The true and faithful discharge of relative duties, is a very great honour and ornament to the doctrine of the gospel: without, which the talk of Godliness, and profession of religion, is vain; and therefore all Christians should labour to understand their relative duties, and be careful and conscionable in the discharge of them.

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Title: The true and faithful discharge of relative duties, is a very great honour and ornament to the doctrine of the gospel: without, which the talk of Godliness, and profession of religion, is vain; and therefore all Christians should labour to understand their relative duties, and be careful and conscionable in the discharge of them.
Publication: London :: printed for Awnsham Churchil,; 1683.
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Subject terms: Christian life; Conduct of life
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Of Children.

1, TO honour their Parents; this is express in the fifth Com∣mandment, where, 1. 'Tis directly mentioned, not by consequence. 2. It hath a promise annexed to it, that thy days may be long, &c. and under long life is included a pros∣perous life, so far as shall be for Gods Glory & their good, which sheweth the special respect God hath to those that honour their Parents, and how ready he is to bestow his Blessing on them, Eph. 6. 2, 3. Chil∣dren must honour their Parents, 1. in Heart; they must keep an in∣ward reverence of them, Lev. 19. 3. 2. In Word; give them honourable Titles, and meek and courteous speech, G. 22. 7. Pro. 31. 28. 3. In be∣haviour, giving them obey sance; thus we find the Saints of old, even those eminent ones that are gone up to glory, G. 46. 12. Ex. 18. 7. 1 King. 2. 19.

2. To obey their Parents, in their commands, instructions, repoofs, Eph. 6. 1. Pro. 1. 8, 9.

3. To submit to their corrections, Heb. 12, 9. the Apostle does not only mention what they had done, but intimates what Children should do.

4. To bear with the infirmities of their Parents, cover them in love, Pro. 23. 22. old Women are many times full of infirmities, pet∣tish, sroward, humerous, but Children must not therefore despise them, but bear with and cover their infirmi∣ties, G. 9. 23.

5. To requite their Parents their kindness care and cost toward them, 1 Tim. 5. 4. this Children should do, 1. By acknowledging their Parents Love and paines. 2. By a dutiful behaviour; this is the crown of Pa∣rents, a great comfort to them. 3. By visiting of them, especially in time of sickness, and discomfort. G. 48. 2. 3. and 37. 35. 4. By aiding and relieving them, if they be low and in necessity, G. 45. 10. Christ shews it was wicked doctrine, to free persons from relieving their poor necessitous parents, Mat. 7. 11, 12. 5. By endeavouring to protect them in time of danger, 1 Sam. 22. 3. 4.