Deut. xxi. 18, 21. Ezek. xxii. 7. Rom. i. 30. 2 Tim. iii. 2. 1 Sam. ii. 25.

V. A punishment attached to disobedience.

Deut. xxvii. 16. Prov. xxx. 17.

VI. It is a parent’s duty to enforce obedience. Allowed disobedience brings misery into the home. 1 Tim. iii. 4; v. 4.

Eli. 1 Sam. ii. 23.

David. 1 Kings, i. 6.

How solemn then, Mothers, is your responsibility.

How earnest should be your prayers that your commands may agree with God’s. Gen. xviii. 19. Deut. xxxii. 46. Eph. vi. 1.

Seek for wisdom in commanding.

Firmness in insisting.