N29515:225
Instructions for children: or, The child's & youth's delight, teaching an easy way to…Instructions for children: or, The child's & youth's delight, teaching an easie way to…
Instructions for children: or, The child's & youth's delight, teaching an easy way to spell & read true English. : Containing the father's godly advice; directing parents in a right and spiritual manner to educate their children. : With a Christian catechism, wherein all the chief principles of true Christianity are clearly opened. : Together with many other things both pleasant and useful for the education of children. / Written by Benj. Keach.Instructions for children: or, The child's & youth's delight, teaching an easie way to spell & read true English. : Containing the father's godly advice; directing parents in a right and spiritual manner to educate their children. : With a Christian catechism, wherein all the chief principles of true Christianity are clearly opened. : Together with many other things both pleasant and useful for the education of children. / Written by Benj. Keach.
New York: printed by Will. Bradford, 1695
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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.
and as he grew up, took much delight in reading the Scriptures, he would not sti• out of doors, before he had poured forth his •oul to the Lord▪ nor lie down in bed, till he had been upon his knees In his sickness (for he died when he was about twelve years old) b•ing asked, whether he had rather live or die? He answered, I desire to die, that I may go to my Savour. Besides these, he speaks of divers other Children whom God called before they were ten years old. What do you say now, my Son▪ were not these sweet Children, w•o thus early learned to fear God, and fall in love with Jesus Christ? Come, learn of them, and hate •ying and all Childish vanity: Would you be saved when you die? (And you know not h•w soon it may be) O then tremble ⟨p. 34⟩at the thought of deferring o• putting off the serious thoughts o• an endless Eternity. Or are yo• willing to be damned and to go to Hell and be burned with the Devil and his Angels? Hell Child, is a terrible Place; Can you bear the thought of that Word, Go, ye Cursed, into Ever lasting Fire, &c. What say you Are you resolved to get upon your knees, and beg Grace and Knowledge of Go•, through Christ and entreat him for hi• Sons sake to open your Eyes, and deliver you from the power of Sin and •a•an?
and as he grew up, took much delight in reading the Scriptures, he would not sti• out of doors, before he had poured forth his •oul to the Lord▪ nor lie down in bed, till he had been upon his knees In his sickness (for he died when he was about twelve years old) bing asked, whether he had rather live or die? He answered, I desire to die, that I may go to my Savur. Besides these, he speaks of divers other Children whom God called before they were ten years old. What do you say now, my Son were not these sweet Children, wo tus early learn'd to fear God, and fall in love with Jesus Christ? Come, learn of them, and hate ying and all Childish vanity: Would you be saved when you die? (And you know not hw soon it may be) O then tremble