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thought_n and_o desire_n of_o a_o man_n second_o carnal_a confidence_n when_o man_n place_v his_o felicity_n and_o chief_a stay_n and_o trust_v in_o the_o thing_n he_o either_o possess_v or_o hope_v for_o i_o add_v yet_o vain_a because_o let_v the_o covetous_a person_n bestow_v never_o so_o much_o care_n or_o attain_v to_o never_o so_o much_o success_n of_o his_o care_n yet_o as_o solomon_n say_v he_o that_o love_v silver_n shall_v not_o be_v satisfy_v with_o silver_n and_o he_o that_o love_v riches_n shall_v be_v without_o the_o fruit_n thereof_o 5.9_o thereof_o eccles_n 5.9_o and_o after_o all_o his_o travel_n his_o riches_n may_v perish_v while_o he_o look_v on_o or_o if_o they_o be_v more_o sure_a to_o continue_v yet_o he_o shall_v not_o continue_v with_o they_o himself_o for_o as_o he_o come_v forth_o of_o his_o mother_n belly_n he_o shall_v return_v naked_a to_o go_v as_o he_o come_v 14._o 14._o and_o shall_v bear_v nothing_o away_o of_o his_o labour_n which_o he_o have_v cause_v 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their_o faithfulness_n stand_v in_o two_o thing_n 1._o in_o diligence_n of_o labour_n he_o be_v not_o a_o faithful_a servant_n that_o eat_v the_o bread_n of_o idleness_n as_o many_o servingman_n do_v that_o can_v tell_v of_o no_o call_n but_o attendance_n 2._o in_o trustiness_n and_o in_o this_o servant_n must_v be_v faithful_a two_o way_n first_o in_o their_o care_n to_o see_v their_o master_n direction_n execute_v in_o the_o family_n as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v present_a second_o in_o their_o speedy_a dispatch_n of_o business_n abroad_o a_o slothful_a messenger_n be_v a_o exceed_a provocation_n to_o they_o that_o send_v he_o and_o it_o be_v a_o wretched_a fault_n in_o servant_n when_o they_o be_v send_v forth_o of_o the_o family_n about_o business_n they_o can_v find_v the_o way_n in_o again_o in_o any_o due_a time_n thus_o of_o the_o duty_n to_o which_o they_o be_v exhort_v to_o they_o that_o be_v your_o master_n they_o must_v be_v subject_a and_o obedient_a to_o all_o master_n indefinite_o without_o difference_n of_o sex_n and_o so_o to_o the_o wife_n or_o widow_n 1_o tim._n 5.14_o pro._n 31._o or_o of_o condition_n they_o must_v be_v obedient_a to_o the_o poor_a as_o well_o as_o the_o rich_a thus_o of_o the_o lay_n down_o of_o the_o exhortation_n the_o explication_n follow_v and_o first_o of_o the_o proviso_n according_a to_o the_o flesh_n these_o word_n may_v be_v refer_v to_o master_n and_o then_o the_o sense_n be_v this_o that_o servant_n must_v be_v obedient_a even_o to_o such_o master_n as_o be_v fleshly_a and_o carnal_a man_n they_o must_v obey_v though_o their_o master_n be_v ethnike_n or_o profane_a person_n it_o be_v a_o great_a praise_n for_o a_o servant_n to_o man_n to_o be_v god_n servant_n also_o but_o it_o be_v a_o great_a praise_n to_o be_v a_o religious_a servant_n of_o a_o irreligious_a master_n to_o fear_n god_n in_o a_o profane_a house_n 2._o to_o servant_n and_o so_o they_o be_v a_o limitation_n they_o be_v subject_a only_o in_o respect_n of_o their_o flesh_n and_o body_n and_o so_o here_o be_v two_o thing_n