Christian directions, showing how to walk with God all the day long drawn up…Christian directions, shewing how to walk with God all the day long drawn up…

1 By their modest silence before their Parents, not forward to speak in their presence without leave from them.

2 By their humble speeches, speaking unto them submissively and reverently, giving them fitting titles, as Father, Sir, and the like.

3 By their respective carriage, which they should show by uncovering their heads, bowing their body, standing up before them, with the like. Joseph, though highly advanced, yet when he appeared before his Father with his two Sons,¹ the text saith, He bowed himself with his face to the earth. Yea though his Father was blind through age, and therefore could not see what respect his Son showed to him, yet notwithstanding he bowed to the very ground. And when Solomon heard of the approach of his Mother, the Text saith,² He rose from the Throne to meet her, and bowed himself unto her, and set her at his right hand, and all this in token of his reverence, and to give good example unto others.

3 By their respective carriage, which they should shew by uncovering their heads, bowing their body, standing up before them, with the like. Ioseph, though highly advanced, yet when hee appeared before his Father with his two Sons,¹ the text saith, Hee bowed himself with his face to the earth. Yea though his Father was blind through age, and therefore could not see what respect his Son shewed to him, yet notwithstanding he bowed to the very ground. And when Solomon heard of the approach of his Mother, the Text saith,²