33° An Expofition upon Chap. 9. Which remain holy and excellent,how- Spirit blowes where it lifted), Job. 3. foever they behave themfelves i.n whom they are. T i M. What profit istebemade of this point ? S i L. Firft, here we are taught to put a difference between the men and Gods gilts. Secondly, it reproves filch as condemn good things for their fakes which are adorned with them; becaufe they are evill, therefore all is naught which is about them.Thirdly,it admo- nifheth us, that unto Gods outward gifts, we joyn a new heart, endued with faith and repentance ; then thofe gifts which be excellent in themfelves, (hall make us to thine the more. T t rs. What other Vollrine? S t L. That it is a great gift of God to conic of holy Parents and godly pre - decef(ors, farre more then to come of noble and honorable progenitors. The reafon is : Fish, becaufe God promi- feth to do good unto the juif men for many generations, Exod. 20. 6. Pfal. s 12. 2. The generation of the righteous- Pal I be blefaed. Secondly, children are greatly furthered in their education by vertuous Parents. Thirdly, the exam- ples of good Parents are fpurs to chil- dren to quicken them to ;follow then ; for it were a (hams to degenerate and grow out of kinde, bringing infamy to our (Lock and houfe. T s M. What life is to be made hereof ? S s L. It convi ð fuch children of unthankfuleffe, as forget this gift, and fore(low to make true benefit of it. Se- condly, it exhorts all men to confider oftheirgodly Parents, and to firive to tread in their Peps. It cot} the Jewes dear becaufe they did not, fo it did Ely his Ions and Samuelschildren, I Sam. 8. 2,3. and Abfalon and Adoniab. T s M. What more inftrullions ? S 1 L. That godly Parents may have full wickedchildren, as Abraham had; this f and on the contrary,evill Parents may have good children, as Jofras came of Amon. The reafon hereof is, becaufe graces conic not by generation, but by regeneration, which is not tyed to the Elements of this world. For the T t M. What ufe of this point ? S i L. To warn all children, unto their parentage to joy piety, elfe it will not profit them unto falvation. Secondly, to reprove fuch as think that the children muli be good, rwhen their parents be good. Thirdly,to fir up all parents diligently to bring up their children in Gods fear, and to pray for them often and earneftly. Laftly, to comfort Inch as do their endeavour to train tip their children religiou(ly, without anfwerable fticceffe; for it was the portion of Patriachs, and of many holy men and women. Such as do their endeavour, have therewith to comfort themfilves'againft the naughtinefíe of their pofterity. DIALOGUE III Verf. 6. Notwithfianding it cannot be that the Word of God fhould take none lilt. For all they are not Ifrael, that are of Ifrael. "TI MOT II EUS. WHat doth the Apoffle now in thefe words? S t L. Hitherto of the fiat part of this Chapter, wherein is contained the g rave proteftation of Paul touching his great grief, for the rejeltion of the molt part of the Jewes from Chrift. Now he fetteth on the fecond part (to wit) the Apologie and defence of God and his promifes,againft the reproaches which humane reafon obje ð & lay - eth in againftGod,Thefe reproaches be three: Firfi, inconfiancy, to verf. tq. Secondly, iniquity,or injultice,to verf. t g. Thirdly,cruelty,unto verf. 23. T i M. How doth the Apo file Paul knit e ver a with theformer ? S r L. Thus : If the Jewes be fepa- rate from Chrift, then Gods promites fail. For God promifed Abraham to be his Ç3od, and the God of his feed which promife concerned Chrift to be given them,and falvation by him:but if the A child of fo many prayers and tear, can. not be loll as one Paid, concerning the fon of .tiniq, Coherence
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