o Rphefisns, Chap.ó. V E K. 4 venue; and religion mutt be mannerly. 2. Ingiving them learning, fuch as weare able; t4. 19.9 there Ephef:ans had fchooles nodoubt amongft them : the fchoole of one Tyrannise a noble Perfonage the founder, or a teacher, of the nameas is molt probableone of them. Andhere parents mutt take warning, to let their children at leaf}have the benefit of reading, which as it is helpefull totheir foules health: fo it is an ornament in any condi- tion of life; and the purchafe is eafrein comparifon of the benefit. 3. The third thing is toenter them into tome calling of life: thus the ancient brought up their Tonnes in husbandry, in being Graficrs; their daughters in the flockes: and theheathen have feeneit necclfarie: for as the Grecians generally would haveall children to be` bound to turbine their agedParents, the ,,drbenians put in this exception, un- le* their parents had taughtthem no trade wherewith to yearne their living, which ifthey had not,they íhould not be bound tokeepe them in age. But the religious inftrudion is in this verfe chiefely injoyned, as Goddothcommand it to parents, Dent. 6.7. Gen. 18.19, EJày 38. Parents !hall tell their children, Pxad. r 3. ofthe Paffeover : andwhile they areyoung, they mull feafon them ;as old dogge will not learne tolade: 7ienothies mother an example, who brought up her fonne from a childe in the Scriptures. 4. The parents mutt correct their children feafonably : for this maketh all the other beneficial! to them : feeding them without this, will prove pampering, and make themkicke when the provender pric- keth : provifion of inheritancewill puffe them with pride, and caure them grow to prodigall humors without corrcólion, words of inftre- lion will prove winde,all will beas nothing ifdifcipline be negle&ed. It is a handmaide which tendeth onall the former,Prov. ig.18, z ;.We teach them our felves or others, bringing them to the Church; Chrii went upwith Iofeph : or getting others that have a gift, to beftow a word on them this way. But wemuff be circumfpe l in it; for it is medicine, and Phyfickc mull be given with good advife. 1. We mutt humble our felves in repentance, for it is not enough tohave a good caufc to fight for, we fhall beate our felves, if we fitft judge not our felves in forne meafure,as they did twice fit downe with the wort} for this want, though theyhad a molt jufl quarrel!. 2. We mutt lookc by faith to that promifeof God, folly isbound, it isour beleefe, not our blow that worketh. 3. AManmufl have difcretion , marking what the difpofition of thechild beareth : as the ftrengthof medicine, mull be meafured by theftrength of the patient. Children are like herbcs for diverfitie: Tome themore you cut them downe the more they thrive, if you cut otherfome, unleffe you flatter them after, you kill them. Men beate not Cumin with flayles, or Wheate with little wands : which may he marked inhis corre&ion. The furn of this is, that parents muff tu- rbine their children, or theyare worfe than hearts. 2. Mutt provide for,
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