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because_o show_v both_o the_o undutifulness_n of_o such_o a_o behaviour_n and_o the_o displeasure_n of_o god_n against_o it_o the_o eye_n that_o mock_v at_o his_o father_n and_o despise_v to_o obey_v his_o mother_n the_o raven_n of_o the_o valley_n shall_v pick_v it_o out_o and_o the_o young_a eagle_n shall_v eat_v it_o 2._o next_o to_o honour_v our_o parent_n in_o our_o outward_a gesture_n proceed_v we_o to_o the_o honour_v of_o they_o with_o our_o tongue_n which_o be_v another_o requisite_a expression_n of_o it_o the_o tongue_n be_v of_o all_o the_o other_o member_n the_o most_o apt_a to_o express_v our_o inward_a conceit_n and_o therefore_o not_o to_o be_v want_v in_o this_o now_o this_o the_o tongue_n may_v do_v by_o speak_v honourable_o to_o or_o of_o they_o by_o proclaim_v their_o virtue_n and_o our_o own_o obligation_n to_o they_o by_o extenuate_v as_o much_o as_o may_v be_v their_o suppose_a defect_n by_o take_v off_o the_o several_a objection_n that_o be_v make_v against_o they_o in_o fine_a by_o not_o suffer_v any_o thing_n to_o fall_v from_o it_o for_o even_o such_o a_o silence_n be_v expressive_a which_o may_v any_o way_n offend_v or_o grieve_v they_o agreeable_a hereto_o be_v that_o excellent_a advice_n of_o the_o hebrew_n master_n 2._o master_n vid._n seld._n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la nat._n &_o gent._n l._n 7._o c._n 2._o when_o the_o child_n have_v occasion_n to_o represent_v to_o their_o parent_n any_o of_o their_o miscarriage_n for_o in_o such_o a_o case_n say_v they_o a_o man_n be_v not_o to_o say_v to_o his_o father_n you_o transgress_v the_o word_n of_o the_o law_n but_o rather_o it_o be_v write_v in_o the_o law_n thus_o or_o thus_o and_o so_o as_o if_o he_o mean_v rather_o to_o consult_v they_o about_o the_o meaning_n of_o it_o than_o to_o admonish_v they_o of_o their_o transgression_n but_o so_o which_o be_v of_o much_o more_o force_n st._n paul_n insinuate_v 1_o tim._n 5.1_o for_o require_v timothy_n not_o to_o rebuke_v a_o elder_a but_o to_o entreat_v he_o as_o a_o father_n he_o plain_o suppose_v that_o father_n ought_v to_o be_v treat_v with_o respectful_a language_n even_o when_o they_o do_v offend_v and_o how_o much_o more_o then_o when_o they_o be_v not_o guilty_a of_o any_o miscarriage_n 3._o from_o respectfulness_n in_o our_o language_n pass_v we_o to_o respectfulness_n in_o our_o action_n which_o be_v another_o requisite_a to_o the_o honour_v of_o our_o parent_n as_o because_o they_o be_v the_o most_o effectual_a expression_n of_o our_o thought_n so_o because_o they_o be_v the_o clear_a acknowledgement_n of_o that_o authority_n which_o god_n have_v vest_v in_o they_o and_o of_o our_o own_o readiness_n to_o comply_v with_o it_o the_o only_a thing_n worthy_a our_o pain_n will_v be_v to_o point_n out_o those_o action_n whereby_o we_o may_v do_v honour_n to_o they_o now_o there_o be_v two_o sort_n of_o action_n whereby_o we_o may_v and_o aught_o to_o do_v honour_n to_o our_o parent_n the_o former_a whereof_o minister_n 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yet_o that_o they_o think_v not_o amiss_o when_o they_o make_v it_o a_o principal_a part_n of_o honour_n the_o language_n both_o of_o the_o new_a testament_n and_o heathen_a writer_n show_v st._n paul_n express_v the_o relieve_n of_o widow_n by_o the_o title_n of_o honour_v they_o and_o hierocles_n etc._n hierocles_n in_o carm._n pyth._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n declare_v that_o we_o shall_v then_o honour_v our_o parent_n exceed_o when_o we_o afford_v they_o the_o ministry_n of_o our_o body_n and_o the_o assistance_n of_o our_o wealth_n but_o so_o when_o our_o saviour_n recommend_v the_o virgin_n mary_n to_o st._n john_n say_v behold_v thy_o mother_n st._n john_n as_o know_v that_o to_o be_v a_o part_n of_o the_o honour_n that_o be_v due_a unto_o a_o parent_n express_v his_o obedience_n to_o it_o by_o take_v she_o to_o his_o own_o home_n joh._n 19.27_o and_o indeed_o however_o the_o notion_n of_o honour_n may_v seem_v no_o way_n to_o agree_v to_o this_o affair_n because_o maintenance_n of_o itself_o contribute_v little_a honour_n to_o he_o that_o receive_v it_o yet_o if_o we_o look_v more_o narrow_o into_o it_o we_o shall_v find_v it_o oftentimes_o to_o be_v a_o mark_n rather_o of_o honour_n than_o contempt_n for_o first_o of_o all_o though_o king_n be_v of_o all_o other_o the_o great_a almsman_n if_o we_o shall_v judge_v of_o their_o quality_n by_o their_o receipt_n yet_o inasmuch_o as_o what_o they_o so_o receive_v they_o receive_v by_o way_n of_o homage_n and_o as_o a_o acknowledgement_n of_o their_o authority_n over_o their_o respective_a kingdom_n the_o maintenance_n they_o receive_v be_v not_o only_o not_o lessen_v of_o their_o esteem_n but_o on_o the_o contrary_a a_o aggrandize_v of_o it_o the_o case_n be_v much_o the_o same_o as_o to_o those_o of_o who_o we_o be_v discourse_v and_o to_o who_o we_o be_v
