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all_o possible_a exactness_n and_o we_o judge_v it_o very_o profitable_a and_o very_a necessary_a to_o be_v publish_v etc._n etc._n give_v at_o paris_n the_o 24_o of_o february_n 1666._o t._n fortin_n roileau_n the_o content_n the_o preface_n page_n 1._o chap._n i._o of_o the_o excellency_n of_o christian_a marriage_n pag._n 6._o chap._n ii_o that_o the_o education_n of_o child_n be_v one_o of_o the_o most_o considerable_a employ_v of_o christianism_n and_o of_o the_o first_o error_n which_o cause_v it_o to_o be_v neglect_v which_o be_v the_o mean_a idea_n man_n have_v of_o the_o christian_a life_n p._n 14._o chap._n iii_o of_o the_o second_o error_n which_o cause_v a_o neglect_n of_o the_o education_n of_o child_n which_o be_v the_o little_a care_n parent_n take_v to_o preserve_v they_o in_o innocence_n p._n 25._o chap._n iu._n how_o high_o father_n and_o mother_n be_v interest_v in_o the_o christian_a education_n of_o their_o child_n and_o in_o particular_a of_o what_o importance_n 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their_o child_n p._n 95._o iu_o maxim_n concern_v the_o care_n they_o ought_v to_o take_v to_o disentangle_v child_n from_o the_o world_n and_o to_o inspire_v into_o they_o christian_a sentiment_n and_o feeling_n p._n 98._o v._o maxim_n concern_v the_o search_n they_o ought_v to_o make_v of_o the_o predominant_a inclination_n of_o their_o child_n p._n 102._o vi_o maxim_n touch_v the_o instruction_n of_o child_n p._n 104._o vii_o maxim_n touch_v the_o motive_n whereby_o to_o engage_v child_n to_o labour_n and_o to_o do_v what_o one_o desire_n of_o they_o p._n 112._o viii_o maxim_n touch_v the_o care_n parent_n ought_v to_o take_v for_o their_o child_n health_n and_o of_o what_o concern_v their_o body_n p._n 117._o ix_o maxim_n touch_v what_o be_v particular_o to_o be_v avoid_v in_o conversation_n before_o child_n p._n 120._o x._o maxim_n touch_v the_o correction_n of_o child_n p._n 122._o xi_o maxim_n touch_v the_o difference_n and_o disagreement_n which_o child_n ordinary_o have_v with_o the_o domestic_n and_o the_o liberty_n they_o take_v with_o they_o p._n 125._o xii_o maxim_n touch_v the_o freedom_n which_o be_v to_o be_v give_v to_o child_n to_o express_v their_o thought_n and_o opinion_n p._n 128._o xiii_o maxim_n touch_v the_o patience_n wherewith_o parent_n be_v to_o support_v their_o child_n and_o to_o moderate_v their_o resentment_n of_o injury_n receive_v from_o other_o p_o 132._o fourteen_o maxim_n touch_v the_o equality_n which_o parent_n be_v to_o keep_v among_o their_o child_n p._n 140._o xv._o maxim_n touch_v the_o lodging_n of_o child_n p._n 150._o xvi_o maxim_n touch_v the_o complacency_n which_o parent_n have_v in_o their_o child_n p._n 151._o xvii_o maxim_n touch_v the_o play_n and_o recreation_n of_o child_n p._n 152._o xviii_o maxim_n touch_v what_o company_n ought_v to_o be_v permit_v to_o child_n p._n 155._o xix_o maxim_n touch_v the_o care_n which_o be_v to_o be_v take_v to_o induce_v child_n to_o do_v what_o they_o ought_v to_o their_o 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