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we_o perish_v eternal_o when_o we_o find_v ourselves_o tempt_v to_o evil_a especial_o when_o it_o be_v against_o our_o will_n these_o sort_n of_o psalm_n and_o prayer_n against_o the_o tempter_n and_o enemy_n of_o our_o soul_n come_v in_o very_o seasonable_o and_o be_v the_o true_a weapon_n of_o our_o defence_n §_o 24._o offspring_n 24._o parent_n must_v make_v up_o the_o defect_n and_o weakness_n of_o infancy_n by_o their_o own_o serious_a piety_n and_o devotion_n for_o which_o god_n will_v be_v sure_a to_o reward_v they_o and_o bless_v their_o offspring_n in_o fine_a because_o that_o young_a one_o have_v as_o yet_o their_o faculty_n almost_o all_o asleep_a and_o but_o very_o little_a active_a it_o will_v be_v necessary_a here_o that_o their_o parent_n come_v to_o their_o assistance_n and_o supply_v their_o impotency_n and_o all_o these_o duty_n as_o well_o in_o turn_v from_o evil_a their_o own_o desire_n as_o in_o offer_v always_o to_o god_n in_o behalf_n of_o their_o child_n these_o 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their_o instruction_n by_o it_o but_o by_o thing_n which_o only_o concern_v their_o understanding_n we_o can_v choose_v but_o miserable_o ruin_v their_o soul_n in_o leave_v in_o they_o and_o even_o plant_v in_o they_o by_o this_o negligence_n the_o fatal_a seed_n of_o irreligion_n of_o spiritual_a carelessness_n of_o forgetfulness_n and_o disrespect_n of_o god_n of_o vanity_n of_o pride_n in_o a_o word_n of_o death_n eternal_a notwithstanding_o this_o be_v it_o whereof_o man_n do_v but_o little_o think_v the_o whole_a world_n say_v st._n john_n lie_v in_o wickedness_n and_o that_o we_o may_v not_o be_v conform_a to_o the_o miserable_a world_n in_o this_o point_n it_o can_v be_v never_o enough_o recommend_v to_o those_o who_o will_v educat_fw-la their_o child_n christianly_o not_o so_o much_o to_o cultivat_a their_o mind_n as_o to_o make_v their_o heart_n 1._o pious_a towards_o god._n 2._o humble_a in_o themselves_o 3_o meek_n and_o charitable_a towards_o their_o neighbour_n and_o 4._o content_a with_o regard_n to_o all_o that_o which_o may_v happen_v they_o and_o which_o may_v be_v do_v unto_o they_o on_o such_o a_o foundation_n as_o this_o god_n build_v great_a thing_n and_o even_o take_v in_o his_o hand_n the_o whole_a conduct_n of_o the_o soul_n §_o 26._o 11._o understanding_n 26._o 11._o truth_n that_o be_v god_n his_o word_n &_o work_n the_o object_n of_o our_o understanding_n the_o second_o and_o the_o principal_a of_o the_o faculty_n of_o our_o soul_n be_v the_o power_n of_o know_v or_o our_o understanding_n it_o have_v be_v make_v for_o the_o truth_n that_o be_v to_o say_v for_o god_n himself_o who_o be_v the_o truth_n and_o for_o his_o word_n and_o his_o work_n which_o be_v the_o stream_n of_o this_o sovereign_a and_o original_a truth_n §_o 27._o this_o 27._o the_o consequence_n of_o this_o and_o so_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o desire_v to_o know_v any_o thing_n but_o god_n and_o that_o which_o he_o have_v say_v and_o do_v for_o his_o glory_n child_n 28._o 1._o consequence_n a_o lie_n and_o whatever_o be_v contrary_a to_o truth_n deprave_v the_o understanding_n and_o must_v not_o be_v induce_v in_o child_n §_o 28._o 1._o and_o therefore_o falsehood_n or_o a_o lie_n which_o be_v opposite_a to_o truth_n be_v the_o most_o abominable_a of_o all_o thing_n because_o it_o corrupt_v and_o pervert_v the_o most_o noble_a of_o the_o faculty_n of_o our_o soul_n we_o ought_v not_o to_o tolerat_v it_o in_o the_o least_o in_o young_a one_o nor_o suffer_v they_o to_o unpunished_a when_o they_o bewray_v in_o any_o measure_n this_o diabolical_a enormity_n the_o devil_n be_v which_o be_v the_o first_o and_o chief_a of_o all_o his_o quality_n a_o liar_n and_o the_o father_n of_o lie_n say_v the_o scripture_n curiosity_n 29._o 2._o we_o must_v not_o stuff_v our_o mind_n with_o the_o knowledge_n of_o useless_a thing_n but_o seasonable_o check_v our_o vain_a curiosity_n §_o 29._o 2._o for_o the_o same_o reason_n we_o ought_v not_o to_o apply_v ourselves_o to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o unprofitable_a discourse_n vanity_n invention_n cnimera_n and_o fiction_n and_o the_o deed_n of_o vain_a and_o corrupt_a man_n we_o must_v betimes_o resist_v curiosity_n and_o distraction_n which_o fill_v the_o mind_n with_o obscurity_n