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B04766	The true principles of the Christian education of children briefly and plainly declared and recommended to parents and all others concerned in the institution of youth. Very profitable for all sorts of persons, as containing the great and fundamental truths and duties of the Christian religion. / Translated from the second edition of the original French.	Poiret, Pierre, 1646-1719.	1695 (1695)	Wing P2743A; ESTC R181913	49,118	130

LORD the understanding of thy Law and I shall keep it yea I shall observe it with my whole Heart Psal 119.34 32. We must believe what we do not yet Divinely see § 32. As long as GOD hath not yet opened the Eye of our Soul to see by his Divine supernatural Light the Things above the grea● Mysteries and Truths of our Religion it is necessary that we believe though we do not yet see all that GOD hath said to us of them or all that which the Saints who have the Spirit of GOD have told us of them But we must not believe what the Men of the World talk of them for they are blind and liars In this every man who hath not the Spirit of GOD is a liar said David Psal 116.11 § 33. This is the Principle or ground work of Faith 33. The Principle and Light of Faith Namely to believe and rely on that which GOD hath revealed to us of Divine Things which we do not as yet see and which we do not understand in the mean time waiting patiently and desiring that he would open unto us the Eyes of the Mind and give us his Light that by it we may see clearly when it shall please him This Light being come into the Soul is called The clear Light of Faith But when we have not as yet obtained particular clear discoverie of Divine Things and that nevertheless we believe them in confideing to the Testimonie and to the Conduct of GOD blindly and without comprehending any thing in them this is called the Obscuritie or the dark light of Faith which oftentimes is the most sure and most saving for us as being less subject to presumption and to pride To this may be applyed that Word of the Son is of GOD Blessed are they that have not seen and yet have believed Joh 20.29 § 34. 11. Although Young Ones be incapable to make use of Reason 34. 11. Young Ones are to be guarded against the abuse delusions of corrupted Reason much less of Reasoning we must nevertheless endeavour as soon as if possible to inculcate on them a Principle which will secure them from the Impostures and the Idolatrie of humane reason which is the grand evil the capital and common Idol And the almost universal Atheism of this Age especially among those who make profession of Learning and Science 35. How this may be best done is declared by a significant comparison § 35. This Principle may be rendred intelligible unto them by this comparison That as a blind man though he may think and discourse and reason the best in the World yet can he not by that mean either know or see either the Sun or other Creatures for at this rate he could not have but dark thoughts gross and wholly false apprehensions of them Just so though all the men of the World should think discourse and reason of Divine Things by all the force of their Spirit yet notwithstanding they could not know by that mean either GOD or the Things of GOD But only have wholly dark and even wholly impertinent thoughts of them It will be necessarie that GOD to the end he may be well known give other Eyes to the Mind as also another Light then that which comes to us from our own activity and as long as he doth not give them Humane Reason with respect to Spiritual Things is nothing but a very shop of ridiculous Chimera's and the pure Fictions of blind Men. § 36. But further that we may continue our comparison as when we have made a Sun or fruits in Effigie 36. The discoveries that corrupted reason makes of Divine things are languid faint in effectual these pictures of the Sun and of the fruits cannot enlighten us nor warm us nor nourish us nor give us any strength or vigor so as the true Sun and the real Fruits do Just so though by our reason we represent unto our selves God and Virtue and Divine things yet these Ideas these representations and these discourses of our Reasons touching God and the things of GOD cannot at all give us true Lights nor true Virtue nor administer nourishment and strength to our Souls to live according to God and to practise his Divine Will These are but cold empty lifeless and wholly barren and unfruitful images on which we cannot raise any other superstructure but wind and vanity which serve to no other purpose but to puff up the minds of Men and which put them in commotions the one against the other by dissentions by disputes and by continual combats until such time as they burst of themselves or split one against another 37. That the spirit of Man without the illuminations of GOD cannot discern Divine things is a truth that betimes must be setled and ever cherished in all hearts § 37. To prevent these inconveniencies behold the principal which we ought to ingrave betimes and preserve tenderly in all hearts The Spirit or reason of Man without the grace or supernatural light of GOD is but a blind man which makes vain and fantastick images of things which it hath not seen and which it can never see The natural man saith St. Paul cannot know the things of GOD He holds them for foolishness and he cannot comprehend them beeause they are known by a Spiritual light No man knows the things of GOD but the Spirit of GOD and he who hath received this Spirit 1 Cor 2.11 12 14. § 38. We must not then so much 38. And therefore renouncing the dark and glimmering notions of our own reason we must in ardent Prayers offer up our ingenuous and evacuated souls to GOD to be Enlightened by him and with such solicitous care endeavour to cultivate and dress our mind by our own force and by our own industrie as to turn it away from the fictions of our reasonings and from vanity and offer it up to GOD in simplicity and wholly emptied and naked with a vehement desire to do his will alone and with sincere Prayers beseeching him to give unto us his light to open our eyes For saith the Scripture It is GOD that gives eyes to the blind that opens them to see the wonders of his Law and of his will and enlightens the eyes of our understanding Psal 146. and 119. Eph 1. § 39. If we would nevertheless exercise in some sort the reason of young Ones 39. The right method of exercising the reason of Young Ones recommended and illustrated by some instances as in effect this we may and ought to do and if we incline to make them understand things by reasons or oblidge them to give a reason of any thing that we would we must accustom them to give on every particular Divine reasons My meaning is reasons drawn from the Power of GOD from his Wisdom from his Goodness from his Justice from his Will from his Felicity from his Glory as also from our

