,,frontispiece4 ,illustration ,great ,god6 with wonder and with praise ,on all thy works ,i look6 ,but still thy wisdom1 power1 and grace1 ,shine brightest in thy book4 ,,scripture ,,histories2 ,,from ,,the ,creation of the ,world1 to the ,,death ,,of ,,jesus ,,christ4 ,,with ,a ,description of ,st4 ,paul's ,church1 ,,london4 ,decorated with ,cuts4 ,,wellington3 ,printed by ,f4 ,houlston and ,son4 ,price ,one ,penny4 ,scripture ,histories4 ,the ,creation of the ,world4 ,illustration ,in six days ,god created the whole world out of nothing2 that is to say1 the heavens1 the earth1 fire1 air1 water1 birds1 beasts1 fish1 and every creeping thing4 ,he made man also out of the dust of the earth1 and called his name ,adam4 ,and unto ,adam he gave power over the fish of the sea1 the fowls of the air1 the cattle1 and every thing that moved upon the face of the earth4 ,and ,adam was planted in the garden of ,eden to dress it1 and keep it1 and was perfectly happy there3 for he knew no sin4 ,adam and ,eve4 ,illustration ,adam had not been long in the garden of ,eden1 before ,god ,almighty thought fit to increase his happiness1 and considering he was alone1 threw him into a deep sleep1 and took out one of his ribs1 from which he formed ,eve1 a more beautiful creature than himself1 and allotted her to be a help-meet for him4 ,adam1 at first sight of this new and lovely companion1 cried out with extacy of joy1 ,bone art thou of my bone1 and flesh of my flesh4 ,in this state of bliss they lived but a short time2 for ,satan1 envying their happiness1 tempted the woman to eat of the fruit of the tree of knowledge1 which ,god1 to make trial of their obedience1 had strictly charged them not to touch4 ,the artful insinuations of the serpent1 together with the beauty of the fruit1 prevailed on her to transgress the divine law4 ,she tasted1 and was highly delighted1 and by her winning behaviour1 tempted her husband to eat also4 ,no sooner had they swallowed down the gilded bait1 but their eyes were opened1 they saw they were naked1 and1 conscious of their guilt1 endeavoured to hide themselves in the garden from the wrath of their offended ,creator2 but he soon drove them from their secret recess2 turned them out of their seat of bliss1 and denounced thereupon not only a heavy curse upon the serpent1 but on them likewise1 though with this ray of mercy in his anger1 that the seed of the woman should bruise the serpent's head4 ,noah's ,ark4 ,illustration ,of all ,adam's sons1 ,seth was the best4 ,he and his sons called on the name of the ,lord2 but in process of time1 man indulging himself in all manner of riot and excess1 ,god repented that he had made him2 and determined to destroy the whole world by an universal flood4 ,noah1 however1 who was one of ,seth's posterity1 found grace in the eyes of the ,lord4 ,whereupon ,god commanded him to build an ark of sufficient bulk for the reception of himself1 his family1 and two of each species of animals4 ,no sooner were they entered than the windows of the heavens were opened1 and it rained heavily for forty days and forty nights4 ,by this general deluge every living substance was destroyed1 except ,noah1 his wife1 his three sons and their wives1 and the other creatures that were admitted with them into the ark4 ,but soon after the deluge ceased1 the earth was stocked with inhabitants by the three sons of ,noah1 viz4 ,shem1 ,ham1 and ,japheth4 ,the ,tower of ,babel4 ,illustration ,soon after the sons of ,noah had replenished the earth with inhabitants1 they assembled together in the fruitful plains of ,shinar1 where they erected the lofty ,tower of ,babel1 and vainly attempted to raise its walls to the very skies1 in hopes to make their names immortal2 but ,god ,almighty soon baffled their impious and ill-concerted project1 confused their language so that they could not understand each other1 and scattered and dispersed them in