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fcorner^ and ofa wicked perjon. Laftly that which is retaliated, is 

 differenced. For in the former part, loft labour is return'd j in the 

 latter, aftainand difhonour is repaid. For when a man teacheth 

 and inftrudeth z /corner, firft, the time thus imployed is caft away 5 

 and then others al(b deride his pains, as a fruitlefs defign, and a la- 

 bour ill placed : Laft of all , the fcorner himfelf deipifeth the 

 knowledge, which he hath learned. But the matter is tranfafted 

 with greater danger in the reprehenjion of the wicksd 5 becaufe a 

 wicked nature, not only gives no ear to advice, but turns head a- 

 gainfthis Reprehcndcr, now made odious unto him 5 whom he either 

 wounds prefently with contumelies 5 or traduces afterwards to 

 others. 



THE PARABLE. 



VIL A wife Son is the gladnefs of his Father ^ but pws^ 

 afooliflo Son is thefadnefs of his Mother, 



THE EXPLICATION,: 



THejoj/s and grief f domcjiical of Father and Mother touching their 

 Children, are here diftinguifht ; for a wife and well-govern'd 

 Son, is chiefly a comfort, to the Father, who knows the value of 

 virtue, better than the Mother, and therefore more rejoyceth at the 

 towardlinels of his Son inclinable to goodnels : yea, and it may be his 

 education of him, that he hath brought him up Co well j and implant- 

 ed in his tender years the Civility of manners, by precepts and ex- 

 ample , is a joy unto him. On the other fide, the Mother is more 

 grieVdjand difcomforted at the calamity ofa Son-, both becaufe the af> 

 fediion ofa Mother is more (oft and tender; as alfo perchance, being 

 confcious of her too much indulgence, (he hath tainted aiid corrupt-- 

 ed his tender years, , 



THE parable; 



VIIL The memory of the Jufl is blefi; hut the ?wne 

 ofthemcl^dfiallpHtrifie. 



PfC\r.3& 



THE EXPLICATION. 



HEre is diftinguifht the F^we of good men and of evil , fuchas 

 commonly falls out after Death: ior the Name of good men, af- 

 ter envy is extinguiOit, (which cropt the bloflbm of their Fame, while 

 they were alive) prefently (hoots up and flouri(heth , and their Prai- 

 fes dayly encreafe in ftrength and vigor : but for wicked men (though 

 their Fame through the partial favour of Friends^ and of men of 

 " ii 2 their 



