Chap,19. A.n Expofition upon theBoob of j O B. Veri IS. dren areone of the principal! ends of marriage ; the attaining ofany end in marriage, puts a 'further engagement upon us to performe all the duties of it. Children are the living images of their parents, they are their Parents multiplyed. So that while a husband entreates his wife for his childrens fake ,ihe is entreated for the fake of as many husbands as the bath chil- dren. Laftly, Obferve ; Strongdefire.c are importunate, and hilt improve every in- tereftfor the obtaining of'what is d i'ired. What we cannot carry upon our owne intereft, we labour to carry upon any other more prevailing name or intereft. 7acob moves the Lord in prayer by the, remembrance of his Fathers, Abrahamand Ifaac ; o godofmyfather Abraham, and Godof myfather Ifaac ( Gen. 32.9. ) Ìacob did not pray to his fattier Abraham, but he made ufe ofhis fathers name, as a Mo- tive in prayer. And though all names and interefts are fwal- lowed up in the name and intereft of Jefus Chrift, as to defer- ving a grant ofwhat we pray for ; yet we may argue and plead with God in prayer, for theChurches fake, yea for our owne chiidrens fake, that God would doeus good, that we may be further inftrumentall for their good. Verf. 18. Tea, young Children defpifed me, Iro fe andthey fpake againft me. Theword fignifies not onely a childe, but afoole, fo forne ren- der it here,foole.c defpifed me none but fooles defpife wife men, nor are the Godly contemnedby any but the wicked. We fay young Children newly weaned from the breaft, oras the origi- nail in ftrietneffe beares, Suckfíngs, who are the youngeft chit- dren defpifed me. Children in that Rate are not in a capacitie either togive honour to, or to defpife their Elders. And there- fore by young children, weare to underftand youthsor the youn- ger fort of men, not youngeR children. Youths and young men are in common language called Children in comparifon ofthe Aged. TheProphet , eremiah cryes out ( Chap. r.6.)Ah Lordgod,Behold, I cannotfpeake, , for Iam a childe ; That is, I am but young. AndSolomon, tells the Lord in gibeou, 1 am but a lit- tle 1711 .Quod fu. pe alzai accidit contrarinohabet frgniftcationeo. Stube pope defpiciebosmas Vulg.
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