Salomons diuine arts, of 1. Ethickes, 2. Politickes, 3. Oeconomicks that is; the gouernment of 1. Behauiour, 2. Common-vvealth, 3. Familie. Drawne into method, out of his Prouerbs & Ecclesiastes. With an open and plaine paraphrase, vpon the Song of songs. By Ioseph Hall.
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Salomons diuine arts, of 1. Ethickes, 2. Politickes, 3. Oeconomicks that is; the gouernment of 1. Behauiour, 2. Common-vvealth, 3. Familie. Drawne into method, out of his Prouerbs & Ecclesiastes. With an open and plaine paraphrase, vpon the Song of songs. By Ioseph Hall.
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Hall, Joseph, 1574-1656.
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At London :: Printed by H[umphrey] L[ownes] for Eleazar Edgar, and Samuel Macham,
1609.
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The MAISTER, & SERVANT. §. 7.
The master must be
Prouident for his seruant:
Not
too seuere,
too familiar.
The seruant must be
faithfull,
diligent.
THe seruant is no small commo∣dity to his master. Hee that is despised, & hath a seruant of his own is better then he that boasts (whether of gentry, or wealth) & wanteth bread. The master, there∣fore,must prouide sufficiency of foode for his family, and suste∣nance for his maydes: who also
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as hee may not bee ouer-rigorous in punishing, or noting offences; some∣times not hearing his seruant, that curseth him: so not too famili∣ar;for he that delicately bringeth vp his seruant from his youth, at length he wil be as his sonne. He must therefore be sometimes seuere, more then in rebukes; (For, A ser∣uant will not bee chasticed with words: and tho he vnderstand, yet he will not regarde) yet so, as hee haue respect euer to his good deseruings. A discreet seruant shall rule ouer a levvde sonne: and he shall diuide the heritage among the brethren. Jn answer whereto, the good seruant must bee faithfull vnto his master; As the colde of snovve in time of
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haruest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him, for he re∣fresheth the soule of his master. A wicked messenger falleth into euil: but a faithfull ambassadour is preseruation;and2diligent, Whether in his charge; Be diligent to knowe the estate of thy flock (or rather, the face of thy cattel) and take heed to the heardes: or in his attendance, Hee that kee∣peth his fig-tree shall eate of the fruite of it: so hee that carefully waiteth on his master, shall come to honour,where contrarily, in both these, As vinegar to the teeth, and smoke to the eyes: so is a slouthfull messenger to them that send him.