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,illustration    ,,advice   ,,to        
,sunday ,school   ,,children4           
,,published ,,by ,,the   ,,new-,,york   
,religious ,tract ,society1   ,and sold 
at their ,depository1   ,no4 #adb       
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,murray-,st4    ,,series ,,ii4          
,,no4 ,,xv4       ,,advice   ,,to       
,,sunday ,,school ,,children            
,illustration    ,illustration          
,illustration    ,published by the      
,new-,york ,religious ,tract ,society1  
and for sale at their ,depository1      
7,wilder and ,campbell's   ,book-store17
 #adb ,broadway1 and by the principal   
,booksellers in the ,united ,states4    
,d4 ,fanshaw1 ,printer1 ,no4 #a         
,murray-street  ,illustration           
,,advice ,,to ,,sunday ,,school         
,,children4       ,,my ,,dear           
,,children2  ,when our blessed ,saviour 

was upon earth1 little children were    
brought to him1 and he kindly took them 
in his arms1 laid his hands upon them1  
and blessed them4 ,you have read this   
pleasing account in the ,new ,testament1
 and you have been taught that this kind
 ,saviour came down from heaven1 and was
 called ,jesus1 because he should save  
his people from their sins2 you have    
learned that ,god ,almighty will punish 
all wicked people after death1 by       
sending them into a dreadful place4     
,now1 consider1 children1 that you are  
all sinners1 and though you are young1  
be sure1 that unless you repent1 and put
 your trust in ,jesus ,christ1 ,god will
 cast you off for ever1 and then you    
must be miserable4 ,but ,jesus ,christ  
loves little children who come to him2  
he was nailed to the cross1 and died to 
save them2 and he will bless them1 while
 they live2 and when they die1 he will  
take their souls up to heaven to        
himself1 where they will be happy with  
the blessed angels for ever4 ,now1 if   

you love him1 my dear children1 you will
 try and do what he says1 and that is   
what we mean by your duty4 ,out of love1
 therefore1 to you1 we give you this    
little book1 which sets before you some 
of the good instructions which are so   
kindly given you by your friends in the 
,sunday ,school3 you must take care to  
keep in mind these things1 if you would 
behave like children who love their     
,saviour1 and hope to go to heaven4     
,read1 therefore1 this affectionate     
admonition1 consider it well1 and pray  
to ,god for grace1 that you may profit  
by it4  ,illustration  #a4 ,be early and
 constant in your attendance at ,school4
 ,many naughty children come perhaps on 
one ,sunday1 and then are absent for two
 or three following ones2 this shows    
that they have no desire to learn2 if   
they loved our ,saviour1 they would not 
do so4 ,let not trifles keep you away2  
do not mind a little cold or a little   
rain1 but hasten to school1 and if you  
are there before your teachers1 they    

will be pleased with you1 and welcome   
you with a smile2 they will also be     
encouraged to take pains with such good 
children1 and you will go on regularly1 
and will not forget your former lessons1
 and be obliged to learn them over      
again1 as foolish and idle children must
 often do4 ,such early attendance will  
prevent your class being thrown into    
confusion2 and your teachers will be    
delighted to find that you are always   
ready for them as soon as they are ready
 for you4  #b4 ,be very attentive to    
instruction4 ,if instead of minding what
 is said to you1 you gaze about the     
school1 and look at the other children1 
you will still remain ignorant4 ,when   
your teachers are explaining what you   
have been reading1 listen1 and try to   
understand them4 ,when you are learning 
your lesson1 keep your eyes fixed upon  
your book1 and take as much pains as you
 can1 that you may repeat it quite      
perfectly4  #c4 ,be silent in your      
,class4 ,do not whisper and talk with   

