`Duties of Children. 499 and fo a 'wife ; but it's not fo with the child ; for this is his pri- viledge. But now, if you aske me, what (hall I fay to thefe things ? why I am to fay thefe particulars unto thofe priviledges.I have named ten priviledges; And I may name nine or ten Duties that follow upon our being children. As firft, Let's learne to behave our felves as it becomes Alik the children of the moil High, they fhould íhew themfelves to be of noble breed,. not tobe of a bate vild and fordid fpirir. It's fail in the 17 of the Ails i i. of the Bareans, That they were more noble then thofe of Thef olonica.The word is,they were men of a better breed, more noble O let all thole that are children of God (hew their breed by their holineffe, by their gracious carriage before men : It doth not befeenie the children'of Princes to be raking, in kennells, to behave them- felves in a fordid way, but it befeemes the children of Prin- ces to carry themfelves according to the Bane of their Father, to the (late of Princes they are to carry themfelves. And fo the children of the living God, they muli carry themfelves according to the elate of the children ofGod, that is, above the world, above thefe vanities of the world ; look upon them as too merne and too low things for r i ; O it is exceeding ly unbefeeming,a child of God for tdil5ave his heart dejec`Ied for the want of the Comforts of this world ; becaufe he bath not force few things that others have ;for him to be dejected as if he were undone ; Óh no. But fee thou live according to this rate , look upon your Father as the,Lord of heaven and earth, and know, that all the rower and all the goodneilï, and excellency,and treafure that. he bath, thou haft fine way o° other right unto ; And there- fore when any affli &ion do:h befall thee, doe not thou pre - fently let thy heart fluke, as if thou wart undone ; Remember thy Relation, thon art a child, and God protec`?s thee, and is to provide for thee, and doe thee good. It was a notable fpeechin the fecond of Sam: i 3. 3. of one Jonadrib; Amnon had a friend, whole name Was _foaadab, the Son of Shìmeab, Da yids Brother ; and 3onadab. was a very f tbtle man, and he raid -S f f 2 ISHtO
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