There are no Parents (most godly Lady) that deserve better of the Christen public weal, then they which through gods gift having Children, employ all their endeavours to train them up even from their very cradles in good letters & in the knowledge of gods most blessed will, that with their young years, learning, virtue and godliness, may grow and increase and the younglings by this means be made at the last ancient and perfect scholars in the mystery of Christs school. This careful study and studious care for the virtuous bringing up of youth, god in time paste earnestly required of all Fathers and Mothers in the common weal of his people the Israelites, and according to gods holy commandment such as unfeignedly feared the Lord their God, and wished well to their country, refused no labour, no pain, nor cost that their children might be made profitable members of the public weal. As I may pas over the ancient and holy Patriarchs1 which were before the law of Moses (of whose diligence in the virtuous bringing up of their younglings, it is more than double wickedness to doubt, seeing we have this evident testimony of Abraham even of gods own mouth. Shall I hide from Abraham saith god, that thing which I intend to2 do. Seeing that Abraham shall be a great and a mighty ⟨image 5⟩people, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him? I know this also, that he will command his Children and his household after him, that they keep the way of the Lord, and do after right and conscience. What earnest diligence did the most noble and virtuous King David show in the godly bringing up of his Children, specially of Solomon, that he might become a Prince worthy both for his godliness, learning, wisdom and policy, to rule in the common weal after him? What godly instructions also gave he him, when he was at the point of death? Behold (sayeth he) I must walk by the way of all the world, nevertheless be strong and quite thy sel• manfully, and see thou keep the appointment of the Lord thy god, that y• walk in his ways▪ and keep his commandment, ordinances, laws and testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses. &c.
THere are no Parents (most godlye Ladye) that deserue better of the Christen publique weale, then they whiche thorow gods gift hauing Children, employ all their endeuours to traine them vp euen from theire verye cradels in good letters & in the knowledge of gods moste blessed wil, that with their young yeres, learning, vertue and godlines, may grow and encrease and the younglinges by this meanes be made at the last auncient and perfect schollers in the mistery of Christes schole. This careful study and studyous care for the vertuous bringing vp of youth, god in time paste earnestlye required of all Fathers and Mothers in the common weale of hys people the Israelites, and according to gods holy commaundement suche as vnfainedlye feared the Lorde their God, and wished wel to their countrey, refused no laboure, no paine, nor cost that their children might be made profitable members of the publique weale. As I may pas ouer the auncient and holye Patriarches1 whiche were before the law of Moyses (of whose diligēce in the vertuous bringing vp of their yonglinges, it is more than double wickednesse to doubt, seing we haue this euident testimony of Abraham euen of gods own mouth. Shall I hide frō Abraham saith god, that thinge which I entend to2 do. Seing that Araham shalbe a great and a migh•ye ⟨image 5⟩people, and all the nations of the earth shalbe blessed in him? I know this also, that he wil commaund his Children and his housholde after him, that they keepe the way of the Lorde, and do after righte and conscience. What earnest diligence did the moste noble and vertuous King Dauid shew in the godly bringing vp of his Children, speciallye of Salomon, that he might become a Prince worthye both for his godlynes, learning, wisedome and pollicye, to rule in the common weale after him? What godly instructions also gaue he him, when he was at the point of deathe? Beholde (saieth he) I muste walk by the way of all the worlde, neuerthelesse be strong and quite thy sel• manfully, and se thou kepe the appointment of the Lorde thy god, that y• walke in his wayes▪ and kepe his commaundement, ordinaunces, lawes and testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moyses. &c.
- 1De. 4. 6. •
- 2Gene▪ 1•
