E pIs T. Vf. I 3'i? ' I A the holy Fathers ofthole fir(himes were glad to f~all?w for peace; what rhey held, - - --~ 1 prattifcd,found, left: who!oever knowe•bm thele clnngs,cannot lepar~te; ond (b ' '' nocbe conrented onely, hm thankful!: God !hall gwe you filii more hghc: in rhe / meane time, upon the pnill ofmy foule,fiay,and rake theb!dfed clfcrs ofyourGod, , in peace: Andfince Chri!l:faithbymy hand, Will you alfo go awoy? An!\ver him / wich that worchy Difciple, M•jlu,rrhdherjhaU Igorftom thee I tho• b•jl thewonil o j tternolflift. ·:t·~~·m·»H+·~.:.H·~><H~~>K~<#4<~»H#f*~'<~-»~*'»+""N.;··H·M< I To Mr. I. B. EP. VI. A complaint oft he mif ed!lcolion of o•r GenlrJ. 8 IConfeffo, cannothonour bloodwithout gcod qualities ; nor !pare it , wirh il'; There is nothing that I moredefire to be caughr, rhm whac is truo Nobility: What dunk is it to you, that you areborn well I l f you could aave loll thisprivilegeofNamre, I feare you had not been rhus far Noble: thac youmay nor plead dcferr, you had this before youwere, long ere you could either know or pre1•ent ir· you are deceived ifyou think ehis any other than che body ofGentility: the life and foul ofir is in noble&vermou; difpofition,in gai!Jnmesoffpirit withour haughtines withour infolence,withour fcornfulloverlineiTe: !hortly,in generous qulliries,cari~ agr,afrioos. Sec your e!Tor,and know chat this dcmeanor dorh not anfwer a• honef! birch : Ifyou can follow all fa!bions, drink a:J healrhs,wearfavours & good cloarhs confort withRuffianly companions, f\vme che bi~ef! caches, quarrel! eauly, figh; C defpcmely, game in every inordinateOrdimry, fpend yoqrparrimonyere it t •11, lookeon every man betwixt (come and anger, ufe gracefully fon.e&eflures ofap:!h complement, calk irreligiouOy, dally with aMiflris, or (which terme JS plainer) hunt after Horlots, cakefmoke at a Play-houfe, and live as ifyou weremadeall forfport you thinkeyou have done enough, romerit,bathofyour blcod,and others opinion;, Certainly , the wor!d bath no bafene!fe, ifthisbe generofity : well-fare thehone (I and civil! rudcneffi! ofthe obfcure fonsofcheearch, iffuchbe the graces o{theemi· nenr : The!hamewhereof (me thinks) is nor fo proper to thewildnelfeofyomh,., to the carclefneiTeorvanityofParents: I (peak it boldly; our Land h.1thno b'emi!b comparable to the miC-education of ourGentry : lnfacey and yomh are rhefeedtimts ofall hope•; if thole palfe unfeafonably, no frnit can be expeCled from our age. bur !bame & fa rrow: IVho !bould improve rbefe,but they whichJJuy c6mand eh, m? D I cannot altogether complaineofour fir!l: yeares. How like arcwe to children,intht training up of our children ! Give achild fame painted Babe; he joyes in itatfirfi fight , aud for fome dayes will nor abide it our ofhishand or bofome; but when' he bJth fated himfelfewiththe new pkafme of thatgudl, he now(after a while) cafls it ineocorners, forgers it, andcan lookupon it,wich no car«: T;1us doe weby ours. Th•ir fir!l times find usnor morefond,tban careful!: we coe normore follow eh em with our love, than ply themwith inflmction : When thisdelight begins to grow !tale, we begin to ~row r.egligenr•Nothing th~t I know canbe f•ulrtd fu che ordering cf childhood, but indulgence. Fooli!h Mothersadmit ofTurors,bU> debar rods. Thefe, while they defire theirchildren may learnr, but not fmarc, asi!fJidofApe•, kill their yovngoneswith love; .for wbac canworkc u,pon that age,but feare? And what feare without correClion? Nowat lafi , with whar meardreofle.rning their own will would vouchfaf~ eo receive, they arercne>rlyfenr torhecommon Nurk· riesofKnowledge;There(unlc!fe they fall under m efull ruT on) thcy fludy in jef!, E and play in earnefr. In fuchuniverC:.II means of l ta•ning,oll cannot fall txfid,s c'em· what theircompany, what t~eir recreation wtuld eil hu inflill or permi1 , chcy brin~ home to their glad Parent!. Thence arethey tranfplamed ro the Collegi>re lgnrsot our common Laws:and there toomanylearn tObe law!elk & roforger rheir former lire le: Pa•ls is rhfir Weflminjl.,.,cheir Srudl',anOrdinary,or Play-honfe,crDancinofchoole,and (omeLomherl their Plo;don.Andnow after they ha~·•(not without trach expence) learned fa!bions&licemioufne!fe, they return homo,fu'l of wekcmes and f'r:.t:nl:lt:<'n, ------ -----"------· --~
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