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Classic Christian work

The Protestant School

by James Ussher

This seminal 17th-century educational manual serves as a foundational guide for religious instruction and literacy. Designed to ground young minds in Reformed doctrine, the work blends basic grammar with rigorous theological catechism. It emphasizes the importance of scriptural authority and moral rectitude, reflecting the era's urgent drive to shape a godly society through disciplined learning. Readers interested in the history of education, early modern religious thought, and the development of Anglican identity will find this a fascinating window into how faith and pedagogy once intertwined to forge the character of a nation.
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381
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54,963
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Table of contents

  1. 01 Title Page 167 words
  2. 02 To All True English Protestants 199 words
  3. 03 Lists of Letter Forms 416 words
  4. 04 A Method Composed for Children for the Well Grounding Them in the True Protestant Religion 26 words
  5. 05 Ejaculations at Uprising 366 words
  6. 06 A Prayer for the Morning 307 words
  7. 07 The Lord's Prayer 142 words
  8. 08 1st Psalm 200 words
  9. 09 2nd Psalm 238 words
  10. 10 3rd Psalm 218 words
  11. 11 The First Lesson Taken Out of Several Places in the Old Testament 849 words
  12. 12 The Second Lesson: Romans 13 (Epistle of Saint Paul to the Romans) 395 words
  13. 13 Thus Ends the Second Lesson for This Morning Prayer 150 words
  14. 14 O Lord, Increase My Faith 116 words
  15. 15 Then Say the Collect for Grace 80 words
  16. 16 The Ten Commandments 416 words
  17. 17 The Creed of Gregory Nazianzen, Commonly Called the Nicene Creed 235 words
  18. 18 A Brief Prayer upon the Lord's Prayer 7 words
  19. 19 Our Father 42 words
  20. 20 Which Art in Heaven 50 words
  21. 21 Hallowed Be Your Name 60 words
  22. 22 Your Kingdom Come 51 words
  23. 23 Your Will Be Done on Earth as It Is in Heaven 68 words
  24. 24 Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread 67 words
  25. 25 Forgive Us Our Trespasses, as We Forgive Those That Trespass Against Us 68 words
  26. 26 And Lead Us Not into Temptation 63 words
  27. 27 But Deliver Us from Evil 59 words
  28. 28 For Yours Is the Kingdom, the Power and the Glory, Forever and Ever, Amen 173 words
  29. 29 Ejaculations on Several Occasions 4 words
  30. 30 Going from Home 66 words
  31. 31 When the Clock Strikes 30 words
  32. 32 Upon Any Disorderly Thoughts 18 words
  33. 33 When You Do Any Good Work 21 words
  34. 34 Upon Any Deliverance 53 words
  35. 35 When You Hear the Bell Toll 22 words
  36. 36 Upon Thought of Your Sins 20 words
  37. 37 Upon the Weariness of the World 25 words
  38. 38 Ejaculations for the Evening 51 words
  39. 39 A Prayer for the Evening 94 words
  40. 40 Section 2 67 words
  41. 41 Section 3 129 words
  42. 42 A Thanksgiving for the Deliverance from the Hellish Powder Plot 13 words
  43. 43 1 109 words
  44. 44 Section 2 124 words
  45. 45 Section 3 151 words
  46. 46 Section 4 145 words
  47. 47 5 139 words
  48. 48 An Historical Account of the First Plate 572 words
  49. 49 An Historical Account of the Second Plate 309 words
  50. 50 An Historical Account of the Third Plate 469 words
  51. 51 An Historical Account of the Fourth Plate 262 words
  52. 52 Words of One Syllable 4 words
  53. 53 A 73 words
  54. 54 B 425 words
  55. 55 C 419 words
  56. 56 D 249 words
  57. 57 E 47 words
  58. 58 F 325 words
  59. 59 G 231 words
  60. 60 H 117 words
  61. 61 1 65 words
  62. 62 K 71 words
  63. 63 50 221 words
  64. 64 M 195 words
