A declaration of the ten holy co[m]maundementes of almighty God written Exo. 20. Deu.…A declaration of the ten holy co[m]maundementes of allmygthye God wroten Exo. 20. Deu.…

Now it is necessary to know the superiors duty / first the fathers to the son / then of others that bare rule in the world.

Now it is necessarie to know the superiours deutye / fyrst the fathers to the sonne / then of others that bare rule in the worold.

The fathers office is to teach and bring up there children in the knowledge and discipline of God to know him aright / and keep them from ⟨p. CXXXIIII⟩wantonness and ungodly lief. Ephe. 6. Deut. 6. Exod. 21. not to provoke them to ire / but gentle win them to virtue and love with out severity and rigour if fere means can avail. If not to / use rod and the punishment as he say the cause require and not to be remiss / and negligent in correcting his child's fault / neither to wink at his isle doings Proverb. 13. 23.10. Eccle. 30. read the place. but alas how can this be done / where as the Parents them selves / can scarce repeat by hart the Articles of the faythe / the pater noster / and ten commandments. How can those miserable persons / teach there children the meaning of there belief / the virtue of prayer / the danger of sin / or right use of the sacraments. This the world o with / unto the Holy church / that is extolled in to the higher heavens / that hath robbed people not only of the scripture in a known tong but also preferred unto the cure of sols / such as sing sol / fa / and can do nothing less / then the thing that appertaineth to there office. Now what the Prince / and Magistrate should be: what there office is towards there subjects / what is there reward if they govern well: and what there pain if they do the contrary / it shall appear by the scripture.

The fathers offyce is to teache and bryng vppe there chyldren in the knolege and discipline of God to know him aright / and kepe them from