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The A, B, C. of religion. Lessons relating to the fear of God, fitted…
The A, B, C. of religion. Lessons relating to the fear of God, fitted unto the youngest & lowest capacities. And children suitably instructed in the maxims of religion. : [One line from I John]
Boston, : Printed & sold by Timothy Green, at the lower end of Middle-Street, 1713
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.
Be the Capacity of the People, in the Lowest Class that can be; yet the Children may be taught, some things of the Greatest importance for all the People in ⟨p. 20⟩the World. That Vast Concern, of Conversion to God, is to be indeed addressed at this rate, Hear this, All ye People, Give Ear, All ye inhabitants of the World; Both Low and High, Rich and Poor together. Truly, Low People, and Poor People, and Young People, and All that have Souls to look after, are to be called upon, thus to look after their Souls. Indeed, the Highest & the Richest upon Earth, have infinite cause to be Solicitous on this Greatest of all Occasions. To You, Sirs, it must be said; If you Die Unconverted unto the Fear of God, be your other Excellencies what they will, yet you die without Wisdom. And then; Tho' a Man have the Wisdom to Govern & Manage Whole Nations of Men, if he die without this Wisdom, How art thou fallen from Heaven, O Lucifer, Son of the Morning, who didst Order the Nations? Tho' a Man have the Wisdom to Understand as Many Languages as a Mithridates, or a Mordecai; if he die without this Wisdom, he must be Lodged where he shall gnaw his Tongue for Pain, and know no Speech but that of ⟨p. 21⟩Roaring and Blasphemy. Tho' a Man have the Wisdom to Understand as Many Sciences as an Alsted, or a Scaliger, if he die without this Wisdom, he must go into Utter Darkness, and know nothing but his own Unutterable increase of Sorrow. A Man may have the Wisdom to Calculate the Motions of the Heavens, and yet Unconverted unto the Fear of God, he will be turned into Hell after all. But I must not forget, the Small Folks with whom I am now Concerned. We read concerning, The First Principles of the Oracles of God, which they that have need of Milk, should have taught unto them; and we find, Heb. VI. 1. Repentance from Dead Works, and Faith towards God, are some of those Principles. Verily, our Children that have need of Milk, are to be taught these things; You must Repent of your Sin against God, and you must Believe in God your Saviour; else you Die and Perish Wonderfully.
Be the Capacity of the People, in the Lowest Class that can be; yet the Children may be taught, some things of the Greatest importance for all the People in ⟨p. 20⟩