  65. 65 N 97 words
  66. 66 O 45 words
  67. 67 P 334 words
  68. 68 Q 35 words
  69. 69 R 201 words
  70. 70 S 919 words
  71. 71 T 385 words
  72. 72 5 59 words
  73. 73 W 314 words
  74. 74 Y 49 words
  75. 75 Z 5 words
  76. 76 Words of Two Syllables 682 words
  77. 77 B — Joined Letters 1,064 words
  78. 78 C — Joined Letters 1,187 words
  79. 79 D — Joined Letters 704 words
  80. 80 E — Joined Letters 452 words
  81. 81 F — Joined Letters 793 words
  82. 82 G — Joined Letters 452 words
  83. 83 H — Joined Letters 614 words
  84. 84 1 — Joined Letters 422 words
  85. 85 K — Joined Letters 119 words
  86. 86 50 — Joined Letters 548 words
  87. 87 M — Joined Letters 686 words
  88. 88 N — Joined Letters 311 words
  89. 89 O — Joined Letters 248 words
  90. 90 P — Joined Letters 1,250 words
  91. 91 Q — Joined Letters 116 words
  92. 92 R — Joined Letters 707 words
  93. 93 S — Joined Letters 1,631 words
  94. 94 T — Joined Letters 726 words
  95. 95 5 — Joined Letters 350 words
  96. 96 W — Joined Letters 536 words
  97. 97 Y — Joined Letters 41 words
  98. 98 Z — Joined Letters 11 words
  99. 99 Words of Three Syllables 4 words
  100. 100 A — Joined Letters 629 words
  101. 101 B — Joined Letters 410 words
  102. 102 C — Joined Letters 908 words
  103. 103 D — Joined Letters 653 words
  104. 104 E — Joined Letters 509 words
  105. 105 F — Joined Letters 395 words
  106. 106 G — Joined Letters 188 words
  107. 107 H — Joined Letters 248 words
  108. 108 1 — Joined Letters 473 words
  109. 109 K — Joined Letters 32 words
  110. 110 50 — Joined Letters 185 words
  111. 111 M — Joined Letters 354 words
  112. 112 N — Joined Letters 152 words
  113. 113 O — Joined Letters 329 words
  114. 114 P — Joined Letters 602 words
  115. 115 Q — Joined Letters 71 words
  116. 116 R — Joined Letters 566 words
  117. 117 S — Joined Letters 860 words
  118. 118 T — Joined Letters 365 words
  119. 119 5 — Joined Letters 573 words
  120. 120 W — Joined Letters 212 words
  121. 121 Y — Joined Letters 20 words
  122. 122 Z — Joined Letters 8 words
  123. 123 Words of Four Syllables 4 words
  124. 124 A — Joined Letters 335 words
  125. 125 B — Joined Letters 77 words
  126. 126 C — Joined Letters 446 words
  127. 127 D — Joined Letters 311 words
  128. 128 E — Joined Letters 260 words
  129. 129 F — Joined Letters 74 words
  130. 130 G — Joined Letters 38 words
  131. 131 H — Joined Letters 40 words
  132. 132 1 — Joined Letters 365 words
  133. 133 K — Joined Letters 5 words
  134. 134 50 — Joined Letters 30 words
  135. 135 M — Joined Letters 164 words
  136. 136 N — Joined Letters 56 words
  137. 137 O — Joined Letters 131 words
  138. 138 P — Joined Letters 308 words
  139. 139 Q — Joined Letters 17 words
  140. 140 R — Joined Letters 146 words
  141. 141 S — Joined Letters 221 words
  142. 142 T — Joined Letters 86 words
  143. 143 5 — Joined Letters 224 words
  144. 144 W — Joined Letters 38 words
  145. 145 Words of Five Syllables 4 words
  146. 146 A — Joined Letters 161 words
  147. 147 B — Joined Letters 20 words
  148. 148 C — Joined Letters 206 words
  149. 149 D — Joined Letters 122 words
  150. 150 E — Joined Letters 146 words
  151. 151 F — Joined Letters 41 words
  152. 152 G — Joined Letters 20 words
  153. 153 H — Joined Letters 29 words
  154. 154 1 — Joined Letters 350 words
  155. 155 50 — Joined Letters 30 words
  156. 156 M — Joined Letters 98 words
  157. 157 N — Joined Letters 20 words
  158. 158 O — Joined Letters 53 words
  159. 159 P — Joined Letters 134 words
  160. 160 Q — Joined Letters 14 words
  161. 161 R — Joined Letters 98 words
  162. 162 S — Joined Letters 107 words
  163. 163 T — Joined Letters 35 words
  164. 164 5 — Joined Letters 152 words
