An invective against the most wicked [and] detestable vice of swearing, newly co[m]piledAn inuectyue agenst the moost wicked [and] detestable vyce of swearing, newly co[m]piled

Furthermore let all fathers and mothers give earnest diligence that¹ their children may from their very cradles learn to worship and honour y• most blessed name of god, and never to have it in their mouths without great reverence done unto it, either by putting of their caps or else by bowing their knees. Let them not be suffered by any means to swear by God or by any of his creatures,² but let your communication be yea, yea, nay, nay. If they at any time swear, let them first of all be admonished of their fault, and told how great an offence it is before God wickedly and vainly to swear. If they will not so amend, let the parents punish them sharply. Better were it, that their bodies in this world should suffer a little pain, than after this life to have both their bodies and ⟨image 93⟩souls caste into hell fire. If all fathers and mothers will thus diligently watch upon their children, it shall cause them not only not to be defiled with the most grievous sin of swearing, but also that the most holy name of GOD shall be had in high reverence, great estimation & perpetual honour for ever after so long as they live. But above all things let the parents them selves be an ensample in this behalf unto their children, and show evermore such reverence unto the name of God, that the younglings may well perceive, that it is no vain thing, that they are taught.

Furthermore let all fathers and mothers gyue earnest diligēce that¹ theyr chyldren maye from theyr very cradles learne to worshyppe and honour y• moost blyssed name of god, and neuer to haue it in theyr mouthes wythout great reuerence done vnto it, eyther by puttynge of theyr cappes or elles by boweynge theyr knees. Let them not be suffered by ony meanes to sweare by God or by onye of hys creatures,² but let your cōmunicacion be yea, yea, nay, nay. If they at onye tyme sweare, lette them fyrste of all be admonysshed of theyr faute, and tolde how great an offēce it is before God wyckedly and vaynely to sweare. If they wyll not so amende, let the parentes ponyshe them sharpely. Better were it, that theyr bodyes in thys worlde shulde suffer a lytyll payne, than after this lyfe to haue bothe theyr bodyes and