so much our Deliverance exceeds the which was a Type and faint shadow of thâ— And therefore we being delivered ut of Hands of our Enemies must serve him wâ—â— out fear in Holiness and Righteousness beâ—â— him all the Days of our Life Commandment I. THE First Commandment requireâ— That we have the only true God a none other for our God and that 〈◊〉 worship and glorifie hima ccordingly Tâ—â— we acquaint our selves with him thâ— frequently of him love and highly Esteâ—â— him delight rest satisfied in him oâ—mit all unto him trust and depend uâ— him place our whole Happiness in 〈◊〉 looking upon all things as nothing wâ— out him honour and adore fear and verence him yield all Praises and Thaâ— Obedience and Submission unto him 〈◊〉 and acnoweldge him be zealous for hâ—â— walk humbly with him be carefull in things to please him and sorrowfull wâ—â— in any thing he is by our selves or othâ—â— offended II. The Second forbids us worshipping or giving any Religious Adoration to any Creature in Heaven Earth or Water which particular Places are named besides which there are none other or the true God In or before or by any Representation Likeness or Image who being infinite and invisible is not to be represented by any visible thing (w) Deut. 4.12 15 c. Isa 44.10 c. Rom. 1.23 and enjoyns the serving him by such means and in such a manner as is agreeable to his Nature and Word And this because he is our Soveraign and Proprietor tender of his own Worship will severely punish Idoâ—aters and their Posterity as those that hate him and be mercifull to true Worshippers as those that love him to many Generations III. The Third forbids us thinking or speaking prophanely vainly slightly of him careless irreverent Attendance upon him in his Worship unadvisedly crying O Lord or O God! c. without a due sence of him Cursing our selves or others Swearing by any Creature or by himself except before a Magistrate in weighty and true Cases which cannot otherwise be determined And requires of us a Holy and Reverent Respect unto and Use of his Name Attributes Ordinances Word Works all things whereby he makes himself known And this because the great Soveraign is most highly provoked by Prophaneness and Contempt of him and will deal with those that are guilty of it accordingly IV. The Fourth requires us with those under our Charge to consecrate keep Holy the Sabbath-Day That we bear it in mind to fit our selves for it Rest from those Works which are properly called Ours Set our selves apart for the Duties of it Spend it not in Idleness Worldly Recreations or Imployments except of necessity and mercy but in the publick and private Worship and Service of God in Prayer Hearing Reading the Word Religious Meditation and Discourse accounting the Sabbath the holy of the Lord honourable and honouring him therein (x) Isa 58.13 And this from 1. the Equity of it God's allowing us sâ—â— days of seven for our own warrantable Imployments and reserving but one for Himself 2. His challenging a special Propriety in it setting it apart from common to holy Uses so it 's Theft and Sacriledge to alienate it to any others than he allows 3. His own Example resting on it not from doing good or preserving what he had made but from creating any more diversities or kinds of Creatures And 4. from that Blessing he hath put upon it in advancing preferring inriching that Day above the rest in choosing ordaining setting it apart sanctifying it to be a Time for his Service and a means of Blessing to us in sanctifying it Which is not upon the Seventh but First Day of the Week from the Resurrection of Christ on that Day the Practice of the Apostles Primitive Christians and Church of God in all Ages since together with the Command of our Rulers in Church and State V. The Fifth requireth under the sweet Relation between Parents and Children the preserving the Honour and performing the Duties belonging to every one in their several Places Stations and Relations That Inferiors reverence and obey their Superiors that Superiors carry themselves worthily towards and be carefull of those under them that Equals render due Respect towards each other More particularly as to our Superiors in Family Church and State that we pray for them honour and reverence them chearfully submit to and obey them not envy or grudge the Preheminence God hath given them that we do not neglect or despise them for their wants or weaknesses but rather support assist them cast a covering of love over them stand up and plead for them against those that abuse disparage or speak evil of them To which obedience prosperity and length of days as God