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Do not allow them to grow up with a habit of making vain excuses for
not ing。 Give them plainly to understand�察�that so long as they are
under your roof it is the rule of your house for every one in health to
honour the Lord's house upon the Lord's day�察�and that you reckon the
Sabbath´breaker to be a murderer of his own soul。
See to it too�察�if it can be so arranged�察�that your children go with you
to church�察�and sit near you when they are there。 To go to church is one
thing�察�but to behave well at church is quite another。 And believe me��
there is no security for good behaviour like that of having them under
your own eye。
The minds of young people are easily drawn aside�察�and their attention
lost�察�and every possible means should be used to counteract this。 I do
not like to see them ing to church by themselves�察�they often get
into bad pany by the way�察�and so learn more evil on the Lord's day
than in all the rest of the week。 Neither do I like to see what I call
;a young people's corner; in a church。 They often catch habits of
inattention and irreverence there�察�which it takes years to unlearn�察�if
ever they are unlearned at all。 What I like to see is a whole family
sitting together�察�old and young�察�side by side��men�察�women�察�and
children�察�serving God according to their households。
But there are some who say that it is useless to urge children to
attend means of grace�察�because they cannot understand them。
I would not have you listen to such reasoning。 I find no such doctrine
in the Old Testament。 When Moses goes before Pharaoh ��Ex。 10��9���察�I
observe he says�察 �We will go with our young and with our old�察�with our
sons and with our daughters�此�for we must hold a feast unto the Lord。;
When Joshua read the law ��Josh。 8��35���察�I observe�察 �There was not a word
which Joshua read not before all the congregation of Israel�察�with the
women and the little ones�察�and the strangers that were conversant among
them。; ; Thrice in the year�察─�says Ex。 34��23�察 �shall all your
men´children appear before the Lord God�察�the God of Israel。; And when I
turn to the New Testament�察�I find children mentioned there as partaking
in public acts of religion as well as in the Old。 When Paul was leaving
the disciples at Tyre for the last time�察�I find it said ��Acts 21��5���察�
They all brought us on our way�察�with wives and children�察�till we were
out of the city�此�and we kneeled down on the shore�察�and prayed。;
Samuel�察�in the days of his childhood�察�appears to have ministered unto
the Lord some time before he really knew Him。 ; Samuel did not yet know
the Lord�察�neither was the word of the Lord yet revealed unto him; ��1
Sam。 3��7��。 The Apostles themselves do not seem to have understood all
that our Lord said at the time that it was spoken�此 �These things
understood not His disciples at the first�此�but when Jesus was
glorified�察�then remembered they that these things were written of Him;
��John 12��16��。
Parents�察�fort your minds with these examples。 Be not cast down
because your children see not the full value of the means of grace now。
Only train them up to a habit of regular attendance。 Set it before
their minds as a high�察�holy�察�and solemn duty�察�and believe me�察�the day
will very likely e when they will bless you for your deed。
VIII。 Train them to a habit of faith。
I mean by this�察�you should train them up to believe what you say。 You
should try to make them feel confidence in your judgment�察�and respect
your opinions�察�as better than their own。 You should accustom them to
think that�察�when you say a thing is bad for them�察�it must be bad�察�and
when you say it is good for them�察�it must be good�察�that your knowledge��
in short�察�is better than their own�察�and that they may rely implicitly
on your word。 Teach them to feel that what they know not now�察�they will
probably know hereafter�察�and to be satisfied there is a reason and a
needs´be for everything you require them to do。
Who indeed can describe the blessedness of a real spirit of faith�拭�Or
rather�察�who can tell the misery that unbelief has brought upon the
world�拭�Unbelief made Eve eat the forbidden fruit��she doubted the
truth of God's word�此 �Ye shall surely die。; Unbelief made the old world
reject Noah's warning�察�and so perish in sin。 Unbelief kept Israel in
the wilderness��it was the bar that kept them from entering the
promised land。 Unbelief made the Jews crucify the Lord of glow�察�they
believed not the voice of Moses and the prophets�察�though read to them
