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A52409	Family-governors perswaded to family-godliness, or, The masters charge opened, and humbly offered, to all governors of families particularly within the ancient borough of Bridgewater, and adjacent villages thereunto / by John Norman ...	Norman, John, 1622-1669.	1657 (1657)	Wing N1241; ESTC R41383	11,226	31

not for his own specially for those of his own house hath he not denied the Faith and is worse than an infidel 1 Tim. 5.8 Is this true in Temporals and not much more in Spirituals Must you provide food clothing and cure for their Mortal Bodies See Gen. 30.30 Prov. 27.27 31.15 Matth. 8.6 and be at no pains for their immortal Souls Must you give those Bread and Fish and these onely Stones and Serpents either no provision or which is worse poison Doth Faith teach such care for the Trunk and Cabinet and mean-while to cast by this Jewel which a whole world cannot equal much less exceed Are Souls so little worth and States so much Remember Matth. 16.26 1 Pet. 1.18 19. Luke 16.19 ad 29. Can earth shew you or secure them such a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory as heaven can and doth If you are in good earnest when you talk of their happiness of Heaven Hell the Glories with Christ and the gawdy Vanities of the creatures why do not you study to lay up for them the best Treasures a good Foundation against time to come that they may inherit Eternal Life Do we indeed believe that Scripture Mat. 6.33 Ah! my Brethren consider 1. Do not your Families want it In the first Family was there not a Cain in the best a Judas and when there was but one onely Family in the world was there not even in that a Cham Think over the provoking Sins Standals and Sinks of Defilements and Discord that were in Abraham's Isaac's and Jacob's Families of whom yet as concerning the flesh Christ came and if ever you did see sin sinful or were sensible of Gods dishonour judge this ●●sk then needless if you can Genes 16.4 5. 21.9 26.35 27.31 ck 30. ch 34. ch 35. ch 37. 2. Will not your Families else wreck it How often have Families rued their Fathers remissness upon Earth and how many are now Roaring in Hell because they restrained them not who knoweth See Exod. 20.5 Psal 109.9 ad 16. Isa 14.21 22 23. 31.2 1 Sam. 3.13 14. And is this of your iniquities a small matter even the blood of the Souls of poor Innocents To make your Children and Servants twice more the children of wrath and drudges of Satan by your counsel conversation or carelesness 3. Doth not your Family-weal depend upon it Is not godliness the great gain Hath no● this the Promise What but Family-Piety hath the Entail of Family-Prosperity See Job 22.24 to the end Psa 118.15 128. throughout Psal 37.25 Prov. 12.7 15.6 24.3 4. Why is Abraham called out to be such a signal Monument of Gods special Mercy but in that Abraham will command his children and his houshold after him and they shall keep the wayes of the Lord. Reade Genes 18.17 18 19. Oh! Christians if ye would not consult shame to your houses keep out sin from and keep up the service of God in your houses Would you perpetuate a Family on earth acquaint them with him of whom the whole Family both in Heaven and Earth is named Ah Friends there is set before you life and death blessing and cursing therefore choose life that you and your seed may live for ever See Prov. 3.33 Psal 55.15 Job 18.15 to the end and 11.14 ad 20. If you will keep up their dignity or keep off these dangers be conscientious I beseech you of these your Duties Direction I. You must know how to rule your houses 1 Tim. 3.5 Wisdome is the principal thing as for heart so for house-work too Pro. 4.7 Psal 101.2 You Housholders should be treasuries of Instruction Mat. 13.52 You are to teach others and do you not teach your selves Rom. 2.21 Heb. 5.12 You should be to your Wives Sons and Servants as is the Sun to the Moon and Stars and the Master of the Ship to the other Mariners They should all shine from your light and is this darkness You are to be eyes to the blinde and feet to the same Souls in your Families and is the eye evil Verily the whole body will be full of darkness Mat. 6.23 Direction II. 'T is not enough to know how to rule your houses but you must keep up the Rule which God would have you know 1 Tim. 3.4 5. VVot you what Authority you are vested with over them and what awe they should stand in of you Consult Exod. 20.12 Levit. 19 3. Deut. 27.16 Ephes 6.5 Col. 3.22 I● you would rule with Gods approbation you must not remit this Authority Are you not his Deputies Col. 41 Let pious counsels be back'd with powerful commands See Genes 18.19 Deut. 32.46 47. Luke 7.8 9. Never think you shall behave your selves unblameably unless you do bear up this Authority given you 1 Thess 2 10 11. Saith any An● but how shall I This is my difficulty I answer 1. Bring thy house as much as thou canst under the authority o● God and bear up Gods authority over thy own heart before thy houshold Exalt this in thy house and it will exalt thee unto honour Thou hast a double assurance the fear of godliness upon them and the faithfulness of God to thee Gen. 27.12 Prov. 29.15 17. 1 Sam. 2.30 with 29. Joh. 12.26 'T is worthy of thy enquiry Hath not God let down my authority because I let fall or did not lift up ●is among mine hath he not raised up evil against me out of my house because of the reproach his Name hath sustained by my evil in and before my houshold See Sam. ibid. and 2 Sam. 12.11 Isa 1.5 Lam. 1.8 Let Noah and Lot but in one particular intermit their Faith in God and fear of sin their 's will soon arrive to both shamelesness of sin and fearlesness of them See Gen. 9.21 22. 19 31 to 37. 2. Bear a more even sail and rein of anthority over them Not too remiss how shall they then give you reverence Heb. 12.9 Prov. 29.15 Remember Davids fondlings who all either sought his death or found their own See 1 Kings 1.5 6 c. Nor ●ay it be too rigid and restrained How often doth the string break by screwing it ●o high In every capacity as Husband father Master there are some Cautions given ●hee for allay Col. 3.19 1 Pet. 3.7 Eph. 6.4 9. Col. 4.1 Direction III. Keep out Seducers and Soul-deceivers Receive them not into your houses neither bi● them God speed Consider 2 John 10 1● 1 Tim 65. Rom 16.17 Oh! how ready are such to creep in uncalled for and how ofte● subvert they whole houses if you cannot sto● their mouthes yet may you shut your doors 2 Tim. 3.6 Tit. 1.10 11. The Thief come not but to steal or worse And are not th● Souls of yours your best Substance If you are good men watch Luke 12.39 VVill yo● not keep the Plague out of your houses wha● are deceivers and men of debauch'd Principle or ●ractices less whose words will