sees good is promis'd in the Old Testament and not reversed but rather confirmed in the New (y) Ep. 6.2 3. VI. The Sixth condemneth any hurt done threatned or intended to our own or other's Soul or Body Forbiddeth our being actually guilty of or of whatsoever tendeth to our own or others death Together with all sinfull Anger Strife Malice Hatred Revenge denying necessary means for preservation of life but not lawfull War necessary Defence or the Execution of publick Justice And requireth our Endeavours to â—ender all men's lives as safe and comfortable as we can VII The Seventh forbiddeth all Impurities and fleshly Pollutions in Thought Word and Deed unchastity in Mind Speech Behaviour And withall enjoyneth the shunning and avoiding all Occasions Provocations Temptations thereunto as to our selves or others VIII The Eighth forbiddeth all defrauding over-reaching dishonest Actions or whatsoever Abuses unjustly lessens or hinders our own or others Estate and requireth the lawfull procuring and furthering of the same IX The Ninth forbiddeth all false or evil speaking or surmising lying slandering back-biting dissembling reviling tale-bearing detracting from or prejudicing another's Esteem or good Name And requireth our defending preserving promoting advancing the same X. The Tenth forbiddeth dissatisfaction with our own Estate envying repining at desiring of any thing that is another's And requireth a full Contentment with our Enjoyments furthering of and rejoycing in our Neighbours The Lord's Prayer SO called from the Author our Lord Jesus Christ It 's a compleat Directory and Summary of all Prayer And contains 1 A Preface of Compellation the Person we pray to not Saints or Angels but God described by our common Interest in him our Relation to him his Habitation 2 Six Petitions The three first more especially respect God's Glory Advancement of his Kingdom Obedience to his Will which must be first sought The three last our own and others Temporal and Spiritual good 3 A Doxology or Conclusion for Confirmation containing Praise and Thanksgiving and Arguments for our Petitions for Thine is the King dom which we desire to come thy Power alone can effect these things the grant of them tends unto and will end in thy Glory Our Father Implies We ought to call
uncustomarily Put such Books into their hands as are meetest for them Imprint upon their Minds the greatest things not uncertain Opinions for Damning and Saving Points or uncharitableness hatred prejudices as to Parties but such solid substantial Principles as may have the largest greatest influences on the future Conduct and Government of their Lives according to their particular Tempers Dispositions Inclinations Possess their Minds with the fear of God and their Obligations to him as their Creator Redeemer Preserver Governor Speak always before them with great Seriousness Honour Reverence and Praise of the Holy Scriptures Holy Men and Holy things and with displeasure and loathing of every Vice and of vicious Men. So soon as capable bring them to publick Ordinances appointed for begetting and encreasing Grace and to which God hath promised his special Blessing (x) Ps 133.3 Teach them to do rather than to talk of Virtue and Religion put them upon the Practice and Exercise of it that gives the best the truest the perfectest Knowledge of any thing Intice them with Kindness and Rewards the way to Indear your Persons and Instructions Labour to make all sweet easie and pleasant to them Commend allure them into Goodness with all Attractive Encouragements that they may know and love not know and hate Goodness at once by thinking of the Severities wherewith it was accompany'd in their Minority Make Holiness appear to them the most necessary honourable gainful delightful amiable course of life and principal thing Win them to a liking and love of it and keep them from looking upon it as needless dishonourable hurtful or uncomfortable and from such Company as may encline them to think so Inure them to speak always with Honour Respect and Reverence to your selves and others Break them of their own wills Suffer them not to carry themselves Irreverently or Contemptuously towards any Tell them lovingly of the Excellency of Obedience Humility Submission Condescention and how it pleases God and man Let Necessary Correction be according to their Tempers and with Discretion Not in Passion that they may see not your Anger but Reason is the Cause Not so seldom as to make them fearless nor so frequent as to discourage or harden them For offending God rather than your selves Always shew them the Tenderness of your Love