various tribes all round the world4 ,solomon's ,temple4 ,illustration ,god ,almighty having blessed ,solomon the son of ,david 7the wisest of all men7 with peace and plenty1 he determined to build a magnificent temple to the ,lord on mount ,moriah4 ,for which purpose he sent to ,hiram1 king of ,tyre1 his father's ancient friend1 for cedar wood1 and other materials requisite for the accomplishment of his pious design4 ,all things being duly prepared1 he erected a stately fabric three stories high1 and embellished it within and without with a vast variety of fine carved works1 profusely overlaid with gold4 ,as soon as the whole was complete1 ,solomon summoned a numerous assembly of ,israelites1 and with the utmost pomp and splendour1 dedicated this glorious building1 by prayer and supplication1 to the only true ,god4 ,the ,nativity ,passion of our blessed ,saviour4 ,illustration ,when ,herod reigned in ,judea1 and ,augustus ,csar was emperor of ,rome1 there dwelt at ,nazareth1 a small city of ,galilee1 in the ,holy ,land1 a ,virgin whose name was ,mary3 ,god ,almighty sent ,gabriel1 one of his favourite angels1 down from heaven to visit her1 and to reveal to her the secret purpose of his divine pleasure4 ,gabriel1 on his first approach1 addressed her in the following words1 ,hail thou that art highly favoured2 the ,lord is with thee2 blessed art thou among women4 ,mary thereupon was troubled and seemed startled at this salutation4 ,gabriel1 however1 bid her fear not1 for that she had found favour with ,god4 ,behold1 said he1 thou shalt conceive and bring forth a son1 and shalt call his name ,,jesus4 ,at this she seemed still more surprised2 ,how shall this be1 said she1 seeing ,i know not a man8 ,then ,gabriel assured her that the ,holy ,ghost should overshadow her2 and thereupon1 with submission to the divine will1 she made the following reply3 ,behold the hand-maid of the ,lord2 be it unto me according to thy word4 ,at which time the ,son of ,god became incarnate1 and was like unto man1 sin only excepted4 ,at thirty years of age he began to preach1 and his doctrine was most holy1 and tends only to the glory of ,god and good of mankind4 ,he wrought a great number of miracles1 which manifested an infinite power and goodness4 ,his life was perfectly holy4 ,we may find therein an example of all kinds of virtue4 ,jesus having lived after this manner among the ,jews1 about four years1 they then put him to death2 but he rose again the third day after his death2 and forty days after his resurrection he ascended into heaven1 from whence he sent the ,holy ,ghost to his apostles upon the day of ,pentecost4 ,christ's ,death4 ,illustration ,the blessed ,,jesus being condemned by ,pilate1 was crucified at a place called ,golgotha1 between two thieves4 ,at his death the sun was darkened1 the earth shook1 the vail of the temple was rent in twain1 the graves opened1 and many people who had been dead appeared to their friends4 ,this great sacrifice was offered up for out redemption on a ,friday1 the day of the ,jewish passover1 and the solemn feast observed by the christian church called ,good ,friday4 ,the ,ascension of ,christ4 ,illustration ,after our ,saviour's death1 his body was embalmed and laid in a sepulchre4 ,on the third day1 however1 which was ,sunday1 he arose triumphant from the grave1 and ascended into heaven before the eyes of his blessed apostles1 with whom he promised to be ever present to the end of the world4 ,he now sits at the right-hand of ,god the ,father ,almighty1 and there is continually interceding for us poor sinners1 and so will continue to do1 till he shall descend from heaven in all his glory1 to judge both the quick and the dead at the last day4 ,description of ,st4 ,paul's ,church4 ,the foundation of this ,cathedral was first laid by ,segbert1 a ,saxon king1 in the year #faj1 and afterwards much improved by one ,erkenwald1 who was the #dth bishop of ,london4 ,the greatest part of it1 however1 together with the whole city1 was burnt down in the year #ajhf4 ,one ,mauritius1 the #ceth bishop1 began to rebuild it1 and in the year #abba it was completed4 ,it was then #fij feet long1 the body of it was #ajb feet in height and #acj in breadth4 ,the area three acres and a half1 and the tower in the middle #ebj feet high1 exclusive of a ball of copper gilt1 which was nine feet round1 whereon was a cross #ae feet and a half high1 and upon that an eagle of copper gilt1 which was #d feet in length4 ,in this condition it continued till the year #afff1 at which unhappy time it became once more a heap of ruins in the second fire of ,london2 but it was soon after rebuilt at a vast expence1 by that ingenious and justly admired architect the late ,sir ,christopher ,wren4 ,no church 7that of ,st4 ,peter's of ,rome only excepted7 can stand in competition with it4 ,it is near #ejj feet in height4 ,it is principally composed of ,portland stone1 and built according to the ancient orders of ,greece and ,rome4 ,the inside is most beautifully adorned with select historical paintings by the late celebrated master1 ,sir ,james ,thornhill4 ,the west front1 and the two towers are more beautiful than those of ,st4 ,peter's4 ,the choir is spacious and very grand1 and the entrance to it1 which is paved with marble1 is exceedingly beautiful4 ,the west door is the object of particular admiration1 and the north and south porticos1 as well as the pavement of the church in general1 are all excellent performances4 ,the expence that attended the erection of this magnificent ,cathedral1 the glory of ,england1 amounted 7as appears by an accurate estimate thereof laid before the parliament in the year #agba7 to no less than eight hundred and ten thousand pounds4 ,,books ,printed and sold by ,f4 ,houlston ,son1 ,wellington1 ,salop4 ,,young ,,oliver2 or1 the ,thoughtless ,boy3 adorned with ,cuts4 ,price #b;d4 ,,amusing ,,tales2 or ,entertainment for good ,boys and ,girls3 adorned with ,cuts4 ,price #b;d4 ,the ,wisdom of ,,crop the ,,conjurer3 adorned with ,cuts4 ,price #b;d4 ,the ,,moving ,,market2 or1 ,cries of ,london3 decorated with ,cuts4 ,price #b;d4 ,the ,history of ,,little ,,king ,,pippin3 adorned with ,cuts4 ,price #b;d4 ,,christmas ,,amusement2 a ,collection of ,riddles for the ,entertainment of good ,boys and ,girls1 on a ,winter ,evening3 with a ,cut to each4 ,price #b;d4 ,the ,,merry ,,andrew2 or the ,humours of a ,fair3 adorned with ,cuts1 ,price #b;d4 ,,true ,,courage2 or1 ,heaven never forsakes the ,innocent3 adorned with ,cuts4 ,price #a;d4 ,the ,,trifler2 or1 ,pretty ,plaything3 with numerous ,cuts4 ,price #a;d4 ,the ,,house ,,that ,,jack ,,built3 to which is added1 the ,life of ,master and ,miss ,supine3 adorned with ,cuts4 ,price #a;d4 ,the ,history of ,,little ,,red ,,riding-,,hood2 and ,diamonds and ,toads3 adorned with ,cuts4 ,price #a;d4 ,the ,,cries ,,of ,,london3 adorned with ,cuts4 ,price #a;d4 ,the ,,puzzle-,,cap1 a ,collection of ,riddles3 adorned with ,cuts4 ,price #a;d4 ,,gleanings from ,natural ,history1 with a ,cut to each ,subject4 ,price #a;d4 ,the ,,parents' ,,best ,,gift2 containing the ,church ,catechism3 together with ,questions and ,answers out of the ,holy ,scriptures4 ,price #a;d4 ,houlstons1 ,printers4 ,,books ,,printed ,,and ,,sold ,,by ,f4 ,,houlston ,,son1 #fe1 ,paternoster-,row1 ,london2 and at ,,wellington1 ,,salop4 ,the ,,history of ,,sir ,,richard ,,whittington and ,,his ,,cat4 ,price #a;d4 ,a short ,,history of ,,birds and ,,beasts4 ,price #a;d4 ,,william and ,,george4 ,the ,rich ,boy and the ,poor ,boy2 or1 ,a contented ,mind is the best ,feast4 ,price #a;d4 ,the ,,wild-,,beast ,,show4 ,price #a;d4 ,,nothing at ,,all4 ,price #a;d4 ,the ,,faithful ,,dog4 ,a ,tale4 ,price #a;d4 ,,gleanings from ,,natural ,,history3 for the ,amusement and ,instruction of ,youth4 ,price #a;d4