Cltltp _ AConnmentarie vpenttie 4°4 Young men muff order their waiesby the Beard. Rear. I Ioh.11.r5t6. 2 H.b.;3 17. 3 1.Ioh.1.13. Eccles It.t. 'Ia14199. PxPerienee wifhc:hvs so llrike on the yron while it is bore:ftrsight a tree while it is a twìggrworke evaxe while it is fofr:andhale a fire while is is green*. Ier.rx,13; Hcb.is.$. as any others. z. The manner how they sluff be dealt withall , Exhort. 3. What they muff be exhorted unto, that they muff befober minded. From each ofwhich, we learne a profitable inffruótion. Do5tr. Out of the firfl point we are taught, that young men muff looke to their waies,and containe themfelues in their duties,aswell as o- thers, ofwhole courfes the Lord taketh as good notice asof others.For, 1. Here the IVliuifler is giuen in charge, to teach them as well as others. Peter muff feed /amber, as wel; asfbeepe, and they booing agreat part of the Church, mull honour God in their places, as well as the auncient in theirs. z. if the Paflors and teachers haue the ouerfght of them, and thua as well watch ouer their foules , as others, theremuff they alto for this caufeobey them, and be fubmitred vnco them. 3, If the word bee direéted vino them, as well as others, they as well as others mull be di- rectced by it. But lobe writeth aswell to young men, as the older, and to children as well as fathers. Salanron aduifeth the young man,toremember his Creator inthe daies ofhisyouth: and Damd, to redref/è hie waitsaccording to the word. Vfe. r.This do6trine reprehendeth a common error in theworld:for generallymen thinkethat religionand attendance vnto the word, is for old age; but as foryouth it -muff low the wild oates, it muff haue his courfe : young men muff fettle themfelues in the world , and ground their effacefitfi,for other matters they haue day enough before them to mind them in: and from this firfi error proceeds a werfe, that the religi- onofthis age for moll part, isbut promifes without pra6life, and chore promifes but hypocrifies,wichouc any foundneffe. But all skis is but the wifedome of the flelh, even fenfuall and deuillifh, cleave contrarie to Godswifedome, which vrgeth theyoung man, if curt he .Would be fet- led ina good etlate, to found it in the remembrance of God : and as- king the queflion how a mans life fhould be rightly ordered , propoun- deth it in theperfonof theyoung man, becaufe that is indeed the age of right reformation. For fettle the foule upon his lees of finnefull Iuth , cutiornein finning prooueth another nanire.andin continuancebeccm- methunchangeable, and :a incorrigible, Letmsnthroughhisyouth -fet his face againti heauen, andblafphetnethe rdigìónofGod, it fhali be as hard for ablackmoretochangehis shin, or the leopard his fpo'vres,.as for fucha one whohath been accuflomedto mill, to learne to doe well:for the curie is commonly paffedspina them, whotki haue been fó long fruit- le ffe,neuer morefrteitgrowcvpon thee: andwhat other can the ground that bringeth nothing but thornesand brycra expe&t, but chat`the ende of it lhould be to be burned ? hfe. t. Let thisbe a motiue veto all youngmen, to looke betime to the
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