Selected quad for the lemma: life_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
life_n	aaron_n	blessing_n	skirt_n	62	3	11.4684	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A96877	A relgious treatise upon Simeons song or, instructions advertising how to live holily, and dye happily. / Composed at first for the use of the truly pious Sir Robert Harley, knight of the honourable order of the Bath but since published by Timothy Woodroffe, B.D. Pastor to the church at Kingsland, in Herefordshire.	Woodroffe, Timothy, 1593 or 4-1677.; Rowe, John, 1626-1677.	1658 (1658)	Wing W3472A; Thomason E2119_1; ESTC R210138	91,617	274

charge unto their heavenly Father to take care of them as Isaac and Jacob did Gen. 28.1 Gen. 48.15 16. chap. 49. Heb. 11.20.21 besides Parents know best what have been and are the ways and conversations of their children they know what have been their sins and infirmities what their defects and wants what is their present state and condition what mercies pardon and grace they do most need and by their neerness of relation to them and by their duty which they owe them and lastly their interest which they have in them they are much concerned to look to and study their welfare much every way as might bee shewed in Job's care of his children when they were grown up and dwelled in families of their own he sent and sanctified them Job 1.5 not only while they were little ones going to school and under their Parents roof Godly Parents near to death do see and read volums of divine and gracious providences flowing towards them and theirs from out the Ark of the covenant by virtue of which they are much invited to mind and presse the Lord with that successive goodness of his to the after generation and posterity of them that fear the Lord viz that their generations shall be blessed Psa 112.2 and upon this account do they with an humble boldness and much confidence put up their holy supplications and prayers that he will please to enrich and bless their children with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ Eph. 1.3 that the Lord will be their portion Psa 16.5 Ps 73.26 Ezra 9.8 E●a 56.5 Jer. 13.11 and ever give to them and theirs a place in his Sanctuary and a name better then that of sons and daughters that they should be unto the Lord for a people for a name for a praise and for a glory And for outward things they must commend them also to the blessing of the Lord in every state high or low rich or poor of marriage or single life that the Lord will please to lay them out such a condition as in which they may be most serviceable to God to the country they live in to neighbours relations and friends in all godliness and honesty and their Parents even while they do live may say of natural children as John doth of his spirituall children Joh. 5.3 4. I have no greater joy then to hear that my children walk in the truth And observe as Parents must take care of the particular concernments of every child who will bee ready to observe what Parents intend do or may bee like to do for them oft saying secretly to themselves what shall I do and what shall I do says another what will become of mee says one and of me says another and of me says a third when my Father and Mother are dead so must the soul of every one and the outward estate of each one be cared for by every wise holy and affectionate Parent Job he offered sacrifice for each one Lev. 4.13.14.15.21 Lev. 1.2 3 4. where mark that whereas some sacrifices were for the whole Congregation and some only for single persons so Job did not only offer a general sacrifice for al his sons but a particular sacrifice for every individual of them whatever their sin should be Parents when you draw neer to dye you must not only pray in generall that God will blesse your children but you must if possibly it may be set them before the Lord one by one Gen. 32.24 and wrestle with God by prayer for a speciall benediction to be upon the head of each one of them according to his or her age rank calling condition and habitation according to his or her temptations affl●ction● and trialls that God will sanct●fie them unto himself and make them very instrumentall for his glory 1 Chron. 28.9 Esa 38.3 that they may know the Lord God of their Fathers and serve him with a perfect heart and willing mind and that by such children God will raise up to his own name and unto his own glory an holy seed and faithfull generation to serve the Lord for ever and that such children may live in a most sweet and holy concord which as it is a great blessing unto Parents so the contrary it is a great heart-breaking to them as might be shewed in Adam Gen. 4. who when he had only two sons the one kills the other and in Abraham's family was scoffing Ishmael Gen. 21. in Isaac's family Esau hated Jacob Gen. 27. Jacob had twelve sons eleven of them hated and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites Gen. 37. intending never to see his face more 2 Sam. 13.28 David had an Absolon who caused his brother Amnon 1 King 1.5.18.25 to be murthered and Adonijah riseth against Solomon Look to it Parents be much in prayer to God that your children may bee sweetly bundled in the bond of love and charge it on them with strongest arguments shew them Ps 133.1 how good and pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity v. 2. it 's like the precious ointment upon the head v. 3. that ran down upon the beard even Aaron 's beard that went down to the skirts of his garment 't is like the dew of Hermon and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion and tell them that there the Lord commanded the blessing and life for evermore Where there where this bond is kept inviolable Some would add a third thing much tending to the setting ones house in order namely the recommendation of children such as are under age unto the loving care of some godly wise and christian friends thus did old David comend the care of young Solomon his son to certain Princes to help Solomon in his reign 1 Chron. 22.17 18. when he should govern saying is not the Lord your God with you intimating thereby that they would be very usefull and helpfull to his young son such friends may bee of excellent use and benefit to fatherless children whom the Lord himself gives charge unto to deal friendly by them to be as fathers to the fatherless Psal 68.5 as God himself vouchsafes to be called But I leave this of Trustees and Guardians and come to the last thing concerning a man's setting his house in order and that 's about his last will and testament 'T is to be presupposed it hath been much of a Parents care to set a part somewhat for children in the management of outward things that they have layd up somewhat to distribute dispose of at their death And not without great reason 1. That the future as well as the present may be provided for 2. That peace in the dispose of the goods of the family may be provided for from out that true interest which Parents have in the goods of the family to bequeath and dispose the estate which the God of all