of the Scripture Esay 66. 2. 3 Grosse reproach against God 2. King 19. 10. Mat. 27. 29. ver 40. c. 4 Alleaging of Scripture to maintaine sin errour and heresie Math. 4. 6. 5 Excusing of sin by the infirmities of holy men in the Scriptures V. To vse the name of God carelesly in common talke Phil. 2. 10. VI. Lightly to passe ouer Gods iudgements in our selues and others Luke 13. 1. 2. VII To abuse the name of God to charming and witchcraft Actes 19. 13. VIII Popish hallowing of Candles Ashes Oile and Palmes Salt and Water IX To praise and thanke God for euill things 1 Sam. 23. 21. X. Cursing and banning either of our selues simply or conditionally XI To abuse the properties of God as 1 His power by rash and faithlesse speaking of it 2. King 7. 2. 2 His wisedome and prouidence vnder the names of chance and fortune 3 His mercy and patience to embolden vs in sin and impenitency Rom. 2. 4. Ezech. 12. 27. Amos 6. 3. XII Fearefull swearing by the names and properties of God XIII Vaine and idle swearing among ignorant people Math. 5. 33. 34. Iam. 5. 12. XIIII Superstitious swearing Iosh 23. 7. Zeph. 1. 5. Ier. 5. 7. XV. Blasphemous and out-ragious swearing as among Dicers and Carders XVI Swearing wickedly to doe euill 1. King 19. 2. Actes 23. 12. 1. Sam. 25. 22. XVII Periury Leuit. 19. 12. Mal. 3. 5. XVIII Vaine and wicked Lots casting Prou. 16. 33. Actes 1. 26. XIX Mocking ieasting and speaking vnreuerently of the workes of God XX. Superstition Vertues commanded First Reproofe correction and punishment of the former sinnes and sinners according to our power place and calling 1. Sam. 2 23 c. Tit. 1. 3. Leuit. 19. 17. Math. 18. 16. Secondly a lawfull and religious oath Deut. 6. 13. Exod. 22. 11. Heb. 6. 16. Thirdly priuate instruction of Families Deut. 6. 6. Iosh 24. 15. Fourthly to take seek occasion in time place conuenient to commend Gods Greatnesse Excellency Wisedome Power Goodnesse Iustice Mercy manifested in his Word and Workes Fifthly to vse the names of God onely in waighty affaires and with all reuerence Deut. 28. 58. Sirthly Zeale of Gods glory aboue all things in the world Numb 25. 8. Psal 69. 22. Actes 7. 51. 52. Actes 13. 10. Reu. 3. 19. Tit. 2. 14. Gal. 4. 18. Fiue signes of true Zeale 1 It beginnes at our selues 2 It is suspitious of our owne secret euils 3 It is constant not hote by fits 4 It causeth vs to reioyce in the prosperity of the Church though our selues bee in affliction 5 It is earnest in matters of godlinesse but cold in worldly things Seuenthly Sanctification of Gods gifts and ordinances they are sanctified by two meanes 1 By the Word that teacheth the holy and right vse of them Psal 119. 24. 2 By prayer whereby wee obtaine the assistance of Gods grace to vse them rightly and whereby we magnifie and blesse God for giuing them to vs and giuing vs grace to glorifie him in them The fourth Commandement Remember that thou keepe holy the Saboth day Sixe daies thou shalt labour and do all that thou hast to do But the seuenth day is the Sabaoth of the Lord thy God In it thou shalt do no manner of work thou and thy son and thy daughter thy man-seruant and thy maid-seruant thy cattell and the stranger that is within thy gates For in sixe daies the Lord made heauen and earth the sea and all that in them is and rested the seuenth day Wherefore the Lord blessed the seuenth day and hallowed it THe occasion of this Commandement is our readinesse to fall away from God vnlesse daily meanes bee vsed Vertues commanded First Preparation of the body the day before by moderate labour and diet and earely rising on the Saboaths morning Exod. 32. 6. Ex. 19. 14. 15. Secondly preparation of mind by fréeing it from worldly thoughts and cares Thirdly preparation of the heart by purging out corrupt lusts and euill affections Esay 1. 