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Show 1679· ~ Part I. sea. 9. An Addrefs to Protejlants. VoL. I. :~ges; whereas by preferring in Schools Hearhe_n Authors, cur Youth has learned bate Obfceniries and a corrupt Converfanon. II. In the next Place, I would propofe fome of the more obvious and eafier P::ms of Mathem:tticks, and the Knowledge. ?i Planrs and N:uural Bodies, ro be compoe'd, on purpo~, after a famthar Manner,_ that they may be inftruEled in the Knowle~ge of Nature, and learn Things at the fame Time they learn Words: h IS a moft reprovable l.gnorance that we know not our own Natures, the World. wear~ of and m,_ the Pans tb:tt compofe if, and their Narure and Servtce, thetr Sympathies and Anti~tl'" thies. Nature is an excellent Book, ea~e, ufcful, pleafant and P!'Ofitablc; but how few, alas! are learned either m .the 111acrocofm or theH il1tcrocofm? I wi(h thi& were better undcrftood, tt would be both our Honour :1nd our Advantage. • III. The ]aft Sort of Books, which~ would recommend, and ar7 in my Opinion moll: fuirable to their Maturity _of Age and Unde!fhndtng, are fuch as relate to the Hiftories and TranfaChor.s of our Qwn Kmgdoms; the Intereft of the nue Proreftant Religion and Civil Policy amongfi us. But ,.. becaufe there are very few (if any) of thefe Difc?urfes e.x·wm, it were Worth the Care of our Superiors, and an A£\ defervtng Pr:nfe, that fame Skilful, Sober and Judicious Men were fet to work f~r the Ccmpofure of fame fmall Trafls of this Nature; and as .an .Appendllf: to the who!~, that there might be a Summary of the moft y~ttuous and mfamous ~C\wns of former Times, with the Rewards and Pumfhmems they have recetved from God and Juft Government; thlt by the Power of ~xample th~y may be deterr'd from Vice, and provoked roan honelt Emulation of the VII[ues and Reputation of the Ancients. IV. In the fourth Place, Croj.I not the Geni~ of you! Touth, b.ut match their Talents well; for if you do not fute their Scud1es to rhetr Underftanding, it will be Drawin~ up !fill, Goi~l, agai~fl the _Grt~i'z or Swi~Jmin$ againft the Tide: That wh1ch w1H be gam d, wtll be ltttle; and wnh fo much Labour and Time coo, as wil1 not quit Coft. It fhould be greatly the Care of thofe, who have the Charge of Youth, to make the Ways of Learning Eafie and Chearful; which leadeth me to my laft Obfenarion upon this Head. V. Let all honeR Arts be ufed by Mafiers of Schools to provoh their Youth to Learning without much Fiercenefs or Bearing: For that Sort of Education has nothing of that Free and Generous Difpofirion in it, which might be raifed and improved in Youth by more gentle and reafonable Methods. They that are taught to obey only for bafe Fear, make Fear and not Reafon the Rule of their Obedience; and this grows up in too many with their Age, that they tnrn meer r0.ercenaries and only worfhip Vio· lence. ln fhort, Make InftruEHon ~afie, Correflion Reafonable: Convince them of their Mifcarriage with M1ldnefs, then pardon them; and finally excite them to Amendment by Smiles and Favour. This awakens the Nob!~ Parr, and excites Yout~ to perform tha~, which ~ay ingratiate them wnh their Tutors; who, tf they at any T1me commit an Error, fhould rather fhew themfelves affeC\ionately forry for them, th;~n binetly Angry. Plmo being gre:~tly difpleafed with his Servant, and going about to conect . him, gave the Wand to one that ftood by, faying ; Vo Jhou bent him, for I am Angry. ChaflizemenJ fhould be ufed with Reafon and RduElancy: A Difcreer and Cool Hand maydire8: the Blow right and hit the Mark, when Men of Fury rather e:~fe their Paffion, than mend their Youth; efpecially. if the Correction exceed the Fault; for that hardens. This very Hrutifh· nefs is more injurious to the Nature of our Youth, than ufullly their In~ fhuC\ion is beneficial. Upon the whole Matter I take the Freedom to fay, That if we would preferve our Government, we muft endear ir to the People. To do rhi~, betides the Neceffity of prefent JuR acd Wife Things, we muft fecu1e the Youth: And this is nono be done but by the Amendment of the WJy of their Education, and that with all conceivable Speed and Diligence. I fay, the Govern· VoL. I. An Addrefs to 'Proteflants, GJ :overnment .t s h1' g hly oblt· g'd : It is 3. Sortof Tr ft li h 741 Kingdom, who, thou&h now Minors: yer, ·will ~~v~r :h~ ~~~~of tH¥: 1679. when we are gone. 1 herefore deprefs Vice and h 'fh v· nmenr, ~ good E.ducar_ion, they may become.,.Good ;. which' ,:f{1 tr~[tue, that, thro' Pa·n. I. Happy tn thJs World, ~nd a good Way fitted for that whi:hr~~d~r them Sea. 9· If thts be d?ne, they will owe more to yoUI Memories forth . Edo co.me. than for theli Eitates. etr ucauon, Sea:. 