it might be fixed on God SECT 59 Page 61 The Abuse of our Joy with respect to Divine things to be prevented and how SECT 60 Page 62 IV. The Executive Faculty The Divine faculties of the Soul being well ordered action easily and naturally follows SECT 61 Page 6● The general Rule of action laid down recommended and illustrated SECT 62 Ibid The Commands must he taught Young Ones first in the Literal and then in the more Sublime and Spiritual import of them SECT 63 Page 71 Though what the Law Commands be impossible to corrupt Nature Yet the Spirit of Jesus makes it easy SECT 64 Page 74 Portions of Scripture particularized which contain the Gospel Law SECT 65 Page 75 An abridgement or short summ of the Divine Laws SECT 66 Page 76 Children must be put in mind of the Baptismal Covenant SECT 67 Page 78 What Young Ones must practise I. With respect to God SECT 69 Page 79 II. With respect to Parents and Superiors SECT 70 Page 80 III. With respect to their Neighbours SECT 71 Ib IV. With respect to themselves SECT 72 Page 81 How to mannage the reproofs and chastisements of Children SECT 73 Page 82 They must be taught to praise God when they do well SECT 74 Page 84 Parents ought conscientiously to practise themselves what they recommend to their Children SECT 75 Page 85 The fancied impossibility or ridiculousness of the foregoing directions refuted SECT 76 Page 86 The great misery of negligent Parents Ib Page 87 The happiness of such as shall train up their Children according to the maxims of Christianity SECT 77 Page 88 Some Passages of Scripture declaring the Obligations that ly on Parents carefully to endeavour the Religious Education of Childrcn ANd ye Fathers provoke not your Children to wrath But bring them up in the Nurture and Admonition of the Lord Eph 6.4 Train up a Child in the way he should go And when he is old he shall not depart from it Prov 22.6 He that spareth his Rod hateth his son But he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes Pro 13.24 Chasten thy son while there is hope and let not thy Soul spare for his crying Prov 19.18 Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him Prov 22.15 Withhold not correction from the child For if thou beatest him with the rod he shall not die Prov 23.13 The rod and reproof give Wisdom But a child left to himself bringeth his ●other to shame Prov 29.15 Correct thy Son and he shall give the rest Yea he shall give delight unto thy Soul Ibid 17. verse The Obligations of Children to listen to the Instructions of their parents likewayes represented from some few passages of Scripture CHildren Obey your parents in the Lord for this is right Eph 6.1 My son hear the Instruction of thy Father and forsake not the Law of thy Mother for they shall be an Ornament of Grace unto thy head and chains about thy neck Prov 1.8 9. Hear O my son and receive my sayings And the Years of thy life shall be many I have taught thee in the way of Wisdom I have led thee in the right paths When thou goest thy steeps shall not he straitned and when thou runest thou shall not stumble Take fast hold of Instruction let her not go keep her for she is thy life Prov 4. 10 11 12 13. Hearken unto thy Father that begat thee and despise not thy Mother when she is old Buy the Truth and sell it not also Wisdom and Instruction and Vnderstanding The Father of the Righteous shall greatly rejoyce and he that begetteth a Wise child shall have Joy of him Thy Father and thy Mother shall be glad and she that bare thee shall rejoice My Son give me thine heart and let thine Eyes observe my wayes Prov 23.22 23 24 25 26. My Son keep thy Fathers Commandment and forsake not the Law of thy Mother Bind them continually upon thine heart and tie them about thy 〈◊〉 When thou goest it shall lead thee When thou slee●est it shall keep thee And when thou awakest it she talk with thee For the Commandment is a lam● and the Law is light And reproofs of Instruction a● the way of Life Prov 6.20 21 22 23. Now therefore hearken unto me O ye Childre● For blessed are they that keep my wayes Hear I●struction and be wise and refuse it not Blessed the Man that heareth me Watching dayly at my gate waiting at the posts of my doors For whoso finde● Me findeth Life and shall obtain Favour of th● Lord. But he that sinneth against Me wrongeth hi● own Soul All they that hate Me love death Prov. 8.32 33 34 35 36. Come ye Children heaken unto Me I will tea●● you the fear of the Lord Psal 34.11 The Reader is intreated to correct the following mistakes Page Line Mistakes Ammendments 1 27 as to the mind As to the mind 4 16 Willingly Willing 5 8 on the Margent allow them allow 6 19 Whatsoever Whosoever 7 15 all other all the other 10 2 case cause 10 10 on the Margent § 82. § 81. 12 14 and what and of what 13 11 if the if this 13 18 their own its own 14 26 desire desires 15 5 deprived depraved 17 6 § 14. 3. § 14. 20 10 and heart an heart 26 4 end of end end 27 25 as turning in turning 30 10 to unpunished to pass unpunished 32 1 we able we be able 32 28 see see 35 16 them them 36 24 principal principle 40 27 a young young 41 7 their causes the causes 56 17 or it is for it is Ibid 21 injuried injured 60 27 something somethings 61 7 accustoming accustoming them 62 22 this thus 67 3 on the Margent are being 70 8 for the glory to the glpry 75 7 walketh walk 76 14 say I say 77 1 unto into Ibid 2 unto into Ibid 6 Psalms Psalm ADVERTISEMENT 1. That Part 1. Essay 2. which the Reader will see in the running Title of some of the Coppies was insert by a mistake 2. That what is Printed between such Paratheses as these contains the additions made to the second Edition The JUST MEASURES Of the Pious Institution of YOUTH Containing the True Principles of a CHRISTIAN Education SIR YOU have so often importuned me to write something which might be a Directory to Men in the Christian Education of Children that I cannot any longer forbear declaring to you in a few words that which in my opinion ought to be observed on this head by all such as intend to bring them up Christianly §. 1. The most effectual Method of conveying the following Instructions into Young Ones briefly laid down Viz. Parents and other Governours must know digest and practise these things themselves in order to impart them savingly to their Children § 1. And that I may the more happily accomplish this design I shall imitate these who that they may with more