The sermons of M. John Calvin, upon the Epistle of S. Paul too the…The sermons of M. Iohn Caluin, vpon the Epistle of S. Paule too the…

Now let us come too that which is said here. Ye Children (saith Saint Paul) obey your fathers and mothers. True it is that (as Paul allegeth afterward) God hath in his law set down a ⟨image 324⟩more general term: that is too wit, Honour. For God meant too do us too understand, that children ought too yield both subjection and reverence too their fathers and mothers. For such a one might yield obedience and subjection, as might nevertheless have a spiteful, a proud, and a lofty hart, and despise the party whom he serveth. But when as our Lord commandeth us too honour our fathers and mothers: thereunder he meaneth too comprehend reverence, and moreover a performance of all duty: that is too wit, that children should understand, that they be bound too serve their fathers and mothers, & to be subject too them in all things too the uttermost of their power. Ye see then that generally God will have children, not only too be obedient and subject too their parents, but also too yield them reverence, and moreover too do their duty towards them, in succouring them, and in doing them all the ease and comfort that they can, assuring themselves that they be not their own, nor at their own liberty, but that they owe all seruis unto them▪ by whose means they came into the world.

Now let vs come too that which is sayd heere. Yee Children (sayth Saint Paule) obey your fathers and moothers. Trew it is that (as Paule alledgeth afterward) God hath in his lawe set downe a ⟨image 324⟩more generall terme: that is too wit, Honour. For God ment too doo vs too vnderstand, that children ought too yeeld bothe subiection and reuerence too their fathers and moothers. For such a one myght yeeld obedience and subiection, as myght neuerthelesse haue a spytefull, a proud, and a loftie hart, and despyze the partie whom he serueth. But when as our Lord commaundeth vs too honour our fathers and moothers: therunder he meaneth too comprehend reuerence, and moreouer a performance of all dewtie: that is too wit, that children should vnderstand, that they bee bound too serue their fathers and moothers, & to be subiect too them in all things too the vttermoste of their power. Yee see then that generally God will haue children, not only too bee obedient and subiect too their parents, but also too yeeld them reuerence, and moreouer too doo their dewtie towards them, in succoring them, and in dooing them all the ease and comfort that they can, assuring themselues that they be not their owne, nor at their owne libertie, but that they owe all seruis vntoo them by whose meanes they came intoo the world.