A childes patrimony laid out upon the good culture or tilling over his whole man. The first part, respecting a childe in his first and second age.

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Author:	Woodward, Ezekias, 1590-1675.
Title:	A childes patrimony laid out upon the good culture or tilling over his whole man. The first part, respecting a childe in his first and second age.
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TO THE RIGHT WORSHIPFVLL AND MUCH HONOURED Knight, S^r. ROBERT PYE.

To the Reader.

THE CONTENTS OF THE BOOK.

A CHILDES PATRIMONY. Laid out upon the good Culture or tilling over his whole man.

CHAP. I. Wherein the Parents dutie doth consist, and when it begins. Of Infancy.

CHAP. II. Childhood and youth how neglected by Parents, though their seed-time: The maine businesse therein two∣fold.

CHAP. III. This twofold employment lyeth in the order of nature and right reason: But the Lets which hinder this twofold duty, must first be removed. What these lets are, how much they hinder and block up our way to comfort, how we shall be prepared and armed against them.

CHAP. IIII. Our nature, like a soil fruitfull of weeds: What her evils are: How unrooted or prevented.

CHAP. V. The implanting of good, The order therein; foure seasons in the Day very seasonable for this work.

CHAP. VI. The second season seasonable for instruction, and yeeld∣ing a great deale.

CHAP. VII. The third season. The method in reading the Book of the creatures. Essayes or Lectures there-upon. I. The earth and creatures thereon. II. The waters and creatures therein. III. The Aire, and creatures therein. IIII. The firmament, and wonderfulnesse thereof.

CHAP. VIII. In this world the day and night have their course; when they cease, it will be alwayes day or alwayes night: How that instructeth. What darknesse teacheth. How we are engaged to lie down with serious thoughts of God and His goodnesse.

CHAP. IX. An ordinary and great neglect in point of education; The ground of that neglect. For the helping there∣of, the Parent is advised to fix upon two conclusions: what they are: Of the Schoole and School-master, and the way he must go.

CHAP. X. Of Callings: what the dignitie of some, what the main end and use of all: how to judge of their lawfulnesse: Our faithfulnesse and abiding therein: Doing the proper works thereof. Designing the childe there∣unto.

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TO THE RIGHT VVORSHIPFVLL, AND MVCH HO∣NOURED, THE LADY MARGARET GARVVAY.

TO THE MVCH HONOVRED WIDOW, IOANE CROKER, a Widow In∣deed: and to the Right Worshipfull her Lady-Daughter, the Lady MARY PYE.

THE PREFACE; PRE∣PARING THE EARE OF him, or her, who is a Childe in understanding.

THE CONTENTS.

Faults escaped.

A CHILDES PORTION. The Second Part. Respecting a Childe grown up.

CHAP. I. What we are taught by beholding our selves in the wombe; and what, by our outward frame of body.

CHAP. II. Our inward frame of spirit; how, naturally, depraved.

CHAP. III. Baptisme; the outward; the inward; the secret and mysterious working thereof.

CHAP. IIII. An Introduction thereto. Though the Branches of sinne are lopped in Baptisme, where it receives its deaths wound, yet the live Root remaineth; what the bitter fruits therefrom; how kept under from spread∣ing too farre, and running forth wilde.

§. 1. Pride.

§. 2. Our darling sinne.

§. 3. Profit.

§ 4. Anger.

§ 5. Of Censure.

§ 6. Affections.

§ Discontent. 7.

CHAP. V. The Sacrament of the Lords Supper, The mysterie there∣of. Graces required in those, who come to this Table. In case these Graces be wanting, what is to be done. Of Mans worthinesse.

CHAP. VI. Of Wedlock: how sacred that band: how fundamen∣tall to comfort. I. Our well and orderly entrance into that honourable estate. II. Our well ordering our selves therein according to the dignitie and honour thereof.

CHAP. VII. Old Age. Two periods thereof, pressing to dutie both. Comfort in death, whence distilled.

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