A02178:4761
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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
CHAP. LXV. Of Parents, Education of children, Governors of youth, and Care of posterity.
CHAP. LXV. Of Parents, Education of children, Gouernours of youth, and Care of posteritie.
When children have infirmities, their parents are to see and consider whether they1 have not received such sins from them. If they have, they are rather to pray for their children, than too much to correct them, least they persecute their own sins in the persons of their children.
WHen children haue infirmities, their parents are to see and consider whether they1 haue not receiued such sinnes from them. If they haue, they are rather to pray for their children, than too much to correct them, least they persecute their own sinnes in the persons of their children.
- 1See the first part of Education.
2 When Moses was to go at the commandment of the Lord into Egypt, he first returned with his wife to his Father in law Jethro, to have his leave of him, thereby showing his duty and obedience unto him, that so he might give no occasion of offence, and might avoid all appearance of evil: so must all the children of God, be careful in the like case, and not to excuse themselves by good meanings.
2 When Moses was to goe at the commandement of the Lord into Aegypt, he first returned with his wife to his Father in law Iothro, to haue his leaue of him, thereby shewing his dutie and obediēce vnto him, that so he might giue no occasion of offence, and might auoid all appearance of euill: so must all the children of God, be carefull in the like case, and not to excuse themselues by good meanings.