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h as may be with much ease acquired in the times health and life, but very difficult to be attained in time of sickness, and the hour of death, but never be forgotten after death, such as are of that neces, that, in comparison of them, all other things are pertinent and vain, if not desperately noxious and tful. There is no necessity for me to be rich 1 1 great in the world; to have such a title of hour, such a place of dignity, or profit; to leave -h an inheritance or titular dignity to my son; or have so many thousand pounds in my inventory, en I die. But there are certain matters of absoe necessity to me, such as if I am without, I am done and lost, and yet such as if not attained here this life, can never be attained; and therefore, as concerns me in the highest degree to attain them, it concerns me in the highest degree to attain them this life, and to take all opportunities imaginable order thereunto, and to redeem every minute of me for that purpose, lest I should be for ever dispointed; and not to be like the foolish virgin, getng oil when the door is ready to be shut; but be ted and ready to die, and give up my account to y Lord with peace, and cheerfulness, and comfort; that if I should, either by the hand of some disease – casualty, or other providence, receive this solemn essage, 'Set thy house in order, for thou shalt die,' might receive it with as much readiness, willingness, nd cheerfulness, as a faithful and diligent servant ould receive this command from his master: 'You

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must take such a journey for me to-mor ness and pain, and wearisome and frow have business enough of themselves to and any man that hath had experience find he hath enough to do to bear them, with them. And further, we know not grace and opportunity that God hath le have neglected in our lives, shall ever again to us in the times of our sicknes our deathbeds; but a little portion of lives and healths are furnished with tho vitations and golden opportunities for works. Let us therefore redeem those time that our life and health lend us, and one thing necessary: and let us ren when we shall come to die, and our sc were hovering upon our lips, ready to tak at how great a rate we would then be wi chase some of those hours we once triffe

Upon the management and disposal depends the everlasting concernment of Ex hoc momento pendet Eternitas +. lost, is lost for ever. It is never to be all the wealth of both the Indies will not recall the last hour I spent ; it ceaseth fo

Ibid p. 261-264, 267.

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PARENTS,

ON THE

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EDUCATION.

No. 17.

NEW-YORK:

TO BE HAD AT THE BOOKSTORE OF MAHLON DAY,

No. 372 Pearl-street.

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BRIEF HINTS TO PARENTS, &c.

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GENERAL PRINCIPLES.

SUCCESS in education depends more on prevenon, than cure—more on forming habits, than laying junctions-more on example, than precept. It is imortant, however, that rules laid down should be strict- enforced, till obedience becomes habitual.

But when is this interesting business to be begun, nd how pursued?

"It is to be begun from the cradle. The first step to teach the infantile subject implicit obedience to arental authority; and then to rule with such modeation and sweetness, that it shall entirely trust and ve the hand that guides it. In this way, the good pressions made upon the young mind, are likely be indelible."* Persevering, yet gentle firmness, egun in infancy, establishes proper discipline, proures obedience, and prevents almost all punishment. The subjection of a child's will may be effected efore its understanding is sufficiently enlarged to e influenced by reasoning. Generally the first inlination a child discovers, is will. The first busiess of a parent, therefore, is to subject it. An infant ill reach out its hand to take something improper or it to have; if its hand be then withheld, and the ountenance and expression of the parent refuse the dulgence, unmoved by its cries or struggles, it will oon learn to yield. And by uniformly experiencing

* This passage, and those similarly marked in the following ages, are from "The Brief Remarker on the Ways of Man:" & ork fraught with much useful matter on a variety of subjects.

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