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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 most reverend and learned Bishop Usher. Also a catalogue of all the English words, beginning with one syllable, and proceeding by degrees to eight, divided and not divided; the readiest way for teaching children and elder persons to spell, pronounce, read and write true English. Fitted to the conmon [sic] use of all English schools; having a thousand words more than any yet extant. By Moses Lane, school-master in London.

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Main Author:	Ussher, James, 1581-1656
Other Authors:	Lane, Moses
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London : printed for L.C. and are to be sold by Mary Fabian, in Mercers-Chappel, at the lower end of Cheapside, 1698.
Series:	Early English books online.
Subjects:	Religious education of children > Early works to 1800. Readers (Primary) > Early works to 1800.
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