command
,
2
Cron
.
24
21.
stoned
the
prophet
Zachariah
to
death
.
Eighthly
,
Dan
.
3.19
,
20.
Nebuchadnezars
servants
,
who
at
the
commandement
of
their
master
,
cast
Shadrach
,
Mesach
,
and
Abednego
,
into
the
fiery
furnace
.
Ninthly
,
Est.
3.3
.
Assuerus
his
serservants
who
accused
Mordecai
.
SECTION
.
III
.
THirdly
for
your
better
preparation
.
Consider
the
sayings
and
writings
of
prudent
men
to
this
purpose
:
And
in
particular
,
I
will
commend
unto
you
:
-
1
The
verses
of
Iohannes
Campanus
,
an
elegant
Latin
Poet
,
wherein
he
sets
downe
how
a
good
servant
ought
to
be
qualified
.
-
2
The
fancy
of
Apelles
,
a
famous
Painter
,
wherein
he
delineates
with
his
pensill
,
an
Emblematicall
picture
of
a
good
servant
.
Campanus
expresses
himselfe
thus
:
SCis
mihi
quâ
Polydore
,
potes
ratione
placere
,
Si
quae
praescribam
praecipiamqne
facis
.
Lex
igitur
sit
prima
,
fidem
servato
:
deinde
A
domini
mundas
rebus
habeto
manus
.
Odi
mendacem
,
non
possum
ferre
protervum
,
N●c
tu
lusorem
crede
placere
mihi
.
Odi
qui
multum
sese
mihi
jactat
:
&
odi
Alterius
famam
,
qui
lacer
ando
premit
.
Displicet
indocilis
:
nimium
mihi
displicet
ille
,
Qui
sine
non
duro
murmure
jussa
facit
.
Non
est
quod
durum
non
est
quod
litis
amantem
Contactum
non
est
invidiâ
,
quod
amem
.
Assentatorem
plane
non
diligo
,
nec
qui
Desidiae
fuerit
deditus
,
atque
gulae
.
Quis
toleret
famulum
domini
secret
a
volentem
Scire
?
quis
elatum
,
multiloquumque
ferat
?
Fallaecem
fugio
ceu
tartara
:
denique
cultum
Ingenuis
hominem
moribus
esse
volo
.
In
English
thus
:
COme
boy
,
I
'll
tell
thee
how
thou
shalt
me
please
,
Marke
well
my
words
and
precepts
which
are
these
:
First
be
religious
,
then
be
true
to
mee
,
From
thievish
pilfring
let
thy
hands
be
free
.
Lying
I
hate
,
I
hate
all
impudence
;
All
thriftlesse
gaming
,
and
all
vaine
expence
:
I
hate
Thrasonicke
boasting
,
and
I
blame
The
scandalizing
of
anothers
name
.
I
like
not
blockish
indocility
,
Nor
him
that
doth
his
businesse
grudgingly
.
No
stubborne
heart
,
no
lover
of
debate
Can
I
indure
;
The
envious
I
doe
hate
:
I
doe
abhorre
all
glozing
flatterie
,
All
idlenesse
,
and
all
gulositie
:
All
prying
into
secret
businesse
,
All
swelling
lookes
;
all
multiloquiousnesse
;
All
guile
as
hell
:
If
therefore
thou
'lt
serve
me
,
Thou
must
be
grac'd
with
Christian
honestie
.
2
Apelles
,
to
signifie
the
properties
of
a
good
servant
,
set
him
out
in
a
Table
thus
:
he
painted
a
man
,
-
1
With
the
eares
of
an
Asse
.
-
2
With
the
nose
of
a
Sowe
.
-
3
With
his
hands
ful
of
sundry
sorts
of
tooles
or
instruments
.
-
4
With
broad
shoulders
.
-
5
With
a
lanke
and
empty
belly
.
-
6
With
Hindes
feet
.
-
7
With
two
padlocks
upon
his
lips
.
-
1
With
the
eares
of
an
Asse
,
to
signifie
,
that
a
servant
ought
to
be
very
diligent
in
hearkening
to
the
counsell
and
direction
of
his
Master
.
-
2
With
the
nose
of
a
Sowe
,
to
shew
,
that
he
ought
to
be
of
a
quicke
sent
,
to
smell
out
what
may
conduce
to
his
Masters
profit
.
-
3
With
his
hands
full
of
sundry
tooles
or
instruments
,
to
note
,
that
he
ought
to
be
furnish'd
with
a
prompt
and
ready
minde
,
to
doe
any
thing
for
his
Master
that
hee
can
.
-
4
With
broad
shoulders
,
to
intimate
,
that
he
ought
to
be
ready
to
beare
what
burthens
his
Master
shall
impose
upon
him
.
-
5
With
a
lanke
and
empty
belly
,
to
signifie
,
that
hee
must
not
be
a
man
given
to
appetite
;
but
oftentimes
content
even
with
an
hungry
meale
,
and
a
slender
diet
.
-
6
With
Hinds
feet
,
to
shew
,
how
speedy
he
ought
to
be
in
doing
his
Masters
businesse
.
-
7
With
two
padlockes
upon
his
lips
,
to
note
,
that
he
ought
to
keep
all
the
secrets
of
the
house
close
locked
up
in
the
closet
of
taciturnitie
.
SECTION
IIII
.
FOurthly
,
read
over
againe
and
againe
these
directions
following
,
which
I
have
gathered
for
you
to
be
put
in
practice
,
when
you
are
in
service
,
by
this
meanes
you
shall
make
them
so
familiar
unto
you
,
as
that
you
shall
not
be
to
seeke
for
directions
how
to
behave
your selfe
as
a
Christian
in
all
your
occasions
,
and
relative
respects
.
Many
good
natured
children
,
even
at
their
first
entring
into
service
have
beene
plunged
over
head
and
eares
in
the
Ocean
of
many
errours
and
offences
,
for
want
of
the
Rudder
of
precepts
and
directions
to
guide
the
ship
of
their
behaviour
;
which
otherwise
might
have
made
a
good
voyage
,
and
ancord
in
a
safe
haven
.
Wherefore
,
that
you
may
make
good
use
of
others
errors
,
I
thought
fit
to
furnish
you
with
such
instructions
as
are
most
necessary
for
the
accomplishment
of
that
end
I
aime
at
;
Optimum
est
alienâ
insaniâ
frui
.
which
is
an
happy
passing
of
the
time
of
your
apprentiship
to
Gods
glory
,
your
Masters
content
,
the
comfort
of
your
conscience
,
and
the
good
estimation
and
opinion
of
all
those
that
shall
observe
your
godly
and
civill
behaviour
.