those who sit next you2 you have much to
 learn1 and little time for the purpose2
 make it not less by your own           
carelessness4  #d4 ,be thankful to your 
,teachers4 ,they seek your welfare2 you 
hear them pray for you1 and they often  
do so when you are not with them4 ,their
 hearts' desire and prayer to ,god for  
you1 is1 that you may be saved2 they    
would bring you to ,jesus ,christ1 that 
you may be delivered from the wrath of  
,god and endless misery1 through his    
precious blood shed for you2 that you   
may be saved from your sins1 by         
repentance and faith in him2 that you   
may be taught to pray to ,god through   
him2 and that1 by his grace1 you may    
learn and obey his holy commandments1   
forsake all sin1 do his will all the    
days of your life1 and when you die1 may
 inherit the kingdom of heaven4         
,whenever1 therefore1 they admonish1    
take heed to their words1 fix your eyes 
upon them1 and your thoughts on what    
they say2 it is for your good that they 

take pains with you2 they are seeking   
your salvation1 and your endless        
happiness4 ,how unkind will it be if you
 do not love them6 ,how insensible must 
you be1 if you do not profit by their   
instruction6 ,how dreadful will your    
case be1 if1 in the day of judgment1    
they should be obliged to bear witness  
against you1 that they taught you1 and  
laboured to bring you to salvation1 but 
you would not6 ,on the contrary1 how    
joyful will it be for both1 if you are  
placed together at the right hand of our
 blessed ,saviour1 and hear him say1    
,come1 ye blessed children of my        
,father1 receive the kingdom prepared   
for you from the foundation of the      
world4  #e4 ,honour and obey your       
parents4 ,remember1 this is ,god's      
commandment4 ,consider this when you    
repeat the fifth commandment2 grieve    
them not by impertinence and obstinacy2 
dare not to answer them with passion or 
disrespect2 never speak evil of them1   
nor let others do so in your hearing2 be

 always gentle1 humble1 and dutiful1 in 
your manner2 never frown1 or be         
perverse1 or idle1 when they require you
 to work1 but show that you are willing 
and industrious2 be a comfort to them1  
attend on them in sickness1 read your   
books to them1 and tell them what your  
teachers say to you2 and strive1 as much
 as in you lies1 to be the staff of     
their old age1 like good ,joseph in the 
,scripture4 ,so ,god and they will bless
 you2 and you will be like our blessed  
,saviour1 who was subject to his parents
 in his childhood1 and cared and        
provided for his aged mother even while 
he hung upon the cross4  ,illustration  
#f4 ,love your ,brothers and ,sisters4  
,be kind in your behaviour to each      
other1 and show your love by actions as 
well as words4 ,do all in your power to 
make them happy2 let brothers especially
 behave with gentleness to their        
sisters2 they are by nature more weak   
and defenceless1 and therefore brothers 
should treat them with peculiar         

tenderness4 ,if your brothers or sisters
 displease you1 do not speak angrily to 
them1 but be patient1 and forgive them1 
as you hope our blessed ,saviour will   
forgive you4 ,if they rail at you1 rail 
not again2 but pray for them2 let them  
see that you love them still1 and they  
will be ashamed of themselves1 or1 even 
if they are not1 our ,saviour will be   
pleased with you2 for when he was       
reviled1 he reviled not again4 ,it is a 
sad thing when brothers and sisters     
quarrel1 and dreadful when they strike  
each other2 but a good and pleasant     
thing when brethren dwell together in   
unity and love4      ,birds in their    
little nests agree1       ,and 'tis a   
shameful sight1     ,when children of   
one family       ,fall out1 and chide1  
and fight4  #g4 ,reverence the ,lord's  
day4 ,it is appointed for the worship of
 ,god2 and all its hours should be      
employed in his service4 ,on this holy  
day you must give up your amusements1   
and have as little as possible to do    

with worldly things2 on this day you are
 taught to read the word of ,god1 and   
you go with your school-fellows to      
worship him in his house2 there you are 
to join with the congregation in prayer 
and praise1 and to hear the minister of 
,god preach the gospel1 which is to make
 men wise unto salvation through faith  
which is in ,christ ,jesus4 ,let your   
behaviour be very serious when you are  
thus engaged2 listen to every word which
 the minister speaks2 he is the         
messenger of ,god ,almighty1 and speaks 
as if ,christ ,jesus besought you1 by   
him1 to be reconciled to ,god4 ,pray to 
,god that his word may prove a blessing 
to you1 and try to understand all you   
hear2 good children will not only       
endeavour to recollect the text and part
 of the sermon1 but will also repeat    
them to their parents and teachers4     
,those who are idle1 careless1 or       
sleepy1 in the house of ,god1 act as if 
there was no fear of ,god before their  
eyes4  #h4 ,read daily in the ,bible4   

