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10._o parent_n not_o discharge_v in_o point_n of_o care_n when_o they_o have_v charge_v the_o school_n with_o their_o child_n how_o vain_a that_o thought_n pag._n 12._o how_o preposterous_a the_o parent_n care_v how_o much_o father_n and_o mother_n both_o do_v cross_v their_o own_o end_n what_o a_o point_n of_o wisdom_n it_o be_v well_o to_o time_n our_o beginning_n when_o the_o seedtime_n what_o their_o employment_n there_o to_o pag._n 15._o chap._n iii_o a_o twofold_n employment_n which_o lie_v in_o the_o order_n of_o nature_n and_o right_a reason_n let_v hinder_v this_o twofold_a duty_n two_o fondness_n fierceness_n extreme_n yet_o ordinary_o in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o parent_n i._o of_o fondness_n what_o cause_v it_o youth_n more_o profitable_a childhood_n more_o delightful_a 9_o delightful_a fructuosioâ—_n est_fw-la adolescentia_fw-la liberorum_fw-la sed_fw-la infantia_fw-la dulcior_fw-la sen._n epist_n 9_o what_o hurt_n fondness_n do_v the_o devil_n murder_a engine_n to_o pag._n 18._o four_o mighty_a consideration_n to_o fortify_v we_o against_o it_o from_o pag._n 19_o to_o pag._n 22._o three_o example_n evidence_v how_o destroy_v it_o be_v to_o pag._n 24._o repeat_v conclude_v in_o mr._n boltons_n word_n with_o some_o use_n of_o the_o whole_a to_o all_o parent_n to_o page_n 26._o ii_o fierceness_n who_o fruit_n it_o be_v and_o how_o much_o it_o hinder_v to_o pag._n 27._o it_o help_v not_o to_o unroot_v evil_a but_o rather_o root_n it_o more_o in_o to_o pag._n 29._o it_o hinder_v much_o the_o implant_n of_o good_a to_o pag._n 30._o consideration_n which_o may_v help_v to_o calm_v a_o parent_n when_o in_o heat_n of_o spirit_n he_o be_v about_o to_o unroot_v evil_a be_v three_o very_o worth_a his_o consideration_n to_o pag._n 33._o consideration_n which_o may_v arrest_v a_o parent_n hand_n when_o he_o be_v about_o the_o implant_n of_o good_a be_v four_o which_o be_v consider_v will_v command_v a_o answerable_a practice_n to_o pag._n 35._o chap._n four_o our_o nature_n like_o a_o soil_n fruitful_a of_o weed_n what_o they_o be_v and_o how_o unroot_v 1._o pride_n the_o heartstring_n of_o corruption_n chrysostom_n note_n upon_o it_o how_o cherish_v how_o the_o contrary_a grace_n may_v and_o aught_o to_o be_v instill_v to_o pag._n 38._o 2._o frowardness_n a_o spice_n of_o the_o former_a the_o parent_n duty_n here_o how_o the_o contrary_a grace_n may_v be_v enforce_v to_o pag._n 40._o 3._o the_o way_n of_o lie_v and_o the_o way_n the_o parent_n must_v take_v to_o prevent_v the_o course_n of_o it_o a_o great_a work_n if_o it_o may_v be_v do_v if_o not_o the_o child_n be_v fit_a for_o no_o society_n to_o pag._n 41._o 4._o idleness_n how_o corrupt_a and_o provoke_v labour_n how_o natural_a to_o a_o man_n how_o he_o be_v provoke_v thereunto_o to_o pag._n 43._o 5._o a_o bad_a 7._o malignus_fw-la comes_fw-la quamvis_fw-la candido_fw-la &_o simplici_fw-la rubiginem_fw-la svam_fw-la svam_fw-la affricuit_fw-la sen._n epist_n 7._o companion_n how_o 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very_o hardly_o a_o adamant_n take_v no_o impression_n at_o all_o by_o all_o our_o force_n because_o of_o its_o hardness_n so_o nazianzen_n epist_n 130._o and_o such_o heart_n we_o have_v understand_v but_o so_o much_o and_o it_o will_v humble_v thou_o it_o will_v hide_v pride_n from_o thy_o eye_n and_o then_o thy_o ear_n be_v prepare_v and_o heart_n too_o and_o so_o much_o as_o a_o preparative_n to_o the_o ear_n but_o the_o lord_n bear_v it_o and_o to_o incline_v thy_o heart_n to_o understanding_n but_o the_o lord_n open_v it_o this_o be_v all_o the_o parent_n can_v do_v and_o his_o main_a duty_n at_o this_o point_n even_o to_o spread_v this_o peremptory_a bent_n of_o nature_n as_o be_v part_n be_v preface_n to_o the_o first_o part_n say_v before_o the_o lord_n who_o work_n it_o be_v to_o turn_v the_o heart_n and_o to_o open_v the_o ear_n to_o instruction_n which_o now_o follow_v the_o content_n chap._n i._n god_n goodness_n in_o frame_v we_o in_o the_o womb_n in_o bring_v we_o 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debtor_n suppose_v we_o the_o most_o dutiful_a and_o observant_a child_n stand_v forth_o that_o ever_o yet_o be_v clothe_v with_o sinful_a flesh_n tell_v the_o reciprocation_n of_o his_o duty_n and_o mutual_a working_n thereof_o towards_o heb._n the_o name_n and_o nature_n of_o the_o stork_n heb._n his_o mother_n that_o he_o have_v do_v towards_o she_o as_o the_o young_a stork_n to_o the_o old_a the_o same_o say_v the_o naturalist_n which_o once_o the_o old_a do_v to_o the_o young_a suppose_v all_o this_o the_o mother_n can_v 8._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hesiod_n etc._n etc._n quinta_fw-la aetas_fw-la homer_n iliad_n 4._o lege_fw-la hex_z basilii_fw-la hom._n 8._o answer_v all_o in_o few_o word_n remember_v child_n if_o thou_o can_v the_o turn_n of_o my_o stomach_n not_o the_o least_o part_n of_o my_o sorrow_n the_o pain_n i_o feel_v every_o one_o as_o so_o many_o dagger_n to_o the_o heart_n sink_v my_o spirit_n and_o throw_v up_o my_o tire_a breath_n as_o if_o i_o shall_v 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