CHAP.
II
.
How
an
Apprentise
ought
to
behave
himselfe
,
during
the
time
of
his
apprentiship
.
WHen
therfore
you
are
in
service
,
if
you
have
happened
on
such
a
Master
as
you
desired
of
God
to
be
placed
with
,
account
it
as
one
speciall
token
of
his
love
towards
you
;
and
be
carefull
to
expresse
your
thankfulnesse
,
not
onely
by
words
in
your
daily
orizons
,
but
by
performing
such
duties
as
becommeth
you
in
regard
of
both
,
-
1.
Of
matter
,
and
-
2.
Of
manner
.
1.
The
materiall
parts
of
an
apprentices
duty
.
The
matter
or
substance
of
your
duty
is
various
,
according
to
the
divers
objects
you
have
relation
unto
.
These
objects
are
:
-
1.
God
.
-
2.
Your selfe
.
-
3.
Your
Master
and
Mistresse
.
-
4.
Their
children
,
if
any
.
-
5.
Your
fellow
servants
.
-
6.
Those
you
are
to
deale
with
for
your
Master
.
-
7.
Your
neighbours
,
friends
and
acquaintance
.
-
8.
Your
Parents
and
kinsfolkes
.
SECTION
I.
His
duty
towards
God
.
TOuching
your
duty
towards
God
,
howsoever
it
is
contained
in
the
first
foure
Commandements
of
the
Decalogue
,
and
more
largely
expressed
in
divers
expositions
upon
the
same
;
to
which
I
referre
you
.
Yet
my
advice
is
this
,
that
1.
Upon
week
daies
,
when
you
have
any
leasure
from
your
particular
imployments
,
you
spend
it
in
reading
of
Gods
Booke
,
and
the
bookes
of
Holy
men
,
tending
to
piety
and
devotion
:
And
that
every
morning
and
evening
,
you
not
onely
offer
up
unto
God
the
sacrifice
of
praise
and
thanksgiving
,
for
all
his
benefit
bestowed
upon
you
,
begging
withall
,
a
wise
&
understanding
heart
to
perform
the
duties
of
your
calling
to
his
glory
,
your
Masters
profit
,
and
the
comfort
of
your
own
conscience
;
but
also
that
you
commend
your selfe
,
your
affaires
,
and
all
that
you
have
relation
unto
,
to
his
mercifull
providence
,
guidance
,
and
protection
.
2.
And
upon
the
Lords
day
,
and
other
holy
daies
,
that
you
exercise
your selfe
as
is
presented
in
the
13.
Canon
of
the
Church
of
England
.
But
in
any
case
doe
not
thinke
you
have
performed
your
duty
towards
God
sufficiently
when
you
have
said
your
prayers
in
private
,
and
heard
the
Word
of
God
in
publique
,
unlesse
your
heart
be
set
upon
the
practice
of
those
graces
you
pray
for
,
and
are
exhorted
unto
by
the
Word
of
God
.
You
must
labour
to
be
so
indeed
,
as
you
professe
your selfe
to
be
,
and
would
have
men
thinke
you
are
:
For
the
praise
of
a
circumcised
heart
is
not
of
men
,
but
of
God
.
And
it
is
one
of
Gods
peculiar
properties
to
discerne
and
know
the
thoughts
and
intentions
of
all
mens
hearts
.
He
is
also
a
spirit
,
and
therefore
is
to
be
worshipped
in
spirit
and
in
truth
.
Take
heed
therefore
of
hypocrisie
in
Gods
service
;
shewes
of
piety
without
substance
,
is
abominable
in
his
eyes
.
SECTION
II
.
His
duty
towards
himselfe
.
Touching
your
duty
towards
your selfe
,
I
commend
unto
you
these
three
vertues
:
-
1.
Sobriety
.
-
2.
Chastity
.
-
3.
Contentment
.
1.
Of
Sobriety
.
If
your
Master
allow
your
plenty
of
meat
and
drinke
,
let
sobriety
moderate
your
appetite
.
1.
In
eating
,
observe
these
rules
:
-
1.
Eat
not
to
saciety
,
but
ever
arise
with
an
appetite
:
Fiat
moderatè
,
quod
faciendum
est
saepe
.
Remember
,
that
nature
is
content
with
a
little
;
that
in
fulnesse
there
is
forgetfulnesse
;
that
a
full
stomacke
sets
up
a
Windmill
in
the
head
:
Consider
also
,
what
a
disgrace
it
is
to
be
counted
a
glutton
,
and
such
a
one
as
hath
his
minde
wholly
set
on
his
meat
.
-
2.
Bee
not
daintie
mouthed
;
for
the
Proverbe
is
,
That
hee
that
hath
a
liquirish
mouth
is
of
a
wanton
disposition
.
2.
In
drinking
observe
these
rules
:
-
1.
Let
the
end
of
your
drinking
be
the
quenching
of
your
thirst
,
which
will
best
be
done
with
ordinary
drinke
.
-
2.
If
you
may
have
accesse
to
strong
beare
or
wine
,
be
a
faithfull
steward
of
it
,
when
you
are
commanded
;
and
not
a
lavish
waster
of
it
,
when
you
are
not
allowed
.
-
3.
Above
all
,
take
heed
you
habituate
not
your selfe
to
the
love
of
strong
drinke
of
what
kinde
soever
by
often
sippings
;
for
by
that
meanes
you
may
come
at
length
to
swallow
downe
whole
draughts
with
delight
.
Praemonitus
,
praemunitus
.
Forewarn'd
fore-arm'd
.
-
4.
But
that
you
may
for
ever
detest
the
vice
of
drunkennesse
,
consider
.
1.
That
it
is
a
Paganish
sin
1
Pet
.
4.3
.
a
work
of
the
flesh
,
Gal.
5.21
.
a
worke
of
darknesse
,
and
of
dishonesty
,
Rom.
13.13
.
2.
That
it
takes
away
the
heart
,
-
1.
From
a
mans
own
selfe
,
Es.
28.7
.
-
2.
From
Gods
service
,
Hos
.
4.11
.
-
3.
From
the
consideration
of
Gods
judgments
.
-
1.
Present
,
Es.
5.11
.
-
2.
To
come
in
death
and
judgement
,
Luk
.
21.34
.
-
3.
