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 A, is for ADAM, who was the first man ; 
 
 He broke God's command, and thus sin began. 
 
 J3 9 is the BOOK, which to guide us is given ; 
 Though written by men, the words came from 
 
 heaven. 
 
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THE TRACT PRIMER. 
 
 C, is for CHRIST, who for sinners was slain : 
 By him how freely ! salvation we gain. 
 
 D, is the DOTE ; with an olive-leaf green, 
 Keturning in peace to the ark she is seen. 
 
 E is ELIJAH, whom, by the brook's side, 
 Daily with food the wild ravens supplied. 
 
THE TRACT PRIMER. 
 
 , is for FELIX, who sent Paul away, 
 And designed to repent on some future day. 
 
 G, is GOLIATH : lo, stretched on the plain, 
 
 By the sling of young David, the giant is slain. 
 
 , is for HANNAH how happy was she, 
 Her son, little Samuel, so holy to see I 
 
THE TRACT PRIMER. 
 
 is for ISAAC : like Jesus he lies, 
 Stretched out on the wood, a meek sacrifice 
 
 9 is for JOSEPH, who, trusting God's word, 
 YVas lifted from prison to be Egypt's lord. 
 
 , is for KORAH ; God's wrath he defied, 
 And lo ! to devour him, the pit opened wide. 
 
THE TRACT PRIMER. 
 
 is for LYDIA : God opened her heart ; 
 What he had bestowed, 7 t was her joy to impart. 
 
 I is for MARY, who fed on Christ's word ; 
 And MARTHA her sister, beloved by our Lord. 
 
 N, is for NOAH ; with God for his guide, 
 Safely he sailed o'er the billowy tide. 
 
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 THE TRACT PRIMER. 
 
 O, is OBADIAH, who, the prophets to save, 
 Twice fifty concealed and fed in a cave. 
 
 P is for PETER, who walked on the wave, 
 But sinking he cried, Lord, I perish, save 1 
 
 ^ is the QUEEN, who from distant lands came, 
 Allured by the sound of king Solomon's fame. 
 
THE TRACT PRIMER. 
 
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 is for RUTH ; she goes forth, mid the sheaves, 
 Gleaning the ears that the husbandman leaves. 
 
 9 is for STEPHEN, Christ's martyr, who cried 
 To God for his murderers then calmly died. 
 
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 T, is for TIMOTHY, taught in his youth 
 
 To love and to study the Scriptures of truth. 
 
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 THE TRACT PRIMER. 
 
 , is UZZIAH : in rashness and pride, 
 Profaning God's altar, a leper he died. 
 
 j is the VINE : a green branch may I be, 
 Bearing fruit to the glory of Jesus the Tree. 
 
 W is the WIDOW ; her two mites she gave, 
 And trusted in God to sustain her and save. 
 
THE TRACT PRIMER. 
 
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 is the CROSS, that our dear Saviour bore : 
 think of his sorrows, and grieve him no more. 
 
 Y, is the YOUTH, who, killed by a fall, 
 
 By a miracle wrought, was recovered by Paul. 
 
 Z. is for ZOAR, where Lot prayed to be ; 
 It reminds me of Christ, a refuge for me. 
 
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 THE TRACT PRIMER. 
 
 ALPHABET. 
 
 A 
 
 B 
 
 C D 
 
 Era 
 
 II 
 
 
 I J 
 
 K L 
 
 M ' N P 
 
 
 
 Q 
 
 R S 
 
 T U V 
 
 
 
 
 W X 
 
 Y Z 
 
 
 a 
 
 b 
 
 c d 
 
 e 'f g 
 
 h 
 
 
 i J 
 
 k 1 
 
 m n o 
 
 
 
 P 
 
 q r s 
 
 t u v 
 
 
 
 
 w x 
 
 y z 
 
 
 "WORDS OF TWO LETTERS. 
 
 ba 
 
 be 
 
 bi 
 
 bo bu 
 
 by 
 
 da 
 
 de 
 
 di 
 
 do du 
 
 dy 
 
 fa 
 
 fe 
 
 fi 
 
 fo fa 
 
 fy 
 
 ha 
 
 he 
 
 hi 
 
 ho hu 
 
 i>y 
 
 ja 
 
 je 
 
 ji 
 
 jo ju 
 
 jy 
 
 ka 
 
 ke 
 
 ki 
 
 ko ku 
 
 ky 
 
 la 
 
 lo 
 
 li 
 
 lo la 
 
 ty 
 
 ma 
 
 me 
 
 mi 
 
 mo mu 
 
 my 
 

 THE 
 
 TRACT 
 
 PRIMER. 
 
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 na 
 
 ne 
 
 iii 
 
 no nu 
 
 ny 
 
 pa 
 
 pe 
 
 pi 
 
 po pu 
 
 py 
 
 ra 
 
 re 
 
 ri 
 
 ro ru 
 
 ry 
 
 sa 
 
 se 
 
 si 
 
 so su 
 
 sy 
 
 ta 
 
 te 
 
 ti 
 
 to tu 
 
 ty 
 
 va 
 
 TO 
 
 vi 
 
 TO YU 
 
 v y 
 
 wa 
 
 we 
 
 wi 
 
 WO WU 
 
 wy 
 
 za 
 
 ze 
 
 Zl 
 
 ZO ZU 
 
 zy 
 
 ab 
 
 eb 
 
 ib 
 
 ob 
 
 ub 
 
 ac 
 
 ec 
 
 ic 
 
 oc 
 
 uc 
 
 ad 
 
 ed 
 
 id 
 
 od 
 
 ud 
 
 af 
 
 ef 
 
 if 
 
 of 
 
 uf 
 
 ag 
 
 eg 
 
 5g 
 
 og 
 
 ug 
 
 ak 
 
 ek 
 
 ik 
 
 ok 
 
 uk 
 
 al 
 
 el 
 
 il 
 
 ol 
 
 ul 
 
 arn 
 
 em 
 
 im 
 
 om 
 
 urn 
 
 an 
 
 en 
 
 in 
 
 on 
 
 un 
 
 ap 
 
 ep 
 
 IP 
 
 op 
 
 up 
 
 ar 
 
 er 
 
 ir 
 
 or 
 
 ur 
 
 as 
 
 es 
 
 is 
 
 OS 
 
 us 
 
 at 
 
 et 
 
 it 
 
 ot 
 
 ut 
 
 av 
 
 ev 
 
 iv 
 
 ov 
 
 uv 
 
 ax 
 
 ex 
 
 ix 
 
 ox 
 
 ux 
 
 az 
 
 ez 
 
 iz 
 
 oz 
 
 uz 
 
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 THE TRACT PRIMER. 
 
 Oh no! 
 It is. 
 Go on. 
 
 WORDS OF TWO LETTERS. 
 
 It is an ox. 
 
 Ah me ! 
 Do so. 
 On us. 
 
 Doit. 
 Go up. 
 He is. 
 
 Is he up to us ? No. 
 Woe be to me if it is so. 
 Do it as we do it. 
 It is to go by me. 
 Lo, it is to be as it is. 
 Go ye in to it. 
 He is to go up by it. 
 If ye do go, go by me. 
 
THE TRACT PRIMER. 
 
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 CAT. 
 
 bat mat 
 hat pat 
 
 DOCK 
 
 log fog 
 bog hog 
 
 MAN. 
 
 fan ran 
 can tan 
 
 KID. 
 
 hid mid 
 lid bid 
 
 FLY. 
 
 wry try 
 why ply 
 
 SUN. 
 
 tun pun 
 run fun 
 
 HEN. 
 
 pen den 
 men ten 
 
 BED. 
 
 fed red 
 led wed 
 
 2* 
 
 PICK 
 
 wig pig 
 big 
 
 dig 
 
18 THE TRACT PRIMER. 
 
 LESSONS OF THREE LETTERS. 
 
 God can see all men. 
 
 Who can see God ? Not one. 
 
 You may not sin, for God can see you. 
 
 The Son of God can put our sin far off. 
 
 Ask the Son of God for his aid. 
 
 A bad way has a bad end. 
 
 Try the way of God ; the end is joy. 
 
 You may not lie, for God can hear you. 
 
 Men may not see you, but the eye of God is 
 on you he can see you, if you are hid. 
 
 Our own way is a bad way, for all men sin. 
 Do as you are bid in the law of God. 
 
 You may die to-day Oh, how bad to die in 
 sin! 
 
 God is not far off go to him, and say : 
 
 Oh God, I am sad for all my sin. Woe is 
 me, for all the ill I do! Thy Son can see it 
 all. He has an ear for all we say. Oh, let all 
 I now do be fit for him to see all I say be fit 
 for his ear. I ask thy aid to get me out of the 
 bad way, the way of sin. 
 
 Oh, Son of God, aid me to be a new man 
 let me be thy son e 
 
THE TRACT PRIMER. 
 
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 WORDS OF FOUR LETTERS. 
 
 ANIMALS. 
 
 Bear 
 
 Deer 
 
 Fowl 
 
 Lamb 
 
 Seal 
 
 Bird 
 Calf 
 Colt 
 Crow 
 
 Dove 
 Duck 
 Fawn 
 
 Fish 
 
 Frog 
 Goat 
 Hawk 
 Kite 
 
 Lark 
 Lynx 
 Moth 
 Mule 
 
 Swan 
 Toad 
 Wasp 
 Wolf 
 
 THINGS THAT 
 
 GROW. 
 
 
 Balm 
 Bean 
 
 Date 
 Fern 
 
 Husk 
 
 Leaf 
 
 Pine 
 Pink 
 
 Sage 
 Seed 
 
 Bush 
 
 Flax 
 
 Mint 
 
 Plum 
 
 Stem 
 
 Cane 
 Corn 
 
 Hemp 
 Herb 
 
 Moss 
 Pear 
 
 Eeed 
 Eose 
 
 Tree 
 Weed 
 
 NAMES AND TITLES. 
 
 Aunt 
 Babe 
 Dame 
 Girl 
 
 Jane 
 John 
 Lass 
 
 Miss 
 
 Maid 
 Mate 
 King 
 Wife 
 
 Lord 
 La-dy 
 Twin 
 Rose 
 
 Ab-by 
 Ma-ry 
 Lu-cy 
 Em-ma 
 
 NATURAL OBJECTS. 
 
 Cave 
 
 Dale 
 
 Lake 
 
 Moon 
 
 Tide 
 
 Coal 
 
 Gold 
 
 Land 
 
 Rock 
 
 Vale 
 
 Cliff 
 
 Hill 
 
 Lead 
 
 Sand 
 
 Wave 
 
 Crag 
 Foam 
 
 Isle 
 Gale 
 
 Mine 
 Falls 
 
 Star 
 Rill 
 
 Wind 
 Gust 
 
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 THE TRACT 
 
 PRIMER. 
 
 
 QUALITIES. 
 
 warm 
 
 damp 
 
 dull 
 
 white 
 
 cold 
 
 moist 
 
 flat 
 
 black 
 
 meek 
 
 brisk 
 
 smooth 
 
 blue 
 
 kind 
 
 frank 
 
 good 
 
 green 
 
 tall 
 
 pert 
 
 sweet 
 
 brown 
 
 short 
 
 cross 
 
 dear 
 
 buff 
 
 mild 
 
 square 
 
 cheap 
 
 drab 
 
 mean 
 
 round 
 
 nice 
 
 pink 
 
 long 
 
 large 
 
 fresh 
 
 red 
 
 thin 
 
 small 
 
 rude 
 
 rich 
 
 true 
 
 light 
 
 wild 
 
 poor 
 
 VERBS, OR WORDS OF DOING. 
 
 hear 
 
 frown 
 
 pull 
 
 hold 
 
 look 
 
 smell 
 
 fight 
 
 whip 
 
 gaze 
 
 feel 
 
 walk 
 
 work 
 
 wink 
 
 bite 
 
 jump 
 
 wash 
 
 smile 
 
 fret 
 
 fling 
 
 play 
 
 speak 
 
 scold 
 
 toss 
 
 read 
 
 yawn 
 
 scream 
 
 strike 
 
 spell 
 
 blush 
 
 sing 
 
 leap 
 
 write 
 
 laugh 
 
 kiss 
 
 climb 
 
 make 
 
 pout 
 
 creep 
 
 spring 
 
 grasp 
 
THE TRACT PRIMER. 
 
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 See this Dove. It is a meek 
 and kind bird, and does 
 ^ no harm. When two or 
 are in one nest, 
 they live in love. 
 John and Jane 
 and each boy 
 and girl 
 ist try 
 ^to be good 
 7 and kind. 
 The Son 
 
 of God, who died to save us from sin, can help 
 you to be mild and meek like the Dove. 
 
