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Children - Religious life - Poetry - Early works to 1800
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The childrens' pattern: or, a sure guide to heaven. Shewing, 1. How a Merchant's Lady having been married seven Years, and having no Children, she prayed to God to send her a Child. 2. How God heard the Lady's Prayers, and sent her a Child. 3. The Child discourses with her Mother concerning the Life of Man. 4. Her Expressions concerning the reprobate State of Swearers. 5. The Danger of the Sin of Drunkenness plainly described by the Child. 6. The Child's Opinion of the Sabbath-Breaker. 7. Her Observation upon Death. 8. Concerning our Saviour's coming to Judgment. 9. Her divine Sayings concerning Heaven and Hell. 10. How this Child fell into a Trance, and having lain therein for twelve Hours, awaked and told them what she had seen, and died that Day, as did her Mother at Night, and were both buried in one Tomb.
Date: [1800?]- Books
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The childrens example = shewing How one Mrs. Johnson's Child of Barnet was tempted by the Devil to forsake God and follow the Ways of other wicked Children, who us'd to swear, tell Lies, and disobey their Parents: How this pretty innocent Child resisting Satan, was comforted by an Angel from Heaven, who warned her of her approaching Death: Together With her dying Speeches desiring young Children not to forsake God, lest Satan should gain a Power over 'em. Enter'd according to Order.
Date: 1750?]