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The parents primer and the mothers lookingglasse, or, Counsel for parents in the education of children for their temporal, spiritual, and eternal happinesse : in a dialogue between a minister and a father : to which is added a second dialogue of the Decalogue : and to that a third dialogue concerning the Sabbath-day / by J. Waite ...
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Waite, J. (Joseph)
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the Slaughter †Ch. 2.25 This laying the Reins on the Neck hath run Many a child to Ruin Children need No more to undo them than their Own Desires No nor Men neither ¶ 2 Absolom He having Killed Amnon his Brother comes and Bows to David his Father and the King Kissed Absolom * 2 Sam. 14.33 After this he aspires the Crown seeks his fathers Life loses his Own †Ch. 18.14 and twenty thousand more * Ver. 7. David was comparatively a good King absolutely a good Christian a good Prophet a good Preacher and yet a bad Father Let the best in the World beware Even a David will Dote and Eli will honour his Sons above God †1 Sam. 2.29 This makes gods of Children and that is the way to make DEVILS of them for God to Destroy or to Spare to their Parents Destruction e g Thy two indulged sons Hophni and Phinehas shall Both Die in One Day * Ver. 34. And the Man of Thine whom I shall not cut off shall be to Consume thine Eyes and of Grieve thy Heart †Ver. 33. That some such gods are Suddenly gone this True Story will Testifie A godly Father being set at a Festival Dinner in comes a Curious Child O saith the Father speaking lightly I fear I shall make a god of this Child But the End of that Dinner was a Bitter Day Mr Jer Burroughs was present for before they rose from the Table that Child was found Drowned in a Pond You have your Items viz Item the Boy that Ran away from the Rod. Item the Boy that was Killed with Correction HERE be Items for you Item Adonijah Item Absolom Item Eli's sons whose end was Destruction for want of Correction And Item the Idolized Child that was Drowned I doubt because Deified Fath. These are Sad things to befall the Godly Min. Sad things for sin befall Such soonest of All for Judgment must Begin at the House of God †1 Pet. 4.17 Such sin against a Threefold light viz the light of Nature the light of Grace and the light of Gods Word Sin against Such Light is a Great aggravation of sin Weigh a sin Single in the Scale then adde this Circumstance viz it was against Knowledge that weighs more than the Sin it Self Knowledge of GOD is a Great Good no lesse than Eternal Life sin against Such Knowledge must needs be a Great Evil. N B If sin against Knowledg be against the Will it is not So great but Wo to them that sin against Knowledg With the Will Let us take heed of Sin against London light A Caution for London Sin at London is Greater than sin in a dark Country and the scourge Sorer upon that account when it comes WO wo wo to them that go into the Land of Darknesse by London Light Fath. Many poor Parents want Time to Instruct Object 13 and Correct their Children Min. And so may Rich too the course they take Men have Many wayes to throw their Time down the Stream I shall Instance two which are Common to men First They Word it away Precious time Prated away Let me say they Prate it away about impertinent things to no Purpose or Profit for Soul or Body Self or Others Church or State They are for Any thing Every thing which is worse then Nothing Tell them of their Work O then We want Time But let not Man be Deceived GOD will not be Mocked And many times Pertinent things and Spiritual things too are discoursed to No Purpose at all Will this discourse do in Dooms Day to the Law to try and to the Testimony of Jesus But I say unto you That every IDLE WORD that men shall speak they shall give account thereof in the Day of Judgment * Mat. 12.36 Fath. What is an Idle Word Min. The Greek word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Idle Idle word opened of a privative and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 A work signifies a Word without Work a Work-lesse word a Saying without Service ie which neither profits Speaker nor Hearer At the multitudes of Such Words out of the mouths of Professors I have been amazed times without Number to think how CAN they look OVER or look ON this Text as a Cypher * MAT. XII XXXVI As if they had got a Licence to let their Tongues go as they List There is a time to Every thing †Ecl. 3.1 and for some things that one would think there should be No Time for viz to Kill to Hate * Ver. 3 8. and yet we read of NO Time for Idle Talk And that Christ hath purchased Precious Time with his most Precious Blood for Vain Talkers to spend THUS I leave it with them to Prove or to Answer it in the Day of Judgement ¶ And much Time is thus lost about News as forementioned in the Morning Many wise men resemble the Simple who believeth every word †Pro. 14.15 though they know what an uncertain thing Report is both by Experience and Sacred Scripture e g Tidings came to David saying Absolom hath slain ALL the Kings sons and there is not ONE of them left * 2 Sa. 13.30 Report makes an uncertain Sound When they were All alive but One who did not deserve to Live nor to be Counted One of the Kings sons viz Amnon who had forced his Sister Tamar Thus persons Prate away their Time Second Precious time Piped away They Pipe it away with that Pidle and Tabacco that Bauble Of which because I doubt it 's your Vanity Hear me a little ¶ By way of Concession I grant Tabacco is a Creature of GOD and hath its Vertue for the Use of Man as every Herb Weed and Toad hath It 's good for Cold Moist Bodies and such Diseases if moderately Used Against the Good Lawfull Convenient use of it I say Nothing ¶ By way of Conviction of the Vanity Inconveniency and ill Consequence of the Common Abuse or Immoderate Use of it A wofull waster ¶ 1 It 's Prodigiously Expensive both of Time and Coin Some observe A man may walk a Mile while he Puffs away a Pipe of Tabacco How many do they that Dote drink away in a Day No wonder such want Time for better work Time to lay up Eternal Treasure Tabacco hath not been of use in England 100 Years in which Term It came by Sir Francis Drake 1585. it hath Stole away more Time and Cost more Coin than all England is worth Doubtlesse by God's judicial permission the Devil had a hand in its importation Sharper is that Saying of a King K James viz Tabacco is a lively image of Hell An if I was to invite the Devil to Dinner I professe for one Dish he should have a Pipe of Tabacco ¶ 2 It is a very Vain Vitious Foolish Custome A very Toy It makes Men turn Toys And with their Mouth Pidle and Bauble