§. 8. Of Parents prouidence for their children.*

The head, whereunto all the particular duties, which parents owe to their children, may be referred, is A prouident care for their childrens good. This extendeth it selfe to all times, and to all things.

To all times, as to the infancie, youth, and man-age of their children: and that not only while parents liue, but after their de∣parture.

To all things, namely, tending both to the temporall good of their children, and also to their spirituall good.

Children are of the very substance of their parents, & therefore ought parents so farre to seeke their childrens good as their owne.

The patternes of holy parents recorded and commended in Scripture, doe liuely set forth this prouident care.

But this generall we will exemplifie in the particulars: and in order declare how parents must prouide both for the temporall, and also for the spirituall good of their children in euery degree of their age.

They who at any time in any thing are negligent and carelesse of their childrens good, offend in the contrary to this generall dutie. The heinousnesse of which offences will appeare in the particulars.