"Take this child, and bring it up for me." Parents, this is an address which God virtually makes to you, every time that he bestows on you a child. Do you comply with it? Do you bring up your offspring for God? Can conscience testify that it is your desire and study that their souls may be devoted to the God who made them, the Redeemer who died for them? Can your closets testify to the frequent prayer of faith for them—to a holy dedication of them to our heavenly Father—to warm and heartfelt supplications for their spiritual interests? If this testimony cannot be given, you are treacherous to your God, and are bringing them up for Satan and the world.

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