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The first dish at the Will-shire feast, Novemb. 9, 1654, or, A sermon preached…The first dish at the Wil-shire feast, Novemb. 9, 1654, or, A sermon preached…
The first dish at the Will-shire feast, Novemb. 9, 1654, or, A sermon preached at Laurence Jury to those that there offered their peace-offerings, and went thence to dine at Merchant-Tailors-Hall by Samuel Annesley ...The first dish at the Wil-shire feast, Novemb. 9, 1654, or, A sermon preached at Laurence Jury to those that there offered their peace-offerings, and went thence to dine at Merchant-Taylors-Hall by Samuel Annesley ...
London: printed by E.T. for Nathanael Webb and William Grantham, 1655
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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Secondly, set up petty Schools in every Parish, or in every other Parish, to teach children to read, and let them be catechised every week. This though it may seem a difficult work, yet if you would all of you, according to your several relations, to several parts of the County, endeavour it: the work would be done speedily, as Nehemiah said of the building of the wall of Jerusalem, when every one took his part, and had a mind to the work (Nehem. 3. throughout.)
Secondly, set up pettie Schools in every Parish, or in every other Parish, to teach children to read, and let them be catechised every week. This though it may seem a difficult work, yet if you would all of you, according to your several relations, to several parts of the County, endeavour it: the work would be done speedily, as Nehemiah said of the building of the wall of Ierusalem, when every one took his part, and had a mind to the work (Nehem. 3. throughout.)
How many poor people may hereby come to knowledge? many whole families in the country have not any one person in them that can read: how can these learn any thing? how can these sanctify a Sabbath? could their children but read, and were their children but taught the principles of christian Religion, it might be a more spreading good then you are aware of: and one ten pounds would buy above two thousand Catechisms, which would yield a pretty handsome distribution to every Parish in your County.
How many poor people may hereby come to knowledge? many whole families in the countrey have not any one person in them that can read: how can these learn any thing? how can these sanctifie a Sabbath? could their children but read, and were their children but taught the principles of christian Religion, it might be a more spreading good then you are aware of: and one ten pounds would buy above two thousand Catechismes, which would yield a pretty handsome distribution to every Parish in your County.