A plain and familiar exposition of the ninth and tenth chapters of the Proverbs…A plaine and familiar exposition of the ninth and tenth chapters of the Prouerbs…

First, these affections do proceed from the love that godly Reason. parents do bear unto God, that thinking all too little that is done in his services, they have now helpers even out of their own loins, that will join with them in the same: and when they have finished their course and ended their own days work, yet the work shall still be continued by their posterity. We see in humane affairs, that every good subject will be glad to breed up a son that will be sit and able to serve his sovereign: and how can it then but cheer up the heart and refresh the spirits of Christian fathers or mothers to have their children the Lords Soldiers, valiantly sighting his battles against sin and Satan, and that in their own sight and presence? every good master, as was Abraham, will think it a benefit to have his servants to be the servants of the Lord: and every Christian will gladly hear of Godly men, in another family, in another town, in another country, in another ⟨p. 47⟩kingdom, and therefore much more will religious parents be ravished with joy to see with their own eyes the fear of God in their own houses, in their own children by the blessing of God upon their own government, and prayers: but they cannot but conceive as great grief by the sinfulness of impious children, which wholly cast off the yoke of all holy obedience: that despite him whom they honour, and blaspheme that name which they sanctify, and reject that word which their souls do live by. The Prophets eyes gushed out with rivers of waters because strangers, and aliens, and even his very enemies observed not the commandments of God: and therefore much ¹more would he have mourned when his own sons rebelled against them.

First, these affections doe proceede from the loue that godly Reason. parents doe beare vnto God, that thinking all too little that is done in his seruices, they haue now helpers euen out of their owne loynes, that will ioyne with them in the same: and when they haue finished their course and ended their owne daies worke, yet the worke shall still bee continued by their posteritie. We see in humane affaires, that euery good subiect will be glad to breede vp a sonne that will bee sit and able to serue his soueraigne: and how can it then but cheere vp the heart and refresh the spirits of Christian fathers or mothers to haue their children the Lords Souldiers, valiantly sighting his battailes against sinne and Sathan, and that in their owne sight and presence? euery good master, as was Abraham, will think it a benefite to haue his seruants to be the seruants of the Lord: and euery Christian will gladly heare of Godly men, in another familie, in another towne, in another countrie, in another