The Morning exercise [at] Cri[ppleg]ate, or, Several cases of conscience practically resolved

2. Family-sins, we must have a care of partaking here, and so much the more watchful must we be, in that Family-sins of all sins are most catching and infectious; As it is with bodily diseases, if one be sick in an house, they of the blood, and kin, and family, are likest to catch the distemper, because of their frequent and intimate converse especially: So it is here, if there be any predominant lust lurking in a family, all are apt to be infected with it, if they are not marvellous circumspect and watchful.

2. Family-sins, wee must have a care of partaking here, and so much the more watchful must wee bee, in that Family-sins of all sins are most catching and infectious; As it is with bodily diseases, if one bee sick in an house, they of the blood, and kin, and family, are likest to catch the distemper, because of their frequent and intimate converse especially: So it is here, if there bee any predominant lust lurking in a family, all are apt to bee infected with it, if they are not marvelous circumspect and watchful.

And therefore Parents, and Masters, and Governors of Families had need to be reformers both of themselves, and all under their charge; for besides, that this is the most compendious and safest way to State-Reformation, and Church-Reformation. Every Family being a kind of a little Kingdom of it self, and a little Church of it self, wherein the Master is both King, Priest, and Prophet; besides this, there is the sound of this Argument, and reason to alarm them (viz.) as they desire to have their souls and consciences free from the guilt of other mens sins.

And therefore Parents, and Masters, and Governours of Families had need to bee reformers both of themselves, and all under their charge; for besides, that this is the most compendious and safest way to State-Reformation, and Church-Reformation. Every Family being a kinde of a little Kingdome of it self, and a little Church of it self, wherein the Master is both King, Priest, and Prophet; besides this, there is the sound of this Argument, and reason to allarum them (viz.) as they desire to have their souls and consciences free from the guilt of other mens sins.