servant

And saying, Lord, my seruant lieth at home sicke of the palsie, grieuously tormented.

The Centurion answered, and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come vnder my roofe: but speake the word onely, and my seruant shalbe healed.

For I am a man vnder authority, hauing souldiers vnder me: and I say to this man, Goe, and he goeth: and to another, Come, and he commeth: and to my seruant, Doe this, and he doth it.

And Iesus said vnto the Centurion, Go thy way, and as thou hast beleeued, so be it done vnto thee. And his seruant was healed in the self same houre.

The disciple is not aboue his master, nor the seruant aboue his lord.

1611 marginal noteLuk. 6.40. iohn 13.16.

It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the seruant as his Lord: If they haue called the Master of the house of Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household?

Behold, my seruant whom I haue chosen, my beloued in whom my soule is well pleased: I will put my spirit vpon him, and he shall shew iudgement to the Gentiles.

1611 marginal noteEsai. 42.1.

The seruant therfore fell downe, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, haue patience with mee, and I will pay thee all.

1611 marginal noteOr, besought him.

Then the Lord of that seruant was moued with compassion, and loosed him, and forgaue him the debt.

But the same seruant went out, and found one of his fellow-seruants, which ought him an hundred pence: and hee layd handes on him, and tooke him by the throte, saying, Pay mee that thou owest.

1611 marginal noteThe Romane penie is the eighth part of an ounce, which after 5. shillings the ounce is 7. d. ob.