An exposition of the prophecy of Hosea begun in divers lectures upon the first…An exposition of the prophesie of Hosea begun in divers lectures vpon the first…

Yea and there is a great deal of reason that children should plead with heir parents, and that you should give them leave so to do, because you know, children are the worse for your sins, God threateneth to visit the sins of the parents upon the children, unto the third and fourth generation ⟨p. 153⟩there are many threatenings against children for the sins of their parents, therefore it concerns your children that they should plead with you, and that you should suffer them. For you say, Sirrah what have you to do with me? What doth it concern you? Yes, the child if he doth it in modesty and humility may say, O father it doth concern me, I may fare the worse for your sins, God may come upon me for them, therefore give me leave I beseech you to plead the cause of God with you. And if you will not give your children leave in this, they may rise up as witnesses against you another day. If children in an humble and submissive way plead with their parents, and they will not hearken unto them then, a very good pleading will be for them to burst out into tears before their parents, and it is a very suitable and powerful pleading, that when children cannot prevail in an humble and submissive way, then to burst out into tears before them.

Yea and there is a great deale of reason that children should pleade with heir parents, and that you should give them leave so to doe, because you know, children are the worse for your sinnes, God thr•tneth to visit the sinnes of the parents upon the children, unto the third and fourth generation ⟨p. 153⟩there are many threatnings against children for the sinnes of their parents, therefore it concerns your children that they should plead with you, and that you should suffer them. For you say, Sirrah what have you to do with me? What doth it concern you? Yes, the child if he doth it in modesty and humility may say, O father it doth concern me, I may fare the worse for your sinnes, God may come upon me for them, therefore give me leave I beseech you to pleade the cause of God with you. And if you will not give your children leave in this, they may rise up as witnesses against you another day. If children in an humble and submissive way plead with their parents, and they will not hearken unto them then, a very good pleading will be for them to burst out into teares before their parents, and it is a very sutable and powerfull pleading, that when children cannot prevaile in an humble and submissive way, then to burst out into teares before them.