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h&Y 0 r ^ i ^ a , common English education . , , v 7 * Xk& $ the time destined to study be . six hours , in the week for three
It was originally proposed that the time of meeting should be from seven o ' clock in the evening to eight , in the winter ; and from eight to nine in the summer ; but experience has shewn that the distribution of the time must be left to the convenience of the class ;
although the best distribution of it undoubtedly is to meet one hour every day , either in the morning before the ordinary business of life commences , or in the evening , after it is over . The whole time for learning and teaching is divided into two equal
parts : during the first part , persons are students ; during the second , teachers . The course of instruction which was originally planned , and which has
hitherto been followed as closely as possible , comprehends the nature of language in general , with a particular reference to an accurate acquaintance with ^ the English ; the Hebrew of the Old and the Greek of the New
Testament ; the geography and natural history of the countries in which the Scriptures were written , and as much of the history of the Four Great Empires with which the Jews were connected , as is necessary to the elucidation of scripture , the customs of the Jews and other Eastern nations .
To this is added , when possible , Ecclesiastical History and the Evidence of Natural and Revealed Religion . From what has been said it will be seen , that in going through the above course each student is to be a learner
three years , at the end of which time he is to take four pupils , and instruct them for three years in the different branches to which he has himself attended . The course proposed is very comrhe course proposed is very
comprehensive , and it might seem impossible for any person who begins with nothing but a knowledge of the English grammar , and who devotes to this pursuit only one hour every day for three years , to complete it ; but it must be borne in mind , that the
period of study is in fact six years , and tfyat much more knowledge will be acquired during the three years in
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which the student is a teacher thaa during the three in which he was a pupil , and much more than he would have acquired had he continued a pu- * pil six years .
An accurate and precise acquaintance with the writings of the Old and New Testament is the great object which this course of study is intended to afford . While , therefore , with this view the student is acquiring the knowledge of the language in which the
Scriptures were originally written , it has been found highly conducive to the attainment of this end , to read in private the English Version of these books regularly , chronologically and connectedly . And the method of reading them , which has been found admirably adapted to give a clear and
connected view of their contents , is the following : First , to read through regularly the books of Moses , with the book of Job , to the history of the reign of David . After the perusal of the history of David , as recorded in the books of Kinefs and Chronicles , to read the Psalms or David . Next , the reign of Solomon , and afterwards the books
of Proverbs and Ecclesiastes . Then pursuing the history through the reigns ofUzziali , Jotham , Ahaz andHezekiah , to read the books of the prophets Isaiah , Hosea , Amos , &c , because the predictions of these prophets relate to the reigns of these kings . In like manner the book of Jeremiah should be read
in connexion with the reigns that immediately preceded the captivity , and the books of Ezekiel and of Daniel during the captivity : while those of Ezra and Nehemiah should not be read until the history of the captivity and the writings relating to that period have been rendered familiar to the
mind . In this manner the writings of every author should be read in connexion with the history of the times in which he lived . After the Old Testament has been thus read through , it is important to read the first and second books of the Maccabees , for
these may be considered as important documents containing authentic history . With regard to the New Testament , the best plan appears to be to read regularly through the Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles . Then the Epis tles in the order of time in which they
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), July 2, 1822, page 421, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2514/page/29/
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