Two sermons tending to direction for Christian carriage [sic] both in afflictions incumbent, and…Two sermons tending to direction for Christian cariage [sic] both in afflictions incumbent, and…

And yet may we in some sort even by humane courses conceive, how such things as these are, ⟨p. 38⟩may well stand even with the greatest love. For ^yGod, as the Heathen man well observeth, hath as well a fatherly discretion, as a motherly affection. His love is not a foolish and an undiscreet love, such as many fond mothers have, but a wise, a discreet, a ^zjudicious love, such as wise and prudent parents have. He so loveth his children, as he hath a care of their good; and disposeth and administereth all things so as may be for it. A fond mother would have her son always by her good will at home with her, and never out of her sight; would have him crossed in nothing, but let him have his will in every thing, though it be to his own evil. But the wise parent driveth him out at doors, sendeth him forth to school, bindeth him apprentice, it may be, or boardeth him abroad, where he seeth him but seldom, breaketh him oft of his will, frowneth on him and correcteth him when he doth otherwise than well; and yet ^aloveth he him no less than the fond mother doth, yea ^bhe doth all that he doth in this kind out of love.

And yet may we in some sort euen by humane courses conceiue, how such things as these are, ⟨p. 38⟩may well stand euen with the greatest loue. For ^yGod, as the Heathen man well obserueth, hath as well a fatherly discretion, as a motherly affection. His loue is not a foolish and an vndiscreet loue, such as many fond mothers haue, but a wise, a discreet, a ^ziudicious loue, such as wise and prudent parents haue. He so loueth his children, as he hath a care of their good; and disposeth and administreth all things so as may be for it. A fond mother would haue her sonne alwaies by her good will at home with her, and neuer out of her sight; would haue him crossed in nothing, but let him haue his will in euery thing, though it be to his owne euill. But the wise parent driueth him out at doores, sendeth him forth to schoole, bindeth him apprentice, it may be, or boordeth him abroad, where hee seeth him but seldome, breaketh him oft of his will, frowneth on him and correcteth him when he doth otherwise than well; and yet