,illustration                           
,,history                               
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,,birds                                 
,,london3                      ,printed 
by ,knight and ,bagster1                
#ad1 ,bartholomew ,close4               
,,for ,j4 ,,davis1 ,no4 #ef1            
,,paternoster-,,row4                    
#cc      ,illustration    ,the ,,ostrich
 leaves its eggs in the desert1 and if  
it goes far away1  it cannot find them  
again4 ,in the ,bible1 cruel and        
forgetful people  are compared to the   
,ostrich4 ,it is a large bird1 and runs 
very swiftly  when pursued1 and if it   
finds a bush it hides its head1 and     
thinks that  because it does not see its
 pursuers1 they cannot see it4 ,the     
,ostrich may  remind us of ourselves1 as
 we are by nature inclined to be unkind 
and  forgetful1 and to act as if we     
thought ,god did not see us4            
,illustration    ,the ,,eagle is a bird 
of prey2 it is violent and strong1 yet  

we read that  it obeys the command of   
,god1 7,job xxxix4 #bg47 and that he    
uses it to  punish those who disobey    
him4 7,prov4 xxx4 #ag47 ,thus ,god often
 makes use  of wicked people1 to punish 
others who despise his word4 ,the text  
in  ,proverbs1 mentioned above1 teaches 
us that ,god will punish those who are  
disobedient to their parents3 ,i hope my
 little readers will remember  this4    
,illustration    ,the ,,peacock is very 
vain1 and proud of its fine feathers4 ,i
 suppose that  little girl is proud of  
her finery1 and the little boy tells her
 she is  like the ,peacock4 ,in the book
 of ,job1 we are reminded that it was   
,god  who gave the ,peacock its         
beautiful feathers1 7c4 xxxix4 v4 #ac47 
,children  should remember that they    
have nothing of their own to be proud   
of1  that every thing they possess is   
given them by ,god1 and they should be  
thankful to him for all his mercies4    
,illustration    ,the ,,goose is        
generally thought a silly bird1 but ,i  

am sure that little  boy and girl who   
are so mischievous as to frighten the   
geese1 are much  more silly4 ,any person
 who observes geese closely1 will find  
that they  shew many proofs of being    
wiser than they are supposed to be2 so  
you will  often find among your little  
companions1 that those who appear to be 
dull1 are superior in many things to    
others who seem to be very sharp and    
clever4      ,illustration    ,the      
,,swallow is a bird of passage4 ,it is  
part of the year in one country1  and   
the other part in another country4 ,in  
the ,bible1 we read that the  ,swallow  
observes the time of its coming1 but man
 knows not the judgment  of the ,lord4  
,the ,swallows go from one country to   
another exactly at the  time which ,god 
has appointed as best for them1 but     
although we are told  in the ,bible what
 is the will of ,god1 and find that     
nothing else can make  us happy1 yet we 
continually forget it1 and so fall into 
sin1 and meet  with many troubles4      

,illustration    ,the ,,quail is a small
 bird1 and very pleasant to eat4 ,the   
,israelites  were tired of the manna    
which ,god sent them for food1 and      
desired flesh  without remembering that 
he knew what was best for them4 ,but    
though their  request was granted1 we   
read that the wrath of the ,lord was    
kindled  against them1 and he smote them
 with a great plague1 so that many died4
  ,when you pray for what you desire to 
have1 always remember that ,god knows   
what is better for you than you do      
yourself1 and intreat him not to give   
it1 unless it is right for you to have  
it4      ,illustration    ,the ,,parrot 
is a chattering bird2 it can say many   
words1 but cannot at all  understand the
 meaning of what it says4 ,i have often 
seen ,parrots without  feathers that    
talked a great deal of nonsense1 ,i dare
 say you know that ,i  mean little boys 
and girls4 ,we read that 8in all labor  
there is profit1  but the talk of the   
lips tendeth only to penury40 ,people   

that talk a  great deal are not wise4   
,in the multitude of words there wanteth
 not sin4      ,illustration    ,the    
,,stork is called in the ,bible1 by a   
name which also means pity or  mercy4   
,it is supposed to be so called1 because
 it is said never to  forsake its       
parents1 but to feed them and take care 
of them as long as  they live4 ,i hope  
you will not forget this4 ,the fifth    
commandment is  this1 8,honour thy      
father and mother that it may be well   
with thee1 and  thou mayest live long on
 the earth40 ,undutiful children are not
 happy  when they grow up4              
,illustration    ,the ,,sparrow is of   
less value than most other birds1 yet we
 are told that  ,god takes care even of 
them4 7,matt4 x4 #bi47 ,this should lead
 us to say1  if he takes care of the    
,sparrows1 surely he will not overlook  
children2  and we should pray to ,god to
 direct us and to watch over us1 and    
that he  would enable us to love him for
 his goodness towards us4 ,but above    

all1  we should praise him for the      
greatness of his mercy in sending his   
only  and well-beloved son to die for   
us1 that we might be brought nigh to    
him4      ,illustration    ,the ,,dove  
is said to signify to us what ,christ   
is--meek1 lowly1 and kind1  bringing us 
the good tidings of salvation1 as the   
,dove brought to ,noah  a proof that the
 waters were gone from off the face of  
the earth4 ,also1  when he causes his   
people to love him1 they are made kind1 
gentle1 and  harmless1 and partakers of 
his ,holy ,spirit4 ,let us remember     
this1 and  pray that we may love him1   
and have our hearts changed1 so that we 
may  delight in doing his will1 and be  
8harmless as doves40      ,illustration 
,the ,,hen watches over her chickens1   
and takes care of them2 she gathers     
them under her wings1 and guards them   
from the hawk1 or any other danger4     
,when ,jesus was upon earth1 he said1   
8,o ,jerusalem1 how often would ,i have 
gathered thy children together1 even as 

a hen gathereth her chickens  under her 
wings1 and ye would not40 ,jesus is now 
in heaven1 but he  invites us to call   
upon him by prayer4 8,the ,lord is nigh 
unto all them  that call upon him1 to   
all that call upon him in truth40 ,ps4  
cxlv4 #ah4      ,illustration    ,the   
,,chickens run to the ,hen when they are
 in danger or distress4 ,my dear        
children1 do you desire to go to the    
,saviour and to love him4 ,you are  in a
 world where danger threatens both your 
bodies and your souls1 but  he has said 
he will fulfil the desire of them that  
fear him2 he also  will hear their cry1 
and will save them4 7,ps4 cxlv4 #ai47   
,do not refuse  to listen to him1 for   
8,how shall you escape if you neglect so
 great  salvation80      ,illustration  
,the ,,raven was the first bird sent out
 of the ark by ,noah1 and though the    
waters still covered the earth1 it did  
not return again1 but continued to  fly 
about1 while the ,dove returned to the  
ark1 because she found no rest  for the 

sole of her foot4 ,when children are    
grown up1 and are tempted by  the       
pleasures of the world1 some1 like the  
,raven1 continue to go from one  vanity 
to another1 though they cannot find real
 happiness in any2 while  others fly to 
the ,saviour as the only rest and       
comfort4 ,my dear child1  are you like  
the ,raven or like the ,dove8           
,illustration    ,the ,,swan appears    
very beautiful when in the water1 but is
 very awkward  when on the land4 ,the   
,swan is said to sing when it is dying1 
perhaps  this is not true1 but many dear
 little children1 whom ,christ has taken
  to himself when young1 have been      
singing his praises when they died4 ,you
  may read about some of them in that   
pretty book 8,janeway's ,token for      
,children40    ,illustration