 Here is a Lamb. Does it not put you in mind 
 
 of the Lamb of God who did no sin, and had 
 
 no spot in him? Pray 
 
 to him to put the > x 
 
 same mind in 
 
 you that was 
 
 in him. 
 
22 THE TRACT PRIMER. 
 
 ALPHABET OF TEXTS IN SHORT WORDS. 
 A new heart will I give you. Ezek. 36 : 26. 
 Be thou in the fear of the Lord all the day 
 long. Prov. 23 : 17. 
 
 Choose you this day whom ye will serve,, 
 Josh. 24 : 15. 
 
 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to 
 
 you. James 4:7. 
 Eat such things as are set before you. Luke 
 
 10:8. 
 Fools make a mock at sin. Prov. 14 : 9. 
 
 Great peace have they which love thy law. 
 
 Psa. 119:165. 
 Hide not thy face from me, lest I be like un-to 
 
 them that go down into the pit. Psalm 
 
 143:7. 
 It is good for man that he bear the yoke in his 
 
 youth. Lam. 3 : 27. 
 Just and true are thy ways, thou King of 
 
 saints. Rev. 15:3. 
 Keep me from the snare which they have laid 
 
 for me. Psa. 141 : 9. 
 
 Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? Acts 
 9:6. 
 
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 My son, give me thy heart. Prov. 23 : 26. 
 Not my will, but thine be done. Luke 22 : 42. 
 O taste and see that the Lord is good. Psa. 
 
 34:8. 
 Prove all things ; hold fast that which is 
 
 good. 1 Thess. 5 : 21. 
 
 Quit you like men ; be strong. 1 Cor. 16 : 13. 
 Rest in the Lord. Psa. 37 : 7. 
 Seek ye out of the book of the Lord, and 
 
 read. Isa. 34 : 16. 
 Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy 
 
 heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy 
 
 might. Deut. 6:5. 
 
 U-nite my heart to fear thy name. Psa. 86 : 11. 
 Vow, and pay unto the Lord your God. Psa. 
 
 76:11. 
 Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I 
 
 am pure from iny sin ? Prov 20 : 9. 
 In siX days the Lord made heav-en and earth, 
 
 the sea, and all that in them is. Exodus 
 
 20:11. 
 Ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall 
 
 search for me with all your heart. Jer. 
 
 29:13. 
 Clad with Zeal as a cloak. Isa. 59 : 17. 
 
24 THE TRACT PRIMER. 
 
 VOWELS. 
 
 a e i o u y 
 
 DOUBLE LETTERS, 
 ff fi fl ffi ffl 
 
 DIPHTHONGS. 
 ^E 26 (E 03 
 
 POINTS. 
 
 , com'-ma ' ac'-cent 
 
 ; sem'-i-co'-lon. - dash 
 
 : co'-lon ! ex-cla-ma'-tion 
 
 pe'-ri-od 1 ques'-tion 
 
 - hy'-phen 
 
 NUMERALS. 
 
 FIQUBES. LETTERS. NAMES. 
 
 1 I 0^ 
 
 2 II two 
 
 3 III three 
 
 4 IV four 
 
 5 V five 
 
 6 YI six 
 
THE TKACT PEIMER. 25 
 
 FIGURES. 
 
 LETTERS. 
 
 NAMES. 
 
 .7 
 
 VII 
 
 sev'-en 
 
 8 
 
 VIII 
 
 eight 
 
 9 
 
 IX 
 
 nine 
 
 10 
 
 X 
 
 ten 
 
 11 
 
 XI 
 
 e-lev'-en 
 
 12 
 
 XII 
 
 twelve 
 
 13 
 
 XIII 
 
 thir'-teen 
 
 14 
 
 XIV 
 
 four'-teen 
 
 15 
 
 XV 
 
 fif-teen 
 
 16 
 
 XVI 
 
 six'-teen 
 
 17 
 
 XVII 
 
 sev'-en-teen 
 
 18 
 
 XVIII 
 
 eigh'-teen 
 
 19 
 
 XIX 
 
 nine'-teen 
 
 20 
 
 XX 
 
 twen'-ty 
 
 30 
 
 XXX 
 
 thir'-ty 
 
 40 
 
 XL 
 
 for'-ty 
 
 50 
 
 L 
 
 ' fiT-ty 
 
 CO 
 
 LX 
 
 six'-ty 
 
 70 
 
 LXX 
 
 sev'-en-ty 
 
 80 
 
 LXXX 
 
 eigh'-ty 
 
 90 
 
 XO 
 
 nine'-ty 
 
 100 
 
 C 
 
 one hun'-dred 
 
 500 
 
 D 
 
 five hun'-dred 
 
 1,000 
 
 M 
 
 one thou'-sand 
 
 1,000,000 
 
 
 one mill'-ion 
 
 
 3 
 
 
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 THE TRACT PRIMER. 
 
 The Bi'-ble is the best of all books. God 
 gave it to ma,n to make him wise and good. 
 When you are old'-er, you will be able to read 
 the ho'-ly book of God. It will tell you how 
 God sent his dear Son to save men from sin. 
 If you read the word of God, and feel his love, 
 and try to do his will, w r hen you die you will 
 go and live with Je'-sus in heav'-en. Put 
 a-way' sin and fear God, and your soul will be 
 safe in his hand. 
 
 "May I live to know and fear him, 
 Trust and love him, all my days, 
 Then go dwell for ev'-er near him, 
 See his face, and sing his praise." 
 
THE TRACT PRIMER. 
 
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 . WORDS 
 
 OF TWO SYLLABLES. 
 
 An'-na 
 bod'-y 
 cov'-er 
 di'-et 
 du'-ty 
 
 gru'-el 
 gro'-cer 
 ho'-ly 
 hus'-band 
 i'-dol 
 
 Ma'-ry 
 mer'-chant 
 na'-vy 
 neigh'-bor 
 ox'-cn 
 
 ev'-er 
 
 ju'-ry 
 
 o -ver 
 
 en'-vy 
 far'-mer 
 for'-tune 
 
 king'-dam 
 li'-on 
 lil'-y 
 
 par'-ent 
 prim'-er 
 qui'-et 
 
 mo'-ment 
 min'-ute 
 hour 
 
 day 
 night 
 week 
 
 month 
 year 
 cen'-tu-ry 
 
 spring sum 
 
 '-mer au'-tumn 
 
 win'-ter 
 
 a-bound' 
 
 for-sake' 
 
 re-fuse' 
 
 ap-pease' 
 be-seech' 
 
 im-plore' 
 in-cite' 
 
 re-late' 
 se-cure' 
 
 be-tray' 
 com-mune' 
 
 la-ment' 
 main-tain' 
 
 se-lect' 
 trans-fer' 
 
 cor-rect' 
 de-part' 
 de-stroy' 
 ex-treme' 
 
 neg-lect' 
 of-fend' 
 or-dain' 
 per-mit' 
 
 trans-late' 
 up-hold' 
 un-lock' 
 vi'-brate 
 
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 THE TRACT PRIMER. 
 
 TEN COMMANDMENTS IN 
 VERSE. 
 
 1. Thou no gods shalt have but me : 
 
 2. Be-fore no i-dol bend the knee. 
 
 3. Take not the name of God in vain : 
 
 4. Dare not the Sab-bath-day pro-fane. 
 
 5. Give both thy par-ents hon-or due : 
 
 6. Take heed that thou no mur-der do. 
 
 7. Ab-stain from words and deeds un-clean : 
 
 8. Steal not, though thou be poor and mean, 
 
 9. Make not a wil-ful lie, nor love it : 
 10. What is thy neigh-bor's do not cov-et. 
 
 SUM OF THE COMMANDMENTS. 
 
 With all thy soul love God a-bove, 
 And as thy-self thy neigh-bor love. 
 
THE TRACT PRIMER. 29 
 
 EASY VERSES. 
 
 In the sun, the moon, the sky ; 
 In the moun'-tain wild and high ; 
 In the thun'-der, in the rain, 
 In the winds, the woods, the plain ; 
 In the lit'-tle birds that sing 
 God is seen in ev'-e-ry thing. 
 
 GOLD'-EN RULE. 
 
 To do to all men as I would 
 
 That they should do to me, 
 Will make me kind and just and good, 
 
 And so I '11 try to be. 
 
 Lord, look up'-on a lit'-tle child, 
 By na'-ture sin'-ful, weak, and wild ; 
 Oh, put thy gra'-cious hands on me, 
 And make me all I ought to be. 
 
 The child who does what good he can, 
 Will have 1 the love of God and man. 
 
 Now I lay me down to sleep, 
 I pray the Lord my soul to keep ; 
 If I should die before I wake, 
 I pray the Lord my soul to take ; 
 
 And this I ask for Je'-sus' sake. 
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 THE TRACT PRIMER. 
 
 God made the earth, 
 and the sea, and the sky, 
 and all things in them, in 
 six days ; and all that was 
 made was very good. 
 
 He made the sun 
 ^ to give light by day, 
 and the moon and stars by night. 
 
 He made man and the beasts of the field, the 
 fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea. 
 
 God will bless those who do his will. When 
 you rise in the morn-ing, and when you re-tire 
 at night, give him thanks. 
 
 God will de-stroy the wick-ed, but he will 
 for-give those who re-pent and for-sake sin. 
 
THE TRACT PRIMER. 31 
 
 THE SUN. 
 
 When the sun lifts his gold-en head o-ver 
 the hills, the skies and the earth are glad c He 
 goes on his joy-ful way, till he gains at noon 
 the height of heav-en, and darts light and heat 
 on all the world be-neath. Then he sinks tow- 
 ards the west he goes down a-mid the bright 
 clouds. 
 
 Have we lost the sun? No; he will rise 
 a-gain an-other day, and move, like a king, 
 through the clear blue sky. 
 
 As the sun sink-ing from our view, so, ere- 
 long, must we all go to the grave, and no more 
 be-hold the things of this world. But he that 
 loves our Lord shall not be lost ; he shall rise 
 from tLe grave more bright than to-mor-row's 
 sun, and shall shine at the right hand of God 
 for ev-er. 
 
 As the light of the sun re-mains for a lit-tle 
 while when he is set ; so, when the Chris-tian 
 dies, he leaves be-hind him the mem-o-ry of his 
 good deeds. He yields light, e-ven when he 
 is gone, to those who are ask-ing the way to 
 Zi-on. 
 
 "Then shall the right-eous shine forth as the 
 sun in the king-dom of their Fa-ther." 
 
32 THE TRACT PRIMER. 
 
 THE MOON. 
 
 The moon lias no light in her-self, she is 
 dark she takes all her light from the sun. 
 
 One half of her orb is al-ways bright with 
 his beams, though we see it not. We are so 
 placed, that the moon ap-pears to us now full, 
 then it grows less and less till it is but a slen- 
 der horn, and then the whole is hid, for a time, 
 from our sight. But she is not in darkness ; 
 she is still glow-ing with light. 
 
 The Chris-: tian, too, is dark him-self ; he has 
 no light of his own ; he on-ly re-fleets the light 
 of his Lord. The grace of God shines in him. 
 and he is light, and gives light to all a-round. 
 
 Christ is his light ; he looks at him by faith, 
 and grows like him, in his soul. Per-haps 
 we are so placed that we do not al-ways see 
 the Chris-tian's light; but say not that he is 
 dark : you know not what light is shin-ing in 
 his soul what faith, and love, and hope are 
 work-ing there. If we believe in Christ Je-sus, 
 he will be un-to us wis-dom, and light, and 
 love. 
 
 " Who is a-mong you that walk-eth in dark- 
 ness, and hath no light? Let him trust in the 
 name of the Lord, and stay upon his God." 
 
THE TRACT PRIMER. 33 
 
 THE STARRY HEAVEN. 
 
 Lift up your eyes on a clear night, and see 
 how the sky is sown thick with stars. 
 
 So man-y, and so bright, are the peo-ple of 
 God, and such will they ap-pear in the heav-en 
 of love, at God's right hand. 
 
 You can-not count the stars a mighty host 
 are hung far a-way in the deep, dark space be- 
 yond the reach of your eye. 
 
 Nor can you num-ber the peo-ple of God. A 
 great mul-ti-tude, from man-y nations, are now 
 be-fore the throne of the Lainb, prais-ing him 
 day and night. 
 
 Do you know that there are some parts of 
 the world where the minds of men are so dark, 
 that they wor-ship the sun, moon, arid stars, 
 and call them gods? They know not the great 
 God that made them. 
 
 When you look at the star-ry heav-en, pit-y 
 the blind-ness of these peo-ple, and give thanks 
 to God that you have been taught the way of 
 life. 
 
 "He tell-eth the num-ber of the stars; he 
 call-eth them all by their names," 
 
 " Praise ye him, sun and moon ; praise hirn, 
 all ye stars of light." 
 
