many wayes; that is, if his Master be not circumspect in all things
that respect both God and man, and that before his Apprentice.

1. If {42b} he be not moderate in the use of his Apprentice; if he
drives him beyond his strength; if he holds him to work at
unseasonable hours; if he will not allow him convenient time to
read the Word, to Pray, &c. This is the way to destroy him; that
is, in those tender begin[n]ings of good thoughts, and good
beginnings about spiritual things.

2. If he suffers his house to be scattered with profane and wicked
Books, such as stir up to lust, to wantonness, such as teach idle,
wanton, lascivious discourse, and such as has a tendency to provoke
to profane drollery and Jesting; and lastly, such as tend to
corrupt, and pervert the Doctrine of Faith and Holiness. All these
things will eat as doth a canker, and will quickly spoil, in Youth,
&c. those good beginnings that may be putting forth themselves in
them.

3. If there be a mixture of Servants, that is, if some very bad be
in the same place, that's a way also to undo such tender Lads; for
they that are bad and sordid Servants, will be often (and they have
an opportunity too, to be) distilling and fomenting of their
profane and wicked words and tricks before them, and these will
easily stick in the flesh and minds of Youth, to the corrupting of
them.

4. If the Master have one Guise for abroad, and another for home;
that is, if his Religion hangs by in his house as his Cloak does,
and he be seldom in it, except he be abroad; this, young beginners