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duty_n	child_n	parent_n	servant_n	5,710	5	6.5909	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A96805	The abridgment of Christian divinitie so exactly and methodically compiled, that it leads us, as it were, by the hand to the reading of the Holy Scriptures. Ordering of common-places. Vnderstanding of controversies. Cleering of some cases of conscience. By John Wollebius. Doctor of Divinity, and ordinary professor in the University of Basil. Now at last faithfully translated into English, and in some obscure places cleared and enlarged, by Alexander Ross. To which is adjoined, after the alphabetical table, the anatomy of the whole body of divinity, delineated in IX. short tables, for the help of weak memories.; Christianae theologiae compendium. English.	Wolleb, Johannes, 1586-1629.; Vaughan, Robert, engraver.; Ross, Alexander, 1591-1654.	1650 (1650)	Wing W3254; Thomason E1264_1; ESTC R204089	204,921	375

Works belonging to the Fifth Commandment OF the mediate worship of God of which we have now spoken in general both the parts and degrees are to be considered The parts are two The first is of the Superiors duty towards his Inferiors and contrarily The latter is of every mans duty towards another The duty of Inferiors to their Superiors and contrarily is set down in the Fifth Precept the summe whereof is That between superios and inferiors that order may be kept which is pleasing to God This Command consisteth of a Precept and a Promise The precept is Honour thy father and thy mother By the name of Parents synecdochically are meant all Superiors as the word Honour contains all things that are like honour The Promise is That thou mayest live long in the land which the Lord thy God hath given thee In this promise is understood both the condition of Gods will and of our salvation for oftentimes God recompenceth the shortnesse of this life with the happinesse of the other The persons considerable in this precept are Magistrates and Subjects in the civil state Pastors and Parishioners in the Ecclesiastick Parents and Children Husband and Wife Masters and Servants in the Oeconomick among which by way of Analogy may be reckoned Masters and Schollers Tutors and Pupils old men and young and such as have more or lesse of other gifts The duties of Inferiours to their Superiours are reverence obedience and gratitude Reverence is whereby we bestow upon our Superiours due honour thinking well of them speaking reverently to them bearing with their infirmities and giving them the first place and leave to speake or do first This reverence is to be given to Magistrates Rom. 13.7 Feare to whom feare honour to whom honour c. To Ministers Mat. 10.40 He that receiveth you receiveth me and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me To Parents Lev. 19.3 Let every one of you feare his father and mother See Prov. 23.22 Eph. 6.1 To the Husband Eph. 5.33 and the Wife see that she reverence her Husband To Masters 1 Tim. 6.1 Let as many servants as are under the yoak count their Masters worthy of all honour To the aged Lev. 19.32 Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head and honour the face of the old man c. The same account must be had of those whom God hath honoured with some excellent endowments who morally are called Elders not so much for their yeares as for their gifts To Reverence is opposite Irreverence and contempt of Superiours Examples of irreverence in Subjects 1 Sam. 10.27 But the children of Belial said speaking of Saul how shall this man save us and they despised him In hearers Jer. 43.2 Thou speakest false said the Jewes the Lord thy God did not send thee In children Gen. 9.22 But C ham the Father of Canaan looking back shewed the nakednesse of his Father to his brethren without In the Wife Job 2.9 Then said his Wife to him doest thou still retain thine integrity curse God and dye In servants Gen. 16.4 When Hagar saw she had conceived her Mistresse was despised in her eyes Obedience or subjection is whereby we obey our Superiours in things lawful and honest as the Lord and pati●ntly beare their admonitions and corrections The Magistrate must be obeyed Rom. 13.1 Let every soule be subject to the higher powers c. Ministers Heb. 13. Obey and hearken to those that are set over you for they watch for your soules Parents Eph. 6.1 Children obey your parents in the Lord. Husbands Eph. 5.22 VVives be subject to your own husbands as to the Lord. Masters Eph. 6.5 Servants be obedient to them that are your Masters according to the flesh with feare and trembling in singlenesse of heart as unto Christ The RULES I. We must obey not only godly Magistrates and Masters but also Tyrants 1 Pet. 2.13 Be subject to every Ordinance of man for the Lord v. 18. Servants be subject with all feare to your Masters not only to those that are good and just but also to the froward for this is praiseworthy if any man for conscience towards God suffer trouble being unjustly afflicted Examples are of the Israelites obeying Pharoah Exod. 3 c. In Daniel obeying Nebuchadnezzar Dan. 2. II. But they are not to be obeyed in things contrary to Gods Word and a good Conscience An example we have in the Midwives Exod. 1. in Sauls servants 1 Sam. 22.17 in Daniel Dan. 6. in the Apostles Act. 4.19 saying Whether it be right in the sight of God t● obey you rather then God judge yee To obedience is contrary Disobedience rebellion impatience of correction and obedience in things unlawful We have examples of disobedience and rebellion in Miriam and Aaron Numb 12. in Corah Dathan and Abiram c. Numb 16. in the Israelites Numb 13. in Absolom 2 Sam. 15. Seba 2 Sam. 20. and such like in the Israelites contemning the Prophets in Elies sonnes 1 Sam. 2. Lots wife Gen. 19. Gehazi 2 King 5. Of unlawful obedience an example is in Doeg 1 Sam. 22. Gratitude is wherby inferiours in acknowledging the good-will and bounty of their superiours do testifie their thankful mind in will and deed where and when they can This is to be performed to the Magistrate by rendring Tribute Custome c. Rom. 13.7 and by praying for him 1 Tim. 2.1 c. to Ministers 1 Thes 5.12 We beseech you brethren that you will know them who labour among you and have the charge over you in the Lord and admonish you that you would have them in exceeding great love for their workes sake To Parents Prov. 23.25 thy Father and mother shall be glad and she that bare thee shall rejoyce Examples are in Joseph David c. Which gratitude in special is called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 signifying that gratitude of the young Storkes towards the old in feeding and bearing them To gratitude is opposite Ingratitude whereby Superiors are either not requited or ill requited Examples of which the Scripture is full So much of the Vertues or duties of Inferiours the Vertues of Superiours are benevolence justice and sedulity Benevolence is whereby Superiors carry a good affection to their Inferiors which they declare when occasion serves An example of this benevolence is proposed to Magistrates in Moses Exod. 32. to Ministers in Paul Rom. 9.1 The same is commanded to Parents Eph. 6.4 and you Fathers provoke not your children to wrath and this good will of Parents is called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 among the Gentiles which is from 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to love a word used properly to expresse the affection and natural love of parents and children the same is urged by Paul to husbands Eph. 5.25 Husbands love your wives as Christ loved the Church c. And to Masters Eph. 6.9 And ye masters do the same things to them forbearing threatnings knowing that your master also is in heaven c. To this is