34 THE TRACT PRIMER. 
 
 THE RAINBOW. 
 
 Be-hold, a rain cloud hangs in the sky, and 
 the sun is look-ing up-on it from the oth-ei 
 side of heav-en ; and now, a lofty arch of 
 man-y col-ors appears to our view. That 
 cloud is made of rain drops, and the beams of 
 the sun, shin-ing on them and turned back 
 to the eye, seem like a bow paint-ed on the 
 cloud. 
 
 Look up-on the rain-bow and praise him that 
 made it. The hands of the Most High have 
 bent it ; and there it hangs, a faith-ful wit-ness 
 of the truth of God. 
 
 " I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall 
 be for a to-ken of a cov-e-nant be-tween me and 
 the earth. And it shall come to pass, when I 
 bring a cloud o-ver the earth, that the bow 
 shall be seen in the cloud. 77 
 
 " There was a rain-bow round a-bout the 
 throne, in sight like un-to an em-e-rald." 
 
 Trem-ble ! yet 0, with love draw near, 
 The heav-en-ly bow for-bids your fear ; 
 The throne it quite en-cir-cles round, 
 And grace on ev-e-ry side is found. 
 
THE TRACT PRIMER. 35 
 
 MORNING PRAYER. 
 
 Now I awake and see the light, 
 
 7 T is God who kept me through the night. 
 
 To him I lift my voice and pray, 
 
 That he would keep me through the day ; 
 
 If I should die before 't is done, 
 
 God, ac-cept me through thy Son. 
 
 EVENING PRAYER. 
 
 Ere on my bed my limbs I lay, 
 
 hear, great God, the words I say : 
 
 Pre-serve, I pray, my par-ents dear, 
 
 In health and strength for man-y a year. 
 
 And still, Lord, to me im-part 
 
 A gen-tie and a grate-ful heart ; 
 
 That af-ter my last sleep, I may 
 
 A-wake to thy e-ter-nal day. A-men. 
 
 Oh, 7 t is a love-ly thing for youth, 
 To walk be-times in Wis-dom's way ; , 
 To fear a lie, to speak the truth, 
 That we may trust to all they say. 
 
 How do I pit-y those that dwell 
 Where ig-no-rance and dark-ness reigns ! 
 They know no heav-en, they fear no hell 
 Those end-less joys, those end-less pains! 
 
36 THE TRACT PRIMER. 
 
 GOD IS IN HEAVEN. 
 
 God is in heav-en : and can he hear 
 
 A fee-ble pray-er like mine ? 
 Yes, lit-tle child, thou need'st not fear, 
 
 He lis-tens now to thine. 
 
 God is in heav-en : and can he see 
 
 When I am do-ing wrong ? 
 Yes, child, he can he looks at thee 
 
 All day, and all night long. 
 
 God is in heav-en : and would he know 
 
 If I should tell a lie ? 
 Yes, if thou said'st it e'er so low, 
 
 He 7 d hear it in the sky. 
 
 God is in heav-en : and can I go 
 
 To thank him for his care ? 
 Not yet but love him here be-low, 
 
 And thou shalt praise him there. 
 
 AGUE'S PRAYER. 
 
 Ee-move far from me van-i-ty and lies ; give 
 me nei-ther pov-er-ty nor rich-es ; feed me with 
 food con-ven-ient for me : lest I be full, and de- 
 ny thee, and say, Who is the Lord? or lest I 
 be poor, and steal, and take the name of my 
 God in vain. Prov. 30 : 8, 9. 
 
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 What com-mands of God 
 
 be-gin with these 
 
 words ? 
 
 
 
 Ask 
 
 Get 
 
 Put on 
 
 As-cribe 
 
 Grow 
 
 Quench not 
 
 A- wake 
 
 Hear 
 
 Re-mem-ber 
 
 Be-hold 
 
 Hope 
 
 Re-pent 
 
 Buy 
 
 Hold fast 
 
 Ren-der 
 
 Bring 
 
 Knock 
 
 Re-sist 
 
 Call 
 
 Keep 
 
 Re-turn 
 
 Come 
 
 Learn 
 
 Seek 
 
 Con-sid-er 
 
 Look 
 
 Serve 
 
 Choose 
 
 Leave 
 
 Sing 
 
 Cleave 
 
 Make 
 
 Take heed 
 
 Draw 
 
 Mark ye 
 
 Train 
 
 De-part 
 
 Mind not 
 
 Turn 
 
 Eri-ter 
 
 Of-fer 
 
 Vis-it 
 
 Fear 
 
 Open 
 
 Watch 
 
 Feed 
 
 Pray 
 
 Wait 
 
 Fol-low 
 
 Praise 
 
 Walk 
 
 Give 
 
 Prove 
 
 
 Touch not, 
 
 taste not, han-dle not, 
 
 Rum 
 
 Dram 
 
 Ci-gar 
 
 Gin 
 
 Grog 
 
 To-bac-co 
 
 Bran-dj 
 
 Sling 
 
 Snuff 
 
 Whis-key 
 
 Ci-der 
 
 0-pi-um 
 
 
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38 THE TRACT PRIMER. 
 
 EARLY RISING. 
 
 The lark is up to meet the sun, 
 
 The bee is on the wing ; 
 The ant her la-bor has be-gun, 
 
 The woods with mu-sic ring. 
 
 Shall birds, and bees, and ants be wise, 
 While I my mo-ments waste ? 
 
 0, let me with the morn-ing rise, 
 And to my du-ty haste. 
 
 The Sab-bath is the day of rest. It is called 
 the Lord's Day, be-cause on that day Je-sus 
 Christ rose from the dead 
 
 HEATHEN. 
 
 The hea-then are those who wor-ship i-dols, 
 and know not the true God. If you have the 
 gos-pel, and do not o-bey and love it, you are 
 worse in the sight of God than the hea-then. 
 
 EXAMPLE OF CHRIST. 
 
 Je-sus Christ, my Lord and Sav-iour, 
 Once be-came a child like me : 
 
 Oh, that in my whole be-hav-ior, 
 He my pat-tern still might be. 
 
THE TRACT PRIMER. 
 
 39 
 
 INCIDENTS IN THE LIFE OF CHRIST, 
 
 IN 
 
 SHORT AND SIMPLE WORDS. 
 
 BIRTH OF THE SAVIOUR, 
 
 Je-sus Christ was once a child like you. He 
 be-came a child that he might know how to 
 pit-y and feel for a child, and that he might 
 show lit-tle chil-dren how they ought to act. 
 
 He lay with his moth-er Ma-ry in a man-ger 
 by the side of the cat-tie, for there was no room 
 for them at the inn. He was a poor child, and 
 yet he was the Son of God. 
 
40 THE TRACT PRIMER. 
 
 And God sent a ho-ly an-gel to tell some 
 good men that took care of sheep in the field, 
 that the Son of God was born on earth. 
 
 It was night, but the glo-ry of the Lord shone 
 a-bout them, and made it light like day. 
 
 They were a-fraid, but the an-gel said, Fear 
 not ; I bring you glad ti-dings of great joy : a 
 child is born in the cit-y of Da-vid, who shall 
 save men from their sins. Oh, what good 
 news was this to all who re-pent of sin, and 
 fear the an-ger of God ! 
 
 Then the an-gel be-gan to sing praise to 
 God, and man-y more, yea, a whole mul-ti- 
 tude came from heav-en to join him, and all 
 sang to-geth-er, Glo-ry to God on high, peace 
 on earth, good will to men. 
 
 What a sweet and joy-ful song! Was ev-er 
 mu-sic heard on earth like this ? Do you hope 
 one day to sing the praise of God with an-gels 
 and ho-ly men in heav-en ? Then you must for- 
 sake sin, love God, and o-bey his law. 
 
 The men who heard this song of the an-gels 
 left their flocks in the field, and went to the 
 man-ger to see the young child and wor-ship 
 him. Wise men al-so came from a far coun-try 
 to see him ; and God made a ver-y bright star 
 to go be-fore them and lead them to the right 
 
THE TRACT PRIMER. 41 
 
 place. Lo, the star which they saw in the east 
 came and stood o-ver where the young child 
 was, and the wise men were ver-y joy-ful ; and 
 when they came in-to the house, they bow-ed 
 down be-fore the child, and called him their 
 Lord and Sav-iour. 
 
 When the shep-herds and the wise men went 
 a-way, they told the good news to all they met, 
 say-ing, Je-sus is born to save us. 
 
 And the child grew, and was wise and good 
 in all his words and deeds. In all things he 
 did the will of God who sent him, and he had 
 the love of both God and man. 
 
 If you wish to be like Je-sus, lis-ten while he 
 says to you, Come, and learn of me, for I am 
 meek and low-ly in heart, and you shall find 
 peace to your soul. 
 
 CHRIST TEMPTED. 
 
 We are all born in sin, and apt to do evil. 
 Sa-tan, that wick-ed one whom God cast out 
 of heav-en, tempts us to wish for what is 
 wrong, to feel an-ger and pride, and to say 
 what is not true. We must look to God for 
 grace to keep us from e-vil when we are tempt- 
 ed to sin. 4# 
 
42 THE TRACT PRIMER. 
 
 Sa-tan tried al-so to tempt Je-sus to do e-vil. 
 It was when he had be-come a man, and was 
 a-bout to go from place to place to tell men he 
 was come to save them. Sa-tan did not wish 
 him to do this, for he likes to have men go on 
 in sin. 
 
 Je-sus went in-to a lone-ly place to pray, 
 and to think a-bout the work he was sent to 
 do this great work, to save the souls of men 
 and bring them to glo-ry. He stay-ed till he 
 was in want of food, and be-gan to feel great 
 hun-ger. 
 
 Then Sa-tan came to him and said, If you 
 are the Son of God, and have all power, why 
 not bid a stone to be made bread, that you 
 may have food to eat? 
 
 Je-sus could have done this if he chose, but 
 he knew it was not the will of God, and would 
 not do it. So he said to Sa-tan, The Bi-ble 
 tells us, Thou shalt not live by bread a-lone, 
 but by the word of God. 
 
 Then Sa-tan tried a-gain to tempt Je-sus. 
 He went with him to the top of a moun-tain, 
 and made all the grand and fine things in 
 the world to pass be-fore him, and said, I will 
 give all these to you, if you will only bow 
 down be-fore me and ask me for them. Sa- 
 
THE TRACT PRIMER. 43 
 
 tan knew that Je-sus had no house, nor land, 
 nor mon-ey, and he made this of-fer to tempt 
 him. 
 
 But Je-sus said, The law of God says, Thou 
 shalt wor-ship the Lord thy God, and him on-ly 
 shalt thou serve. 
 
 Then Sa-tan tried the third time to tempt 
 Je-sus ; and as Je-sus had spok-en of what was 
 in the Bi-ble, he too made use of a verse from 
 the ho-ly book. They stood on the roof of the 
 great tem-ple or house of God, which was ver-y 
 high, and Sa-tan said to Je-sus, If you are the 
 Son of God in truth, you can fall down to the 
 ground from this place and not be hurt ; for 
 the Bi-ble says, God will bid his an-gels to 
 take care of you, and they will hold you up in 
 their hands and keep you safe. 
 * But Je-sus said, Get thee a-way, Sa-tan ; for 
 that ho-ly word says, Thou shalt not tempt the 
 Lord thy God. 
 
 let us learn from Je-sus to o-bey God, and 
 not mind Sa-tan when he tries to make us do 
 e-vil. If Je-sus had done one e-vil thing, he 
 could not have been the Sav-iour of man. 
 But he was pure, and had no stain or spot of 
 sin. So he was fit to give his life for the sins 
 of men. 
 
44 THE TRACT PRIMER. 
 
 CHRIST'S PREACHING AND MIRACLES. 
 
 At one place Je-sus went in-to a house of 
 wor-ship, and when all the peo-ple were look- 
 ing at him, he took a Bi-ble and read a part 
 of it where God said he would send his Son 
 to the world to teach the poor, and heal the 
 sick, and give sight to the blind, and joy to 
 those who are sad at heart. 
 
 And when Je-sus had read this, he shut the 
 book, and said, To-day it is come to pass, and 
 you see it and hear it. And while he spoke 
 such kind words, the eyes of all the peo-ple 
 were fix-ed up-on him. 
 
 Hap-py they who were a-ble to look on that 
 mild face, and hear the words of love which 
 fell from his lips. We, too, are hap-py, for we 
 have the Bi-ble, and can read the words of life. 
 And we kno\v that Je-sus can see us, and hear 
 us, and do all for us now, that he did for those 
 who knew him on earth. 
 
 If he on-ly spoke a word, it was done. 
 Man-y who were sick and in grief went to 
 him and ask-ed him to heal and help them, 
 and he did. 
 
