A plain and familiar exposition of the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth chapters of the…A plaine and familiar exposition of the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth chapters of the…

Reason 1 First, it is promised as a blessing and favour of God to his people, to multiply their seed, and make them fruitful, and prolong their days, to behold the increase and good estate of their posterity. So saith he to him that feareth the Lord, and walketh in his ways: Thy children shall be as the Olive plants round about thy table: and thou shalt see thy children's children, and peace upon Israel.

Reason 1 First, it is promised as a blessing and fauour of God to his people, to multiplie their seed, and make them fruitfull, and prolong their daies, to behold the increase and good estate of their posteritie. So saith he to him that feareth the Lord, and walketh in his waies: Thy children shall bee as the Oliue plants round about thy table: and thou shalt see thy childrens children, and peace vpon Israel.

True it is, that all the godly attain not to this, because God having store and multiplicity of good things, doth otherwise render recompense to many: but every good man that doth obtain it, hath the promise of God performed unto him.

True it is, that all the godly attaine not to this, because God hauing store and multiplicitie of good things, doth otherwise render recompence to many: but euerie good man that doth obtaine it, hath the promise of God performed vnto him.

Secondly, they whose progeny is great, and posterity godly, have been serviceable to God, and profitable to Gods people, in this behalf, that they have begotten and brought up such as are like to grow so helpful and fruitful both to the Church and Country.

Secondly, they whose progenie is great, and posteritie godly, haue beene seruiceable to God, and profitable to Gods people, in this behalfe, that they haue begotten and brought vp such as are like to grow so helpfull and fruitfull both to the Church and Countrey.