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The Protestant School

by James Ussher · 1581–1656

Published: 1681
Length: 59,700 words
Reading: ~4 hours
Divisions: 397

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The Protestant school, or, A method, containing several forms of prayer, psalms, lessons, thanksgivings, and graces for the bringing up and well grounding children and elder persons in the Protestant religion by the Bishop Usher. Also a catalogue of all the English words beginning with one syllable, and proceeding by degrees to eight ... : to which is added an historical account of several plots and remarkable passages from Queen Elizabeth to this present time ... by Moses Lane.

London Printed for Langly Curtiss 1681.

Original spelling, as transcribed by the Text Creation Partnership.

Front matter
Title page
To the readerTo all True English PROTESTANTS.
Lists of letter forms
Doctrinal instructionsA Method Compos'd for Children, for the well Grounding them in the True Protestant Religion: By the most…
PrayerEjaculations at Uprising.
PrayerA Prayer for the Morning.

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Prayer
Lesson 2The second Lesson appointed for this morning Prayer, is the thirteenth Chapter of the Epistle of St. Paul…
PrayerThus endeth the Second Lesson for this Morning Prayer, being the thirteenth Chapter of the Epistle of St.…
PrayerO Lord Increase my Faith.
PrayerThen Say the Collect for Grace.
Ten commandments
Nicene creedThe Creed of Gregory Nazienzen, commonly called the Nicene Creed.
PrayerA Brief Prayer upon the Lords Prayer.
10 petitions
PrayersEjaculations on several Occasions.
9 prayers
PrayerA Prayer for the Evening.
2 sections
PrayerA Thanksgiving for the Deliverance from the Hellish Powder Plot, by Bishop Usher.
5 sections
Plates
Historical account 1An Historical Account of the First Plate.
Plate 1
Plate 2
Historical account 2An Historical Account of the Second Plate.
Historical account 3An Historical Account of the Third Plate.
Plate 3
Plate 4
Historical account 4An Historical Account of the Fourth Plate.
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List of words 1WORDS OF ONE SYLLABLE.
Part A
Part B
Part C
Part D
Part E
Part F
Part G
Part H
Part I
Part K
Part L
Part M
Part N
Part O
Part P
Part Q
Part R
Part S
Part T
Part V
Part W
Part Y
Part Z
List of words 2WORDS OF TWO SYLLABLES.
Part BB. B.
Part C
Part D
Part EE. E.
Part FF. F.
Part GG. G.
Part HH. H.
Part I
Part KK. K.
Part L
Part M
Part NN. N.
Part OO. O.
Part PP. P.
Part Q
Part RR. R.
Part SS. S.
Part T
Part V
Part WW. W.
Part YY. Y.
Part ZZ. Z.
List of words 3Words of Three Syllables.
Part A
Part BB. B.
Part C
Part D
Part EE. E.
Part FF. F.
Part GG. G.
Part HH. H.
Part I
Part KK. K.
Part L
Part M
Part NN. N.
Part OO. O.
Part PP. P.
Part Q
Part RR. R.
Part SS. S.
Part T
Part V
Part WW. W.
Part YY. Y.
Part ZZ. Z.
List of words 4Words of Four Syllables.
Part A
Part BB. B.
Part C
Part D
Part EE. E.
Part FF. F.
Part GG. G.
Part HH. H.
Part I
Part KK. K.
Part L
Part M
Part NN. N.
Part OO. O.
Part PP. P.
Part Q
Part RR. R.
Part SS. S.
Part T
Part V
Part WW. W.
List of words 5Words of Five Syllables.
Part A
Part BB. B.
Part C
Part D
Part EE. E.
Part FF. F.
Part GG. G.
Part HH. H.
Part I
Part L
