A02182:71
Propositions
Propositions containing answers to certain demands in divers spiritual matters specially concerning the conscience oppressed with the grief of sin. With an epistle against hardness of heat, made by that worthy preacher of the Gospel of Christ, M. R. Greenham pastor of DraytonPropositions containing answers to certaine demaunds in divers spirituall matters specially concerning the conscience oppressed with the griefe of sinne. With an epistle against hardnes of heat, made by that woorthie preacher of the Gospell of Christ, M. R. Greenham pastor of Drayton
Edinburgh: printed by Robert Waldegrave printer to the Kings Majesty, 1597Edinburgh: printed by Robert Waldegraue printer to the Kings Majestie, 1597
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60 Admonishing one to prevent hardness of heart in his child, by godly and discreet correction: he said, that because children have often the sins of their fathers: Parents correcting, should in wisdom first consider, if it were not a ⟨image 17⟩[…] ⟨image 17⟩[…] ⟨image 18⟩sin which they gave them, as it were, which now they are about to correct, and finding it so, that they should be humbled in themselves; and being humbled, proceed to correction, in prayer, in the fear of God, in wisdom, in love, of their conversion, & with that measure, as correcting their own sins, after a sort in their own children: so men begetting their children with regeneration, give a natural propagation of their sins, without some special blessing of God: and none in regeneration begetteth any with such gifts of nature; but unless they become new born, they have no good thing in them.
60 Admonishing one to prevent hardnes of heart in his childe, by godly and discreet correction: he said, that because children haue often the sins of their fathers: Parents correcting, should in wisdome first considder, if it were not a ⟨image 17⟩〈…〉 ⟨image 17⟩〈…〉 ⟨image 18⟩sinne which they gaue them, as it were, which nowe they are aboute to correct, and finding it so, that they should bee humbled in themselues; and being humbled, proceede to correction, in praier, in the fear of God, in wisdome, in loue, of their conversion, & with that measure, as correcting their owne sinnes, after a sorte in their owne children: so men begetting their children with regeneration, giue a naturall propagation of their sinnes, without some speciall blessing of God: and none in regeneration begetteth any with such guifts of nature; but vnlesse they become new born, they haue no good thing in them.