Responibilities of Children - Richard Baxter

Richard Baxter also lists "THE SPECIAL DUTIES OF CHILDREN TOWARDS THEIR PARENTS." Below is some of these;

~ Be sure that you dearly love your parents; delight to be in their company; be not like those unnatural children, that love the company of their idle play-fellows better than their parents, and had rather be abroad about their sports, than in their parents' sight.

~ Honour your parents both in your thoughts, and speeches, and behaviour. Think not dishonourably or contemptuously of them in your hearts. Speak not dishonourably, rudely, unreverently, or saucily, either to them or of them. Behave not yourselves rudely and unreverently before them.

~ Obey your parents in all things (which God forbiddeth not).

~ Be contented with your parents' provision for you, and disposal of you.

~ Humble yourselves and submit to any labour that your parents shall appoint you to.

~ Be willing and thankful to be instructed by your parents, or any of your teachers, but especially about the fear of God, and the matters of your salvation.

~ Patiently submit to the correction which your parents lay upon you. Consider, that God hath commanded them to do it, and that to save your souls from hell; and that they hate you, if they correct you not when there is cause; and that they must not spare for your crying, Prov. 13:24; 22:15; 29:15; 23:13, 14; 19:18. It is not their delight, but for your own necessity.

~ Marry not without your parents' consent.

~ If your parents be in want, it is your duty to relieve them according to your ability; yea, and wholly to maintain them, if there be need.

~ Imitate your parents in all that is good, both when they are living, and when they are dead. If they were lovers of God, and of his word and service, and of those that fear him, let their example provoke you, and let the love that you have to them, engage you in this imitation.

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