I. To bear the chief stroke, and to be the principal agent, directer and furtherer of the worship of God within his family. Jos. 24. 15. I and my household will serve the Lord. And this he doth partly by praying for & with his household, and partly by instructing them in the holy Scriptures, and in the grounds of religion, that they may grow in knowledge and reap benefit by the public Ministry. ⟨p. 165⟩Thus God commanded the men of Israel to walk in their families. Deut. 6. 7. Thou shalt rehearse them continually unto thy children, and shalt talk of them, when thou tarriest in thine house,—& when thou liest down, & when thou risest up. Again, vers. 20. When thy son shall ask thee,—what mean these testimonies, and ordinances & laws, which the Lord our God commanded you? Then thou shalt say unto thy son, We were Pharaohs bondmen in Egypt, but the Lord brought us out of Egypt, with a mighty hand. This testimony God gave of Abraham before the law was given, Gen. 18. 19. For I know Abraham that he will command his sons, and his household after him, that they keep the way of the Lord. And this household of Abraham was very large, for the holy Ghost says long before, that he had three hundred and eighteen, *that were borne and brought up in his house, Gen. 14. 14. It was in likelihood the course of Solomon which he had learned of his father David, and given for a rule to all masters of families. Prou. 4. 1. Hear O children the instruction of a father, and give ear to learn understanding ⟨p. 166⟩—For I was my fathers son, dear and tender in the sight of my mother, when he taught me and said unto me, Let thine heart hold fast my words. The company of the Disciples were the household of Christ, and he himself did administer all parts of the service of God with them and among them. Luk. 22. 15. To this purpose* Augustine saith, That the master of the family, doth after a sort, and in his measure perform the duty of a Churchman, or Bishop within his house.
I. To beare the chiefe stroke, and to be the principal agent, directer and furtherer of the worship of God within his familie. Ios. 24. 15. I and my household wil serue the Lord. And this he doth partly by praying for & with his houshold, and partly by instructing thē in the holy Scriptures, and in the grounds of religiō, that they may grow in knowledge and reape benefit by the publike Ministerie. ⟨p. 165⟩Thus God commanded the men of Israel to walke in their families. Deut. 6. 7. Thou shalt rehearse them continually vnto thy children, and shalt talke of them, when thou tariest in thine house,—& when thou liest downe, & when thou risest vp. Againe, vers. 20. When thy sonne shall aske thee,—what meane these testimonies, and ordināces & lawes, which the Lord our God commanded you? Then thou shalt say vnto thy son, We were Pharaohs bondmen in Egypt, but the Lord brought vs out of Egypt, with a mightie hand. This testimony God gaue of Abraham before the law was giuen, Gen. 18. 19. For I know Abraham that he will command his sons, and his houshold after him, that they keepe the way of the Lord. And this houshold of Abraham was very large, for the holy Ghost saies long before, that he had three hundred and eighteene, *that were borne and brought vp in his house, Gen. 14. 14. It was in likelihood ye course of Salomon which he had learned of his father Dauid, and giuen for a rule to al masters of families. Prou. 4. 1. Heare O children the instruction of a father, and giue eare to learne vnderstanding ⟨p. 166⟩—For I was my fathers sonne, deare and tender in the sight of my mother, when he taught me and said vnto me, Let thine heart hold fast my words. The company of the Disciples were the household of Christ, and he himselfe did administer all parts of the seruice of God with them and among them. Luk. 22. 15. To this purpose* Augustine saith, That the master of the familie, doth after a sort, and in his measure performe the dutie of a Churchman, or Bishop within his house.
- *[Ethchanicau] suos initiatos.
- *In Joan. tract. 51. in fine.In Ioan. tract. 51. in fine.
