The true interest of families, or, Directions how parents may be happy in their children, and children in their parents to which is annexed a discourse about the right way of improving our time / by a divine of the Church of England ; with a preface by A. Horneck.

10. Duty, to observe what Providences they meet with, and to acquaint them therewith in due time.

Lastly, Consider what Providences they meet with, what signal Mercies and Favours their merciful Father bestow∣eth upon them; what Dangers and Hazards they have escaped; wherein God's kindness and mighty power has appeared towards them, in preserving them, and keeping them alive: Keep a Note thereof in writing; that so when they come to be of age, you may ac∣quaint them therewith, that they may therein read the loving kindness and tender Mercies of the Lord, and his wonderful goodness and favour towards them; and may be excited to be thank∣ful, and to put their trust and confi∣dence in him, whose Mercies are over all his Works. But, alas! How far are most Parents from doing this? Very few do any such thing for themselves; the Mercies of God are renewed to them every morning, they live at his cost and charge, he gives them richly all

things to enjoy; all their good things are from him alone: But how little do they consider, and take notice of the Hand of God, in those many and great benefits he loads them with every hour and moment? They do not reflect up∣on the great and marvellous things that he does for them; they live as if they were altogether insensible of God's mercies and loving kindnesses; and no wonder if they take little thought to possess their Children with any Im∣pressions of that whereof they have no sense themselves.