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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A27012	Mr. Baxters rules & directions for family duties shewing how every one ought to behave himself in a Christian behaviour, suitable to that relation in which God hath placed him : wherein is set forth the duty of parents (required of God) towards their children, likewise childrens duty to their parents, husbands to their wives, and wives to their husbands, masters to their servants, and servants duty to their masters ...	Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691.	1681 (1681)	Wing B1379; ESTC R6732	4,972	3

Mr. BAXTERS Rules Directions for Family Duties Shewing how every one ought to behave himself in a Christian behaviour suitable to that Relation in which God hath placed him Wherein is set forth the duty of Parents required of God towards their Children likewise Childrens duty to their Parents Husbands to their Wives and Wives to their Husbands Masters to Servants and Servants duty to their Masters A work of great use the serious practise thereof would establish peace and prosperity in all Families and promote the power of godliness throughout the Nation And necessary to be set up in every House Josh 24. chap. 15. ver As for mee and my House we will serve the Lord Psal 50. 23. To him that ordereth his Conversation aright will I shew the Salvation of the Lord. The Obligations and duty of Parents required of God towards their Children in their Educating of them in godliness BE sure in the first place that you do your part in entring them at first into the Baptismal Covenant 1. See that you be true to your Covenant your self for the promise is made to the true Christians and their Seed Eph. 2 Ch. 13. Gen. 17 Ch. 4. 13. 14. 2ly Do not think that his Bare being the Child of godly Parents is his full condition of Right to the benefits of the Covenant that is but the Fundamental part but you must Actually dedicate him to God in Baptism Deut. 29. ch 11. 12. ver Rom. 11 ch 16 John 3. ch 2. 5. The child of a Believer actually offered or dedicated to God is a rightfull Receiver of Baptism and its benefits 3ly Teach them therefore to know what Covenant they have made and then cease not till you have brought them heartily to consent to it at Age themselves and then bring them to the Minister of the Church that he may Solemnly own the Covenant made in his Baptism and so may be Admitted into the Number of Adult Communicating Members in a regular way Teach them the words of the Covenant 2 Tim. 1 ch 13. and also the Creed the Lords Prayer and the Commandements and the Catechism teach them the meaning of them and the way of practising all labour to possess them with the greatest Reverence of God and the Holy Scriptures then shew them the Word of God for all that you would teach them to know or do 2ly Never speak to them of God and Holy things but with the greatest gravity and reverence for if they are used once to slight or jest or play with Holy things they are hardened and undone Use often to take an Account of what they know and what they do both in their open and secret practise leave them not carelesly to themselves but narrowly watch over them 3ly Use all your skill and diligence by word and deed to make a Holy Life appear to them as it is the most honourable profitable safe and pleasant life in the world that it may be their constant delight make good things pleasant to them keep them from feeling Religion as Burthensom or unpleasant or a needless thing First begin with the easiest parts as Scripture Histories and then Church Histories let them read the Lives of Holy Men written by Mr. Samuel Clark and his Martyroligy and the Lives of Mr. Bolton and Mr. Joseph Allir Mr. Janeway Dr. Beards Theatre of Gods Judgments speak much to them of the praise of Ancient and latter Holy men be much in opening to them the Riches of Grace and the joyes of glory exercise them much in Psalms and praising God let your discourse with them be much in the disgrace of Sensuality Pride and wordlyness tell them how Pride is the Devils sin which cast him from Heaven when others tell them of Riches Honours and Preferments do you tell them these are the Devils baites to allure and steal thy Heart from God that they may be damned make them often read Luk 12 ch 16. 18. ver Jam. 14 ch 5. ver Rom. 8 ch 12. ver Matt. 5 ch 21. 6. ver Wisely break them of their own Wills and let them know that they must obey and like Gods Will and yours Let their Apparell be plain and decent not gaudy be sure when they come to years of ripen that you keep them from opportunity nearness or familiarity with tempting Persons of another Sex Be sure you ingage your Children in good Company and keep them as much as possible out of bad wicked Children will infact them before you are aware as to drink to swear to game to talk filthily to lying and to make a mock of godliness and Sobriety Teach them to know the value of precious time and the shortness of this Life and to set death still before their eyes use them to read good Books let your correction of them be wisely used as they need it not too severely as to disaffect them to you nor so little as to leave them in a course of sin and disobedience let it be alwayes in love Pray earnestly for them and commit them by Faith to Christ into whose Covenant you did ingage them Go before them by a holy Life let your practice tell them what you would have them be especially in representing godliness delightful and in living in the joyful hopes of Heaven Choose such Trades for them that have least dangerous temptations and when marriagable provide such for them as are truly Suitable and stay not till Lust and Folly insnate them These are the Counsels which I earnestly recommend to you in this important work for your Childrens Souls are so precious and the difference between the good and bad so great that all this must not seem too much for I take the due Education of Children for the needfullest and excellent work in the world especially for Mothers The duties of Husbands to their Wives and Wives to their Husbands THe Common duty of Husband and Wife is to love each other Eph. 5 ch 25. ver Husbands love your Wives even as Christ loved his Church and therefore choose one that is truly lovely and proceed in your choice with great deliberation and avoid all things as tend to quench Love 2ly Dwell together and enjoy each other 1 Cor. 7 ch 29. ver and faithfully joyn together in the Education of your Children the government of your Family and the management of your worldly business 3ly Especially to be helpers of each others salvation to stir up each other to Faith Love and Obedience and good works to warn and help each other against sin and all temptations to joyn in Gods worship in the Family and in private to prepare each other for the approach of Death and comfort each other in the hopes of life eternal 4ly To avoid all dissentions and to bear with those Infirmities in each other which you cannot cure to asswage and not to provoke unruly passions and in lawful things to please each other 5ly To keep continual Chastity and fidelity and to avoid