to_o be_v observe_v the_o one_o express_v the_o body_n of_o servant_n be_v in_o the_o power_n and_o at_o the_o dispose_n of_o the_o master_n and_o therefore_o servant_n must_v learn_v to_o subject_v their_o flesh_n to_o their_o master_n both_o command_n restraint_n and_o correction_n the_o other_o imply_v the_o soul_n of_o servant_n be_v not_o in_o the_o power_n and_o at_o the_o dispose_n of_o master_n their_o spirit_n be_v free_a nor_o master_n nor_o king_n can_v command_v the_o conscience_n use_n be_v first_o for_o reproof_n of_o such_o servant_n as_o give_v more_o to_o their_o master_n then_o be_v due_a thou_o ought_v to_o be_v of_o the_o same_o call_n trade_n labour_n etc._n etc._n that_o thy_o master_n be_v of_o but_o thou_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o be_v of_o the_o same_o religion_n or_o humour_n with_o thy_o master_n it_o be_v a_o great_a fault_n not_o to_o give_v the_o body_n to_o thy_o master_n but_o a_o great_a fault_n also_o to_o give_v both_o body_n and_o soul_n to_o be_v at_o his_o dispose_n both_o be_v extreme_n second_o shall_v servant_n fear_v their_o master_n because_o they_o have_v power_n over_o the_o flesh_n how_o much_o more_o shall_v we_o fear_v god_n that_o have_v power_n to_o destroy_v both_o soul_n and_o flesh_n in_o hell_n math._n 10._o three_o this_o may_v be_v a_o great_a comfort_n to_o a_o servant_n thy_o soul_n be_v as_o free_a as_o the_o soul_n of_o he_o that_o sit_v on_o a_o throne_n thy_o service_n in_o the_o flesh_n derogate_v nothing_o from_o the_o liberty_n of_o christ_n in_o thy_o heart_n thy_o best_a part_n be_v free_a in_o all_o thing_n servant_n must_v obey_v in_o all_o thing_n even_o in_o thing_n that_o be_v against_o their_o credit_n profit_n like_v ease_n etc._n etc._n there_o be_v a_o great_a sturdiness_n in_o many_o servant_n either_o they_o will_v not_o do_v something_n require_v or_o not_o at_o the_o time_n when_o they_o be_v bid_v or_o not_o in_o the_o manner_n but_o as_o they_o listen_v these_o course_n be_v vile_a and_o here_o condemn_v ob._n ob._n object_n but_o unlawful_a and_o unmeet_a thing_n be_v require_v sol._n sol._n i_o answer_v that_o in_o case_n of_o this_o nature_n three_o rule_n be_v to_o be_v observe_v by_o inferior_n first_o if_o the_o matter_n require_v be_v only_o inexpedient_a and_o unmeet_a thou_o must_v obey_v neither_o do_v this_o rule_n let_v but_o that_o servant_n or_o inferior_n may_v use_v all_o humble_a and_o lawful_a mean_n to_o prevent_v unmeet_a thing_n second_o thou_o must_v be_v sure_a it_o be_v sin_n that_o thou_o refuse_v thou_o must_v not_o disobey_v upon_o conceit_n or_o conjecture_v nor_o upon_o thy_o own_o humour_n and_o opinion_n but_o it_o must_v appear_v by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n to_o be_v a_o sin_n or_o else_o thy_o conjecture_n be_v no_o ground_n of_o disobedience_n if_o thou_o must_v needs_o doubt_v on_o both_o side_n it_o be_v better_a doubt_n and_o obey_v than_o doubt_n and_o disobey_v three_o when_o it_o be_v apparent_a to_o be_v impious_a and_o sinful_a that_o be_v require_v yet_o thou_o must_v look_v to_o the_o manner_n of_o disobedience_n thou_o must_v yield_v thyself_o to_o obey_v by_o suffer_v