Epí ElkofS. Pail107-111a. fhould turne off this duty to the father,asbeefing his,we readeof abun- dle ofinfiruEtions colleacd together which Salomon; mother taught him,ProP.3 t.1. That it is a fruit of loue in parencs,fee Prou.4. 3.4. and the recompenCe of Ernüc4 her timely teaching of Timochie her Tonne, appeareth in the commendations which Paul giueth of him euery where. 2. By becommingexamples to themofgodlinefTe , and picnic, carefull what fpeach,getlure,behauiour,pafre from them in the ptefence of their children,which if it be fober,and religious , it fafhioneth their behauiout accordingly:or ifotherwife,it forme and ieddenly corrupteth chem,as we fee the loofenes ofmany parents, fearefully reuenged and vifiblyvpon their children. Thirdly, the third office oftrue motherly loue, is feafonabie and mer- cifull corredlion: Prou.13. 24. wherein two extreams are to be auoided. t. toomuch indulgence, for that is a crueli loue in the euenra child let alone tohimfelfe( faith Salomon) ntakethhis mother afhamed, and maketh the father (mart often,as Hely,and bringeth himfelfe to ruine: it is noted acaufe of Adoniahs ruine and fall , that his father wouldnot dif leafe him from hischildebood: that this is a fruit ofparent -like loue, fee Leuit.19. 17. Thon(halt not hate him , to let fnnt he upon him: and Prou. 1 3.24. Hethatfpare:h the roddc hatcth the child , but he that !meth him chafleneth him 6etime. 2. Take heede of cruelcie and toomuch feueritic, which mayprouoke their children:both Parrots muff beware ofabufing their auchoricie, either to vniva commands, or by vnfeemely reproaches and contumelies; or elle by vniva and immoderate firipes: by all which meanes children, whom louingmeanes might perhaps haue reclaimed, . areboth exafperated and alienated from the Parent ; and hardned alto and madedefperate in bad courbes. The fruite appeareth ingood Iona- than,whomSaul eueryway prouoked. t. none mat bringhis deare and innocent friend Dauid to beElaine but he , there was a molt vniufl com- mandement. a. hee vniufily reuiled him, calling him the bonne of on whoore. 3.hewanted of his will that he flewehim not , for bee threwe his fpesre at him ; and then the text faith , that hee arofe andwent his way. Fourthy, the !aft duty is hearty and daily prayer for their children; profperity:lob fanaified hisEons daily;a duty euincedby thft commen- dable enflameofchildren; daily craning the Parents prayer. Yfe. Let women learne thus to loue their children , and thus to loue al their children:for the precept is indefinite excluding no one çhild fró any one of thefe duties : whichmeetech with the pratlifeof force wo- men, who louenot theirchildren in iudgement., but in affeaion, which fometimes is carried to the elde&,fointimeto theyoungefi,wìth negleEl of Gutp.24. 383 HAI (peaking of his nude Macrina,faith that flu taught him she Scrip- tures ofachild, Eppiß.g,. a,Tim.r.f. Meet3otrefti- ou. Prou,,9.15. t.lünga.ó. Eph,s,q, LSam.aq;,+, 4 Pta]err t r,wcl. far:. The mother maß rhusloue all her childtf.
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