Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	age_n	young_a	youth_n	133	3	8.9385	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39926	A sermon of catechizing thought fit for affinity of subject to be annexed to this treatise of the (Practicall use of infant-baptisme) / by the same authour.	Ford, Simon, 1619?-1699.	1655 (1655)	Wing F1501; ESTC R209608	27,115	58

those words according as their age is capable of reception 2. Their duty is training up or as we render it in the Margin Catechizing The word is hanocb and comes from 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which signifies to enter or instruct in the elements or first principles of any employment or profession and so we render it training which is the initiation of a souldier to his employment by which he is fitted for service It signifies also dedicavit or consecravit to consecrate or set apart for an holy employment lastly imbuit to season a vessel or dip a garment in a colour that we would have it take and so it is as if he said let a child be seasoned in tender age with the liquour of saving knowledge or let his soul be first died into the principles by which he should walk that his after-conversation may look of the colour of his first grounds 3. The objectum cui or the person who is thus to be seasoned or principled is nagnar which word is sometimes taken for a person entred into that age which we call youth that age that follows childhood so Joseph is called nagnar in Egypt Gen. 41. 12. and Gideons son Judges 8. 20. and sometimes for children abl● to go and speak as 2 Kings 2. 23. the children that mocked Elishae are called nagnarim and lastly sometimes and most frequently for children in an Infant-age even as soon as they are sbaken out of the mothers womb seeing it comes from 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 excussit to sbake off or evacnate c. And so it implies the condition of all persons who by their age are not confirmed or settled in their way but are yet ductile and perswasible to choose their way years of childhood and youth are our learning time few old people or such as are at mans estatc but have chosen their way and are too well conceited of it to admit of advice about it And yet it may be that nagnar non aetate solùm sed judicio putrum significat as saith Lavater 4. The objectum quod or the mystery in which they are to be instructed is the way in which they should goe 't is emphatical in the Original 't is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 secundum os viae suae Concerning which a Critick observeth that it must be such a teaching as the party is capable of as Nurses cut small bits for little children This is true but perhaps too nice here the words fignifie elsewhere juxta mandatum as Numb 3. 16 M●ses is said to number the children of Israel 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 according to the word of the Lord or Leigh Crit. Sacr. as the margin according to the mouth of the Lord so that this way must be via secundum os the way of duty commanded by God which is called a mans way Ps 119. 1 c. The good way Jer. 6. 16. the way of understanding Isa 40. 14. the way of life Jer. 21. 8. the way of God Mark 12. 14. the way of salvation Acts 16. 27. c. Michael Cope in his Comment reads In the entrance of way 5. The benefit of this religious care in all Governours of youth is expressed by way of a strong probability and implies thus much that though it be not impossible that a man who hath been well instructed in his youth should apostatize yet it is a most unlikely thing that such a man will nay it imports a promise on Gods part to blesse the means used conscientiously to youth with constancy and perseverance in age which ought to be a very great encouragement to parents to bring up their children in the nurture of the Lord forasmuch as even in this life they have this encouragement that their labour shall not be in vsin in the Lord 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 6. When he is old though he be senio confectus a very infirm old man when he hath a foot in the grave for so the word often signifies or when his age hath made him honourable when he is an elder or a Senatour as such are called often senes and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and we translate the word Senators Psal 105. 22. if he come to Authority he will govern others as he himself was principled in youth the way he was set in in his younger years 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 non recedet be will not recede from it the word is alike Psal 14. 3. they are gone back i. e. turned total Apostates he shall not totally turn his back upon it so as to take up a quite contrary course He may possibly stop on t of that way but he will not set his back where his face was and walk direct Antipocles to his former way Hee may lose much of his spirits possibly but he will seldome grow like dead drink as the word is used Hos 4. 18. there will be some relish and savour in him to the last of his first seasoning The words without any squeezing will afford us easie Observations Doct. I. There is a way wherein even children ought to goe No age not the youngest is excused from its duties Doct. II. Those who have the charge of their education are bound to catechize or train them up in that way Doct. III. Good principles which have seasoned our younger years wee ought to bee faithful and constant to in our age Doct. IV. A well catechized and thorougbly grounded childhood gives very likely hopes of faithfulnesse and constancy in old age I shall handle onely the second at large and improve all the rest according to the drift and intent of the Text either by way of reason or motive to the duty therein required Doct. It is a duty that indispensahly lies on all those who have charge of the education of children to catechize or train them up in the knowledge of that holy way of God wherein they are to goe This I shall fit for Application by 1. Proper proofs 2. Pregnant presidents 3. Demonstrative arguments 1. Proper proofs Deut. 6. 7. Is an evident and undeniable place These words shall be in thy heart and thou shalt teach them diligently or as in the Hebrew whet or sharpen them unto thy children That is shalt srequently inculcate the same things by way of Catechisme and shalt talk of them when thou sitsest in thy house c. See Deut. 11. 19. Ps 78 5 6 These shall sussice for the Old Testament See one also in the New Ephes 6. 4. Ye Fathers bring up your children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. This 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 denotes feeding and nourishing and their spiritual food must bee 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 not only 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which signifies civil eauction in manners common honestly moral vertue and civil learning but 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Religion too Not only feed them and keep them alive saith Zanchy facium boc animalia bruta beasts do thus much not instruct them