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An exposition with practical observations continued upon the eleventh, twelfth, & thirteenth chapters of…
An exposition with practical observations continued upon the eleventh, twelfth, & thirteenth chapters of the prophesy of Hosea being first delivered in several lectures at Michaels Cornhill, London / by Jeremiah Burroughs ; being the seventh book published by Thomas Goodwin ... [et al.]An exposition with practical observations continued upon the eleventh, twelfth, & thirteenth chapters of the prophesy of Hosea being first delivered in several lectures at Michaels Cornhil, London / by Jeremiah Burroughs ; being the seventh book published by Thomas Goodwin ... [et al.]
London: printed by Peter Cole, 1651
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AN EXPOSITION Of the PROPHESY of HOSEA. › Chapter 11 › Verse 4: VERS. 4.
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And then the Third and last is, The honourable respect that is showed unto men. The Observations are these.
And then the Third and last is, The honorable respect that is shewed unto men. The Observations are these.
First, In your dealings with children and servants, remember you have not to deal with beasts, that is, Always preserve their esteem. It is a Rule that will be very helpful to those that have young ones to bring up, though the fault be great, yet put them not to so much shame before others as they should have no esteem or honour to lose, they will grow desperate them; and so long as there is that bridle you may keep them from much evil. And this is the reason that your Goal-birds never come to any good almost; ⟨p. 56⟩Why? because they have no honour to lose, all is gone already and therefore they grow desperate; and there's nothing more suitable to a mans nature to be kept from evil, than the loss of respect, and the loss of honour; and therefore the very doom of the damned at the day of Judgment it is expressed, that they shall rise to shame and confusion of face; to shame, that's as much against humane 1nature as any thing: and therefore you that have to deal with men, take heed how you deal, always keep such a hand over them as those that are under you may see that there is some honour that they have yet to lose, do not deprive your selves of such a means to bridle your children or servants: Some of you have for your servants of good birth in this City, divers have children of 2very good birth, and very good education, that had very good breeding, use them accordingly, draw them them with the Cords of men, and draw them with the Cords of men of such education, and of such birth: If you be of meaner birth and education, and had hard breeding, and were drawn by iron Cords, do not you think to deal thus with others that had better breeding than your selves, but deal with them fairly, Consider of what breeding and education they had, and so deal with them according to that respect that is due to such of such a quality.