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A10083	The doctrine of superioritie, and of subiection, contained in the fift commandement of the holy law of almightie God Which is the foundamentall ground, both of all Christian subiection: and also of like Christian gouernment, as well in church, and common-wealth, as in euery schoole and priuate familie. A pretious memorial of the substance of manie godly sermons, preached by the learned and faithfull seruant of God, Ma. Robert Pricke, minister of the vvord, at Denham in Suffolke.	Pricke, Robert, d. ca. 1608.; Allen, Robert, fl. 1596-1612.	1609 (1609)	STC 20337; ESTC S101170	80,674	204

A. That his heart be not lifted vp aboue his brethren as appeareth Deut. Chap. 17. ver 18. 20. The meaning is that the Magistrate in what degree soeuer may not be proud and haughtie but behaue himselfe in a lowly sweete and louing manner towards his subiects as a father toward his children Q. What should be the reason hereof seeing they are aduanced into so high a place The vertues required to be in a Magistrate The reasons of it A. First of all if Magistrates be proud they will easily degenerate into crueltie and tyrannie Secondly their subiects being hindered through feare will hardly without great constraint resort to them for iustice and make their cases knowne Thirdly the cheerfull countenance of a Magistrate and his louing and kind behauiour causeth the subiects to loue and reuerence him And there is no doubt but that in the loue and loyall affection of the subiect standeth the safetie of the Magistrate All this was not vnknowne to Absolom and therefore being heire apparant as he thought to allure and steale the hearts of his fathers subiects to himselfe he dealeth louingly curteously The 7. vertue required to be in a Magistrate is that he haue care ●o giue good example to his Subiects and friendly to euery one as appeareth 2. Sam. chap. 15. ver 5. Q. What is lastly required in the person of the Magistrate A. That in his whole behauiour he giue a good example to his subiects Q. Is this necessarie A. Yea no doubt For seeing God hath set vp Magistrates as it were Loadstarres and directers to others both in word and deede their subiects will follow their example whether it be good or euill according to the Prouerbe n = * Regis ad exemplar totus conponitur orbis All the world doeth followe the example of the King Wherefore the euill example of the Magistrate must needes be the ouerthrow and infection of many Besides this without a good conuersation the Magistrate shall neuer haue weight and authoritie in the hearts of his subiects and therefore whatsoeuer he speaketh or doeth shal be of lesse regard or account with them Moreouer it is required that the Magistrates court and familie be of godly and vertuous conuersation Q. What say you of the familie of the Prince or Magistrate and such as doe attend more nearely vpon his person A. They are to walke in a holy and vertuous conuersation Q. What reason haue you so to say The reasons why it ought so to be A. There be diuers reasons why this is required And first of all that the Magistrate may be furthered in reforming the disorders of his subiects The duties of the magistrate in regard of religion which otherwise will hardly be brought to passe seeing many exceptions will be conceiued Secondly that grace and authoritie may be giuen to all his words and actions Thirdly for that aboue all other the court and houshold of the Prince must be a certaine Church and holy assemble wherein God is sincerely serued and obeyed not onely that the blessing of God may be vpon his owne person and all that he taketh in hand but also that out of his house may shine forth worthy examples as it were certaine lightes into his whole dominion to direct and incourage others in a right course Q. Now let vs come vnto the dutie or office of the Magistrate To what hath that respect or whereabout is it occupied A. It is occupied either about religion and godlines or about the ciuil estate and good order of his subiects Q. What is first of all required of the Magistrate in regard of religion A. That he doe cause it to be planted and aduanced in his dominion for so did the most excellent and worthie Princes seruants of God The first dutie of the Magistrate in regard of religion is to plant and aduance that onely which God hath commanded The reasons of it as Ioshua Dauid Salomon Azah Iehoshaphat Hezekiah Iosiah such like whose principall care and indeuour was to bring in and promote Gods true Religion the examples whereof all Magistrates are bound to followe First of all because they are propounded in the holy Scripture to that end Secondly for other reasons of great importance Q. What are those Reasons A. First the Magistrate is bound to see that all his subiects be brought to the true knowledge of God and Iesus Christ the great King and Prince of glorie Secondly that they may learne how to auoid the wrath of God and their own extreame miserie and attaine vnto eternall life and happines Thirdly that they may knowe how to serue the Lord according to his