have us leave even father and mother for his sake, we must certainly leave lords for his sake. But if you do not know, or cannot find out, whether your lord is wrong, you ought not to weaken certain obedience for the sake of an uncertain justice; rather you should think the best of your lord, as is the way of love, for “love believes all things” and “does not think evil,” 1 Corinthians 13 [:4–7]. So, then, you are secure and walk well before God. If they put you to shame or call you disloyal, it