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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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This serves also secondly to instruct parents that if they would have it go well with their children, they must not then so much labour to get great matters in the world for them▪ but to take them down by time, to instruct them and nurture them in godliness, and to labour to bring obedience and piety into their hearts; or else be they as great as they will they ⟨p. 35⟩shall bring a curse upon them. As we see in David sons when he was negligent in bringing them up in the fear of God, but let them have their own way, and could not find in his heart for foolish fondness to correct them, we see how Gods curse pursues them; one commits incest, the other seeing David would not punish so soul a sin, usurps authority and he becomes his brothers judge and executioner, and after also drives his father out of his kingdom and seeks his life, till he died a miserable death and a strange, Gods hand taking vengeance on his wickedness. An other by treasonable practises came to death by his brother justly. So all these came to a violent and fearful end, why? because he would not reprove them nor check them as is noted. but for Solomon, his father instructed him & his mother instructed him, he was kept in, & not suffered to run after vanity so, and therefore we see what blessings befell to him, & what a curse overtook the rest. So Eli for foolish pity grew so tender, that he would not correct his children according as he ought, therefore misery came upon himself and both they died in a day. Therefore as parents may and must desire an happy and long life for their children, so they must also use the means to get it for them, by good nurture, and mastering them to make them know and do their duty▪ for better parents master them by correction, then God destroy them in indignation; for if they be not staid at first, they will proceed from rebellion against parents, to rebels against magistrates, and then they will rebel against god also till he cut them of by destruction.
This serues also secondly to instruct parents that if they would haue it goe well with their children, they must not then so much labour to get great matters in the world for them▪ but to take them downe by time, to instruct them and narture them in godlinesse, and to labour to bring obedience and pietie into their hearts; or els be they as greate as they will they