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A68107 Of domesticall duties eight treatises. I. An exposition of that part of Scripture out of which domesticall duties are raised. ... VIII. Duties of masters. By William Gouge. Gouge, William, 1578-1653. 1622 (1622) STC 12119; ESTC S103290 610,068 716

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rigour_n will_v make_v they_o desperate_a but_o virtue_n and_o safety_n consist_v in_o the_o mean_a betwixt_o both_o §._o 120._o of_o parent_n fix_v precept_n in_o their_o child_n mind_n this_o word_n admonition_n according_a to_o the_o indere_fw-la notation_n thereof_o have_v a_o particular_a relation_n to_o the_o mind_n and_o point_v out_o a_o inform_v and_o instruct_v of_o it_o it_o be_v take_v either_o for_o the_o action_n of_o admonish_v as_o tit._n 3._o 10._o reject_v a_o heretic_n 〈◊〉_d after_o the_o first_o and_o second_o admonition_n or_o for_o the_o monitis_fw-la thing_n admonish_v in_o which_o latter_a sense_n most_o do_v here_o take_v it_o yet_o will_v i_o not_o have_v the_o former_a clean_o exclude_v for_o according_a to_o the_o full_a meaning_n of_o the_o word_n i_o take_v thus_o much_o to_o be_v intend_v as_o parent_n deliver_v good_a precept_n and_o principle_n to_o their_o child_n 〈◊〉_d so_o they_o must_v be_v careful_a by_o forcible_a and_o frequent_a admonition_n 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master_n have_v be_v make_v 4._o the_o law_n of_o equity_n do_v so_o also_o one_o good_a deserve_v another_o good_a therefore_o the_o apostle_n say_v to_o master_n give_v unto_o your_o servant_n that_o which_o be_v just_a and_o equal_a 1._o now_o let_v master_n take_v notice_n hereof_o and_o know_v that_o god_n the_o great_a lord_n of_o all_o have_v make_v this_o relation_n betwixt_o master_n and_o servant_n and_o have_v set_v each_o of_o they_o in_o their_o several_a and_o distinct_a place_n for_o the_o mutual_a good_a of_o one_o another_o so_o as_o servant_n be_v no_o more_o for_o the_o good_a of_o master_n than_o master_n be_v for_o the_o good_a of_o servant_n wherefore_o as_o they_o look_v for_o duty_n let_v they_o perform_v duty_n if_o servant_n fail_v in_o their_o duty_n let_v master_n see_v if_o they_o themselves_o be_v not_o the_o cause_n thereof_o by_o fail_v in_o they_o their_o authority_n will_v be_v no_o excuse_n before_o christ_n but_o a_o mean_n to_o aggravate_v their_o 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child_n a_o wife_n may_v not_o simple_o without_o or_o direct_o against_o her_o husband_n consent_n order_n and_o dispose_v of_o the_o child_n in_o give_v they_o name_n apparel_v their_o body_n appoint_v their_o calling_n place_n of_o bring_v up_o marriage_n or_o portion_n 1._o for_o give_v name_n to_o child_n beside_o that_o it_o be_v throughout_o name_n the_o scripture_n for_o the_o most_o part_n enjoin_v to_o the_o husband_n as_o to_o 19_o abraham_n to_o 13._o zacharias_n and_o to_o other_o and_o that_o according_o husband_n have_v ordinary_o do_v as_o 3._o adam_n 29._o lamech_v 3._o abraham_n and_o other_o it_o be_v to_o be_v note_v that_o when_o there_o be_v a_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o man_n and_o his_o wife_n in_o give_v a_o child_n name_n he_o give_v one_o name_n she_o another_o the_o name_n which_o he_o give_v stand_v though_o 18._o rachel_n name_v her_o young_a son_n benoni_n yet_o benjamin_n which_o name_n jaakob_n give_v be_v the_o child_n name_n so_o also_o when_o 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