 One of the men who lov-ed Je-sus, and went 
 a-bout with him, was Pe-ter. In the house of 
 Pe-ter, his wife's moth-er was ill of a fe-ver. 
 
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 Je-sus came and stood by her, and bade the 
 fe-ver de-part, and she arose and went a-bout 
 as if she had not been ill. 
 
 Many such things as 
 H this were done by Je- 
 gj sus. Some who were 
 m blind, came and ask- 
 ed him to o-pen their 
 1 eyes. And he gave 
 sight to those who had 
 nev-er seen be-fore. 
 How glad they must have been to see the 
 light, and the sky, and the grass, and the trees, 
 and the faces of those they lov-ed. 
 
 When those who were blind cri-ed to Je-sus 
 to help them, he told them that if they had 
 faith in him, he would give them sight. 
 
 What is it to have faith in Christ? It is 
 to be sure that he can and will do just as he 
 has said, and that he is a-ble to give us all we 
 ask. 
 
 Our souls need to be cured of sin, and made 
 clean and ho-ly. None can do this for us but 
 Je-sus. He shed his blood for us, and if we 
 have faith in him, he will do for us all we 
 need, for he is full of pit-y, and his pow-er is 
 as great as his mer-cy. 
 
46 
 
 THE TRACT PRIMER. 
 
 RAISING THE WIDOW'S SON. 
 
 Once Je-sus met a great man-y men com-ing 
 out of a cit-y, who brought with them the dead 
 bod-y of a young man. They were go-ing to 
 put it in the earth. The moth-er of the 
 young man came with them ver-y sad, 
 for he was her on-ly son. And 
 Je-sus, when he saw her, had 
 ^ pit-y for her, and said, 
 Weep not. 
 
 Then he came to the dead bod-y and said, 
 Young man, a-rise! And he that had been 
 
THE TRACT PRIMER. 47 
 
 dead sat up and be-gan to speak, and Je-sus 
 gave him to his moth-er, and he went home 
 with her. 
 
 Was there not then great joy in the heart of 
 that moth-er? Did she not talk much, and 
 of-ten, with her son, a-bout him who had done 
 so much for them ? 
 
 When Je-sus, at the last day, shall say to 
 the dead, A-rise ! may we al-so hear his voice 
 with joy. Oh, how hap-py will they be who 
 meet him in the clouds, and go with him to 
 heav-en. 
 
 CHRIST ON THE SEA. 
 
 Some of the men who lov-ed Je-sus used to 
 go on the sea in a boat, or small ship, to catch 
 fish. Once, when Je-sus was with them, they 
 tried all night and could not catch an-y fish. 
 But Je-sus told them where to cast the net, 
 and then they drew it up full of fish. All the 
 fish in the sea are his, and he knows where 
 they all are. 
 
 Once these men were in a ship, and Je-sus 
 was not with them, and the wind blew ver-y 
 hard. They were a-fraid that the ship would 
 be bro-ken, and that they would all be lost. 
 
 Then they saw some one com-ing to them on 
 
48 THE TRACT PRIMER. 
 
 the wa-ter. This made them fear the more ; 
 for it was a strange sight to see one walk on 
 the wa-ter, and not sink. 
 
 But He who was on the wa-ter spoke, and 
 said, Be of good cheer ; it is I ; be not a-fraid. 
 Then they knew the voice of Je-sus, and ver-y 
 glad were they to have him come to them in 
 the ship. And the wind blew no lon-ger, and 
 the ship was soon at the land. 
 
 One oth-er time, when there was a great 
 storm, Je-sus was a-sleep in the ship ; and they 
 came to wake him, for they knew his pow-er, 
 and felt sure that he could help them. 
 
 So they said, Lord, save us, or we shall 
 sink and die. And Je-sus a-rose and said, 
 Why do you fear? Why have you not more 
 faith? Then he told the wind to cease, and 
 the waves to be still, and all at once there was 
 a great calm. And those who saw it said, 
 Who can this be, that the winds and the sea 
 o-bey him ? 
 
 Je-sus, who could still the waves, can give 
 peace to our minds. He can free us from 
 en-vy, an-ger, and fear, and all that would 
 dis-turb our joy and re-pose. When we are 
 in troub-le, he can speak a kind word to our 
 souls, and all will be calm. How sweet it 
 
THE TRACT PRIMER. 49 
 
 is to live near to Je-sus! May the time soon 
 come when all the world shall know and love 
 him. 
 
 THE RULER'S DAUGHTER. 
 
 Once there came a man to Je-sus m great 
 sor-row. He was a ru-ler a-mong the peo-ple, 
 but rich-es and hon-or can-not keep a man 
 from grief, or pain, or death. When he saw 
 Je-sus, he fell at his feet, and said, My lit-tle 
 daugh-ter is ver-y ill ; I fear she will die. 
 Come, I pray thee, and lay thy hands on her, 
 that she may live. 
 
 Just then an-oth-er came from the house, 
 and said, She is dead ; you need not ask him 
 to come it will be of no use. They did not 
 be-lieve that Je-sus had pow-er to make those 
 live a-gain who had once died. But Je-sus 
 said to the fa-ther, Be not a-fraid ; on-ly have 
 faith. 
 
 And he went with him to the house ; and 
 when he came to the room where the young 
 dam-sel lay dead, he took hold of her hand, 
 and said, A-rise! And she rose, and walked 
 a-bout as if she had not been dead, or ill. 
 
 How kind is Je-sus to those who love him ! 
 
50 THE TRACT PRIMER. 
 
 THE SOUL CANNOT DIE. 
 
 Sweet day, so cool, so calm, so bright, 
 
 Bridal of earth and sky, 
 The dew shall weep thy fall to-night ; 
 
 For thou must die ! 
 
 Sweet rose, in air whose odors wave 
 And beauty charms the eye, 
 
 Thy root is ever in its grave, 
 And thou must die ! 
 
 Sweet spring, of days and roses made, 
 Whose sweets around us lie, 
 
 Thy days depart, thy roses fade ; 
 For thou must die ! 
 
 Only a sweet and holy soul 
 
 Hath charms that never fly : 
 
 While flowers decay, and seasons roll, 
 It cannot die. 
 
 Whatsoever things are true, 
 Whatsoever things are honest, 
 Whatsoever things are just, 
 Whatsoever things are pure, 
 Whatsoever things are lovely 
 Think on these things. Phil. 4 : 8. 
 
THE TRACT PRIMER. 51 
 
 DR. WATTS' CRADLE HYMN. 
 
 Hush, my dear, lie still and slumber ; 
 
 Holy angels guard thy bed ; 
 Heavenly blessings without number, 
 
 Gently falling on thy head. 
 
 Sleep, my babe, thy food and raiment-, 
 House and home, thy friends provide ; 
 
 And without thy care, or payment, 
 All thy wants are well supplied. 
 
 How much better thou ? rt attended, 
 
 Than the Son of God could be, 
 When from heaven he descended, 
 
 And became a child like thee. 
 
 Soft and easy is thy cradle ; 
 
 Coarse and hard thy Saviour lay, 
 When his birthplace was a stable, 
 
 And his softest bed was hay. 
 
 Blessed babe ! what glorious features 
 
 Spotless, fair, divinely bright ! 
 Must he dwell with brutal creatures ? 
 
 How could angels bear the sight ! 
 
 Was there nothing but a manger, 
 
 Cursed sinners could afford, 
 To receive the heavenly stranger ? 
 
 Did they thus affront the Lord ? 
 
52 THE TRACT PRIMER. 
 
 Soft, my child, I did not chide thee, 
 
 Though my song might sound too hard ; 
 7 T is thy mother sits beside thee, 
 
 And her arms shall be thy guard. 
 Yet, to read the shameful story 
 
 How the Jews abused their King, 
 How they served the Lord of glory, 
 
 Makes me angry while I sing. 
 
 See the kinder shepherds round him, 
 
 Telling wonders from the sky ; 
 Where they sought him, there they found him, 
 
 With his virgin mother by. 
 
 See the lovely babe a dressing ! 
 
 Lovely infant, how he smiled ; 
 When he wept, the mother's blessing 
 
 Soothed and hushed the holy Child. 
 
 Lo, he slumbers in the manger, 
 
 Where the horned oxen fed 
 Peace, my darling, here 7 s no danger, 
 
 There 7 s no oxen near thy bed. 
 
 ? T was to save thee, child, from dying, 
 Save my dear from burning flame, 
 
 Bitter groans, and endless crying, 
 That thy blest Redeemer came. 
 
 May'st thou live to know and fear him, 
 Trust and love him all thy days ; 
 
 Then go dwell for ever near him, 
 See his face, and sing his praise I 
 
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 I could give thee thousand kisses, 
 
 Hoping what I most desire ; 
 Not a mother's fondest wishes 
 
 Can to greater joys aspire. 
 
 EASY QUESTIONS FOR LITTLE CHILDREN. 
 
 Q. Who was the first man? 
 
 A. Adam. 
 
 Q. Who was the first woman? 
 
 A. Eve. 
 
 Q. Who was the first murderer? 
 
 A. Cain. 
 
 Q. Who was the first martyr? 
 
 A. Abel. 
 
 Q. Who was the oldest man? 
 
 A, Methuselah. 
 
 Q. Who built the ark? 
 
 A. Noah. 
 
 Q. Who was the most faithful man? 
 
 A. Abraham. 
 
 Q. Who was the meekest man? 
 
 A. Moses. 
 
 Q. Who was the most patient man? 
 
 A. Job. 
 
 Q. Who wrestled with the angel of God? 
 
 A. Jacob. 
 
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54 TrfE TRACT PRIMER. 
 
 Q. Who led Israel into Canaan ? 
 
 A. Joshua. 
 
 Q. Who was the strongest man? 
 
 A. Samson. 
 
 Q. Who killed Goliath? 
 
 A. David. 
 
 Q. Who was the wisest man? 
 
 A. Solomon. 
 
 Q. Who was cast into the lions' den ? 
 
 A. Daniel. 
 
 Q. Who died to redeem mankind? 
 
 A. Jesus Christ. 
 
 Q. Who is Jesus Christ? 
 
 A. The Son of God. 
 
 Q. Who was the mother of Christ? 
 A. Mary. 
 
 Q. Who was the beloved disciple? 
 
 A. John. 
 
 Q. Who betrayed his Lord and Saviour? 
 
 A. Judas. 
 
 Q. Who denied his Master, Christ ? 
 
 A. Peter. 
 
 Q. Who were struck dead for lying? 
 
 A. Ananias and Sapphira. 
 
 Q. Who was the first Christian martyr? 
 
 A. Stephen. 
 
 Q. Who was the chief apostle of the Gentiles? 
 
 A. Paul. 
 
THE TRACT PRIMER. 55 
 
 DR. WATTS' FIRST CATECHISM 
 
 FOR CHILDREN. 
 
 Q. Can you tell me, child, who made you? 
 A. The great God who made heaven and 
 earth. 
 
 Q. What doth God do for you? 
 
 A. He keeps me from harm by night and by 
 day, and is always doing me good. 
 
 Q. And what must you do for this great God who is so 
 good to you? 
 
 A. I must first learn to know him, and then 
 do every thing to please him. 
 
 Q. Where doth God teach us to know and to love 
 him? 
 
 A. In his holy word, which is contained in 
 the Bible. 
 
 Q. Have you learned to know who God is? 
 
 A. God is a Spirit ; and though we cannot 
 see him, yet he sees and knows all things, and 
 he can do all things. 
 
 Q. What must you do to please God? 
 
 A. I must do my duty both towards God 
 and towards man. 
 
56 THE TRACT PRIMER. 
 
 Q. What is your duty to God? 
 
 A. My duty to God is to fear and honor him, 
 and to love and serve him, to pray to him, and 
 to praise him. 
 
 Q. What is your duty to man? 
 
 A. My duty to man is, to obey my parents, 
 to speak the truth always, and to be honest, and 
 kind to all. 
 
 Q. What good do you hope for, by seeking to please 
 God? 
 
 A. Then I shall be a child of God, and have 
 God for my Father and Friend for ever. 
 
 Q. And what if you do not fear God, nor love him, nor 
 seek to please him? 
 
 A. Then I shall be a wicked child, and the 
 great God will be very angry with me. 
 
 Q. Why are you afraid of God ? s anger? 
 
 A. Because he can kill my body, and he can 
 make my soul miserable after my body is dead. 
 
 Q. But have you never done any thing to make God 
 angry with you already? 
 
 A. Yes ; I fear I have too often sinned against 
 God, and deserve his anger. 
 
 Q. What do you mean by sinning against God? 
 
 A. To sin against God is, to do any thing 
 that God forbids me, or not to do what God 
 commands me. 
 
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 Q. And what must you do to be saved from the anger 
 of God, which your sins have deserved ? 
 
