The book discusses Chastisement as a form of divine discipline and affliction in the family of God, viewing it as an exhortation. This process is characterized as the education and training of God’s children for the Kingdom and eternity, commencing the moment they enter the family and ceasing only with life. The discipline is described as having four essential aspects—Love, Wisdom, Faithfulness, and Power—all working in unison to ensure its perfection and success. The practical operation of chastisement is explained as the necessary training of the individual’s mind, to overcome ignorance; the will, to correct its rebelliousness; the heart, to make it wholly true to God; and the conscience, to make it altogether tender and sensitive to sin