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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A04623	A briefe exhortation to all men to set their houses in order. By William Iones B. of D. Preacher to the Isle of Wight	Jones, William, b. 1581 or 2.	1631 (1631)	STC 14741; ESTC S107460	9,695	36

Hee knew and acknowledged it was his dutie to looke to the well ordering of his whole family though they were many in number From Joshua I descend to David whose behaviour touching the well ordering of his house ye may see Psal. 101. 2. There he professeth to God that he will behave himselfe wisely I will walke within my house with a perfect heart saith he Mine eyes shall be upon the faithfull of the Land that they may dwell with me He that walketh in a perfect way shall serve mee Hee that worketh deceit shall not dwell in my house Hee that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight I will destroy all the wicked of the Land that I may cast off all wicked doers from the City of the Lord. Here it is remarkeable that David the King intending the reformation of his Kingdome begins first with his owne family because hee well knew except order be kept in private families there can be no good order in the Common-wealth To Joshua and David wee may adde Cornelius who as ye may see Acts 10. was very carefull to keepe his servants in order Now behold that which Abraham Joshua David and Cornelius did is recorded for our instruction Every commended ensample in Scripture is propounded for the instruction of all that heare the same Take wee therefore from hence speciall notice that it is our duty to set our severall houses in order Will you say unto me these foure were great Commanders and had authoritie in their hands to compell the refractary but we which are private men for want of authority can never hope to compasse this main businesse I answer The Scripture affords examples of private men and women which have well ordered their families Among these I give preheminence to Ionadab the sonne of Recab who so well ordered his family that after his death a long time it remained an excellent order And therefore the Lord himselfe propounds that family as a patterne to all the people of Israel and gives a blessing to the same Ierem. 35. In the second place I note Aquila and Priscilla his wife whom being but craftsmen S. Paul commends very highly not onely for instructing their owne families but also for directing their neighbours Rom. 16. In the third place come Timothies Grandmother Lois and his Mother Eunice who as S. Paul records 2 Tim. 1. 5. were so carefull in ordering young Timothie that when he was a very young man he was admitted to be the great Apostles Companion Act. 16. 1. Neither may we thinke that these godly womē bestowed all their pains upon one Timothy but upon the rest of their familie In the fourth place I name the Elect Lady to whom S. John dedicates his second Epistle and the beloved Gains to whom he writes his third Epistle Together with Nymphas Col 4 15. Philemon v. 2. who had as it were Churches in their private families as the Scripture saith The meaning is they so well ordered their families that they might rightly be called little Churches or holy Congregations It is the Note of learned Zanchius upon Col. 4. concerning Nymphas his house There is said to be a Church in his house saith he because Erat tota familia benê et Christianè instituta sicut solent esse Ecclesiae Quia ibi legebatur verbum Dei coarguebantur peccata ad paenitentiam excitabantur singuli fiducia in Christum afflictis conscientiis inculcabatur adhibebantur consolationes ad studium sanctae vitae incitabantur preces habebantur canebantur Psalmi c. That is the whole family was well and Christianly ordered as Churches use to be Because there the word of God was read sinne was reproved all were exhorted to repent they which were afflicted in mind were counselled to be confident of Gods mercy in Christ all were stirred up to holinesse of life prayers were used and Psalmes were sung c. By these examples which I have propounded out of Gods word ye may easily see that heretofore all beleevers were carefull to order their owne families though they were never so meane and hereupon it came to passe that the Church of God the number of beleevers did so mightily increase in those primative times And verily the reason why iniquity doth so abound in these dayes is because Governours of families doe as it were cast the reignes in the necke of those that are committed to their charge and even suffer them to doe what they will in regard of religion without controlment For who can bring a wel-governed Common-wealth out of a rabble of disordered families Wherefore if the examples of the Patriarks and men after Gods owne heart be able to prevaile with us any thing let the same minde be in every one of us which was in them Let us all with one accord bend our selves to set our severall families in order Thus much for the second reason inforcing the well ordering of private families namely the example of holy men from the beginning The third reason is the commandement of God not onely in my Text but also in other places If there were but this one commandement in all the Scripture were it not sufficient But beholde divers others tending to the same purpose Deut. 6. 6. c. This commandement is given to every Master of a family The words that I command thee this day shall be in thy heart and thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children and shalt talke of them when thou sittest in thy house and when thou walkest by the way and when thou liest downe and when thou risest up What is here enjoyned but the well ordering of all families according to Gods word First the Master of the familie must hide Gods words in his heart but not as the sloathfull servant that hid his talent in a napkin but he must lay them up there that hee may have them in a readinesse to teach and instruct his wife children servants and neighbours and hee must so whet Gods words upon them that they may understand them and keepe them and doe them The practise of Abraham mentioned by God himselfe Gen. 18. 19. may serve to explaine this place And doth not Salomon tell us Prov. 4. 4. that when hee was tender his father taught him and said unto him Let thine heart retaine my words keepe my commandements and live c. And that it was an usuall custome among Gods people to instruct their families according to the forenamed commandement appeares Prov. 31. where King Lemuel sets downe the Prophecie that his mother taught him that is the holie and wholesome Doctrine which she instilled into him concerning the well-ordering of his conversation Let these therefore bee examples and motives to all Christians by godly instruction to order their families yea seeing S. Paul which was the Apostle of the Gentiles and spake by inspiration saies Rom. 15. 4. Whatsoever things are written aforetime are written for our instruction Let us beleeve that the Lord