13. Fourthly the rest of man and beast the whole day from all labour not necessary nor holy Exod. 34. 21. Fifthly Sanctification of the Saboath that is the separating of it to Gods worship onely as the second commandement requireth Esay 58. 13. Sixthly visiting of the sicke Seuenthly relieuing of the poore 1. Cor. 16. 1. 2. Neh. 8. 12. Eightly instruction of our Families Deut. 11. 19. Ninthly reconciliation of them that are at variance and admonition of them that offend Vices forbidden First to do any worke at any time without present and euident necessitie Ex. 34. 21. Math 12. 11. Numb 15. 25. Secondly néedlesse iournies Ex. 16. 29. Thirdly Bargaining Faires and Markets Neh. 13. 15 c. Fourthly all vaine ieasting sporting gaming dancing banquetting Esay 58. 13. Fifthly outward worship without inward affection Esay 1. 14. 15. 2 T. im 3. 5. Amos 5. 21 c. Sixthly giuing liberty to seruants and children to spend the Saboath in idlenesse and gaming Seuenthly neglect of bringing our whole Family to the Church as necessity shall permit The fifth Commandement Honour thy Father and Mother that thy daies may bee long in the land which the Lord thy God giueth thee THe occasion of the fifth commandement is our proud and enuious nature that cannot abide to be vnder gouernment or giue men their due By Father and Mother is meant our naturall Parents Kings Magistrates and all Gouernours spirituall and temporall ministers of Gods Word by what name or title soeuer they bee called Guardians that haue the Ward-ship of children Maisters of Liberall Arts and Mechanicall Trades All aged persons and all that excell in any gift or calling Two sorts of vertues or duties are heerein commanded 1 Generall duties of superiours and inferiours one towards another 2 Speciall duties of particular calling The duties of the Superiour to the Inferiour First to loue and seeke for the welfare of their inferiours hauing the place and title of parents 2 King 25. 13. Rom. 13 4. Esay 49. 23. Secondly to giue example of godly and Christian life Tit. 1. 2. 3. Thirdly to shew forth grauity and dignity by their countenance gestures words and deeds Iob. 29. 8. Fourthly to yeeld to their inferiours in good matters as to their brethren Deut. 17. 20. Iob. 31 13. 2. King 5 13. 14. Fifthly not to shew their owne authority but Gods in them for that is to rob God of his honour which is the sin of the Deuill and Anti-christ Ex. 16. 7. 8. Numb 16. 11. 29. Duties of Inferiours to their Superiours First to rise vp and stand before them when they sit or passe by vs Leuit. 19. 32. Secondly to rise vp and meet them when they come towards vs Gen. 18. 2. 1. King 2. 19. Thirdly to how the knee in token of reuerence Gen. 18. 2. 1. King 1. 23. 30. Fourthly to vncouer the head before the ancient 1. Cor. 11. 7. Fifthly to giue them the better place in all méetings
knowledge of our sinne and misery and also of perfect holinesse and righteousnesse should come by the Law that so working guilt of sinne feare of iudgement and vtter despaire of life in the conscience wee might bee inforced to flie to Christ for succour and reliefe in this distressed estate and that being in Christ the sting of death which is sin and the strength of sinne which is the rigour of the Law îs abolished and is become the rule of Christian life and a Tree of life to them that eate thereof seeing I say it is thus let vs desire to eate of this Tree for the fruites thereof are not grieuous yea they are pleasant delightfull and more sweet then hony and the hony combe to the sanctified taste reuiuing and quickning the soule to eternall life For these causes did the Lord so strictly charge the Israelites to exercise themselues in his Lawes continually And that they might haue them in perfect remembrance aboue all things hee commandeth them to rehearse them continually to their children to write them vpon the posts of their houses and vpon their gates Deut. 11. 