Dr.watt's Plain and Easy Catechisms for Children; The Shorter Catechism of the Assembly of Divines at Westminster With Explanatory Notes,and a ... the Sins and Follies of Childhood and Youth - Softcover

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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1825. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... int. HISTORICAL CATECHISM rOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH. 1. Quetf. Who was the Maker of the world t -Ans. The Almighty God made the heavens and the earth, and all things that are in them. 2. Q. How long was God in making the world ? A. He made it by bis word in the space of six days, and he rested on the seventh, and called that day holy. 3. Q. Who were the first man and woman that God made ? A. Adam and Eve. 4. Q. In what state did God make them ? A. God made them in his own likeness, in a holy and happy state. 5. Q. How did they behave themselves ? did they continue in this state ? A. No: they sinned against God by eating of the fruit of a certain tree, which God had forbidden them upon pain of death. 6. Q. How came they to eat of this fruit? A. The evil spirit that lay hid in the serpent persuaded Eve to eat of it, and she persuaded Adam. 7. Q. What mischief followed from hence ? A. Sin and death were brought into this world by Adam's disobedience, and spread among all his children. 8. Q. Were Adam's children all sinners ? A. All of them were born in sin, but there were some in those early times, who learnt to know and worship the Lord, and were called the sons of God. 9. Q. Did the knowledge and worship of God abide long in their families ? A. In following ages all mankind grew so bad, that God drowned the world by a flood of water. 10. Q. Who was saved when the world was drowned ? A. Noah, the righteous man, was saved, with all hi* family, and a few living creatures of every kind. 11. Q. How was Noah saved ? A. In an ark, or great vessel of wood, which God taught him to build. 12. Q. Who were the sons of Noah? A. Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and by them the world was peopled after the flood. 13. Q.. What crime was Ham guilty of? A. He made sport with his father, and he...

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