which hearkeneth not vnto the voice of his father nor to the voice of his mother although they haue chastised him yet he hearkeneth not vnto them 19. At length his father and his mother taking him let them bring him to the Elders of their Cittie and to the gate of their place 20. And let them say vnto the elders of their Cittie This our sonne is stubburne and rebellious he hearkeneth not vnto our voice hee is a riotous person and a drunkard 21. Then lette all the Citizens overwhelme him with stones that he may die and take away that evill out of the middest of thee that al the Israelites may heare and feare Psal 101.7 He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within mine house he that speaketh lies shall not be established before mine eies And hitherto of the first sort of duties concerning Christian holinesse in the familie The other concerning the thinges of this life is convenientlie to provide the necessarie things of this life as that they haue convenient clothing food rest if on certain causes need be recreatiō 1. Tim. 5.8 But if any mā provide not for his especially those of his house he hath denied his faith and is worse than an infidell Pro. 31.21 She feareth not for her familie because of the snow for all her family is cloathed with double cloakes Pro. 12.9 The juste man regardeth the life of his beast but the cōpassions of the wicked are the compassions of the cruell And then much more the maister must care for the servantes that they may haue even that refreshing and ease which is meete And thus much for the generall duties and of their speciall duties toward those which shal be continually or ordinarily vnder their governmēt in the family Now followeth the other which is the entertainment of straungers whose property is the loue of entertaining of guestes 1. Tim. 3.2 Therfore a Bishop must be vnreprooueable the husbande of one wife watching sober modest given to hospitalitie c. Heb. 13.2 Bee not vnmindefull of entertaining guestes for hereby certain vnawares haue entertained Angelles 1. Pet. Be harberous one towards another without grudging The first duty required of this worke is a liberall and chearful ministring of protection al things which serue for the necessity comfort of this life as is meete for the abilitie of them which receiue and the condition of those who are received Gen. 18.2 For when lifting vp his eies he looked behold three men stood before him whome whilest he saw hee runneth to meete them from the doore of the Tent and bowed himselfe to the earth And he said My Lorde If now I haue found favour in thine eies passe not I pray thee from thy servāt 4 Let there now bee taken a litle water wash your feet fit downe vnder this tree 5 In the meane time I will take and bring a morsell of bread and refresh your heart afterward ye shall go forwarde seeing for this cause you passe by your servant which said Do so as thou hast spoken 6 Therfore Abraham going hastily into the tent vnto Sara said Make readie at once three measures of corne Take fine meale knead it make cakes baked vnder the ashes 7 But Abraham running to the heard tooke a sucking calfe tender and good and gaue it to a servant which made hast to prepare it 8 Therfore taking butter and milk and the calf which he had prepared he set them before them who did eat he standing by thē vnder the same tree Gen. 19.1 And those two Angels comming vnto Sodome in the evening Lot sat at the gate of Sodom whom when Lot saw he rising went to meet them bowed himselfe with his face to the ground 2 And he said Behold now my Lords turn I pray you into the hous of your servant and wash your feete after rising in the morning ye shall go your way Which said Not so we pray thee for we can lodge all night in the streets 3 But when he was instant vpon them exceedinglie they turning vnto him entred into his house which made thē a banquet and did bake vnleavened breade and they did eate 1. Tim 5.10 Being decked with a fit testimonie in good woorks if she haue brought vp her children if she haue bene harberous if she haue washed the Saints feet if she haue succoured the afflicted if shee haue followed everie good woorke diligentlie The other is as occasion serveth mutuallie to edifie one another by calling to minde Gods workes mutual instructions and exhortations Also by bringing them to the publik seruice of God and causing them to keep with them the Sabboth as appeareth by the example aboue Rom. 1.10 Alwaies in my praiers beseeching that if by any means at length a prosperous iourney by the wil of God might be giuen me to come vnto you 11. For I long to see you that I might impart to you a spirituall gift that you may be established Contrarie to this is nigardlines such as was in Nabal in receiving of guests Also suffring God to be dishonored his word or Sabboth neglected or any such abuse to be cōmited by their guests and not labor by good means to amend them or remoue them from the familie And hitherto of the chiefe of the family and their duties as are generall to all Now for the most part the chief of the familie are maried folke and so in common the governours of the house They are called maried folkes because of the bande of mariage Mariage is that joyning of one man one woman together by the covenāt of God that they may be one flesh vntill they end their life Gen. 2.24 Therefore shall man leaue his father his mother and cleaue to his wife and they shal be one flesh Levit. 