yea_o it_o be_v a_o wretched_a fault_n in_o servant_n or_o inferior_n that_o be_v urge_v to_o unlawful_a thing_n to_o refuse_v with_o sturdy_a and_o insolent_a and_o provoke_a word_n or_o behaviour_n god_n free_v thou_o from_o disobedience_n in_o act_n but_o he_o free_v thou_o not_o from_o reverence_n and_o from_o a_o holy_a estimation_n and_o humble_a demeanour_n the_o use_n be_v for_o great_a reproof_n of_o servant_n both_o indiscretion_n and_o stubborness_n and_o withal_o it_o charge_v master_n they_o must_v not_o require_v their_o servant_n to_o lie_v and_o swear_v in_o their_o shop_n only_o to_o please_v and_o profit_v they_o nor_o may_v they_o make_v their_o servant_n break_v god_n sabbath_n to_o satisfy_v their_o will_n object_n but_o be_v they_o not_o require_v to_o obey_v in_o all_o thing_n answ_n they_o be_v but_o before_o he_o say_v according_a to_o the_o flesh_n in_o labour_n not_o in_o sin_n and_o after_o he_o say_v they_o must_v so_o please_v man_n as_o they_o fear_v god_n too_o thus_o of_o the_o proviso_n the_o form_n of_o their_o obedience_n be_v set_v down_o first_o negative_o not_o with_o eyeservice_n not_o as_o man_n pleaser_n second_o affirmative_o 1._o with_o singleness_n of_o heart_n 2._o fear_v god_n 3._o hearty_o eyeservice_n some_o take_v it_o thus_o not_o with_o outward_a service_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o only_o do_v the_o labour_n of_o the_o body_n but_o bring_v the_o care_n providence_n affection_n of_o the_o heart_n or_o thus_o be_v obedient_a to_o your_o master_n and_o let_v not_o your_o eye_n be_v only_o upon_o your_o master_n but_o upon_o god_n the_o great_a master_n of_o all_o master_n and_o man_n but_o i_o think_v the_o proper_a meaning_n of_o the_o word_n be_v not_o with_o eyeservice_n that_o be_v not_o only_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o your_o master_n not_o only_a when_o their_o eye_n be_v upon_o they_o so_o that_o he_o meet_v with_o the_o wretched_a faultinesse_n of_o such_o servant_n as_o when_o their_o master_n back_n be_v turn_v neglect_v their_o labour_n fall_v to_o loiter_v or_o get_v they_o out_o of_o the_o door_n or_o which_o be_v worse_o fall_v to_o wantonness_n drunkenness_n filch_v smite_v of_o their_o fellow_n and_o quarrel_v these_o servant_n shall_v have_v their_o portion_n at_o the_o day_n of_o christ_n math._n 14.48_o and_o if_o eyeservice_n be_v concondemn_v what_o shall_v become_v of_o such_o servant_n as_o be_v not_o good_a no_o not_o so_o long_o as_o their_o master_n be_v by_o they_o not_o as_o man_n pleaser_n object_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v it_o a_o fault_n for_o servant_n to_o please_v their_o master_n answ_n no_o it_o be_v not_o for_o they_o be_v command_v to_o please_v in_o all_o thing_n tit._n 2.9_o but_o two_o thing_n be_v here_o condemn_v first_o so_o to_o please_v man_n as_o never_o to_o care_v for_o please_a god_n so_o to_o attend_v a_o corporal_a service_n as_o not_o to_o care_v for_o the_o save_a health_n of_o their_o soul_n this_o be_v prophannesse_n second_o such_o servant_n be_v here_o tax_v as_o seek_v by_o all_o mean_n to_o please_v their_o master_n but_o not_o to_o profit_v they_o such_o be_v they_o that_o be_v flatter_v soothe_a person_n that_o serve_v their_o master_n only_o with_o fair_a word_n but_o else_o be_v empty_a person_n such_o or_o rather_o worse_o be_v they_o that_o apply_v themselves_o to_o their_o master_n humour_n to_o feed_v they_o with_o tale_n or_o praise_v their_o ill_a course_n and_o counsel_n or_o execute_v their_o sinful_a
