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The bright star which leadeth wise men to our Lord Jesus Christ, or, A…
The bright star which leadeth wise men to our Lord Jesus Christ, or, A familiar and learned exposition on the ten commandments gathered from the mouth of a faithful pastor by a gracious young man, sometime scholar in Cambridge.The bright star which leadeth wise men to our Lord Jesus Christ, or, A familiar and learned exposition on the ten commandements gathered from the mouth of a faithfull pastor by a gracious young man, sometime scholler in Cambridge.
London: printed by John Harison for Thomas Man, 1603London: printed by Iohn Harison for Thomas Man, 1603
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Thirdly, it must be done with prayer, that God will give them wise hearts, to give most due and seasonable correction, and their children also soft hearts, to receive it with patience, and to their profit. Be it, that the child do well deserve correctio, yet to fly upon him in a passion, this is too beastly a rage. for a cow will not rush upon her calf in fury, nor a sheep will not deal so with her lamb, and indeed this doth but harden ⟨image 108⟩the child's heart, and embitter him, and make him more stubborn and fierce, and mischievous. Therefore that one may correct his child for some good end, it must be done with prayer, and so it shall be done also with great calmness and meekness, and without mixture of wrath and passion. For if the word and Sacrament, be unprofitable without Gods blessing, which why should he give, if one think too much to ask it? much less may one look for either blessing or profit by the rod, unless he ask it of God. But being joined with prayer, because it is Gods ordinance, God will give a blessing and it shall do good.
Thirdly, it must be done with prayer, that God will giue them wise hearts, to giue most due and seasonable correction, and their children also soft hearts, to receiue it with patience, and to their profit. Be it, that the child doe well deserue correctio, yet to flie vpon him in a passiō, this is too beastly a rage. for a cow will not rush vpon her calse in furie, nor a sheepe will not deale so with her lambe, and indeed this doth but harden ⟨image 108⟩the childs heart, and imbitter him, and make him more stubborne and fearce, and mischieuous. Therefore that one may correct his child for some good end, it must be done with prayer, and so it shall be done also with great calmenesse and meekenes, and without mixture of wrath and passion. For if the word and Sacrament, be vnprofitable without Gods blessing, which why should he giue, if one thinke too much to aske it? much lesse may one looke for eyther blessing or profit by the rod, vnlesse he aske it of God. But being ioyned with prayer, because it is Gods ordinance, God will giue a blessing and it shall doe good.