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A26879 The catechizing of families a teacher of housholders how to teach their housholds : useful also to school-masters and tutors of youth : for those that are past the common small chatechisms [sic], and would grow to a more rooted faith, and to the fuller understanding of all that is commonly needful to a safe, holy comfortable and profitable life / written by Richard Baxter ... Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691. 1683 (1683) Wing B1205; ESTC R22783 252,758 464

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and_o shall_v he_o command_v the_o child_n to_o use_v the_o contrary_a it_o be_v all_o null_a and_o powerless_a but_o it_o belong_v to_o the_o magistrate_n only_o though_o not_o to_o destroy_v any_o of_o the_o three_o former_a government_n which_o be_v all_o before_o he_o in_o nature_n and_o time_n yet_o to_o govern_v they_o all_o by_o direct_v the_o exercise_n of_o they_o in_o lawful_a thing_n to_o the_o common_a good_a q._n 16._o how_o far_o do_v the_o law_n of_o nature_n assure_v we_o of_o god_n reward_n and_o punishment_n a._n as_o it_o assure_v we_o that_o perfect_a man_n owe_v god_n perfect_a obedience_n trust_v and_o love_n so_o it_o certify_v we_o 1._o that_o this_o perform_v must_v needs_o be_v acceptable_a to_o god_n and_o tend_v to_o the_o felicity_n of_o the_o subject_a see_v god_n love_n be_v our_o felicity_n 2._o and_o that_o sin_v against_o god_n law_n deserve_v punishment_n 3._o and_o that_o govern_v justice_n must_v make_v such_o a_o difference_n between_o the_o 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