18. 19. and to weare fringes couered with a riband of blew silke on the borders of their garments for the same end Numb 18. â—9 that in all things in all places and at all times they might as an holy and peculiar people do the will of God and not their owne lusts as the Gentiles do Deut. 26. 17. 18. 19. Now although these and such like ceremonies be abolished yet the Law is euerlasting and giueth no more liberty of sinning to vs then vnto them yea hauing receiued greater measure of the Spirit of Adoption wee should more ioyfully and cheerefully performe all obedience then they that had but the spirit of bondage viz. who like children were held in awe with temporall threatnings and sharper outward punishments Let vs therefore which haue receiued the promises which they saw a farre of freely without constraint ingenuously and willingly as adopted sons reade heare talke and meditate in the Law continually and in steed of Iewish fringes ribands and Phylacteries fitter for children then men of perfect age let vs carry the Law ingrauen in the fleshy tables of our hearts And because the Law maketh but shallow impression in our stony hearts and is therefore quickly defaced and worne out with the rust of corruption wee haue need of daily meanes to cleanse purge and correct those furring vessels and so much the more because wee haue also corrupters and tempters without vs and about vs the world and the deuill that old deceitfull cauiller withdrawing and mis-leading vs in euery action and thought of the mind from the will of God to their owne lusts Now for thy more distinct knowledge and more spirituall and true vnderstanding of the Law for thy better direction in all matters and for thy furtherance in godlinesse and vertue in these latter euill daies wherein that wicked one 1. Ioh. 2. 14. so wonderfully hardneth the hearts of most men 2. Tim. 3. 1. I haue drawne an Exposition of the Commandements in such a forme and order with such breuity and fulnesse and with so many manifest proofes as that any man learned or vnlearned may reape great benefite thereby And seeing that it is easie for the price waighty for the matter and light for the carriage either in pocket or in thy bosome or in thy handes thinke it I pray thee no more trouble to thee then Fringes and Phylacteries Mat. 23. 5. were to the Iewes then Crosses and Crucifixes to the Papists who think hereby to scarre away deuils whereas indeed the deuils know where to take vp their Iunes and Lodgings by these whorish tokens markes Contrarily here thou hast God speaking plainely to thee and louingly instructing thee and informing thee as a father doth his sonne Thou hast heere a powerfull weapon euen the voyce of God to scarre away deuils and to reproue the wicked in all their vniust dealings Whatsoeuer men say iudge or do and howsoeuer the world swaggeth and reeleth as the spirit of the aire that worketh in the children of disobedience hales it from iniquity to iniquity Heere thou hast a firme Foundation and vnmoueable Rocke cleaue to this Rocke confidently and build therevpon without wauering so shalt thou abide for euer 1. Ioh. 2. 17. when others with their wisedomes shall come to naught 1. Cor. 2. 