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24. He that spareth his rod, hateth his son: but he that loveth him, chasteneth him betimes.
24. Fond affection, which makes a Parent forbear to chastise his Child for the faults that cannot otherways be amended, is no better than hatred; for it helps to undo him: therefore he that truly loves his child must not be so indulgent; but as soon as
ill inclinations begin to ap∣pear, while he is tender and flexible, give him early cor∣rection as well as admoniti∣on, before he have accusto∣med himself to the doing evil. See Arg. [e]