That
it
causeth
,
-
1.
Rage
and
fury
,
Prov.
20.1
.
-
2.
Lust
and
filthy
desires
,
Prov.
23.29
.
-
3.
Vomiting
&
vile
uncleannesse
,
Es.
28.8
.
-
4.
Mocking
&
contempt
,
Psal
.
69.13
.
-
5.
Poverty
and
famine
,
Pro
.
21.17
.
-
6.
The
wrath
and
curse
of
God
in
generall
,
Es.
5.11
.
-
7.
Damnation
in
the
end
,
both
of
body
and
soule
,
1
Cor
.
6.10
.
Hitherto
may
be
referred
that
which
the
author
of
the
book
called
Theatrum
diabolorum
hath
left
in
writing
,
viz.
That
that
Divell
which
is
said
to
be
the
president
of
drunkennesse
,
hath
the
leading
of
all
the
rest
,
or
is
set
formost
in
the
traine
of
Divells
,
because
he
begetteth
in
the
drunkard
inconsideration
and
contempt
of
himselfe
,
of
his
neighbour
,
and
of
God
.
2.
Of
Chastity
.
The
second
vertue
you
are
to
preserve
in
your selfe
is
Chastity
,
which
extends
as
well
to
the
minde
,
keeping
it
void
of
unchaste
cogitations
,
consent
,
motion
,
or
any
manner
of
lascivious
purpose
;
as
to
the
body
,
restrayning
all
filthy
speech
,
words
and
actions
that
are
contrary
to
the
holy
Will
of
God
.
St.
Paul
expresses
it
thus
.
This
is
the
Will
of
God
,
1
Thes
.
4.3
,
4
,
5.
even
your
sanctification
,
that
you
should
abstaine
from
fornication
,
That
every
one
of
you
should
know
how
to
possesse
his
vessell
in
sanctification
and
honour
,
Not
in
the
lust
of
concupiscence
,
even
as
the
Gentiles
,
which
know
not
God
.
To
the
end
then
that
you
may
endeavour
to
performe
this
duty
;
consider
,
1.
That
God
hath
made
a
promise
of
love
and
favour
to
all
those
that
doe
so
.
Seeing
we
have
these
promises
(
to
wit
,
2
Cor
.
7.1
.
that
God
will
receive
us
,
and
be
a
father
unto
us
,
and
wee
shall
be
his
sonnes
and
daughters
,
2
Cor
.
6.17
,
18.
)
let
us
cleanse
our selves
from
all
filthinesse
of
the
flesh
and
spirit
.
2.
That
Inordinate
lusts
and
affections
(
if
you
entertaine
them
)
will
make
head
and
fight
against
your
soule
.
Hence
is
that
exhortation
of
Saint
Peter
.
1
Pet
.
2.11
.
Dearely
beloved
,
I
beseech
you
as
strangers
and
pilgrims
,
abstaine
from
fleshly
lusts
,
which
fight
against
the
soule
.
3.
That
if
they
be
not
cast
out
,
they
will
serve
as
a
foundation
for
Satan
to
build
his
,
strong
holds
upon
which
nothing
but
the
mighty
power
of
God
can
throw
down
.
They
will
hinder
the
efficacy
of
the
Word
.
They
will
weaken
your
trust
on
the
grace
of
God
.
And
in
the
end
they
will
bring
you
to
shame
in
this
world
,
and
to
endlesse
misery
in
the
world
to
come
.
Wherefore
,
as
you
desire
to
live
in
the
love
and
favour
of
God
,
to
be
freed
from
a
treacherous
enemy
of
your
soule
:
to
hinder
Satan
from
building
his
strong
holds
in
your
heart
,
possesse
your
vessell
in
holinesse
and
chastity
.
3.
Of
Contentment
.
The
third
vertue
is
contentednesse
in
your
present
condition
,
wherby
you
ought
to
be
pleased
with
that
estate
wherein
you
are
placed
.
This
is
that
vertue
which
S.
Paul
learned
of
God
,
Phil
.
4.11
.
I
have
learned
in
whatsoever
state
I
am
,
therewith
to
be
content
.
And
this
is
that
I
desire
you
should
learne
of
S.
Paul
,
who
in
rhe
1
Cor
.
7.20
.
saith
,
Let
every
man
abide
in
the
same
calling
wherein
he
was
called
.
To
this
end
consider
,
that
the
calling
you
are
placed
in
,
was
appointed
unto
you
by
Gods
particular
providence
,
as
knowing
better
what
was
fit
for
you
then
you
your selfe
.
To
be
discontented
therefore
with
your
calling
,
is
to
repine
at
Gods
Providence
,
which
is
a
cursed
effect
,
proceeding
either
,
-
1.
From
envie
:
or
,
-
2.
From
ambition
:
or
,
-
3.
From
impatience
.
1.
From
envie
,
when
a
man
grieves
to
see
him
,
that
was
sometimes
his
equall
or
inferiour
,
placed
(
to
outward
seeming
)
in
a
more
profitable
,
eminent
,
or
easie
course
of
life
.
2.
From
ambition
,
when
a
man
thinking
better
of
himselfe
then
there
is
cause
,
falls
into
dislike
with
his
present
estate
,
and
by
all
the
meanes
and
friends
hee
can
make
,
seekes
for
a
calling
of
more
eminency
.
3.
From
impatience
,
when
a
man
meeting
with
crosses
&
troubles
in
the
affaires
incident
to
his
imployments
,
and
being
not
able
to
brook
them
,
resolves
to
relinquish
his
place
,
and
either
to
live
in
another
calling
,
which
is
ill
;
or
in
no
calling
,
with
is
worse
.
Let
it
therefore
be
your
care
to
shut
the
dore
of
your
heart
against
these
evill
guests
,
envie
,
ambition
,
impatience
,
and
whatsoever
else
tends
to
the
disturbance
of
your
contentment
in
your
present
condition
,
esteeming
alwaies
that
calling
best
for
you
,
wherin
by
Gods
providence
you
are
placed
.
SECTION
III
.
His
duty
towards
his
Master
and
Mistresse
.
TO
your
Master
and
Mistresse
,
you
owe
-
1.
Reverence
.
-
2.
Feare
.
-
3.
Subjection
.
-
4.
Faithfulnesse
.
-
5.
Obedience
.
1.
Of
Reverence
.
You
are
to
behave
your selfe
reverently
in
your
Masters
presence
,
and
shew
it
:
-
1.