and that you do it for their good Take heed of an over-fondness or visible partiality If Nature make a difference it 's natural to help the weakest and a Virtuous carriage to increase Respect 'T is good to incourage Ingenuity but not to provoke Pride or Envy The over-Indulgence of Parents is the refuge of Vanity the bane of Children and provokes God to take them away Give them Countenance and convenient maintenance that they may not be tempted to indirect courses nor your Life be their Burden Keep things in your own power to Reward Duty that they may be beholden to you not you to them yet so gotten that a Blessing not a Curse may go along with them Train them up in a life of Diligence and Labour use them not to Ease and Idleness Chuse them such a Calling and Course of life as tends most to the good of Church and State and their own Souls Place them with those that may not hinder that nor undo your Care of them while with you Look out such a Match for them when you find it needful as is Pious and Prudent rather than Rich. Observe their Inclinations and counsel them by Arguments drawn for their own good rather than by your Authority Affections are rather to be led than driven Forced Marriages and Callings seldom Prosper Let your own Example teach them that holy heavenly blameless Tongue and Life you desire them to practice 't will be hard to perswade them against that their young fancies from drawing after your own Resemblance Great Reverence is due to Children Infancy that understands not words are led by Imitation of those that gave them being and on whom they depend Practice not what 's not Prudent or Expedient before them Such as they see your behaviour is will theirs be behind your back Woe to them who make their Children witnesses of their Impieties Every President of yours is as a Monument and Motive to Posterity In all this use great Care and Diligence Think not that God will make them wise and good because they are yours Young Plants must be often watered Line upon Line Precept upon Precept Good Principles must be Distill'd into these narrow Vessels that cannot take in much at once by degrees as they are capable It 's easie to palliate Nature but it requires long and constant Attendance thoroughly to cure and conquer it Joyn constant earnest Prayer for accompanying your Endeavours with the Divine Assistance and Blessing without which all 's Ineffectual Children of many Prayers seldom miscarry But whatever the success be you will have the Comfort of discharging your Duty Their Prayer MOst gracious and merciful Father who shewest Mercy to Thousands of those that love Thee and keep thy Commandments We give thee hearty Thanks for thy Tender Care of us all our Days and for so early preventing us by thy Grace and Inclining our Hearts unto thy Service Oh go on to be gracious to us and ours Forgive us all our Sins and lay them not to our to their Charge Take them into the Protection and Guidance of the same good Providence which hath been so bountiful to us so watchful over us all our dayes Implant in them all the graces of thy Holy Spirit and accompany all Instructions and Endeavours to that End with thy Blessing Mercifully provide for dispose of and place them in this world so as may further them in and render the ways of Virtue easie and pleasant to them Preserve them from the Dangers Allurements and Evils of the Age. Let them be sanctified even from the Womb and fear thee from their Youth all their Days We recommend them to thy never-failing Mercy and Compassion Be our and their God O let them live in thy sight and us be able at last to say Behold we and the Children God hath graciously given us thorough Jesus Christ to whom with thy Blessed Majesty and Holy Spirit be all Honour Glory and Praise now and for ever Amen Another ALmighty God who hast promised thy Spirit to us and our Children even to as many as the Lord our God shall call deny it not to us and ours Give us grace by good Counsels and Example to lead and bring them up in thy Faith and Fear Make us Spiritual as well as Natural Parents Let us see the Travel of our Souls in them and be satisfied Let them be Born again of Water and of the Spirit Season their Tender Age with thy Grace let it have early possession of them Take them into thy Care Charge and Covenant into the Bosom of thy true Church into the Arms of thy Mercy into a Right of the Promises into the