mind_n these_o servant_n be_v many_o time_n the_o firebrand_n of_o contention_n alienate_v parent_n from_o their_o child_n friend_n from_o friend_n and_o keep_v malice_n on_o perpetual_a foot_n these_o be_v here_o rebuke_v but_o let_v we_o consider_v further_o be_v this_o such_o a_o fault_n in_o poor_a servant_n that_o can_v pretend_v many_o thing_n to_o be_v men-pleasers_a how_o foul_a a_o vice_n be_v it_o in_o freeman_n that_o be_v in_o no_o want_n or_o restraint_n how_o hurtful_a be_v it_o to_o be_v a_o man-pleas_a in_o the_o court_n of_o prince_n and_o in_o the_o house_n of_o noble_n how_o detest_a a_o vice_n be_v it_o in_o such_o as_o be_v magistrate_n and_o public_a state_n and_o be_v it_o nought_o in_o the_o court_n and_o country_n certain_o it_o be_v much_o more_o vile_a in_o the_o pulpit_n and_o in_o churchman_n and_o even_o the_o great_a they_o be_v the_o worse_a and_o more_o abominable_a be_v their_o soothe_n and_o daub_v thus_o of_o the_o negative_a in_o the_o affirmative_a be_v three_o thing_n and_o the_o first_o be_v singleness_n of_o heart_n in_o singleness_n of_o heart_n concern_v singleness_n of_o heart_n i_o consider_v it_o two_o way_n 1._o in_o the_o general_a as_o it_o be_v in_o god_n servant_n 2._o in_o special_a as_o it_o be_v in_o man_n servant_n singleness_n or_o sincerity_n of_o heart_n as_o it_o be_v in_o god_n servant_n i_o consider_v of_o in_o two_o thing_n 1._o in_o the_o nature_n of_o it_o 2._o in_o the_o sign_n of_o it_o singleness_n of_o heart_n may_v be_v discern_v by_o the_o contrary_a to_o which_o it_o be_v oppose_v 1._o as_o it_o be_v oppose_v to_o hypocrisy_n a_o sincere_a heart_a man_n be_v no_o hypocrite_n and_o show_v it_o three_o way_n oppose_v how_o to_o know_v singleness_n of_o heart_n by_o 6._o thing_n to_o which_o it_o be_v oppose_v first_o he_o have_v rather_o be_v good_a then_o seem_v so_o as_o in_o case_n of_o alm_n rom._n 12.8_o compare_v with_o math._n 6.2_o so_o in_o the_o practice_n of_o piety_n he_o have_v rather_o have_v grace_n and_o sound_a knowledge_n then_o a_o empty_a show_n of_o it_o second_o he_o will_v serve_v god_n at_o all_o time_n as_o well_o as_o at_o one_o time_n it_o be_v a_o note_n of_o a_o hypocrite_n that_o he_o will_v not_o pray_v at_o all_o time_n he_o will_v serve_v god_n when_o he_o be_v sick_a but_o not_o when_o he_o be_v well_o job._n 27.7.8.9_o so_o it_o be_v vile_a hypocrisy_n to_o come_v to_o church_n in_o lent_n to_o hear_v sermon_n but_o never_o come_v there_o or_o but_o seldom_o all_o the_o year_n after_o three_o he_o mind_v inward_a secret_a domestical_a holiness_n and_o piety_n as_o well_o as_o outward_a open_a and_o church_n holiness_n he_o be_v a_o hypocrite_n that_o kneel_v down_o when_o he_o come_v into_o the_o church_n and_o never_o pray_v in_o his_o family_n at_o home_n it_o be_v vile_a hypocrisy_n