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A02916	The epistle of the blessed apostle Saint Paule which he, in the time of his trouble and imprisonment, sent in writting from Rome to the Ephesians. Faithfully expounded, both for the benefite of the learned and vnlearned, by Nicholas Hemming ... Familiarlie translated out of Latine into English, by Abraham Fleming. Heerein are handled the high mysteries of our saluation, as maie appeare by the table of commonplaces necessarilie annexed by the same A.F. Perused and authorised.; Commentarius in epistolam Pauli ad Ephesios. English	Hemmingsen, Niels, 1513-1600.; Fleming, Abraham, 1552?-1607.	1580 (1580)	STC 13057.8; ESTC S102723	176,886	270

leaue and not vnto the mindes willes of men which haue in them 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that is election or choice which is an abilitie not bound but at libertie whereby the will hauing great choice of things taketh this and that according as it is lead as to followe vertue and auoid vice But this is little agreeable to the goodlie and gaie promises of our Chaldeans Aegyptians or Astrologians who will haue their Art and cunning so firme fast and vnmoueable as they dare boast that nothing can be done but according to the rule and appointment therof For an inclination is not a necessarie cause of anie thing speciallie in men who maie be gouerned by the iudgement of the minde euen contrarie to inclination if it be euill And to hold my peace a while there is nothing more foolish and vnfit than certeinlie to conceiue the effect and full accomplishment of a thing vpon a péece of a cause the same being of the basest order least force to bring forth an effect and full accomplishment Now in that the Mathematicians can foreshew the Eclipses and change of weather this commeth to passe because they depend vpon certeine causes which causes according to the ordinance of God do ueuer alter or varie And these to wit change of weather dependeth vpon the inclination of starres which inclination neuer deceiueth for the most part in things that lacke life Wherfore as Eclipses stand vpon demonstration so change of weather standeth vpon coniecture It is far otherwise in the reasonable abilities of the minde speciallie in the wils of men which are indifferenlie inclined vnto contraries as hath bene alreadie shewed Verse 4. 4 And ye fathers prouoke not your children to vvrath but bring them vp in instruction and information of the Lord. And ye fathres prouoke not your children to anger but bring them vp in learning the rebuking or feare of the Lord. THis is the fourth specialtie answerable to the former For as that required of children their obedience so this asketh a dutie of parents like in proportion and measure towards their children And in the first place the Apostle setteth downe of what things fathers ought to take heede secondlie what they ought to do with their children He giueth them warning to beware in anie wise of too streight and sharpe handling seasoned with no loue or gentlenesse For hard handling wherein appeareth no fatherlie loue or affection hath manie inconueniences ioined with it For first of all it maketh their children dizzards dolts blocke-heads heauie-hearted and dull of spirit Secondlie it bréedeth hatred by little and little in their tender mindes against their parents Thirdlie this hatred which they haue continued maketh place for stubbornesse and rebellion so that when thou wouldest win them by gentlenes faire meanes the mischiefe being so far growne thy labour is but lost But where parents execute their rule and power well ouer their children there doth authoritie hold them in feare willingnesse to obeie and kindnesse keepeth them in loue and readinesse to please As therefore too much making and as we saie cockering of our children is the next waie to make them sluggards wantons so a wise bringing of them vp a right and orderlie vsing of them maketh them quicke spirited honest thriftie Now the apostle addeth what parents ought to do with their children and that brieflie when he saith But bring them vp in instruction information of the Lord. Saint Paule in this place requireth thrée things of godlie parents First Bringing of them vp which thing parents are bound to do to their children by the lawe of nature Secondlie Discipline or instruction wherby as their children maie be enured to the knowledge of godlie honest things euen so they maie be made milde gentle courteous in so much that their wise conuersation and honest behauing of themselues shall turne in the end to the comfort and honour of their parents and to the profite and commoditie of the Commonwealth For 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in Gréeke Instruction in Latine is a certeine abilitie of the minde whereby a man is made friendlie to himselfe and louing to others which thing doubtlesse cannot come to passe without honest bringing vp and well instructing of them in the knowledge of things profitable and necessarie Héerevpon it is that this 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or Instruction doth signifie sometimes by the figure Metonymia the verie instructing it selfe Againe because the stint of instruction is humanitie therfore doth 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or instruction signifie other while by the figure Prolepsis humanitie it selfe also that is to saie a méeknes courtesie in maners and a tractablenesse in a mans whole life Thirdlie Information of the Lord. The olde Interpreter hath set downe Rebuking in stéede of Information which is not well done For the Gréeke word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 betokeneth in generall such an information wherby that is put into ones mind which is néedefull to be done The genitiue case Domini of the Lord is in place of an Adiectiue For the Apostles meaning is that such things should be put into tender and young mindes by dailie admonishments as tend to true godlinesse and to the feare of the Lord besides this also that they maie be drawne to the learning of such arts and sciences as they séeme to be most fit for by nature Nazianzenus writing to Eudoxus the Rhetorician saith it was an auncient lawe in Athens yea a verie good lawe which gaue commandement that so soone as children came to yeares of discretion they should be put out to learne arts sciences which thing was done in this manner There were brought laid in open place instruments or tooles belonging to euerie art occupation now sir the youth of that countrie being brought thither chose euerie one for himselfe such tooles as serued that trade of life wherein they most delighted héerevpon commandement was giuen by the magistrate that they should learne that science and occupation which they had taken themselues vnto nature hauing giuen plaine proofe therof before To this perteineth that saieng of the Poet Tuï nihil c. That thing thou shalt not saie or do Which Nature noddeth not vnto It is the parents charge therefore diligentlie to marke and consider for what trades of life their children seeme most fit Let parents also themselues learne first of all héerhence that God requireth earnestlie at their hands to instruct their children euen with their owne voice and information in true religion And let none thus thinke with himselfe that to indue tender young mindes with doctrines or lessons of godlinesse belongeth to Church-men and Schoolemaisters onelie but also that it is the dutie of parents much more to do this who ought to sowe the séeds of godlinesse in their childrens tender mindes together with their milke Let children also learne that it is their part not onelie to obeie their parents training