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A10911 The summe of Christianitie reduced vnto eight propositions, briefly and plainly confirmed out of the holy worde of God. Rogers, John, fl. 1560-1580. 1578 (1578) STC 21183; ESTC S112989 19,396 49

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those dueties which apperteine vnto our seuerall callings commaunding children that they honor loue obey and relieue their parentes remembring that the Lorde hath made them instrumentes of great mercies vnto their children Parentes that beside naturall dueties of nourishment and prouiding for them in earthly things they bring them vp not in idlenes wantonnes and vanitie but in the feare and nurture of the Lord teaching them his wayes in their youth that they may not forsake them in their age training thē in such honest exercises of labour or studie as whereby they may be prepared to serue the Lorde in his Church or in the common weale for his glorie and the profite of his people Chastising them with the rod of correction that both foolishnes may be chased out of their heartes and their soules preserued from death Also in wisedome when necessitie shall require prouide for them the remedie of their incontinencie commaunded of the Lord which is Mariage Seruauntes that they be humbly subiect vnto their bodily maisters in all things in the Lord seruing them with all quietnesse diligence and faithfulnesse as in the sight of god Maisters that they with their families serue the Lord teaching instructing them in all the will of God and knowledge of their saluation Ministring vnto them all necessarie and iust thinges for their honest maintenance correcting in them as well the offences committed against God as those committed against themselues Wiues that they beare themselues reuerently and obediently towardes their husbandes in all things adorning themselues not outwardly in the bodie with golde and precious attire but in the inwarde man of the minde with humilitie modestie quietnes of spirite sobernes chastitie c. Husbandes that they loue their wiues as their owne bodies dwelling with them according vnto knowledge geuing honour vnto the woman as vnto the weaker vessell seeyng they are heires together of the grace of life that their prayers bee not hindred Subiectes that they yeelde all honour obedience and tribute vnto their magistrates not onely for feare but also for conscience as vnto the ministers of God whom he hath set ouer them for their greate and singuler benefite Magistrates that their songues be continually of mercie and iudgement ruling the Lordes people committed vnto their charge in all peace godlinesse and honestie punishing the wicked and rewarding the weldoer defending the innocent straunger fatherlesse widowe and him that hath none to helpe him breaking the iawe of the vnrighteous man and taking the pray out of his mouth fiinally not respecting any mans person without all corruption to administer iustice remembring that iudgement is the Lordes The people that they bee obedient vnto their Pastoures and Teachers submitting themselues firste vnto the Lorde and then also vnto them which watch for their soules and shall render an accompt for their bloode that they may labour the woorke of the Lordes Uineyarde with ioy and not with mourning for that is vnprofitable communicating also with them all good thinges sowing by this meanes vnto the spirit that thence they may reape eternall life Ministers that they be faithful disposers of the mysteries of God euen the treasures of his kingdome committed vnto their trust carefull and painefull in the labour of the Lordes haruest setting alwayes before their eies that terrible day of Gods iudgment and thereby as also by the loue of Christ to be constrained to bring men vnto the faith not seeking them selues and their owne but Jesus Christ and then those that be his that they may be saued feeding the Church of Christ not with the doctrines of men but with the pure and sincere milke of the Gospel of god Not in ostentation of any gift nor desiring to please men but to approoue them selues vnto euerie conscience in the sight of God with all singlenes of heart and simplicitie of speach deliuering the word of life ioyning spiritual thinges with spirituall thinges as becommeth Finally all estates and conditions of men that learning their seuerall dueties out of the woorde of God they reuerently humble thēselues vnto the obedience of the same The sixth commaundement forbiddeth all murder and shedding of innocent bloode all fighting quarreling and prouoking one an other all hatred malice enuie and desire of reuenge Also it commandeth all the dueties of cōpassion in sauing defending and releeuing the person life and health of our neighbour The seuenth forbiddeth all vncleannesse both of bodie and minde in deede woorde gesture or behauiour whatsoeuer that we assault not the chastitie of anie nor be accessarie vnto their filthines It commaundeth vs to kepe our vesselles in honour as the members of Christ and temples of the holy Ghost that we may sāctifie the Lord both in our soules and in our bodies which are the Lordes and for the reliefe of our incontinencie to marie onely in the Lord. The eight forbiddeth al robbing stealing al oppression hard dealing al iniurie and wrong howsoeuer it be colloured with Lawe all withdrawing and withholding of that appertaineth to another all fraude deceit and cosinage in woorde weight measure ware all couetousnes and greedines of earthly thinges commaundeth vs to acknowledge and reuerence the wisedome and goodnes of God in dispensing and bestowing these outwarde thinges to be content the Lord distribute his blessing as liketh him selfe to walke faithfully and diligently in our callings laboring with our handes the thing that is good to be instructed how to want and how to abound and in all things to be content with our present estate waiting with patience vpon the good prouidence of God in all our necessities And according vnto the measure wee haue receiued to beare our selues faithfull stewardes and distributers of the seueral graces of God for his glorie the benefite of our brethren The nienth forbiddeth all false witnes bearing in iudgement or otherwise all sclaundering backebyting talecarying discrediting and dishonoring of others all lying scoffing iesting vaine vnsauorie speaches flattering dissembling and feining all vncouering the secreates of our brethren All bosting vaunting of our selues or others It commaundeth vs to maintaine honour and credit of all and those especially to whome the Lorde hath committed anie part of gouernment either in his church or in the common wealth In al our speaches to be iust simple modest and louing c. The tenth forbiddeth the verie motions of sinne euen the lustes and concupiscences of our cursed nature that they neuer rise vp against the Lorde but that we subdue them in their first assault least if we receiue the temptation with delight we be further seduced by the subtiltie of sinne both to consent vnto the euill and to attempt and accomplish the same The seuenth