Come ye Children, hearken unto mee: I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

Let us beare the conclusion of the whole mat∣ter, Feare God, and keep his Commandements: for this is the whole duty of man.

The feare of the Lord is the beginning of wisedome, a good understanding have all they that do thereafter, his praise endureth for ever.

Remember now thy Creator in the dayes of thy youtb, while the evill dayes come not, nor the years draw nigb when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them.

[Vers. 25] Therefore now Lord God of Isra∣el, keepe with thy servant David my Father that thou promisedst him, saying, there shall not faile thee a man in my sight to sit on the Throne of Israel, so that thy Children take beed to their way, that they walke before me, as thou hast walked before me.

[Vers. 26] And now, O God of Israel, let thy word (I pray thee) be verified, which thou spakest unto thy servant David my Father.

[Vers. 27] But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, the Heaven, and Heaven of Heavens cannot containe thee, how much lesse this house that I have builded!

[Vers. 28] Yet have thou respect unto the Prayer of thy servant, & to this supplication, O Lord my God, to hearken unto my cry and to the pray∣er which thy servant prayeth before thee this day.

[Vers. 29] That thine eyes may be open to this house night and day, ever toward the place, of which thou hast said, my name shall be there: that thou maist hearken unto the prayer which thy servant shall make toward this place.