6. and with their vnfruitfull workes of darkenesse shall perish euerlastingly For they that haue done good as the Law of God informeth them shall go into life euerlasting and they that haue done euill shall go into euerlasting fire Thine in the Lord T. G. To the Christian Reader Grace and Peace GOOD Reader thou hast heere a small Treatise penned by a learned Diuine wherein is plainely laid downe the sense and meaning of euery Commandement both in the Negatiue and Affirmatiue part as well of Graces commanded as of sinnes forbidden confirmed with many pregnant proofes of Scripture wherein much is expressed in few words Which Treatise I haue pervsed and doe esteeme it very profitable especially for the vnlearned which desire knowledge and the rather because I know none that hath opened the Commandements so fully in this manner I commend it to thy diligent reading continuall remembrance and carefull practise and thee to the Grace of God and to his fauour in Christ Thine in the Lord Neuill Drant A Profitable and Familiar Exposition of the Commandements THE FIRST COMMANDEMENT Thou shalt haue none other Gods but mee THe occasion of this Commandement is our lusting after false Gods The principall vertues herein commanded are sixe First The knowledge of God Iohn 17. 2. Secondly The loue of God aboue all Deut. 6. 5. Fiue signes of the true loue of God 1 A pure heart a good conscience faith vnfeigned 1. Tim. 1. 5. 2 Our loue to his Word Ioh. 14. 5. of this there are two signes also first To loue them that loue it Psal 119. 63. secondly To draw others to loue it Deut. 6. 5. 6. 7. 3 Loue of our brethren 1. Iohn 4. 19. 20. 4 Reioying to thinke and talke of Christ more then any worldly thing Gal. 6. 14. 15. 5 Our loue to all things that pertaine to his seruice Psal 84. 1. 2. 3. Thirdly trust and affiance in God Ier. 17. 7. Fiue signes of true confidence in God 1 To seeke for the fauour and countenance of God aboue all worldly things Psal 4. 6. 7. Math. 6. 33. 2 Delight in the Lord. Ps 37. 4. 3 Hope in the Lord Ps 37. 35. 4 Cleauing alwaies to the Lord Iosh 23. 8. Act. 11. 23. 5 Comfort in the Lord in troubles 1. Sam. 30. 6. Fourthly Feare of God Ps 128. 1. Deut. 28. 59. 1. Sam. 12. 24. Two signes of the feare of God 1 To eschew euill Gen. 39. 9. Iob. 1. 1. 2 To do good Gen. 22. 12. Ps 112. 1. This feare is bred and preserued in vs by foure meanes
1 By meditation of Gods mercy in Iesus Christ Ps 130. 4. 2 By meditation of his power and iustice Iob 31. 23. 3 By hearing the Word Preached 4 By Prayer Fifthly Humility Gen. 32. 10. Gen. 28. 27. Psal 131. Mica 6. 8. 4 Signes of Humility 1 Acknowledgement of our owne want of goodnesse Gen. 32. 10. Gen. 19. 19. 2 To bee sorrowfull because we cannot better please God Rom. 7. 14. 26. 3 Contentment Gen. 28. 20. 21. 1. Cor. 7. 20. 4 Not to despise our brethren 1. Pet. 2. 17. Sixthly Worship of God in Spirit and truth Ioh. 422. 23. Vices or sinnes forbidden I. Ignorance of God and his will both naturall ignorance 1. Cor. 2. 14. and wilfull ignorance Hos 4. 6. Esay 1. 3. Iob 21. 14. 15. II. Denying of God which is called Atheisme and it is either open Ephes 2. 12. 2. Pet. 3. 4. 5. 6. or secret in the heart Ps 14. 1. God is denyed when his prouidence presence iustice mercy are denyed c. Fiue signes of secret Atheisme â— Not to seeke to know God Ps 10. 4. 2 To deny his prouidence and iustice Psal 10. 12. 3 To liue securely and without feare in sinne 2. Tim. 3. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 4 To seeke greedily for the wealth and pompe of the world Phil. 19. 5 To reuolt from God because wee haue not our owne present desires Mal. 3. 14. III. With-craft Deut. â—8 10. Ex. 22. 18. IIII. Seeking to Wizards or Wise-men Leu. 19. 31. V. Withdrawing of the heart from God Esay 29. 13. Ier. 12. 2. VI. Distrust in God Heb. 10. 38. Foure signes of Distrust 1 Impatience in crosses Ier. 20. 14. 15. 2 Tempting of God that is not to beleeue without signes of his truth and power Exod. 17. 2. 3 Desperation Gen. 4. 13. 1. Thess 4. 13. 4 Doubtfulnesse or wauering in the truth of Gods promises or threatnings Ps 116. 11. VII Confidence in Creatures as in strength Esay 31. 1. Ier. 17. 5. In riches Mat. 6. 