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The saints everlasting rest
The saints everlasting rest: or, A treatise of the blessed state of the saints in their enjoyment of God in glory: extracted from the works of Mr. Richard Baxter, by John Wesley, M.A. late fellow of Lincoln College, Oxford.
Philadelphia: printed by Prichard & Hall, 1790
Part 2 › Chapter 12: An Advice to some more particularly to help others to this Rest.
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.
I will but name the rest of your direct duty for your family. 1. You must help to inform their understandings. 2. To store their memories. 3. To rectify their wills. 4. To quicken their affections ⟨p. 258⟩5. To keep tender their consciences. 6. To restrain their tongues, and help them to skill in gracious speech; and to reform and watch over their outward conversation.
To these ends, 1. Be sure to keep them, at least, so long at school, till they can read English. It is a thousand pities a reasonable creature should look upon a bible, as upon a stone, or a piece of wood. 2. Get them bibles and good books, and see that they read them. 3. Examine them often what they learn. 4. Especially spend the LORD'S day in this work, and see that they spend it not in sports and idleness. 5. Show them the meaning of what they read and learn. 6. Acquaint them with, and keep them in company, where they may learn good, and keep them out of that company that would teach them evil. 7. Be sure to cause them to learn some catechism, containing the chief heads of divinity.
To these ends, 1. Be sure to keep them, at least, so long at school, till they can read English. It is a thousand pities a reasonable creature should look upon a bible, as upon a stone, or a piece of wood. 2. Get them bibles and good books, and see that they read them. 3. Examine them often what they learn. 4. Especially spend the LORD'S day in this work, and see that they spend it not in sports and idleness. 5. Shew them the meaning of what they read and learn. 6. Acquaint them with, and keep them in company, where they may learn good, and keep them out of that company that would teach them evil. 7. Be sure to cause them to learn some catechism, containing the chief heads of divinity.