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681.
Epbefianr,Ghap.6.
VE11.3.
4.
Dole. 2.
VERSE
3.
2.
the child, they
free
one from relieving the Parents; Indeed they grant
that
in
cafe
ofextreame
neceffity a man may leave his profeffion
to
minifter
to Parents, but
as
we fay,while this
graffe
groweth the
Steed
flarveth, for this point
is
then
feene
when help
is
too
late.
Laftly, we
mutt hence learne,
how God mutt
be
honoured.
It
muft be marked
that
he
faith ,
This
is
the
frll,
and delivered with
promife
:which
doth
let
us fee
with
what
care we mull
keepe
it:
for
that
which
is
firli
in
placeand
of
principal
ufe
and
reckoning
may
have
the
firft
refpeCt,
it
is
the
key
to
all
the other, for
if
this be
kept all
is
well,
if
not, whythen
every one willbee foone broken.
Now
that
which
is
firft
told us,
and
which
is
not propounded but hath promife,
mutt be more
regarded:
above he
laid
it was
jufte
ca.
3.
r
o. he
faith
it
is
pleating to
God
:
here he faith
it
is
the
fiat Commandement,
it
hath
a
promife going with it
:
a
fourefold cord fhould not eafily
bec
broken.
VERSE
3. That
it
may
be
wei1
with
thee,
and that
than maifi
live
long upon
earth.
Now
followeth the
reafon,
which doth teach twothings.
r. Particular concerning children,
and
them
in
fubje lion,
2.
Concerning
us
all.
That
obedience to Parents
is a
way that leadeth
to
a
long
and
happy
life,
looks
at
Jacob, Solomon,
at Ruth ,
the
Recha6ites,
for
firft it
is
equall
that
fuch
as
honour
thofe by whom they
receive
life, the
authors under
God,
and maintainers
of
it,
they thould
have
the
fame
prolonged.
a. Thofe that
live
in
obedience governing
in
the way
of
profpe-
rity
:
for
Pray.6.23.
the Commandement
is a
light.
Now
as
wee
wonder not
if
a
man
that
maketh much
of
himfelfe,looking to whole
-
fome
diet,
&c. have
his
body
well becaufehe ufeth
that
memo,
3.
Obedient
children caufe
their Parents heart often to be
lifted
up
to God
in
their behalfe,
and have
their Parents
bleffing,
which
is a
meane under
God
procuring thefe things, therefore
in
Exad. honour
them
that they
may lengthen
thy dayes:
for
though
we cannot
blcffe
extraordinarily,
and infallibly
foretell what
thall befall our
children,
yet
we may feekeat
God,
and
pronounce them
blell'ed,
and
probably
foretell by
a
common
fpirit
of
difcerning
:
for
many Parents prove
now
a
dayyes
too
true
Prophets.
4. Laftly, the obedient
Children
are
commonly
of
fuch difpofici-
on
asthat
God
is
for them
,
they
are meeke
to whom
bee bath given
his
word, they
limit poffeffe
rheearth,
though men put them to the
wall
as
the
weakeft.
And this
doth
meet with the
vaine
thoughts
of
many youths,
that
think pride and flomackfulneffe and difdaining
all
yoake
to
be
their
onely way
to
rife
by, though experience teacheth that
fuch courfes
have
caufed
many
ro
be
difnherited.
Againe, many Parents
are
here met
with,
as
they would not
have
their children
rake.
he's
:
fo
they love.not to
fee
them
of
any fpeciall
for-