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nurse_n cut_v small_a bit_n for_o little_a child_n this_o be_v true_a but_o perhaps_o too_o nice_a here_o the_o word_n fignifie_v elsewhere_o juxta_fw-la mandatum_fw-la as_o numb_a 3._o 16_o mâ—ses_n be_v say_v to_o number_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n or_o sacr._n leigh_n crit._n sacr._n as_o the_o margin_n according_a to_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o lord_n so_o that_o this_o way_n must_v be_v via_fw-la secundum_fw-la os_fw-la the_o way_n of_o duty_n command_v by_o god_n which_o be_v call_v a_o man_n way_n ps_n 119._o 1_o etc._n etc._n the_o good_a way_n jer._n 6._o 16._o the_o way_n of_o understanding_n isa_n 40._o 14._o the_o way_n of_o life_n jer._n 21._o 8._o the_o way_n of_o god_n mark_v 12._o 14._o the_o way_n of_o salvation_n act_v 16._o 27._o etc._n etc._n michael_n cope_n in_o his_o comment_n reads_z in_o the_o entrance_n of_o way_n 5._o the_o benefit_n of_o this_o religious_a care_n in_o all_o governor_n of_o youth_n be_v express_v by_o way_n of_o a_o strong_a probability_n and_o imply_v thus_o much_o that_o though_o it_o be_v not_o impossible_a that_o a_o man_n who_o have_v be_v well_o instruct_v in_o his_o youth_n shall_v apostatise_v yet_o it_o be_v a_o most_o unlikely_a thing_n that_o such_o a_o man_n will_v nay_o it_o import_v a_o promise_n on_o god_n part_n to_o bless_v the_o mean_n use_v conscientious_o to_o youth_n with_o constancy_n and_o perseverance_n in_o age_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v a_o very_a great_a encouragement_n to_o parent_n to_o bring_v up_o their_o child_n in_o the_o nurture_n of_o the_o lord_n forasmuch_o as_o even_o in_o this_o life_n they_o have_v this_o encouragement_n that_o their_o labour_n shall_v not_o be_v in_o usin_n in_o the_o lord_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 6._o when_o he_o be_v old_a though_o he_o be_v senio_fw-la confectus_fw-la a_o very_a infirm_a old_a man_n when_o he_o have_v a_o foot_n in_o the_o grave_n for_o so_o the_o word_n often_o signify_v or_o when_o his_o age_n have_v make_v he_o honourable_a when_o he_o be_v a_o elder_a or_o a_o senator_n as_o such_o be_v call_v often_o senes_fw-la and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o we_o translate_v the_o word_n senator_n psal_n 105._o 22._o if_o he_o come_v to_o authority_n he_o will_v govern_v other_o as_o he_o himself_o be_v principled_a in_o youth_n the_o way_n he_o be_v set_v in_o in_o his_o young_a year_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d non_fw-la recedet_fw-la be_v will_v not_o recede_v from_o it_o the_o word_n be_v alike_o psal_n 14._o 3._o they_o be_v go_v back_o i._n e._n turn_v total_a apostate_n he_o shall_v not_o total_o turn_v his_o back_n upon_o it_o so_o as_o to_o take_v up_o a_o quite_o contrary_a course_n he_o may_v possible_o stop_v on_o it_o of_o that_o way_n but_o he_o will_v not_o set_v his_o back_n where_o his_o face_n be_v and_o walk_v direct_a antipocles_n to_o his_o former_a way_n he_o may_v lose_v much_o of_o his_o spirit_n possible_o but_o he_o will_v seldom_o grow_v like_o dead_a drink_n as_o the_o word_n be_v use_v hos_fw-la 4._o 18._o there_o will_v be_v some_o relish_n and_o savour_n in_o he_o to_o the_o last_o of_o his_o first_o season_v the_o word_n without_o any_o squeeze_v will_v afford_v we_o easy_a observation_n doct._n i._o there_o be_v a_o way_n wherein_o even_o child_n ought_v to_o go_v no_o age_n not_o the_o young_a be_v excuse_v from_o its_o duty_n doct._n ii_o those_o who_o have_v the_o charge_n of_o their_o education_n be_v bind_v to_o catechise_v or_o train_v they_o up_o in_o that_o way_n doct._n iii_o good_a principle_n which_o have_v season_v our_o young_a year_n we_o ought_v to_o be_v faithful_a and_o constant_a to_o in_o our_o age_n doct._n iu._n a_o well_o catechize_v and_o thorougble_o ground_a childhood_n give_v very_o likely_a hope_n of_o faithfulness_n and_o constancy_n in_o old_a age_n i_o shall_v handle_v only_o the_o second_o at_o large_a and_o improve_v all_o the_o rest_n according_a 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ps_n 78_o 5_o 6_o these_o shall_v suffice_v for_o the_o old_a testament_n see_v one_o also_o in_o the_o new_a ephes_n 6._o 4._o you_o father_n bring_v up_o your_o child_n in_o the_o nurture_n and_o admonition_n of_o the_o lord_n this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d denote_v feed_v and_o nourish_v and_o their_o spiritual_a food_n must_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o only_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o signify_v civil_a eauction_n in_o manner_n common_a honest_o moral_a virtue_n and_o civil_a learning_n but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d religion_n too_o not_o only_o feed_v they_o and_o keep_v they_o alive_a say_v zanchy_a facium_fw-la boc_fw-la &_o animalia_fw-la bruta_fw-la beast_n do_v thus_o much_o not_o instruct_v they_o