 A. I must be sorry for my sins ; I must pray 
 God for Christ's sake to forgive me, and help 
 me to serve him. 
 
 Q. Will God forgive you if you pray for it? 
 
 A. He will forgive me if I trust in his mercy, 
 for the sake of what Jesus Christ has done, and 
 what he has suffered. 
 
 Q. Do you know who Jesus Christ is? 
 
 A. He is God's own Son, who came down 
 from heaven to save us from our sins, and from 
 God's anger. 
 
 Q. What has Christ done towards the saving of men? 
 
 A. He obeyed the law of God himself, and 
 has taught us to obey it also. 
 
 Q. And what has Christ suffered in order to save men ? 
 
 A. He died for sinners, who had broken the 
 law of God, a ad had deserved to die them- 
 selves. 
 
 Q. Where is Jesus Christ now? 
 
 A. He is alive again, and gone to heaven, to 
 provide a place there for all that serve God 
 and love his Son Jesus. 
 
 Q. Can you of yourself love and serve God and Christ ? 
 
 A. No ; I cannot do it of myself, but God 
 
58 THE TRACT PRIMER. 
 
 will help me by his own Spirit, if I ask him 
 for it. 
 
 Q. Will Jesus Christ ever come again ? 
 
 A. Christ will come again, and call me and 
 all the world to account for what we have 
 done. 
 
 Q. For what purpose is this account to be given? 
 
 A. That the children of God, as well as the 
 wicked, may all receive according to their 
 works. 
 
 Q. What must become of you if you are wicked? 
 
 A. If I am wicked I shall be sent down to 
 everlasting fire in hell, among wicked and 
 miserable creatures. 
 
 Q. And whither shall you go if you are a child of 
 God? 
 
 A. If I am a child of God I shall be taken 
 up to heaven, and dwell there with God and 
 Christ for ever. Amen. 
 
THE TRACT PRIMER. 59 
 
 THE 
 
 CHILD'S SCRIPTURE CATECHISM; 
 
 WITH ANSWERS 
 IN THE LANaUAOE OF THE BIBLE. 
 
 1. Who made you? 
 
 The Lord God formed man of the dust of 
 the ground. Gen. 2:7. 
 
 2. How are you made? 
 
 I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Psalm 
 139 : 14. 
 
 3. For what are you made ? 
 
 Glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, 
 which are God's. 1 Cor. 6 : 20. 
 
 4. What is God? 
 
 God is a Spirit. John 4 : 24. 
 
 5. What is the character of God? 
 God is love. 1 John, 4 : 8. 
 
 6. Is he also just and holy? 
 
 A God of truth and without iniquity : just 
 and right is he. Deut. 32 : 4. 
 
 7. Whom does God love ? 
 
 I love them that love me, Prov. 8 : 17. 
 
60 THE TRACT PRIMER. 
 
 8. Does God love wicked people? 
 
 God is angry with the wicked every day. 
 Psalm 7:11. 
 
 9. Should a little child like you remember God? 
 Remember now thy Creator in the days of 
 
 thy youth. Eccles. 12 : 1. 
 
 10. Can God see you? 
 
 Thou God seest me. Gen. 16 : 13. 
 
 11. Is God in every place, seeing every thing? 
 
 The eyes of the Lord are in every place, be- 
 holding the evil and the good. Prov. 15 :3. 
 
 12. Does God hear all you say? 
 
 There is not a word in my tongue, but lo, 
 Lord, thou knowest it altogether. Psalm 
 139:4. 
 
 13. Does God know all your thoughts? 
 
 I know the things that come into your mind, 
 every one of them. Ezek. 11:5. 
 
 14. Is the Bible the word of God? 
 
 All Scripture is given by inspiration of God. 
 2 Tim. 3 : 16. 
 
 15. What are the Scriptures able to do for you? 
 
 The holy Scriptures which are able to make 
 thee wise unto salvation. 2 Timothy, 3 : 15. 
 
 16. Are you commanded to read the Bible? 
 Search the Scriptures. John 5 : 39. 
 
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 17. What should the Bible be to you? 
 
 A lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my 
 path. Psalm 119:105. 
 
 18. If you love the word of God, will it preserve you 
 from sin? 
 
 Thy word have I hid in my heart, that I 
 might not sin against thee. Psalm 119 : 11. 
 
 19. What promise does God, in the Bible, make to lit- 
 tle children? 
 
 Those that seek me early shall find me. 
 Prov. 8 : 17. 
 
 20. What does God promise, in the Bible, to the Chris- 
 tian in trouble? 
 
 I will be with him in trouble. Psalm 91 : 15. 
 
 21. What does he promise in sickness? 
 
 The Lord will strengthen him upon the bed 
 of languishing : thou wilt make all his bed in 
 his sickness. Psalm 41 : 3. 
 
 22. What does he promise the Christian when dying? 
 
 Though I walk through the valley of the 
 shadow of death, I will fear no evil : for thou 
 art with me ; thy rod and thy staff they com- 
 fort me. Psalm 23 : 4. 
 
 23. What does he promise in poverty? 
 
 The Lord is my shepherd ; I shall not want. 
 Psalm 23:1. 
 
 24. What promise does he make to the orphan? 
 
 A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the 
 
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62 THE TRACT PRIMER. 
 
 widows, is God in Ms holy habitation. Psalm 
 
 68:5. 
 
 25. What does he promise to the aged? 
 
 Even to your old age I am he ; and even to 
 hoar hairs will I carry you : I have made, and 
 I will bear ; even I will carry, and will deliver 
 you. Isaiah 46 : 4. 
 
 26. Do all things benefit God's children? 
 
 All things work together for good, to them 
 that love God. Kom. 8 : 28. 
 
 27. Where do all our blessings come from? 
 
 Every good gift and every perfect gift is 
 from above, and cometh down from the Father 
 of lights. James 1 : 17. 
 
 28. Are you a sinner? 
 
 All have sinned, and come short of the glory 
 of God. Rom. 3:23. 
 
 29. How did sin enter into the world? 
 
 By one man sin entered into the world. 
 Rom. 5:12. 
 
 30. Will sinners go to hell? 
 
 The wicked shall be turned into hell. Psalm 
 9:17. 
 
 31. How can your soul be saved? 
 
 Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou 
 shalt be saved. Acts 16 : 31. 
 
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 32. For what did the Lord Jesus come into the world? 
 
 Christ Jesus came into the world to save 
 sinners. 1 Tim. 1 : 15. 
 
 33. Is Christ God! 
 
 Who is over all, God blessed for ever. Rom. 
 9:5. 
 
 34. Is Christ from eternity? 
 
 The same was in the beginning with God. 
 John 1 : 2. 
 
 35. Did Christ make all things? 
 
 All things were made by him ; and without 
 him was not any thing made that was made. 
 John 1 : 3. 
 
 36. Is Christ unchangeable? 
 
 Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to-day, 
 and for ever. Heb. 13:8. 
 
 37. Does Christ know all things? 
 
 Lord, thou knowest all things. John 21 : 17. 
 
 38. Can Christ do all things? 
 
 All power is given unto me in heaven and in 
 earth. Matt. 28:18. 
 
 39. Should Christ be worshipped as God ? 
 
 All men shall honor the Son, even as they 
 honor the Father. John 5 : 23. 
 
 40. Did the disciples worship Christ? 
 
 And when they saw him, they worshipped 
 him. Matt. 28 : 17. 
 
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 41. Did Christ forgive sins? 
 
 But that ye may know that the Son of man 
 hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith 
 he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy 
 bed, and go unto thy house. Matt. 9 : 6. 
 
 42. Can any one forgive sins but God ? 
 
 Who can forgive sins but God only ? Mark 
 
 2:7. 
 
 43. What does God the Father say of Christ? 
 
 Thy throne, God, is for ever and ever. 
 Heb. 1 : 8. 
 
 44. Did Christ the Son of God become man? 
 
 God was manifest in the flesh. 1 Tim. 3 : 16. 
 
 45. Did he confirm his doctrines by miracles? 
 
 Believe me for the very works' sake. John 
 14:11. 
 
 46. Were his miracles numerous? 
 
 And many other signs truly did Jesus in the 
 presence of his disciples, which are not written 
 in this book. John 20 : 30. 
 
 47. How did he employ himself on earth? 
 
 He went about doing good. Acts 10 : 38. 
 
 48. Is Christ the only Saviour? 
 
 There is none other name under heaven 
 given among men, whereby we must be saved. 
 Acts 4 : 12. 
 
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 49. Is Christ the only Mediator? 
 
 One Mediator between God and men, the 
 man Christ Jesus. 1 Tim. 2 : 5. 
 
 50. Is Christ our Advocate? 
 
 We have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus 
 Christ the righteous. 1 John 2 : 1. 
 
 51. Does Christ make intercession for us? 
 
 Who also maketh intercession for us. Rom. 
 8:34. 
 
 52. Does Christ love little children, and desire them to 
 come to him? 
 
 Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid 
 them not, to come unto me. Matt. 19 : 14. 
 
 53. Have you a wicked heart? 
 
 The heart is deceitful above all things, and 
 desperately wicked. Jer. 17:9. 
 
 54. Do very young children sin? 
 
 They go astray as soon as they be born, 
 speaking lies. Psalm 58 : 3. 
 
 55. What is the sentence of God's law against sinners? 
 
 The soul that shine th, it shall die. Ezek. 
 18:20. 
 
 56. How then can you get to heaven? 
 
 Except a man be born again, he cannot see 
 the kingdom of God. John 3 : 3. 
 
 57. What is it to be born again? 
 
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 Be renewed in the spirit of your mind. Eph. 
 4:23. 
 
 58. How can we know that a person is born again? 
 
 "Whatsoever is born of God, overcometh the 
 world. 1 John, 5 : 4. 
 
 59. What has the Holy Spirit to do with our being born 
 again ? 
 
 Except a man be born of water. and of the 
 Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of 
 God. John 3 : 5. 
 
 60. Are we renewed by the Holy Ghost? 
 
 He saved us by the washing of regeneration, 
 and renewing of the Holy Ghost. Titus 3:5. 
 
 61. Is the Holy Ghost in Scripture called God? 
 
 Why hath Satan filled thy heart to lie to the 
 Holy Ghost? Thou hast not lied unto men, 
 but unto God. Acts 5 : 3, 4. 
 
 62. What are the fruits of the Spirit? 
 
 The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long- 
 suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, 
 temperance. Gal. 5 : 22, 23. 
 
 63. Can a person be a Christian without showing that he 
 is one by his conduct? 
 
 By their fruits ye shall know them. Matt. 
 7:20. 
 
 64. Must you pray? 
 
 Men ought always to pray. Luke 18:1. 
 
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 65. Must you pray for all you want? 
 
 In every thing by prayer and supplication 
 with thanksgiving let your requests be made 
 known unto God. Phil. 4 : 6. 
 
 66. In whose name must we pray? 
 
 Whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that 
 will I do. John 14: 13. 
 
 67. Does Christ say he will grant your requests? 
 
 Ask, and it shall be given you. Matt. 7:7. 
 
 68. Will your prayers be answered if you continue in 
 sin? 
 
 If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord 
 will not hear me. Psalm 66 : 18. 
 
 69. Should we pray for others as well as ourselves? 
 
 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, suppli- 
 cations, prayers, intercessions, and giving of 
 thanks, be made for all men. 1 Tim. 2:1. 
 
 70. Does God forbid profane language? 
 
 Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord 
 thy God in vain. Exod. 20 : 7. 
 
 71. How will God treat those who use profane lan- 
 guage? 
 
 The Lord will not hold him guiltless that 
 taketh his name in vain. Exod. 20 : 7. 
 
 72. Is it wrong to swear at all? 
 
 Swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the 
 earth, neither by any other oath. Jas. 5 : 12. 
 
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 73. How must you keep the Sabbath? 
 Remember the Sabbath-day to keep it holy. 
 
 Exod. 20 : 8. 
 
 74. For whom was the Sabbath made? 
 
 The Sabbath was made for man. Mark 
 
 2:27. 
 
 75. When was the Sabbath instituted? 
 
 He rested on the seventh day from all his 
 work which he had made ; and God blessed 
 the seventh day, and sanctified it. Genesis 
 2 : 2, 3. 
 
 76. What did God promise the Israelites if they kept the 
 Sabbath holy? 
 
 If thou turn away thy foot from the Sab- 
 bath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day, 
 and call the Sabbath a delight, the holy of the 
 Lord, honorable ; and shalt honor him, not 
 doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own 
 pleasure, nor speaking thine own words : then 
 shalt thou delight thyself in the Lord, and I 
 will cause thee to ride upon the high places of 
 the earth. Isaiah 58 : 13, 14. 
 
