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and_o way_n of_o their_o child_n in_o their_o childhood_n what_o they_o be_v like_a to_o prove_v in_o their_o ripe_a year_n and_o therefore_o they_o must_v observe_v they_o that_o they_o may_v encourage_v they_o in_o the_o good_a and_o discourage_v they_o in_o the_o evil_a which_o they_o then_o appear_v to_o be_v most_o bend_v unto_o 3._o choose_v to_o place_v your_o child_n in_o family_n of_o holiness_n and_o prayer_n you_o will_v not_o plant_v your_o tree_n among_o brier_n and_o thorn_n much_o less_o shall_v you_o choose_v to_o place_v your_o child_n to_o serve_v those_o who_o will_v not_o serve_v god_n 4._o give_v they_o due_a correction_n this_o have_v god_n command_v to_o kill_v their_o sin_n and_o to_o save_v their_o soul_n prov._n 23.13_o 14._o withhold_v not_o correction_n from_o the_o child_n for_o if_o thou_o beat_v he_o with_o the_o rod_n he_o shall_v not_o die_v thou_o shall_v beat_v he_o with_o the_o rod_n and_o shall_v deliver_v his_o soul_n from_o hell_n it_o be_v better_a thy_o child_n be_v whip_v than_o damn_v and_o let_v not_o thy_o child_n weep_v and_o cry_v under_o the_o rod_n move_v thou_o to_o withhold_v due_a correction_n prov._n 19.18_o chasten_v thy_o son_n and_o let_v not_o thy_o soul_n spare_v for_o his_o cry_n if_o your_o child_n bone_n be_v out_o of_o joint_n you_o will_v have_v it_o set_v though_o he_o cry_v and_o bawl_v under_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o surgeon_n and_o will_v say_v it_o be_v better_a he_o cry_v now_o than_o be_v lame_a so_o long_o as_o he_o live_v so_o it_o be_v better_a your_o child_n cry_v now_o under_o the_o rod_n of_o their_o father_n than_o that_o they_o shall_v weep_v and_o wail_v for_o ever_o under_o the_o wrath_n of_o the_o infinite_a god_n and_o therefore_o that_o you_o may_v perform_v this_o duty_n take_v these_o five_o direction_n 1._o do_v not_o allow_v your_o servant_n to_o correct_v your_o child_n for_o correction_n be_v a_o act_n of_o authority_n and_o therefore_o can_v belong_v to_o those_o who_o be_v mere_o your_o servant_n i_o will_v not_o have_v parent_n to_o permit_v their_o child_n to_o despise_v and_o abuse_v their_o servant_n but_o for_o parent_n to_o suffer_v their_o servant_n to_o correct_v their_o child_n be_v the_o way_n to_o make_v their_o child_n stubborn_a their_o servant_n proud_a and_o themselves_o contemptible_a in_o the_o eye_n of_o both_o 2._o convince_v they_o that_o it_o be_v your_o duty_n to_o correct_v they_o for_o their_o sin_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v adviseable_a that_o you_o make_v they_o get_v those_o scripture_n without_o book_n which_o bound_v you_o to_o correct_v they_o also_o some_o of_o those_o scripture_n which_o condemn_v the_o sin_n which_o you_o correct_v they_o for_o that_o their_o conscience_n may_v justify_v you_o in_o do_v your_o duty_n and_o that_o they_o may_v be_v more_o afraid_a of_o sin_n than_o the_o rod_n and_o of_o provoke_a god_n than_o offend_v you_o 3._o correct_v they_o betimes_o prov._n 13.24_o and_o prov._n 19.18_o chasten_v thy_o son_n while_o there_o be_v hope_n use_v the_o rod_n wise_o to_o they_o before_o they_o become_v scourge_n and_o scorpion_n to_o you_o 4._o labour_v to_o be_v in_o a_o good_a frame_n when_o you_o correct_v they_o that_o love_n and_o prudence_n and_o meekness_n and_o not_o rage_n and_o fury_n may_v govern_v the_o rod_n and_o do_v not_o exercise_v too_o much_o severity_n towards_o they_o that_o you_o may_v not_o provoke_v they_o to_o wrath_n lest_o the_o wrath_n of_o the_o child_n prove_v the_o