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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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BETIMES! BETIMES! Let the Children have the Early Knowledge of the Holy Scriptures. That Princely Preacher, the Prince of Anhalt, would say; The Holy Scriptures, what are they but the swaddling Clothes of the Holy Child Jesus? HE is to be found in every Chapter. I will then say, Let us Teach our Children the Holy Scriptures, as soon as we can after they come out of their Swaddling Clothes. This is the Direction of the Holy Scriptures, Deut. 6.7. Thou shall ⟨p. 8⟩teach them diligently unto thy Children. And Eph. 6.4. Your Children, Bring them up in the Nurture and Admonition of the Lord. But the HOLY SCRIPTURES have not Expressly said, How Early, we shall Begin to Teach our Children, the KNOWLEDGE of them. However, we may easily Determine it.
BETIMES! BETIMES! Let the Children have the Early Knowledge of the Holy Scriptures. That Princely Preacher, the Prince of Anbalt, would say; The Holy Scriptures, what are they but the swadling Clothes of the Holy Child Jesus? HE is to be found in every Chapter. I will then say, Let us Teach our Children the Holy Scriptures, as soon as we can after they come out of their Swadling Cloaths. This is the Direction of the Holy Scriptures, Deut. 6.7. Thou shall ⟨p. 8⟩teach them diligently unto thy Children. And Eph. 6.4. Your Children, Bring them up in the Nurture and Admonition of the Lord. But the HOLY SCRIPTURES have not Expresly said, How Early, we shall Begin to Teach our Children, the KNOWLEDGE of them. However, we may easily Determine it.
First; How Early do the Children begin to be capable of Knowing & Minding what is in the HOLY SCRIPTURES? Most certainly we should Begin as soon as we can. As soon as the Children can know, so soon should we Teach them, what they should know. So much there is to be Learnt, it is pity any Time should be Lost. No doubt, they Began so soon with Solomon; Else he would not have said,