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Contrary is the practice of those, who think it sufficient to have told their children, what is to be done; but go no further, complaining of great labour and pain that it is to be still in admonishing of them.

Contrary is the practice of those, who thinke it sufficient to haue told their children, what is to be done; but goe no further, complaining of great labor and paine that it is to bee still in admonishing of them.

2 Doct. Correction must be added to Admonition:

2 Doct. Correction must bee added to Admonition:

and this is either Verbal, properly called Reprehension. Real, properly called Correction. Reproof goeth in the middle between Instruction and Correction, as a means to help the former, and prevent the latter. That a father must reprove his child, is plain by Pro. 15.5. For if it be a commendation of a child to hearken to reproof, it is a duty of parents to reprove: see Gen. 34.30. Gen. 49.4, 5, 6, 7.

and this is either Verball, properly called Reprehension. Reall, properly called Correction. Reproofe goeth in the middle between Instruction and Correction, as a meanes to helpe the former, and preuent the latter. That a father must reprooue his childe, is plaine by