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Corderius americanus. An essay upon the good education of children. And what may hopefully…
Corderius americanus. An essay upon the good education of children. And what may hopefully be attempted, for the hope of the flock. In a funeral sermon upon Mr. Ezekiel Cheever. The ancient and Honourable master of the Free-School in Boston. Who left off, but when mortality took him off, in August, 1708. the ninety fourth year of his age. : With an elegy and an epitaph upon him. / By one that was once a scholar to him. ; [One line epigram in Latin]
Boston: printed by John Allen for Nicholas Boone, 1708
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I. To yield Obedience unto God, in the Ways and Rules of His Holy Religion; This is to be, WISE UNTO SALVATION.
I. To yield Obedience unto God, in the Wayes and Rules of His Holy Religion; This is to be, WISE UNTO SALVATION.
There is an Holy Religion, wherewith we are to Glorify GOD in this World. By doing so, we secure our Title to an Eternal Glory with God in another and a better World. Now there never was a Truer Assertion, than that; Psal. 111.10. The Beginning of Wisdom, […] the Fear of the Lord. All they that give themselves to it, have a good Understanding. It must needs be our truest Wisdom, to Glorify the GOD that made us; For by doing so, we Answer the End for which He made us. There is nothing so Reasonable as to be Religious. It must needs be our Truest Wisdom, to make sure of Eternal Glory in another and better World; For we can be sure of nothing in this World; We are sure, that we ⟨p. 5⟩shall shortly be stripped of everything in this World. There is nothing so Profitable, nothing so Necessary, as to be Religions. The Rules of Religion are prescribed by the Only Wise GOD; The GOD of whom we are assured, Psal. 145.5. His Understanding is Infinite. They must needs be Wise Rules; It must needs be our Wisdom to adhere unto them.
There is an Holy Religion, wherewith we are to Glorify GOD in this World. By doing so, we secure our Title to an Eternal Glory with God in another and a better World. Now there never was a Truer Assertion, than that; Psal. 111.10. The Beginning of Wisdom, 〈…〉 the Fear of the Lord. All they that give themselves to it, have a good Understanding. It must needs be our truest Wisdom, to Glorify the GOD that made us; For by doing so, we Answer the End for which He made us. There is nothing so Reasonable as to be Religious. It must needs be our Truest Wisdom, to make sure of Eternal Glory in another and better World; For we can be sure of nothing in this World; We are sure, that we