word which is the principall end of mans creation and redemption Q. You say well for God hath not set and appointed Magistrates ouer bruite beastes but ouer his owne people and inheritance for whose estate and welfare they are to render an account vnto him The Magistrate is bound to vse all good meanes which may serue to that purpose The 1. meanes But what duties is he to performe for the establisting and furthering of Gods true religion A. First he is to cause the holy Scriptures to be brought forth and published in such a tongue or language as the people may heare read and vnderstand the will of God according as the Lord himselfe hath commaunded and holy Kinges and Princes haue duly practised The 2. meanes Secondly he is to call and cause to be chosen learned and fit Ministers not only to open and interpret the Scriptures and gather and applie the doctrine contained therein to the vses of the people but also to execute the discipline and Ecclesiastical gouernmēt which Christ hath appointed for the well ordering of his spirituall kingdome The 3. meanes to aduance and further the true religion of God The right ves and endes of Counsels and Synods Lastly he is by his authoritie to call assemble Ecclesiastical Counsels and Synods Q. To what end A. First to redresse and correct notorious corruptions both in doctrine and manners Secondly by good decrees rules and ordinances concluded from the word of God to prouide for the peace order decencie and edification of the Church Q. Where doth the practise hereof appeare A In diuers worthie Princes and Kings before the incarnation of our Sauiour Christ and in many Christian Emperours and Magistrates since his ascention into Heauen Q. What further duties are required of the Magistrate in regard hereof The 4. meanes A. First he is by his authoritie to inforce compell Ecclesiastical Ministers to the faithfull performance of their dutie Againe he is to defend protect incourage such as be faithfull Lastly he must correct yea if need be depose all such as are vnfaithfull The 5. meanes and faile in their dutie as appeareth by Salomon Iosiah The 6. meanes to aduance true religion and such like godly and zealous Princes Q. Why then the immunitie

and decay whereof will arise many troubles and mischiefes WE HAVE HItherto spoken of diuers Persons contained in the fist Commandement and now let vs speake of the duties of Maisters and seruants Three reasons doe shew that Maisters of families owe dutie toward their Seruants Q. DO Masters owe duties to their seruants how may that be proued A. By the order that God hath appointed betweene Maisters and seruants for why The Maister is set in a Superior degree ouer the seruant 1. reason and therefore as in a naturall bodie the principall members haue a speciall care ouer the base and inferiour so ought the maister ouer the seruant Besides The 2. reason seruants are helpfull and beneficiall vnto their Maisters for why they serue not onely for their comfort and defence but also for their honor game and commoditie and therefore in all equitie they are bound in some sort to requite their seruants The 3. reason Lastly the duties of Maisters are as clearely and fully described and set downe in the word of God as appeareth in the old new Testamēt and namely Prou. Exod. 21. Deut. 15. Ephes 6. Col. 4. as the duties of seruants all which were to no purpose if Christian housholders ought nothing vnto their seruants Q. what are the duties that they do owe A. Diuers And First of al housholders are to care and bring vp their seruants in the true knowledge of God and his sincere religion that so they may not only worship the Lord aright The 1. dutie of the Maister is to bring vp his seruants in the true knowledge and religion of God There are 4. reasons mouing hereunto but also attaine vnto eternall happines in heauen which is the chiefe end of the life of man and of all the graces of God bestowed vpon him Q. What reasons haue you to proue that this ought to be performed by Housholders to their seruants A. First if euerie Christian ought to haue a care of the saluation one of another 1. and to that end to imploy all good meanes that they can both by themselues and by others then are Maisters more to doe the same to their seruants because ther is a more straight bond betweene the Maister and the seruant then betweene Christians one toward another for why in the Fift Comandement as Housholders are contained vnder the name of Parents so vnder the title of children are seruants comprehended Againe there is no doubt 2. but that when the Lord commanded his people that they should whet his word and law continually vpon their children as appeareh 2 Deut. 6. 