18.18 Take not one woman vnto another to vexe her by vncovering the shame of her that is maried vppon this in her life Pro. 2.17 Which forsaketh the guide of her youth and forgetteth the covenant of her God Malach. 2.14 But you say Wherefore Because the Lord hath witnessed between thee and the wife of thy youth against whom thou doest vnfaithfully yet she is thy companion wife covenanted vnto thee 1. Cor. 7.30 The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth but if her husband be dead she is free to marie vnto whom shee will onely in the Lord. Rom. 7.1 Know ye not brethren for I speak to them that knowe the law that the law doth beare rule over a man as long as hee liveth 2. For the woman being subject vnto the man being aliue is boūd by the law but if her husbād be dead she is delivered frō the law of the man 3. Therefore whilest the man liveth she shall be called an adultresse if she becom another mans but if her husband be dead she is free from the law that she is not an adulteresse thogh she become another mans To be one
hereafter saying what meaneth this that thou say vnto him with a strong hand hath the Lord brought vs out of Egypt out of the house of servaunts For it came to passe whē Pharao shewed himself cruel in letting vs go that the Lord slewe every first borne of men vnto the first borne of beasts Therfore I kill vnto the Lorde the males of all that open the womb but every first borne of my children I redeeme Dueties for daily instruction are Instruction out of the Scriptures Instruction drawen frō Gods workes Psalm 87.1 Receiue with your eares my people my doctrine incline your eare vnto the words of my mouth 2. I will open my mouth in a parable I wil powre foorth hid things which haue bene of olde tyme. 3. which wee haue heard and knowne as our Elders haue told vnto vs. 4. wee will not hide it from their children the after generation 5. being about to declare the praises of the Lord his might and his wonders which he hath done For he hath set a testimonie in Iacob and put a lawe in Israel which he commanded our Elders to make knowne to their Children 6. That the after generation the sonnes which should be borne rising vppe might declare it to their sonnes 7. And they may sette their hope on God nor might forget the woorkes of the strong God but keepe his commandements 8. Nor that they bee not as their elders a stubborn and rebellious generation a generation which hath not prepared their minde and whose spirit was not constant towardes the strong God Instruction out of the scripture is by the dailie reading of the same with them both to make them acquainted with the course of them so that they may marke the same for their better profiting by the allegations of the publike ministery also to refer those things which are plaine and easie or which they haue learned from the publike ministerie vnto such plaine instruction as they instructed may vnderstand know how to bring it in vse 2. Tim. 3.15 Thou hast knowne the Scriptures from a childe which can not be spoken of a thorow knowledge no not such as belongeth to the olde men who should bee sound in faith much lesse such as belongeth to a minister but such as this in being made acquainted with it and caused to marke as he was able the course of it and to learne for vse and practise such as his parents were able to note vnto him and he fit to receiue by dailie practise Deu. 6.6 And let these words which I command thee this day be in thy heart 7 And put them pearcinglie into thy children and speake of them when thou sittest in thine house when thou walkest by any way when thou liest down and when thou risest vp 8 Also bind thē for a signe vpon thine hand let them be for frontlets between thine eies 9 Brieflie write them on the postes of thine house on thy gates Contrarie to this is first that they are vtterly negligent ignorāt how they shuld doe this Then that some presume aboue this rule and goe beyond their calling especiallie that their housholde is not trained by this meanes nor made fit for the publike ministerie to amend their liues by such Christian exercises Instruction drawen from Gods works is by applying the works of God past or present to mooue them the better to confidence and trust in God by workes of his mercie to feare to offend God by works of his justice and so to sowe the verie seed of true religion and good conscience in them Gen. 18.19 When as I haue knowen him shoulde I not reveale it For this cause that he may commaund his children houshold after him that they keepe the way of the Lord by exercising justice judgment that the Lord may performe vnto Abraham that which he hath promised vnto him The dutie which respecteth the publike ministerie is Double First concerning the obeying of it The secōd cōcerning the vse of it First concernig the obeying of it they must if it be possible in their place calling adjoyn them to a set ministerie if not to bestow at least the Sabboth daies yea other also in seeking to the ministers and prophets of God to hear the word of God This