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…

Instruction to parents to teach their children, seeing the Lord §3so commandeth children that learn of the parents, the duty of one sort is collected out of the praise of the other. And as it is here gathered by necessary consequence, so is it in other places expressly declared. As to the Ephesians; Children (saith he) obey ¹your parents in the Lord. And ye fathers bring them up in instruction, and information of the Lord. This will be a means to frame them to obedience: this will be a means to make them wise, whereas the neglect thereof worketh in them stubbornness and folly. Of which of all his sons had David so much comfort, as of Solomon. And which of all Davids Sons was so well taught as Solomon? Which of all Davids sons were so proud and rebellious, as Absalom and Adonijah? And which of them all were so much without good education and government as they? It is noted by the Holy Ghost concerning one of them, that his father would not displease him from his childhood, to say, why hast thou done so? It usually cometh to pass, and it is to be seen in most places, that a dumb parent maketh a deaf child, and a fond ⟨p. 5⟩father a foolish Sonne.

Instruction to parents to teach their children, seeing the Lord §3so commandeth children that learne of the parents, the duety of one sort is collected out of the praise of the other. And as it is here gathered by necessary consequence, so is it in other places expreslie declared. As to the Ephesians; Children (saith he) obey ¹your parents in the Lord. And ye fathers bring them vp in instruction, and information of the Lord. This will be a meanes to frame them to obedience: this will be a meanes to make them wise, whereas the neglect thereof worketh in them stubbornnesse and folly. Of which of all his sonnes had Dauid so much comfort, as of Salomon. And which of all Dauids Sons was so well taught as Salomon? VVhich of all Dauids sonnes were so proude and rebellious, as Absolom and Adonijah? And which of them all were so much without good education and gouernment as they? It is noted by the Holy Ghost concerning one of them, that his father would not displease him from his childhood, to say, why hast thou done so? It vsually commeth to passe, and it is to be seene in most places, that a dumbe parent maketh a deafe child, and a fond