that_o be_v to_o say_v of_o think_v honourable_o of_o and_o express_v it_o in_o our_o word_n and_o gesture_n as_o moreover_o no_o question_n have_v or_o can_v be_v make_v of_o that_o part_n of_o honour_n which_o have_v the_o name_n of_o piety_n because_o child_n must_v general_o be_v suppose_v both_o to_o be_v of_o year_n and_o of_o a_o distinct_a family_n before_o they_o can_v be_v in_o a_o capacity_n to_o relieve_v their_o parent_n so_o as_o little_a question_n will_v be_v make_v of_o obedience_n if_o man_n do_v but_o consider_v that_o the_o principal_a ground_n of_o it_o do_v always_o abide_v for_o it_o be_v alike_o true_a at_o all_o time_n that_o the_o one_o be_v thy_o father_n that_o beget_v thou_o and_o the_o other_o thy_o mother_n that_o conceive_v thou_o it_o must_v be_v alike_o true_a because_o that_o be_v the_o ground_n of_o thy_o obedience_n that_o thou_o be_v always_o to_o give_v obedience_n to_o their_o command_n if_o therefore_o child_n be_v at_o any_o time_n free_a from_o the_o tie_n of_o honour_n it_o must_v be_v as_o to_o the_o manner_n or_o measure_n which_o according_o i_o come_v now_o to_o consider_v thus_o for_o instance_n though_o reverence_n be_v always_o due_a from_o we_o to_o our_o parent_n and_o according_o have_v by_o good_a child_n be_v always_o pay_v to_o they_o yet_o there_o be_v no_o necessity_n it_o shall_v be_v express_v after_o the_o same_o manner_n by_o one_o of_o full_a age_n as_o by_o one_o who_o be_v still_o under_o pupillage_n because_o the_o same_o gesture_n become_v not_o one_o of_o full_a age_n that_o be_v suitable_a enough_o to_o the_o tenderness_n of_o the_o other_o whence_o it_o be_v that_o though_o child_n in_o their_o minority_n be_v always_o bare_a before_o their_o parent_n yet_o those_o of_o riper_n age_n have_v by_o a_o general_a custom_n which_o must_v be_v judge_n of_o matter_n of_o this_o nature_n be_v indulge_v a_o great_a liberty_n as_o to_o that_o particular_a even_o by_o the_o consent_n of_o parent_n themselves_o in_o like_a manner_n that_o i_o may_v instance_n in_o the_o measure_n though_o child_n dwell_v in_o their_o parent_n house_n and_o under_o their_o power_n be_v to_o yield_v obedience_n to_o all_o their_o command_n and_o particular_o those_o that_o concern_v the_o family_n whereof_o they_o be_v member_n whence_o it_o be_v that_o we_o find_v the_o father_n in_o the_o parable_n mat._n 21.28_o command_v his_o son_n to_o go_v and_o work_v in_o his_o vineyard_n yet_o there_o be_v not_o the_o same_o tie_n upon_o those_o that_o be_v send_v out_o of_o it_o that_o have_v a_o wife_n and_o family_n of_o their_o own_o to_o provide_v for_o that_o be_v deliver_v over_o to_o the_o tuition_n of_o other_o person_n or_o in_o fine_a have_v any_o public_a charge_n upon_o they_o not_o upon_o those_o that_o be_v send_v out_o of_o the_o family_n because_o as_o send_v out_o with_o their_o leave_n so_o of_o necessity_n to_o intend_v their_o own_o proper_a affair_n not_o upon_o those_o child_n that_o have_v a_o wife_n and_o family_n of_o their_o own_o to_o provide_v for_o because_o beside_o the_o forementioned_a reason_n by_o the_o command_n of_o god_n himself_o to_o forsake_v father_n and_o mother_n and_o cleave_v unto_o their_o wife_n gen._n 2.24_o the_o same_o be_v to_o be_v say_v much_o more_o of_o daughter_n when_o marry_v because_o not_o only_o equal_o oblige_v to_o cleave_v to_o their_o husband_n but_o also_o subject_v to_o their_o command_n whence_o it_o be_v that_o when_o pharaoh_n daughter_n be_v bring_v to_o be_v a_o wife_n to_o solomon_n we_o find_v she_o exhort_v to_o forget_v she_o own_o people_n and_o her_o father_n house_n and_o to_o look_v upon_o and_o worship_n solomon_n as_o her_o lord_n psal_n 45.10_o 11._o but_o neither_o three_o be_v there_o the_o same_o tie_n upon_o child_n that_o be_v subject_v to_o the_o tuition_n of_o other_o as_o to_o those_o that_o be_v under_o their_o father_n roof_n and_o power_n as_o will_v appear_v if_o we_o consider_v they_o 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