Part I. Servant. William Penn. 1909-14. Fruits of Solitude. The Harvard Classics

William Penn. (1644–1718). Fruits of Solitude.
The Harvard Classics. 1909–14.

Part I

Servant


202. Indulge not unseemly Things in thy Master’s Children, nor refuse them what is fitting: For one is the highest Unfaithfulness, and the other, Indiscretion as well as Disrespect.	1
203. Do thine own Work honestly and chearfully: And when that is done, help thy Fellow; that so another time he may help thee.	2
204. If thou wilt be a Good Servant, thou must be True; and thou canst not be True if thou Defraud’st thy Master.	3
205. A Master may be Defrauded many ways by a servant: As in Time, Care, Pains, Money, Trust.	4
206. But, a True Servant is the Contrary: He ’s Diligent, Careful, Trusty. He Tells no Tales, Reveals no Secrets, Refuses no Pains: Not to be Tempted by Gain, nor aw’d by Fear, to Unfaithfulness.	5
207. Such a Servant, serves God in serving his Master; and has double Wages for his Work, to wit, Here and Hereafter.	6