it be Good or whether it be Evil. Lead me in thy way sanctifie and support me by thy Holy Spirit now and all my Days Bind up my Soul in the Bundle of Life Redeem me from Sin and Death and the Power of the Grave and bring me to thine everlasting Kingdom Let not any Neglect Temptation Pain or Passion discompose my Thoughts or Duty or hinder me from a well-grounded Confidence in thee Let neither Death nor Life nor Angels nor Principalities nor Powers nor things present nor things to come separate me from the Love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord who hath taught me when I pray to say Our Father c. FINIS ERRATA PAge 75. line 12. for our read your P. 85. l. 1. for hnd r. and. 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upon him as Children on a Father 1 With Filial Affections of Reverence Love Submission Gratitude dependance on his All-sufficiency and willingness to help Fatherly Goodness and Compassion and our Interest therein towards us that he loves us as his Children who is more ready to hear us than any Earthly Parent their dearest Off-spring (z) Lu. 11.13 and persorms all the parts of a Father in a higher and more excellent Degree as far as Heaven is above Earth 2 With an Universal Charity for others He being a common Father by Creation Regeneration Provision to all his Children That they all pray for us and that it 's our bounden Duty to pray for them as well as for our selves As the word Our minds us of that Relation between us and them so Father of that Relation between him and us Both express our Faith and total plenary Reliance on him as ours and without whom we can hope for nothing Which art in Heaven Not that he is excluded from Earth or included in Heaven or any place who filleth all (a) Jer. 23.24 whom the Heaven of Heavens cannot contain (b) 1 King 8 27. But there 1 is his Throne (c) Isa 66.1 where he Rules and Over-rules all things in Heaven and Earth and from thence sends down his Mercies and Judgments 2. He more eminently manifests and communicates his Love Goodness and Glory So it teaches us to draw near unto him with 1 all Holy Reverence and Humility because of his excellent Majesty so high above us we wretched Creatures being as Worms crawling upon the Earth and he sitting in great Majesty in the highest Heavens (d) Eccl. 5.2 2 Holy Confidence he being both ready and able to do all things whatsoever he will for us (e) Ps 115.3 3 Zeal and Fervency with our Hearts and our Hands lifted up unto God in the Heavens (f) La. 3.41 Hallowed be thy Name Here acknowledging the inability and indisposition that is in us and all Men to honour God aright we pray that God would Glorifie and Magnifie himself in the World by directing and disposing all things for his own Glory and remove whatsoever hinders it That as he is glorious in himself he may be declared known and owned so by all Men. Incline and inable us and all Men to acknowledge and highly esteem him his Attributes Ordinances Word and Works and to glorifie him in Thought Word and Deed by confessing and forsaking our Sins which rob him of his Glory by admiring and adoring him in his glorious Perfections by believing loving obeying his Word attending on him in his Ordinances magnifying him in his Works using his Creatures for his Glory sincere Endeavours to promote it preferring it before our own Interest Thy Kingdom come By Kingdom is meant not so much that Universal Soveraignty which as Creator he exercises over all his Creatures disposing them all to their proper Ends for his own Glory as King of Nations (g) Ps 95.3 as his special governing ruling his Church and all things for the good of it as King of Saints (h) Re. 15.3 so that acknowledging our selves and all Mankind to be by Nature under the Dominion of Sin and Satan we here Pray that his Kingdom 1 of Power and Providence may be manifested and made apparent that all things are guided by him That he would govern all Creatures both in the Natural course of things and in the Civil and Domestical Government of Men as may best serve his own Glory and his Churche's good 2 Of Grace may be erected the exercise of his Spiritual Regal Power in our Hearts advanced and enlarged the Power of Sin whereby Satan hath Dominion may be subdued and destroyed in us and others all the world over That he would set up his Throne Reign in our Hearts bring us into intire Allegiance unto himself 3 Of Glory may be hast'ned when all his Subjects shall be Crowned all his and their Enemies vanquished Thy Will be done Here acknowledging our inability and unwillingness to know and do his Will our proneness to repine and murmur against it we Pray as to the will of his 1 Providence or that which he doth with us and to us that our selves and others may patiently submit to it chearfully comply with it and thankfully accept of it 2 Precept or that which he