Christian directions, showing how to walk with God all the day long drawn up…Christian directions, shewing how to walk with God all the day long drawn up…

6 Be patterns of piety and godliness unto your children. For the truth is, there is great force in Examples to draw others either to good or evil. And it is usually the disposition of Children to follow their Parents; And therefore how doth it concern Parents to look to their ways and courses, especially how they behave themselves before their children, who are much inclined to follow their example? Oh that all Parents would seriously think ⟨p. 144⟩of this, that the consideration hereof might reclaim them from all loose and wicked courses, lest by their evil example they make their children twofold more the children of Hell, than they were by nature!

6 Bee patterns of piety and godl•ness unto your children. For the truth is, there is great force in Examples to draw others either to good or evil. And it is usually the disposition of Children to follow their Parents; And therefore how doth it concern Parents to look to their waies and courses, especially how they behave themselves before their children, who are much inclined to follow their example? Oh that all Parents would seriously think ⟨p. 144⟩of this, that the consideration hereof might reclaim them from all loose and wicked courses, lest by their evil example they make their children twofold more the children of Hell, than they were by nature!

7 Be sure you forget not daily to pray to God for them, especially that he would indue them with his saving, sanctifying graces, that as they grow in years, so they may grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. And for your encouragement know, that children of many prayers seldom miscarry. Parents are generally careful to lay up wealth and riches for their children, oh that they would be as careful to lay up a stock of prayers for them in Heaven, which will questionless prove their children's best portion!