 77. Should children obey their parents? 
 
 Children, obey your parents in all things, 
 for this is well-pleasing unto the Lord. Col. 
 3:20. 
 
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 78. What does the Bible say about children who are dis- 
 respectful to their parents? 
 
 Cursed be he that setteth light by his father 
 or his mother. Deut. 27 : 16. 
 
 79. Should you treat the aged with respect? 
 
 Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, 
 and honor the face of the old man. Leviticus 
 19:32. 
 
 80. Ought parents to let their children do wrong; or 
 should they train them in the right way? 
 
 Train up a child in the way he should go ; 
 and when he is old he will not depart from it. 
 Prov. 22 : 6. 
 
 81. Does God command parents to punish their children 
 when they do wrong? 
 
 Chasten thy son while there is hope, and 
 let not thy soul spare for his crying. Prov. 
 19:18. 
 
 82. What did God say to Eli for not restraining his 
 children when doing wrong? 
 
 I have told him, that I will judge his house 
 for ever, for the iniquity which he knoweth : 
 because his sons made themselves vile, and he 
 restrained them not. 1 Sam. 3 : 13. 
 
 83. Are you forbidden to commit murder? 
 
 Thou shalt not kill. Exod. 20 : 13. 
 
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 84. What does the Bible say of the person who hates his 
 brother? 
 
 Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer. 
 1 John, 3 : 15. 
 
 85. May you retain angry feelings? 
 
 Let not the sun go down upon your wrath. 
 Eph. 4 : 26. 
 
 86. Should we return evil for evil? 
 
 Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done 
 tome. Prov. 24:29. 
 
 87. Does the Bible forbid indecent language? 
 
 Let no corrupt communication proceed out 
 of your mouth. Eph. 4 : 29. 
 
 88. What does our Saviour say about the pure in 
 heart? 
 
 Blessed are the pure in heart ; for they shall 
 see God. Matt. 5 : 8. 
 
 89. Is it right to take any thing that does not belong to 
 you? 
 
 Thou shalt not steal. Exod. 20 : 15. 
 
 90. Are false weights and measures forbidden? 
 
 A false balance is abomination to the Lord. 
 Prov. 11:1. 
 
 91. Is all cheating forbidden? 
 
 That no man go beyond and defraud his 
 brother in any matter. 1 Thess. 4:6. 
 
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 92. Is it a sin to refuse to pay a just debt? 
 
 The wicked borroweth, and payetli not again. 
 Psalm 37: 21. 
 
 93. Is all falsehood forbidden? 
 
 Speak every man truth with his neighbor. 
 Eph. 4:25. 
 
 94. How does God regard liars? 
 
 Lying lips are abomination to the Lord 
 Prov. 12:22. 
 
 95. What will become of all liars? 
 
 All liars shall have their part in the lake 
 which burneth with fire and brimstone. Rev. 
 21:8. 
 
 96. Is it a sin to raise a false report? 
 
 Thou shalt not raise a false report. Exod. 
 23:1. 
 
 97. Is it sinful to spread a false report? 
 
 Thou shalt not go up and down as a tale- 
 bearer among thy people. Lev. 19 : 16. 
 
 98. Are you forbidden to covet? 
 
 Thou shalt not covet. Eom. 13 : 9. 
 
 99. Is covetousness an offence against God? 
 Covetousness which is idolatry. Col. 3 : 5. 
 
 100. What does the Bible say of the love of money? 
 
 The love of money is the root of all evil. 
 1 Tim. 6:10. 
 
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 101. Can a covetous person be satisfied? 
 
 He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied 
 with silver; nor he that loveth abundance 
 with increase. Eccles. 5:10. 
 
 102. Should we be contented with our condition? 
 
 I have learned in whatsoever state I am, 
 therewith to be content. Phil. 4:11. 
 
 103. Is it sinful to set our hearts upon worldly things? 
 
 Love not the world, neither the things that 
 are in the world. 1 John, 2 : 15. 
 
 104. May we sin in small things as well as in great? 
 
 Whosoever shall keep the whole law, and 
 yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all. 
 James 2 : 10. 
 
 105. Which had you rather have, a good character, or a 
 great deal of money? 
 
 A good name is rather to be chosen than 
 great riches. Prov. 22 : 1 . 
 
 106. Is the possession of riches attended with danger? 
 
 I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly 
 enter into the kingdom of heaven. Matt. 19 : 23. 
 
 107. Is any thing more valuable than the soul? 
 What shall it profit a man, if he shall gain 
 
 the whole world, and lose his own soul? or 
 what shall a man give in exchange for his 
 soul? Mark 8:36, 37. 
 
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 108. Are you commanded to be charitable and gen- 
 erous? 
 
 To do good, and to communicate, forget not; 
 for with such sacrifices God is well pleased, 
 Heb. 13 : 16. 
 
 109. To whom must we do good? 
 
 As we have therefore opportunity, let us do 
 good unto all men, especially unto them who 
 are of the household of faith. Gal. 6 : 10. 
 
 110. Can poor persons be as charitable and liberal as 
 the rich? 
 
 If there be first a willing mind, it is accepted 
 according to that a man hath, and not accord- 
 ing to that he hath not. 2 Cor. 8 : 12. 
 
 111. How must you act when people continue to treat 
 you badly? 
 
 Love your enemies, bless them that curse 
 you, do good to them that hate you, and pray 
 for them which despitefully use you and perse- 
 cute you. Matt. 5 : 44. 
 
 112. What is the consequence of intemperance in this 
 world? 
 
 The drunkard and the glutton shall come to 
 poverty. Prov. 23 : 21. 
 
 113. What will become of drunkards in the world to 
 come? 
 
 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, 
 
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 nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the 
 kingdom of God. 1 Cor. 6 : 10. 
 
 114. If such are the consequences of drunkenness in 
 this world and in the next, should you expose yourself to 
 temptation ? 
 
 Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, 
 when it giveth its color in the cup, when it 
 moveth itself aright : at the last it biteth like 
 a serpent, and stingeth like an adder. Prov. 
 23:31,32. 
 
 115. Should you not be willing to give up the use of 
 intoxicating liquors, if your example may be the means of 
 making others intemperate ? 
 
 It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink 
 wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stum- 
 bleth, or is offended, or is made weak. Rom. 
 14:21. 
 
 116. Is it safe to go to the place of temptation? 
 Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and 
 
 pass away. Prov. 4 : 15. 
 
 117. How can you resist the temptations of the devil? 
 
 Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may 
 be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 
 Eph. 6:11. 
 
 118. What does Christ say about peacemakers? 
 
 Blessed are the peacemakers ; for they shall 
 be called the children of God. Matt. 5 : 9. 
 
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 119. Should you be selfish? was Christ selfish? 
 Even Christ pleased not himself. Eomans 
 
 15:3. 
 
 120. Is it right to be idle? 
 
 An idle soul shall suffer hunger. Proverbs 
 19:15. 
 
 121. Ought you to control your temper? 
 
 He that is slow to anger is better than the 
 mighty ; and he that ruleth his spirit, than he 
 that taketh a city. Prov. 16 : 32. 
 
 122. Should you be kind and polite? 
 
 Be courteous. 1 Peter, 3 : 8. 
 
 123. Is it proper to answer a person harshly? 
 
 A soft answer turneth away wrath. Prov. 
 15:1. 
 
 124. Is it right to flatter? 
 
 A man that flattereth his neighbor spreadeth 
 a net for his feet. Prov. 29 :5. 
 
 125. Is the way of transgressors easy? 
 
 The way of transgressors is hard. Prov. 
 13:15. 
 
 126. How is the way of the righteous? 
 
 Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all 
 her paths are peace. Prov. 3 : 17. 
 
 127. Are wicked persons happy? 
 
 There is no peace, saith the Lord, unto the 
 wicked. Isaiah 48 : 22. 
 
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 128. Must you die? 
 
 It is appointed unto men once to die, but 
 after this the judgment. Heb. 9 : 27. 
 
 129. How did death come into the world? 
 
 By one man sin entered into the world, and 
 death by sin. Rom. 5 : 12. 
 
 130. What does the Bible say of Christians when they 
 die? 
 
 Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord. 
 Rev. 14 : 13. 
 
 131. Can Christians triumph over death? 
 
 Death is swallowed up in victory. 1 Cor. 
 15:54. 
 
 132. Who gives them the victory? 
 
 Thanks be to God, which giveth us the 
 victory, through our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 
 Cor. 15 : 57. 
 
 133. Will they come to life again? 
 
 The hour is coming, in the which all that 
 are in the graves shall hear his voice, and shall 
 come forth. John 5 : 28, 29. 
 
 134. Will the body be raised? 
 
 This mortal must put on immortality. 1 
 Cor. 15:53. 
 
 135. Shall you stand before the judgment-seat of God to 
 be judged? 
 
 I saw the dead, small and great, stand before 
 
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 God ; and the books were opened ; and another 
 book was opened, which is the book of life : 
 and the dead were judged out of those things 
 which were written in the books, according to 
 their works. Rev. 20 : 12. 
 
 136. What will Jesus say to those who love him, at the 
 day of judgment? 
 
 Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the 
 kingdom prepared for you from the foundation 
 of the world. Matt. 25 : 34. 
 
 137. What will Jesus say to the wicked at the day of judg- 
 ment? 
 
 Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting 
 fire, prepared for the devil and his angels. 
 Matt. 25:41. 
 
 138. Has Christ prepared a place for those who love 
 him? 
 
 I go to prepare a place for you. John 14:2. 
 
 139. Will all who go there be completely happy? 
 
 Iii thy presence is fulness of joy : at thy 
 right hand are pleasures for evermore. Psalm 
 16:11. 
 
 140. Do the inhabitants of heaven have any suffering? 
 
 God shall wipe away all tears from their 
 eyes ; and there shall be no more death, neither 
 sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any 
 more pain. Rev. 21 : 4. 
 
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 141. Is it an easy thing to get to heaven? 
 
 Strive to enter in at the strait gait ; for many, 
 I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall 
 not be able. Luke 13 : 24. 
 
 142. Do all men love and seek the joys of heaven? 
 
 Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither 
 have entered into the heart of man, the things 
 which God hath prepared for them that love 
 him ; but God hath revealed them unto us by 
 his Spirit. 1 Cor. 2 : 9, 10. 
 
 143. What is your whole duty to God and man? 
 
 Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all 
 thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all 
 thy mind ; and thou shalt love thy neighbor as 
 thyself. Matt. 22 : 37, 39. 
 
 144. How can we show our love to God? 
 
 If ye love me, keep my commandments. 
 John 14 : 15. 
 
 145. How can you always know how you should act to 
 others ? 
 
 As ye would that men should do to you, do 
 ye also to them likewise. Luke 6 : 31. 
 
 146. What does God ask you to do now, in the days of 
 your youth ? 
 
 Wilt thou not from this time cry unto me, 
 My Father, thou art the guide of my youth? 
 Jer. 3:4. 
 
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 147. If you take God as your guide, what will he require 
 of you? 
 
 What doth the Lord require of thee, but to 
 do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk hum- 
 bly with thy God? Micah 6 : 8. 
 
 148. What is the sum of true religion? 
 
 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole mat- 
 ter : Fear God, and keep his commandments ; 
 for this is the whole duty of man. For God 
 shall bring every work into judgment, with 
 every secret thing, whether it be good, or 
 whether it be evil. Eccl. 12 : 13, 14. 
 
 THE LORD'S PRAYER. 
 
 Our Father, which art in heaven, 
 
 Hallowed be thy name. 
 
 Thy kingdom come. 
 
 Thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven. 
 
 Give us this day our daily bread. 
 
 And forgive us our debts as we forgive our 
 debtors. 
 
 And lead us not into temptation ; 
 
 But deliver us from evil. 
 
 For thine is the kingdom, and the power, 
 and the glory, for ever. Amen. 
 
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 THE TEN COMMANDMENTS. 
 
 I. Thou shalt have no other gods before me. 
 
 II. Thou shalt not make unto thee any grav- 
 en image, or any likeness of any thing that is in 
 heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, 
 or that is in the water under the earth : thou 
 shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve 
 them : for I the Lord thy God am a jealous 
 God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon 
 the children unto the third and fourth genera- 
 tion of them that hate me ; and showing mercy 
 unto thousands of them that love me, and keep 
 my commandments. 
 
 III. Thou shalt not take the name of the 
 Lord thy God in vain : for the Lord will not 
 hold him guiltless that taketh his name in 
 vain. 
 
 IY. Remember the Sabbath-day to keep it 
 holy. Six days shalt thou labor, and do all 
 thy work : but the seventh day is the Sabbath 
 of the Lord thy God : in it thou shalt not do 
 any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, 
 thy man-servant, nor thy maid-servant, nor thy 
 cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy 
 gates : for in six days the Lord made heaven 
 
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 and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and 
 rested the seventh day ; wherefore the Lord 
 blessed the Sabbath-day, and hallowed it. 
 
