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heart_n	fruit_n	good_a	treasure_n	4,153	5	10.5915	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A72993	A Romane centurion becomming a good souldier of Iesus Christ In foure sermons, preached in the cathedrall church, and in Saint Thomas Church at Sarum. By Bartholomevv Parsons, B.D. and rector of Ludgershall, in the county of Wiltes.	Parsons, Bartholomew, 1574-1642.	1635 (1635)	STC 19350.5; ESTC S124821	64,942	95

S. Hierome it is no small good deed in the presence of God to bring vp thy children well But to come home unto our selves Beloved we cannot in most places be praised for seasoning and sanctifying our families with the knowledge of Gods wayes and obedience to his will The old people of the Iewes were so admirably diligent in teaching their children the Scriptures that Iosephus lib. 2. contra Appionem saith Nostrorum quilibet de legibus interrogatus faciliùs quàm nomen suum recitat vniversas quipe mox a primo ●ensu discentes in animo velut insculptas habemus Every one of our people being asked concerning the Lawes rehearseth them more easily then his own name for having learned them assoone as we come to understanding we have them as it were ingrauen in our minde but amongst us it is herd to finde a child or a servant in a family that hath learned any patterne of words in faith and love which are in Christ Iesus 2 Tim. 1.13 or layd any foundation of the doctrine of the beginning of Christ Heb. 6.1 as the Apostle speaketh concerning catechisme-learning Iob was no doubt as carefull to sanctifie his children aforehand that they might not sinne as after their feasting least they had sinned Iob 1.6 But it never troubleth many amongst us to have sonnes and servants like to Elies children wicked men such as know not the Lord. Nay may not the Lord send his messengers to us as hee sent the man of God to Elie to expostulate with him for honouring his children before God 1 Sam. 2.27.29 may not the Lord threaten us as he did him to judge our iniquities because wee suffer our children to runne into slander and stay them not 1 Sam. 3.13 may not old Elie be justified in comparison of us for when hee heard evill of his sonnes hee gave them a cold admonition doe no more so my sonnes for it is no good report I heare of you 1 Sam. 2.24 But having both the power of a Father and he a Iudge procceded not to correction whereas we are so indulgent so cockring that we will not displease our children at any time in saying why have you done so 1 King 1 6. that though our children be like to Abselom murtherers whore-masters rebels yet they must be intreated gently 2 Sam. 18.4 Constantius the Emperour father of Constantine the great having made tryall of his servants which would sacrifice to Idols which would not but be constant to the Christian faith banished all the turne coates out of his Court with this Apophthegme How will they keepe their faith inviolate toward the Emperour who are perfidious to God Quomodò fidem Imperatori praestabunt qui deo sunt perfidi Euseb But in our entertainning or re●ayning of servants we respect in them pe●sonablenes serviceablenes and such formality of their religion is the least and last care and wee beare with them well enough though they be swaggerers swearers drunkards cursed speakers at defiance with God and all Godlinesse Men are combred about the many things of this world to provide them for their families and children they rise up early lye downe late and give themselves no rest to scrape together abundance of worldly pelfe for them whether by right or wrong of which Saint Austin saith well Quam curam geris filiorum ut cos obruaslachry mis miserorum non est hoc filios amare sed potius necare Nolo tetalem patrem sentiant filij tui nolo sic provideas ut magis in videas homil 45. Vnum necessarium Parentes qui filiis ditandis omnem curam impendunt corum autem mores negligunt quantò magis salutem dico ego similes suntiis qui magnam calceorum curam habent interim pedem ipsum parui pendunt What care takest thou of thy children that thou maist overwhelme them with the teares of the oppressed I would not have thy children finde thee such a father I would not thou should'st so provide that thou shouldest hurt them But with Martha they neglect that one necessary thing that one pearle of the kingdome of heaven for the buying of which they should sell all the riches Plutarch said excellently Parents that bestow all their care upon inriching their children and neglect their education how much more their salvation say I are like unto those that have great care of the shooes and in the meane while little regard the foote I conclude all with aword of exhortation let us then with David walke with an upright even foote in the midst of our houses harbouring the good there in banishing the evill there from Psal 101. Let us not entertaine any to serue us that will not serue God with us Let us labour so to sanctifie our sonnes and daughters that they may be the sonnes and daughters of the Lord Almightie and that we may rejoyce to see them walking in the truth let us teach them the Scriptures and the forme of wholesome doctrine I meane their Catechisme that they may be wise unto salvation and let our houses be as Churches and assemblies of Saints wherein the word of God may dwell plenteously prayers may be powred out dayly and holy hymnes sung to the great and glorious name of the Father the Sonne and the holy Ghost c. THE THIRD SECTION Acts 10. vers 2. A devout man and one that feared God with all his house which gave much almes to the people and prayed to God alway THe tree saith our Saviour Math. 12.33 is knowne by his fruite either to be a good tree by the good fruite growing thereon or an evill tree by the ill fruit it beareth and he addeth there verse 35. by way of declaration as it were that a good man out of the good treasure of his heart 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 bringeth forth good things and an evill man out of the evill treasure bringeth forth evill things Those good trees then that are planted in the house of the Lord by the rivers of the waters of his sanctuary flourish in his Courts and being forth fruit in due season and with perseverance unto old age Psal 92.13 1.3 Such a good tree was Cornelius shewing himselfe so heere in the fruits of his religion both in pity towards his brethren he gave much almes to the people and in piety towards God hee prayed God continually And as God will have mercie and not sacrifice Hos 6.6 preferreth a duty of charity towards our brethren commanded in the second table before a duty of outward seruice towards himselfe commanded in the first table when the case so standeth that one of them must be omitted for observing the other so here in ranking and ordering of those duties he giveth the priority of place and time to his workes of mercie although his workes of piety towards God must have the priority of nature and dignity acconding to that methode of prudence prescribed by Logicianes Methodus