The Morning exercise [at] Cri[ppleg]ate, or, Several cases of conscience practically resolved

Plato seeing a child do mischief in the streets, went forthwith and corrected his Father for it; that Father that does not correct his child when he does amiss, is justly corrected for his faults, and it is the pattern of Gods judicial proceedings, as he visits the iniquities of the Fathers upon the Children, who imitate them: So he visits the iniquities of the Children upon the Fathers, who countenance and indulge them. As Jacob was countable to Laban for the whole flock, not a Sheep or a Lamb lost or torn, but it was required at his hands, Gen. 31.39. Thus must Family Governors be accountable to God for every Lamb in the fold, for every child in the family, for every servant in the house, Luke 16.2. Says God to him, Give an account of thy Stewardship, thou mayest be no longer Steward: So will God one day cry aloud in thine ears, Quintili vare read legions, Husband, ⟨p. 178⟩Father, Master, Wife, give an account of thy Husbandship, and give an account of thy Fathership, give an account of thy Mastership, give an account of thy Wifeship, &c. This made Joshua undertake for his house, as Well as for himself, Josh. 24.15. And this made David careful of his house, as well as his heart, Psal. 101.2. I will walk within mine house with a perfect heart; not only with a perfect heart, but in his house with a perfect heart,¹ so as to reform his family, that that may be the Church of God, Col. 4.15. as well as to reform himself, that he may be the Temple of God, 1 Cor. 3.17.

Plato seeing a childe do mischief in the streets, went forthwith and corrected his Father for it; that Father that does not correct his childe when hee does amiss, is justly corrected for his faults, and it is the pattern of Gods judicial proceedings, as hee visits the iniquities of the Fathers upon the Children, who imitate them: So hee visits the iniquities of the Children upon the Fathers, who countenance and indulge them. As Jacob was countable to Laban for the whole flock, not a Sheep or a Lamb lost or torn, but it was required at his hands,