and_o palpable_a in_o such_o man_n as_o have_v knee_n of_o prayer_n when_o they_o first_o come_v up_o into_o the_o pulpit_n and_o no_o word_n of_o prayer_n when_o they_o be_v rise_v up_o to_o speak_v for_o or_o to_o god_n people_n 2._o as_o it_o be_v oppose_v to_o fleshly_a wisdom_n 1_o cor._n 1.12_o there_o be_v a_o threefold_a wisdom_n of_o the_o flesh_n that_o batter_v and_o keep_v out_o singleness_n and_o sincerity_n of_o heart_n 1._o the_o first_o be_v a_o reach_v after_o private_a end_n in_o public_a employment_n as_o preach_v for_o gain_v 2_o cor._n 2.17_o 2._o the_o second_o be_v a_o cunningness_n in_o commit_v or_o hide_v sin_n it_o be_v sincerity_n to_o be_v wise_a to_o do_v good_a and_o simple_a concern_v evil_a to_o be_v a_o bungler_n in_o act_v it_o and_o to_o have_v nothing_o to_o say_v in_o defence_n of_o it_o when_o it_o be_v do_v rom._n 16.19_o 3._o the_o three_o be_v fraud_n shift_v subtlety_n and_o guileful_a and_o deceitful_a deal_n in_o man_n course_n for_o the_o thing_n of_o this_o life_n thus_o esau_n be_v a_o wild_a and_o cunning_a man_n able_a by_o reason_n of_o his_o craft_n and_o subtlety_n to_o live_v in_o a_o wilderness_n but_o jaakob_n be_v a_o plain_a man_n a_o single_a heart_a man_n he_o can_v make_v no_o shift_n to_o help_v himself_o in_o earthly_a thing_n by_o fraud_n or_o craft_n but_o be_v open_a and_o plain_a in_o all_o his_o deal_n for_o the_o world_n but_o a_o man_n of_o great_a reach_n for_o matter_n of_o his_o soul_n this_o be_v a_o pattern_n of_o true_a singleness_n simplicity_n and_o sincerity_n 3._o as_o it_o be_v oppose_v to_o a_o double_a heart_n oppose_v i_o say_v to_o a_o heart_n and_o a_o heart_n and_o a_o double_a hart_n be_v either_o a_o waver_a heart_n or_o a_o divide_a heart_n man_n have_v a_o double_a heart_n that_o waver_v and_o be_v toss_v with_o uncertainty_n such_o as_o be_v now_o for_o god_n and_o godliness_n and_o short_o after_o for_o sin_n and_o the_o flesh_n now_o be_v resolve_v to_o leave_v such_o a_o fault_n as_o persuade_v it_o be_v a_o fault_n and_o by_o and_o by_o they_o will_v to_o it_o again_o as_o persuade_v it_o be_v not_o a_o fault_n here_o be_v no_o singleness_n of_o heart_n and_o thus_o the_o heart_n be_v double_a in_o respect_n of_o time_n it_o be_v double_a also_o as_o divide_v in_o respect_n of_o object_n i_o instance_n in_o two_o thing_n first_o in_o matter_n of_o worship_n the_o people_n that_o come_v to_o inhabit_v samaria_n have_v a_o divide_a heart_n for_o they_o fear_v the_o god_n of_o the_o country_n because_o of_o the_o lion_n and_o they_o fear_v the_o god_n of_o the_o nation_n also_o 2_o king_n 17.33_o such_o be_v they_o that_o fear_v god_n threaten_n in_o his_o word_n and_o fear_v the_o sign_n of_o heaven_n too_o second_o our_o saviour_n instance_n in_o matter_n of_o the_o world_n the_o mind_n which_o be_v the_o eye_n of_o the_o soul_n can_v be_v say_v to_o be_v single_a when_o it_o be_v distract_v man_n can_v serve_v god_n and_o mammon_n math._n 6.21.22.23.24_o 4._o as_o it_o be_v oppose_v to_o spiritual_a pride_n a_o single_a heart_n be_v a_o humble_a heart_n as_o job_n show_v job._n 9.15.16_o and_o show_v 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