A Solemn Appeal - James White

question. And,
First, we will suppose our inquirer to be a
parent. As a parent, then, you are to consider well
the exposure of your children. You are to read with
interest whatever professes to be able to open your
eyes on this point. You are to feel the exposure of
your children, and count no labor too great or too
expensive to secure them in virtue. You must shut
up from them the avenues to unchastity. You must
early make them see that you are solicitous for
them, and also make them understand why you are
so. Against the mischievous habit of solitary vice,
you must watch and warn faithfully. You must
begin this work early. If you wait till foul society
has filled their minds with lascivious idea and
images, you will not only find the task of
instructing them far more difficult, but also far less
promising of permanent good. Begin early, then.
Fix a pure habit upon a child, and a fear of
breaking it while it is yet greatly incapable of
understanding the whys and wherefores of your
wishes. But do not neglect the whys and
wherefores too long. Introduce these into the minds
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