I a I IP BlIIlMIIlllillSllllllIfill ANEW HIEROGLYPHIC AL FOR THE AMUSEMENT AND INSTRUC- TION OF YOUTH. Being a selection of some of the most useful lessons and interesting narratives, from Genesis to John. EMBELLISHED WITH FAMILIAR FIGURES AND STRIKING EMBLEMS, Neatly Engraved. COOPERSTOWN : STEREOTYPED, PRINTED AND SOLD BY H. & E. PBiNNEY. 1829. B Hieroglyphical Bible. GENESIS i. 26. AND God said, Let us make in our image, after our likeness : and let them have dominion over the over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. And God said, Let us make Man in our image, after our likeness : and let them have dominion over the Fish of the sea, and over the Fowl of the air, and over the Cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. 8 genesis, ii. 22. And the ^ > which the Lord God had taken from made he a and brought her unto the And the Rib which the Lord God had taken froi] Man, made he a Woman, and brought her unto th Man. genesis, iii. 1. 9 Now the was more subtil than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made : and he said unto he Yea, hath God said, Ye hall not eat of every ;arden ? of the in|Now the Serpent was more subtil than any beast of e field which the Lord God had made : and he said ito the Woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat 'every Tree of the garden? (he f ^ Pf of the whole earth. Then h( put forth his and took her and pulled her in unto him into the ark But the Dove found no rest for the sole of her fool and she returned unto him into the Ark : for the Water were on the Face of the whole earth. Then he put fort! his Hand, and took her, and pulled her in unto him in to the ark. genesis, xlix. 24. 13 his hands were made strong by the of the mighty God of Jacob : from thence the stone of Israel. But his Bow abode in strength, and the Arms of his hands were made strong by the Hands of the mighty God of Jacob : from thence is the Shepherd, the stone of Israel. 14 EXODUS, XX. 17. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's nor his man-servant, nor his maid-ser- vant nor his nor any thing that is thy neighbour's. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's House, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's Wife, nor his man-ser- vant, nor his maid-servant, nor his Ox, nor his Ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's. EXODUS, XXXIX. 28. 15 and linen of fine twined linen. . And a Mitre of fine linen, and goodly Bonnets of fine linen, an:' linen Breeches of fine twinea linen. 16 1 samuel, xvii. 34. And David said unto Saul, Thy servant out of the flock. And David said unto Saul, Thy servant kept his fa- ther's Sheep ; and there came a Lion and a Bear, and took a Lamb out of the flock. 2 SAMUEL, i. 6. And the young that told him, said, As I happened by chance upon Gilboa, behold Saul leaning on his spear and lo, the followed hard after him. And the young Man that told him, said, As I happen- ed by chance upon Mount Gilboa, behold Saul leaning on his spear : and lo, the Chariots and Horsemen fol- lowed hard after him. 18 job. xxx. 28, 29. I went mourning without the and a companion to I went mourning without the Sun : I stood up, and I cried in the congregation. I am a brother to Dragons, and a companion to Owls. psalm, xxii. 20, 21. 19 Deliver my soul from the Deliver m) r soul from the Sword, my darling from the 'pcver of the Dog. Save me from the Lion's mouth : ,fo.thou hast heard me from the Horns of the Unicorns, j 20 psalm, lvii. 4. My soul is among My soul is among Lions, and I lie even among thenj that are set on Fire, even the sons of men, whose teetfl are Spears and Arrows, and their tongue a shar Sword. psalm Ixxviii.45,46. 21 He sent divers sorts of among them, which devoured them ; which destroyed them. He gave also their increase unto the caterpillar, and their labour unto the He sent divers sorts of Flies among them, which de- voured them ; and Frogs, which destroyed them. He {;ave also their increase unto the caterpillar, and their abour unto the Locust. 22 psalm cxxviii. 3. Thv wife shall be as a fruitful by the sides of thine like olive Thy wife shall be as a fruitful Vine by the sides of thine House \ thy Children like olive Plants, round thy Table. [SAIAH, Xi. 6. 23 also shall dwell with and the fatling together, and a little shall lead them. The Wolf also shall dwell with the Lamb, and the Leopard shall lie down with the Kid : and the Calf and the young Lion, Lnd the fatling together, and a little Chilcl shall lead them. 24 ISAIAH, xxxi. I. Wo to them that go down to Egypt for they are many, and in because they are very strong : but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, nei- ther seek the Lord. Wo to them that go down to Egypt for help, and stay on Horses, and trust in Chariots, because they are many ; and in Horsemen, because they are very strong ; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the Lord. JEREMIAH, XVil. 1. 