and_o darkness_n and_o render_v it_o insensible_a and_o unsuitable_a to_o solid_a truth_n and_o to_o the_o light_n of_o god_n how_o great_a a_o loss_n it_o be_v to_o fill_v with_o dirt_n and_o impurity_n a_o precious_a vessel_n which_o be_v make_v for_o no_o other_o end_n but_o to_o lodge_v and_o contain_v god_n and_o his_o most_o pure_a light_n which_o be_v incompatible_a with_o the_o impure_a fiction_n of_o the_o deprave_a mind_n of_o corrupt_a and_o worldly_a man_n §_o 30._o man._n 30._o how_o the_o faculty_n of_o know_v be_v exercise_v in_o man._n the_o faculty_n of_o know_v be_v exercise_v in_o man_n 1._o by_o the_o understanding_n or_o the_o pure_a mind_n 2._o by_o reason_n 3._o by_o the_o imagination_n assist_v by_o the_o sense_n especial_o these_o of_o see_v and_o hear_v §_o 31._o 1._o sensible_a 31._o 1._o the_o understanding_n since_o the_o fall_n be_v blind_a as_o to_o divine_a thing_n god_n only_o can_v cure_v this_o blindness_n of_o both_o which_o young_a one_o must_v be_v early_o make_v sensible_a the_o understanding_n or_o the_o pure_a mind_n which_o be_v design_v for_o divine_a thing_n be_v entire_o shut_v up_o in_o all_o man_n since_o the_o entrance_n of_o sin_n we_o be_v and_o be_v bear_v all_o blind_a as_o to_o divine_a thing_n and_o it_o be_v god_n only_o that_o be_v able_a to_o heal_v to_o open_v and_o to_o enlighten_v the_o eye_n of_o our_o soul_n so_o as_o to_o capacitat_fw-la we_o to_o know_v spiritual_a thing_n as_o we_o can_v not_o see_v nor_o know_v the_o sun_n the_o earth_n the_o tree_n nor_o the_o other_o thing_n of_o this_o world_n if_o god_n have_v not_o give_v we_o bodily_a eye_n so_o neither_o can_v we_o able_a ever_o to_o know_v the_o thing_n of_o god_n if_o he_o do_v not_o restore_v to_o our_o soul_n its_o spiritual_a eve_n which_v it_o have_v break_v and_o which_o god_n do_v not_o reim_fw-ge part_v noâ—_n open_a but_o to_o those_o only_a who_o heart_n iâ—_n withdraw_v from_o sin_n and_o incline_v and_o carry_v to_o good_a this_o aught_o to_o be_v inculcate_v on_o alâ—_n from_o their_o infancy_n to_o the_o end_n that_o the_o mind_n may_v tend_v betimes_o towards_o god_n and_o that_o by_o the_o goodness_n of_o its_o desire_n and_o purity_n of_o heart_n it_o may_v be_v dispose_v for_o his_o divine_a light_n for_o god_n do_v not_o discover_v his_o secret_n but_o to_o such_o as_o fear_v to_o do_v evil_a and_o he_o give_v not_o his_o light_n but_o to_o those_o who_o will_v make_v a_o good_a use_n of_o it_o as_o david_n who_o say_v to_o he_o give_v i_o o_o
own_o nothingness_n from_o our_o weakness_n from_o our_o own_o injustice_n wickedness_n ignorance_n and_o such_o like_a for_o example_n wherefore_o do_v god_n create_v the_o world_n to_o manifest_v his_o power_n his_o wisdom_n and_o his_o goodness_n wherefore_o do_v he_o make_v man_n for_o that_o very_o same_o end_n and_o withal_o to_o show_v he_o and_o give_v he_o his_o felicity_n and_o his_o glory_n wherefore_o do_v man_n die_v by_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n it_o be_v just_o that_o since_o man_n do_v abuse_v his_o life_n it_o shall_v be_v take_v from_o he_o wherefore_o be_v the_o good_a afflict_a by_o sickness_n or_o any_o other_o way_n because_o since_o they_o have_v be_v former_o guilty_a of_o some_o sin_n the_o justice_n of_o god_n so_o order_v it_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v rather_o correct_v for_o they_o in_o this_o temporal_a life_n then_o in_o the_o other_o which_o be_v eternal_a wherefore_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n do_v good_a oftentimes_o befall_v the_o wicked_a here_o 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pain_n by_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n who_o make_v use_v of_o this_o creature_n as_o a_o rod_n for_o the_o chastise_v of_o man_n who_o have_v sin_v and_o as_o to_o moral_a thing_n we_o ought_v to_o do_v the_o same_o and_o tell_v they_o for_o instance_n that_o we_o must_v obey_v our_o parent_n and_o superior_n in_o this_o and_o in_o that_o because_o it_o be_v the_o will_n of_o god_n that_o we_o must_v not_o value_v ourselves_o nor_o desire_v that_o other_o shall_v esteem_v we_o because_o god_n only_o deserve_v that_o as_o be_v only_o wise_a and_o only_o good_a and_o that_o we_o be_v but_o weakness_n but_o ignorance_n but_o folly_n and_o wickedness_n of_o ourselves_o that_o we_o must_v not_o wish_v nor_o render_v evil_a to_o