The young man's guide through the wilderness of this world to the heavenly Canaan…

2. Let the Word of God be frequently read in your Families, which is not only the Foundation of Faith, and the Well-spring of Saving Wisdom, but also the ground of Godliness, and the Guide of Practice, able to make you wise unto Salvation, 2 Tim. 3. 15. We cry out against the Pope and Popish Clergy for locking up the Scriptures in an unknown Tongue from the Laity, not suffering them to have a Bible in their Mother-tongue: whereas many Masters amongst us deal much alike with those under their charge, who if they do not lock up the Scriptures from them, yet neither do they unlock them to them, by causing them to be read among them. Certainly did you seriously consider the benefit that might redound to your servants by a frequent hearing the Word read, you could not but be more frequent therein. Are any of them addicted to Drunkenness, Lying, or Swearing? who knows but upon hearing the threatenings in Gods Word denounced against those sins, they m•y for the •ime to come abhor and avoid ⟨p. 154⟩the same? Or are any of thy servants unprofitable, and disobedient unto thee? who knows but upon hearing the duties of servants read out of the Word of God, where they are commanded to be obedient to their Masters in all things, and to serve them not with eye-service, as men-pleasers, but as the servants of Christ with singleness of heart; as Ephes. 5. 5, 6. they may become more obedient and profitable unto thee! So that, methinks, for thine own good, as well as theirs, thou shouldst cause the Word to be frequently read in thy Family.

2. Let the Word of God be frequently read in your Families, which is not only the Foundation of Faith, and the Well-spring of Saving Wisdom, but also the ground of Godliness, and the Guide of Practice, able to make you wise unto Salvation, 2 Tim. 3. 15. We cry out against the Pope and Popish Clergy for locking up the Scriptures in an unknown Tongue from the Laity, not suffering them to have a Bible in their Mother-tongue: whereas many Masters amongst us deal much alike with those under their charge, who if they do not lock up the Scriptures from them, yet neither do they unlock them to them, by causing them to be read among them. Certainly did you seriously consider the benefit that might redound to your servants by a frequent hearing the Word read, you could not but be more frequent therein. Are any of them addicted to Drunkenness, Lying, or Swearing? who knows but upon hearing the threanings in Gods Word denounced against those sins, they my for the ime to come abhor and avoid