  165. 165 W — Joined Letters 8 words
  166. 166 Words of Six, Seven, and Eight Syllables 7 words
  167. 167 A — Joined Letters 56 words
  168. 168 B — Joined Letters 8 words
  169. 169 C — Joined Letters 62 words
  170. 170 D — Joined Letters 53 words
  171. 171 E — Joined Letters 90 words
  172. 172 F — Joined Letters 14 words
  173. 173 G — Joined Letters 20 words
  174. 174 H — Joined Letters 14 words
  175. 175 1 — Joined Letters 206 words
  176. 176 50 — Joined Letters 5 words
  177. 177 M — Joined Letters 18 words
  178. 178 N — Joined Letters 8 words
  179. 179 O — Joined Letters 12 words
  180. 180 P — Joined Letters 56 words
  181. 181 Q — Joined Letters 10 words
  182. 182 R — Joined Letters 20 words
  183. 183 S — Joined Letters 47 words
  184. 184 T — Joined Letters 26 words
  185. 185 5 — Joined Letters 71 words
  186. 186 Proper Names of One Syllable 5 words
  187. 187 A 11 words
  188. 188 B 9 words
  189. 189 C 25 words
  190. 190 D 13 words
  191. 191 E 7 words
  192. 192 F 5 words
  193. 193 G 19 words
  194. 194 H 21 words
  195. 195 1 25 words
  196. 196 K 9 words
  197. 197 50 13 words
  198. 198 M 17 words
  199. 199 N 21 words
  200. 200 O 3 words
  201. 201 P 11 words
  202. 202 Q 3 words
  203. 203 R 17 words
  204. 204 S 35 words
  205. 205 T 23 words
  206. 206 5 7 words
  207. 207 W 9 words
  208. 208 Y 3 words
  209. 209 Z 21 words
  210. 210 Proper Names of Men, Women, and Places of Two Syllables 14 words
  211. 211 A — Joined Letters 119 words
  212. 212 B — Joined Letters 68 words
  213. 213 C — Joined Letters 80 words
  214. 214 D — Joined Letters 44 words
  215. 215 E — Joined Letters 75 words
  216. 216 F — Joined Letters 8 words
  217. 217 G — Joined Letters 47 words
  218. 218 H — Joined Letters 53 words
  219. 219 1 — Joined Letters 125 words
  220. 220 K — Joined Letters 32 words
  221. 221 50 — Joined Letters 38 words
  222. 222 M — Joined Letters 68 words
  223. 223 N — Joined Letters 47 words
  224. 224 O — Joined Letters 35 words
  225. 225 P — Joined Letters 56 words
  226. 226 Q — Joined Letters 8 words
  227. 227 R — Joined Letters 38 words
  228. 228 S — Joined Letters 101 words
  229. 229 T — Joined Letters 53 words
  230. 230 5 — Joined Letters 20 words
  231. 231 Z — Joined Letters 65 words
  232. 232 Proper Names of Three Syllables 5 words
  233. 233 A — Joined Letters 122 words
  234. 234 B — Joined Letters 86 words
  235. 235 C — Joined Letters 35 words
  236. 236 D — Joined Letters 26 words
  237. 237 E — Joined Letters 83 words
  238. 238 G — Joined Letters 50 words
  239. 239 H — Joined Letters 32 words
  240. 240 1 — Joined Letters 119 words
  241. 241 K — Joined Letters 26 words
  242. 242 50 — Joined Letters 26 words
  243. 243 M — Joined Letters 65 words
  244. 244 N — Joined Letters 44 words
  245. 245 P — Joined Letters 74 words
  246. 246 R — Joined Letters 41 words
  247. 247 S — Joined Letters 104 words
  248. 248 T — Joined Letters 34 words
  249. 249 5 — Joined Letters 17 words
  250. 250 Z — Joined Letters 95 words
  251. 251 Proper Names of Four Syllables 5 words
  252. 252 A — Joined Letters 122 words
  253. 253 B — Joined Letters 50 words
  254. 254 C — Joined Letters 29 words
  255. 255 D — Joined Letters 17 words
  256. 256 E — Joined Letters 56 words
  257. 257 F — Joined Letters 5 words
  258. 258 G — Joined Letters 32 words
  259. 259 H — Joined Letters 18 words
  260. 260 1 — Joined Letters 56 words
  261. 261 K — Joined Letters 14 words
  262. 262 50 — Joined Letters 8 words
  263. 263 M — Joined Letters 18 words
  264. 264 N — Joined Letters 26 words
  265. 265 O — Joined Letters 11 words
  266. 266 P — Joined Letters 32 words
  267. 267 R — Joined Letters 23 words