11. vnder the name of children he also containeth seruants Furthermore 3 Abraham was not ignorant of his dutie in this respect for why the Holy Ghost doth commend him Gen. 18. for that he both did and would teach and instruct his houshold in the knowledge and obedience of the will of God Lastly 4. Reason al that faithful seruants of God continually followed his example as may appeare that many in the Scripture are not only cōmended for that they themselues did knowe serue and feare the Lord but for that their houshold by their meanes did the same were in the like happie estate Examples of Maisters carefull to traine vp their seruants in the true feare and religion of God Q. Where doeth this appeare A. Acts. 10. in Cornelius Rom. 16. in the houshold of Aquila Priscilla the like we read of the Iaylor his family Act 16. of diuers others amongst which Ioshua saith confidently I and mine houshold will serue the Lord. Q. You haue said very well but what if all these reasons will not preuaile with Maisters and Housholders A. Then let their owne gaine and commoditie moue them This may be a 5. reason to the former purpose The religious seruant is the most profitable seruant It is proued to be so by 3. reasons Q. What meane you by this A. Doubtlesse they can neuer haue good faithfull seruants seruing for their commoditie without religion and the true feare of God Q. How can you make that manifest A. First a religious seruant that feareth God doth tremble is afraid to do any thing that may hurt or indamage his Maister 1. yea to do so much as offend him Againe 2. he wil be as diligēt to procure the comfort cōmoditie of his Maister as his owne therefore is as faithfull in the absēce of his Maister as whē he is presēt example whereof we haue in the seruāt of Abrahā Gen. 24 Lastly 3. Reason the Lord wil blesse the house where such a seruant is and will prosper and giue successe to all that he taketh in hand Q. You speake the truth for this appeareth in Ioseph Iacob Dauid and such like But what is the Maister to doe to bring his seruant to that passe and estate you speake of It is the dutie of Masters toward their seruants to vse all means that they may to bring them to the true knowledge and feare of God 1. meanes A. Although he is not to vsurpe and take vpon him the functions and duties proper to the publicke Minister of the word of God for that were to bring woe and confusion vpon himselfe yet may he lawfully and with the blessing of God performe diuers duties and yet keepe within his owne limits and compasse Q. What are they A. He is to exhort and inforce his seruants to resorte to the publicke Ministerie of the word Secondly 2 he is to read himselfe or cause to be read in his house continually the holy Scriptures Thirdly 3 he may impart to his seruants the things which he hath learned either by reading or hearing Fourthly 4 he must examine and make triall how they profit by the publicke exercises of religion Furthermore 5 he is daily to pray with and for his seruants that God may giue them knowledge and faith in his holy word Lastly by his holy and Christian example and conuersation he is to bring them to a loue and delight in the knowledge and practise of true religion Q. But what if seruants will not profit but cōtemne the word of God all good admonitions continuing stil vnfaithfull to their Maisters and rebellious against God 2. dutie of Maisters toward their Seruants is correction if they deserue it what is the Maister then to do as a further dutie A. He is to vse correction and discipline Q. But may a Maister correct his seruant A. Yea no doubt for it is a thing warranted both by the word of God and light of nature as also by the consent of all nations To the vsing of the correction of seruants arigh● foure rules are to be obserued 1. Rule Q That he may performe that dutie in the right manner what rules are to be obserued therein A. He is to put a differēce amongst his seruants in regard of

excellent are not onely disgraced and deformed but vtterly fruitelesse and like a ring of gold as the Prophet in another sense speaketh in a swines snout Q. For the furtherance whereof how is the Schoole-maister to behaue himselfe which is the third generall thing you spake of 3. Dutie of the Schoole-master toward his Scholler is good example of life cōuersation The reason of it A 4. dutie of the Schoole-master is to pray often both with and for his Schollers A. He is to walke before the eyes of his scholler in a wise holy sober and comely behauiour The reason wherof is for that the schollers are readie to follow the example of their Maisters in all things whether good or euill as we may see in the schollers of Plato Aristotle Pythagoras and such like Q. Is not the Schoole-maister to pray often with and for his schollers A. Yes for without that smal or no successe is to be looked for The duties of Schollers to their Schoolemasters OF THE DVTIES of Schollers to their Schoole-maisters and Teachers Q. HAuing spoken of the duties of Schoole-maisters equitie and order doth require to speake of the things that Schollers ought to performe what say you to that 3. Sortes of duties to be performed of Schollers to their Schoolemasters A. The things which they are to performe are diuerse The first concerneth themselues The second hath respect to their Maisters The third containeth their behauiour to all men in generall Q. What say you of the first which concerne themselues 1. Sort of the which there are 2. A. That which they are to performe in