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PROOF. This rule of direction is implied
in the letter of the first commandement of ••••e second table of the morall law: Exod. ••0.12. Honour thy father and thy mother; It is ••••plied also Hebr. 13.17. Obey them that have ••e Oversight of you, and submit your selves, &c. ••ee Ephes. 6.1, 2.
I. REAS. Because in such their tractable ••ubmission in the Lord, they shalbe a great ••omfort and encouragment to their gover∣nours, who doe watch for their soules, as ••hey that must give account, that they may doe it with joy, and not with greife, as is ••poken, Hebr. 13.17. See Prov. 23. vers. 24, 25.
The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoyce: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him: Thy fa∣ther and thy mother shalbe glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoyce.
II. REAS. Because unspeakable fruit and benefit shall redound unto them themselves by such their submission and tractablenesse to their rulers in the waies of religion. See Prov. 1.8, 9.
My sonne heare the instructi∣on of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother. For they shalbe an orna∣ment of grace unto thy head, and chaines about thy neck.
III. REAS. Because of the encouragment thence to others, the people of God, who will joy to see their order, See 2 John, vers. 4.
I rejoyced greatly that I found of thy children king in trueth, as we have received a commande•• from the Father.
OBSERV. Any members of famili•••• even godly servants, may adorne the Gos•• by a due approving of themselves to t•••• governours. See Titus, 2.10. Whe•• through an undue course of theirs, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Name of God, and his doctrine may be ••••¦phemed; as is implied, 1 Timoth. 6.1.