Certain sermons, first preached, and after published at several times, by M. Thomas Gataker…Certaine sermons, first preached, and after published at severall times, by M. Thomas Gataker…

Branch 1 First, the Agent, or person teaching, King David himself. As^h Solomon his Son, though a King, scorned not the title of a Preacher; so David his Father, though a worthy Prince, thought no scorn to play the part of a Schoolmaster, to be a Teacher of Children, even of petty Scholars, of little ones.

Branch 1 First, the Agent, or person teaching, King David himselfe. As^h Salomon his Sonne, though a King, scorned not the title of a Preacher; so David his Father, though a worthy Prince, thought no scorne to play the part of a Schoolemaster, to be a Teacher of Children, even of pety Scholers, of little ones.

1. hEccles. 1.1, 12.

Doctrine 4 Whence observe we, that Teaching even of Children is no base profession; it is that, that may well beseem even the greatest. Abraham, though aⁱ Prince of God, or^k a great Prince, yet was careful himself ⟨p. 9⟩^lto teach his sons and his servants (God himself testifieth it of him, and commendeth it in him) to keep Gods commandments. David, though^m the chief Governor of Gods people, andⁿ the Head of many Heathen, yet inviteth Children here to come to him, and promiseth himself to instruct them: as also else-where,