To wrong the Name the tomb the bones the 〈◊〉 Of a just man are actions most unjust Titles and Salutations every where After the fashion and within our sphere To honor those wee send to see or meet Is very civil Christian and discreet Knowing that if wee meet unworthy men Our salutation turn's to us agen But who more vile than that vile generation That have not grace to own their own relation That call their parents by their common Name And bid their sons and servants do the same No science nor superior they discern But prate blaspheme and lie and scorn to leaâ— These and such Hereticks are the men indeed To whom when known wee should not say speâ— Now follow several orders of Inferiors And Duties which they owe to their superiors First Subjects must obey the Lawes in force Suffering at least though Lords Laws were 〈◊〉 Reverence they owe and humble courtesie Suiting with their Superior's dignitie Tribute and Custome may they not refuse In legal wayes for these are Ruler's dues When need require's they humbly must deâ— And seek for justice at their ruler's hand Not letting wicked acts proceed and spread Becaus the autors go unpunished But disobedience and contempt of Lawes Not to seek justice in a needfull caus Whereby the wickedness that well succeed's May nourish Malefactors in misdeeds Treason rebellion fraudfull injuries Cursing and speaking ill of Dignities Or if to pray for lawfull powers wee grudg It is our guilt before the highest judg The Flock must next attend with carefull ear Their Pastor's charge and their just censures bear Strong Christians must not seek themselvs to pleas But bear with lower Christian 's weaknesses They must with care watch over one another Admonish privately the offending brother Then before others then the Church must know Whom if hee hear not count him half a foe For there is none may think himself exempt From the Church-order nor may shew contempt Nor from a soul's assistance may withdraw But hee shall violate this sacred Law Yea every familie should in a sort Becom a Church The Master should exhort Instruct admonish censure pray and sing With all his hous as prophet priest and king Next servants must obediently fulfill In every lawfull thing their master's will They must bee reverent dutifull and meek In case of wrong and remedie to seek They may not murmur neither may they hate But seek for justice by the magistrate They must bee faithfull patient of reproof Hearkning to counsel for their souls behoof Industrious neat and quick they ought to bee And may advise but with humilitie Indeavouring to bee skilful in device Abstemious sober temperate yet not nice Faithfull in counsel secrets to conceal And in discoverie dangers to reveal For treacherie talebeaâ—ing daintiness Sloth dulness gluttonie and all excess Disdain and pride and prodigalitie And loathsome drunkenness and slovenrie Negligence disobedience idleness Purloining from their masters more or less Scorning to bear the least rebukes or blows Not scorning to deserv such things as those Doubling their faults as 't is the common use By making lies their refuge and excuse Sullen or stubborn carriage saucie tongues All these are servant's sins and ruler's wrongs Next Children's duties much like servant's are In all subjection but in love more rare To bee the joyfull props of parents age And theirs to whom they owe their parentage Their special duty is not to attempt A married state til first their friends consent Who should be guides if crossness bear the sway Or covetousness the civil paâ—ent may But the stoln Marriage and unlicensed Is like bold robberie where the bloud is shed Also to smite or with prodigious breath To curs a parent Mose's Law made death All scorning also to be subâ—ugate To parent's counsels wasting their estate Contemtuous carriage sloth and stubbornness Neglecting to reliev them in distress Mocking at their defects disdainfull laughter Are sins too shamefull for a son or daughter And lastly all Inferiors in deserts Owe their subjection to Superior parts As first to reverence the hoary head And the blest honors of the Nuptiall bed The rare deserts of learning and high birth And least of all the riches of the earth Untill som power or place therwith bee join'd Or the more noble riches of the minde But for the rude and ignominious rabble To slight the ancient learn'd and honorable When simple men presume that scarce speak sens To teach their betters 't is a foul offence To bee unlearn'd and lofty poor and proud Young and yet saucy may not bee allow'd For even the want of manners is a breach Of God's Command and thus the Scâ—iptures teach Duties and Trespasses implied in the Sixt Commandment THese are the Duties which the Word mak's cleer That in the Sixt Commandement appear First that great care which tend's to saving souls And godliness which killing lusts control's A special heed to that Commandement Where life is promis'd to th' obedient A due preparing of our selvs for death Then willingly resigning our last breath The slavish fear of death is foul offence And scarce permit's a martyr to commence Yet should hee first commend what he command's As near as may bee unto trusty hands And e're a sudden danger