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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17171	The golde[n] boke of christen matrimonye moost necessary [and] profitable for all the[m], that entend to liue quietly and godlye in the Christen state of holy wedlock newly set forthe in English by Theodore Basille.; Christlich Eestand. English	Bullinger, Heinrich, 1504-1575.; Becon, Thomas, 1512-1567.; Coverdale, Miles, 1488-1568.	1543 (1543)	STC 4047; ESTC S110661	97,888	204

all hys nede And here muste the chyldren be taught thus to praye Oure father which arte in heauē c. And to expresse the articles of our fayth distinctly perfectely And in processe of tyme lerne thē truly to vnderstād them and the ten Commaundementes also by harte Then teache them the Prouerbes of Salomon and the boke of the preachet and such comonsentences as are these Uertue excelleth all thynges To lye is the moost shamefullvice of all Thou shalte hurte no man but profyt euery man Speake euell of no man Backebyte nor curse no man All men are brethren And suche lyke godly sentences lette them be planted into yonge hartes Aboue all thynges shall the parētes vse godly honest cōuersaciō in y ● presence of theyr chyldren teache them more vertue goodnes than theyr wordes For wordes althoughe they maye do muche yet shall good ensamples of lyuynge do more to the yougth Let not your chyldren be conuersaunt wytheuell persons and lyght company lette them not heare vicious nor wanton communicacion nor se no synfull sygh tes The parentes must vse them selues before them as before GOD and all honest people Cato the wyse Senatour of Rome expelled Ti tus Flaminius out of the counsell only because that in the syghte of hys yonge doughter he embrased his wyfe Christen folke shulde remember the fearfull sentence of Christ sayeng Who so euer geueth occasion of euell to any of these yonge chyldren that beleue in me it were better forhym to be drowned wyth a mylstone tyed about his neck ▪ Thou must diligētly beware lest any in thyne house gyue any euell ensample and speke that at naught is in theyr presence And take hede leest thou receaue any persone into thyne house that maye ether by worde or dede corrupte thy chyldren or seruauntes Remember that euell speach maye soone corrupte destroy that which thou hast bene long in plantyng buyldynge Wanton and euell communicacion sayth Paul conrupteth good manners And begynne by tymers to plante vertue in thy chyldrennes brestes for late sowynge bryngethe a late or neuer an apte haruest Yong braunches wyl be bowed as thou lystest●… but olde trees wyll sooner breake than ●…ow And what soeuer good liquour is put first into a newe ●…arthen potte it wyll kepe the sent therof euer after if it therin stand any ceason And as for the yeares to set the chylde to the scole fyrst considre the apte sharpenes of witte therof for some are apte at fyue yeares some not before syxe or seuen yeares And what they shall be fyrst taught it is tolde before And here must ye chose out discrete learned godly masters for your chyldren which shall 〈◊〉 cordyng to theyr capacities ●…ently wysely enstructe them as is contayned in theyr primers in Englysh and dialoges as are there made for them whiche whan they can read both prynted and written letters and can well commyt that y ● they haue l●…rned to memory sayēg it distinct ly perfectly by hart t●…ē let thē learne to write to cas●… a compte to ●…yfre adde subtray c. And let them exercyse theyr penne and theyr tonges in readyng diuerse prynted bokes pertaynynge to the holye scriptures and come to heare the trewe prech●…rs of Gods word and in ony wyse let them not heare the papistike preachers and whan they come home from any good sermone aske thē what they haue borne awaye exhort them to marke diligently another tyme and to rehearse it when they come home Let them saye the gra●…es at the tables Let thē prepare the table serue you therat clenly and manerly Let thē spend all the tyme in vertuous vses neuer be ydle for the tyme of yougth is preciouse and passeth away swyftly Be ye circumspecte o pa rentes in fedyng and apparellyng your childrē let thē not be paumpered vp to dilicately withe meates wines nor yet arayed to sumptuously proudly Daniel was as wel lyking as pure of cōplexion with a messe of potage euery daye 〈◊〉 a draft of water as were they y ● were fedeuery daye of the kynges table Excesse of meates drynckes in yougth and gorgious apparell is y ● dore vnto glotony dronckennes lecherye and the way to pryde al maner of vyce neuer to be pluckte from thē in age For the which enormities vyces theyr parentes vp bryngers shal gyue strayght rekenyng vnto God let not thy yougth rūne out of thy dores nether by day nor nyght without thy lycence and take a rekening of theyr behauyoure in thyne absence Suffre thē not to come into any lyght wantō cōpany Se that ye correcte thē dewly discretely for theyr faultes so that they stand in great feare awe of the and if wordes wyl not reclayme thē than take the rod or weapō of correcciō discrete ly vsed For the rodde of correccion ministreth wysedome but the chyld suffred to do what he listeth is y ● confusiō of his mother And who so spareth the rod hateth the childe but he y ● loueth him nourtereth him in tyme the childes hert is ful of folyshnes but the rod of correcciō driueth ●…t forth Better it is that chyldrē wepe thē olde men Se that they pycke not steale not nor vse no vnlawfull games be not to rough nor to hastye weth them but so order your selues to them that they maye both loue and feare you ¶ The. xix Chapter Chyldren wher vnto they be apte lette them learne that science or handye crafte COnsyther well wherevnto thy chylde is naturally enclyned And vnto that occupacion let him be put to many mē nowe a dayes al be it they se theyr chyldrē apt vnto let ters good learnyng hauyng substaūce ynough to fynd thē therat yet wyll they not suffer them to continewe therat because thē selues cā not fa uour it or els they se no aduauntage worldly f●… low but great trouble ●…secuciō which worldly mē in thus doyng declare thē selues vngodly destroyers both of them selues theyr childrē of all common weales congregacions For what publique weal towne cyte or parysh can be wel gouerned wythout y ● Prince ruler preste or bi shop be lerned in gods lawe Prophetes and in his gospel what is the cause of all this dissensiō cruell persecucion tyranny euell lawes making vniust actcs false religion wycked ordinaunces vngodly decrees institucions but onely the blynd ignoran̄ce of vnlerned rulers which mea sure all thyng after theyr owne fonde fleshly affectes and reason besydes all scriptures wolde haue theyr owne carnal wylles to stonde in the steade yea rather to be aboue God hys lawes In tymes paste when men sawe so many spirituall promocions vnto rytch bysshoprykes benefices deanrykes Abbayes Pryories chauncelershyps c then they dyd set fast theyr childrē to scole to make them popysh prestes ydelly to lyue by other mennes sweates