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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
Come, ye Children, Hearken to me, I will teach you, what you ought to do.
You ought, First, To be Willing to be Taught the Fear of the Lord. When your Teachers would Learn you something of the Holy Scriptures, be willing to Learn. Be not •o•••e to wait upon their Teaching. Do not strive to get away from their Teaching. Be not so set upon your Childish & Foolish Play, as to count every minute a weary Hour under their Teaching. Rather come to your Teachers, and beg it of them, I pray, Teach me something. Oh! Count it a Privilege, to be Taught any thing of the Holy Scriptures. Prize, Prize the Sincere Milk of the Word. Prize, Prize the Word of God, as being Sweeter than the Honey and the Honey-comb. Count the Knowledge of GOD, and CHRIST▪ ⟨p. 16⟩and Heavenly Things, a more precious Thing• than any in the World
You ought, First, To be Willing to be Taught the Fear of the Lord. When your Teachers would Learn you something of the Holy Scriptures, be willing to Learn. Be not •o•••e to wait upon their Teaching. Do not strive to get away from their Teaching. Be not so set upon your Childish & Foolish Play, as to count every minute a weary Hour under their Teaching. Rather come to your Teachers, and beg it of them, I pray, Teach me something. Oh! Count it a Priviledge, to be Taught any thing of the Holy Scriptures. Prize, Prize the Sincere Milk of the Word. Prize, Prize the Word of God, as being Sweeter than the Honey and the Honey-comb. Count the Knowledge of GOD, and CHRIST▪ ⟨p. 16⟩and Heavenly Things, a more precious Thing• than any in the World