A CATECHISM OF SACRED HISTORY, CONTAINING THE MOST IMPORTANT PARTS, WITH TO WHICH IS ADDED A VOCABULARY OF THE SCRIPTURE PROPER NAMES MENTIONED THEREIN, BY WILLIAM EMBLOW, "Member of the College of Preceptors;" and Author of "Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old LONDON: SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, AND CO., STATIONERS' HALL COURT T. BUSHBY, AND J. ROGERS, GRANTHAM; AND ALL BOOKSELLERS. 1847. The object of this compilation of Sacred History, is to fix a lasting and indelible impression upon the mind; by making the young Pupil acquainted (in a plain and concise manner) with the most momentous portions, from the Creation of the World to the promulgation of the Gospel by the Apostles, &c. Grantham, December, 1847. W. E. ANSWER. In the beginning God made the heaven and the earth and all living creatures. Q. A. Who is God? A Spirit: and we are to serve Him in spirit and truth. Q. A. How did God make the world? By His word: for He commanded and it came into being. Q. What did God call the light and the darkness? A. He called the light, day; and the darkness, night. Q. What did He call the firmament? Q. What did He call the dry land? Q. For what purpose did God make the sun, moon, and stars? A. To give light upon the earth; and to make our days, months, and years. Q. What creatures did He make to live in the firmament ? A. Fowls and birds of every species. B |