those_o who_o do_v evil_a to_o we_o because_o god_n will_v that_o we_o shall_v do_v as_o he_o do_v who_o always_o do_v we_o good_a and_o even_o then_o when_o we_o offend_v he_o that_o we_o must_v not_o disesteem_a judge_n nor_o dishonour_v our_o neighbour_n because_o god_n alone_o will_v be_v his_o judge_n and_o that_o it_o be_v his_o will_n that_o we_o shall_v love_v other_o as_o ourselves_o that_o we_o be_v too_o ignorant_a to_o know_v the_o heart_n of_o other_o and_o too_o perverse_a to_o judge_v favourable_o of_o they_o or_o without_o passion_n and_o so_o of_o the_o rest_n method_n 40._o the_o happy_a advantage_n of_o this_o method_n §_o 40_o if_o we_o do_v employ_v every_o day_n some_o moment_n to_o exercise_v after_o this_o manner_n the_o reason_n of_o young_a one_o we_o will_v very_o soon_o accustom_v they_o to_o see_v god_n in_o every_o thing_n to_o have_v he_o always_o before_o their_o eye_n and_o to_o walk_v continual_o as_o in_o his_o presence_n there_o be_v nothing_o in_o this_o world_n whether_o divine_a humane_a natural_a or_o political_a history_n whether_o sacred_a or_o profane_a whereof_o we_o may_v not_o very_o easy_o make_v they_o reduce_v all_o the_o cause_n and_o all_o the_o particular_a event_n with_o their_o reason_n to_o these_o admirable_a principle_n of_o the_o power_n wisdom_n goodness_n truth_n justice_n felicity_n glory_n holiness_n and_o will_v of_o god_n and_o to_o the_o weakness_n ignorance_n inconstancy_n and_o malignity_n of_o man._n this_o beside_o that_o it_o will_v render_v god_n always_o present_a to_o we_o will_v moreover_o wonderful_o serve_v to_o rectify_v reason_n after_o a_o most_o solid_a and_o save_a manner_n provide_v that_o we_o do_v it_o implore_v with_o sincerity_n and_o humility_n the_o grace_n and_o blessing_n of_o god._n we_o may_v begin_v to_o make_v some_o essay_n of_o it_o on_o a_o history_n of_o the_o scripture_n for_o instance_n on_o the_o history_n of_o the_o sell_n of_o joseph_n which_o be_v in_o the_o book_n of_o genesis_n or_o on_o some_o historical_a chapter_n of_o the_o gospel_n §_o 41._o iii_o since_o the_o imagiination_n improven_v 41._o iii_o the_o imaginatione_n of_o young_a one_o must_v be_v early_o improven_v as_o well_o as_o the_o memory_n be_v that_o which_o have_v most_o strength_n and_o most_o activity_n in_o young_a one_o we_o shall_v do_v well_o to_o improve_v they_o very_o soon_o that_o by_o this_o way_n also_o we_o may_v communicate_v unto_o they_o as_o much_o of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o thing_n of_o their_o salvation_n as_o be_v possible_a and_o as_o they_o be_v then_o capable_a of_o image_n 42._o a_o necessary_a caution_n all_o the_o notice_n of_o divine_a thing_n which_o we_o receive_v by_o the_o imagination_n be_v but_o very_o dark_a and_o imperfect_a image_n §_o 42._o but_o it_o be_v good_a to_o let_v they_o understand_v before_o hand_n that_o all_o the_o knowledge_n they_o shall_v acquire_v after_o this_o manner_n be_v but_o very_o gross_a and_o very_a obscure_a picture_n of_o divine_a thing_n whereof_o they_o do_v not_o know_v by_o that_o the_o hundred_o thousand_o part_n not_o even_o the_o least_o part_n as_o realie_a it_o be_v in_o itself_o because_o that_o the_o thing_n of_o god_n have_v by_o 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that_o so_o their_o memory_n and_o their_o imagination_n may_v be_v fill_v with_o holy_a image_n and_o we_o must_v at_o the_o same_o time_n accustom_v they_o to_o reduce_v that_o which_o they_o shall_v read_v or_o see_v at_o least_o the_o principal_a head_n to_o the_o divine_a principle_n which_o we_o have_v already_o recommend_v §_o 44._o 2._o by_o the_o explication_n of_o the_o creed_n belief_n 44._o 2._o by_o acquaint_v they_o with_o the_o importance_n and_o meaning_n of_o the_o belief_n which_o they_o ought_v to_o learn_v by_o heart_n and_o on_o which_o we_o ought_v to_o discourse_v with_o they_o according_a to_o their_o capacity_n 1._o of_o god_n the_o father_n and_o the_o creator_n of_o his_o perfection_n power_n wisdom_n goodness_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o work_n as_o well_o spiritual_a as_o corporal_n as_o well_o these_o that_o be_v durable_a and_o eternal_a as_o these_o that_o be_v temporal_a and_o transient_a 2._o of_o god_n incarnate_a or_o of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n 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