By
gesture
.
-
2.
By
words
.
-
3.
By
action
.
1.
Your
gesture
must
shew
your
reverence
:
-
1.
By
lowlinesse
of
countenance
,
free
from
supercilious
pride
,
discontented
sullennesse
,
hatefull
swelling
,
disdainful
cast
of
your
eye
,
and
the
like
.
-
2.
By
not
presuming
to
sit
or
cover
your
head
in
his
presence
,
unlesse
your
trade
require
it
,
or
hee
command
it
.
2.
Your
words
must
testifie
your
reverence
:
-
1.
By
giving
him
such
titles
,
and
using
such
formes
as
are
fit
:
as
Sir
,
and
forsooth
,
&c.
-
2.
By
not
presuming
sawcily
to
contradict
his
sayings
,
or
to
interpose
your
owne
opinion
,
unlesse
he
bid
you
speake
.
-
3.
Your
actions
must
manifest
your
reverence
:
-
1.
By
not
daring
to
doe
that
behinde
his
back
,
which
you
would
not
doe
in
his
presence
.
-
2.
By
avoiding
all
rude
and
unseemly
behaviour
towards
any
(
as
at
all
times
,
so
)
especially
,
when
hee
either
doth
,
or
may
behold
you
.
2.
Of
feare
.
Secondly
,
you
ought
to
feare
and
stand
in
awe
of
your
Master
,
so
saith
Saint
Paul
,
Eph.
6.5
.
Servants
,
be
obedient
to
them
that
are
your
Masters
,
according
to
the
flesh
,
with
feare
and
trembling
:
so
saith
St.
Peter
,
1
Pet
.
2.18
.
Servants
,
be
subject
unto
your
Masters
,
with
all
feare
,
not
onely
to
the
good
and
gentle
,
but
also
to
the
froward
.
And
this
feare
you
must
expresse
:
-
1.
By
avoiding
what
may
offend
;
as
is
all
stubborne
and
sullen
silence
,
when
you
are
found
fault
with
;
this
is
noted
by
Salomon
,
Prov.
29.19
.
A
servant
will
not
be
corrected
by
words
:
for
,
though
hee
understand
,
he
will
not
answer
.
-
2.
By
not
giving
a
crosse
or
disobedient
answer
,
Tit
.
2.9
.
Exhort
servants
—
not
to
answer
againe
.
-
3.
By
using
the
best
meanes
you
can
to
pacifie
his
anger
:
which
may
be
effected
by
an
humble
acknowledgement
of
your
fault
,
and
promise
of
amendment
.
3.
Of
subjection
.
It
is
your
duty
to
be
subject
to
your
Masters
-
1.
Correction
.
-
2.
And
restraints
.
1.
You
must
subject
your selfe
to
your
Masters
correction
,
though
you
deserve
it
not
:
so
saith
St.
Peter
,
1
Pet
.
2.19
.
This
is
thank-worthy
,
if
a
man
for
conscience
towards
God
,
indure
griefe
,
suffering
wrongfully
:
For
,
what
glory
is
it
,
if
when
yee
be
buffeted
for
your
faults
,
you
shal
take
it
patiently
?
but
if
when
you
do
well
,
and
suffer
for
it
,
you
take
it
patiently
,
this
is
acceptable
with
God
.
The
meaning
is
this
;
that
thogh
your
Master
should
be
so
froward
,
as
to
beat
you
without
cause
,
yet
you
ought
to
be
subject
for
Conscience
sake
unto
God
:
because
this
is
a
Christian
mans
case
,
and
a
great
praise
,
when
out
of
conscience
to
God
,
he
doth
his
duty
,
and
suffers
wrongfully
.
2.
You
must
be
subject
to
your
masters
restraints
in
respect
:
-
1.
Of
diet
.
-
2.
Of
place
.
-
3.
Of
company
.
-
4.
Of
apparell
.
1.
In
respect
of
diet
;
you
must
not
be
your
owne
carver
;
you
must
not
grudge
or
repine
,
or
finde
fault
,
either
with
the
kind
or
measure
of
your
fare
,
but
take
all
in
good
part
,
and
give
God
thankes
.
2
In
respect
of
place
;
you
must
keepe
the
bounds
of
the
family
,
and
not
at
your
pleasure
be
gadding
out
,
either
by
night
or
day
,
upon
any
pretence
,
without
leave
.
3.
In
respect
of
company
;
you
must
not
without
your
Masters
liking
,
either
bring
in
any
company
to
the
house
,
or
keepe
company
with
them
abroad
,
though
never
so
honest
,
or
neere
,
or
deare
unto
you
.
4.
In
respect
of
apparell
;
you
must
be
contented
to
wear
such
apparell
,
both
for
stuffe
and
fashion
,
as
your
Master
likes
.
Your
will
and
fancy
must
be
subject
to
his
restraints
in
all
these
things
.
4.
Of
faithfulnesse
.
The
fourth
duty
you
owe
unto
your
Master
,
is
faithfulnesse
:
so
saith
Saint
Paul
,
Tit
.
2.10
.
Exhort
servants
—
that
they
shew
all
good
fidelity
,
And
that
in
respect
-
1.
Of
the
goods
of
the
family
.
-
2.
Of
the
secrets
of
the
house
.
-
3.
Of
labour
and
paines
taking
.
-
4.
Of
trustinesse
.
-
5.
Of
dispatch
.
1.
In
respect
of
the
goods
of
the
family
,
you
must
not
purloyne
the
least
peny
from
your
Master
:
as
Saint
Paul
adviseth
,
Tit
.
2.10
.
Exhort
servants
that
they
be
no
purloyners
.
If
you
chance
to
find
any
mony
,
or
Jewells
,
or
any
other
thing
of
value
in
any
part
of
the
house
,
which
may
seem
to
be
lost
,
doe
not
hide
it
,
or
conceale
it
,
with
a
purpose
to
convert
it
to
your
owne
use
;
but
bring
it
presently
to
your
Master
or
Mistris
,
and
aske
if
it
be
theirs
,
and
tell
them
where
you
had
it
.
Be
carefull
that
nothing
be
spoiled
or
lost
,
or
miscarry
by
your
default
or
negligence
.
To
this
purpose
,
let
the
example
of
Iacob
be
ever
before
your
eyes
,
who
out
of
a
good
conscience
,
told
his
uncle
Laban
how
carefull
he
had
been
in
all
the
businesse
he
was
imployed
in
for
his
profit
,
Gen.