every day。 And unbelief is the reigning sin of man's heart down to this
very hour��unbelief in God's promises�察 �unbelief in God's
threatenings��unbelief in our own sinfulness�察� unbelief in our own
danger��unbelief in everything that runs counter to the pride and
worldliness of our evil hearts。 Reader�察�you train your children to
little purpose if you do not train them to a habit of implicit
faith��faith in their parents' word�察�confidence that what their
parents say must be right。
I have heard it said by some�察�that you should require nothing of
children which they cannot understand�此�that you should explain and give
a reason for everything you desire them to do。 I warn you solemnly
against such a notion。 I tell you plainly�察�I think it an unsound and
rotten principle。 No doubt it is absurd to make a mystery of everything
you do�察�and there are many things which it is well to explain to
children�察�in order that they may see that they are reasonable and wise。
But to bring them up with the idea that they must take nothing on
trust�察�that they�察�with their weak and imperfect understandings�察�must
have the ;why; and the ; wherefore; made clear to them at every´ step
they take��this is indeed a fearful mistake�察�and likely to have the
worst effect on their minds。
Reason with your child if you are so disposed�察�at certain times�察�but
never forget to keep him in mind ��if you really love him�� that he is
but a child after all��that he thinks as a child�察�he understands as a
child�察�and therefore must not expect to know the reason of everything
at once。
Set before him the example of Isaac�察�in the day when Abraham took him
to offer him on Mount Moriah ��Gen。 22。��。 He asked his father that
single question�察 �Where is the lamb for a burnt´offering�拭─�and he got
no answer but this�察 �God will provide Himself a lamb。; How�察�or where��
or whence�察�or in what manner�察�or by what means��all this Isaac was not
told�察�but the answer was enough。 He believed that it would be well��
because his father said so�察�and he was content。
Tell your children�察�too�察�that we must all be learners in our
beginnings��that there is an alphabet to be mastered in every kind of
knowledge�察�that the best horse in the world had need once to be
broken��that a day will e when they 。will see the wisdom of all
your training。 But in the meantime if you say a thing is right�察�it must
be enough for them��they must believe you�察�and be content。
Parents�察�if any point in training is important�察�it is this。 I charge
you by the affection you have to your children�察�use every means to
train them up to a habit of faith。
IX。 Train�察�them to a habit of obedience。
This is an object which it is worth any labour to attain。 No habit�察�I
suspect�察�has such an influence over our lives as this。 Parents��
determine to make your children obey you�察�though it may cost you much
trouble�察�and cost them many tears。 Let there be no questioning�察�and
reasoning�察�and disputing�察�and delaying�察�and answering again。 When you
give them a mand�察�let them see plainly that you will have it done。
Obedience is the only reality。 It is faith visible�察�faith acting�察�and
faith incarnate。 It is the test of real discipleship among the Lord's
people。 ;Ye are My friends if ye do whatsoever I mand you; ��John
15��14��。 It ought to be the mark of well´trained children�察�that they do
whatsoever their parents mand them。 Where�察�indeed�察�is the honour
which the fifth mandment enjoins�察�if fathers and mothers are not
obeyed cheerfully�察�willingly�察�and at once��
Early obedience has all Scripture on its side。 It is in Abraham's
praise�察�not merely he will train�察�his family�察�but ;he will mand his
children�察�and his household after him; ��Gen。 18��19��。 It is said of the
Lord Jesus Christ Himself�察�that when ;He was young He was subject to
Mary and Joseph; ��Luke 2��51��。 Observe how implicitly Joseph obeyed the
order of his father Jacob ��Gen。 37��13��。 See how Isaiah speaks of it as
an evil thing�察�when ;the child shall behave himself proudly against the
ancient; ��Isa。 3��5��。 Mark how the Apostle Paul names disobedience to
parents as one of the bad signs of the latter days ��2 Tim。 3��2��。 Mark
how he singles out this grace of requiring obedience as one that should
adorn a Christian minister�此 �a bishop must be one that ruleth well his
own house�察�having his children in subjection with all gravity。; And
again�察 �Let the deacons
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