N29515:262
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
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.
Son. Sir, the Scripture did no• only survive, notwithstanding a• the Arts, Contrivance and Malice of Men and Devils; but hath tri•umphed over all opposition; mean, the blessed success the Gospel hath had in converting s• many thousands, though accounted by the wise Men of the World foolishness, proves its Divin• ⟨p. 53⟩Authority, especially considering the Publishers of it were generally but weak, ignorant and illiterate Persons, as Fisher-men, Tent-makers, &c.
Son. Sir, the Scripture did no• only survive, notwithstanding a• the Arts, Contrivance and Malic• of Men and Divils; but hath tri•umphed over all opposition; mean, the blessed success the Go•spel hath had in converting s• many thousands, though accoun••ed by the wise Men of the Worl• foolishness, proves its Divin• ⟨p. 53⟩Authority, especialy considering the Publishers of it were generally but weak, ignorant and illiterate Persons, as Fisher-men, Tent-makers, &c.
Fa. And thou mayst add, It had no force of Arms, or Temporal support on its side, but against both Wind and Tide, in opposition to the Interest, Will, and Wisdom of carnal Men, it prevailed. My Son, hast thou any other?