doth surprise Think of his will and funeral obsequies For hee that care's not till his soul bee gone Loseth two lives and links two deaths in one As for the body these things here set down Are most effectuall and of great renown A cheerfull heart a temperate sober life A meek and peacefull spirit shuning strife Fit food and physick mirth and recreation Expedient for our health and preservation Yet out of mirth pick all abusiveness Scurrility prophaneness and excess Weapons somtime are needfull and to crave The help of justice our own selvs to save And justice too must somtimes put on arms To punish sin and shield from greater harms These also are our duties towards man Peace-making and peace-keeping all wee can Compassion patience and kinde neighbourhood And true rejoycing at our neighbour's good Calmness in arguing lest wee should not light On peacefull truth while passion blinde's our sighâ— To pardon many wrongs and sympathize When good or ill befall's him in our eyes Soft answers courteous carriage suffering still Rather then doing or rewarding ill Yet should wee rescue to our power and might The weak and wronged from oppressor's spite And wee must visit comfort cloath and feed The sick and sad and such as stand in need For if thou dost not feed the Law saith plain For want of yielding succour thou hast slain Wee should do good to all as Scripture saith But chiefly to the family of faith Remembring evermore that charity Begin's at home and succoureth speedily Nor may wee fail of mercy in the least To strangers enemies no nor to the beast Spiritual aid no neighbour may deny To very malefactors that must die On just occasion must a State make war Justly
spare when sin affront's the throne This tolerate's God's wrongs and their own 'T is sin to suffer and much more condemn'd To make their own autoritie contemn'd The Pastors next and elders of the Church Must watch the flock and diligently search Lest heresie discord or presumptuous sin Apostacy or ignorance creep in The publick preaching catechising prayer With constant study is the elders care These also privately Instruct exhort Rebuke admonish comfort and support They must bee prime examples in their place And guide their housholds with especial Grace â—n secret pray'r they must not come behinde For this the flock is to requite in kinde â—ut negligence in watching or in teaching â—rroneous or unprofitable preaching â—earing with such as ought to bee restrain'd â—nd letting Ordinances be profan'd Rash laying on of hands in ordination Without due triall and examination Hard censures Not receiving the weak saint And letting souls for lack of comfort faint To Lord it o're the flock and domineer When the chief shepherd com's will cost men dâ— Next Masters must choos servants with good hâ— And teach them chiefly what their souls do neeâ— Instruct th'Apprentice in his occupation Allowing him all fit accommodation Which must extend unto the sick and lame For then to leav them helpless is a shame Reward their faithfull service that stay long And justly pay them wages without wrong Forbear both wrath and threatning in displeasuâ— Although for crimes they should correct in meaâ— But not to care for servants that are good Letting their souls or bodies lack their food Detaining wages or deserv'd reward Oâ— suffring crimes to pass without regard Whereby iniquitie and vice grow's faster Make 's us obnoxious to our heavenly master And chiefly them that teach their striplings frâ—â— To gain by Vice and do these pranks applaudâ— Conjugal love now for the next place strivâ— And pious choice of husbands and of wives Wherein the age and all should correspond To binde them fitly in the marriage bond Other endowments alwaies giving place To hearty love fine parts and gifts of grace Yet should they stay and never rashly strive For that estate before a means to thrive But more they sin that basely entertain A match unmeet for greediness or gain Marriage contrived for unworthy ends Neither keep 's conscience nor the Consort 's fâ— Both owe dear love and due benevolence And in each other mutual confidence Continual aid and prayer and last of all A solemn mourning at their funeral Bur want of love and therefore to discover The secrecies or failings of each other Dishabitation jealousie and strife Hasty remarriage These shame man and wife Chiefly a taunting tongue and over topping Is like a tempest or continual dropping Duties peculiar to the Husband are Fit maintenance protection honest care Of dowry good exanple honouring her The Wife should bee a living Register Or glass to represent her Husband's worth Hee should instruct her and shee set him forth But if hee should bee of a froward spirit Then must shee win him by peculiar merit Being obedient faithfull meek and chaste Thrifty not spending of his goods in waste Making provision to his best content And let her carriage still bee reverent â—f hee bee virtuous hee deserv's this more However justly shee must use his store But disrespect in him improvidence And bad example breed no small offence And hee that hate's and torture 's his own flesh â—s wors then Canniballs of the wilderness â—ne bitter word is steep'd in too much gall â—nd