is manifest first Because we must firste seek the kingdom of God wherof this is a part Esa 32.1 Beholde a king shall rule justlie and excellent ones shal govern according to the rule the eies of them who see shall not wink but the eares of them who hear shal hearken the mind of the hastie shall vnderstand knowledge and the tongue of the stutterer shall readilie speake shining thinges When Saviors to wit ministers of the doctrin of salvation shall ascende in the mountaine of the Lord to judge the mountain of Esau the kingdome shall bee to the Lorde Hobad 21. Divers administrations but one Lord. 1. Cor. 12. Wee are the Embassadors of Christ to beseech you to be reconciled 2. Cor. 5. Secondly it is the ordinarie meanes to beget and nourish faith in vs. How can they beleeue except they hear how can they heare without a Preacher how can hee preach without he bee sent Rom. 10. He hath given Pastors Doctors for the gathering together of the church the worke of the ministerie and building them vp to a perfect age in Christ that they be not as children wavering and caried about with everie wind of doctrine Ephe. 4. Attend to reading exhortation and doctrine in these continue in these things bee for in so dooing thou shalt saue thy selfe and others 1. Tim. 4. Secondly because it is the greatest blessing to haue it and the greatest plague to want it Iere. 23. having threatned them that they feed not the people he saith after I will gather the rest of my sheepe out of all the land whither I had driven them and I will bring them backe vnto their sheepcots where they shall multiplie and increase and I wil set over them Pastors which shall feed them so that they shal feare no more nor shall be wāting saith the Lord. Ier. 3. I will bring you to Sion where I wil giue you Pastors after my hart who shal feed you with knowledg and vnderstanding God will giue you indeed the bread of affliction water of oppression but none of my teachers shall bee shut vp anie more in a corner but thy eies shall see thy teachers and thy eares shall heare a voice behinde vs saying Here is the way walk in it Esa 30.20 A famine of breade nor a thirste of water but hearing the word of the Lord c. Mat. 8. But when he saw the multitude he had compassion on them because they were dispersed and scattered abroad as sheep having no Shepherd Then he said Surely the harvest is great but the labourers few c. Which sheweth howe miserable they are which want this benefite It alloweth also this dutie of seeking 2. King 4.22
accomplished at the commandement of her husband for which Christian watchfulnes proper to a mistresse of the house it requireth euen to be his eies foot and mouth when hee is away in espying looking admonishing rebuking also giving almes to the poore Pro. 31.20 She openeth the palm of her hand vnto the poore she stretcheth out her hands vnto the needie 26. She openeth her mouth wiselie the doctrine of mercie is set on her tongue The second especiall dutie of the wife so called by the signe of it is to bee an image of the authoritie and wisedom of her husband in her whole administration and so to be his glorie honor and from a meek and quiet spirit in all her behavior of words deedes apparel countenance gesture c. to signifie plainely she hath a feeling of him in her heart as of the image of Gods majestie glorie and perfection Gen. 24.63 For Isaac had gone forth to pray in a certaine field in the evening and when hee lifted vp his eies and beheld Behold the Cammelles came 64. Rebekka also lifting vp her eies whē she saw Isaak she discended from the Cammel 65. For Rebekkah saying vnto the servant who is that man which walketh by the field to meet vs The servant answered It is my maister And she took a vaile and covered her selfe Gen. 20.16 And vnto Sarah he said Behold I haue given a thousande Cicles of silver vnto thy brother behold he is vnto thee a covering of the eies anongst all that are with thee 1. Pet. 3.6 As Sarah obeyed Abraham calling him Lord whose daughters ye are made as long as ye doe wel evē whē ye are not terrified with any fear Where Sarah speaking of her husband but in her heart the Apostle saith shee did as of her Lord. Contrarie to this is the pride and vntamed affection of the wife their vncomely gestures their hot and chiding answeres towards their husbands their vnshamefast and vnequallike lookes finally whatsoever is contrarie to the former rules And hitherto of the duties which are betweene themselues now followe the duties towards others They are double As they are parents As they are maisters and maistresses Colos 3.21 Fathers prouoke not your children to wrath least they be discouraged Col. 4.1 Ye masters giue right and equalitie vnto your servants knowing that you haue a maister in heaven Tit. 2.4 The duty of parents must be performed moderately of the father with great gravitie authority Gene. 22.7 And Isaak speaking vnto Abraham his father said My father which said Behold here I am my sonne Then said Isaak Behold here is fire and wood but where is the small beast for the sacrifice Vnto whom Abraham saide God shal provide for himself a smal beast for the sacrifice my son when they went both together Pro. 4.3 When I was a son with my father tender and only