31.37
,
38
,
39
,
40.
2.
You
must
not
blaze
abroad
the
secrets
either
of
your
Master
or
mistresse
of
the
family
,
or
of
the
trade
.
3.
You
must
not
eate
the
bread
of
idlenesse
,
but
you
must
be
diligent
in
all
your
imployments
,
as
well
when
your
Masters
eye
is
off
you
,
as
when
he
looketh
on
.
It
is
a
wretched
fault
in
many
servants
,
that
as
long
as
their
Master
or
Mistresse
are
present
they
will
be
wonderfull
diligent
in
their
businesse
,
and
take
a
great
deale
of
paines
,
even
to
the
sweat
of
the
browe
;
but
when
their
backs
are
turned
,
they
grow
slack
and
remisse
.
From
this
eye-service
Saint
Paul
dehorts
in
two
of
his
Epistles
,
Ephes
.
6.5
,
6.
and
Colos
.
3.22
,
23.
4.
You
must
expresse
your
faithfulnesse
,
by
discharging
the
trust
committed
unto
you
when
your
Master
is
from
home
.
If
your
Master
have
occasion
to
go
from
home
,
and
leave
directions
with
you
what
hee
would
have
dore
in
his
absence
,
you
must
be
as
carefull
to
performe
his
commands
as
if
hee
were
present
:
some
servants
have
bin
so
wicked
,
as
when
their
Masters
backs
are
turned
,
or
when
they
be
gone
from
home
,
then
they
take
meat
,
drinke
,
and
leisure
;
then
they
fall
to
loytering
,
or
get
them
out
of
doores
,
or
(
which
is
worse
)
fall
to
wantonnesse
,
drunkennesse
,
filching
,
quarrelling
with
their
fellow-servants
.
This
is
a
grievous
sinne
,
and
such
as
shall
be
punished
in
the
day
that
Christ
shall
come
to
Judgement
,
Math
.
24.48
,
49
,
50
,
51.
Math
.
24.48
.
If
the
evill
servant
shall
say
in
his
heart
,
My
Lord
delayeth
his
comming
;
and
shall
begin
to
smite
his
fellow
servants
,
and
to
eate
and
drinke
with
the
drunken
:
The
Lord
of
that
servant
shall
come
in
a
day
when
hee
looketh
not
for
him
,
and
in
an
houre
that
hee
is
not
aware
of
;
and
shall
cut
him
asunder
,
and
appoint
him
his
portion
with
the
hypocrites
;
there
shall
be
weeping
and
gnashing
of
teeth
.
5.
You
must
be
faithfull
in
the
dispatch
of
those
businesses
you
are
imployed
in
abroad
;
you
must
not
be
slothfull
,
but
speedy
;
you
must
not
stay
longer
forth
than
is
necessary
.
It
is
a
wretched
fault
in
many
servants
,
when
they
are
sent
forth
of
the
family
about
businesse
,
they
cannot
find
the
way
in
againe
in
any
time
.
5.
Of
obedience
.
It
is
your
duty
to
obey
your
Master
in
all
things
:
so
saith
S.
Paul
,
Col.
3.22
.
Servants
,
obey
your
Masters
in
all
things
.
In
all
things
,
I
say
,
that
are
not
plainly
opposite
to
the
Commandements
of
God
.
If
they
seem
to
crosse
but
your
credit
,
your
profit
,
your
liking
,
your
ease
,
&c.
you
must
be
obedient
.
Some
servants
are
so
head-strong
,
that
they
will
doe
but
what
they
list
,
and
as
they
list
,
both
in
respect
of
time
when
;
and
of
the
manner
how
.
If
(
in
the
pride
of
their
hearts
)
they
conceit
the
thing
commanded
be
not
agreeable
to
their
birth
or
breeding
,
they
will
either
not
doe
it
at
all
;
or
if
they
doe
,
it
will
be
so
unseasonably
,
and
in
so
ill
a
manner
,
as
it
would
have
beene
better
they
had
never
meddled
with
it
.
In
any
case
take
heed
you
be
not
guilty
of
such
disobedience
.
SECTION
IIII
.
His
duty
towards
his
Masters
children
.
IF
your
Master
and
Mistresse
have
any
children
,
it
shall
be
your
part
,
to
expresse
your
hearty
love
towards
them
,
and
that
according
to
their
age
.
1.
If
they
bee
but
babes
&
sucklings
,
and
it
be
your
lot
sometimes
to
attend
them
,
take
heed
you
repine
not
at
the
office
,
but
accept
it
cheerefully
,
and
tender
them
as
Jewells
committed
to
your
trust
,
and
use
all
means
you
can
to
keepe
them
quiet
.
I
have
heard
of
some
iron-hearted
servants
,
that
being
put
to
hold
such
infants
,
not
liking
the
office
,
have
pricked
them
with
pins
,
to
make
them
cry
all
the
while
they
are
in
their
armes
,
to
the
end
they
might
be
delivered
of
that
imployment
.
Farre
be
it
from
you
to
practice
such
cruelty
.
2.
If
they
be
of
pretty
understanding
,
and
prone
to
imitate
the
actions
they
see
,
and
learne
the
words
they
heare
;
let
it
be
your
care
neither
to
doe
any
unseemly
action
in
their
presence
,
nor
speak
any
evill
word
in
their
hearing
,
but
let
all
your
words
and
gestures
be
such
as
savour
of
good
manners
and
religious
integrity
.
3.
If
they
be
of
yeeres
of
discretion
,
and
for
want
of
experience
all
into
some
errours
,
and
commmit
some
faults
,
doe
not
presently
complain
of
them
to
your
Master
or
Mistresse
;
but
lovingly
admonish
them
of
their
slips
,
and
tell
them
of
their
faults
,
and
withall
,
advise
them
how
to
doe
better
.
And
if
notwithstanding
all
this
,
they
stubbornely
persist
,
then
threaten
to
tell
their
parents
;
yet
do
not
so
,
except
you
perceive
them
incurable
by
your
warning
and
good
counsell
.
SECTION
V.
His
duty
towards
his
fellow
servants
.
IF
in
the
family
there
be
other
servants
beside
your selfe
,
take
heed
you
disdaine
not
to
be
of
their
fellowship
and
society
;
but
make
your selfe
equall
even
to
them
of
the
lower
sort
.
And
let
it
appeare
that
this
you
doe
indeed
,
-
1.
By
your
true
affection
towards
them
:
and
,
-
2.