,it is the word of ,god himself2 it     
points out the way of salvation by our  
,saviour ,jesus ,christ2 if you love    
him1 you will delight in reading about  
him in the ,bible4 ,god's word is given 
for a light unto your feet1 and a lamp  
unto your path3 you know the use of a   
lamp in a dark night2 such is the       
,bible1 a light to guide us in this dark
 world4 ,ignorance and wickedness are   
the darkness of the world3 ,jesus is the
 light1 and the ,bible is to instruct   
you in the knowledge and love of him4   
,obey its commands1 avoid what it       
forbids1 follow its directions2 and when
 you read it1 pray to ,god to give you  
understanding1 and a heart to receive   
its truths1 that by his grace and       
blessing you may profit by them4  #i4   
,pray to ,god constantly4 ,what a mercy 
it is that--      ,god will lend a      
gracious ear1     ,to what a child can  
say6  ,illustration  ,god is your       
heavenly ,father1 who loves you2 and    
though you cannot see him1 he can both  

see and hear you2 and he will hear you  
at all times4 ,confess all your sins to 
him1 and think upon the love of our     
blessed ,saviour1 who died for your     
sins1 and pray to ,god to prosper you1  
for his name sake4 ,my dear children1 he
 is very merciful2 and if you are sorry 
for your sins1 and afraid you shall be  
cast into the wicked place for them1 you
 must tell him your fears1 and he will  
be gracious to you1 and teach you so to 
believe on our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1    
that your sins will certainly be all    
forgiven2 and then1 oh1 how must you    
love him6 ,when you are tempted to be   
naughty1 and disobedient1 or            
ill-tempered1 or idle1 pray to him to   
give you a new heart and a right spirit2
 and do not give over praying for it    
till you find a better mind in          
yourselves2 for he will give you the    
,holy ,spirit1 if you ask for it4       
,praise him also for all his mercies to 
you1 especially for raising up such good
 friends to teach you the way of        

salvation4  #aj4 ,take a cheerful part  
in the praises of ,god4 ,you learn      
hymns1 in order to sing those praises4  
,what beautiful hymns they are6 ,i hope 
you will not merely please yourselves   
with the tunes1 but study the meaning of
 the words1 that your hearts may make   
melody to the ,lord4 ,how sweetly       
,moses1 and the children of ,israel1    
sang upon the banks of the ,red ,sea1   
when ,god had delivered them from the   
wicked ,egyptians6 ,exodus1 xv4 ,how    
sweetly ,david sang to his harp and     
other instruments of music1 as you read 
in the ,book of ,psalms6 ,our blessed   
,saviour sang a hymn with his disciples 
before he suffered2 ,matt4 xxvi4 #cj4   
and ,paul and ,silas sang the praises of
 ,god when they were in prison1 at dark 
midnight1 and their feet were made fast 
in the stocks4 ,acts1 xvi4 #be4 ,oh1 may
 you1 dear children1 sing his praises in
 the same blessed spirit1 and it will be
 as sweet incense before his throne4    
,illustration  #aa4 ,abhor ,swearing4   

