Qeflions,andC4fes ofConfeience Chap. z parents will not be fatisfied, but will be obeyed,children mull yeeld. For, . I. In fuch things thecommand of a Parent is a warrant for the child, fo that a parent may fin in commanding that,wherein a child may obey without lin. z. C hildren hereby manifeti their high elleeme of their parents , how willing they are to pleafe them. 3. Its a great means topreferve peace, and love betwixt parents and children. Quefr. b., hat as further r equrred from children to their parents ? Aifw. To repay, and recötnpence what they can, their parents care, colt,' and kindneffe towards them, and that in the way of thankfulneflé, 1 Tim.5.4 Quel}. ht bat rule as to be obfe rued herein ? Arfw, Children mull relieve their parents according to their necefCitie which may be through, 1. Natural infirmities : Or, 2. Cafual extremities: Con- cerning the lirll, the rule is 1. Children muff bear with their parents infirmities, not the leffe reverendly efleeming their place , or perfon; nor performing the lefle duty to them by reafon of the fame , remembrinyhat themfelves to their.younger and weaker years were fitbje& to many infirmities : as, Gen.27,1z. It was a great infirmi- ty in /faec to prefer profane Efau beforegodlyJacob, efpecially againa an ex- preffe Word ofGod : yet mob reverenced him not the Idle iòon. 28. 5. So Gen.37.1o. I Sam.31.2. Luke 2.51. contrary,Prov.3o.17. z. Children mull cover their parents infirmities, both by pafling them by,and concealing them from others as much as they can. For, 1 Ter.4. 8. Love covers a multitude offns. So, Gen.9.z3. Ccntrary, Gese.9,zz. z Sam.15.3. Concern- ing the fecond, the rules are 1. Children muff bear with their parents, and not the leffe reverently e- fieem them, nor perform the Idleduty, becaufe of them,being croffes which by Gods providence are laidupon man, whether uponhis body, as blindneffn,lame- netle,fcknef e,&c or on his perfon,as captivity,banifhment,imprifonment, &c, or onhis elate, as poverty, want , &c. So Gen.27.I. Rath a. 26, 21. Hence, Lcv.19.-14. a. Children mull afford relief and fuccout to theirparents as they need the fame. So, Gen.48.1. and 37. 35. and 42.8. and 47. 12. Ruth 2.18. I Sam. 22. 3, 4.. Johi r 9.27. 1 Tim. 5. 4. Contrary, Mark,7. II, 13. whereunto are fuch as firfl deny relief to their parents 1 John 3. 12. Secondly, that bring their parents into extremity by their lavish fpending, or drawing them to be their Sureties ; or bringing them into danger by their mifchievous pra&ifes, Gen. 77.34. Thirdly, that Alike their parents , Exod.2I. 15. Fourthly,thatmur- der them, 1 Tim. I.n. 3. Children muflbearwith the inward infirmities of their parents, as weak- neffe of judgement, flipperinetle of memory, violence ofpaflion, &c. 4. With their outward infirmities which arifefrom infant tentation:Such,were thofe , Gen. 9.21. and 19. 3 3. 2 Sßm.11.4, and 18. 3 3. Gcn.12.t 3. and 2b.7. and 37. 34, 35 ue{l, what duties do children owe to their parents after death ? Anfw. Firll, to inter their bodies with fuch decency, and honour as may be anfwerable to the place, and reputation wherein they lived, Gen. 25. 9, and 35. 29. and so. 7. For, .Its a tefttmony of their great love, and refpe& to them. 2. Its a blellîngpromifed by God to his Saints , i Kings 14. t3.. z Kings 22. 20. the contrary is threatned as a curfe, Jer. 22.19. i Kings 21: 23, 24. P f aline 7. 3. Itsagreat deformity for a corps to lie above ground , therefore children who are moll bound to cover their patents, deformity, are -in this refpec@ bound to bury them. Secondly,
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