By
helping
them
in
what
you
can
for
their
good
.
1.
First
,
you
ought
to
beare
a
sincere
and
true
affection
towards
your
fellow-servants
,
and
not
from
the
teeth
outward
,
as
is
the
fashion
of
too
too
many
now
adaies
,
who
speake
faire
to
their
fellowes
faces
,
but
(
by
secret
plots
and
whisprings
)
never
leave
till
they
have
wrought
them
out
of
their
Masters
favour
;
hoping
thereby
to
screw
themselves
the
faster
into
his
liking
and
good
opinion
.
But
by
the
just
judgement
of
God
it
falls
out
oftentimes
to
the
contrary
:
For
,
when
time
shall
discover
their
false-hearted
treachery
,
and
manifest
the
innocency
of
their
fellowes
behaviour
,
Sibi
parat
malum
qui
alteri
parat
malum
.
in
stead
of
gaining
their
Masters
favour
,
they
deservedly
purchase
his
just
displeasure
.
2.
Secondly
,
you
must
indeavour
to
help
them
in
what
you
may
by
wholesome
counsell
,
by
good
example
,
by
exhortation
to
vertue
,
by
dehortation
from
vice
:
which
is
contrary
to
the
practice
of
many
lewd
servants
(
as
heretofore
in
all
ages
,
so
now
also
)
who
labour
to
draw
their
fellowes
to
evill
by
evill
counsell
;
to
corrupt
them
by
wicked
example
;
to
disswade
them
from
subjection
and
obedience
;
and
to
allure
them
to
all
kinde
of
lewdnesse
and
wantonnesse
,
whence
it
is
,
that
as
one
scab'd
sheep
infects
a
whole
flocke
,
Vnica
prava
pecus
inficit
omne
pecus
.
so
one
wicked
servant
doth
oftentimes
corrupt
and
marre
a
whole
family
.
SECTION
VI
.
His
duty
towards
those
hee
is
to
deale
with
in
his
Masters
businesse
.
IF
your
Master
shall
imploy
you
to
deale
with
chapmen
,
you
must
observe
the
rules
of
particular
justice
:
which
is
to
perform
the
office
of
an
even
paire
of
scales
between
them
,
that
you
may
wrong
neither
the
one
nor
the
other
.
There
is
no
Trade
or
Calling
,
but
there
are
some
sins
of
deceit
or
fraud
proper
unto
it
.
When
you
come
to
the
knowledge
thereof
,
you
must
avoid
them
as
Satans
baits
to
intrap
your
soule
.
And
howsoever
you
may
be
perswaded
that
by
mingling
bad
commodities
with
good
,
and
by
setting
a
glosse
upon
ill-conditioned
wares
,
you
may
rid
the
shop
of
them
and
get
a
good
rate
promised
for
them
,
and
so
ingratiate
your selfe
with
your
Master
;
yet
the
issue
in
the
end
will
be
naught
:
For
,
besides
that
,
the
chapman
to
whom
they
are
sold
,
may
never
be
able
to
make
his
mony
of
them
,
and
so
be
disabled
to
pay
your
Master
according
to
covenant
:
even
your
Master
also
himselfe
(
if
he
be
an
honest
man
)
will
in
his
heart
think
the
worse
of
you
;
that
to
please
him
,
you
would
so
wrong
your
conscience
.
Thus
much
in
generall
I
thought
good
to
warne
you
of
in
this
point
.
But
touching
particular
trading
with
chapmen
,
I
can
say
nothing
,
as
being
out
of
my
Element
.
And
therefore
I
leave
you
here
to
the
honest
directions
of
your
religious
Master
,
who
I
am
perswaded
,
will
command
you
nothing
that
shall
derogate
from
Gods
Commandements
,
or
be
prejudiciall
to
a
good
conscience
.
SECTION
VII
.
His
duty
towards
his
neighbours
and
acquaintance
.
YOur
neighbour
prentices
and
acquaintance
with
whom
you
shall
be
conversant
,
or
dwell
neer
unto
,
will
not
,
perhaps
,
be
all
of
a
sort
or
disposition
in
respect
of
piety
and
religious
conversation
:
for
though
some
will
love
you
the
better
for
your
vertue
;
yet
others
,
perchance
,
will
deride
you
and
scorne
you
for
it
;
others
will
wonder
,
that
you
run
not
with
them
in
the
same
course
of
riot
&
vanity
that
they
doe
:
others
it
may
be
,
will
devise
wicked
things
against
you
;
and
cunningly
bring
it
so
about
by
the
help
of
the
father
of
lies
,
that
it
shal
come
to
your
Masters
eares
,
to
the
end
he
may
conceive
an
ill
opinion
of
you
,
and
so
be
alienated
in
affection
from
you
.
If
it
doe
so
chance
,
know
and
remember
that
it
is
fallen
out
no
otherwise
to
you
then
it
happened
to
Ioseph
.
And
therefore
continue
still
faithful
and
upright
towards
God
&
towards
all
men
as
he
did
,
and
be
sure
that
all
will
come
to
a
blessed
and
happy
issue
.
And
if
at
any
time
you
come
to
know
who
this
is
,
that
hath
so
maliciously
abused
you
,
do
not
recompence
evil
for
evill
,
nor
rebuke
for
rebuke
,
Rom.
12.17
.
But
persist
still
in
your
integrity
and
honest
carriage
,
that
whereas
they
speake
against
you
as
an
evill
doer
;
they
may
by
your
good
works
,
which
they
shall
he
hold
glorifie
God
in
the
day
of
visitation
,
1
Pet
.
2.12
that
is
,
in
that
day
,
when
God
in
mercy
shall
looke
upon
them
with
the
eye
of
pitty
and
compassion
;
and
translate
them
out
of
darkenesse
into
his
marvellous
light
.
Howsoever
,
Let
your
light
so
shine
before
men
,
that
they
may
see
your
good
works
,
and
glorifie
your
Father
which
is
in
heaven
,
Math
.
5.16
.
that
is
,
Let
the
light
of
religion
,
which
you
carry
in
your
heart
,
so
shine
in
your
conversation
,
that
men
walking
even
in
the
darknesse
of
iniquity
,
may
see
your
good
workes
,
viz.
your
harmlessenes
,
free
from
courses
of
injury
and
revenge
;
your
discretion
free
from
speeches
rash
and
foolish
;
your
humility
free
from
pride
and
vain-glory
;
your
peaceablenesse
free
from
busie
meddling
with
other
mens
matters
;
your
fidelity
and
plainnesse
free
from
subtilty
and
worldly
wisdome
;
your
temperance
and
moderation
free
from
the
sinfull
and
excessive
use
of
any
of
Gods
creatures
,
and
so
may
glorifie
your
Father
which
is
in
heaven
;
that
is
,
praise
and
magnifie
his
name
,
that
hath
given
such
graces
unto
men
.
