[ 196] Children to be brought up in the fear of God.
PArents are very carefull to prefer their children to great places,* 1.1 and Noble∣men's houses, and to that end they give them gentile breeding, which is welldon of them: But if they would indeed be good parents to their children, they should first endeavour to get roomes for them in the kingdom of Heaven. But how shall this preferment be had?* 1.2 God hath an upper and a lower house, His Church and the ••ingdom of Heaven; the Church is his house of grace, Heaven is his house of glo∣ry; Now if thou wouldst bring thy child to a place in the house of glory, then thou art first of all to get him a place in the house of grace, bringing him up so in the fear of God, that both in life and conversation, he may shew himselfe to be a mem∣ber of the Church; and then assure thy selfe, that after this life, he shall be remo∣ved to the second House, which is the house of glory, and there for ever be a free∣man in the kingdom of Heaven. In thus doing, thou shalt not leave him an Orphan when thou diest, for he shall have God for his Father, Christ for his Brother, and the Holy Ghost his Comforter to all eternity.