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…

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?¹

1. 11. Kings. 1, 6.

Instruction to children to take notice with thankfulness of their §2parents love, not only for their food, and apparel, for their portion and patrimony, but like wise and that in a principal manner, for their good education, for their holy instructions, for their wholesome and medicinable corrections, though for the present they seemed somewhat sharp and bitter unto them. These things are only profitable to their bodies, and yet not always, nor for perpetuity: but these are for the good of their souls, and that certainly, and for evermore. The fathers fondness, and Gods anger and the child's ruin, go often together with those earthly possessions: but the fathers faithfulness, and Gods favour, and the child's happiness are always conjoined, where this healthful discipline is duly exercised and regarded.