The Assembly's Catechism with Notes; Or, the Shorter Catechism, with a Brief Explication for the Instruction of Youth, by I. Watts - Softcover

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1743 Excerpt: ... THE PREFACE. THE title of this Second Sett of Catechisms and Prayers, declares that it is taken out of two larger Books written for the Use of Children, wherein there are many more Compositions to assist the Education of the younger Fart of Mankinds both for their Instruction in the Principles of Religion, in the Knowledge of Scripture, and in addressing God by Prayer, according to all the various Occasions of Childhood, of which I have there given particular Examples. 1 confess I have taken out of the Book of Prayers, for this second Stage of Childhood, nothing but one Morning and Evening Prayer for the common Days of the Week and for the Lord's-day, together with a Grace before and after Meat; tbo' a great Part of that Book is written for Youth about this Age. I was willing the poorest Families should have some Advantage by it, who could not furnish every one of their Children with the whole Book, A 2 which. which indeed would be much more beneficial to them. The Preface to the First Sett of Catechisms gives a particular Account of the Proposals or Requests which I have made to Parents and Teachers, in order to render the Instruction of Children in the Things of God more easy and successful viz. that while they are learning those Catechisms or Prayers-which are composed for the youngest Years of Childhood, they might frequently read over those which are prepared for the next following Stage of Life: For hereby both the Words and Things will become more familiar to them when they arrive at a proper Age for learning them by Heart. I requested also, that they would take all due Pains to make Children understand every Thing that they learn, that they may not,treasure up mere Words as Parrots do, and pronounce them without a Meaning. I would take Notice here, ...

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