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V
E
R,
4..
Ephefians,
Chap.
6.
093.
can
recover
them,
but this which
is
the Lords,
and this
Word
of
his,
this
loth
beget them
to
become
as
feed
to God.
This thereforemutt teach
us
to
fee
that
our inftruétions
,
counfels
Pf
r.
be
all
fuch
as
we have learned
of
God
in his
Word,
and this let
us
be-
times teach
them. Idolaters
will teach their little ones ro
kiffe
their
Idols. Againe,
if
we
be carefull
of
the
health
of
their bodies,
that
we
will
not let them
drink
hot
things,
nor
eat
fowre things, nor any way
diftemper
it
for
them,(for that
contrary were
fome degree
of
murder)
how
carefull
muff we be
that
the milke
of
their
foule
befincere ,
that
they
heare
nothing from us,
nor
fee
nothing
in us
but according
to
Gode For
the foules
of
our children feed
at
the
care and
eye, on
that
they
heare and
fee
,
as
the body
feedeth
on
the breaft by the
mouth.
And
it
convinceth fuch
as
will teach
others craft lying, teach them
Vfe
2.
tobreake
the Sabbath, gaming,
yea
delight to
fee
their
little ones un-
feemelily
tumbling together
,
as
if
they would have them learne the
devils
Catechifmc without booke:
It
may be fome will bleffe
theme
-
felves
from thefe
things: God forbid they
fhould thus
poyfon the
foules
of
their children.
But
what wholefome food doe yougive
theme doeyou
inftru&
them,call
on
theme
If
you doe
not, you mar-
cher
their
foules
as
well
as
others.
If
a
mother
fhould not give
a
child
any
poyfon, ÿet
if
the fhould let
it
lye
and never give
it any
fucke ,
fhe
fhould
kill
the babe, not by
giving it poyfonfull meare,
but by letting
it want
due
nourifhment.
Thefe
are the duties
joyntly
of both
Pa-
rents.
But
they
will
mule
thefe matters fometime from
the
unto
-
wardneffe and unteacheableneffe
of
children: fometime from the
tenderneffe
of
yeares, they
are
notcapable
:
fometime from
bufineffe
:
fometime they will aske,what
ferve
the
Minifters fore
Now if
we fhould reade in
correclion
and admonition,
then .befide
that
which hath beene
fpoken,
another thing
may be
marked,
viz.
That
we mufa
joyne
admonition
with
giving
correclion :
not bite with
fi- Doe
lence, nor
give ftrokes
without
a
word,
which may
make
the partie
corre Ied
fee his
fault,
and come
to amendment
:
as in
the publique
chaftifement
of
Magiftracie, there goeth
eviction
of
the fault
and
a
word of
admonition
,
before the execution
is
ferved
;
fo in private
correction the fame order
:
and we fhould be
too
injurious
to
negleâ
it, for
we beat
not
a
dog, but
fo farre
as
we
can we
put
into
his fenfe
the fault
he is
beaten
for.
It
is
good
to doe
as
mothers ,
if
a
childe
heedlefly
fall
into the dirt, they doe not let him lye
and beat
him,
but
fiat
they help them up,
and fettle
all
things about them well; and then
teach them
to looke
to
their feet
better
:
So
firft
help them
up by
ad-
monition
and inftru
lion, then rememberthem withcorrection
:
And
thus
one thing anfwered, we will leave this verfe.
oue¡i. For
whereas thefe are duties
of
Parents
and a
way of their
falvation, it may
be asked,
W
hat
is
to
be
Paid
to
fuch
whom God hath
not
bleffed
with
any
children
!
..,injro. They
muff
not
take
occalon
hereby
of
further ilethly
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