The Creed : THE CREED. I BELIEVE in God the Father, Almighty Maker of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried. The third day he arose again from the dead...
Alphabet : p. 4 ALPHABET a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z & a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p r s t u v w x y z & A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z DOUBLE LETTERS. ff fi fl ffi ffl ff fi ffi ffl p. 5 EASY SYLLABLES...
Alphabet Poem : p. 11 A B C D E F p. 12 G H I J K L M p. 13 N O P Q R S p. 14 T U V W X Y Z
Dr. Watts's Cradle Hymn : DR. WATTS'S CRADLE HYMN. HUSH, my dear; lie still and slumber Holy angels guard thy bed; Heavenly blessings, without number, Gently falling on thy head. Sleep, my babe! Thy food and raiment, House and home, thy friends provide, All without thy care or payment; All thy wants are well supplied. How...
Lessons For Children : LESSONS FOR CHILDREN. Of the Fear of God. THEY that fear God least, have the greatest reason to fear him. A fear of departing from God is a good means to keep us from departing from him. p. 62 The more we fear God, the less we shall fear men, They that will not fear God in prosperity, will be...
Instructive Questions And Answers : INSTRUCTIVE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. p. 21 Q Who made you? A. "God". Q. Who redeemed you? A. JESUS CHRIST. Q. Who sanctifies and preserves you? A. "The Holy Ghost". Q. Of what are you made? A. "Dust". Q. What doth that teach you? A. "To be humble, and mindful of death". Q. For what end were you...
The Burning Of Mr. John Rogers : THE BURNING OF MR. JOHN ROGERS MR. JOHN ROGERS, minister of the gospel in London, was the first martyr in Queen Mary's reign; and was burnt at Smithfield, February the fourteenth, 1554. His wife, with nine small children, and one at her breast, followed him to the stake, with which sorrowful sight...
An Alphabet Of Lessons For Children : p. 15 AN ALPHABET OF LESSONS FOR CHILDREN. A WISE son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother. BETTER is a little, with the fear of the Lord, than great treasure, and trouble therewith. COME unto Christ, all ye who labor and are heavy hiden, and he will give you rest...
Choice Sentences : CHOICE SENTENCES. 1. PRAYING will make thee leave sinning, or sinning will make thee leave praying. 2. What we are afraid to speak before men, we should be afraid to think before God.
The Lord's Prayer : THE LORD'S PRAYER. OUR Father, which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is...
The Sum Of The Ten Commandments : THE SUM OF THE TEN COMMANDMENTS. WITH all thy soul love God above, And as thyself thy neighbor love
Frontispiece : p. 3 Children, like tender osiers, take the bow, And as they first are fashioned always grow; For what we learn in youth, to that alone, In age, we are by second nature prone
The Infant's Grace Before And After Meat : THE INFANT'S GRACE BEFORE AND AFTER MEAT. BLESS me, O Lord, and let my food strengthen me to serve thee, for Jesus Christ's sake. Amen. I desire to thank God, who gives me food to eat every day of my life. Amen.
Uncertainty Of Life : p. 18 UNCERTAINTY OF LIFE. I IN the burying place may see Graves shorter there than I; From death's arrest no age is free Young children, too, may die. My God, may such an awful sight Awakening be to me! O that by early grace I might For death prepared be!
Untitled : This was a standard reader in New England in the 18th and 19th centuries. It was apparently used in both public and Sunday (religious) schools. At that time children of all ages studied in the same classroom, so it has portions oriented towards younger and older students. Besides instructi...
Our Savior's Golden Rule : OUR SAVIOR'S GOLDEN RULE BE you to others kind and true, As you'd have others be to you, And neither do nor say to men Whate'er you would not take again
The Shorter Catechism : p. 33 THE SHORTER CATECHISM, AGREED UPON BY THE REVEREND ASSEMBLY OF DIVINES AT WESTMINSTER. Q. 1. WHAT is the chief end of man? A. Man's chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy him forever. Q. 2. What rule hath God given to direct us how we may glorify and enjoy him? A. The word of God, which...
A Dialogue Between Christ, A Youth And The Devil : A DIALOGUE BETWEEN CHRIST, A YOUTH, AND THE DEVIL. YOUTH. THOSE days which God to me doth send, In pleasure I'm resolved to spend; Like as the birds, in lovely spring, Sit chirping on the bonghs, and sing,--p. 55 Who, straining forth thns. warbling notes, Do make sweet music in their throats,-- So...
The Dutiful Child's Promise : p. 20 THE DUTIFUL CHILD'S PROMISE. I WILL fear God and honor the good. I will honor my father and mother, I will obey my superiors.
Verses For Little Children : p. 30 VERSES FOR LITTLE CHILDREN THOUGH I am young, a little one, If I can speak, and go alone, Then I must learn to know the Lord, And learn to read his holy word. 'Tis time to seek to God, and pray For what I want for every day I have a precious soul to save, And I a mortal body have. Though I...
Evening Prayer For A Child : EVENING PRAYER FOR A CHILD Now I lay me down to sleep; I pray the Lord my soul to keep; If I should die before I wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take.
Title Page : New England Primer or, An easy and pleasant guide to the art of reading: Adorned with cuts; to which is added, the Catechism. Massachusetts Sabbath School Society Depository No. 13 Cornhill, Boston [1843] Scanned , December 2002; J.B. Hare, redactor. This text is in the public domain. This file...
Offices Of Humanity : OFFICES OF HUMANITY. THOU shalt not see thy brother's ox or his sheep go astray, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt in any case bring them again unto thy brother. And if thy brother be not nigh unto thee, or thou know him not, then thou shalt bring it unto thine own house, and it shall be with...
Agur's Prayer : AGUR'S PRAYER. Remove far from me vanity and lies; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me; lest I be full and deny thee, and say, "Who is the Lord?" or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of God in vain.
On Life And Death : p. 19 ON LIFE AND DEATH. Life and the "grave" two diffierent lessons give; "Life" shows us how to die, "death" how to live
Morning Prayer For A Child : MORNING PRAYER FOR A CHILD. Now I wake and see the light: 'Tis God who kept me through the night. To him I lift my voice, and pray That he would keep me through the day. If I shouId die before 'tis done, O God, accept me through thy Son.
Duty Of Children To Their Parents : DUTY OF CHILDREN TO THEIR PARENTS. God hath commanded, saying, "Honor thy Father and thy mother; and he that curseth father or mother, let him die the death."
The Ten Commandments : THE TEN COMMANDMENTS, PUT INTO SHORT AND EASY RHYMES FOR CHILDREN. 1. THOU shalt have no more gods but me. 2. Before no idol bend thy knee. 3. Take not the name of God in vain. 4. Dare not the Sabbath day profane, 5. Give both thy parents honor due. 6. Take heed that thou no murder do. 7. Abst...
