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culpable_a of_o sin_n that_o say_v but_o raka_n to_o his_o equal_a and_o he_o of_o hellfire_n which_o call_v he_o fool_n matth._n 5.20_o what_o shall_v he_o be_v worthy_a of_o that_o call_v his_o parent_n so_o and_o use_v they_o most_o unreverent_o and_o if_o 2_o king_n 2.23_o 24._o child_n that_o mock_v the_o prophet_n be_v tear_v with_o bear_n how_o shall_v such_o thing_n escape_v a_o judgement_n they_o shall_v not_o for_o that_o of_o solomon_n shall_v be_v true_a prov._n 30.17_o the_o outward_a reverence_n must_v not_o stand_v in_o sign_n and_o word_n only_o but_o as_o 1_o john_n 3.18_o speak_v of_o love_n my_o little_a child_n let_v we_o not_o love_v in_o word_n neither_o in_o tongue_n but_o in_o deed_n and_o in_o truth_n so_o say_v we_o of_o this_o this_o reverence_n must_v appear_v in_o our_o action_n and_o this_o will_v part_v itself_o into_o obedience_n and_o subjection_n for_o the_o first_o so_o much_o doctrine_n child_n son_n and_o daughter_n must_v not_o only_o give_v 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pleasure_n and_o profit_n not_o betwixt_o their_o profit_n and_o please_v of_o god_n so_o in_o this_o not_o between_o parent_n and_o god_n but_o their_o will_n and_o their_o parent_n show_v that_o the_o son_n be_v not_o to_o obey_v his_o father_n in_o what_o he_o will_v and_o like_v but_o he_o be_v simple_o bind_v in_o all_o thing_n though_o never_o so_o dislike_v to_o he_o so_o they_o be_v not_o displease_v to_o god_n hence_o be_v the_o commandment_n but_o with_o some_o limitation_n ephes_n 6.1_o child_n obey_v your_o parent_n in_o the_o lord_n for_o this_o be_v right_n the_o lord_n when_o he_o commend_v the_o rechabite_v jer._n 35._o do_v show_v this_o thing_n as_o a_o duty_n reas_n 1_o because_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n well_o please_v the_o lord_n coloss_n 3.20_o so_o please_v as_o that_o his_o own_o obedience_n be_v more_o acceptable_a with_o it_o and_o without_o it_o he_o will_v not_o like_v of_o his_o own_o at_o all_o as_o appeareth_z matth._n 15.5_o 6._o but_o you_o say_v 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