,what6 a ,sunday ,school child swear6   
,awful thought6 ,and yet there are some 
who do6 ,such wicked children are taking
 the broad road which leads to hell4    
,and what will be your feelings1 if you 
are cast into that dreadful place1 after
 all the pains which have been taken to 
lead you to heaven6 ,your case will be  
far more dreadful than that of others1  
who are left to perish in ignorance and 
sin4 ,never take the sacred name of ,god
 in vain6 ,never use it but with fear   
and reverence1 and when it is necessary 
to use it4 ,when careless children call 
upon the name of ,god in their common   
conversation1 as many do1 exclaiming1   
,oh1 ,lord6 ,oh1 ,god6 ,lord1 have      
mercy6 and the like1 it proves that they
 are very wicked1 or at least very      
thoughtless4 ,reverence his name1 and   
tremble at the thought of mentioning it 
lightly4  #ab4 ,avoid bad company4      
,remember the ,bible says1 ,a companion 
of fools shall be destroyed4 ,therefore1
 come out from among them1 and be       

separate1 and ,i will be a father unto  
you1 and ye shall be my sons and        
daughters1 saith the ,lord ,almighty4   
,shun all places of public amusement1   
particularly taverns and play-houses4   
,many people call them harmless1 and    
their diversions innocent2 but do not   
believe them2 all sorts of wickedness   
and folly are practised there--gluttony1
 drunkenness1 indecency1 swearing1 and  
sins of almost every kind2 if you go to 
them1 you will soon become as bad as the
 rest of those who frequent them2 do not
 mind the scorn of those who may despise
 you1 because you will not run to the   
same excess of riot as they4 ,if they   
are your relations1 or your             
acquaintance1 endeavour to persuade them
 to go to the house of ,god on the      
,lord's day1 and on every other day to  
keep out of the path of temptation4 ,if 
they will not be persuaded to do so1 at 
least go not with them into any sinful  
course4 ,they may endeavour to persuade 
you1 but withstand their entreaties2    

call to mind the words of ,solomon1 ,my 
son1 if sinners entice thee1 consent    
thou not6 ,they may entice1 but they    
cannot compel you2 and as evil          
communications corrupt good manners1 so1
 if you join their company1 you will be 
in danger of following these wicked     
examples4 ,if1 my dear children1 you    
hope to meet our ,saviour at the last1  
and to spend eternity in heaven with    
holy angels1 and the spirits of just men
 made perfect1 how can you bear to be in
 company with those wicked people upon  
earth1 who are1 every day1 making       
themselves more fit for the company of  
the devil and his angels in the outer   
darkness1 where there shall be weeping1 
and wailing1 and gnashing of teeth8     
,and now ,i commend you unto ,god1 and  
to the word of his grace1 which is able 
to give you an inheritance among them   
that are sanctified4 ,we love you1 we   
care for you1 we pray for you6 ,oh1 may 
,god turn your hearts by the ,holy      
,spirit to himself1 that you may be his 

dear children2 and may he bless this    
little book to you1 and give you grace  
to read1 to mark1 to understand1 and to 
practise its directions2 may you walk in
 the path of duty while you live on     
earth1 and at last join the assembly of 
his people before his throne in heaven1 
share in their happiness1 and unite in  
their praises1 to all eternity4         
,illustration       ,,children',s       
,,books    ,,published ,,by ,,the       
,,new-,,york   ,religious ,tract        
,society4     #b;d ,,series4     #a4    
,address to a ,child4    #b4 ,goodness  
of ,providence4    #c4 ,the ,vine4      
#d4 ,the ,orphan4    #e4 ,elizabeth     
,loveless4    #f4 ,little ,susan and her
 ,lamb4    #g4 ,wonderful cure of       
,naaman4    #h4 ,happy ,cottager4    #i4
 ,mary ,jones4   #aj4 ,ann ,walsh1 the  
,irish ,girl4   #aa4 ,sally of the      
,sunday-,school4   #ab4 ,destructive    
consequences of ,vice1 ,dissipation1 c4 
#ac4 ,mischief its own ,punishment4     
#ad4 ,louisa and the ,little ,birds4    

#ae4 ,advice to ,sunday ,s4 ,children4  
#af4 ,bread the ,staff of ,life4   #ag4 
,affectionate ,daughter4   #ah4 ,happy  
,negro4   #ai4 ,s4 ,butler1  ,passionate
 ,boy4   ,illustration                  
,transcriber's ,note     99 ,punctuation
 errors have been corrected4