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A30128 Christian behaviour, or, The fruits of true Christianity shewing the ground from whence they flow in their godlike order in the duty of relations, as husbands, wives, parents, children, masters, servants &c. : with a word of direction to all backsliders / by John Bunyan. Bunyan, John, 1628-1688. 1663 (1663) Wing B5492; ESTC R14817 52,342 160

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this_o account_n every_o miscarriage_n of_o thou_o go_v to_o their_o heart_n for_o fear_n god_n shall_v take_v a_o occasion_n thereat_o to_o shut_v thou_o up_o in_o hardness_n for_o ever_o how_o do_v abraham_n groan_v for_o ishmael_n o_o say_v he_o to_o god_n that_o ishmael_n may_v live_v before_o thou_o gen._n 17._o 18._o how_o be_v is●ac_n and_o rebekah_n grieve_v for_o the_o miscarriage_n of_o esau_n gen._n 26._o 34_o 35._o and_o how_o bitter_o do_v david_n mourn_v for_o his_o son_n who_o die_v in_o his_o wickedness_n 2_o sam._n 18._o 32_o 33._o last_o and_o can_v any_o imagine_v but_o that_o all_o these_o carriage_n of_o thy_o godly_a parent_n will_v be_v to_o thou_o the_o increase_n of_o thy_o torment_n in_o hell_n if_o thou_o die_v in_o thy_o sin_n notwithstanding_o again_o if_o thy_o parent_n and_o thou_o also_o be_v godly_a how_o happy_a a_o thing_n be_v this_o how_o shall_v thou_o rejoice_v that_o the_o same_o faith_n shall_v dwell_v both_o in_o thy_o parent_n and_o thou_o 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〈◊〉_d 2._o not_o with_o that_o obedience_n that_o 〈◊〉_d serve_v man_n only_o servant_n must_v have_v the●_n eye_n on_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o work_n they_o do_v 〈◊〉_d their_o master_n 3._o that_o their_o work_n in_o their_o service_n 〈◊〉_d the_o will_n and_o ordinance_n of_o god_n from_o which_o i_o conclude_v that_o thy_o wo●●_n in_o thy_o place_n and_o station_n as_o thou_o be_v a_o ser●vant_n be_v as_o real_o god_n ordinance_n an●_n as_o acceptable_a to_o he_o in_o its_o kind_n as_o 〈◊〉_d preach_v or_o any_o other_o work_n for_o god_n and_o that_o thou_o be_v as_o sure_a to_o receive_v a_o redward_n for_o thy_o labour_n as_o he_o that_o hang_v 〈◊〉_d be_v burn_v for_o the_o gospel_n wherefore_o sai●_n the_o apostle_n to_o servant_n whatsoever_o 〈◊〉_d do_v do_v it_o hearty_o as_o to_o the_o lord_n and_o not_o 〈◊〉_d man_n know_v that_o of_o the_o lord_n you_o shall_v resceive_v the_o reward_n of_o inheritance_n for_o you_o serula_n the_o lord_n christ_n col._n 3._o 22_o 23_o 24._o 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he_o faithful_o humble_o and_o with_o meekness_n because_o he_o be_v a_o master_n faithful_a and_o belove_a and_o partaker_n of_o the_o heavenly_a benefit_n if_o any_o man_n teach_v otherwise_o say_v the_o apostle_n paul_n and_o consent_v not_o to_o wholesome_a word_n even_o the_o word_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n and_o the_o doctrine_n which_o be_v according_a to_o godliness_n he_o be_v proud_a know_v nothing_o but_o dote_v about_o question_n and_o strife_n of_o word_n whereof_o come_v envy_n strife_n rail_n evil_a surmising_n perverse_a dispute_n of_o man_n of_o corrupt_a mind_n and_o destitute_a of_o the_o truth_n suppose_v that_o gain_n be_v godliness_n from_o such_o withdraw_v thy_o sel●_n 1._o tim._n 6._o 3_o 4_o 5._o second_o