 V. Honor thy father and thy mother ; that 
 thy days may be long upon the land which the 
 Lord thy God giveth thee. 
 
 VI. Thou shalt not kill. 
 
 VII. Thou shalt not commit adultery. 
 
 VIII. Thou shalt not steal. 
 
 IX. Thou shalt not bear false witness against 
 thy neighbor. 
 
 X. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house, 
 thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor 
 his man-servant, nor his maid-servant, nor his 
 ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neigh- 
 bor's. Exodus 20 : 3-17. 
 
 THE SUM OF THE TEN COMMANDMENTS. 
 
 Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all 
 thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all 
 thy mind. This is the first and great com- 
 mandment. 
 
 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt 
 love thy neighbor as thyself. 
 
 On these two commandments, hang all the 
 law and the prophets. Matt. 22 : 37-40. 
 
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 THE STORY OF REDEEMING LOVE. 
 
 Come, listen, while our song shall show 
 How Christ, our Saviour, walked below ; 
 And why, from realms of bliss on high, 
 The King of kings came down to die ! 
 God loved the guilty world, and gave 
 His only Son our souls to save. 
 Prophets foretold his coming day ; 
 A messenger prepared his way, 
 And sent the joyful shout abroad 
 "Zion, behold your King and God ! 
 
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 CHRIST LIVING-. 
 
 No selfish grief he ever felt, 
 
 No anger in his bosom dwelt ; 
 
 But thoughts of love, of praise, and prayer, 
 
 Like cloudless sunshine, rested there. 
 
 His very foes were forced to tell, 
 
 That no man ever spoke so well ; 
 
 And wondering crowds with gladness hung 
 
 On the sweet accents of his tongue. 
 
 Such mighty power was in his hand, 
 All nature bowed at his command : 
 The stormy winds his will obeyed, 
 The raging waves by him were stayed, 
 The dead arose to bless his name, 
 The dumb went forth to tell his fame ; 
 He bade the lame to walk the ear 
 That long was closed, his voice to hear ; 
 His word gave eyesight to the blind, 
 And healed the poor bewildered mind. 
 
 Sinners like wandering sheep he sought, 
 And to the fold in safety brought ; 
 And holy sorrow filled his eye, 
 That any in their sins should die. 
 The great deceiver of mankind 
 In him no evil thing could find ; 
 Thought, word, and deed alike were free 
 From folly and iniquity. 
 
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 By sore temptation pained and tried, 
 
 The world and Satan he defied. 
 
 God's word his sword and sure defence, 
 
 He said to Satan, " Get thee hence 1" 
 
 And in his lone and fainting hour, 
 
 He triumphed o'er the tempter's power. 
 
 CHRIST DYINGL 
 
 They led him to a death of shame ; 
 They called him by a traitor's name ; 
 His flesh with nails was rudely torn, 
 His head was crowned with piercing thorn ; 
 His angry foes for vengeance cried, 
 His dearest friends forsook his side : 
 One who had vowed with him to die, 
 His very name did now deny. 
 Deep sorrows compassed him about, 
 Hope for a time seemed quite shut out, 
 And e'en his heavenly Father's face 
 Withdrew its wonted smile of grace. 
 The darkened sun refused to see 
 That hour of sharpest agony, 
 When Christ such mighty anguish bore 
 But men reviled and mocked the more. 
 
 Yet in that dreadful hour he felt 
 His heart with love and pity melt. 
 He marked his mother's look of woe, 
 Her tears of bitter anguish flow, 
 
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 And gave her to the tender care 
 Of one who watched in friendship there. 
 He listened to the humble cry 
 Of a repentant sinner nigh, 
 And spoke sweet promises to cheer 
 His fainting soul, and calm his fear. 
 The cruel men that wrought his death, 
 He prayed for with his parting breath ; 
 Asked that their sins might be forgiven, 
 And blotted from the book of heaven. 
 Then as he bowed his head and died, 
 "'T is finished," with loud voice he cried. 
 
 His pangs were o'er, his soul of love 
 Passed to the Paradise above. 
 Creation trembled as he went : 
 The earth did quake, the rocks were rent ; 
 And through the crowd the murmur ran, 
 "Truly this was a righteous man." 
 
 In vain they watch the mighty stone 
 
 Is rolled away ; the Lord is gone ! 
 
 He came to die, but death is o'er 
 
 He lives ! He reigns for evermore I 
 
 7 T was He the earth's foundation laid ; 
 
 T was He, sun, moon, and stars that made. 
 
 Eternity beheld him stand, 
 
 God's "fellow,* high at his right hand ; 
 
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 And with the equal Spirit, share 
 Infinite power and glory there. 
 No robber of his Father's throne, 
 He claimed its honors as his own ; 
 While holy angels him confessed, 
 God over all, and ever blessed. 
 Behold him, as, on earth again, 
 He shows himself alive to men ! 
 Behold him, as his friends draw near, 
 Their Master's latest charge to hear ; 
 Till, rising to the heaven of light, 
 A cloud receives him from their sight ! 
 Behold him now, at God's right hand : 
 The world is given to his command ; 
 And daily blessings still record 
 The love of our ascended Lord I 
 For rebels still he intercedes ; 
 For them his sacrifice he pleads. 
 Still in his word, we hear him say, 
 "I am the Life, the Truth, the Way!" 
 
 FREELY FORGIVING- SIN. 
 
 On Calvary's cross the Saviour died, 
 That sinners might be justified, 
 And, washed in his atoning blood, 
 Might stand before a holy God. 
 Pardon to guilty man is given, 
 As freely as the light of heaven. 
 
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 No price from him does God demand, 
 He asks no labor from his hand. 
 Rebels condemned can nothing give 
 This is the word, "Believe, and live." 
 For Christ's sake, all their sins shall be 
 Cast to the bottom of the sea ; 
 Their souls exalted to his throne, 
 And counted holy like his own. 
 So did the dying Saviour prove 
 The strength of God's almighty love ; 
 So did the Father's pardoning grace, 
 Shine in the great Redeemer's face. 
 
 COMING TO JUDGMENT. 
 
 Once on this guilty earth he trod, 
 The patient, suffering Lamb of God ; 
 And once again, in clouds of light, 
 While sinners tremble at the sight, 
 As sovereign Judge, shall Jesus come, 
 To speak their everlasting doom. 
 Then, on that great and solemn day, 
 When heaven and earth shall pass away, 
 All who within their graves have lain, 
 Shall rise from dust and live again, 
 With those who, long forgotten, sleep 
 In the dark caverns of the deep. 
 
 Behold, "the great white throne" is set ; 
 All nations round that throne are met : 
 
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 Safe gathered at their Lord's right hand, 
 
 His ransomed people joyful stand. 
 
 But who are those, of hope bereft, 
 
 Weeping and wailing on the left ? 
 
 These are the unbelieving race, 
 
 Whose stubborn hearts despised his grace ; 
 
 Too late their folly they deplore 
 
 The voice of mercy speaks no more. 
 
 Driven from the face of God, they go 
 
 To darkness and eternal woe. 
 
 what a fearful truth is this 
 
 "God with the wicked angry is" 
 
 Their sins he never will forgive, 
 
 Till in the Saviour they believe, 
 
 And trust his perfect righteousness 
 
 Their lost, polluted souls to dress. 
 
 The years of man full quickly pass, 
 Just like the blade of tender grass : 
 To-day, all green and fresh 't is found 
 To-inorrow, withered on the ground : 
 The child is full of life to-day- 
 To-morrow, sleeping in the clay. 
 And where shall sinful children fly 
 To hide from God's all-searching eye, 
 When he shall bid his trumpet sound, 
 And raise the bodies from the ground ? 
 On rocks and mountains they may call, 
 Upon their trembling souls to fall ; 
 
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 But they shall find no hiding-place 
 From an offended Saviour's face. 
 
 INVITATION TO CHRIST. 
 
 Come, all ye weary ones, and rest 
 On Jesus 7 sympathizing breast : 
 For you he came to earth and died, 
 For you was pierced his bleeding side ; 
 The heart that bore your sorrows then, 
 Still feels for all the woes of men. 
 In heaven's bright courts he sits alone 
 Upon the Mediator's throne ; 
 Sharing with none that glorious name 
 He won through agony and shame ; 
 And saints and angels join to raise 
 To him adoring songs of praise, 
 And own him worthy to receive 
 The noblest honors they can give. 
 There, from his high, exalted seat, 
 He welcomes sinners to his feet ; 
 Invites the weary to his breast, 
 And promises to give them rest. 
 
 Come, listen to his voice to-day, 
 
 Nor for another hour delay. 
 
 If you adore the boundless love 
 
 That brought him from his throne above ; 
 
 And mourn to think your heart should hide 
 
 The sins Tor which he groaned and died ; 
 
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 And long to walk from day to day, 
 Like him, in wisdom's pleasant way ; 
 Like him, to spend your earthly days 
 In showing the Creator's praise ; 
 To mark each step the Saviour trod, 
 And walk, like Enoch, with your God ; 
 Behold, he ready stands to bless 
 Your soul with peace and holiness. 
 Come, then, he will his grace impart, 
 Create anew the stony heart, 
 Melt it like wax before the flame, 
 And stamp it with his own bright name. 
 
 Then shall his word, with steady light, 
 Direct your youthful footsteps right ; 
 ? T will be as honey to your taste 
 More cheering than a plenteous feast ; 
 More precious than the golden ore, 
 Or rubies from the merchant's store. 
 
 seek him, then, with all your mind, 
 For those who early seek shall find. 
 Children within his arms he pressed, 
 And laid his hands on them, and blessed. 
 He watches o'er his flock for good, 
 And feeds his lambs with heavenly food. 
 
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 VERSE CATECHISM ABOUT CHRIST. 
 
 Q. Do you know who Jesus Christ is? 
 
 A. He is the almighty Son of God, 
 
 Although he took our flesh and blood. 
 
 Q. What did Christ suffer to save men? 
 
 A. Nailed to a cross, with anguish sore 
 The punishment of sin he bore. 
 
 Q. Was it not great love in Christ to die for such as 
 you? 
 
 A. Indeed, this was amazing love ; 
 It ought the hardest heart to move. 
 
 Q. How can the death of Christ be made of use to 
 us? 
 
 A. By faith we must to Jesus cleave, 
 And life and death from him receive. 
 
 Q. Can you of yourself bring your heart to love Christ 
 and hate sin? 
 
 A. Alas, so hard my heart has been, 
 
 It loves not Christ, nor grieves for sin. 
 
 Q. How then can your heart be made to love Christ and 
 forsake sin ? 
 
 A. God, by his Spirit, can impart 
 A loving, meek, and holy heart. 
 
92 THE TRACT PRIMER. 
 
 Q. To whom does the Bible say this blessing will be 
 given? 
 
 A. Through Jesus Christ, this gift of heaven, 
 To all who truly ask, is given. 
 
 Q. Where is Christ now? 
 
 A. In heaven he fills a glorious seat, 
 
 And angels bow beneath his feet. 
 Q. Will Christ ever come again? 
 A. One day, the Lord will surely conie ; 
 
 The dead will live, and hear their doom. 
 
 GOODNESS OF GOD. 
 
 Lord, when I count thy mercies o'er, 
 They strike me with surprise ; 
 
 Not all the sands that spread the shore 
 To equal numbers rise. 
 
 LOVE TO GOD. 
 
 When I look up to yonder sky, 
 
 So pure, so bright, so wondrous high, 
 
 I think of One I cannot see, 
 
 But one who sees and cares for me. 
 
 His name is God : he gave me birth, 
 And every living thing on earth ; 
 And every tree and plant that grows, 
 To the same hand its being owes. 
 
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 ? T is he my daily food provides, 
 And all that I require besides ; 
 And when I close my slumb'riug eye, 
 I sleep in peace, for he is nigh. 
 
 Then surely I should ever love 
 This gracious God who reigns above ; 
 For very kind indeed is he, 
 To love a little child like me. 
 
 VERSE: BY JOHN BUNYAN. 
 
 He that is down, needs fear no fall ; 
 
 He that is low, no pride : 
 He that is humble, ever shall 
 
 Have God to be his guide. 
 
 TRY AGAIN. 
 
 Here 's a lesson all should heed 
 Try, try, try again. 
 
 If at first you don't succeed, 
 
 Try, try, try again. 
 
 Let your courage well appear ; 
 
 If you only persevere, 
 
 You will conquer nevei fear 
 Try, try, try again. 
 
 Twice or thrice, though you should fail, 
 
 Try again. 
 If at last you would prevail, 
 
 Try again. 
 
