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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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Fourthly; The Children should LEARN TO READ the Holy Scriptures; and this, as Early as may be. To School therefore with them. Let them not be Loitering at home, or playing abroad, when they should be at School. Be more concerned for their Schooling, than for their Clothing. If there be any, as I suppose there cannot be many, so necessitous, as to call for it, let us in this Town go on with our CHARITY-SCHOOLS. When the Children can Read, the Holy Scriptures, charge them, and cause them, every day to Read that Book of Life. Hire them to Remember what they Read; To get Select Sentences of the Holy Scriptures into their Memories. And then; Show them, how to make PRAYERS out of what they Read. Help them to turn all into Prayers, That they may be Wise unto Salvation, Oh, Teach them to Pray! When once it comes to be said, Behold they Pray! 'tis likely, that it may quickly be said, They are wise unto Salvation. The Bible was well called, by one of the Ancients, Epistola Omnipoten•is Dei ad Creaturam suam. A Letter from the Almighty GOD, unto His Creatures, It should be considered as a Letter from the Almighty God unto our Children. They should be taught accordingly to Read it, and Reverence it, and Answer it.
Fourthly; The Children should LEARN TO READ the Holy Scriptures; and this, as Early as may be. To School therefore with them. Let them not be Loitering at home, or playing abroad, when they should be at School. Be more concerned for their Schooling, than for their Cloathing. If there be any, as I suppose there cannot be many, so necessitous, as to call for it, let us in this Town go on with our CHARITY-SCHOOLS. When the Children can Read, the Holy Scriptures, charge them, and cause them, every day to Read that Book of Life. Hire them to Remember what they Read; To get Select Sentences of the Holy Scriptures into their Memories. And then; Show them, how to make PRAYERS out of what they Read. Help them to turn all into Prayers, That they may be Wise unto Salvation, Oh, Teach them to Pray! When once it comes to be said, Behold they Pray! t'is likely, that it may quickly be said, They are wise unto Salvation. The Bible was well called, by one of the Ancients, Epistola Omnipoten•is Dei ad Creaturam suam. A Letter from the Almighty GOD, unto His Creatures, It should be considered as a Letter from the Almighty God unto our Children. They should be taught accordingly to Read it, and Reverence it, and Answer it.