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Furthermore as they set nought by their wives, so do they neglect the right institution & ¹bringing up of their children, suffering them to do what they will. Go they to God or to the devil, as they say, they pass not. Their exam ple leadeth the children rather to perdition than unto salvation. For they hear nothing of them but lascivious words, wanton communication & bawdy tales, or else chiding, scolding, brawling, fighting, and all kind of wicked rudeness What can children learn here? What goodness ²is to be sucked out of the breasts of such ungodly parents Woe worth them, if they do no• amend and correct their sinful manners. For here of cometh it to pass, that there are now a days so great swarms of wicked livers, as thieves, whoremongers, bloudsoupers, men s•ears, abusers of the most blessed name of God, false witness bearers, extortioners covetous par sons, drunkards, gluttons, feigned friends, traitors, rebellions. &c. Howe can they prove otherwise, seeing they are brought up without ⟨image 9⟩any fear of God, and without any knowledge of God's most blessed law. It is a common saying, saith Solomon, that a child / when he ³is old, shall not go away from such things, as he learned in his youth.

Furthermore as they set nought by theyr wi ues, so do they neglect the ryghte institution & ¹bryngyng vp of theyr chyldren, sufferyng them to do what they wyll. Go they to God or to the dyuell, as they saye, they passe not. Theyr exam ple leadeth the chyldrē rather to perdicion thā vnto saluacion. For they heare nothyng of thē but lasciuious wordes, wanton communicaciō & bawdy tales, or els chydyng, scoldyng, brawlyng, fyghtynge, and alkynde of wicked rudenes What can children learue here? What goodnes ²is to be sucked oute of the breastes of suche vngodly parētes Wo worth them, yf they do no amend and correct theyr synfull manners. For here of commeth it to passe, that there are nowe a dayes so greateswarmes of wicked lyuers, as theues, whoremongers, bloudsoupers, men sears, abusers of the moost blissed name of God, false wytnes berers, extorcioners couetous par sonnes, dronckardes, glottonnes, fayned frēdes, traytoures, rebellions. &c. Howe can they proue otherwyse, seynge they are brought vp wythout