requires of us that our selves and others may have all blindness weakness indisposedness and perversness taken away and may be inclin'd inabled and made willing to know and understand obey and do it on Earth as it is in Heaven by Saints and Angels voluntarily and chearfully without Constraint or Repugnancy readily and speedily without delay sincerely without Hypocrisie Zealously without Indifferency Impartially without Reservation Constantly without Intermission Give us this Day our daily Bread Wherein we acknowledge 1 We have forfeited our Right unto and deserve not the least Crum of Bread nor can procure it or be refreshed by it without him whatsoever or whosoever be the Instruments to convey it he gives it us and blesses it to us else it becomes unholy polluted Bread hurtful to us 2 Our daily dependance on his fatherly Care and Providence without being over-solicitous for to morrow or superfluities desiring for our selves and others only a daily Allowance of necessaries agreeable to our nature charge and station as he sees meet for us with our purpose every day in the use of Lawful means and by Thankfulness for what we have commiting our ways to him to seek at his Hands that we may enjoy them as gifts of his Fatherly love a sanctified use of and Contentment with our Allowance without Envying others Plenty seeing God gives to whom and what he will 3 That we must possess and use every Creature as from God and to him Else our own Prayers will condemn us if we be beholden to Satan any unlawful means for Bread or use the good things we ask against the Giver of them 4 That God's Children ought not to desire other Mens Bread That none Eat their own Bread but They our Bread is that which comes to us by his Blessing on our Honest Endeavours so that God nor Man can Implead us for it That 's woful Bread which comes not from Him And forgive us our Trespasses We Here Pray That God for his Mercy for his Son's sake would Pardon all our Sins and afford us the Conditions Evidences and Effects of it i.e. Faith and Repentance and keep us from whatsoever may obstruct the same As we forgive them that Trespass against us Which is 1 A prevalent Argument to press him to Pardon us we plead notfrom Merit but from the Model of God's Mercy and Grace in us which being Infinitely Inferiour to that in him yet disposing us to forgive may both move his Compassion towards us and assure us of it If we wretched Creatures can forgive others much more will the Father of Mercies forgive us 2 A
Service of Christ into the Communion of Saints Keep them from the Loss or Injury of any Sence or Member from every sad Accident from Evil Temptations or Examples prevailing upon them from being useless unprofitable or vitious that they prove not a Curse but a Blessing and Comfort to us and others and attain what thou hast promised to those that Honour and Obey thee and their Parents and not provoke thee to visit the Iniquity of their Fathers upon them Give us grace to carry our selves so as we may be able with Confidence so leave our Fatherless Children with thee and bid them trust in Thee O thou that hast sent forth thine Angels for Ministring Spirits to the Heirs of Salvation give them Charge over us and them for Preservation and Safety thorough Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen Childrens Duties LOve and Honour your Parents in your Thoughts Speeches and Behaviour be they never so mean in the World or Understanding though you cannot as Rich Wise or Religious you must as Parents Think not contemptuously of them speak not dishonourably irreverently saucily to them or of them Deride not their failings or miscarriages but conceal lament cover them Bear with their Infirmities of Mind and Body when old Age makes them Troublesome to others let them not be so to you Carefully lay up all their wholsome Precepts Imitate them in all that 's good while they live and when they are dead Remember what Grief of Mind your Miscarriages will be to them and how much your Happiness will be theirs Make not their lives miserable by undoing your selves Bear with them when froward and twice Children as they did with you when you were theirs Murmur not but willingly and thankfully be instructed and reprehended by them Obey them in all lawfull things Chearfully submit to any labour they injoyn you or Correction they lay upon you Be content with their Allowance and Provision for you and disposal of you Marry not without their Consent Children are so much their Parents Goods and Possessions that they cannot without a kind of Theft give away themselves without their Approbation that have a Right