10. Of the Third and Ldjf Motive for this Ad4refi, Setl. 1.,; • M y Third and Lall Reafon for this ferious Supplication to the Civil IJ""V""W Maglfhate IS fo Gre:::tt, that I fihd Difficulty to ex refs ir. 'Ti t ~lo~yfiof lthatili GllO D, !hat made us; that hath fo often ~eliver•d us sa: ot o pent u y provide for us; who fent bit Son imo rh~ World 1 ; r. us, :nd waits eve~y Day to be Good and Gracious 10 us. But he h:~af~ pamcularlr and With that '!ranfcendency fet the Marks of his Favour ,1~ on Llu, ~~h tn your Relt?ratton and ProteClion, as fcarce any Age can pa~al_. e • . Let. a fteady Vmue be the Return of thefe Mercies and a · · Car~ _to retrteve and encourage Morality, which is the verY Balis 0f1~~~ ~eltgton and Government, be the Hu~ble Token of your Gratitude: Ic IS you: Office; you .do but comply w11h the Retifon cf your own In!li! Utlon. God ex pea~ lt ~nd good Men befeech it from you. There is much 10 your. ~ower at thts Time, to make this the IPand of Peace and laflin. Trang_uzhly. _Lofe not, I befc:ec~ .You, the pref'enr Opportunity: Rel'i\'~ the laws ag::unft thefe gr?fs Imquntes; Terri fie a11 Evil·Doers, and cherillt the:n that do ~ell: Pr?v1de fot the Poor, that their Stock rnay not be abus d, nor the1r Cues pterce Heaven againft you becaufe of Negle& that God may. yet V ~chfafe to fpare us. i . Tour Sins (f3Id God of old) . have with:held good Tbing1 from you : 'Ti's R1ghreoufnefs tbaJ exd!tt a Nat1on; but Sm ir the Reproach of any Pe pte Would ye prof per? Then pleafe God; and if ye will pleafe him ye ~uft put away the Wicked from amongft you; at leaft, from Power a~d Offices In the Government ; they that would rule others fhould be jufi themfel es and o~ Good Lives. h was both his Complaint and the Caufe of his Judg~ rnent 1~ Former Ages: There are found W1cked Men among my People. rbey lay W~zt, 41 he t~at fetteth Sttar~r; I hey fer a Trnp, they catch .MM:' ..dJ' a Cage u full of Bzrds, fo are. thezr Houju full of Deceit : Therefore they are become Great and waxen Rub; they art waxen Far, they Shine. They over~ paj.I (or overlook) the Deeds# 1he Wicked, tbey judge not the Caufe of rht: Father!ej.I; yet they projper. · Tbefe were no fmall Folk, but Men of ~ower; fu~h as got l:irgely by the Government, and employ'd their Au tho-'" ray to ennch the.mfelves, and not to relieve the Oppreffed. I mull needsfay, (and can ~1th great Truth) That Mif-gorernmenr is the OcCJfion ~~~i~~8~he Devrl be the Caufe of that Mifchief and Ruin, that attend What Kin&doms ha~h God deftroy'd, and Cities rurn'd inro Rubbifh, be~ caufe of Nattonal Ev1ls s too much occafton'd by the Remifnefs of Magi'• ftrates? The flack Hand, that the Riders of lfrae/ held over the Manners of that unha~py People, made Way for their unfubjelted Paffions and cor ... rupt Affelt!ons to b~eak .out into the vileft Impieties: But if Men !haJJ bet left to. their o.wn Llcenttoufncfs, to commie Sin with Greedinefs, and wilh ~mpumty defp1f~ the Laws of God and Men, a1l I can fay is this: God·, who IS Jealo~s. of h.1s G.lory, the ~rear A_venger of his Law upon Rebellious Nauons, Will wtth·hold h1s Merc1es, and haften his Judgmems upon ours. H<nr rb< Word of rbe Lord (faith the Prophet Hofea) y< Chi/Jrm o/lfrael; for the Lord h,1tb a Controverfy with rhe Jnhabirant.r o/the Ltnd: by Swear~ Jtor.4o t~:i,~ tng, and Lying, and KiUing, and Stealing and Commillil.AdNirery they brrai out, and Blood toucher Blood; therefore jhalltbe Lzn ntourn. And by rhe Prophet Ma/a,hi God threatens that People thus: I wi/J (0111( nrar 10 yo11, , .,., (J1fd rillh3.-y |