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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06667	A rule how to bring vp children A treatise wherein is declared, how the father apposeth his sonne in the holy Scripture, whereby all parents may be taught a rule how to bring vp their children, briefelie collected into a short volume.; Rule how to bring up children.	Lyster, John, fl. 1588.	1588 (1588)	STC 17122; ESTC S104942	107,568	287

thou that hast made thy seruant king in steade of Dauid my father Wisedome and strength are the Lords Dan. 2. he putteth downe kinges and setteth vp kinges The Lord hath set a ruler ouer euerie people so that the ruler Eccle. 17. Conclusiō that the Prince is the head Prince or king set ouer euery people by the Lord being so ordayned of God is chiefe head ouer those people where the Lord hath placed and set him Father Thou proouest verie well and directly my Sonne if Kinges and Princes are ordayned of God But now procéede and tell me for what cause Sonne 1. Pet. 2. Rom. 13. The Apostle aunswereth thus for the punishment of euill dooers but for the loue of them that doe well Rulers are not fearefull to them that doe well but to them that doe euill for he is the minister of God for thy welth But and if thou doest euill then feare for hée beareth not the swoord for naught for hee is the minister of God to take vengeance of him that doth euill Exod. 18. Moyses saide iudge betwéene euerye man and his neighbour and shewe them the ordinaunce of God and his lawes Gen. 26. Abymelech the king commaunded that none of his people should touch Abraham or his wife and whosoeuer hurt eyther of them should die the death VVho are to be chosē kings Deut. 17. No stranger to be thy king Deut. 17. Thou shalt make him king ouer thée which the Lord thy God shalt choose euen one from among thy brethren shalt thou make king ouer thée thou mayst not make a stranger king ouer thee which is not of thy brethren The king ought to reade in the lawe of his God all the dayes of his lyfe and not turne there from neyther to the right hand nor to the left Dauid raigned ouer Israell and executed iust and right ouer all his people 2. kings 8 The King shall giue sentence betwéene parties 2. king 25 and iustifie the righteous and condemne the vngodly The King is like an Angell of God to heare good and bad 2. king 14 The King ought to defend the fatherlesse and poore Psalm 82. to sée that such as bée in néede and necessity haue right A wise King destroyeth the vngodlie Pro. 20. and bringeth the whéele ouer them Father Sonne 1. Pet. 2. I vnderstand the Kinges dutie and that the God of heauen hath chosen him for the punishment of the wicked and for the praise of the good doer but tell me if he haue this power and aucthoritie from God ouer all his subiects spiritual and temporall Sonne Yea Father ouer all people within his seuerall iurisdiction whether exclesiasticall or cyuell Iosua commaunded the Prists to take Iosua 3. vp the Arke of the Lord and to goe before the people and they so dyd Iosua 4 The Lord saide to Iosua commaund the Priests that beare the Arke of witnes to come vp out of Iourden and the people to followe 3. Cron. 8. Salomon set the sorts of the Priestes to their offices and the Priestes in their watches to minister to the Lord and the Priests the Leuites omitted not the commandement of the King concerning anie maner of thing Father Well but what further hath a Prince to doe in the Church of God Sonne 4. king 18 You may perceiue Father by these examples following Hezechia dyd that which was right in the sight of the Lorde as Dauid had done he put downe the hyll Alters and brake the Images cut downe the groues and all to brake the brasen Serpent which Moyses made for vnto that time the people did burne sacryfice to it called it Nehustan Dan. 6. Daryus the King wrote a commaundement that all menne spirituall and temporall within his domynion should feare and stand in awe of Daniels God for he is the liuing God that abydeth euer and his kingdome shall not fayll it is he that delyuereth and saueth The Kinge ought to ouerthrowe all Alters breake downe their Pyllers Deu. 7. cut downe their groues and burne the grauen Images with fire Whereby you may plainely sée that the King or Prince in the Church of God hath aucthorytie to roote out all supersticion and Idolitrie And to commaund that the liuing God be feared and worshiped Father What punishment may the Kinge or Prince appoint for Idolaters and for those that pollute the Temple of the Lord and will not feare the God of Israell Sonne Euen what punishmēt as the Prince shall thinke good for the Lord sayeth Iosua 2. The kings displeasure is a messenger of death whosoeuer doth disobay his mouth will not harken vnto his woords in al that he commandeth him let him dye Salomon sayd if thou be a Childe of 3. Kings 1 vertue there shall not one haire of thine head fall to the earth but if thou be wicked thou shalt dye Deu. 13 If there arise saith the Lord among you a Prophet a dreamer of dreames and giue a signe or wonder and that signe or wonder come to passe and shall then say come let vs worship strange Gods thou shalt haue no pittie nor compassion vppon him but cause him to be slayne thou shalt stone him with stones that he dye Exod. 22 He that offereth to any Gods but to the Lord onely let him be rooted out Exod. 21 He that smyteth a man that he dye shall dye for it He that curseth his father or mother shall dye for it Eye for eye tooth for tooth hand for hand c. By these examples you may well note Father that Princes may punish with imprisonment fyne or death offenders whether Priests or seculer persons Father Séeing that Princes are ordayned of God for these causes and haue power to punish with death or otherwise according to the offence must not all persons then néeds obey them Sonne Yes Father all subiects must honour them and obay them with their bodies goods and prayers Ouer all which the Prince hath power Let euery soule saith Saint Paull Rom. 13. submit himselfe to the aucthorytie of the hyer powers Ye must néeds obay Eod. not onely for feare of vengance but also because of cōscience Warne them that they submit themselues to rule and power Titus 3 that they obay the officers Submitte your selues vnto all manner of ordinances for the Lords sake 1. Peter 2 whether it be to the King as to the chiefe head eyther vnto rulers as vnto them that are sent of him for the punishment of euill doers but for the prayse of them the do well All our Cyties possessions Iudeth 3 al moūtaines and Hills all Fields great and small Cattell Shéepe and Goates Horses Camels all our goods housholds are in the power of the King and vnder his subiection we our selues and our Children are his owne Christ Iesus sayth Math. 22 giue to Caesar the things that belong to Caeser and