Thefifth Comtnanq~men.t. : . , -Exod.2.:0 .-1 2.HonoNr thy fai'ber and t~'Y-motlur; ·that thyUil't w1a} /u long in thlf land which tl~e Lordthy-Go~gtutth thee. ' ·- ltherro the duties ofpiety to God)out ef the fir-H t-able>haue been t1andled. Now follow the Commandcments of thefe.. cond table ·, concernitllg ·the d.uties of · righreoufnelle towards our neighpour. This is the firHCornmandement of. the !li~~~~~~J fe~ond table,vpon whi'h al the refl doe depend ..As in the firH table, the keeping of zll theCom– mandcments following, depen0eth on the keepingofrhe firfi: fo here,if this firft commandement \Ye rewel obi'erucd, :both of fuperiours,inferiours,and cquals,there co-uld be no diforder againfi any of the Commandemen[s foilowing. For "all diforders in 'theother doe flow from hence; that ei– ther fuperiours are negligent in performing their duties of goucrning, or elfe inferio~rs are proudand Hubbornc, and refufe to obey thei rf uperi~uts, or equals be enuious or am– bitious betweene themfelues. The fumme cf theComhian· dcment is to fhew.)what duties we owe one to another in ie– fpeaoftheir andour place..Thewords containea eomman• dem'ent; and the reafon ofit. Thecommandemendn thefe words~Honourth]father Andmother.The~eafon i.n theword$ f~llowing, ihat ihy d4iu, _may 6ee ltmg in the la~d, which tht Lord thy Godgiuethtb~e. To honour, here, is to·regard and • .reuerence in heart, and to performeall outwardduties~ Fa- ,ttr,that is,allfuperiours in what placefocucrfot aboue them. Dill. . -F.rom this word(Ho,or)is to begathered the firllgcn~rall. .All~ueftbo· ·d-octrineofthe 6ft commandement,vi.t::..thatal duties are tQ . -nor IS to e . . . giuen to be performed to our fuperiours,wich fuch honour as is meet . ~urf~pe • . fot them~whi.d1 thewords themfelues doeplainly· teach. If aoun. . - we . -
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy OTcyMjk=