94 THE TRACT PRIMER. 
 
 When you strive, there 's no disgrace, 
 Though you fail to win the race ; 
 Bravely, then, in such a case, 
 
 Try, try, try again. 
 
 Let the thing be e'er so hard, 
 
 Try again. 
 Time will surely bring reward 
 
 Try again. 
 
 That which other folks can do, 
 Why, with patience, may not you ? 
 Why, with patience, may iiot you 1 
 
 Trv ; tr J, tr J again. 
 
 A MINUTE. 
 
 A minute, how soon it is flown I 
 
 And yet how important it is I 
 
 God calls every moment his own, 
 
 For all our existence is his : 
 And though we may waste them in folly and play, 
 He notices each that we squander away. 
 
 We should not a minute despise, 
 Although it so quickly is o'er ; 
 We know that it rapidly flies, 
 
 And therefore should prize it the more. 
 Another, indeed, may appear in its stead, 
 But that precious minute for ever is fled. 
 
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 'T is easy to squander our years 
 In idleness, folly, and strife ; 
 But 0, no repentance nor tears 
 
 Can bring back one moment of life. 
 Then wisely improve all of time as it goes, 
 And life will be happy, and peaceful the close. 
 
 MAXIMS. 
 
 Let order o'er your time preside, 
 And method all your business guide. 
 
 One thing at once be still begun, 
 Contrived, resolved, pursued, and done. 
 
 Hire not for what yourself can do, 
 And send not when yourself can go. 
 
 Ne'er till to-morrow's light delay 
 What might as well be done to-day. 
 
 Think not a life of labor hard, 
 Health is its rich and sure reward. 
 
 And let it be your constant plan, 
 To compass all the good you can ; 
 Still following Him, 'mid gain and loss, 
 Who died for sinners on the cross ; 
 That by his love and pardoning grace, 
 High heaven may be your dwelling-place. 
 
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 EMBLEMS OF CHRIST. 
 
 1. I am the Bread of Life. John 6 : 35. 
 
 Is he compared to Wine or Bread? 
 Dear Lord, our souls would thus be fed : 
 That flesh, that dying blood of thine, 
 Is bread of life, is heavenly wine. 
 
 2. There shall come forth a rod out of the 
 stem of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of 
 his roots. Isa. 11 : 1. 
 
 Is he a Tree ? The world receives 
 Salvation from his healing leaves ; 
 
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 That righteous branch, that fruitful bough, 
 Is David's root and offspring too. . 
 
 3. I am the Rose of Sharon, and the Lily of 
 the valleys. Solomon's Song 2:1. 
 
 Is he a Rose ? Not Sharon yields 
 A flower so fragrant in her fields ; 
 Or, if the Lily he assume, 
 The valleys bless the rich perfume. 
 
 4. I am the Vine, ye are the branches. 
 John 15:5. 
 
 Is he a Vine ? His heavenly root 
 Supplies the boughs with life and fruit : 
 let a lasting union join 
 My soul, the branch, to Christ the Vine. 
 
 5. Christ is the Head of the Church for 
 we are members of his body. Eph. 5 : 23, 
 30. 
 
 Is he the Head ? Each member lives, 
 And owns the vital powers he gives : 
 The saints below, and saints above, 
 Joined by his Spirit and his love. 
 
 6. In that day there shall be a Fountain 
 opened to the house of David, and to the in- 
 
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98 THE TRACT PRIMER. 
 
 habitants of Jerusalem, for sin and for un- 
 cleanness. Zech. 13 : 1. 
 
 Is he a Fountain ? There I bathe, 
 And heal the plague of sin and death ; 
 These waters all my soul renew, 
 And cleanse my spotted garments too. 
 
 7. "Who may abide the day of his coming? 
 and who shall stand when he appeareth? for 
 he is like a refiner's fire. Malachi 3 : 2. 
 
 Is he a Fire ? He '11 purge my dross, 
 But the true gold sustains no loss : 
 Like a refiner shall he sit 
 And tread the refuse with his feet. 
 
 8. They drank of that spiritual Eock that 
 followed them ; and that Rock was Christ. 1 
 Cor. 10:4. 
 
 Is he a Eock ? How firm he proves ! 
 The Rock of ages never moves ; 
 Yet the sweet streams that from him flow, 
 Attend us all the desert through. 
 
 9. I am the Way, and the Truth, and the 
 Life. No man cometh unto the Father but by 
 me. John 14 : 6. 
 
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 Is he a Way? He leads to God, 
 The path is drawn in lines of blood ; 
 There would I walk with hope and zeal, 
 Till I arrive at Zion's hill. 
 
 10. He that enter eth not by the door into 
 the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, 
 the same is a thief and a robber. I am the 
 Door ; by me if any man enter in, he shall be 
 saved, and shall go in and out, and find pas- 
 ture. John 10 : 1, 9. 
 
 Is he a Door ? I '11 enter in : 
 
 Behold the pastures large and green, 
 
 A paradise divinely fair ! 
 
 None but the sheep have access there. 
 
 11. The stone which the builders refused is 
 become the headstone of the corner. Psalm 
 118:22. 
 
 Is he designed a Corner-Stone, 
 For men to build their faith upon? 
 I '11 make him my foundation too, 
 Nor fear the plots of hell below. 
 
 12. And I saw no temple therein; for the 
 Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the 
 Temple of it. Rev. 21 :22. 
 
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 Is he a Temple ? I adore 
 Tli' indwelling majesty and power ; 
 And still to this most holy place, 
 Where'er I pray, I turn my face. 
 
 13. I Jesus am the bright and Morning-Star. 
 Rev. 22 : 16. 
 
 Is he a Star? He breaks the night, 
 Piercing the shades with dawning light : 
 I know his glories from afar, 
 I know the bright, the Morning-Star. 
 
 14. Unto you that fear his name, shall the 
 Sun of righteousness arise. Malachi 4 : 2. 
 
 Is he a Sun ? His beams are grace, 
 His course is joy and righteousness ; 
 Nations rejoice when he appears, 
 To chase their clouds and dry their tears. 
 
 Nor earth, nor seas, nor sun, nor stars, 
 Nor heaven, his full resemblance bears ; 
 His beauties we can never trace, 
 Till we behold him face to face. 
 
 God so loved the world that he gave his 
 only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in 
 Him should not perish, but have everlasting 
 life. John 3 : 16. 
 
THE TRACT/PRIMER.; ; , , 101 
 
 THE PEARL. 
 
 The world their fancied pearl may crave, 
 
 7 T is not the pearl for me ; 
 'Twill dim its lustre in the grave, 
 
 7 T will moulder in the sea. 
 But there 7 s a Pearl of price untold, 
 Which never can be bought or sold, 
 
 The sinking soul 7 t will save 
 that 's the pearl for me. 
 
 THE SONG. 
 
 Let pleasure chant her syren song, 
 
 7 T is not the song for me ; 
 To weeping it will turn ere long, 
 
 For this is heaven's decree : 
 But there 7 s a song the ransomed sing 
 To Jesus, their exalted King, 
 
 With joyful heart and tongue 
 that 's the song for me. 
 
 By that pure and silent stream, 
 Sheltered from the scorching beam, 
 Shepherd, Saviour, Guardian, Guide, 
 
 Keep me ever near thy side. 
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102 THE TRACT PRIMER. 
 
 GOLDEN MAXIM OF SIR MATTHEW HALE. 
 
 A Sabbath well spent 
 
 Brings a week of content, 
 And strength for the toils of the morrow ; 
 
 But a Sabbath profaned, 
 
 Whatsoever be gained, 
 Is a certain forerunner of sorrow. 
 
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 THE SHEPHERD MY GUIDE. 
 
 With thy counsel thou shalt guide me, 
 thou Shepherd of the flock ; 
 
 Safe from every tempest hide me, 
 Fixed upon the living Kock. 
 
 Poor and needy, receive me, 
 Be thy rod my staff and stay ; 
 
 And that blessed portion give me 
 Which no power can take away. 
 
 THE SAME. 
 
 Shepherd of thy little flock, 
 Lead me to the shadowing rock, 
 Where the richest pasture grows, 
 Where the living water flows. 
 
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 103 
 
 MILLENNIAL TEXT. 
 
 also shall 
 dwell with 
 the 
 
 shall lie down 
 V, with the 
 
 and the 
 young 
 
 and the fatling together, 
 
 and 
 
 and a little 
 
 shall lead them. 
 
 ISA. 11:6. 
 
104 THE TRACT PRIMER. 
 
 DUTY OF CHILDREN TO PARENTS. 
 
 Ye shall fear every man his mother and his 
 father. Lev. 19:3. 
 
 My son, hear the instruction of thy father, 
 and forsake not the law of thy mother. Prov. 
 1:8. 
 
 For God commanded, saying, Honor thy 
 father and thy mother : and he that curseth 
 father or mother, let him die the death. Matt. 
 15:4. 
 
 Children, obey your parents in the Lord ; 
 for this is right. Honor thy father and thy 
 mother, (which is the first commandment with 
 promise,) that it may be well with thee, and 
 that thou mayest live long on the earth. Eph. 
 6 : 1-3. 
 
 Children, obey your parents in all things ; for 
 this is well-pleasing unto the Lord. Col. 3 : 20. 
 
 DUTIES TO AGED PERSONS. 
 
 Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, 
 and honor the face of the old man, and fear 
 thy God : I am the Lord. Lev. 19 : 32. 
 
 Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves un- 
 to the elder. 1 Pet. 5:5. 
 
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 105 
 
 FAMILY WORSHIP. 
 
 <0,y; 
 
 1 For I know him, 
 (Abraham,) that he 
 will command his 
 children, and his household after him, and they 
 shall keep the way of the Lord. Gen. 18 :19. 
 As for me and my house, we will serve the 
 Lord. Josh. 24:15. 
 
106 THE TRACT PRIMER. 
 
 CHOICE OF COMPANIONS. 
 
 My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou 
 not : my son, walk not thou in the way with 
 them ; refrain thy foot from their path : for 
 their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed 
 blood. Prov. 1 : 10, 15, 16. 
 
 He that walketh with wise men shall be 
 wise ; but a companion of fools shall be de- 
 stroyed. Prov. 13:20. 
 
 Make no friendship with an angry man; 
 and with a furious man thou shalt not go : 
 lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to 
 thy soul. Prov. 22:24, 25. 
 
 CONCERNING MIRTH AND AMUSEMENTS. 
 
 They (the wicked) send forth their little 
 ones like a flock, and their children dance. 
 They ta.ke the timbrel and harp, and rejoice 
 at the sound of the organ. They spend their 
 days in wealth, and in a moment go down to 
 the grave. Therefore they say unto God, De- 
 part from us ; for we desire not the knowledge 
 of thy ways. Job 21 : 11-14. 
 
 Rejoice, young man, in thy youth ; and 
 let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy 
 
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 youth, and walk in the ways of thy heart, and 
 in the sight of thine eyes ; but know thou, that 
 for all these things God will bring thee into 
 judgment. Eccl. 11:9. 
 
 But I say unto you, That every idle word 
 that men shall speak, they shall give account 
 thereof in the day of judgment. Matt. 12 : 36. 
 
 CONCERNING TRUE CHRISTIAN JOY AND 
 CHEERFULNESS. 
 
 Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, ye right- 
 eous : and shout for joy, all ye that are upright 
 in heart. Psa. 32:11. 
 
 Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous; for 
 praise is comely for the upright. Psa. 33 : 1. 
 
 Let Israel rejoice in him that made him : let 
 the children of Zion be joyful in their King. 
 Psa. 149:2. 
 
 CONCERNING HOME. 
 
 Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbor's house ; 
 lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee. 
 Prov. 25 : 17. 
 
 As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so 
 is a man that wandereth from his place. Prov. 
 27:8. 
 
108 THE TRACT PRIMER. 
 
 CONCERNING CONVERSATION. 
 
 Thou shalt not go up and down as a tale- 
 bearer among thy people. Lev. 19 : 16. 
 
 The words of his mouth were smoother than 
 butter, but war was in his heart : his words were 
 softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords. 
 Psalm 55:21. 
 
 Whoso privily slander eth his neighbor, him 
 will I cutoff. Psalm 101:5. 
 
 In the multitude of words there wanteth 
 not sin ; but he that refraineth his lips is wise. 
 Prov. 10 : 19. 
 
 A froward man soweth strife ; and a whis- 
 perer separateth chief friends. Prov. 16 : 28. 
 
 "Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out ; 
 so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceas- 
 eth. Prov. 26 : 20. 
 
 Judge not, that ye be not judged. Matt. 
 7:1. 
 
 For he that will love life, and see good days, 
 let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his 
 lips that they speak no guile. 1 Pet. 3 : 10. 
 
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