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,4 which willingly was obedient unto his mother marry ⟨p. xliii⟩and unto her husband Joseph giving example to all children of the like subjection and obedience toward their parents. Engraft in them such a love toward their fathers & mothers, that they may both reverence them with outward honour, and also for their power help them, succour them, provide for them, comfort and cherish them in their need, even as their parents nourished and comforted them in their infancy & tender age.5 But above all things give them grace truly to honour thee, which art the heavenly father, yea our father & our redeemer, which hast made us, & daily cherishest us even as a father or mother cherish their most dear and natural children.
AS thou (O mercyful father) hast geuen commaundemēt vnto al fathers▪ & mothers to br•nge vp theyr children in thy feare, nourtour and doctryne▪ so likewyse thy good pleasure is, yt children shuld honor & reuerence their parentes,1 diligentlye geue ear vnto their v•rtuous enstruccions, and faythfully obey them. And as thou hast promised helth, honour, glory, rych•s, long life, & all that good is vnto thē that honour, reuerence, and hūbly obeye their fathers & mothers, so haste thou threatned vnt o dysobedyēt chyldren, ignominie, euyll fame, contēpt, shame, dishonour pouertie, sickenes, short life, and suche other plagues. Yea in thy holye lawe thou doest not onelye pronounce them accurssed that dyshonor theyr fathers & mothers, but thou also commaundest, that ⟨image 58⟩if anye chylde be stubberne & disobediēt and wil not heare, but rather despise the commaundemēt of his father and mother▪ 2ye same shuld be stoned vnto death without mercy, so greatly doste thou abhorre disobediēce and rebelliō agaynst all persons, but specially agaynst parentes.3 We therefore hartely wishyng, that the plages of thy fearce wrathe (for thou O God art a consum•ng fyre) maye be far from vs▪ most hūbly besech the to graue in ye harts of all children of what•oeuer age kynd, estat or degre thei be true honour, harti reuerēce▪ and vnfained obedyence toward theyr p•rentes. Giue them grace, o good Lorde, that as they profes thi son Christ in name, so they may truly represent his maners in their life and conuersacion,4 whiche willinglye was obediēt vnto his mother mary ⟨p. xliii⟩and vnto her husband Ioseph geuyng example to al children of the like subieccion and obedyēce towrd theyr parents. Engraffe in them such a loue toward theyr fathers & mothers, that they mai both reuerēce thē with outwarde honour, and also for their power helpe them, socoure thē, prouyde for them, comfort anb cherish thē in their nede, euē as their parēts nourished and comforted thē in their infancy & tender age.
- 1E•odu. ix. Deut. v. Mathe. xix. Mar x. E•he. •i. Collo. iii. Eccl iii.vi• Tobi. iiii. Eccle. iii. Prove. xix. Prove. xxx. Deu. xxvii.E•odu. ix. Deute. v. Mathe. xix. Mar x. E•he. •i. Collo. iii. Eccl iii.vi• Tobi. iiii. Eccle. iii. Proue. xix. Proue. xxx. Deu. xxvii.
- 2Deut. xxi.Deute. xxi.
- 3Deut. iiii. Heb. xiii.Deute. iiii. Heb. xiii.
- 4Luke. ii.
- 5Isaiah. xliii.Esay. xliii.