25 The sin of Judah is written with a of iron, and with the point of a diamond ; it is graven upon the and upon the The sin of Judah is written with a Pen of iron, and with the point of a diamond ; it is graven upon the Table of their Heart, and upon the Horns of your altars. £6 nahum, iii. 2. The noise of a and of the prancing and of the jumping The noise of a Whip, aod the noise of the rattling of the Wheels, and of the prancing Horses, and of the jumping Chariots. Matthew viii.20. 27 And Jesus saith unto him, the of the air have but the Son of man hath not where to lay his And Jesus saith unto him, the Foxes have holes, and the Birds of the air have Nests ; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his Head. £8 MATTHEW, X. 16. Behold, I send you forth as in the midst of be ye therefore wise as and harmless as Behold, I send you forth as Sheep in the midst of Wolves ; be ye therefore wise as Serpents, and harm- less as Doves. And found in the 29 M MM Bga .KM J jjOGDiiflflfll II lljtinnnOODQDDDDDDOC iOODDQQQDi'innODQDDDDOPOOnnfl^ those that sold and the changers of money, sitting. And found in the Temple, those that sold Oxen, and Sheep, and Doves, and the changers of money, sitting. are not, seeth the coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth : J and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep. But he that is an hireling, and not the Shepherd, j whose own the Sheep are not, seeth the Wolf coming, L^and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the Wolf catch- ^th them, and scattereth the sheep. THE COMPILER'S PREFACE. To imprint on the memory of youth, by lively and sensible images, the sacred and important truths of Holy Writ, is the object of the following work. The mode of instruction by hieroglyphics, originated with the ancient Egyptian priests and philosophers ; but their motive for using it was widely different from ours ; not to diffuse instruction, but to confine it to a select few, was their object ; ours, on the contrary, is to engage the attention, by striking the eye, and to make the lesson delightful as well as profitable to the juvenile mind. We assert no claim to originality of design ; but if we be found to have improved on former plans, we do not doubt that we shall receive encouragement from parents and guardians, and from other persons to whom may be entrusted the highly important and pleasing task, " To rear the tender thought, To teach the young idea how to shoot." In a work which has been published on the subject, one great defect is obvious ; namely, a want of historical arrangement. It is not indeed to be expected, that a volume of this size shall contain complete books, or even chapters of the sacred oracles, but it seems injudicious entirely to neglect all appearance of order. The utmost attention has beeen paid, in the compila- tion of this work, to select such passages for illustration and embellishment, as contained truths the most obvi- ous and important, or historical facts the most interest- ing. These passages will, therefore, form the most use- ful lessons to which the minds of children can possibly be directed : for as nothing can to them be more irk- some, so also can nothing be more unprofitable, than the too customary mode of charging the infant memory with verses, or even chapters of abstract doctrines, or passages, about the true meaning of which schoolmen themselves have hitherto been divided in opinion. The true and verbal reading of each emblematical pas- sage will be found at the bottom of every page, where the hieroglyphical figures are particularly pointed out by an initial capital letter. Finally, to the candour and liberality of the public, this work is submitted ; and as the intention of the com- piler has been to smooth the path to dhine knowledge, ne earnestly implores the blessing of Almighty God on all those Avho are called to assist the progress of youth, towards those eternal mansions of bliss, where sit enthroned, wisdom, goodness, and power, for ever and ever. O^The publishers of the present edition of the Hieroglyphical Bible, have endeav- oured to obviate one of the chief obstacles to the general introduction of this pleasing and instructing little work, by offering it to the public, with some trifling abbreviations, at the very moderate price of sixpence. It will now be within the power of those who have hitherto been deterred from purchas- ing on account of the price, to provide their children with this useful and popular book, at a price which will be unexceptionable. r