The Godly Man's Picture

1. In reverencing their persons; which reverence is shown both by humility of speech and gesture: The contrary to this is, when a Child doth behave himself unseemly and proudly. Among the Lacedaemonians, if a Child had carried himself imperiously towards his parent, it was published by Authority, that it was lawful for the Father to appoint whom he would to be his Heir, and to dis-inherit that Child.

1. In reverencing their persons; which reverence is shown both by humility of speech and gesture: The contrary to this is, when a Childe doth behave himself unseemly and proudly. Among the Lacedemonians, if a Childe had carried himself imperiously towards his parent, it was published by Authority, that it was lawful for the Father to appoint whom he would to be his Heir, and to dis-inherit that Childe.

2. Honouring of Parents lies in obeying their Commands, Eph. 6. 1. Children obey your Parents in the Lord. Duty is the Interest money which children pay their Parents, for the Principal they have had from^* them. Christ hath set all Children a pattern of obedience to their Parents, Luke 2. 51. He was subject unto them. The Rechabites were eminent for this, Jerem. 35. 5. 1 set before the Rechabites pots full of wine, and said to them drink ye wine, but they said we will drink no wine, for Jonadab the son of Rechab our Father commanded us saying, Ye shall drink no wine, neither ye, nor your sons for ever. Solon among the many Laws he made, one asked ⟨p. 226⟩him, Why he made no Law against disobedient Children; he answered, because he thought none would be so wicked. God hath punished Children, who have refused to pay the tribute of obedience. Absalom, a disobedient son, was hanged in an Oak betwixt Heaven and Earth, as being worthy of neither. Manlius, an old man, being reduced to much poverty, and having a rich son, he entreated him only for an alms, but could not obtain it; the son disowned him as his Father, and gave him reproachful language; the poor old man let tears fall (as witnesses of his grief) and went away; God to revenge this disobedience of the son, soon after struck him with