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because_o they_o be_v rather_o accessary_n than_o principal_a part_n of_o child_n duty_n i_o will_v be_v so_o much_o the_o short_a in_o describe_v the_o obligation_n they_o have_v upon_o they_o that_o we_o be_v to_o fear_v our_o father_n and_o mother_n the_o scripture_n have_v tell_v we_o leu._n 19.3_o and_o not_o without_o cause_n if_o we_o consider_v either_o that_o it_o be_v a_o part_n of_o honour_n or_o that_o there_o be_v in_o parent_n a_o just_a object_n of_o it_o for_o as_o fear_n be_v a_o confession_n of_o the_o power_n of_o those_o who_o we_o have_v such_o a_o apprehension_n of_o so_o there_o be_v power_n enough_o in_o parent_n to_o excite_v that_o passion_n in_o we_o and_o make_v we_o as_o well_o to_o dread_a as_o esteem_v they_o of_o this_o nature_n be_v first_o the_o power_n of_o chastisement_n whether_o as_o to_o the_o body_n or_o possession_n of_o the_o son_n for_o as_o i_o shall_v afterward_o show_v that_o parent_n have_v authority_n to_o inflict_v either_o so_o 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reason_n of_o his_o fact_n only_o the_o tediousness_n of_o the_o journey_n to_o jerusalem_n and_o moreover_o represent_v his_o calf_n as_o the_o god_n that_o bring_v they_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n which_o be_v a_o know_a periphrasis_n of_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n and_o according_o though_o jehu_n who_o be_v one_o of_o his_o successor_n depart_v not_o from_o the_o sin_n of_o jeroboam_n as_o the_o scripture_n observe_v of_o he_o 2_o king_n 10.29_o yet_o be_v his_o zeal_n in_o the_o destruction_n of_o baal_n priest_n style_v by_o himself_o a_o zeal_n for_o the_o lord_n ver_fw-la 16._o and_o which_o be_v of_o much_o more_o consideration_n he_o himself_o intimate_v by_o the_o scripture_n to_o have_v walk_v in_o the_o law_n of_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n save_v only_o in_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o calf_n ver_fw-la 31._o of_o the_o same_o which_o can_v in_o no_o wise_n be_v affirm_v if_o he_o and_o those_o of_o his_o sect_n have_v renounce_v the_o god_n of_o israel_n and_o worship_v either_o the_o calf_n themselves_o or_o some_o foreign_a deity_n in_o they_o to_o all_o which_o if_o we_o add_v that_o ahab_n be_v say_v to_o have_v offend_v more_o heinous_o than_o all_o that_o go_v before_o he_o because_o serve_v baal_n and_o worship_v he_o 1_o king_n 16.31_o so_o we_o shall_v not_o in_o the_o least_o doubt_n but_o that_o the_o set_n up_o of_o the_o calf_n be_v intend_v only_o to_o worship_v the_o true_a god_n in_o it_o for_o wherein_o have_v the_o great_a aggravation_n of_o ahab_n sin_n be_v if_o they_o that_o be_v before_o he_o have_v worship_v either_o the_o calf_n itself_o or_o some_o of_o the_o heathen_a god_n in_o it_o the_o only_a thing_n remain_v to_o be_v show_v be_v that_o their_o worship_n of_o the_o calf_n be_v idolatry_n which_o will_v be_v no_o very_o hard_a task_n to_o evince_v for_o though_o their_o worship_n be_v not_o where_o express_o style_v so_o yet_o be_v they_o call_v idol_n which_o be_v enough_o to_o make_v the_o worship_n of_o they_o idolatry_n but_o so_o that_o they_o be_v that_o of_o hosea_n be_v a_o abundant_a testimony_n chap._n 13.4_o for_o have_v premise_v the_o israelite_n make_v they_o melt_a image_n of_o their_o silver_n and_o idol_n according_a to_o their_o own_o understanding_n all_o of_o they_o the_o work_n of_o the_o craftsman_n to_o let_v we_o know_v what_o idol_n he_o mean_v he_o subjoin_v they_o say_v of_o they_o let_v the_o man_n that_o sacrifice_v kiss_v the_o calf_n forasmuch_o therefore_o as_o the_o calf_n be_v no_o other_o than_o idol_n forasmuch_o as_o one_o egg_n can_v be_v more_o like_a unto_o another_o than_o the_o calf_n of_o jeroboam_n be_v to_o that_o of_o aaron_n it_o must_v needs_o be_v because_o they_o be_v such_o and_o the_o worship_v that_o of_o aaron_n repute_v idolatry_n that_o that_o of_o jeroboam_n be_v so_o also_o and_o consequent_o that_o it_o be_v idolatry_n to_o worship_n even_o the_o true_a god_n in_o a_o image_n two_o thing_n there_o be_v which_o be_v common_o 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