beloved before my mother 4. He teaching me said vnto me Let thy mind hold my words keep my commandements and liue 5. Get wisdome get vnderstanding forget not neither decline from the word of my mouth Of a mother with that chearful easines of a mother which keepeth her authoritie Pro. 31.1 The gathering together of the words of Lemuel the king wherewith his mother had instructed him 2. What shall I say my sonne What thing ô sonne of my wombe And what ô sonne of my desires 3. Giue not thy strength vnto women to those that work that kings may be abolished The duties are Common to both Proper to each Common to both from the first conception of children to take care of them euen to the end of their liues as appeareth by the partes following The special parts of this duty are these Which respect Their tender age Their youth Gal. 4.1 This I say the heire as long as he is a child differeth not from a servant though he be Lord of all 2. But is vnder tutors and governors vntil the time appointed of his father The duty in their tender age is according to their yeares and abiltie to nurse them vp in discipline fit for children and admonitions of the Lord. Ephe. 6.4 And you fathers provoke not your children to wrath but bring them vp in doctrines and admonitions of the Lord. Prov. 22.6 Instruct thy childe according to his capacitie yea when he shall be olde it shall not depart from him Discipline fit for children is when by intisements allurements corrections c. fit for thē they are framed to good The giving of the admonitions is by litle and litle by often repetitions in greatest plainnesse which may bee to make them vnderstand some chiefe grounds seeds of religion of good maners and behavior towards al and so to begin some conscience in them Esay 28.10 When as there shall bee added precept vnto precept precept vnto precept line vnto line line vnto line here a litle ther a litle 2. Timoth. 3.15 That thou hast learned the holy Scriptures of a childe which are able to make thee wise vnto salvation which is in Christ Iesus Heb. 5.12 For you which for a time ought to be better learned haue need to bee taught againe what are the principles of the worde of God and ye are become those which had need of milk not of strong meat 13. For everie one that vseth milke is vnexpert of the word of righteousnesse for he is a babe Pro. 20.11 Let a child make himself knowne in his works whether his work be pure right Contrary to this is to let them haue their wil from the beginning to discourage them by severitie to let the common ignoraunce of the world be rooted in them and not in this care to frame them to trueth and goodnesse and to prepare them to be apt to receiue profite from the publike ministerie Their duty towardes them in their youth is Either in the entrance of their youth Or in their ripe age Their dutie in the entrance of their youth is according to their gifts diversity of them to prepare them vnto som profitable calling in the Church by applying them vnto it beating into them the gifts and conscionable vse of the gifts which is required 1. Chron. 28.9 Then also Salomon my sonne know the God of thy father and worship him with an vndefiled body and with a careful mind because God doth search all hearts and doth vnderstand euerie imagination of the thoughts if thou shalt seeke him he will be found of thee but if thou shalt forsake him he wil forsake thee for euer 10. Behold now seeing the Lord hath chosen thee to build an house for a Sanctuarie bee thou strong and doe it 11. Then Dauid gaue to Salomon the patern of the porch and of the houses thereof and the treasure houses thereof and of the parloure thereof and of the inner chambers thereof and of the place of the mercie-seat Pro. 31.1 The gathering together of the words of Lemuell the king wherein his mother had
be in thy remembrance which cursed me with a most bitter curse what day I went to Machananijm who discending to meet me to Iordan I haue sworne vnto him by the Lord saying I wil not slay thee with the sword 9. But now discharge not him being guilty seeing thou art a wise man but know what thou shalt doe vnto him that thou maist bring down his white head vnto the graue with bloud 10. After David slept with his fathers and was buried in the citie of David Gene. 49.30 Then he commanded charged them saying When I shal be gathered to my people burie me with my fathers in the caue which is in the field of Hephron the Hittite Hitherto of the firste parte of housholders which concerneth the government of the same by the superiors in it Now followeth the duty of the inferiours The inferiours are those which are vnder the rest in the houshold are called of Peter those of the houshold or houshold fellowes Their duties are towards The housholde governours Or others Tit. 1.6 If any be vnreprooueable the husband of one wife hauing faithful children which are not slandered of riot neither are disobedient Toward the houshold governors to Be helpful to them in outward behaviour Be in subjection and obedience Luk. 2.51 Then he went downe with them came to Nazareth and was subiect to them The first is by outward behaviour to acknowledge their authority such as shal be prescribed vnto them as of cap legge maner of speaking Contrary to