JMattiJ.]. 'Cl.9,&c. I I_ Sermon in the~ount. . . . .,. __I 2 t 7 i may fee by Dauids complaint, Pfal. 77· 7.wtit A doubted!y the mofltcndcr care of our heaucri- : ---~ the Lard abfont him~!fe for (U«, and l'rill hu Iy farher ouer vs. And this kind ofrcafoning is j f'Jt»'t11om?rtfruottr? v,g, IJhismercie c!Mue Vfuall\>\'ithGo-d inScripturc:Jfa.49.I,.Cmta ) gone{r1r eu:r? d1th hh· p.,.omifo f:-~il( f:r!' eucrmare? womau for~ et lur child, and nor hm1~ comp:iffwn , j vcrfe 9 • H.:tl; God forgotten to bee ng;•ci- ~nthe[o11~e of her wombe? Thrmgh_rhq fhould 1 1 1 full? &c. But his imcnt herein is to hum- [<wget, _ret 1villnot 1 f(lrger thee. Pl:.tl. 10). 1 ~- ble them deeper, eo make them kndckc A1 a.fatber btrth t~mp:-iflitJn on /;is children, fo more e:uncfily, that they may be more rh:mkhath rhe LfJrdcomp4]iM or. them that fearc him. r fUll for Gods mcrcic when they finde it; Mal.:;, 17.--and 1will[pMrc thm, M aman [pa..:. l and more carcfu!t ·eo kccpc thcmfelucs from rethhis own~fonne th~uferucth him. 1 . • finne,whcreby they m:~y loofc againc chat affuIn r'hc fi·aming of this rcafon beholda.fpc. .:. ! ~~~~r~f~~~- rancc. Indcedc ic is a moft hc:~.uic croffc, and ciall tauou~· of God vouchfafcd to godly pa- j rcnis. rhc.dee:pcfl gricfcthat can befall a man,to halie rcnrs:"J"hcy m:ty t:lke a rafiofGods I·ouc & care I the cunfcicncc apprehend the...wrath of God ouc:r rhemfclucs by the conl1dcration of that without any feeling of his f.'luour:. yet in this lllturall care and render <~ffce1:ton ther bbre cafe: here is comfort, let this poore foulc out of cowards their ov\·ne children. And indeed~ the depth of his horrorcri< vnto God with Da- B they may mote eatily then other, apprehend uid, and out ofrhc6ellieof'"' wh,t!e of defpealld applie to thcmlclues, the louiug faution with /onat,endcauouring againfl all feeuour and tender c:rrc of G·od ouer rhcm, by ling to lay hold vpon the pro:ni[e of mcrcie in the like affc8:iom in thernfc!ucs t.ov.. ards Chrifl,omdhc Onll finde the Lord in due time their ownc children. Now this fauour and readic to heare and to fend comfort, yea the priuilcdgcGod vouchf.'lfcth for fpcciall caufc: fwcemelfe ofhis loue lbaadiflill mofl10yfully fidl, to incite and llinc "P thole parents, into his poorc foulc. whtch yet hauc not taficd ofGods louc,to cm- ' V. 9· For what man iJ iherl! brace his word and promifes whereby God re-. . ue:1les his Iouc to mcn,that fo they may t:lll of a_mo'lt you~ Which tf his fonnc Gods Ioue towards them, whereof they haue b d l ' J h fonotablcapattcmcin thciratfc{bon towards ask.!_ im rea , WOU a giue im their owne children. Secondly, to prouoke f1 ( them to labour to h:1ue their heans rooted and a,.one• , grounded in the lone ofGod.And thirdly,that IO Or tifhe uLe him 11 h/l. they hauing expcricnceofGodsloue in them~ . • ~ , J'/fJ1 felucs, may bring their children and pofleritie willhegiue himaferpent? t to the fruition of the famt loue andmcrcie. r:tf' h h Now to come to the cbmparifon: The firfl U. J 1 yee t ·en, W ich are(!... whereof is this, that it is a naturall·pr•pertii!" ui/1, can giue to your children inall parenu r.giu<good thingsvnto their children. This is a principle bindi~g confcicncc, 1 lf700d_uilir' how much morefhall that parents /hou!d be Careful! of their chi\-' 6 ~~" drcn: ifethdtprouidetbnotforh:1owne_(faithi z t.Ti~n}.$• 1 your Father which iJ in hea~ the Apofl!e) efpeciallyfmhcmof hisfamif;,i; • d h" h worfe thenan infide/:forinfidclsdonotputout uen' gzue goo t mgs to t em this light of nature, but prouidc for their that ask! him? children. T hcfe words containe a 'ccond rc"'on oftlle hi-Ic;c thlenl ~hofifeb~arcnt~ are to be bl:utJedJ ~ci~~o~pz· u .. 1 1 w o 1pcnc t 1e1r u nance 10 gaming& ryote, prooucd. former commandcmem topray, as alfo2conand fo lcauc their children and fan1ily dcflifirnlation of the promifc annexed thereunto tutc and in wailt. Thefe fpcnde vpon their foraffurance to be heard; and it may be framee:i ownc Iufls thofc good things \\hich they thu5: D ; Ihoul4 bdlowvpon thc:ir children,and fo l11e\V If earth!; pArtntJ, tbo11gh tht:y he eui/1, can themfclucs vnnawr:~.Il;but the Magifirate,wflo giue good gifu to thetr children, whm the) is the publikc fathcr?ought to look vnto thctn, want them, and aJkf them at their h11nd.r~ :md to rdlrain'c them from fuch diforder. rhelf much more willyour htanen!; Fathe; Secondly, here thofc Iikt:"wife are to be bJa ... gitugoodgifn to thofo that Alk! him.- mcd, which for food :~.nd raiment will prouidc But earth(y parent.! tho11gh the; be tfli!!, will and giuc fufficicnt to their children: but in the ?,'uc.goodgifu to thetr chi!d1·en: ~cmcwhile they giue them not godlycduca7, ercforc much more will;or~r heaflruly Fa-· uon, in tl1c inflruilio1J and information of the tber giuc gaod thing.r to them that ask! Lord, \1\•hich is a good thing indecde vmo the him. foulc, for which the godly in Scriptnre arc This rcafon fhndcth in a comparifon ofvncommcndcd: as A6r~h/lm towards his farniliy, cqua!ls, drawne fr()m the lci1C to the oreatcrGen. 18. IQ. and Lou and Eunicc towards TiAl(o fuchu r.cgldt rcll. giouscdu· cation, 1from .the care which is orclinarily fcen~ in na: morhy, 1. Tim. 1.5. \\ ho brought him vp in • 1 j-"-"-'1_1 Pc.'-''.:.:'.:.: " ..'.:.. o':..''::.:'.:.:rh::.c::.:i:_r <::h.::i::ld::r::cr2 1,_:.to::x.pr~o~u~c~v.'.'n.:-_c_..c.df:'."~·,l~, ::::vnfaigned.______ ____________________:1~· J Thirdly,______
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