The Practical Works of Richard Baxter (Volume 18); With a Life of the Author and a Critical Examination of His Writings by William Orme - Softcover
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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1830. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... THE MOTHER'S CATECHISM; OR, A FAMILIAR WAY OF CATECHISING OF CHILDREN, IN THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD, THEMSELVES, AND THE HOLY SCRIPTURES. THE PREFACE TO THE READER. Candid Reader, This is the errand of this preface, to assure thee that this treatise was left under Mr. Baxter's own hand, which now is exposed to thy view from the press. It was Timothy's great commendation and advantage, "That from a child he had known the Holy Scriptures, which were able to make him wise to salvaton, through faith which is in Christ Jesus." (2 Tim. iii. 15.) Early draughts from this spring will give us such a relish of the waters issuing from thence as will render our most diligent reading of them both profitable and delightful to us. This book at once may profit both the mother and the child : and the contents thereof niay, with greater ease and pleasure, impress themselves upon their minds and memories, by frequent reading of them, and discourse about them, than if children were confined to get large portions of catechisms without book. At least the former would greatly prepare them for the latter. Had Mr. Baxter completed what he did design herein, the reader might have been more advantaged thereby. All that the author left thou hast. And, if it be desired, the continuation may possibly be exposed to view hereafter, by another hand. Pray heartily for the publisher; for none more need and crave it, than Thine, in the best of bonds and services, MATTHEW SYLVESTER. THE FAMILIAR WAY CATECHISING CHILDREN. Mother. Come, child, are you willing to be taught your catechism ? Child. What is the Catechism, mother ? M. It is those things which you must know above all other. C. Why must I needs know them ? M. Because God made you to know them, and without such knowledge you cannot be go...
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