Download or read book A Family Well Ordered written by Cotton Mather and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-12-27 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This rare and classic book from 1699 details the relationship between parents and children and the authors view on the duties between them. Cotton Mather was an influential Puritan Minister from Boston Massachusetts who lived from 1663 to 1728. In 'A Family Well Ordered', Cotton Mather attempts to promote peace and harmony between parents and children by referring to biblical instructions. He goes into great detail in explaining the benefits of salvation and harmony and warns of an inevitable wrath when the parents or the children or both neglect their spiritual obligations to each other.