The infant catechism, or, Questions and answers in rhyme : for the little children of the church . —iw— 24 THE INFANT CATECHISM. Q. What made Herod plan such a horrible thing?A. The wise men had told him that Christ should beking. Q. Do you know where the angel told Joseph to go ?A. To Egypt, where Jesus was safe from his foe. Q. Did Herod persist in his wickedness still ?A. Yes; sending his soldiers the children to Q. What children? A. All those in the countryaround, Wherever he thought that the Lord might be found; The poor little babies were cruelly slain, While mothers,heart-broken,
The infant catechism, or, Questions and answers in rhyme : for the little children of the church . —iw— 24 THE INFANT CATECHISM. Q. What made Herod plan such a horrible thing?A. The wise men had told him that Christ should beking. Q. Do you know where the angel told Joseph to go ?A. To Egypt, where Jesus was safe from his foe. Q. Did Herod persist in his wickedness still ?A. Yes; sending his soldiers the children to Q. What children? A. All those in the countryaround, Wherever he thought that the Lord might be found; The poor little babies were cruelly slain, While mothers,heart-broken, were pleading in vain. Q. What day is appointed their death to remember ?A. The Lnnocents Day, twenty-eighth of December. Q. How long did our Saviour in Egypt remain ?A. Till Herod was dead, when he came back again. THE INFANT CATECHISM. 25 Q. To Bethlehem? A. No, to a place by the sea,A city called Nazareth, in Galilee. Q. What calling, or labor, did Joseph pursue?A. The trade of a carpenter: Jesus did, too. Q. Did He to his parents obedience show ?A. Yes, truly; we also must ever do so. Q. How long did He stay with them, have we beentold? A. Until He had lived to be thirty years old. Q. What then did He do ? A. He went out amongst men And taught them, and worked many miracles, then. Q. And what is a miracle—answer me true ?A. A wonderful thing that God only can do. Q. What miracle first proved His power divine
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