A Continuation of morning-exercise questions and cases of conscience practically resolvedA Continuation of morning-exercise questions and cases of conscience practicaly resolved

This intricate Text (proposed to me, on which I preached,) speaking but indirectly, and by consequence only, (as I then said) to the Question proposed; upon mature deliberation, I have thought good, to adjoin Another, which, I conceive, looks with a more direct aspect on both the parts of our Bipartite Question: Viz.

THis intricate Text (propos'd to me, on which I preacht,) speaking but indirectly, and by consequence only, (as I then said) to the Question propos'd; upon mature deliberation, I have thought good, to adjoin Another, which, I conceive, looks with a more direct aspect on both the parts of our Bipartite Question: Viz.

EPH. VI. 4. Ye Fathers, provoke not your Children to wrath; but bring them up in the Nurture and Admonition of the Lord.

AS Malapertness, frowardness, sauciness, self-will, stubbornness, sullenness, disobedience, yea contempt, and scorning of Parents, specially the more indulgent, and weak, are Vices too common with Children and Youth: So, on the other side Parents, unless modelled and confirmed, by the Word and Spirit of God, are very prone to fall into one of these two extremes, either immoderate severity and rigid abuse of the Parental Authority; or fond indulgence, and sinful neglect of just, and discreet discipline.

AS Malapertness, frowardness, sauciness, self-will, stubbornness, sullenness, disobedience, yea contempt, and scorning of Parents, specially the more indulgent, and weak, are Vices too common with Children and Youth: So, on the other side Parents, unless modell'd and confirm'd, by the Word and Spirit of God, are very prone to fall into one of these two extreams, either immoderate severity and rigid abuse of the Parental Authority; or fond indulgence, and sinful neglect of just, and discreet discipline.