24. Ecclesiasticus 5. 1. In strong holds Ier. 49. 16. In oppression and robberie Ps 62. 10. In pleasures Phil. 3. 19. In Physitions and Surgeons 2. King 16. 12. VIII Loue of the creature Math. 10. 37. Ioh. 12. 43. Ioh. 5. 44. 2. Tim. 4. 10. Iam. 4. 4. IX Hatred of God Rom. 1. 30. Rom. 8. 7. X. Want of feare of God Psal 36. 1. XI Feare of man Mat. 10. 28. Ier. 10. 2. Deut. 1. 17. XII Hardnesse of heart Rom. 2. 5. XIII Pride which disposeth all things to a mans owne credite and vaine-glorie 1. Cor. 4. 7. The second Commandement Thou shalt not make to thy selfe any grauen Image nor the likenesse of any thing that is in heauen aboue or in the earth beneath or in the water vnder the earth Thou shalt not bow downe to them nor worship them For I the Lord thy God am a iealous God and visite the sinnes of the fathers vpon the children vnto the third and fourth Generation of them that hate mee and shew mercy vnto thousands in them that loue mee and keepe my Commandements THe occasion of the second Commandement is our aptnesse to carnall worship whereby we falsely imagine that wee can deuise a right manner of worship to God The worship of God is either inward in minde or outward in body Ioh. 4. 23. chap. 9. 38. The forme of Gods worship herein commanded hath foure principall branches 1 The publicke Reading and Preaching of the Word Math. 28. 19. 2 The publicke Hearing of the Word Ioh. 5. 25. 3 Prayer and thankes-giuing Act. 2. 42. 4 Administration and receiuing of the Sacrament Math. 26. 26. Luk. 22. 19. Prayer hath two helpes Almes Dan. 4. 24. Actes 10. 2. and Fasting Ioel 1. 14. The whole Worship of God hath two helpes also Vowes and reading of godly bookes Actes 17. 11. Gen. 28. 22. Psal 116. 18. Vices or sinnes forbidden I. To make Images of God the Father Son or Holy Ghost either painted which are called Pictures or ingrauen and molten which are called Idoles II. Worshipping of the Image it selfe Bel and Dragon III. Worshipping of God by Images Exod. 32. 4. IIII. Worshipping of imaginary Gods Act. 28. 11. V. Worshipping of creatures in by or without an Image VI. Images of Christ Crosses and Crucifixes c. which ought to be abolished as the Brazen serpent was VII All occasions to Idolatry which are principally foure 1 To be present at Masse and Popish seruice 1. Cor. 10. 21. 1. Cor. 6. 20. 2 To fauour or to giue approbation to Idolatry 2 To keepe any reliques or monuments of Idolatry Ex. 23. 13. Gen. 31. 32. 4 To haue fellowship with Idolaters which is foure waies 1 By marriage with Idolaters Ezâ— 9. 14. 2. King 8. 18. 2 To ioyne in league with them 2. Chro. 19. 2. 3 To sell them wares to Idolatrous vses 4 To giue or sell Popish bâ—okes to the ignorant or wauering minded VIII Will-worship Col. 2. 23. IX Worshipping of deuils which is principally by Witch-craft and censulting with witches Witchcraft hath fiue parts 1 South-saying Deut. 18. 10. Eze. 21. 21. 2 Necromancy or coniuring Deut. 18. 11. 2. Sam. 28. 7. 3 Sorcerie Reu. 21. 8. 4 Iugling Exod. 7. 11. 5 Charming or inchantment Deut. 18. 11. Exod. 7. 11. X. Neglect of Preaching Esay 56. 10. 11. 1. Cor. 9. 16. XI Preaching of false doctrine or true doctrine to a false end 2. Ioh. 10. 1. Cor. 11. 19 XII Vnprofitable Preaching which is by séeking vaine-glorie and flattering 1. Cor. 1. 18. 1. Cor. 2. 1. Lam. 2. 14. XIII Contempt or refusing to heare the Word Ier. 11. 10. Ier. 11. 8. 1. Ioh. 4. 6. XIIII Vnprofitable hearing which commeth 1 For lacke of preparation Eccles 4. 17. 2 Through vnbeleefe Heb. 4. 2. 3 Through coldnesse of affection and an earthly heart which may be called dead-heartednesse Reu. 3. 15. 16. ver 1. 4 Through forgetfulnesse Iam. 1. 22 c. XV. Not to pray at all or seldome 1. Thess 5. 17. XVI Vnthankefulnesse Esay 1. 2. 3. Psal 78. 