grief_n of_o the_o parent_n 5._o pray_v to_o god_n for_o a_o blessing_n upon_o your_o correct_v they_o that_o it_o may_v be_v effectual_a to_o drive_v out_o that_o foolishness_n which_o be_v bind_v up_o in_o their_o heart_n last_o be_v good_a example_n to_o your_o child_n let_v they_o not_o see_v you_o in_o any_o sin_n for_o that_o may_v infect_v they_o and_o make_v they_o despise_v you_o but_o let_v they_o always_o see_v you_o shine_v in_o the_o image_n of_o god_n and_o that_o be_v the_o way_n to_o make_v they_o honour_n and_o obey_v you_o in_o the_o lord_n live_v so_o that_o you_o may_v say_v to_o they_o as_o paul_n to_o the_o philippian_n chap._n 4.9_o those_o thing_n which_o you_o have_v both_o learned_a and_o receive_v and_o hear_v and_o see_v in_o we_o do_v and_o the_o god_n of_o love_n and_o peace_n shall_v be_v with_o you_o two_o i_o proceed_v to_o direct_v those_o parent_n who_o be_v under_o this_o calamity_n how_o to_o bear_v it_o 8_o direction_n 1._o abhor_v it_o as_o a_o great_a sin_n to_o faint_v under_o this_o affliction_n that_o be_v either_o to_o be_v disable_v for_o thy_o duty_n or_o to_o sink_v in_o thy_o comfort_n for_o it_o be_v a_o sign_n that_o thou_o do_v place_v too_o much_o of_o thy_o happiness_n in_o thy_o child_n if_o their_o wickedness_n make_v thou_o faint_a under_o this_o calamity_n i_o shall_v only_o plead_v with_o thou_o as_o joab_n do_v with_o david_n when_o he_o make_v that_o bitter_a lamentation_n for_o his_o son_n absolom_n 2_o sam._n 19.6_o thou_o have_v declare_v this_o day_n that_o thou_o regard_v neither_o prince_n nor_o servant_n so_o i_o say_v to_o thou_o thou_o hereby_o declare_v that_o thou_o regard_v not_o god_n and_o christ_n if_o thy_o soul_n faint_a under_o the_o burden_n of_o a_o disobedient_a child_n 2._o consider_v what_o i_o have_v prove_v that_o this_o be_v a_o affliction_n which_o ordinary_o befall_v god_n dear_a child_n you_o must_v not_o think_v of_o this_o as_o if_o you_o be_v the_o first_o godly_a parent_n of_o ungodly_a child_n or_o as_o if_o herein_o some_o strange_a thing_n happen_v unto_o you_o i_o confess_v where_o a_o calamity_n seem_v singular_a or_o extraordinary_a it_o be_v more_o apt_a to_o overwhelm_v the_o afflict_a because_o they_o will_v be_v then_o apt_a to_o think_v that_o there_o be_v some_o extraordinary_a displeasure_n in_o god_n against_o they_o and_o to_o say_v with_o the_o church_n lam._n 4.12_o behold_v and_o see_v if_o there_o be_v any_o sorrow_n like_a unto_o 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as_o miserable_a as_o you_o or_o to_o tell_v you_o that_o as_o wicked_a child_n as_o you_o have_v be_v sanctify_v and_o save_v yield_v some_o hope_n but_o it_o can_v amount_v to_o no_o more_o than_o to_o think_v they_o may_v be_v save_v or_o thy_o may_v be_v damn_v and_o there_o be_v as_o much_o reason_n to_o fear_v the_o one_o as_o to_o hope_v for_o the_o other_o but_o for_o a_o man_n to_o see_v a_o gainful_a death_n ready_a to_o loose_v he_o into_o that_o world_n where_o there_o be_v none_o of_o this_o sorrow_n and_o to_o know_v that_o at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n his_o wicked_a child_n will_v be_v no_o more_o to_o he_o than_o bloody_a bonner_n or_o gardiner_n or_o damn_a devil_n and_o that_o he_o himself_o shall_v sit_v with_o christ_n to_o judge_v they_o and_o that_o he_o shall_v love_v and_o delight_n in_o the_o holiness_n and_o justice_n of_o the_o judge_n of_o all_o the_o world_n in_o pass_v that_o sentence_n upon_o they_o depart_v you_o curse_v into_o everlasting_a sire_n 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