Maskil le-David = Davids instructor A sermon preached at the visitation of the Free-School…Maskil le-David = Dauids instructer A sermon preached at the visitation of the Free-Schole…

Now this,¹ as it is the duty of all, so more specially of those that converse familiarly together; most especially of those that have care and charge of others, Ministers and Magistrates in public, Parents, Schoolmasters, and Masters of Families in private,^l to whet up their inferiors, (it is the term that^m Moses useth, and the Apostle imitateth him in) to be oft calling upon those that be under their charge, and inciting of them to those things that be good. Remembering, that as the Heathen man saith that those that correct but instruct not, areⁿ like those that snuff the light oft, but put no oil into the lamp; so those that instruct but incite not, are like those that put in oil enough, yea enough it may be to drown the light, (that which may oft soon be done,) but are not careful or mindful to raise and pull up the week, which unless it be in due time still done, the light will of it self soon decay and wax dim, though there be no defect of liquor to feed it withal.

Now this,¹ as it is the dutie of all, so more specially of those that conuerse familiarly togither; most especially of those that haue care and charge of others, Ministers and Magistrates in publike, Parents, Scholemasters, and Masters of Families in priuate,^l to whet vp their inferiors, (it is the terme that^m Moses vseth, and the Apostle imitateth him in) to be oft calling vpon those that be vnder their charge, and enciting of them to those things that be good. Remembring, that as the Heathen man saith that those that correct but instruct not, areⁿ like those that snuffe the light oft, but put no oyle into the lampe; so those that instruct but incite not, are like those that put in oyle enough, yea enough it may be to drowne the light, (that which may oft soone be done,) but are not carefull or mindfull to raise and pull vp the weeke, which vnlesse it be in due time still done, the light will of it selfe soone decay and wax dimme, though there be no defect of liquor to feede it withall.