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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	church_n	ecclesiastical_a	synod_n	2,123	5	9.4135	5	false

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10083	The doctrine of superioritie, and of subiection, contained in the fift commandement of the holy law of almightie God Which is the foundamentall ground, both of all Christian subiection: and also of like Christian gouernment, as well in church, and common-wealth, as in euery schoole and priuate familie. A pretious memorial of the substance of manie godly sermons, preached by the learned and faithfull seruant of God, Ma. Robert Pricke, minister of the vvord, at Denham in Suffolke.	Pricke, Robert, d. ca. 1608.; Allen, Robert, fl. 1596-1612.	1609 (1609)	STC 20337; ESTC S101170	80,674	204

A. That his heart be not lifted vp aboue his brethren as appeareth Deut. Chap. 17. ver 18. 20. The meaning is that the Magistrate in what degree soeuer may not be proud and haughtie but behaue himselfe in a lowly sweete and louing manner towards his subiects as a father toward his children Q. What should be the reason hereof seeing they are aduanced into so high a place The vertues required to be in a Magistrate The reasons of it A. First of all if Magistrates be proud they will easily degenerate into crueltie and tyrannie Secondly their subiects being hindered through feare will hardly without great constraint resort to them for iustice and make their cases knowne Thirdly the cheerfull countenance of a Magistrate and his louing and kind behauiour causeth the subiects to loue and reuerence him And there is no doubt but that in the loue and loyall affection of the subiect standeth the safetie of the Magistrate All this was not vnknowne to Absolom and therefore being heire apparant as he thought to allure and steale the hearts of his fathers subiects to himselfe he dealeth louingly curteously The 7. vertue required to be in a Magistrate is that he haue care â—o giue good example to his Subiects and friendly to euery one as appeareth 2. Sam. chap. 15. ver 5. Q. What is lastly required in the person of the Magistrate A. That in his whole behauiour he giue a good example to his subiects Q. Is this necessarie A. Yea no doubt For seeing God hath set vp Magistrates as it were Loadstarres and directers to others both in word and deede their subiects will follow their example whether it be good or euill according to the Prouerbe n = * Regis ad exemplar totus conponitur orbis All the world doeth followe the example of the King Wherefore the euill example of the Magistrate must needes be the ouerthrow and infection of many Besides this without a good conuersation the Magistrate shall neuer haue weight and authoritie in the hearts of his subiects and therefore whatsoeuer he speaketh or doeth shal be of lesse regard or account with them Moreouer it is required that the Magistrates court and familie be of godly and vertuous conuersation Q. What say you of the familie of the Prince or Magistrate and such as doe attend more nearely vpon his person A. They are to walke in a holy and vertuous conuersation Q. What reason haue you so to say The reasons why it ought so to be A. There be diuers reasons why this is required And first of all that the Magistrate may be furthered in reforming the disorders of his subiects The duties of the magistrate in regard of religion which otherwise will hardly be brought to passe seeing many exceptions will be conceiued Secondly that grace and authoritie may be giuen to all his words and actions Thirdly for that aboue all other the court and houshold of the Prince must be a certaine Church and holy assemble wherein God is sincerely serued and obeyed not onely that the blessing of God may be vpon his owne person and all that he taketh in hand but also that out of his house may shine forth worthy examples as it were certaine lightes into his whole dominion to direct and incourage others in a right course Q. Now let vs come vnto the dutie or office of the Magistrate To what hath that respect or whereabout is it occupied A. It is occupied either about religion and godlines or about the ciuil estate and good order of his subiects Q. What is first of all required of the Magistrate in regard of religion A. That he doe cause it to be planted and aduanced in his dominion for so did the most excellent and worthie Princes seruants of God The first dutie of the Magistrate in regard of religion is to plant and aduance that onely which God hath commanded The reasons of it as Ioshua Dauid Salomon Azah Iehoshaphat Hezekiah Iosiah such like whose principall care and indeuour was to bring in and promote Gods true Religion the examples whereof all Magistrates are