for a Lover too unnatural Irreverence disobedience peevishness 〈◊〉 sullen carriage prodigal excess â—adding abroad imbezeling his estate â—nd lightness shew's her an unworthy mate Next parents must prevent and bless their seed â—ith godly pray'rs a blessed way to speed Tame them betimes and bow their stubborn will But with great mildness and Compassion still Holy example they must ever give And teach them truly in God's fear to live In fit and honest callings train them up For to som good imployment all must stoop Give them in marriage in convenient time And portions as abilitie can climb The Mother if inabled thereunto Must nurs the new-born babe then Baptism's duâ—â— For blessing whereupon their pray'r must strive To name the child is his prerogative The name should some good document import Not being fantastical in any sort Now bad example and indulgence fond Or in correcting them to go beyond Due moderation Rigorous Tyrannie Is wors then fond familiaritie To train them up in ignorance or sloth Or pamper'd pride more hurtfull than them boâ— And negligence of duties mentioned Make parents guilty and the sons ill bred And wors is the defrauding them of marriage And portion then the children's worst miscarriâ—â—â— To force for gain a match against their minde Is full as irreligious as unkinde Stead-parents next and Guardians must engaâ— To deal as tenderly with tender age Which must not be provok'd in any fashion By cruel dealing sway'd with furious passion But needs must bee allow'd with moderation The sweet encouragement of Recreation And all their education and estate The best they can must Guardians regulate The Tutors too the Schoolmasters likewise And Rulers of the Universities Are all obliged as in parents room To tend this tender offspring of the womb Indeavouring the most delightfull way To train them up in learning day by day Curbing corruption native to the soul For they have best advantage to controul And with compassion in corruption's place Instilling all the principles of grace Preferring them that seem to be design'd As instruments excelling in their kinde But they that dare be careless of their charge Are such as are resolv'd to sin at large As for those Stepdames that oppress with spite And Guardians that betray the children's right Their seed likewise must look for such success And they the vengeance of the fatherless Lastly Superiours not in power and place But gifts of providence nature art and grace These must bee wise grave humble godlie kinde Which get's a great repute in others minde â—or lewdness lightnes and austerity â—iscredit such Superiors shamefully And chiefly pride shame's them in every place And make's them guiltie of their own disgrace Wit wealth and learning birth and parentage Married estate and reverend hoary age â—hould make men in example so to shine â—s having others under discipline Now equalls next must equally affect â—llowing each to other due respect Walking in love and sweet societie â—nd each preferring other Courteously But now disdain ambition envy pride â—nd treachery a kinde of parricide â—eglect of mutual pray'r behaviour rude â—re here condemn'd and all ingratitude For love respect and pray'r and friendly aid Are duties upon all relations laid Though friends and families and the near a kin Are most engaged and concern'd herein The last though not the least of requisites Is due performance of the funeral rites A good report moreover of the dead Whose lives and labors have so merited
Require's these holy duties at our hands Pure thoughts and speeches modest looks and gestures â—nd gravity put on in very vestures â—briety in food and moderate rest â—rious imployment chiefly in the best â—estraint of wanton and lascivious senses â—arriage when needs and due benevolences â—d to get habits of the chaster soul â—sting and pray'r must fleshly lusts controll â—d som good end beyond the appetite â—waies propounded to live pure and right Immodest talk all Christians must debar â—d herein bosom friends bee singular That every one his vessel may possess In perfect honor and true holiness Of speculative wantonness beware Gaze not on beauty lest it prove a snare The bait of beauty is to be contem'd And these things following are by law condem'd Unclean imaginations wanton looks Obscene communications amorous books Incontinency and intemperance Brazen-fac'd impudence and dalliance Lascivious songs or pictures sports or jests Loos company and pampering idleness And that from whence fresh Venus chiefly spriâ— Fulness of bread and drunken revellings Promiscuous dancings light and garish dresses And dangerous lures of glistering nakednesses The plaister-paintings of proud Jezabel Decking the flesh as if it were to sell Potions and powderings us'd to nourish lust Vntill the powder do forget the dust In marriage also all immoderation Undue accesses and vile provocation Polygamie and all undue divorce Which by desertion some would fain enforce Deformitie or impotence conceal'd Kindred or pre-engagements unreveald For those whom kindred in less compass joyn's Than two degrees of the same womb or loyns Or com their former spouses in less room Than two degrees of the same loyns or womb