in them If they be in want relieve and maintain them and that not as Servants or Inferiours but Superiours See they fare as well or better than our selves Though you got not your Riches by them you can never requite them for what you have received of them Pray and do what in you lies for their Health and Life Peace and Comfort Remember how much you owe them for all their Cares and Fears their Cost for you and pains with you Be far from those who imbrue their Souls in bloody Wishes for their Parent 's Death Though they wish them in Heaven it 's not so much that they may have Ease and Rest at their Journey 's End as because they must needs take Death in the way If long Life be promised as a Reward for honouring Parents such may expect untimely Death as a Punishment on the contrary Reverence Kindness and loving Respects to them never went unrecompensed even in this Life Their Prayer MOst Merciful and Heavenly Father who Invitest little Children to come unto Thee and lovest those that do O take me into the Arms of thy Mercy and Bless me who am dedicated to thee in Baptism Make me always mindful of my Vow and Promise to forsake the Devil and all his works to believe in thee and to serve thee to be Dutiful Obedient and Thankful to my Parents and Instructers Humble Reverent and Meek to my Superiors gentle sober and Temperate all my Dayes Keep and defend me from all Evil lead me into all Good Bless me and my Parents O my Heavenly Father The longer I live the better let me be Let me increase in Wisdom and Stature and favour with thee and men to the Glory of thy great Name the Delight of my Relations my own Happiness in this World and that which is to come thorough Jesus Christ in whose Holy Name and Words I further Pray Our Father which art in Heaven c. Another MOst Gracious and Merciful Father who madest preservest and providest all Necessaries for me Pardon whatever I have done amiss and grant I may do so no more Give me Grace to obey Thee and my Parents to be helpful and a Comfort to them Keep me from slighting of them Irreverence Undutifulness Disobedience to them Let me never forget or slightly Remember my many Bonds and Obligations of Duty Obedience and Thankfulness to them their Sorrows Pains and Care for me that I may never make their Hearts sad or bring down their grey hairs with Sorrow to the Grave Increase the Number of their Dayes and thy Graces in them to thy Glory in their Generation Watch over us for good all our Dayes through Jesus Christ who hath Taught me when I Pray to say Our Father which art in Heaven c. The Masters Duties LEt your first Care be to admit none into your Service but such as will serve God with you (y) Ps 101.4 c. A wicked Person is a dangerous Infection in a Family Disobedience is from Irreligion There can be no true Fidelity and Subjection but out of Conscience Keep your Servants from Evil Company and from being Temptations to one another Watch over them for their good Encourage the Obedient Rebuke convince admonish the Contrary so as their own Consciences may Condemn them without Bitterness Reviling Sharpness which oftner hardens than Reforms Defend and Protect them in doing their Duty Bear them not out in wronging any but right them when they are wronged Refuse not their just Apologies Hearken to and Redress their Grievances (z) Job 31.13 Deny not necessary wholsom sufficient Food and Rayment if the Contract be so Physick Lodging Wages Think not much of maintaining them when by Providence disabled from serving you Oppress them not with too much Labour Let your Commands be lawful feasable necessary convenient that they may Obey with chearfulness Your Reproofs and Admonitions short plain material prudent sober private seasonable familiar with good Advice according to their different Tempers when it 's most like to do good and to convince them of it with such winning Mildness and Concern as they may see you 're more ingag'd for their welfare than themselves Rule with Wisdom and Discretion Love Gentleness Tenderness not Rigour and Severity Looking on them not as Slaves but fellow Pilgrims fellow-Servants fellow-Christians and Brethren (a) Phil. 1. Knowing you have also a Master in Heaven (b) Ep. 6.9 Col. 4.1 An austere Master makes Eye-Servants his Person hated his Business neglected No Servant will do his Duty except out of Conscience or Love to his Master Fairness sweetens Advice and purchases Love without which there can be no true Fidelity and Respect Constraint is for Extremity when all other ways fail Let your Corrections be prudent moderate unpassionate joyn'd with Instruction proportionable to the Person 's