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

2. This wickedness of these unconverted Children hath been, and is too too often occasioned, yea advanced by the Sinful severity, or indulgence, of their unwary, though gracious Parents. This Head divides it self into TWO Branches: viz. Parents Sinful severity, and indulgence.

2. This wickedness of these unconverted Children hath been, and is too too often occasion'd, yea advanced by the Sinful severity, or indulgence, of their unwary, thô gracious Parents. This Head divides it self into TWO Branches: viz. Parents Sinful severity, and indulgence.

1. Sinful severity, and of this, 1. What it is not. 2. What it is.

(1) What it is not? 1. A grave, wise, holy, strict demeanour towards our Children; such a carriage, as whereby we may procure Glory to God, ⟨p. 154⟩Honour to our selves, and so to preserve and keep up that Authority which God hath stamped upon us, is not sinful Severity. To carry it so, and so to keep our distance, as to give our Children no occasion to undervalue, or despise us: 1 Tim. 4.12.^* So, as that they may see, and own the Wisdom of God shining in us; that our Children may pay us that reverence, and respect that God requires of them, 1 King. 3.28. This is not to be accounted sinful Severity, but behaving our selves worthily in Ephratah,