Part M
Part NN. N.
Part OO. O.
Part PP. P.
Part Q
Part RR. R.
Part SS. S.
Part T
Part V
Part WW. W.
List of words 6,7,8Words of six, seven, and eight Syllables.
Part A
Part BB. B.
Part C
Part D
Part EE. E
Part FF. F.
Part GG. G.
Part HH. H.
Part I
Part L
Part M
Part NN. N.
Part OO. O.
Part PP. P.
Part Q
Part RR. R.
Part SS. S.
Part T
Part V
List of names 1Proper Names of one Syllable.
Part A
Part B
Part C
Part D
Part E
Part F
Part G
Part H
Part I
Part K
Part L
Part M
Part N
Part O
Part P
Part Q
Part R
Part S
Part T
Part V
Part W
Part Y
Part Z
List of names 2Proper Names of Men, Women, and Places of two Syllables, divided and not divided.
Part A
Part BB. B.
Part C
Part D
Part EE. E
Part FF. F.
Part GG. G.
Part HH. H.
Part I
Part KK. K.
Part L
Part M
Part NN. N.
Part OO. O.
Part PP. P.
Part Q
Part RR. R.
Part SS. S.
Part T
Part V
Part ZZ. Z.
List of names 3Proper Names of three Syllables.
Part A
Part BB. B.
Part C
Part D
Part EE. E.
Part GG. G.
Part HH. H.
Part I
Part KK. K.
Part L
Part M
Part NN. N.
Part PP. P.
Part RR. R.
Part SS. S.
Part T
Part V
Part ZZ. Z.
List of names 4Proper Names of four Syllables.
Part A
Part BB. B.
Part C
Part D
Part EE. E.
Part FF. F.
Part GG. G.
Part HH. H.
Part I
Part KK. K.
Part L
Part M
Part NN. N.
Part OO. O.
Part PP. P.
Part RR. R.
Part SS. S.
Part T
Part V
Part ZZ. Z.
List of names 5Proper Names of five Syllables.
Part A
Part BB B.
Part C
Part D
Part EE. E.
Part GG. G.
Part HH. H.
Part I
Part KK. K.
Part L
Part M
Part NN. N.
Part OO. O.
Part PP. P.
Part RR. R.
Part SS. S.
Part T
List of names 6Proper Names of six Syllables·
Part A
Part BB. B.
Part C
Part EE. E.
Part I
Part KK. K.
Part L
Part M
Part SS. S.
Part T
Part ZZ. Z.
List of homonymsA Table of Words, which sound alike, but are different in the Sence, Spelling, and Writing.
Part A
Part B
Part C
Part D
Part E
Part F
Part G
Part H
Part I
Part K
Part L
Part M
Part N
Part O
Part P
Part Q
Part R
Part S
Part T
Part V
Part W
Part Y
Meanings of namesProper Names of Men and Women, with their Signification.
Part A
Part B
Part C
Part D
Part E
Part F
Part G
Part H
Part I
Part K
Part L
Part M
Part N
Part O
Part P
Part R
Part S
Part T
Part V
Part W
Part X
Part Y
Part Z
NumeralsThe Numeral Letters and Figures, which are of great Use.
Biblical booksThe Names of the Books of the old and new Testament, with the Number of their Chapters.
Old Testament
New TestamentThe Books of the New Testament.
Rules of readingPauses and Stops to be Observed in Reading the Bible.
Capitalization rulesOf Capital or Great Letters in writing.
List of abbreviationsAbbreviation of Words.
Example
ExampleOr thus.
Contractions of namesThe Contracting of Proper Names of Men and Women.
MonthsThe Twelve Months of the Year is,
Quarter daysOf the Quarter Days in the Year, there are two Accounts to be given.
List of astronomical signsA Table of Planets and Signes with their Aspects.
ProverbsSeveral Proverbs Useful for Children.
Part A
Part B
Part C
Part D
Part E
Part F
Part G
Part H
Part I
Part K
Part L
Part M
Part N
Part O
Part P
Part Q
Part R
Part S
Part T
Part V
Part W
Part Y
ProverbsPROVERBS in Rhime.
Back matter
Graces
PrayerGrace before Meat.
PrayerGrace after Meat.
PrayerGrace before Meat.
PrayerGrace after Meat.

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