anz famfip then Phew them the wordof God, for all that you would teach them, to know or do. For till their Confciences comeunder the fear and Government of God, they will be nothing. 2. Never fpeak of God and holy things to them, but with the greateft gravity and reverence, that the Manner as well as theMatter may offec ; them. For if they are ufed once to freight, or jeaft or play . with holy things, they are hardened and undone. 3., Therefore avoid fuch kind of frequencies, and . fortna- mality in lifelefs duties, as tendeth to harden them into a ,cuftomary deadnefs and contempt. 4. Oft take an account, both what they {,,now andhow they areäffeiled and;refolved ; and what they do, both in their open and, their fecret pray ice. Leave them not carelefly to thenafelves, but narrowly watch over them, V. Life all yáur skill and diligencebyword and deed,:` to.make a Holy, Life appear to them as it is, the molt Honourable, Profitable, fafe, and pleafant life in the world ; that it may be their confrant delight : All your work lyeth in making good things Pleafant to them And keep them from feeling Religion as a burden, or raking it for a difgraceful, needlefs or unpleafant thing. To which end i. Begin with, and intermix the eat fs fi parrs, fuch as the Scripture Hiflory : Nature pleafed fooner ` with Hiftory than with precept ; And it FNeetly infinuateth a Love of Goodnefs into Childrens minds ; Whichtn .keth the Roman Fathers of the Ora- toriaa order, ma ,e Church Hillary : one part of their exercife to the people. Let them read the Lives of h6lymen, writtenby Mr . Cleark, and his Martyrolo- gie, and the particular lives of Mr. Bolton, Mr. jofph c"fllein, Dr. Bearc's Theatre of Gods Judgements, Mr. aneways life, c. z. Speak
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