The Longing
Stuff that didn't quite make it into The Briefing
The duties of parents (Part 2)
JC Ryle / October 2008
7. Train them to habits of diligence and regularity about public means of grace
Tell them of the duty and privilege of going to the house of God and joining in the prayers of the congregation. Tell them that wherever the Lord's people are gathered together, there the Lord Jesus is present in an especial manner, and that those who absent themselves must expect, like the Apostle Thomas, to miss a blessing. Tell them of the importance of hearing the Word preached, and that it is God's ordinance for converting, sanctifying and
The duties of parents (Part 1)
JC Ryle / October 2008
“Train up a child in the way he should go; and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” (Prov 22:6)
I suppose that most professing Christians are acquainted with the text at the head of this page. The sound of it is probably familiar to your ears, like an old tune. It is likely you have heard it, or read it, talked of it, or quoted it, many a time. Is it not so?
But, after all, how little is the substance of this text regarded! The doctrine it contains appears scarcely known, the duty it puts before us seems fearfully