A Christian new-years gift or exhortations to the chief duties of a Christian: Written in Latine by Harbot. Grimstone, Esquire, one of the members of the House of Commons in Parliament. Translated for the more publick benefit.

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A Christian new-years gift or exhortations to the chief duties of a Christian: Written in Latine by Harbot. Grimstone, Esquire, one of the members of the House of Commons in Parliament. Translated for the more publick benefit.
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Grimston, Harbottle, Sir, 1603-1685.
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[Cambridge] :: Printed by R. Daniel, printer to the University of Cambridge,
ann. Dom. 1644.
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Christian life -- Early works to 1800.
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"A Christian new-years gift or exhortations to the chief duties of a Christian: Written in Latine by Harbot. Grimstone, Esquire, one of the members of the House of Commons in Parliament. Translated for the more publick benefit." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A85716.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 18, 2024.

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CHAP. XIII. The Exercise of Obe∣dience.

HEarken unto the commands of thy Fathers, especially of Gods Ministers, as un∣to the Oracles of God.

2 Obey Rulers and thy Parents, and do what they bid thee. Thou shalt perform all their commands whom God hath set over thee, Deut. 17.10.

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3 Observe truly and constantly the laws of the Commonwealth or societie wherein thou livest. Let every soul be subject unto the higher Powers. Rom. 13.1.

4 If thou be a sonne or a servant attend the will of thy Superiours, and do what they com∣mand thee.

5 If their commands distaste thee, yet be thou obedient, unlesse they command a thing ap∣parently evil: for when

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any thing is command∣ed against God, then obey God rather then men, Acts 5. 29.

6 But if their com∣mands be just, perform them though they be adverse to thy inclina∣tion; and do them hear∣tily without delay.

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