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A75929	A Christian family builded by God, directing all governours of families how to act. 1. Gods timber and framing. 2. Gods foundation and upper building. 3. Gods finishing. 4. Gods furnishing. The sum whereof is shewed after the epistle. By Robert Abbott, Pastour of the Church of God at Austines, near Pauls gate in Watling-street in London.	Abbot, Robert, 1588?-1662?	1653 (1653)	Wing A68; Thomason E1233_2; ESTC R6379	56,335	120

word imparteth This they must be carefull to observe by reporting no fals things of others by reporting true things with a charitable mind by not suborning fals witness or being sinfully silent when they ought to maintain Innocencie And truely they had need to watch for this dutie because their age affords them more familiar access into places and so they may have more occasion to speak of themselves and others Yea their example would more hurt yonger women whom they may poyson and from whom they may steal the vail of modestie Yea and it would disgrace their age if they should turn Devils and blow up like Satans gunpowder the places of peace where they come Therefore let them be warie because He that deals truely is Gods delight and the good name of others Prov. is next to life 3. They must not be given to much wine or drink that is they must take heed of the Bibbing disease of which too many women are guiltie The very Heathens did account wine and strong drink disagreeable to the nature of women therefore had they The kiss of Osculum probationis Triall by which the kinsfolk tried whether their women friends had been given to wine Much more must Christians be careful though sometimes for weakness sometimes for honest comfort they may use that good creature If you ask why old women should be thus It may be it is because women of those times had such like meetings upon womenly occasions as they have now and the like practices therefore Paul puts a bridle upon them or because the moderation of old women should be an example unto youger who might easily fall into excess Oh therefore that it were thus every where for the honour of that usefull comfortable and good sexe 4. They must be teachers of good things to yonger women Though they are not permitted to teach in publike yet privately they may among themselves as Paul warranteth Every Christian must gather with Christ or else they scatter and all the godly are described to be such as whose lips feed many and Prov. whose words are health to their bones and their tongues a tree of Life And that women are not excluded we see in Elizabeth the blessed Virgin and Bathshebah who saith that the good woman opens her mouth in wisedome Prov. 31. Quest But what good lessons must they teach the yonger Answ Paul directeth in termes That they must be Sober not to be Joviall and merrie lasses Tit. 2. 4 5 6. That they love their husbands not to be idle wanton and careless which end in the Family goes forward That they be Discreet wisely to discern what is good for their husbands and Families That they be Chaste not immodest in Word Gesture Attire but drink Prov. water out of their own cistern That they be keepers at home not gadders from house to house to carrie news That they be good not to suffer their hearts to swell with pride or their tongues with scolding slanders or oathes That they be obedient to their Hubands not to strive for masterie and making him to yield either by flatterie or brawling Oh want of these lessons by the aged and want of learning them by yonger women hath made this good sex to be despised by Heathens Hence Aristippus beholding a little woman Parum pulchrum magnum malum Ille inducit quales esse deberent Ego vero quales sunt faire said Behold a little beautifull Creature but a great mischief in an house and Philoxenas being asked why he still spake of wicked women when Sophocles spake of good ones Answered He speaks of such as they ought to be but I of such as they are Redeem therefore the honour of your sexe and let old women be such and teach so as aged Paul would have them SECT 7. THe third and fourth part of Gods timber to be framed are yong men and yong women These have a threefold dutie put upon them 1. To rememher their Creatour in the Eccles 12. 1 Tit. 2. 6. 2 Tim. 2. 22 Levit. 19. 32. dayes of their youth 2. To be soberminded and to fly the lusts of youth 3. To honour the persons of the Aged They must certainly learn their duties as well as others for Titus was given in charge Tit 2. 6. to exhort yong men and Iohn doth it and Peter must feed Christs Lambs as well as his Sheep Yea the word is directed to them 1 John 2. 13. Psalm 119. 9. by name as well as others to redress their wayes by and sinne fastned upon them doth most harm as a blast in the Spring doth hinder fruit in Autumne 1. They must remember their Creator in the dayes of their youth that is consecrate their first years to the knowledge and service of God He that sails a long voyage must not sleep while the wind serves and the ship is strong As Abraham rose early to sacrifice Gen. 22. yong Isaac so must yong people begin betimes to mortifie their sins God loves infinitely Dan. 1. 4. more then the King of Babel to have yong men and well favoured to be chosen to stand in his Court Their service is acceptable but to serve God when they can serve sinne no longer is not thankworthie It is very hard to turn back after the wildnesse of that age by repentance The curse of God frownes upon them VVoe to him that hath a Mal. 1. male in his flock and offers a corrupt thing The further they run after the cours of the world the harder will their journey be at the latter end Therefore they must take time while time serves and strike while the iron is hot What though some old men give them bad patterns Let yong Shem be sober though old Noah be overtaken with wine Let yong Ioseph be chaste though old Lot fall into the pit of Incest Let yong Samuel be faithful though old Eli be indulgent Let yong David be sincere though old Saul be an Hypocrite Though Israel play the harlot yet let not Iudah sinne and though old men fail and fall let yong people stand and flourish They have excellent yong men to be their patterns as Daniel Ioseph Samuel Iosiah Timothy and this they must know that the sinnes of youth wound deeply David Psalm 25. cries out Remember not the sinnes of my youth and Job was in pitiful plight when he complained Thou writest bitter things against me Job and makest me possesse the sinnes of my youth these have hard teeth and wound deep 2. They must be sober minded saith Paul to Titus which he expounds to Timothy by Tit. 2. 6. 2 Tim. 2. 22 flying the lusts of youth Sobrietie is a grace that moderates affections and lusts in general and is fitly required of yong persons seeing their sinnes lye in the ill managing of the strength of lusts They carrie wrath indignation and envie in their hearts They are Eccles