Reciprocal Affection. Paley. True Love. Adaptation of
Character and Position. Fitness of Circumstances, Means, and Age. Religious
Equality and Adaptation. Only in the Lord. The Sad Effect of Inequality.
Should Persons Marry Outside of their Own Branch of the Church? Sin and
Curse of Disobedience to the Law of Religious Equality. Duty of Parents in
reference to Religious Equality. All Matches not made in Heaven. Law of
Moses. Abraham. Historical Instances of the Fruits of Disobeying this Law.
Reasonableness of the Law. The Primitive Christians. Sense of the Christian
Church. Address to Christians.
CHAPTER XXIV.
THE CHILDREN'S PATRIMONY.--The Question this Involves. Not Confined to
Wealth. A Good Character and Occupation. True Religion. How Parents should
proceed in the Distribution of their Property. Why they should give only a
Competency. The Rules to Determine a Competence. Paley. What the Law of
Competence Forbids. Penalties of its Violation. History. Impartiality.
Paley. The Infatuation of many Parents.
CHAPTER XXV.
THE PROMISES OF THE CHRISTIAN HOME.--Two Kinds. Divine Promises to Parents
and Children. Those of Punishment. Law of Reproduction. Iniquity of the
Parents upon the Children. Promises of Reward. In this Life. John Q. Adams.
In the Life to Come. God's Fidelity to His Promises. They are Conditional.
When they become Absolute. Popular Objections.
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