Children Honoured for Their Fathers' Sake

Spurgeon, Charles Haddon

1 Kings 11:12

Notwithstanding in your days I will not do it for David your father's sake: but I will rend it out of the hand of your son.

Many peerages have been created in this realm which descend from generation to generation, with large estates, the gift of a generous nation, and why? Because this nation has received some signal benefits from one man and has been content to ennoble his heirs for ever for his sake. I do not think there was any error committed when Marlborough or Wellington were lifted to the peerage; having saved their country in war, it was right that they should be honoured in peace; and when for the sake of the parents perpetual estates were entailed upon their descendants, and honours in perpetuity conferred upon their sons, it was only acting according to the laws of gratitude.

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