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…

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!

7 Bee sure you forget not daily to pray to God for them, especially that hee 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 incouragement know, that children of many prayers seldome 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 childrens best portion!

Oh that all Parents would thus endeavour to bring up their children in the fear and nurture of the Lord, that as they were instruments to beget them in the flesh, so they might be instruments to beget them in the Faith! which is the main duty incumbent upon Parents in reference to their children.

Oh that all Parents would thus indeavour to bring up their children in the fear and nurture of the Lord, that as they were instruments to beget them in the flesh, so they might be instruments to beget them in the Faith! which is the main duty incumbent upon Parents in reference to their children.

III. Another duty is, To provide for the bodies of their children, as well as for their souls. This the Apostle intimateth, where he saith,