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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…
A plain and familiar exposition of the thirteenth and fourteenth chapters of the Proverbs of SolomonA plaine and familiar exposition of the thirteenth and fourteenth chapters of the Prouerbs of Salomon
London: printed by R.B. for Roger Jackson, 1608London: printed by R.B. for Roger Iackson, 1608
AN EXPOSITION OF THE THIRTEENTH CHAPTER OF THE PROVERBS. › Chapter 13
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Their kind heart is so tenderly affected towards their little ones, that they cannot endure to hear them cry, or see them weep, and the rod will make them do both, and therefore they must needs forbear it, But you mistake the cause, and miscall your affection, it is not kindness but cruelty, nor the tenderness of your heart, but the hatred in it (according to Gods testimony) that can rather endure the diseases of sin in your children's souls, then the curing of them with tears, and sorrow.
Theire kinde hearte is so tenderly affected towardes theire little ones, that they cannot endure to heare them crie, or see them weepe, and the rodde will make them doe both, and therefore they muste needes forbeare it, But you mistake the cause, and miscall your aff•ction, it is not ki•dnesse but crueltie, nor the tendernesse of your hearte, but the hatred in it (according to Gods testimony) that can rather indure the diseases of sinne in your childrens soules, then the curing of them with teares, and sorow.
And yet this unmerciful favour doth rather prepare them ⟨p. 76⟩to sorrow, then privilege them from it, because it will increase their misery in time to come. If David had mo•• grieved Adonitah with the rod & rebukes when he was a child, it is like that he might have escaped the sin of treason, and the grief of violent death, when he was a man. But the scripture noteth that he would not displease him to say, why hast thou done so?1
And yet this vnmercifull fauour doth rather prepare them ⟨p. 76⟩to sorowe, then priuiledge them from it, because it will increase their misery in time to come. If Dauid had mo rieued Adonitah with the rod & rebukes when he was a child, it is like that he might haue escaped the sinne of treason, and the griefe of violent death, when he was a man. But the scripture noteth that hee would not displease him to saie, why hast thou done so?