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A Christian Directory
A Christian directory, or, A sum of practical theology and cases of conscience directing Christians how to use their knowledge and faith, how to improve all helps and means, and to perform all duties, how to overcome temptations, and to escape or mortify every sin : in four parts ... / by Richard Baxter.A Christian directory, or, A summ of practical theologie and cases of conscience directing Christians how to use their knowledge and faith, how to improve all helps and means, and to perform all duties, how to overcome temptations, and to escape or mortifie every sin : in four parts ... / by Richard Baxter.
London: printed by Robert White for Nevill Simmons, 1673
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Part 4 › Chapter 6: Directions to School-masters, about their duty for Childrens souls.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
§. 7. Direct. 7. Pray with them and for them. If God give not the increase by the dews of Heaven,1 and shine not on your labours, your planting and watering will be all in vain. Therefore prayer is as suitable a means as Teaching, to do them good; and they must go together. He that hath a heart to pray earnestly for his Scholars, shall certainly have himself most comfort in his labours; and it is likely that he shall do most good to them.
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§. 8. Direct. 8. Watch over them by one another when they are behind your backs, at their sports or 1converse with each other. For it is abundance of wickedness that Children use to learn and practise which never cometh to their Masters ears: especially in some great and public Schools. They that came thither to learn sobriety and piety of their Masters, do oftentimes learn, profaneness, and ribaldry, and cursing, and swearing, and scorning, deriding and reviling one another, of their ungracious School-fellows. And those lessons are so easily learnt, that there are few Children but are infected with some such debauchery, though their Parents and Masters watch against it; and perhaps it never cometh to their knowledge. So also for gaming, and robbing Orchards, and fighting with one another, and reading Play-books and Romances, and lying, and abundance other vices which must be carefully watched against.
§. 8. Direct. 8. Watch over them by one another when they are behind your backs, at their sports or 1converse with each other. For it is abundance of wickedness that Children use to learn and practise which never cometh to their Masters ears: especially in some great and publick Schools. They that came thither to learn sobriety and piety of their Masters, do oftentimes learn, profaneness, and ribaldry, and cursing, and swearing, and scorning, deriding and reviling one another, of their ungracious School-fellows. And those lessons are so easily learnt, that there are few Children but are infected with some such debauchery, though their Parents and Masters watch against it; and perhaps it never cometh to their knowledge. So also for gameing, and robbing Orchards, and fighting with one another, and reading Play-books and Romances, and lying, and abundance other vices which must be carefully watcht against.