...sayings. THE fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction. My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother: for they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck. My son, if...

..." My fon, hear the inftruction of thy father, and forfake not the law of thy mother : for they mall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck. My fan, fon, if finners entice thee, confent thou not."* — " A wife fon maketh a glad father ; but...

...Inftruclion. My Son, hear the Instruction of thy Father, and forfake not the Law of thy mother : For they mall be an ornament of Grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck. If they say , Come with us, let us lay wait for Blood; let us lurk privily for the innocent without...

...the inftru&ion of thy father, fays Solomon, " and fortake not the law of thy mother. For they " (hall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and " chains about thy neck *." And moil certainly it fhould be their affiduous concern, to pleafe their parents, even to the lateft...

...Speaking of her precepts, he says, ' They shall be life unto thy soul, ' And grace unto thy neck ". • They shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, * And chains about thy, neck3. 2. That these graces, or virtues, are connected like the links of a chain. Say, that the Christian...

...(Prov. iii. 8.) It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones. It saith also, (Prov. i. 9.) For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chaii»s about thy neck. It saith also, (Prov. iv. 9.) She shall give lo thine head an ornament of...

...SOLOMON. IM.Y son, hear the instruction of thy father ; and Jorsake not the law of thy mother. v ' For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head; and chains about thy «fc/{. My JOB, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not. If they say, come jw'M us ; let us lay wait...

...bring forth. Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established. From the same. My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother: for they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck. Keep thy heart...

...affigned. Hear the inftruction of thy father ; and forfake not the lava of thy mother. For they jhall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck (b). In the parent are united in a degree not to he paralleled in the cafe of any other earthly fuperior,...

...out all Ms readers, especially the young, whom he addresses with tender affection at 9 his children : For they [shall be] an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck ; bitter than any gay dress. 10 11 My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not. If they say, Come...