Sermons upon Deuteronomy

which is that we never come to the table, without considering that God is present there, and that as he vouchsafeth to have a care to feed ⟨p. 568⟩us, so will he also have us to take our food with all reverence & honest behaviour, like as if a child be at the table with his father, and his father sitting at the upper end do look upon him, surely he will not use such boldness as if he were in a corner by himself. For there perchance he would play the wag, and throw his trencher under foot, and play other wanton pranks: but if he be at his fathers table, either he must behave himself soberly, or else be rebuked for his §10labour. Let every man bethink him of this, and let it be a mean to hold us in such awe, as the meats which God giveth us may have their pure and lawful use. That is the thing which we have in effect to remember upon this text.

which is that we neuer come to the table, without considering that God is present there, and that as he voutsafeth to haue a care to feed ⟨p. 568⟩vs, so wil he also haue vs to take our foode with al reuerence & honest behauiour, like as if a childe be at the table with his father, and his father sitting at the vpper end doe looke vpon him, surely he wil not vse such boldnesse as if hee were in a corner by himselfe. For there perchaunce hee would play the wag, and throwe his trēchor vnder foote, and play other wanton prankes: but if hee bee at his fathers table, either hee must behaue himselfe soberly, or else be rebuked for his §10labor. Let euery man bethinke him of this, and let it be a meane to holde vs in such awe, as the meates which God giueth vs may haue their pure and lawfull vse. That is the thing which we haue in effect to remember vppon this text.

And now he speaketh likewise of mens household folk, showing that if we intend to be merry before God, we must also have a care to instruct those that are committed to our charge. Mark that for one point. It is not enough for a man to