43. XVII Vnworthy receiuing of the Sacrament 1. Cor. 11. 29. XVIII Reading of prophane and wanton bookes XIX Wicked vowes Actes 23. 12. XX. Hipocrisie Math. 15. Math. 23. 23. Math. 23. 4. 5. Esay 58. 5. 6. The third Commandement Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vaine For the Lord will not hold him guiltlesse that taketh his name in vaine THe occasion of this commandement is our aptnesse readinesse to despise God Vices or sinnes forbidden I. To giue occasion to the wicked to slander the Gospell Rom. 2. 24. 1. Sam. 2. 17. II. Vaine curious talking of the Scripture Tit. 3. 9. Col. 2. 8 III. To mingle Scripture and ribaldry together as Minstrels do at feasts c. Col. 3. 16. 17. IIII. Blasphemy whereof there are fiue sorts 1 To thinke or speake of the Scripture in mocking ieasting or scoffing manner 2. Pet. 3. 4. 5. Esay 5. 19. 2 To make ieasts out
Simplicity and singlenesse of heart without fraud or colour seruing truely for conscience sake rather then for feare or wages Ephes 6. 7. Tit. 1. 10. Gen. 24. 32. 33. Fourthly to bee carefull diligent and painefull for their Maisters good being therevnto called Gen. 31. 38. 39. 40. 41. Fifthly to be content with their calling 1. Cor. 7. 20. 21. 22. 23. Sixthly to submit themselues to the rebukes admonitions and corrections of their Maisters with all méeknesse of spirit 1. Pet. 2. 13. 18. Seuenthly Secreâ—â—e and counsell kéeping 2. Sam. 16. 3. Eightly to giue godly example by their Christian seruice to their prophane Maisters Titus 2. 9. Vices of Maisters forbidden First tyranizing ouer their seruants and oppressing them with cruell vsage Exodus 1 2 chap. Secondly not to instruct them in the knowledge of God and admonish to godlinesse as their brethren in Christ but to respect their bodies onely for labour as they do their beasts Thirdly to make them instruments of their malice reuenge or other corrupt lusts 1. Sam. 18. 22. c. 1. Sam. 19. 11. 1. Sam. 28. 7. 1. Sam. 22. 18. 2. Sam. 11. 4. 15. 16. 17. 2. Sam. 13. 28. 29. 1. King 21. 9. 10. 11. 2. Chron. 24. 20. 21. Dan. 3. 19. 20. Hest 3. 13. Mar. 6. 17. 27. Fourthly not to reward bountifully faithfull and good seruants Gen. 29. 25. 26. Gen. 31. 7. Fifthly after their long seruice not to acknowledge their deserts but to be discontentented and frowning that they might giue them nothing Deut. 15. 9. 10. Sixthly to rebuke and chasten them seuerely in their worldly businesses but otherwise to maintaine or winke at their folly Seuenthly to send away seruants or to stop their wages or not to seeke help for them in time of sicknesse Mark 8. 6. Eighthly to hide the mysteries of Trades from Apprentises Ninthly to let them do and say what they will so their worke be well done Vices of Seruants forbidden First Eye-seruice which is to shew dutifulnesse outwardly especially in their Maisters presence but not in singlenesse of heart nor of conscience Coloss 3. 22. Ephes 6. 5. 6. Tit. 2. 9. Secondly answering againe when they are reproued Tit. 2. 9. Thirdly filching picking and conueying away of their maisters goods by themselues or through the enticements of theeuish neighbours Tit. 2. 10. Philemon 11. Fourthly to refuse the authority correction of their Maisters Gen. 16. 6. Philem. Onesim Fifthly by negligence to become vnprofitable drones in their maisters seruice Sixthly to serue for wages rather then for conscience sake and for feare of punishment rather then for loue of God Rom. 13. 5. Seuenthly to discouer their Maisters infirmities or to hinder them any way in goods or good name 2. Sam. 16. 3. Eighthly to giue aduantage to their Maisters aduersaries through discouery of their counsell which is treacherie Math. 26. Iudas Ninthly not to maintain the good name of their Maisters being wrongfully ill spoken of Tenthly not to crosse hinder the mischieuous purposes of wicked maisters to their power lawfully 2. Sam. 17. 