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god_n answer_v his_o child_n prayer_n good_a hezekiah_n prayer_n for_o his_o extravagant_a son_n manasseh_n be_v answer_v by_o god_n take_v he_o among_o the_o thorn_n bind_v he_o with_o fetter_n carry_v he_o to_o babylon_n till_o he_o have_v humble_v he_o to_o purpose_n and_o make_v he_o know_v that_o jehovah_n be_v god_n 2_o chron._n 33.11_o 12_o 13._o doubtless_o the_o natural_a as_o well_o as_o the_o spiritual_a father_n of_o the_o prodigal_n will_v welcome_v home_o the_o child_n though_o break_v on_o the_o wheel_n 11._o the_o covenant_n engage_v for_o a_o blessing_n on_o parent_n instruction_n and_o correction_n of_o their_o err_a child_n this_o be_v of_o great_a use_n 1._o for_o instruction_n prov._n 22.6_o train_z up_o a_o child_n in_o the_o way_n he_o shall_v go_v there_o be_v the_o parent_n duty_n do_v thy_o duty_n to_o set_v he_o right_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o way_n so_o some_o read_v it_o and_o when_o he_o be_v old_a he_o will_v not_o depart_v from_o it_o i._n e._n not_o easy_o ordinary_o q._n d._n if_o thou_o that_o be_v the_o father_n will_v do_v thy_o duty_n faithful_o i_o will_v undertake_v to_o do_v my_o part_n set_v thou_o their_o face_n in_o the_o right_a road_n and_o i_o will_v keep_v they_o in_o it_o ordinary_o i_o will_v bless_v thy_o instruction_n admonition_n counsel_n example_n see_v gen._n 18.19_o god_n say_v of_o abraham_n i_o know_v he_o that_o he_o will_v command_v his_o child_n and_o his_o household_n after_o he_o you_o will_v say_v what_o be_v he_o better_o for_o that_o they_o will_v choose_v whether_o they_o will_v obey_v or_o no_o nay_o say_v god_n but_o i_o will_v undertake_v for_o they_o an_o they_o shall_v keep_v the_o way_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o do_v justice_n and_o judgement_n his_o labour_n shall_v not_o be_v in_o