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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.
Christ, Unto th• self then I'll thee leave, That Satan wholly may thee have; Thy Heart in Sin shall hardened be, And blinded in Iniquity: And them in Wrath i'll Cut thee down, Like as the Grass and Flower's Mown, And to thy Woe thou shalt espy. Child-hood and Youth is Vanity; For all these things I'll make thee know, To Judgment thou shalt come also, in Hell at last thy Soul must burn, When thou thy Sinful race hast run; Consider this think on thy End. Least God doth thee to Pieces rend,
Christ, Ʋnto th• self then I'll thee leave, That Satan wholly may thee have; Thy Heart in Sin shall hardned be, And blinded in Iniquity: And them in Wrath i'll Cutt thee down, Like as the Grass and Flower's Mown, And to thy Woe thou shalt espy. Child-hood and Youth is Vanity; For all these things I'll make thee know, To Judgment thou shalt come also, in Hell at last thy Soul must burn, When thou thy Sinfull race hast run; Consider this think on thy End. Least God doth thee to Pieces rend,
Youth, Amazed great i now begin; Ah! Must i leave these ways of Sin, Which unto me so sweet have been. i Tremble and do greatly fear, To think upon What i do hear; Must i Religious be so soon, And my Sun set before it is noon.
Youth, Amazed great i now begin; Ah! Must i leave these ways of Sin, VVhich unto me so sweet have been. i Tremble and do greatly fear, To think upon VVhat i do hear; Must i Religious be so soon, And my Sun set before it is noon.
Devil, No, foolish Youth don't change thy mind; Unto such thoughts be not inclined: Religion's an invented thing, Which from some Crafty Head did spring, To Awe Mens minds; a mere Bug-bear▪ Such Foolish Youths to fright and Scare; is Winter come? The Spring's not past; What canst not bear with one such blast Shall the brave Flower that seems so gay, in one poor hour fade quite away? Tis Pity one so Young as thee, Should thus be brought to Misery: Come, cheer thy Heart, rouse up, be glad; There is no Hell, why art so sad? Eat, Drink, be Merry with thy Friend, For when thou Dyest, that's is thy last End.