A94156:1139
The Christian-man's calling: or, A treatise of making religion ones business. Wherein the nature…
The Christian-man's calling: or, A treatise of making religion ones business. Wherein the nature and necessity of it is discovered. : As also the Christian directed how he may perform it in [brace] religious duties, natural actions, his particular vocation, his family directions, and his own recreations. / By George Swinnock ...
London: printed for T.P., 1662
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
I wish, 5That I may manifest my love to the Souls in my family, by manifesting my anger against their sins. My God hath told me, Thou shalt not hate thy brother: Thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him, Lev. 19.17. If it be my duty not to bear with the corruptions of neighbours, much less of my servants and children. Should I suffer them in unholiness, I should bring them up for Hell: Those deepest purple sins, many times, are those which are died the Wool of youth. O the sad aches which many have when they are old, by falls which they received when they were young! Let me never, like Eli, honour my sons (or servants) above my God, lest my God judge my house for ever, for the iniquities which I know, because my children, (or servants) make themselves vile, and I restrain them not. Lord, let me never be so fond and foolish; as to kill any in my family with (Soul-damning) kindness; but let my house be as thine Ark, wherein there may be not only the golden pot of Manna, seasonable and profitable instructions; but also Aaron's Red, suitable and proper reprehension and correction.
I wish, 5That I may manifest my love to the Souls in my family, by manifesting my anger against their sins. My God hath told me, Thou shalt not hate thy brother: Thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him, Lev. 19.17. If it be my duty not to bear with the corruptions of neighbours, much less of my servants and children. Should I suffer them in unholiness, I should bring them up for Hell: Those deepest purple sins, many times, are those which are died the Wool of youth. O the sad aches which many have when they are old, by falls which they received when they were young! Let me never, like Eli, honor my sons (or servants) above my God, lest my God judge my house for ever, for the iniquities which I know, because my children, (or servants) make themselves vile, and I restrain them not. Lord, let me never be so fand and foolish; as to kill any in my family with (Soul-damning) kindness; but let my house be as thine Ark, wherein there may be not onely the golden pot of Manna, seasonable and profitable instructions; but also Aarons Red, suitable and proper reprehension and correction.