Advice to Children, Table of contents 1 – Table of contents 2
THE CONTENTS OF Advice to Children.
THE Introduction. 1
1. Duty of Children, to Honour their Parents. And how they are are to Honour them. 2 The Poverty of Parents does not exempt Children from this Duty. 6 Againſt thoſe who diſhonour their Parents. 7
2. Duty of Children, to obey their Parents, and hearken to their Inſtructions. 10 Againſt ſtubborn and diſobedient Children. 14
3. Duty, to be faithful to their Parents, and not to diſpoſe of their goods without their conſent. 16 Againſt unfaithful and treacherous Children. 18
4. Duty of Children, to be determined by their Parents as to their Calling. 20 Againſt Children who neglect this Duty. 22
5. Duty of Children, not to ſuffer themſelves to be beſtowed in Marriage againſt their Parents will. 23 Againſt thoſe Children who neglect this Duty. 26
6. Duty of Children, to ſubmit to their Parents Reproofs, and Chaſtenings. 27 Againſt Rebellious Children. 28
7. Duty of Children, to love their Parents; and how they are to expreſs their Love. 31 Againſt unkind and unnatural Children. 35
8. Duty of Children, to pray for their Parents. 36 Againſt Curſers of Parents. 37
The Duties of Children towards their Deceaſed Parents. 38
1. Duty, they ought to bury them decently. 38
2. Duty, to fulfill their laſt Will. 40
3. Duty, to call to mind their good Advices, and to follow their good Examples. 40
4. Duty, to do what they can lawfully, to ſuppreſs Evil Reports concerning them. 42
5. Duty, to retain a firm kindneſs for their Friends. 43
Againſt Children who neglect theſe Duties. 44
Motives to excite Children to do theſe things.
1. Motive, from the Authority of him who commands them to do theſe things. 46
2. Motive, from the Promiſe made to thoſe who do their Duty. 49
3. Motive, from the Example of our Bleſſed Maſter. 53
4. Motive, from the Examples of ſome Heathens. 56
The Concluſion, ſhewing how Children ought to improve what hath been ſaid. 60
The Duties of Children to their Step-Parents. 70 Some Motives to ſtir up Children to be Dutiful to them. 72 Againſt thoſe who are undutiful towards their Step-Parents. 74
THE CONTENTS OF The Diſcourſe about the Right Way of Improving our Time.
THE Introduction. 79
The Text explained. 80
How Time is to be redeemed.
1. Time is to be redeemed from ſleep. 82
2. It is to be redeemed from dreſing and adorning the Body. 86
3. It is to be redeemed from eating and drinking. 90
4. It is to be redeemed from gaming. 92
5. It is to be redeemed from viſiting. 97
6. Time is to be redeemed from Worldly Buſineſs. 105 Short and ferv…nt Ejaculations, ev'n in Time of Buſineſs recommended. 109
7. It is to be redeemed from idleneſs. 111
8. It is to be redeemed in ſacred and religious Perfomrances, by doing them in the beſt manner. 114.
Some Motives to Excite you to do theſe things.
1. Motive, from the ſhortneſs of your Time. 125
2. Motive, from the uncertainty of your Time. 129
3. Motive, from the greatneſs and difficulty of the work you have to do. 138
4. Motive, from the account you muſt give how you ſpend your Time. 145
The Concluſion. 152
FINIS.
End of the text · James Kirkwood, Advice to Children (1693)