A02178:4122
The works of the reverend and faithful servant of Jesus Christ M. Richard Greenham,…The workes of the reuerend and faithfull seruant af Iesus Christ M. Richard Greenham,…
The works of the reverend and faithful servant of Jesus Christ M. Richard Greenham, minister and preacher of the Word of God collected into one volume: revised, corrected, and published, for the further building of all such as love the truth, and desire to know the power of godliness. By H.H.The workes of the reuerend and faithfull seruant af Iesus Christ M. Richard Greenham, minister and preacher of the Word of God collected into one volume: reuised, corrected, and published, for the further building of all such as loue the truth, and desire to know the power of godlinesse. By H.H.
London: printed by Thomas Snodham and Thomas Creede for William Welby, 1612London: printed by Thomas Snodham and Thomas Creede for VVilliam VVelby, 1612
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The law is not only given for those of ripe years, but even for young men to cleanse their ways. The Jews note, there is mention made of children three times in the Decalogue. And though the rest may seem to admit some doubt, yet in catechizing, which is comprehended in the Sabbath days exercise, our sons and our daughters are bound to less than we. Exod. 12. 6. If children be so busy as to1 ask, what is meant by the Passover, the Lord is so far from keeping it back from them, that he commands their parents to acquaint them with that Sacrament: and albeit they do not ask. Deut. 6. 7. he layeth a charge on their parents to see them instructed in his laws.
The law is not onely giuen for those of ripe yeeres, but euen for young men to cleanse their wayes. The Iewes note, there is mention made of children three times in the Decalogue. And though the rest may seeme to admit some doubt, yet in catechizing, which is comprehended in the Sabbath dayes exercise, our sons and our daughters are bound to lesse than wee. Exod. 12. 6. If children bee so busie as to1 aske, what is meant by the Passeouer, the Lord is so farre from keeping it back from them, that he commaunds their parents to acquaint them with that Sacrament: and albeit they do not aske. Deut. 6. 7. he laieth a charge on their parents to see thē instructed in his lawes.
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2 And whereas many hold that it is not material, nor to be regarded, what children do, and that they are not to be examined nor censured by their doings, though they be wanton and childish, they be confuted,