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A prayer for children.

AS thou (O merciful father) hast given commandment unto all fathers▪ & mothers to bring up their children in thy fear, nurture and doctrine▪ so likewise thy good pleasure is, that children should honour & reverence their parents,¹ diligently give ear unto their virtuous instructions, and faithfully obey them. And as thou hast promised health, honour, glory, riches, long life, & all that good is unto them that honour, reverence, and humbly obey their fathers & mothers, so haste thou threatened unto o disobedient children, ignominy, evil fame, contempt, shame, dishonour poverty, sickness, short life, and such other plagues. Yea in thy holy law thou doest not only pronounce them accursed that dishonour their fathers & mothers, but thou also commandest, that ⟨image 58⟩if any child be stubborn & disobedient and will not hear, but rather despise the commandment of his father and mother▪ ²the same should be stoned unto death without mercy, so greatly dost thou abhor disobedience and rebellion against all persons, but specially against parents.³ We therefore heartily wishing, that the plagues of thy fierce wrath (for thou O God art a consuming fire) may be far from us▪ most humbly beseech the to grave in the harts of all children of whatsoever age kind, estate or degree they be true honour, hearty reverence and unfeigned obedience toward their parents. Give them grace, o good Lord, that as they proofs thy son Christ in name, so they may truly represent his manners in their life and conversation,