bound to followe First of all because they are propounded in the holy Scripture to that end Secondly for other reasons of great importance Q. What are those Reasons A. First the Magistrate is bound to see that all his subiects be brought to the true knowledge of God and Iesus Christ the great King and Prince of glorie Secondly that they may learne how to auoid the wrath of God and their own extreame miserie and attaine vnto eternall life and happines Thirdly that they may knowe how to serue the Lord according to his word which is the principall end of mans creation and redemption Q. You say well for God hath not set and appointed Magistrates ouer bruite beastes but ouer his owne people and inheritance for whose estate and welfare they are to render an account vnto him The Magistrate is bound to vse all good meanes which may serue to that purpose The 1. meanes But what duties is he to performe for the establisting and furthering of Gods true religion A. First he is to cause the holy Scriptures to be brought forth and published in such a tongue or language as the people may heare read and vnderstand the will of God according as the Lord himselfe hath commaunded and holy Kinges and Princes haue duly practised The 2. meanes Secondly he is to call and cause to be chosen learned and fit Ministers not only to open and interpret the Scriptures and gather and applie the doctrine contained therein to the vses of the people but also to execute the discipline and Ecclesiastical gouernmeÌ„t which Christ hath appointed for the well ordering of his spirituall kingdome The 3. meanes to aduance and further the true religion of God The right ves and endes of Counsels and Synods Lastly he is by his authoritie to call assemble Ecclesiastical Counsels and Synods Q. To what end A. First to redresse and correct notorious corruptions both in doctrine and manners Secondly by good decrees rules and ordinances concluded from the word of God to prouide for the peace order decencie and edification of the Church Q. Where doth the practise hereof appeare A In diuers worthie Princes and Kings before the incarnation of our Sauiour Christ and in many Christian Emperours and Magistrates since his ascention into Heauen Q. What further duties are required of the Magistrate in regard hereof The 4. meanes A. First he is by his authoritie to inforce compell Ecclesiastical Ministers to the faithfull performance of their dutie Againe he is to defend protect incourage such as be faithfull Lastly he must correct yea if need be depose all such as are vnfaithfull The 5. meanes and faile in their dutie as appeareth by Salomon Iosiah The 6. meanes to aduance true religion and such like godly and zealous Princes Q. Why then the immunitie

teach their childreÌ„ good manners as may appeare in all their actions and gesture A. They doe that which is vnpleasant in the eies of God and his Angels 3. InstructioÌ„ which pareÌ„ts are to giue their childreÌ„ is coÌ„cerning some honest science or profitable trade of life offensiue to men and to the vndoing of them whom they should frame in the most comely manner Q. What is the third thing wherein Parents are to instruct their children A. In good Artes Sciences and occupations Q. What are the reasons to perswade them hereunto 5. Good reasons alledged to this purpose 1. Reason A. First Artes and Sciences were in vaine inuented and brought to light by the Lord if so be they be not vpheld and continued from the father to the child 2. Reason Againe God doeth commaund that all men that are able fit therevnto should maintaine and vphold themselues by the sweat of their browes Gen. 3. But this cannot be without some trade or calling 3. Reason Besides whosoeuer wil be accounted a true member of Christ and partaker of the fellowship of Saintes he must by some gift and calling as it were an holy meane conuey vnto others some grace or benefite 4. Reason Furthermore as the Lord hath promised to blesse defend and comfort both by himselfe and his Angels such as are in their waies to wit walking in some lawfull calling or dutie so contrariwise such as liue idely and without a lawful trade he hath laide open as a prey to the diuell and to manifolde plagues iudgemeÌ„ts Q. What say you further in the last place for the reason hereof 5. Reason A. That when men doe want lawfull meanes and Sciences to maintaine their liues withall they are driuen through necessitie to euill shifts and deuises and that oftentimes to their open shame and destruction Q. Your reasons are good and duly to be regarded We haue also sundry no table exaÌ„ples hereof recorded in the holie scriptures of God But who haue bin moued to doe their duties herein A. Diuers of the ancient Fathers who brought vp their children