"7. Have I suffered the indulgence of an evil habit through sloth or discouragement?
"8. Have calmness and seriousness marked my looks, tones, and voice, when inflicting punishment?
"9. Was my convenience, or the guilt of the child, the measure of its punishment?
"10. Has punishment been sufficiently private, and have I tried to affect the mind more than the body?
"11. Do my children see in me a self-command which is the effect of principle?
"12. Have I, in my plans, my heart, and conduct, sought first for my children the kingdom of God?
"13. Have I commended God to my children, and my children to God?
"14. Have I aimed to govern my children on the same principle and in the same spirit which God adopts in the government of his creatures?
"15. Have I, in pursuance of the above resolution, acted in the spirit of that prayer in God's word, 'Them that honor me, I will honor, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed'?
"16. Have I aimed to secure the love and obedience of my children?