John Trapp on Proverbs 2:1

CHAP. II. Verſe 1. My Son]

FAtherly and filial affection ought to bee betwixt Teacher and hearers. But who is their Father? 1 Sam. 10.12. O my Father, my Father, ſaid hee to the dying Prophet, 2 King. 13.14. Dwell with mee, and bee unto mee a Father and a Priest, ſaid that Idolatrous Micah to the wandring Levite, Judg. 17.10.Spec. Europ. Popiſh Novices do ſo obſerve their Patres (as they call them) that though they command them a voyage to China or Peru, without diſpute or delay they preſently ſet forward. Tu & Aſinus unum eſt[illegible: 1 letter]te (ſaid one once to a young Novice, that being to enter into a Monaſtery, asked his counſel how hee ſhould carry himſelf?) Come Children, hearken unto mee, I will teach you the fear of the Lord▪ Pſal. 34.11.