not simple in Trades and Sciences but in such as were lawfull and profitable As appeareth in the sonnes of Adam and the Patriarkes in Moses Yea euen in the children of wicked Caine. Q. What is the third generall dutie of Parents toward their children 3. Generall dutie to be performed of parents toward their children it is Correction or Chastisement A. Parents are to correct and chastise them Q. Where is that warranted and commaunded A. In many places of the holy Scripture but most plentifully and earnestly in the Prouerbs of Salomon as appeareth Prou. chap. 13.24 and chap. 19.18 and 22.15 and 23.13.14 and 29.15.17.19 Q. This is an hard thing for Parents to performe by reason of their excessiue affection and tendernes toward their children with what reasons therefore are they to ouercome themselues A. The reasons are of two sortes The First is in respect of their children The secoÌ„d is in regard of theÌ„selues Q. What say you of the first It is good for the children themselues that their parents doe giue theÌ„ discreet and due chastisement or correction and that for 3. Causes 1. Cause A. That is many waies The first is takeÌ„ froÌ„ Pro. 22.6 Foolishnes is bound vp in the heart of the child which the rod of correctioÌ„ wil driue away The meaning is that there lieth in the heart of the child such a bundell or sea of naughtines as wil bring him to vtter destruction if it be not diminished or at the leastwise restrained Now ther is no other mean to bring that to passe then correction Therefore if PareÌ„ts loue their childreÌ„ they wil not deny or keep froÌ„ them so excellent a remedie Againe without correction all teaching instruction and admonition is altogether in vaine 3. Cause why parents are to correct their childreÌ„ euen in respect of the children themselues for why children will contemne and abuse the wordes of their Parents be they neuer so excellent if correction and discipline be not added to make them effectuall as we may see daily by wofull experience There are likewise 3. Reasons to moue parents wisely to correct their childreÌ„ in respect of their owne selues euen because of 3. special coÌ„modities which come to them thereby Lastly correction and due chastisement will keepe saue the child from open shame reproach and manifold miseries into which he will runne and cast himselfe willingly if he be let alone and suffered to liue as he list in dissolutenes and impunitie Example hereof in the sonnes of Ely Q. What say you now in respect of parents A. They shall reape diuers commodities by performing their dutie in vsing dissipline ouer their children 1. CoÌ„modity For first of all when by instruction and chastisement they haue preuailed with their children they shall see daily matter of comfort and reioycing in their beholding of the good behauiour and conuersation of their sonnes and daughters and the blessing of God as a consequent thereof Againe 2. CoÌ„modity they shall auoid the displeasure and inudgements of God due for the neglect of their dutie and for suffring their children by means thereof to runne headlong to ruine and destruction Lastly 3. coÌ„modity if they cannot preuaile by this meanes with their children yet shall they haue the peace of a good conscience for doing their dutie and the approbation and testimonie of GOD and of his Church Q. You affirmed of late that Parents ought to correct their children and proued the same by diuerse good reasons and authorities out of the worde of God Nowe because that men through blindnesse of mind and corrupt affection may abuse so excellent a meane and turne it to the hurt of their children let vs enquire wherin the right practise or vse of the same doth consist To the ende Parents may correct their children in the right mannner 5. things are to be obserued The 1. thing to be obserued A. To the right maner of correction of childreÌ„ diuers things are required For first of all they are not to correct them without iust cause otherwise it were iniury iniquitie which the Lord doth abhorre Secondly they are to make their fault knowne vnto them by laying forth the greatnesse thereof out of the word of God that so they may the better be humbled for their offence 2. Thing and beare their punishment the more patiently and quietly Furthermore 3. Thing Parents are not to correct their children in wrath and reuenge but in loue and with a desire to doe them good if they looke for the blessing of God vpoÌ„ the chastisement which they inflict Q. What is further required A. 4. Thing They are to correct their children in equitie and proportion and that is when their correction is neither too little nor too much but according to the qualitie and measure of the

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