regard of themselues and their owne good is two-fold For first of all they are to giue diligent care attention heedfulnes to that which is taught and deliuered Secondly they are to labour that they may profit therin Q. Why is the first required A. Because that without diligent hearing and attention The Reason of the first dutie teaching and instruction be it neuer so plaine wholsome excellent it is in vaine like as if a man should sing vnto a d●afe eare for hearing ●oeth naturally and in order before vnderstanding wherevpon Schollers in all languages are termed by the name of hearers Q. But how shall Schollers profite and increase by that which they heare How the 2. Autie is to be performed that the Scoller may profit Things to be iuoyded which hinder profiting A. They are to auoid some things and performe some other Q. What are the things they are to auoid A. Idlenesse excessiue eating drinking sleeping recreations the companie of idle vaine persons amourous and such like By all which meanes a man doth fruitlesly mispend his time blunt and dul his wits and weaken his memorie Things to be practised for the profit 〈◊〉 the Scholler Q What is he to performe A. To call to mind things heard often and seriously to meditate therof conferre thereof with others and be readie to teach them the things hee himselfe hath ●earned 2 Sort of duties Of the which there are 3. Q W●at say you of his dutie towards his Maister A. His duetie containeth three things 1. Loue. For first of all hee is to loue his Ma ster as an other parent yea and in some respects more then his naturall Parent 2 Reuerēce Secondly hee is to reuerence and honour him 1. In heart First of all in his heart and affections 2. In speech present or absent Secondly in his speech both in the presence and absence of his Maister 3. In gesture Thirdly in outward gesture and behauiour By all which outward effects is laid open the inward reuerence and honour of the heart Q. What is the third dutie A. Thankfulnesse which containeth all meanes which serue to requite the loue 3. Dutie is Thankfulnes care labour and trauaile of his Maister with all fruits and benefites ensuing thereof in which regard manie are renowned commended euen in prophane Hystories as Alexander the great to Aristotle his Maister Vnthankfulnes is a great sin in Schollers highly displeasing to God Contrariwise all such haue beene condemned as vnnaturall monsters which haue shewed themselues vnthankfull or vnkinde towards their Schoole-maisters Fathers in learning as that Mōster of Nature Nero towards his Maister Seneca So certain yong Schollers as appeareth in Prudentius who with their stiles and penkniues bereaued their Christian maister of his life vpō all which hellish Vipers afterward came the horrible vengeaunce and iudgementes of God And not without cause seeing they did in a hellish manner violate and transgresse this fift commandement Q. Say somewhat of the third and last thing namely the behauiour of Schollers before all men in generall 3. Sort of the duties of Schollers A. As their bringing vp is more excellent then others so are they to excell others in behauiour Q. How to excell They are to excell others that want good education in their whole carriage and behauing of themselues toward all men A. In Religion courtesie humilitie humanitie comelines and order in eating and drinking talking recreations entertainments salutations such like According to the rules and precepts which they haue learned not only out of the Scripture word of God but out of the writings of ciuil political men And therefore in this respect are condemned al which professing learning are yet in their māners behauior proud prophane noisome inciuil vncomly wherby they are so farre off from adorning cōmending good learning that they doe most notably deface it coole the affections of many towards it OF THE DVTIES OF the elder and yonger sort Q. WE are now come to the other sorts whereof we spake before and first of all we are to begin with the elder sort The duties of the Elder toward the yonger 1. Things to be considered cōcerning the elder persons 1. The vertues wherewith they are to be indued 2. The duties which they are to performe toward the yonger in yeares The vertues which ought to bee in the Elder are manie as the Apostle setteth them downe ●●t chap. 2. vers 1.2.3 what say you of them A. For the better handling of that which concerneth them we are to consider what vertues and properties are required in their persons Secondly what they are to performe being thus qualified to the yonger sort Q. What are the vertues or properties required in the persons of auncient men and women A. The most of them are set downe in the first second third verses of the 2. chap. of the Epist to Titus The words are these But speake thou the things which become wholesome doctrine That the elder men be watchfull graue temperate sound in the faith in loue and in patience The elder women likewise that they be in such behauiour as becommeth holinesse not false accusers nor subiect to much wine but teachers of honest things Q. What duties are