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…

We read in the story of King Edward the sixth, when Cranmer and Ridley came to him, and were so earnest to let him give way to his sister the Lady Mary to have Mass, he stood out and pleaded the case with them, & told them it was a sin against God, they used many carnal arguments to persuade the King, but he withstood them a great while; at length when King Edward (who was but a child about 15 years of age) saw he could not prevail with pleading against those grave men, he burst out into tears, and that so prevailed with them, that they went away and concluded that the King had more Divinity in his little finger, then they had in all their bodies, and so yielded to him. Certainly in such pleadings the heart of a parent must needs be much hardened if he will not break and yield to his child. You that are parents, look upon your children's pleading with you, and consider with your selves, what doth God send one out of my loins, out of my own womb to come and plead the cause of God with me, to draw me from the ways of sin, and to do good to my soul for ever, surely it is a mercy to have one out of my own bowels to stand for the cause of God; surely God is in it, I see this child in other things walks humbly and obediently unto me. As indeed you that are children, that plead with your parents, you need be careful so much the rather to be obedient to them and not take upon you in an unseemly manner to check and reprove them; and then it cannot but convince the heart of a parent. What a blessing will it be to your children if you that have received your natural life from your parents, should be a means of the spiritual and eternal life of them.

We read in the story of King Edward the sixth, when Cranmer and Ridley came to him, and were so earnest to let him give way to his sister the Lady Mary to have Masse, he stood out and pleaded the case with them, & told them it was a sinne against God, they used many carnall arguments to perswade the King, but hee withstood them a great while; at length when King Edward (who was but a childe about 15 years of age) saw hee could not prevaile with pleading against those grave men, he burst out into teares, and that so prevailed with them, that they went away and concluded that the King had more Divinity in his little finger, then they had in all their bodies, and so yeelded to him. Certainly in such pleadings the heart of a parent must needs be much hardned if hee will not breake and yeeld to his child. You that are parents, looke upon your childrens pleading with you, and consider with your selves, what doth God send one out of my loins, out of my own wombe to come and plead the cause of God with me, to draw me from the wayes of sinne, and to do good to my soul for ever, surely it is a mercy to have one out of my owne bowels to stand for the cause of God; surely God is in it, I see this child in other things walks humbly and obediently unto me. As indeed you that are children, that plead with your parents, you need be carefull so much the rather to be obedient to them and not take upon you in an unseemly manner to check and reprove them; and then it cannot but convince the heart of a parent. What a blessing will it be to your children if you that have received your naturall life from your parents, should be a means of the spiritual and eternal life of them.