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The reasons of the Christian religion the first part, of godliness, proving by natural…
The reasons of the Christian religion the first part, of godliness, proving by natural evidence the being of God ... : the second part, of Christianity, proving by evidence supernatural and natural, the certain truth of the Christian belief ... / by Richard Baxter ... ; also an appendix defending the soul's immortality against the Somatists or Epicureans and other pseudo-philosophers.
London: printed by R. White for Fran. Titon, 1667
Part 1 › Chapter 10: Of GOD's particular Laws as known in Nature.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
§. 24. Nature telleth us, that it is the Parents duty, with special love and diligence, to educate their children in the knowledge, fear, and obedience of God; providing for their bodies, but preferring their souls.
§. 25. And that children must love, honour and obey their ⟨p. 77⟩Parents; willingly and thankfully receiving their instructions and commands.
§. 26. Nature also telleth us, 1that thus the Relations of Husband and Wife should be sanctified to the highest ends of life; and also the Relation of Master and Servant: and that our callings and labours in the world should be managed in pure obedience to God, and to our ultimate end.
- 1Nihil interest utrum vir bonus scelestum spoliaverit, an bonum improbus: nec utrum bonus an malus adulteratus sit: sed lex damni solum spectat dissimilitudinem, utiturque pro paribus, si alter violavit, alter violatus est. Aristot. Ethic. 5. c. 4.