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in_o he_o exhort_v they_o to_o general_a rule_n of_o christianity_n as_o humility_n long-suffering_a unity_n peace_n and_o holiness_n of_o life_n first_o in_o mortification_n by_o put_v off_o lie_v anger_n malice_n and_o corrupt_a communication_n and_o the_o like_a second_o by_o have_v no_o society_n with_o evil_a company_n but_o to_o live_v in_o brotherly_a love_n and_o to_o be_v diligent_a in_o their_o calling_n and_o to_o submit_v themselves_o one_o to_o another_o as_o also_o to_o know_v all_o their_o duty_n as_o they_o stand_v relate_v one_o to_o the_o other_o which_o he_o discourse_v at_o large_a and_o then_o he_o set_v forth_o very_o excellent_o the_o great_a and_o wonderful_a work_n of_o their_o redemption_n by_o jesus_n christ_n also_o he_o show_v they_o their_o undo_a state_n by_o nature_n without_o a_o christ_n and_o that_o humility_n and_o true_a faith_n be_v the_o true_a way_n of_o attain_v true_a peace_n and_o that_o the_o right_a way_n of_o retain_v of_o it_o be_v by_o 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church_n etc._n etc._n and_o you_o father_n provoke_v not_o your_o child_n to_o wrath_n but_o bring_v they_o up_o in_o the_o nurture_n and_o admonition_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o word_n be_v thus_o read_v here_o be_v first_o the_o person_n speak_v paul_n second_o the_o person_n speak_v to_o father_n leigh_n in_o his_o critica_fw-la sacra_fw-la say_v be_v of_o a_o large_a extent_n than_o the_o male_a kind_n it_o proper_o set_v forth_o natural_a parent_n imply_v as_o well_o mother_n as_o father_n as_o the_o usual_a method_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v to_o include_v both_o sex_n in_o one_o expression_n gen._n 5.2_o 1_o cor._n 11.28_o three_o the_o duty_n enforce_v by_o a_o positive_a command_n negative_o express_v provoke_v not_o etc._n etc._n four_o here_o be_v the_o person_n not_o to_o be_v provoke_v viz._n child_n such_o as_o be_v under_o the_o care_n and_o tution_n of_o parent_n this_o negative_a precept_n may_v possible_o extend_v itself_o so_o high_a as_o king_n to_o their_o subject_n 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do_v natural_o arise_v from_o this_o text_n which_o be_v these_o which_o follow_v 1_o doct._n that_o parent_n shall_v take_v all_o care_n possible_a to_o avoid_v all_o occasion_n of_o provocation_n as_o not_o to_o give_v any_o just_a offence_n whereby_o their_o child_n be_v exasperate_v or_o so_o far_o provoke_v as_o to_o offend_v the_o lord_n or_o disobey_v their_o parent_n 2_o doct._n that_o if_o parent_n have_v real_a affection_n for_o their_o child_n they_o will_v use_v the_o best_a mean_n possible_a to_o keep_v they_o from_o sin_n 3_o doct._n they_o that_o be_v true_a christian_n indeed_o have_v such_o tender_a love_n to_o their_o child_n soul_n that_o they_o will_v use_v all_o mean_n possible_a to_o nurture_n they_o up_o in_o the_o right_a way_n of_o the_o lord_n 4_o doct._n that_o child_n ought_v to_o yield_v obedience_n to_o all_o their_o parent_n command_v in_o the_o lord_n with_o holy_a reverence_n honour_n and_o zeal_n 5_o doct._n that_o the_o lord_n do_v take_v great_a 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