  268. 268 S — Joined Letters 44 words
  269. 269 T — Joined Letters 14 words
  270. 270 5 — Joined Letters 14 words
  271. 271 Z — Joined Letters 20 words
  272. 272 Proper Names of Five Syllables 5 words
  273. 273 A — Joined Letters 26 words
  274. 274 B — Joined Letters 8 words
  275. 275 C — Joined Letters 11 words
  276. 276 D — Joined Letters 5 words
  277. 277 E — Joined Letters 14 words
  278. 278 G — Joined Letters 5 words
  279. 279 H — Joined Letters 8 words
  280. 280 1 — Joined Letters 11 words
  281. 281 K — Joined Letters 11 words
  282. 282 50 — Joined Letters 11 words
  283. 283 M — Joined Letters 14 words
  284. 284 N — Joined Letters 11 words
  285. 285 O — Joined Letters 5 words
  286. 286 P — Joined Letters 11 words
  287. 287 R — Joined Letters 8 words
  288. 288 S — Joined Letters 14 words
  289. 289 T — Joined Letters 14 words
  290. 290 A — Joined Letters 8 words
  291. 291 B — Joined Letters 8 words
  292. 292 C — Joined Letters 11 words
  293. 293 E — Joined Letters 5 words
  294. 294 1 — Joined Letters 8 words
  295. 295 K — Joined Letters 10 words
  296. 296 M — Joined Letters 14 words
  297. 297 S — Joined Letters 8 words
  298. 298 T — Joined Letters 8 words
  299. 299 Z — Joined Letters 5 words
  300. 300 A Table of Words Which Sound Alike but Are Different in Sense, Spelling, and Writing 16 words
  301. 301 A 383 words
  302. 302 B 495 words
  303. 303 C 495 words
  304. 304 D 288 words
  305. 305 E 171 words
  306. 306 F 225 words
  307. 307 G 179 words
  308. 308 H 249 words
  309. 309 1 121 words
  310. 310 K 60 words
  311. 311 50 311 words
  312. 312 M 344 words
  313. 313 N 64 words
  314. 314 O 106 words
  315. 315 P 405 words
  316. 316 Q 49 words
  317. 317 R 312 words
  318. 318 S 555 words
  319. 319 T 227 words
  320. 320 5 138 words
  321. 321 W 305 words
  322. 322 Y 53 words
  323. 323 Proper Names of Men and Women with Their Signification 9 words
  324. 324 A 76 words
  325. 325 B 53 words
  326. 326 C 31 words
  327. 327 D 29 words
  328. 328 E 103 words
  329. 329 F 26 words
  330. 330 G 68 words
  331. 331 H 50 words
  332. 332 1 95 words
  333. 333 K 10 words
  334. 334 50 50 words
  335. 335 M 56 words
  336. 336 N 24 words
  337. 337 O 14 words
  338. 338 P 51 words
  339. 339 R 37 words
  340. 340 S 65 words
  341. 341 T 32 words
  342. 342 5 18 words
  343. 343 W 18 words
  344. 344 10 5 words
  345. 345 Y 6 words
  346. 346 Z 19 words
  347. 347 The Numeral Letters and Figures Which Are of Great Use 335 words
  348. 348 The Names of the Books of the Old and New Testament with the Number of Their Chapters 186 words
  349. 349 The Books of the New Testament 139 words
  350. 350 Pauses and Stops to Be Observed in Reading the Bible 467 words
  351. 351 Of Capital or Great Letters in Writing 147 words
  352. 352 Abbreviation of Words 447 words
  353. 353 Or Thus 134 words
  354. 354 The Contracting of Proper Names of Men and Women 251 words
  355. 355 The Twelve Months of the Year 111 words
  356. 356 Of the Quarter Days in the Year 73 words
  357. 357 A Table of Planets and Signs with Their Aspects 87 words
  358. 358 Several Proverbs Useful for Children 5 words
  359. 359 A 55 words
  360. 360 B 48 words
  361. 361 C 48 words
  362. 362 D 38 words
  363. 363 E 41 words
  364. 364 F 49 words
  365. 365 G 51 words
  366. 366 H 38 words
  367. 367 1 43 words
  368. 368 K 39 words
  369. 369 50 44 words
  370. 370 M 44 words
  371. 371 N 36 words
  372. 372 O 32 words
  373. 373 P 44 words
  374. 374 Q 37 words
  375. 375 R 41 words
  376. 376 S 46 words
  377. 377 T 39 words
  378. 378 5 36 words
  379. 379 W 48 words
  380. 380 Y 58 words
  381. 381 Proverbs in Rhyme 200 words

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