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Haft thou not been ftubborn and obftinate towards them, and endeavoured to caft off thy fubjection to them?

Doft thou not fecretly with the death of thy parents, out of impatience to be delivered from their government, or poffeffed of their eftate?

Didft thou difpofe of thyfelf in marriage, without their advice or confent?

The duty of a parent to the child*. RT thou diligent in thy calling, to enable thyfelf to nourish and fuftain thy children?

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Haft thou diligently preferred the eternal intereft of thy children before their temporal?

Haft thou taught them as they were capable of learning, to know, fear, love, and worship God with a perfect heart, and a willing mind?

Halt thou taught them how to govern their paffions, and to moderate their affecrions to wordly things; and encouraged them, by thy own example, to follow that which is good?

Doit thou watch over their behaviour, and fee that they practife what they have been taught?

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*This du'y may be found explained at large in the New WHOLE DUTY OF MAN, Sunday 8. Sections VII, and VII.

Haft thou not been too fond and indulgent to them; fuffering them to go on in their follies and fins, without fuch correction and reproof, as in duty thou waft bound to give them?

Art thou any ways acceffary to the fins of thy children, by any ill example fet them? or by giving them fuch an education, as would naturally lead them into pride and vanity?

Haft thou done thy part to provide what was neceffary and convenient for their living, and comfortable fubfiftence and being in the world?

Dost thou blefs them, and commend them to the favour and guidance of God? The duty of brethren and fifters*.

AST thou had a tender affection, and

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a compaffionate concern for thy brethren and fifters, endeavouring to promote their good, both fpiritual and temporal ? Doft thou always ftrive to keep up brotherly love and unity in the family? Doft thou not fecretly with their death or difgrace, to make thy own fortune the more plentiful?

Haft thou commended them to God in thy prayers? Or,

Haft

This duty may be found explained at large in the NEW WHOLE DUTY OF MAN, Sunday 9. Section I,

Haft thou been unconcerned for their welfare, and deftitute of natural affection towards them?

The duty of a wife to her husband*.

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AST thou refused to comply with thofe commands, in which God requires thee to obey and ferve, to love and honour thy husband?

Art thou loving to him, and defirous to render his life as eafy and comfortable as thou canft?

Halt thou provoked him, or published. his faults?

Haft thou spoken ill of him?

Haft thou borne with his infirmities? Haft thou given him caufe of jealousy, or been unfaithful to his bed?

Haftthou been frugal in the management of thy expenfes, with refpect to the circumftances and condition of thy husband? Haft thou fquandered away thy hulband's fubftance?

Haft thou kept thyfelf within those bounds which both reafon, religion, and the condition of thy husband require? Or,

Haft thou been indifferent and carelets in thy carriage towards him, not forecafting to do what thou didft or mightelt know would oblige and pleafe him?

Haft

*This duty may be found explained at large in the NEW WHOLE DUTY OF MAN, Sunday 9. Section II. &..

Haft thou been unconcerned in his joys and forrows?

Haft thou neglected to recommend him to the grace and protection of God in thy prayers?

The duty of a hufband to his wife*. TAST thou been faithful to the folemn I contract and engagement made in the prefence of God, at the entering upon the ftate of matrimony?

Doft thou love thy wife, and show it in a kind, tender, and gentle behaviour towards her?

Art thou faithful to her bed?

Haft thou neglected to defend and protect thy wife, to maintain and provide for her? Haft thou been peremptory, rigorous, and magifterial in thy commands?

Haft thou omitted to pray for her, and to share with her in all her reafonable joys and forrows?

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The duty of afervant to his mafter or mistresst. ASTthoubeen faithful and industrious in ferving thy mafter and mistress? Doft thou obey them in all lawful commands cheerfully, and in obedience to God, whole providence hath fet them over thee? Haft

This duty may be found explained at large in the NEW WHOLE Y F VAN, Sunday . Sections V. and V. This duty may be found explained at large in the NEW WHOLE DUTY OF MAN, Sunday 9. Section VIII.

Haft thou purloined, or ftole, or any way defrauded them of their goods, or been careless and wafteful of them?

Doft thou nottake the advantage of their abfence, to be idle, or unjust to them? Haft thou any ways injured them in their reputation?

Haft thou, as much as in thee lay, lived quietly and peaceably with thy fellowfervants?

Haft thou not been spiteful and malicious against them?

Haft thou exercised that tenderness to the children in the family, that was juftly and reafonably expected from thee?

Haft thou prayed for thy mafter and miftrefs, and the reft of the family, in thy private prayers?

The duty of a mafter or mistress to a fervant*.

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AST thou treated thy fervants as a Chriftian, and like one who believes that he has a mafter in heaven, to whom he muft render an account?

Haft thou performed the condition thou waft obliged to, when thou tookest them into thy fervice?

Haft thou taken care of their bodies, by providing what food was fitting for them? Art

This duty may be found explained at large in the NEW WHOLE DUiy (F MAN, Sunday 9. Section IX.

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