334 Religious Exercifes at Royal Military Afylum, next read one by one. The teacher explains them in order to his clafs as they were before explained to him, and examines them on each particular, in regard to it, as he was himself before examined. He quits not one parable to go to another till each scholar in his class be qualified to be in his turn an inftructor as far as he has gone. It is actually for want of knowing how eafy the communication of knowledge may be rendered by the means pointed out in this volume, and applied as here applied, that the time spent in school is wafted to little or no purpose. In the way here pursued the scholar has in a few days advanced one step, and acquired one species of knowledge, which renders the next step easier. Each preceding acquifition adds to the general stock, which more and more facilitates what follows; whereas in flovenly and negligent teaching the difficulties never once furmounted are still fresh, and meet you at every turn. In the Madras tuition the difficulties diminish every day, as you go along from parable to parable, from parables to miracles, from miracle to miracle, from miracles to difcourfes, from difcourfes to prophecies, &c. By teaching one at a time, and well, the whole is foon learnt; by teaching the whole in the lump nothing is well learnt. PARABLES. Teacher. What is a parable? Scholar. An inftructive ftory. T. Where are most of the parables? S. In St. Luke. T. What are the parables of our bleffed Saviour? S. I. Sower and feed. 2. Tares and wheat. 3. Publican and Pharifee. 4. Rich man and Lazarus. 5. Prodigal fon. 6. Good Samaritan. 7. Rich fool. 8. Unjust judge. 9. Barren fig-tree. 10. Unmerciful fervant. 11. Talents. 12. Ten Virgins. 13. Wicked husbandmen. 14. Labourers in the vineyard. 15. Laft fupper. 16. Re lapfed Demoniac. 17. Loft sheep, and piece of money. 18. Grain of muftard feed, and leaven. fo T. What does the parable of the fower and feed teach us? 1. The different ways in which people hear the word of God. 2. What does the parable of the tares and wheat (and so put the question of each in fucceffion) teach us? That though God lets good and bad people live together in this world, he will separate them in the next. 3. That God abhors the prayers of the proud man; but will accept those of the humble. 4. That the rich should give to the poor; and that the poor fhould be content. 5. That God will forgive the penitent finner. 6. To do good to our enemies. 7. Not to trust in riches. 8. To pray always, and not to faint. 9. That God lets the finner live in hopes he may repent. 10. That God will not forgive us unless we forgive others. 11. To make good use of our time. 12. To watch and be ready for death. 13. That God will destroy all those who will not believe in, and obey his Son. 14. To be content with our wages. 15. That the finner will be fpeechless at the last day. 16. That if a person leaves off finning and goes back to it again, he is worfe than he was at first. 17. That there is joy in heaven over one finner that repents. 18. That though Jefus Chrift's kingdom was fmall at first, it will grow greater and greater. MIRACLES. T. Why did Jefus Chrift do miracles? S. To fhew he was the Son of God. I. Raifing the dead. 1. Jairus's daughter. 2. Lazarus. Nain's fon. 3. Widow of II. Healing the fick. 2. Nobleman's fon. 3. Pe 1. Centurion's fervant. ter's wife's mother. 4. Iffue of blood. 5. 4. Iffue of blood. 5. Malchus's ear. 6. Crooked woman. 7. Withered hand. 8. Sick of palfy let down through house top: 9. Lame man at pool of Bethesda. III. Cleanfing lepers. 1. After he had come down from mount ten lepers: IV, Cafling out devils. 1. A man in the fynagogue. 2. From two men living amongst the tombs. 3. Mary Magdalene. 4. Canaanitish woman's daughter. 5. From a man whom disciples could not. V. The deaf to hear. VI. The dumb to speak. VII. Blind to fee. 1. Blind Bartimeus. 2. Blind man at Bethfaida. 3. Man born blind. VIII. Walks on the fea. IX. Stills the tempeft. X. Feeds 5000 with five barley loaves. XI. Feeds 4000 XII. Tribute money. XIII. Efcapes the Jews. XIV. Drives out buyers and fellers from the temple. XV. Curses barren fig-tree. XVI. Miraculous draught of fifhes. XVII. Turns water into wine. T. Where are most? S. St. John. 1. Sermon on the mount, Matt. v, vi, vii. 2. Difcourfe with Nicodemus, John iii. 3. With woman of Samaria, John iv. 4. With Jews after healing lame man at pool of Bethesda, John v. 5. With Jews after feeding 5000, John vi. 6. Difcourfe with 'Jews in the temple, John vii. 7. Difcourfe with woman taken in adultery, John viii. 8. Difcourfe with man born blind, John ix. 9. Calls himfelf the good fhepherd, John x. 10. Comforts his difciples, John xiv, xv, xvi. 11. Prays for them, John xvii. Questions are then put upon each of these, and the scholar gives a particular account of the subject-matter. 1 PROPHETICAL PSALMS. 2d. 16th. 22d. 40th. 45th. 68th. 72d. 110th. T. What does David foretel in 2d Pfalm? S. That kings would gather' themselves together against Christ. 16th Pfalm, Refurrection of Jesus Christ. 22d Pfalm, The words which he should say on the cross. His hands fhould be pierced. Caft lots for his vefture, and parted his garments. 40th Pfalm, Jefus Chrift fhould declaré the righteousness of God. 45th Pfalm, That the church is King's daughter. That the lips of Chrift fhould be full grace. 68th Pfalm, Afcenfion of Chrift. 72d Pfalm, That Jefus Chrift's dominion fhould reach from one fea to the other. His enemies fhould lick the duft. That the kings of Arabia and Saba (Gentiles) fhall bring gifts to Chrift. 110th Pfalm, That he should be a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedeck. of PROPHECIES OF CHRIST. 1. God to Adam and Eve, Gen. iii. 15. 2. God to Abraham, Gen. xii. 3. 3. Balaam, Numb. xxiv. 17. 4. Prophecy of Mofes, Deut. xviii. 15. 5. David foretels fuffering and death in 22d Pfalm; his refurrection, Pfalm 16th; his afcenfion, Pfalm 68th. 6. Isaiah foretels he should be born of a virgin, chap. vii. 14; he should do miracles, xxxv. 5; he should have a forerunner, xl.3; he should be patient under sufferings, liii. 7. 7. Daniel foretels the time of his coming, ix. 24. 8. Micah foretold the place where he should be born, Micah, v. 2. 9. Zechariah foretold his riding on an ass into Jerufalem, ix. 9; fold for thirty pieces of filver, xi. 12; darkness at crucifixion, xiv. 6. 10. Hofea foretold Chrift in Egypt, xi. 1. PATTERNS OF MERCY. 1. Mary Magdalene. 2. Zaccheus. 3. Penitent thief. 4. Cornelius. 5. St. Paul. 1 MINISTRY OF ANGELS. 1. Pfalm, xxxiv. 7. 2. Pfalın, xci. 11, 12. 3. Mat- 4. Luke, xv. 10. 5. Heb. i. 14. BIBLE EXERCISES. GENESIS. Where do you read of The creation of the world? ch. i. ver. 1. The entrance xvii. 10. EXODUS. The Ifraelites being made flaves? ch. i. 14. Mofes be- xxviii. 1. LEVITICUS. Nadab and Abihu being confumed by fire? ch. x. v. 2. NUMBERS. Mofes fending spies into Canaan? xiii. 2. The Ifraelites |