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friend_n	ass_n	child_n	strait_a	12	3	16.6016	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A95609	A Scripture-map of the wildernesse of sin, and vvay to Canaan. Or The sinners way to the saints rest. Wherein the close bewildring sleights of sin, wiles of the Devill, and windings of the heart, as also the various bewildrings of lost sinners, yea, even of saints, before, in, and after conversion; the necessity of leaning upon Christ alone for salvation, with directions therein: as also, the evident and eminent danger of false guides, false wayes, false leaning-stocks, are plainly, and practically discovered. Being the summe of LXIV lecture sermons preached at Sudbury in Suffolk, on Cantic. 8.5. / By Faithful Teate, M.A. minister of the Gospel.	Teate, Faithful, b. 1621.	1655 (1655)	Wing T615; Thomason E839_1; ESTC R203761	372,945	489

were under a curse from the Lord even a wilderness-curse as it was a wilderness sin and the Prophet turned back and looked on them and cursed them in the name of the Lord and two she-Bears out of the forest came and devoured forty and two children and perhaps though I would gladly be charitable that the Bears no sooner rent a sunder their little carkases then the roaring Lyon seized upon their souls Children take heed of cursing and lying and mis-calling and mocking and stealing and playing at prayers c. If you would keep out of the way of the Bear keep away from the side of the forest meddle not with sin Let this affect the hearts of parents say not of your children as Paul of himself 1 Cor. 13.11 When I was as a childe I spake and understood and did as a childe but when I became a man I put away childish things from me What do you talk say you 't is but a childe and afterward it will it self as Paul did lay aside and forget these childish sins Truly Friends 't is well when it is so but 't is not well for you to trust to this that it will be so Vse To parents to teach the way You 'l ask me then What should you do Why first Are thou not bound to do as much for a childe or an Apprentice of thine own as thou art for an ox or an ass of thy neighbors Art thou not bound to do as much for a childe of thy friends committed to thee or thine own childe as for an ox or an ass of thine enemies Exod. 23.4 If thou meet thine enemies ox or his ass going astray thou shalt surely a strait in junction bring it back again and wilt thou let thy childe go astray and not set that into the way but leave it lost and bewildred still O the vanity of that phansie of late growth that children must not be taught the ways of God because not able to understand them and tell me what old one is able without teaching Was not Nicodemus a Doctor as simple as a childe c. Did he not propound as childish questions as to the mysteries of the Gospel John 3.4 nay doth not God make old ones babes and to become as little children before he reveal to them the mysteries of the kingdom Matth. 11.25 We despise not the broken language of our little ones nor doth Christ the Hosanna's that were sung by the little children But if we could say nothing God hath commanded and who dares pretend to a counter-wisdom Prov. 22.6 Train up a childe in the way wherein he shall go or should go mark the words In the way that imports if it be not there 't wil be in the wilderness in the way wherein he should go or shall go when he is old though he be not so prompt at it whilst he is a childe Yea but saist thou I teach but he will not learn I point him the way but he will not learn in it In such a case what dost thou do with the ox or the ass that thou findest astray and when thou bring●● it into the way will ever and a non be running out again Therefore secondly Hast thou not a rod in thine hand 2. If they will go out or not keep in to whip them into the way if it will not come out of the wilderness by calls or perswasions whip it out if it will not keep in the way which thou leadest it into whip it in You think it is better to whip your beast and so to bring it home then that it should miss those blows but be lost still And will you suffer the soul of a childe to be lost for not gathering or for not using a rod Prov. 23.13 14. Thou shalt not withhold correction but beat him with the rod and deliver his soul from death and hell Though folly be bound in its heart and it be by that folly in the wilderness shall not the rod of correction fetch it out Prov. 22.15 Fourthly Pass we on to yong men and maidens 4. Yong men maidens in the wildernes they also if unregenerate are bewildred I desire to speak affectionately to you wishing you well in the Lord as being yong my self and exposed unto your temptations know my friends that as the shoo-maker hath another last in his shop of another size so Satan hath another part in the wilderness for your growing foot There 's a road in the wilderness and a broad one too call'd by the name of the yong mans way Eccl. 11.9 Rejoyce O yong man and walk in the ways of thine heart ways there are fitted to the youthful heart when childish ways are turnd aside from flee saith the Apostle youthful lusts 2 Tim. 2.22 lusts fitted unto youthful feet long hair and fine locks and naked bosoms and fair-meetings and drinking and dancing and wantonness and chambrings such are ways of the yong men and maidens wilderness and you shall see them beaten to purpose on a Town-fair-day yea there are ways on purpose in fashion for some foolish ones such as ranting for Sophistets and clubbing for journey-men shoo-makers c. and they are not good Artists unless they can lose themselves in these fashionable pathes Therefore what pains takes the wise man to keep yong ones right in the way Prov. 5.7 Hearken O children remove thy way far from her ver 8. and he presseth it hard home from two Arguments The first If thou go on saith he but a little further thou wilt get into the midst of the wilderness for saith he I my self following the ways of my youth was almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly ver 14. this is sad in the midst of a congregation and yet in the midst of the wilderness still in view of men yea perhaps in the midst of a Sermon and yet thine heart will be in the midst of the wilderness of sin so sadly will sins of youth bewilder you Then secondly saith he If you keep not your way you 'l meet with the Leopard and Lion c. ere it be long therefore saith he Keep thy ways far from her lest thou give thy years to the cruel ver 9. If you have a minde to have your years cut off then get you into the wilderness there are beasts enough and sufficiently cruel to devour you Say not you are yong and have strength and shall out-wear for Prov. 7.24 Hearken O ye children ver 25. go not astray many have been cast down wounded and many strong men have been slain there ver 26. It may be you l say you feel no harm and it may be so to Many are shot that feel it not till their blood be cold and Prov. 7.23 A dart strikes through the yong mans liver and yet he knows not it was for his life Youth is the heat of blood and though you feel not the wound in this heat