Pfalms, Holy Songs chiefly written by David. Proverbs, The wife Sayings of Solo mon. Ecclefiaftes, The Preacher, the Reficctions of Solomon after his Sins. The Prophecies, The Writings of the feveral Prophets. The Gospel of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, the Hiftory of the Life and Doctrine, and Death and Refurrection of Chrift, written by thofe holy Men.... The Alts of the holy Apostles, the History of what was done by the Apostles, chiefly Peter and Paul. The Epiftles, Letters written by the Apostles to the Churches of Chriftians, or to fingle Perfons. The Revelations, The Vifions of the Apostle John relating to the Church of Chrift in following Ages, even to the End of the World. Note, The Names of the rest of the Books of Scripture are borrowed chiefly either from the Name of the Perfon who wrote them, as the Prophecies of Ifaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel, and the leffer Prophets, the Epiftles of Peter, John, James, and Jude; or of the PerH 2 fons fons whose History is related in them, as Joshua, Judges, Ruth, Samuel, Kings, Efther, Job, &c. Or the Perfons for whom they were written, as the Epiftles to the Romans, the Galatians, to Timothy, Titus, &c. But the Occafion of writing the Prophecies and Epiftles, as well as the Things contained in them, are fo particular and fo various, that Children can never be acquainted with them all, and there are many which are above the Reach of their Understanding. A Table A Table of the Contents. A Prefervative from Sins and Follies. Page 7 10 The Introduction. PART I. Of Sins against God himself, (viz.) Ungodliness, Profaneness, and Selffufficiency. PART II. Of Sins against our Neighbour, (viz.) Dishonour of Superiors, Pride and Haughtiness, immoderate Anger and Injustice, Lying, Evil-fpeaking and Slandering, Cruelty and Spite, Envy and Uncharitableness. PART III. Of Sins against Self, (viz.) acting contrary to Confcience, Intemperance, Wantonness, Delight in evil Company, Waste of Time, and Thoughtlessness of Things to come. 16 PART IV. Of the Follies and Frailties of Children, (viz.) a bumourfome Behaviour, Peevifbnefs, Impatience, Selfishness, Uncleanliness, Heedleffnefs, Rafbnefs, Ficklenefs, Profufenefs, and a tattling or talkative Humour. I T T す 39 A large Catalogue of remarkable Scripture- SECT. I. Names of God, Chrift, Angels, Ibid. X. The Names of Men remarkable. 68 XI. The Names of Women remarkable. 73 THE END... Ufe of Children. D IVINE Songs for Children. The The Art of Reading and Writing English, with Rules for reading Verfe and for true Spelling. The Sixth Edition. Prayers for the daily Ufe and Imitation of Children, fuited to their different Ages and the various Occafions of their younger Years Together with Inftructions to Youth in the Duty of Prayer, drawn up by way of Question and Anfwer, and a ferious Addrefs to them on that Subject. The Fourth Edition. Catechifms or Inftructions in the Prin ciples of the Chriftian Religion and the Hiftory of Scripture, compofed for Chidren and Youth, according to their different Ages; to which is prefixed a large Difcourfe on the way of Inftruction by Catechifms. The Fourth Edition corrected. |