Queftions andAníwers g. Ommand fault' audRillitremainethin many ofvs. Welaughtofee our Parenteefhame, we fmile at their wants, wtpublfhtheirinfirmittet, wedifdairetheirignorance,weloaththeiráge,anet in mane a thing to our owneconfufion, if the Lorde glue not an amending repentance , we bewray a robbed heart of the true reueriee which ought to be in childrento their parents. Alai if God iudge vs for our obedience , where are we?what wittles will ereiteth i krngdome in vs? Howecleamewetoour felues inallmeirrers, &thinkourowne direction bell? Howedefpife we the cotmfell of our friendes,and oft behinde vs their experience ? Enerie Tonne wide/eerie daughter woulde rule their mariage who y themfelaes. And euen in emery aliion,alas what difebediemcefheweth it felfe in vs vnto our Parentes? Far mayntaynance which is the third Irani; èh of honour, emu that alft aecufethmanie aChi /de before the Lorde. Rare lithe man that bath imployed euerieabilitieo f hie wie,ofwealth, of knowledde,of flrength,at coterie neede tohis Parentes comfort. And therefore the Lorde in mercy not in fury deale with yr xsweare children. e/ Ire we Parentes? then wey andmat k n'betherfowe haue alwayesber hawed r felsses,its that thefe duties of oar children might bee due vnto vs euen ìn regarde of our b'e utóur. Ifnot , then hamwepulledvponvstbeguilt of ourChildrens want ofductie being caufesof the fame , and theLorde ftangriewithvs. What lifehoe we led beforeour Children to breede andcontinue thefeduetits in them ? ¡lath itbeene holy, graue,and modeft, andforemaineth as neere at we can, feeking to hide from the yes of their witles bodes , fäçh wanresas we know ourfelues fubieti unto? No, no, but tarelefly and loofe y,, omen in tuerie place, Parentes bewray negle?l of Religion ,theywillgato the Churches , orgood exercifet when theyy-lif,andthtst very rarely , they fbew no regards. ofrheduetie ofChríßians,they carry no granny in their doings, modefly often in their behaviour, but lime wog diffolutelte andofteM incontinently , they fweare fearefullywithout regarde , fpeakeprophanelienotrefpeítingthe frailtie of the youth thatbtareth them t father and mother let yr kin. de fpeeehes paf fe from them one towardes another in the' pre fence their Childers to the great impayring of their redite with them, carelefe God knowes o f their bringing vp,and too full of ooljh pittte when theyjhomldecorrea them.-Áilthefe are irreànis to makediecbitdren fade in renerence to their parentes,andto tempt them to front.. 4nd therefore let vsloake ifwe be parents, andgrieued with vnreuerent regarde in our children ofvs , whether. we our fibres begot caufers of the fame. e/Igaine,for their obedience it faileth oft by faulte in vs , For ifwe bee parentes ,welay great burdens vpon our children,prefng thcmflill with omrauthoritíe, we inioyne them what we lift pot weying we11 what they can like,and not carefully confidering afwell their naturer,as our oientdefares, afwcll their comfort and conuenient booing, or owneaffffeliran and maaco bane itfo,what maruellif often G O D brearkeour hearteswith their dif bedience ? The like may bee fayde oft hat thank full mayataynaunce that fh,oulde of children to their Parentes be performed. The venie vnnaturall and vnkinde dealing of parentes with their Children in tbeiryoutb, denying themreliefe, and comfortablehe/pe, maketh them often ( though it jhoulde not ) when they ham attaynedto any ejl ate ,to deale asvnduerifu ly with their needie Parentesagaine. Confider therefore Ifay,ifwe bee Parenteswhat (wile wegiue, and com- pare it with the forte we finde in our feede. Let finne appeare , ifwe haue offended,andlet the lawe condemn vi , if we haue tranfgrefed. For finely tphat duetyes this Lowe bindeth all Children to performe,it es flra'rght y bindeth all Parentes todefersae.The Parentes mill ex- cufeth not the Childebut it maketh bimguiltie of his Childes offence. Thn: may there a/f defcendeintotbensfelues. Teeapparasit.ds contempt in our huesofMagiflracre andambo.. ritie. eebonooir them not us Pare,,'tes ,bsut both in restoroute, obedience, and mayntenance oftheirHate by retribution ofform part-opiumwehanegot by them,we bewray vugodynelfe, &fin againfltheLord &themveriegreeuoufly.For where is that heart thatrifethvp in thank fulneff e for them to our god,that obeyeth themferret liepfinell as openly ,for confciencenot fore ?. Nay O /in ofouls,ifit be finghrout by the Lark in this refpell,eaengroween afuredly topto!seamen. For hswednrewe end dat we defeat their Laoèes continuo//y ? Howe fetweour fhiftes againfl the wifd om and working of the Lordly -them? Wemocke the Lordand foveUtn prideagainflhim. For behe as wife aehe will indrreÉlingtheMagißratetoa here torulevt by,wefhortly after willbe vp in witteagainfl him toßsake in pieces by a/hsft all bis indeuour. Truly our heartes be dead-, our fnness great , and the Lorde bath wrath inßore, if this our dealing wish our Parents, be not confe edandamended.Thres dealt we die with our min ¡licit and
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