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Capitalization of words within sentences is reproduced faithfully from the original.
This text makes heavy use of obsolete and archaic spellings. The original spellings have been preserved.
LONDON: PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY M. ALLEN, NO. 15, Paternoster-Row; And Sold by all other Booksellers in the United Kingdom.
The NAMES AND ORDER OF ALL THE BOOKS OF THE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT, WITH THE NUMBER OF CHAPTERS.
This novel and curious arrangement will, it is presumed, gratify the taste of young readers, and not only give them a relish for the Sacred Volume, but even assist their memories when duly acquainted with it.
Any person desirous of committing this JUVENILE BIBLE to memory should first learn perfectly the name of all the Books, and the numbers of the chapters in each Book, on the back of the title-page; then observe A stands for 1, B 5, C 9, D 13, E 17, F 21, G 25, H 29, I 33, K 37, L 41, M 45, N 49. When it is known what number every letter denotes, the number of the chapter that begins with that letter is known by it; for example, if you know the letter B stands for 5, then when you hear this line, "Before the flood man's life was long," you can soon tell it is the 5th chapter. If it be asked, what are the contents of the 5th chapter of Genesis, you answer with the above line, and so of the rest.
The three last lines of every Stanza depend upon the first line of it; so that if the number of the first line is known, it is easy to know the number of the rest: for instance, if you know that "Each male of Abram circumcis'd" is the 17th of Genesis, then it follows "He angels entertains" is the 18th; "Sees Sodom's flame God's wrath proclaim" is the 19th; "His wife his sister feigns" is the 20th.
The breast-plate of judgment for the High-Priest
Of the Tabernacle. Their part or portion of all offerings, their wages, or dues.
Circumcision and Passover. An altar call'd Ed, see v. 34
See ver. 2
A cave in mount Horeb
The Second Alphabet 51 At Nathan's word David repents, 52 Read Doeg's destiny, 53 Proves athiests fools: God sees and rules; 54 At Ziph betray'd is he.
The Third alphabet. 101 A plan of houshold government, 102 Afflicted person's prayer; 103 A song of praise for joyful days, 104 God's providences rare.
THE NEW TESTAMENT.
The Apostles, &c. See Ver. 33, &c.
The Lord's Supper.
Laden with guilt, and full of fears, I fly to thee my Lord, And not a glimpse of hope appears, But in thy written word.
The volume of my Father's grace; Does all my griefs asswage; Here I behold my Saviour's face Almost in every page.
This is the field where hidden lies, The pearl of price unknown, That Merchant is divinely wise Who makes the pearl his own.
Here consecrated water flows To quench my thirst of sin; Here the fair tree of knowledge grows, Nor danger dwells therein.
This is the Judge that ends the strife Where wit and reason fail; My guide to everlasting life, Through all this gloomy vale.
O may thy counsels, mighty God, My roving feet command, Nor I forsake the happy road, That leads to thy right-hand.
Thou Great First Cause, least understood: Who all my Sense confin'd To know but this, that Thou art Good, And that myself am blind;
Yet gave me, in this dark Estate, To see the Good from Ill; And binding Nature fast in Fate, Left free the human Will.
What Conscience dictates to be done, Or warns me not to do, This, teach me more than hell to shun, That, more than heav'n pursue.
What Blessings thy free Bounty gives, Let me not cast away; For God is paid when Man receives, T'enjoy is to obey.
Yet not to Earth's contracted Span Thy goodness let me bound, Or think Thee Lord alone of Man, When thousand Worlds are round:
Let not this weak, unknowing hand Presume thy bolts to throw, And deal damnation round the land, On each I judge thy Foe.
If I am right, thy grace impart, Still in the right to stay; If I am wrong, oh teach my heart To find that better way.
Save me alike from foolish Pride, Or impious Discontent, At aught thy wisdom has deny'd, Or aught thy Goodness lent.
Teach me to feel another's Woe, To hide the Fault I see; That Mercy I to others show, That Mercy show to me.
Mean tho' I am, not wholly so, Since quick'ned by thy Breath: Oh lead me wheresoe'er I go, Thro' this day's Life or Death.
This day, be Bread and Peace my Lot: All else beneath the Sun, Thou know'st if best bestow'd or not, And let Thy Will be done.
To thee, whose Temple is all Space, Whose Altar, Earth, Sea, Skies! One Chorus let all Being raise! All Nature's Incense rise!
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