7. ad 15. 1. Sam. 20. 38 Eleuenthly to flatter and further their maisters in wickednesse for hope of preferment as Sauls followers did Twelfthly to tell lyes tales of any in the family or of others to their Maisters to make discord betwéene man and wife neighbors Thirtéenthly to obey their Maisters wicked commandements 1. Sam. 22. 18. Doeg Duties of Husbands towards their Wiues First to loue their wiues as their owne selues Ephes 5. 25. Coloss 3. 19. Secondly to reioyce and delight in their loue in the Lord which are the causes of chastity patience agréement Pro. 5. 18. Pro. 19. 20. Thirdly faithfulnesse in regard of body and goods It stands in two things 1 In forsaking all others and liuing onely with her to her and for her in the Lord Gen. 2. 24. Pro. 5. 9. 10. 11. 2 In prouiding for her and maintaining her without fraud according to his state 1. Tim. 5. 8. Fourthly to edifie his wife by instruction and good example 1. Cor. 14. 35. Fifthly to gouerne and serue his wife as the head doth the body 1. Cor. 7. 3. 4. 5. 1. Cor. 11. 12. Sixthly to dwell with her according to knowledge 1. Pet. 3. 7. It standeth in three things 1 In couering her infirmities by honouring her as the weaker vessell 1. Cor. 12. 23 c. 2 In accompting her his equall in Christ who regardeth neither seres nor persones 3 In discret behauiour that hee bee not hated nor despised but feared and reuerenced 1. Tim. 4. 12. Seuenthly to loue his wiues kinsfolkes Duties of Wiues First to bee subiect and obedient to their husbands 1. Pet. 3. 1. Col. 3. 18. Eph. 5. 21. 22. 24. 1. Pet. 3. 6. 1. Cor. 11. 7. Secondly to feare their husbands Ephes 5. 33. 1. Pet. 3. â— It standeth in two things 1 In loue Tit. 2. 4. 2 In reuerence Thirdly faithfulnesse in regard of body and goods Psal 45. 11. 12. It stands in two things 1 In forsaking all other and liuing onely with him to him and for him in the Lord Psal 45. 11. 12. 2 In helping to maintaine and increase his estate This helping stands in three things 1 In kéeping at home Titus 2. 5. 1. Tim. 5. 13. 2 In good huswifrie Pro. 31. 3 In meane and decent apparell 1. Tim. 2. 9. 10. 1. Pet. 3. 3. 4. 5. This meane stands in two things 1 In comelinesse not in costlinesse 1. Tim. 2. 10. 2 In the modest and chaste fashion of it 1. Pet. 3. 3. Esay 3. 16. Fourthly Silence 1. Tim. 5. 13. 1. Tim. 2. 11. 12. Fifthly to giue example of Christian conuersation 1. Pet. 3. 1. 1. Sam. 25. 3. Sixthly to loue their husbands knisfolkes Vices of Husbands forbidden First to vse their Wiues but as seruants for their worke as many inhumane niggards doe Secondly to preferre their seruants before their wiues as many leud worldlings do Thirdly to preferre riotous wanton and vnthrifty company before hers at home Fourthly iealousie Pro. 6. 34. Fifthly froward teasty and lumpish behauiour towards her 1. Sam. 25. 3. Sixthly light vaine and foolish behauiour which breedes contempt and shakes off the yoake of obedience Seuenthly indiscreet gouerning of her It stands in foure things 1 In despising the counsell of a wise and vertuous wife which is sometimes of better gouernment then the husband 1. Sam. 25. 11. 2 In being led by a foolish malicious or wicked wife and to giue too much earâ— to her words 1. King 21. 3 To depriue a good wife of conuenient maintenance Christian recreations and delights 4 In giuing too much liberty to an idle wanton or gadding huswife Eighthly to despise his wiues kinsfolkes Vices of Wiues forbidden First to despise their husbands 2. Sam. 6. 16. 23. Secondly disobedience to their husbands Hest 1. Thirdly vnreuerent behauiour towards their husbands these are the vices of proud stomachfull huswiues Fourthly idlenesse and wastfulnesse 1. Tim. 5.