The Parents Primer and the Mothers Looking-glass, Table of contents 1
The General Contents of the Firſt Dialogue.
A Salutation, and Preambulation, to the [Education] of Children.
Parents equally concern'd in Education.
[Education] reduced to two General Heads: viz. [Inſtruction] and [Correction]
Firſt. Inſtruction] The word opened.1 Gen. Head.
Inſtruction by [Doctrine] and [Example.]
(1) By [Doctrine] The word Doctrine opened.
What D to inſtruct Children in.
Twenty Documents for Inſtruction by D.
The Scripture to be Searched for more.
Any thing in the Bible Ʋſeful: even the words of wicked men, Devils, Proper Names.
(2) Inſtruction by [Example] Word opened. Example by Works, and Words.
Circumſtances of Education, Seven.
Direction if Children Will, or Will not hear.
The Parent Corrected for Carnal Language.
The Second General Head, viz. [Correction.2 Gen. Head.]
Correction twofold, viz. with [Word] and [Rod.]
(1) Correction with [Word].
Six Directions for [Word] Correction.
(2) Correction with the [Rod]
Scriptural Account of [Rod] fourfold.
The Parallel of Rod, and Staff.
Seven Directions, for [Rod] Correction.
Fourteen Ob againſt [Rod] Correction, Anſw.
Two ways great waſters of Time; and many more wicked ways Witneſſed againſt.
Advice of a Civil, Secular Concern, delivered in 12. Documents.
The danger of Riches diſcourſed.
Counſel concerning Childrens Children.
PRAYER for a Bleſſing on [Education]
Prayer [For] and [With] Children.
(1) Prayer [For] them in Private.
Ten great effects of Prayer conſider'd, to encourage to Prayer.
Time, and Times in a day for Private Prayers
(2) Prayer [With] Children in Family.
Ten directions for Family Duty.
Objections againſt Family Duty, Anſw.
Parents to take their Children into their Cloſets. and Pray with them there.
Parents to teach Children to Pray.
Objections againſt that, Anſwer'd.
Parents to procure the Prayers of Praying Perſons for their Children.
Ten Corollaries to quicken Parents to their Whole Duty contained in this Conference.