A Continuation of morning-exercise questions and cases of conscience practically resolvedA Continuation of morning-exercise questions and cases of conscience practicaly resolved

(4.) By rigid Actions. When Parents utterly unmindful of their ⟨p. 157⟩parental Relation, bowels, duty, prove tyrants; and use, or rather abuse their Children, as Servants, or indeed as Slaves, and vassals. These should know, that the great God never commissioned them to be more than tender Governors, not domineering Tyrants, or Egyptian Task-masters. This Tyranny is exercised divers ways.

(4.) By rigid Actions. When Parents utterly unmindful of their ⟨p. 157⟩parental Relation, bowels, duty, prove tyrants; and use, or rather abuse their Children, as Servants, or indeed as Slaves, and vassals. These should know, that the great God never commission'd them to be more than tender Governours, not domineering Tyrants, or Egyptian Task-masters. This Tyranny is exercis'd divers wayes.

1. When Parents either deny to, or take from their Children those things, which either belong to their necessities, or their just comforts, in that rank, and Relation, in which their heavenly Father by birth hath placed them. When they deny them that Education, that Provision, that Encouragement, which is Just, and Equal; that Food, Raiment, Portion, that becomes the Children of such a Father. This is to act beneath an Infidel, 1 Tim. 5.8. Nay more, even beneath the Brute beasts, who by a natural instinct diligently nourish, and cherish their young ones; and cannot but provoke. Even an Horse, when too strait reined,¹ will rise up, and fling. When the cockered Idol, though a younger Brother, or Sister, (and it may be less deserving) shall be called to the Table, Closet, bosom, and there treated at the height of Sweetness, whenas the poor, neglected, discountenanced, despised Elder, must stand without, and either blow his fingers, or