Man ashiv le-Yahoweh, or, A serious enquiry for a suitable return for continued life,…

7. In all things, though they be cross to your humour, though it might not please you, yet, if it please your Parents you must do it. But, that I may not lay a snare for Children's Consciences, and put a Staff into ungodly Parents hands, to drive their Children to Hell, you must take this distinction of [things,] viz. Things are either, Simply good and necessary, and these must be done, though your Parents forbid you; as Praying, Reading Scripture, &c. Simply evil and unlawful, and these must not be done, though your Parents command you; as to play, or work upon the Lords day, to lie and defraud in dealing. Neither good nor evil in their own nature (though every thing is good or evil, considered in all circumstances) and, in all these you must obey your Parents.

7. In all things, though they be cross to your humour, though it might not please you, yet, if it please your Parents you must do it. But, that I may not lay a snare for Childrens Consciences, and put a Staff into ungodly Parents hands, to drive their Children to Hell, you must take this distinction of [things,] viz. Things are either, Simply good and necessary, and these must be done, though your Parents forbid you; as Praying, Reading Scripture, &c. Simply evil and unlawful, and these must not be done, though your Parents command you; as to play, or work upon the Lords day, to lie and defraud in dealing. Neither good nor evil in their own nature (though every thing is good or evil, considered in all circumstances) and, in all these you must obey your Parents.

And, the reasons of this obedience to your Parents, are such as these.

1. ¹Gods command,