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in_o marriage_n in_o which_o the_o patriarch_n 27.46_o see_v gen._n 24.3_o 4._o &_o 26.34_o 35._o &_o 27.46_o do_v exercise_v a_o singular_a care_n as_o many_o place_n show_v we_o but_o i_o will_v rather_o leave_v further_a enlargement_n upon_o this_o to_o your_o own_o thought_n i_o have_v all_o along_o in_o this_o tedious_a discourse_n direct_v myself_o to_o parent_n and_o master_n must_v nothing_o be_v say_v to_o child_n and_o servant_n to_o show_v they_o how_o they_o be_v to_o carry_v it_o with_o respect_n to_o this_o religious_a education_n shall_v i_o say_v something_o upon_o this_o i_o be_o sure_a it_o will_v not_o be_v unnecessary_a and_o i_o hope_v it_o will_v not_o be_v unprofitable_a but_o yet_o this_o be_v a_o digression_n as_o to_o what_o i_o propound_v at_o first_o i_o shall_v pass_v it_o by_o the_o truth_n be_v i_o have_v make_v so_o many_o apology_n already_o that_o i_o be_o ashamed_a to_o make_v more_o chap._n ix_o the_o four_o branch_n of_o the_o exhortation_n urge_v that_o which_o i_o have_v spend_v so_o much_o time_n upon_o be_v this_o to_o excite_v such_o as_o be_v head_n of_o family_n to_o be_v zealous_a for_o the_o advance_n of_o religion_n in_o their_o house_n in_o order_n to_o which_o i_o have_v urge_v three_o thing_n upon_o they_o 1._o that_o they_o will_v as_o far_o as_o it_o be_v possible_a fill_v up_o their_o house_n with_o such_o as_o fear_v god_n 2_o that_o holy_a duty_n be_v in_o they_o daily_o due_o perform_v 3_o that_o they_o will_v religious_o educate_v those_o who_o be_v under_o their_o charge_n there_o be_v yet_o one_o thing_n more_o to_o be_v enforce_v viz._n that_o they_o will_v keep_v sin_n out_o of_o their_o house_n and_o instead_o thereof_o keep_v up_o piety_n and_o holy_a walk_v with_o god_n i_o may_v as_o much_o enlarge_n upon_o this_o head_n as_o i_o have_v do_v upon_o any_o of_o the_o former_a but_o i_o resolve_v to_o contract_v you_o then_o who_o have_v house_n and_o be_v in_o authority_n there_o keep_v sin_n out_o of_o 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sin_v yet_o abide_v with_o you_o god_n forbid_v be_v you_o to_o enter_v into_o your_o new_a habitation_n let_v your_o great_a care_n be_v to_o keep_v sin_n out_o of_o they_o o_o that_o all_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o london_n may_v wise_o consider_v of_o god_n do_n psal_n 64.9_o that_o they_o will_v hear_v and_o fear_n and_o do_v no_o more_o such_o wickedness_n deut._n 13.11_o that_o all_o will_v set_v themselves_o against_o sin_n with_o the_o great_a dread_n and_o abhorrence_n of_o it_o give_v i_o leave_v to_o plead_v with_o you_o for_o sure_o god_n be_v plead_v with_o you_o to_o some_o purpose_n about_o this_o very_a thing_n after_o such_o dreadful_a evil_n as_o you_o have_v see_v and_o feel_v will_v you_o yet_o sin_n against_o god_n have_v he_o so_o empty_v his_o quiver_n that_o he_o have_v no_o more_o judicial_a arrow_n to_o shoot_v against_o you_o though_o he_o have_v punish_v you_o thus_o and_o thus_o can_v he_o yet_o punish_v you_o seven_o time_n more_o levit._n 26.21_o will_v 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foundation_n thereof_o we_o read_v of_o phocas_n he_o build_v a_o very_a strong_a wall_n about_o his_o palace_n and_o then_o he_o think_v he_o be_v safe_a but_o this_o voice_n come_v from_o heaven_n to_o he_o though_o thou_o build_v thy_o wall_n as_o high_a as_o heaven_n sin_n be_v within_o and_o that_o will_v pluck_v it_o down_o o_o do_v not_o flatter_v yourselves_o with_o foolish_a confidence_n that_o now_o you_o build_v in_o brick_n and_o so_o you_o be_v not_o liable_a to_o danger_n for_o brick_n and_o timber_n be_v all_o alike_o to_o god_n he_o can_v as_o easy_o fire_v the_o one_o as_o the_o other_o and_o if_o sin_n be_v in_o your_o house_n they_o lie_v open_a to_o god_n judicial_a hand_n they_o be_v under_o that_o fly_a roll_n which_o zachary_n speak_v of_o zach._n 5.2_o etc._n etc._n scultet_fw-la cuivis_fw-la patri_fw-la familias_fw-la incumbit_fw-la ut_fw-la operam_fw-la det_fw-la quo_fw-la puras_fw-la habeat_fw-la aedes_fw-la scultet_fw-la and_o this_o soon_o or_o late_a 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sin_n so_o far_o as_o it_o lie_v in_o your_o power_n to_o prevent_v it_o you_o have_v child_n and_o servant_n in_o your_o family_n do_v not_o suffer_v they_o to_o sin_n you_o must_v suffer_v for_o that_o sin_n which_o you_o may_v hinder_v and_o do_v not_o you_o have_v a_o sad_a proof_n of_o this_o in_o eli_n 3.13_o 1_o sam._n 3.13_o his_o son_n make_v they_o vile_a and_o he_o restrain_v they_o not_o o_o what_o dreadful_a judgement_n do_v god_n inflict_v upon_o he_o for_o this_o he_o do_v reprove_v his_o son_n as_o you_o may_v see_v 1_o sam._n 2.22_o 23_o etc._n etc._n but_o he_o do_v not_o do_v it_o with_o that_o sharpness_n which_o the_o heinousness_n of_o their_o crime_n deserve_v and_o he_o do_v not_o interpose_v his_o paternal_a authority_n for_o the_o restrain_v of_o they_o from_o sin_n and_o therefore_o though_o he_o himself_o be_v a_o good_a man_n god_n threaten_v he_o will_v do_v that_o at_o which_o the_o ear_n of_o every_o one_o that_o hear_v it_o shall_v tingle_v 1_o sam._n 3.11_o and_o what_o befall_v he_o and_o he_o you_o know_v very_o well_o the_o apostle_n dehort_v timothy_n from_o be_v a_o partaker_n of_o other_o man_n sin_n 1_o timothy_n 5.22_o this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lie_v in_o two_o thing_n either_o in_o the_o commit_n of_o the_o same_o sin_n which_o other_o do_v or_o else_o in_o bear_v a_o part_n of_o their_o guilt_n in_o what_o they_o do_v it_o be_v the_o latter_a of_o these_o that_o i_o meddle_v with_o you_o that_o be_v parent_n and_o master_n take_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d heed_n how_o you_o involve_v yourselves_o in_o the_o guilt_n of_o your_o child_n and_o servant_n sin_n may_v be_v they_o lie_v they_o curse_v they_o swear_v they_o profane_v the_o sabbath_n keep_v bad_a company_n do_v you_o let_v they_o alone_o do_v you_o not_o reprove_v they_o tua_fw-la vitia_n aliorum_fw-la si_fw-la feras_fw-la facis_fw-la tua_fw-la correct_v they_o restrain_v they_o alas_o you_o sin_n in_o their_o sin_n they_o commit_v the_o fact_n 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