Are all debarr'd by consanguinity Or the strict bands of near affinity But wedlock's safe and from exception free If it keep distance to the third degree And these are sins of a more ugly shape Adultery fornication incest rape Professed whoredom panderism and stews And lusts unnatural o're-vile to use To which vile lusts wee fitly may annex A garment worn contrary to the Sex And much they venture to defile this bed That with an unbeleever dare to wed Duties and Trespasses implied in the Eight Commandment THese are the duties of the eight Command A just vocation pli'd with skilfull hand In trading honest dealing all along And restitution where wee have don wrong An equall price a moderate gain or fee Expences such as with our state agree Frugality and laying up in store For hous and home the publick and the poor For diligence and thrift must still supply The fewell of our liberality To give and gratifie to lend and lose As good discretion binde's us to dispose For rich men must bee rich in all good deeds Else are but robbers while their wealth exceed's Just weights and measures just accounts wages Both earn'd and pai'd as Equity engage's Borrowing on good occasion keeping day And every circumstance of honest pay Advised suretiship and actions just In stewardship committed to our trust Restoring pawns and morgages of land Without exaction at the borrower's hand Helping true owners ever what wee may To their lost goods their stoln or stray'd away But for a man to lead a lazy life To spend in pomp in luxury or strife Rash suretiship and borrowing to spend Or any way defrauding them that lend Lending or giving gifts to our own sorrow Till wee our selvs are forc'd to beg or borrow Expensive gaming and great wagerings All these are to bee deem'd unlawfull things Thus oftentimes the man that giv's relief And boast's of bounty yet may bee a thief By giving goods ill got ill spar'd or wors Carving large portions of another's purs Notorious thievs are they whose vast expens Bring 's on themselvs extremest indigence Game is a civil Gunpowder in peace Blowing up houses with their whole encreas Hee that stake's that from which hee may not pâ—â— Stake's both his hous his conscience and his her Game may not turn a trade but is a crime When bouls and bets and cards consume our tiâ— The rich offend for want of moderation In their expens and time for recreation But more blameworthy are the poorer sort To waste their time and means in lavish sport Yea those that suffer them to lie at game Are not a little guilty of the blame Soon may the gamester emptie all his baggs The barretting brabbler cloth himself with ragg The haunted Alehous and the harlot's bed Bring to a cottage and a crust of bread It is likewise a great if wilfull sin To have no honest calling to live in To leave our calling for an idle cours Though the pretence were piety is wors The slothfull sluggard labouring not at all Compareth with the wastefull prodigall These are self-robberies for the greater part The next are wroÌ„gs whereby our neighbour's smart As hasting to be rich excessive rates Beguiling by fals measures coins or weights Usurious contracts which do shrewdly bite Unjust detaining of another's right The tythe or that which from the tythe come's in Who can withhold and not commit great sin The next and like to this is to detain The poor man's wage and such dishonest gain To hire the hired from his master's pay Before dismission or the lawfull day Or to prevent our neighbour of his price His sale or servant by unjust device Dispraising wares to buy them underfoot The love of money avarice's root Unjust vexation to our neighbour's cost Deteining goods lent left in trust or lost Removing land-marks and the antient bounds And wilfull trespass on our neighbour's grounds Base parcimony when our needs require Adulterate wares and undeserved hire It much concern's the guardians and trustees The Lawyers and Physitians for their fees The souldier for his plunder spoil and pay The Teacher for his tythes lest fraud delay Wrong ignorance or negligence should make Their actions theft and don for lucre's sake Thus also sin's the loytering labourer And by the following many people err By cunning arts to cousen and oppress Exaction and unhospitableness Hoarding up corn to make not mend a dearth And to engross to fell things overworth Hee that exact's a debt where God make's poor Take heed his own debts hang not on the score He that exact's though neither debt nor due Hazard's inditement with the damned crue Nor can it bee excus'd to set a price And put to sale unlawfull merchandize Things sacred Justice honesty and truth May not bee sold whatever any doth Nor any thing that is not cleer our own Nor the lost goods if th' owner may bee known Nor things destructive such as poisons bee And magick books and popish trumperie To this account the tradesman doth belong That gather's wealth by a deceitfull tongue Th'unrighteous steward with his fals accounts The divellish jailor that in sin surmount's And dare's exact of felons such a fee Untill the thief bee honester then hee The domineering baylief that doth squeez The tenant for enhauncing his own fees The knight o' th' post the