A plain and familiar exposition of the thirteenth and fourteenth chapters of the Proverbs…A plaine and familiar exposition of the thirteenth and fourteenth chapters of the Prouerbs…

Admonition to children, as in all good services to be officious, Use. 1 and dutiful to their parents, so in a principal manner to be teachable, and tractable when they are instructed by them. It is a sufficient motive to make thee attentive to thy fathers words, if there be any equity in them, because he is thy father. When he only commandeth for himself he is to be heard, and obeyed, sithence thou canst not perform so much unto him, as he hath deserved at thine hands. He was the instrument of thy life and being he was by consequence the means and occasion of all the happiness which ever thou shalt enjoy. Much more respect then is to be had of his speeches which proceed from his mere love, and kindness to thee: which wholly tend to thy profit and benefit: which God hath sent by him in mercy, for the good of thy soul and body, present, and everlasting. When the Lord opened the mouth of Balaam's Ass, only to reprove Balaam's foolishness, it was Balaam's great fault and folly, that he took no more heed to that which was spoken to him, and therefore when he chooseth so honourable a messenger, as is the parent to the child, and not so much to reprove, as to direct and assist him, what regard ought to be had of his admonitions?

Admonition to children, as in all good seruices to be officious, Vse. 1 and dutifull to their parents, so in a principall manner to bee teachable, and tractable when they are instructed by them. Jt is a sufficient motiue to make thee attentiue to thy fathers words, if there be any equity in them, because he is thy father. When he only commandeth for himselfe he is to be heard, and obeyed, sithence thou canst not performe so much vnto him, as he hath deserued at thine hands. He was the instrument of thy life and being he was by consequence the meanes and occasion of all the happinesse which euer thou shalt enioy. Much more respect then is to be had of his speaches which proceed from his meere loue, and kindnesse to thee: which wholly tend to thy profit and benefite: which God hath sent by him in mercy, for the good of thy soule and body, present, and euerlasting. When the Lord opened the mouth of Balaams Asse, onely to reproue Balaams foolishnes, it was Balaams great fault and folly, that he tooke no more heed to that which was spoken to him, and therefore when he chuseth so honorable a messenger, as is the parent to the child, and not so much to reproue, as to direct and assist him, what regard ought to be had of his admonitions?