. 249 · crau.e adu.ice ofthem, or be filent:to heare fuch idle and vn– fauourie talke, as--cuHornably comes. from th-em: and their.· conuerfMion is full ofteflinefie, and vnaduifed wrath, and., blotted with mifcrableandab1ttl couetoufnclfe,and. gree~ dt.fldfe,that they arealwaies fmelling eanhwar<i,and purfu– ing the world fwiftly,when t-heycan fcarfe goe vp &d~wnc: . jn theworle. No grace, no wifedome, nor any venue beau• tifieth t-heir grayhaires•.Thcfe .want (and that ·iullly) their honour,bccaufethey haue the fir.fllleppe,(namely old age}· . but-they Iacke thevpthot and perfcaion, that is)tobe foundj in the way ofrighteoufneffe. And thus much for the duties· , e;,ffuperiours and inferiour,S co1nmanded in .this~Comman:· · demcnt. Thercafonjs, ,~ext:... - ' \ Thilt t!JJ ·eliiitsmAJ.II/,ng;,the III!Jdi~bich thl 'firtl::' thyG,dgiNtth~htt. ~ . I • t 0 ' J ... THis is taken from4th-e"good "eftea ·and cotnmoditie1 that will followte·:him ,that keepes thisCommantle...· ment.I t l11allbe. for-his profie; heJhall hauc,.thebenefit &fit~ Ob.d" .. , himfelfe. S()·that ,hence wee m·ay Iearne this•kfforl,'. tha.t'to :u:~~~~ · · the way to get a profperous and lonvlife,.is· tobe obedient~~ents~nd 1 r. • d ho h ~· E h r 111pcmouro ' to parents and -~upenours,, an· to onour t em.· As p Clr.lenothe· chap.6.vcrfe ~.hefaith,This iS~ aCommandementwitll--pro~· de~hour .mife,na:mcly,with-an expre[ed and fpeci.all ,premif'e, for the· ;ucs. · .ftmgular g9oq ofall that keepe ic. For indeede this Hines vp; · the hean,ofthe parent t~ pray to God for his children, .that· bee would powre a bldling.onthe.m~ For fo are the.words~ i~ . thc ,originall, that th1J m~ pro!Dng,thy ·dain,viz.-,thypa– r.em:s.:when they fl.Jallhaue occafion to ·thanke·God with ,, ~glad and a ioyfttll heart-, for tha.t comfort which .. tb~y · · haue rcceiued, by the obedience and dutifulne{fe·of' their• children:. thi-s brings with it ableffing·ofG 0 D vpon the · foule and ·.~ealeof fuch a chHdc., to ptolong his life inall\\ ~appin~·ffc;.. .B.ut on the other fide, when the father and mo-· thcr ofthe:childe, through his reb.cllion and obflint(ie;are driuen to ligh ., .and mourne bcf9re God~ w-ith a.u~ublea· .. : _ · - · - -- · · foule~ ·'}
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