SECTION
VIII
.
His
duty
towards
his
owne
parents
,
kinsfolkes
and
friends
.
IF
you
have
any
Parents
and
kinsfolkes
living
,
or
any
friends
that
have
expressed
their
love
unto
you
,
either
by
gifts
or
good
counsell
,
take
heed
you
requite
them
not
with
ingratitude
and
neglect
of
acknowledging
their
beneficence
and
good
will
towards
you
.
Give
them
no
occasion
to
say
,
that
they
have
cast
their
fish
into
a
dry
poole
,
or
sowne
their
seed
upon
the
sand
.
Non
est
dignus
dandis
,
qui
non
agit
grates
pro
dotis
.
Gregor
.
in
Moral
.
But
be
carefull
you
returne
them
such
recompence
as
you
can
,
which
is
thankes
at
least
.
And
to
this
end
,
visit
them
as
often
as
you
meet
with
a
convenient
messenger
,
(
and
have
time
from
your
Masters
businesse
and
religious
exercises
)
with
letters
;
yea
,
rather
then
faile
to
performe
your
duty
in
this
kind
,
make
use
of
some
of
that
time
that
is
allowed
you
for
your
owne
rest
in
the
night
,
or
recreation
in
the
day
.
But
in
any
case
do
not
blot
your
paper
with
the
discovery
of
domesticall
secrets
,
or
the
least
complaints
of
your
Master
or
Mistris
,
or
any
of
the
family
,
though
you
should
be
hardly
used
,
or
any
way
ill
intreated
.
Yet
,
if
you
finde
more
favour
at
their
hands
,
th●n
you
can
for
any
desert
expect
,
do
not
silence
that
,
but
by
all
meanes
acquaint
your
friends
with
it
,
that
they
may
rejoice
with
you
,
and
praise
God
for
his
goodnesse
towards
you
in
that
respect
.
Thus
of
the
Matter
of
your
duty
,
in
respect
of
it
's
divers
objects
.
2.
It
followes
now
,
that
I
shew
you
in
what
manner
you
are
to
performe
these
duties
.
It
is
not
sufficient
for
you
in
the
outward
view
of
men
,
to
performe
your
duty
towards
God
your selfe
,
your
Master
&
Mistris
,
their
children
,
your
fellow-servants
and
acquaintance
,
your
Masters
chapmen
,
your
neighbours
&
acquaintance
,
your
Parents
and
kinsfolkes
;
except
you
have
the
approbation
of
God
and
your
owne
conscience
in
the
doing
of
them
:
which
,
that
you
may
have
,
be
sure
that
whatsoever
you
do
in
any
of
these
respects
,
you
doe
it
:
-
1.
With
sincerity
.
-
2.
With
constancy
.
-
3.
With
alacrity
.
-
4.
With
Prayer
.
1.
You
must
doe
all
these
duties
in
sincerity
and
singlnesse
of
heart
:
you
must
perform
them
really
and
truely
,
even
with
your
very
heart
,
and
inward
intention
of
your
minde
,
with
all
your
power
and
best
indeavour
,
out
of
meere
conscience
,
because
God
hath
commanded
them
,
and
not
onely
out
of
hope
of
reward
,
or
feare
of
punishment
.
This
is
that
perfection
which
God
requires
to
be
performed
in
his
worship
,
Deut.
18.13
.
Thou
shalt
be
perfect
with
the
Lord
thy
God
.
And
this
is
that
which
was
practised
by
Zachary
,
and
Elizabeth
,
Luke
1.6
.
They
were
both
righteous
before
God
,
walking
in
all
the
Commandements
and
Ordinances
of
the
Lord
blamelesse
:
And
this
is
that
which
must
comfort
you
in
all
your
actions
,
when
you
can
truly
say
with
St.
Paul
.
2
Cor
.
1.12
.
Our
rejoycing
is
this
,
the
testimony
of
our
conscience
,
that
in
simplicity
and
godly
sincerity
,
not
with
fleshly
wisedome
,
but
by
the
grace
of
God
wee
have
had
our
conversation
in
the
world
.
The
soule
of
this
sincerity
in
the
practice
of
holy
duties
is
humility
which
will
discover
it selfe
three
waies
.
-
Nisi
humilitas
omnia
,
quae
bene
sacimus
,
&
praecesserit
,
&
comitetur
,
&
consecuta
fuerit
,
&
praeposita
quam
intuemur
,
&
opposita
cui
adhaereamus
,
et
imposita
qua
,
reprimamur
,
&c.
August
.
Epist.
56.
1.
Before
the
doing
of
any
duty
.
-
2.
In
the
doing
of
it
.
-
3.
After
the
doing
of
it
.
1.
Before
you
do
any
of
these
duties
,
you
will
be
sure
that
the
end
you
propose
unto
your selfe
be
Gods
approbation
,
and
not
humane
praise
,
or
selfe
profit
onely
,
or
chiefely
.
2.
In
the
doing
of
them
you
will
not
trust
your selfe
,
but
you
will
be
affected
with
a
through
sense
of
your
owne
infirmity
,
and
rest
wholly
upon
the
power
of
God
,
acknowledgeing
,
that
what
good
soever
you
doe
,
is
by
the
strength
you
receive
from
him
.
3.
After
the
doing
of
them
,
if
men
commend
you
,
humility
will
prompt
you
to
give
this
modest
answer
:
If
I
have
done
well
,
I
was
but
the
Instrument
in
Gods
hand
;
and
therefore
all
the
praise
is
to
be
ascribed
unto
him
.
But
if
I
have
done
any
thing
amisse
(
as
I
doubt
not
but
I
have
,
for
in
many
things
we
offend
all
)
that
was
from
my selfe
,
and
through
my
owne
infirmity
,
which
I
beseech
God
to
pardon
in
me
.
2.
The
second
thing
required
in
the
manner
of
well
doing
is
Constancy
,
so
saith
St.
Paul
,
2
Thes
.
3.13
.
Be
not
weary
of
well-doing
.