for_o the_o unbelieving_a maste●_n for_o of_o they_o paul_n speak_v in_o the_o first_o ver●●_n of_o this_o 6._o of_o timothy_n let_v as_o many_o servant_n say_v he_o as_o be_v under_o the_o yoke_n cou●●_n their_o own_o master_n worthy_a of_o all_o honour_n th●●_n the_o word_n of_o god_n &_o his_o doctrine_n be_v not_o blaspheme_v servant_n live_v with_o unbelieve_a master_n be_v great_o engage_v to_o be_v bot●_n watchful_a faithful_a and_o trusty_a ingaged_n i_o say_v 1._o from_o the_o consideration_n of_o th●_n condition_n of_o their_o master_n for_o he_o bein●_n unbelieving_a will_v have_v a_o evil_a eye_n upo●_n thou_o and_o upon_o thy_o do_n and_o so_o much_o the_o more_o because_o thou_o profess_v as_o i●_n the_o case_n of_o saul_n and_o david_n 1._o sam._n 18_o 8_o 9_o etc._n etc._n 2._o thou_o be_v engage_v because_o of_o th●_n profession_n thou_o make_v of_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d god_n for_o by_o thy_o profession_n thou_o do_v 〈◊〉_d both_o god_n and_o his_o word_n before_o thy_o m●●ster_n and_o he_o have_v no_o other_o wit_n but_o to_o blas●phem_o they_o if_o thou_o behave_v thyself_o un●worthily_o wherefore_o paul_n bid_v tit●●_n exhort_v servant_n to_o be_v obedient_a to_o their_o own_o master_n and_o to_o please_v they_o well_o in_o all_o thing_n ●ut_v answer_v again_o not_o give_v par●at●ng_a answer_n or_o such_o as_o be_v cross_a or_o provoke_a not_o purloin_v but_o show_v all_o good_a fidelity_n that_o they_o may_v adorn_v the_o doctrine_n of_o god_n our_o saviour_n in_o all_o thing_n tit._n 2._o 9_o 10._o that_o servant_n who_o in_o a_o unbeliever_n family_n do_v his_o work_n before_o god_n as_o god_n ordinance_n he_o shall_v adorn_v the_o doctrine_n of_o god_n if_o not_o save_v his_o master_n ●y_a so_o do_v but_o if_o he_o do_v otherwise_o ●e_n shall_v both_o stumble_v the_o unbeliever_n dishonour_n god_n offend_v the_o faithful_a and_o ●●ting_a guilt_n upon_o his_o own_o soul_n three_o for_o the_o froward_a master_n ●hough_o i_o distinguish_v he_o 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matter_n of_o th●_n faith_n wherefore_o peter_n add_v this_o 〈◊〉_d couragement_n to_o servant_n to_o the_o exho●●tation_n he_o give_v they_o before_o this_o be_v tha●_n worthy_a say_v he_o if_o a_o man_n for_o conscient_a towards_o god_n endure_v grief_n suffer_v wrongful_o for_o what_o glory_n be_v it_o if_o when_o you_o be_v bu●_n fete_v for_o your_o fault_n you_o take_v it_o patient_o but_o if_o when_o you_o do_v well_o and_o suffer_v for_o it_o 〈◊〉_d take_v it_o patient_o this_o be_v acceptable_a wit●_n god_n 1_o pet._n 2._o 19_o 20._o wherefore_o be_v comfort_v concern_v thy_o condition_n with_o consider_v that_o g●●_n look_v upon_o thou_o as_o on_o jacob_n in_o the_o fa●●●ly_a of_o laban_n &_o will_v right_v all_o thy_o wrong_n and_o recompense_v thou_o for_o thy_o faithful_a wise_n and_o godly_a behaviour_n before_o 〈◊〉_d the_o service_n of_o thy_o froward_a master_n wherefore_o be_v patient_a i_o say_v and_o abound_v 〈◊〉_d thy_o faithfulness_n in_o thy_o place_n and_o cal●●g_n 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