this is vnmanerlines answering again giving cutted answers c. 1. Tim. 6.2 And they which haue beleeving maisters let them nor dispise thē because they are brethrē but rather doe service because they are faithfull and beloved and partakers of the benefite Tit. 2.9 Let servāts be subject to their maisters in all things not answering again 10. Neither pickers but that they shew all faithfulnes that they may adorne the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things 1. Pet. 2.18 Servants be subject to your maisters with all feare not only to the good curteous but also to the froward The second duty of obedience is in all commandements cōcernig the aforenamed duties of the superiors towards them willingly to perfourme them and to submit themselues to rebukes to admonitions corrections such like with meeknes Pro. 4.1 Heare ô children the instruction of the father and giue eare to learn vnderstanding 2. For I giue vnto you good discipline forsake not my doctrine 20. My son attend vnto my words and incline thine eare to my speach Nomb. 12.14 And the Lorde spake vnto Moses If her father had spit in her face shuld she not haue bene ashamed 7. daies The dutie to be helpfull is by their example and perswasions one to another and by revealing things which by admonition wil not be amended to be helpful to the Superiours in the former duties Contrary to this is evill example evill perswasions hiding things which ought to be revealed Gen. 37.2 Ioseph being 17. year old fed the flocke with his brethren for hee was a child with the sonnes of Bilhah and with the sonnes of Zilpah the wiues of their father and he brought vnto his father their evill reporte Gen. 27.44 And when it had bene tolde vnto Ribkah all the wordes of Hesau her eldest son she sending called Iacob her youngest sonne and said vnto him c. The duties towards others is Amongst themselues Towards other besides thēselues Amongst themselues that with peace and quietnesse they haue their mutuall equalitie beare one with another and help one another as far as is lawfull Contrarie to which is vnquiet mindes pride jarres lifting vp aboue others not keping the place or difference made by the chiefe of the familie Towards others is that they so order themselues towards al as they are taught out of the commandements and towards guests strangers rich and poore high and low as they bee taught out of the fift cōmandement And thus of the common duties of all inferiors of the family and this is prooved by the commaundements and sentences going before Geness 45.24 And letting his brethren goe he saide vnto thē be not mooved or stirred one against another in the way Inferiors in the family are Children Servantes Childrens dutie is from their beginning to their ending to be subject obedient and helpfull to their parents Contrarie to this is the rejecting of these duties at some yeares Luke 2.51 And he descended with them and came to Nazereth and was subject to them Ioh. 19.26 When Iesus therfore saw his mother and the Disciple standing whom he loved he said vnto his mother Woman behold thy son 1. King 2.19 And when Bathshebah came vnto the king that she might speake vnto him for Adonijah the King rose to meet her and bowed himselfe to her sitting in his throne he commaunded a throne to be placed for the mother of the king which sate at his right hand Gen. 47.29 And whē the daies of Israel drew nigh that he shuld die he sent for his sonne Ioseph and saide vnto him If now I haue found favour in thine eies put I pray thee thine hand vnder my thigh exercise this kindnes faith towards me bury me not in Aegypt but when I shall rest with my fathers carie me out of Aegypt and burie me in their sepulchre Which said I will doe according to thy word Gen. 49.29 After he willed and commanded them saying When I shall be gathered to my people burie mee with my fathers in that caue which is in the fielde of Hephron the Hittite 30. In that caue which is in the field of Macpela which is on the other side of Mamre in the land of Canaan which Abraham bought with the fielde of Hephron the Hittite for a possession to burie in The proper or especiall partes of this dutie is in their proper Obedience Recompence which they must make The proper obediēce is that which springeth from a cheerfull naturall continuall child-like loue and reverence Contrarie to this is disobedience vnnaturall behaviours or affections c. 2. Tim. 3.2 For men shall bee lovers of themselues covetous boasters proud evill speakers disobedient to parents vnthankfull prophane Collos 3.20 Children harken vnto your parēts in al things for this is acceptable vnto the Lord. Ephe. 6.1 Children giue eare vnto your parentes in the Lord for that is just This obedience must shewe it self especiallie in being governed by them in the matter of calling mariage according to the rules prescribed in the word of God all such matters of waight and moment Chiefly vntill by the fathers authority and consent more full power be geven to their childrē because of their yeers and discretion Nomb. 30.4 When a woman hath vowed a vow vnto the Lord or bound her self by a bond at her fathers hous in her youth 5. If when her father heareth her vowe or the bond wherewith she hath bound her selfe and