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the_o respective_a duty_n of_o all_o inferior_n and_o superior_n to_o each_o other_o q._n show_v they_o particular_o in_o the_o word_n of_o your_o catechism_n a._n to_o love_n honour_n and_o succour_v my_o father_n and_o mother_n to_o honour_n and_o obey_v the_o king_n and_o all_o that_o be_v put_v in_o authority_n under_o â—im_n to_o submit_v myself_o to_o all_o my_o governor_n teacher_n spiritual_a pastor_n and_o master_n to_o order_v myself_o lowly_a and_o reverent_o to_o all_o my_o better_n catechist_n my_o good_a child_n these_o be_v great_a lesson_n and_o very_o proper_a for_o you_o to_o learn_v and_o have_v a_o special_a care_n to_o practice_n for_o our_o relative_n duty_n have_v a_o most_o considerable_a place_n in_o true_a religion_n and_o no_o man_n can_v be_v say_v to_o be_v true_o religious_a that_o make_v no_o conscience_n of_o a_o careful_a perform_v they_o for_o further_o understand_v whereof_o let_v i_o acquaint_v you_o in_o the_o first_o place_n that_o the_o great_a 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in_o that_o of_o our_o saviour_n when_o it_o interfere_n not_o with_o our_o duty_n to_o god_n mat._n 10.37_o he_o that_o love_v father_n or_o mother_n more_o than_o i_o be_v not_o worthy_a of_o i_o 2_o child_n must_v honour_v their_o parent_n which_o you_o see_v be_v the_o letter_n of_o the_o commandment_n that_o be_v have_v a_o high_a and_o reverend_a esteem_n of_o they_o in_o their_o heart_n 3_o they_o must_v succour_v they_o that_o be_v in_o case_n of_o poverty_n want_n old_a age_n or_o sickness_n relieve_v their_o want_n and_o help_a their_o infirmity_n 1_o tim._n 5.4_o if_o any_o widow_n have_v child_n or_o nephew_n let_v they_o learn_v to_o show_v piety_n at_o home_n and_o to_o requite_v their_o parent_n for_o this_o be_v good_a and_o acceptable_a to_o god_n and_o in_o a_o word_n which_o be_v the_o result_n of_o all_o they_o must_v obey_v they_o in_o all_o their_o lawful_a command_n and_o fulfil_v they_o col._n 3.20_o child_n obey_v your_o parent_n in_o all_o thing_n for_o this_o 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debauchery_n thereof_o be_v very_o great_a and_o therefore_o it_o be_v as_o needful_a now_o as_o ever_o that_o some_o person_n be_v engage_v public_o to_o see_v that_o child_n that_o be_v baptize_v be_v bring_v up_o in_o the_o doctrine_n of_o christ_n and_o in_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n q._n what_o just_a exception_n can_v be_v make_v against_o this_o custom_n a._n none_o but_o godfather_n and_o godmother_n neglect_v their_o duty_n now_o this_o or_o the_o like_a exception_n lie_v against_o the_o best_a and_o most_o wholesome_a institution_n both_o of_o god_n and_o man_n catechist_n it_o be_v indeed_o a_o very_a sad_a thing_n that_o godfather_n and_o godmother_n so_o general_o neglect_v their_o duty_n i_o say_v therefore_o o_o that_o all_o person_n will_v be_v serious_a in_o undertake_v this_o charge_n and_o fulfil_v it_o more_o conscientious_o than_o common_o man_n do_v and_o then_o the_o benefit_n of_o this_o custom_n will_v convince_v all_o mankind_n how_o convenient_a it_o be_v 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at_o several_a time_n to_o god_n people_n by_o the_o patriarch_n and_o prophet_n and_o at_o last_o ratify_v in_o christ_n blood_n call_v the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n catechist_n this_o covenant_n as_o make_v with_o adam_n as_o the_o common_a parent_n and_o representative_a of_o all_o mankind_n you_o have_v in_o gen_n 3.15_o and_o as_o it_o be_v renew_v to_o abraham_n you_o have_v gen._n 12.3_o and_o 22.18_o in_o thou_o in_o thy_o seed_n i._n e._n in_o christ_n as_o st._n paul_n explain_v it_o gal._n 3.8_o shall_v all_o family_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v bless_v which_o covenant_n be_v afterward_o renew_v or_o new_o reveal_v in_o other_o word_n to_o jacob_n gen._n 49.10_o the_o sceptre_n shall_v not_o depart_v from_o judah_n till_o shilo_n come_v by_o moses_n deut._n 18.15_o a_o prophet_n shall_v the_o lord_n god_n raise_v up_o unto_o you_o of_o your_o brethren_n like_v unto_o i_o he_o shall_v you_o hear_v by_o david_n by_o isaiah_n jeremy_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o prophet_n too_o 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against_o their_o cavil_v q._n what_o must_v parent_n and_o master_n do_v in_o obedience_n to_o this_o commandment_n a._n they_o must_v exercise_v their_o child_n and_o servant_n in_o all_o religious_a duty_n public_a and_o private_a and_o restrain_v they_o from_o all_o contrary_a sin_n catechist_n the_o tenor_n of_o the_o commandment_n run_v thus_o thou_o and_o thy_o son_n and_o thy_o daughter_n thy_o man_n servant_n thy_o maid_n servant_n etc._n etc._n and_o for_o a_o example_n to_o all_o householder_n as_o well_o as_o king_n and_o prince_n joshua_n say_v chap._n 24.15_o as_o for_o i_o and_o my_o house_n we_o will_v serve_v the_o lord_n so_o let_v all_o of_o we_o say_v let_v other_o person_n be_v careless_a how_o their_o family_n observe_v the_o lord_n day_n whether_o they_o come_v to_o the_o church_n or_o be_v absent_a how_o they_o misspend_v it_o in_o vain_a sport_n or_o profaneness_n i_o and_o i_o will_v do_v otherwise_o we_o will_v serve_v the_o lord_n public_o and_o private_o 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