Duties of Children. prefence, though it be thy frowning countenance : O prize. duty ass by priviledge,ro be often in prayer to thy Father, you that pray ineerly as a task,and do not know what the meaning of the flank of Adoption is, do not know what it is for your - hearts to fpring within you when you go to God in prayer ; Surely there's a great deal of caufe that you lhould fear that you,are not yet among the number of children. Seventhly, And then if you be Gods children,b; zealous for him, A child would be zealous for the honour of his father, yea a child would tight for his father though his father he an- gry with him, a fervant will not do to for his mailer: I remem der Cra fug his fon upon a time feeing his father in danger, the story faith he was borne dumb, but when he faw a Souldier rea- dy to kill his father, prefencly the natural affeelion that he had did break the bars of his ipeech,and made him cry out ,O f parr. Cræ fps, he never fpake word before, yet when he came to fee his father in danger, that brake open his lips, and made him cry, O {ill not Cræfirs ; Sa it should be with you, though you never fpake word in all your lìves,yet when you fee your father diíhonoured, ô cry out,O fpare the honour of God,do nothing againft the honour of God, you that are of the meeketl,quietefi fpirìts, that you can put-up any thing concerning your selves, yet When you fee your father Ilruckt at, that should make your l ants boyle within you, if you were children you would do io.. Eightly, And you would, imitate your -Father ; Be ye, holy your Heavenly Father is holy, 4nd.'he w forth the linage .of oar Father.; It's the honour of a child to be like his father; A rather loves his child fo much the more : I remmtber it was faid of 7 heodotioats fon, that good Emperour, he would never dyë.fo long as his fon lived,and' we fay of fóme,that filch a .nun will .never be dead fo long as this Child is alive, thus it lhould be With all the children of God;'7,ey. fho ld labour to hold forth the vertues ofhim' that hath called them oat ofderhnefr into his marvailoas light (z Pet: 2. 9.) They lhould fo walk; as every one that çonverfes With them they lhould put them in mind of God : There flhoiuid be the Image of God in the T t t child,
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