Promise. Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, and he will abundantly pardon References. Sing. Isaiah lv. 7. [Tune-Chelsea. How well thy blessed truths agree! Should all the forms that men devise, This Lesson is given out by three Monitors.--First Monitor, the Precept. Second Monitor, the Prayer. Third Monitor, the Promise. It may be considered one of the most useful Lessons introduced. Here is not only Jehovah's command, but the medium, prayer, by which we may derive assistance from him to fulfil that command, and the blessed promises of eternal life to such as obey. The pious and faithful Teacher will so easily discover the application of such a Lesson, that we think it useless to enter further into it. This Lesson is used by a Monitor from the Rostrum, the children, as usual, repeating after him; after which, some such questions as follows, may be put by the Teacher. T. Who was the first man ?--- C. Adam. T. Who was the second Adam?--- C. The Lord from heaven. T. What command did God give to Adam ?---C. That he should not eat of the fruit of the tree of knowledge. T. What new command did Jesus Christ give to his disciples?---C. That they should love another. T. Did Adam obey God?---C. No, he disobeyed him. T. Did Jesus Christ ever commit sin ?---C. No, he was without spot or wrinkle, or any such thing. T. What did Adam bring into the world by sin?--C. death. T. What did Jesus Christ bring into the world?--C. Glad tidings of great joy, &c. And in this manner may any other name given to Christ be profitably conversed upon by the Teacher and children. CHRIST ALL IN ALL. A Dialogue. Q. Kind Teacher, I am come to learn A. Yes, child; but if you'd learn to run Know, that the name of Christ alone Q. By sin, my God and all is lost,--- Q. But how shall I escape and flee A. In Christ, who bore upon the tree Q. Then where's my title, right, or claim To Heav'n's eternal bliss? A. In Christ alone, that glorious name,--The Lord our Righteousness. Q. But mayn't the spirit, weak as grass, Fail, ere it reach its length? A. Jesus, the Lord,---thy Righteousness--- Q. But may not Justice interpose, Q. Where may mine eyes the pardon spy, Unto my saving good? A. In Christ's free promise, see it lic--- Q. Repentance must attend---but whence A. Christ is exalted as a Prince, Q. But how shall faith be had? Alas! A. Christ is the Author of that grace; Q. But where shall I be safe at last, Q. Why, Sir, is Christ the whole you say? A. Because, were Christ, our All, away, The preceding Lesson is used in the Rostrum, by two Monitors; after which, the children should be questioned, or conversed with, on the subjects, and bring forward Scripture proofs, &c. In the general instruction of the School by this Lesson, one, two, three, or more children may be called out, each one giving out the subject of the Parable, and where it may be found in the New Testament; after which, the Teacher may sometimes take up any one, and question the children as to its meaning. We subjoin an example. T. What is a parable?-C. An instructive story. T. Who spake the parables we have now been repeating?-C. Jesus Christ. 7. Why did Jesus Christ instruct his disciples by parables?-C. That they might the better understand the lesson he wished to teach them. T. In the parable of the tares among the wheat, who is meant by the man sowing the good seed?-C. Jesus Christ. T. What by the field?-C. The world. T. What by the good seed?-C. Good people. T. Who by the enemy?-C. Satan. T. What by the harvest ?-C. The end of the world. T. Who are meant by the reapers?-C. The angels of God. T. On the whole, what may we learn from this parable?-C. That, although God permits good and bad people to live together in this world, they will be separated in the next. T. Who will separate them ?-C. The angels of God. |