A75287:1335
Media: the middle things, in reference to the first and last things: or, The…
Media: the middle things, in reference to the first and last things: or, The means, duties, ordinances, both secret, private and public, for continuance and increase of a godly life, once begun, till we come to Heaven. Wherein are discovered many blessed medium's or duties, in their right method, manner and proceedings; that so a Christian (the spirit of Christ assisting) may walk on in the holy path, which leads from his new birth to everlasting life. / Drawn, for the most part, out of the most eminently pious, and learned writings of our native practical divines: with additionals of his own, by Isaac Ambrose, minister of the Gospel at Preston in Amoundernes.Media: the middle things, in reference to the first and last things: or, The means, duties, ordinances, both secret, private and publike, for continuance and increase of a godly life, once begun, till we come to Heaven. Wherein are discovered many blessed medium's or duties, in their right method, manner and proceedings; that so a Christian (the spirit of Christ assisting) may walk on in the holy path, which leads from his new birth to everlasting life. / Drawn, for the most part, out of the most eminently pious, and learned writings of our native practical divines: with additionals of his own, by Isaac Ambrose, minister of the Gospel at Preston in Amoundernes.
London: printed by John Field for Nathanael Webb and William Grantham, 1649London: printed by John Field for Nathanaell Webb and William Grantham, 1649
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1. The inward Duties which children owe to their parents, are, Love and Fear: Love like Sugar sweetens Fear, and Fear like Salt seasons Love; there must be a loving-fear, and a fearing-love. Hence the fear of a child, is opposed to the fear of a slave; for a child's fear being mixed with love, hath respect to the offence which a parent may take: but a slaves fear, which is ordinarily mixed with hatred, hath respect to nothing but the punishment which his Master may inflict upon him. This love-like-fear is so proper to children, as that the awful respect which the Saints bear to God, is called a filial fear: Children have received their substance, from the very substance of their parents, and therefore they are to perform this Duty of Love and Fear to them.
1. The inward Duties which children owe to their parents, are, Love and Fear: Love like Sugar sweetens Fear, and Fear like Salt seasons Love; there must be a loving-fear, and a fearing-love. Hence the fear of a childe, is opposed to the fear of a slave; for a childes fear being mixt with love, hath respect to the offence which a parent may take: but a slaves fear, which is ordinarily mixed with hatred, hath respect to nothing but the punishment which his Master may inflict upon him. This love-like-fear is so proper to children, as that the awful respect which the Saints bear to God, is called a filial fear: Children have received their substance, from the very substance of their parents, and therefore they are to perform this Duty of Love and Fear to them.
2. The outward Duties, or the manifestation of this Love and Fear in children, appears
1. In their Reverence, in speech and carriage: They must give to their parents reverent and honourable titles, meek and humble speeches, obeisance, as becomes their age and sex: Thus Joseph and Solomon bowed,