It
will
not
be
sufficient
for
you
to
performe
these
duties
for
a
fit
,
and
by
starts
,
to
be
off
and
on
,
but
you
must
continue
in
wel-doing
:
you
must
continue
in
prayer
;
Col.
4.2
.
you
must
continue
in
faith
;
Act.
14.22
.
you
must
continue
in
love
.
Heb
.
13.1
.
And
in
a
word
you
must
continue
in
the
performance
of
all
the
duties
you
owe
to
any
in
any
respect
,
so
doth
Saint
Paul
exhort
Timothy
,
2
Tim
.
3.14
.
Continue
thou
in
the
things
which
thou
hast
learned
,
and
hast
been
assured
of
,
knowing
of
whom
thou
hast
learned
them
.
God
hath
made
a
most
mercifull
promise
of
life
everlasting
,
which
is
the
comfort
of
all
comforts
,
and
without
which
the
case
of
Gods
children
were
of
all
most
miserable
:
But
this
promise
is
made
to
them
,
and
to
them
alone
that
continue
faithfull
unto
the
end
:
Rev.
2.10
.
Be
thou
faithfull
unto
the
death
,
and
I
will
give
thee
the
crowne
of
life
:
As
therefore
you
tender
the
eternall
salvation
of
your
soule
,
be
constant
in
the
performance
of
al
holy
duties
.
3.
Thirdly
,
you
must
perfome
all
these
duties
with
cheerfulnesse
and
and
alacrity
;
not
by
coaction
or
constraint
;
not
for
feare
of
punishment
,
or
shame
of
men
,
but
freely
,
willingly
,
and
gladly
.
You
must
with
David
delight
to
doe
the
Will
of
God
,
Psal
.
40.9
.
and
keepe
his
Law
within
your
heart
.
And
if
you
will
follow
St.
Pauls
direction
;
Col.
3.23
.
Whatsoever
you
do
,
you
must
doe
it
heartily
as
to
the
Lord
,
and
not
unto
men
.
4.
Lastly
,
you
must
sanctifie
all
the
duties
of
your
calling
with
praier
,
which
is
the
Christians
key
to
open
the
morning
,
and
shut
in
the
evening
.
CHAP.
IV
.
Containing
the
resolutions
of
some
doubts
which
the
conscience
of
a
servant
may
desire
to
be
resolved
in
.
1.
Quest
.
WHat
if
my
Master
command
mee
to
doe
that
which
is
unseemely
,
and
unfitting
,
may
I
not
refuse
to
doe
it
?
Answ
.
Saint
Paul
bids
servants
obey
their
Masters
in
all
things
.
If
therefore
your
Master
command
you
to
doe
that
which
in
your
opinion
may
seeme
to
be
unmeet
or
unfit
,
if
he
in
his
owne
judgement
do
thinke
it
fit
and
expedient
,
though
it
seeme
to
crosse
your
credit
,
profit
,
ease
or
liking
,
you
may
not
refuse
to
obey
.
2.
Quest
.
What
if
my
Master
command
me
to
doe
a
wicked
or
sinfull
thing
,
must
I
obey
?
Answ
.
1.
A
thing
may
seeme
evill
in
your
opinion
,
which
is
not
so
in
it
's
owne
nature
,
wherefore
,
unlesse
the
thing
required
doe
appeare
to
be
sinfull
and
wicked
,
either
by
the
expresse
Word
of
God
,
or
by
necessary
consequence
,
you
must
obey
.
2.
If
the
thing
commanded
doe
evidently
appeare
to
be
wicked
,
then
know
,
that
it
is
better
to
disobey
your
Master
than
offend
God
:
but
in
refusing
to
obey
,
you
must
take
heed
of
sturdy
and
insolent
behaviour
;
you
must
beware
of
provoking
words
;
you
must
expresse
your
unwillingnesse
in
milde
speeches
,
and
intreat
him
not
to
urge
you
to
that
which
goes
against
your
conscience
to
doe
:
as
being
expressely
forbidden
by
Gods
Word
.
For
know
this
,
that
though
God
free
you
from
actuall
obedience
of
your
Master
in
this
case
,
yet
hee
frees
you
not
from
reverence
in
the
manner
of
your
refusall
to
obey
.
Though
in
this
case
it
be
warrantable
to
disobey
,
in
respect
of
doing
,
yet
you
must
obey
by
suffering
.
3.
If
the
thing
commanded
be
of
an
indifferent
or
doubtfull
nature
,
it
is
better
to
doubt
and
obey
,
than
doubt
and
disobey
.
3.
Quest
.
What
if
my
Master
or
Mistris
should
have
a
purpose
to
doe
any
act
,
which
,
if
it
were
done
,
in
all
likelihood
would
tend
to
the
ruine
of
him
or
them
,
or
the
whole
family
,
if
it
be
not
hindered
by
timely
prevention
;
is
it
my
part
to
discover
it
?
Answ
.
Yes
,
if
it
be
apparant
in
reason
,
that
the
discovery
of
the
husbands
intents
to
the
wife
,
or
the
wives
to
the
husband
in
time
,
may
be
a
means
to
preserve
him
or
her
,
or
the
whole
family
from
destruction
,
or
discredit
;
it
is
your
duty
so
to
doe
;
after
the
example
of
Nabals
servants
,
who
(
by
acquainting
their
Mistris
with
their
Masters
churlish
answer
to
Davids
messengers
)
preserved
them
&
the
whole
family
from
imminent
destruction
,
1
Sam
25.14
.
4.
Quest
.
If
after
I
have
served
out
my
time
,
and
upon
triall
had
of
the
trade
,
I
like
it
not
;
may
I
not
lawfully
betake
my selfe
to
another
calling
that
likes
me
better
?
Answ
.
If
the
calling
(
in
which
you
are
brought
up
)
grow
out
of
request
,
so
that
you
cannot
get
an
honest
living
in
the
practice
of
it
,
you
may
lawfully
take
upon
you
some
other
honest
imployment
,
or
if
(
for
the
gifts
of
nature
and
education
observed
in
you
by
those
that
are
in
authority
)
you
be
called
to
be
either
a
publique
Magistrate
or
Officer
,
or
Captaine
of
an
army
,
or
the
like
,
you
may
in
like
manner
give
over
the
trade
you
were
brought
up
in
.
But
take
heed
of
abandoning
your
calling
upon
every
idle
fancy
,
or
fond
conceit
,
or
sudden
occasion
,
or
humorous
dislike
,
or
male-contented
sullennesse
.