Set 22. There is but one God and he is good
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Scope Note
Set of lesson cards, Nos. 1-57, of religious and moral sayings. Each with Arabic
and Roman numerals. Ink borders, colored pictures on verso. A brief description of
the pictures is provided.
1. There is but one God
Description of item:
verso: fish
Transcription:
There is but one God,/ and he is good./ Love God for he is good.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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2. A good boy will be
Description of item:
verso: two birds
Transcription:
A good Boy will be a/ good man/ Love to Read your Book.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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3. God made you
Description of item:
verso: an elephant and a unicorn
Transcription:
God made you and all/ the world, he made the/ Sun, the Moon, and all/ the
Stars.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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4. Speak the truth
Description of item:
verso: a maiden and two birds
Transcription:
Speak the Truth and/ tell no Lyes/ Use no ill words.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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5. Love good boys
Description of item:
verso: a young man and a dog
Transcription:
Love good Boys, and play/ with none that swear, or lie,/ or steal.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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6. If you are in the dark
Description of item:
verso: three men and a woman
Transcription:
If you are in the dark/ God sees you, and if you/ are in the light he is/
with you.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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7. God is in all places
Description of item:
verso: a bird, a bull, and a lamb
Transcription:
God is in all pla-ces He/ Knows all that is done, and/ you can-not go out of
his/ Sight.
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6.2 x 9.5 cm
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8. God sees everything
Description of item:
verso: a man, a woman, and an owl
Transcription:
God sees e-ve-ry thing you/ do, hears e-ve-ry word you/ speak, and knows
e-ve-ry/ thing you think.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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9. God loves you better
Description of item:
verso: a pigeon and a man
Transcription:
God loves you better/ than your Fa-ther or your/ Mo-ther love you.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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10. God sends you everything
Description of item:
verso: a bird, a bull, and a goat
Transcription:
God sends you e-ve-ry/ thing you Eat and Drink,/ and all the fine things/
you have.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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11. God made the day light
Description of item:
verso: a wild boar
Transcription:
God made the Day Light/ that you may Walk and/ Play, and he made the Night/
Dark, that you may Rest and/ Sleep.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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12. God is always with you
Description of item:
verso: a woman and a boy
Transcription:
God is al-ways with you tho'/ you can-not see him, and if you/ are good he
will not let a-ny/ thing hurt you.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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13. God made you for no other reason
Description of item:
verso: a tiger
Transcription:
God made you for no o-ther/ Rea-son but to make you/ hap-py, but you can-not
be/ hap-py with-out be-ing good.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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14. If you are good
Description of item:
verso: a fantastical creature and clovers
Transcription:
If you are good you will go to/ hea-ven when you Die, and be/ hap-py for
e-ver and e-ver.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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15. Heaven is a much finer place
Description of item:
verso: a monkey playing a drum
Transcription:
Hea-ven is a much Fi-ner/ place than e-ver you saw/ in your Life.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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16. When you go to heaven
Description of item:
verso: a man and a maiden with a basket of apples
Transcription:
When you go to Hea-ven you/ will see God, you will ne-ver/ feel a-ny pain,
and you will/ have e-ve-ry thing you wish/ for.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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17. It is very easy to be good
Description of item:
verso: a monkey and a man
Transcription:
It is ve-ry ea-sy to be good/ and none but Fools will/ e-ver do a wick-ed
thing.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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18. To be good is to love God
Description of item:
verso: a king and a queen
Transcription:
To be good is to love God,/ and to strive to please him/ in thought word and
deed.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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19. To love God is to keep
Description of item:
verso: a woman and two cherubs
Transcription:
To Love God is to keep/ his Com-mand-ments and/ They are all ve-ry
ea-sy.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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20. God spake these words
Description of item:
verso: a maiden with fire
Transcription:
God spake these words and/ said, I am the Lord thy God;/ Thou shalt have no
o-ther/ Gods but me.
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6.2 x 9.5 cm
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21. Thou shalt not
Description of item:
verso: cats
Transcription:
Thou shalt not take the/ Name of the Lord thy God/ in vain.
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6.2 x 9.5 cm
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22. Remember the Sabbath
Description of item:
verso: two fantastical creatures
Transcription:
Re-mem-ber the Sab-bath/ Day to keep it Ho-ly: In/ it thou shalt do no
man-ner/ of work.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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23. Thou shalt not steal
Description of item:
verso: a lion and a tiger
Transcription:
Thou shalt not steal./ Thou shalt not tell a Lye.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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24. Honour thy father and mother
Description of item:
verso: a man and a monkey
Transcription:
Ho-nour thy Fa-ther and they/ Mo-ther, that thy days may/ be long in the
Land.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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25. Always do unto others
Description of item:
verso: two birds
Transcription:
Al-ways do un-to o-thers, as/ you would have them do/ un-to you.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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26. Hurt nobody
Description of item:
verso: a pheasant and a swan
Transcription:
Hurt no-body by word or/ Deed, and do all the good you/ can to all men.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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27. Those that love God
Description of item:
verso: figure with hat
Transcription:
Those that Love God, and keep/ his Com-mands will all go to/ Hea-ven, when
they die, and/ be a vast deal more happy/ than they can be in this World.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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28. Those that steal
Description of item:
verso: a camel and a bear
Transcription:
Those that Steal, tell Lies,/ or Swear, or get Drunk, will/ ne-ver go to
Heaven.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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29. The devil is a liar
Description of item:
verso: figure smoking a pipe
Transcription:
The De-vil is a Ly-ar:/ Ly-ing Lips are hate-ful/ un-to God.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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30. He that tells one lie
Description of item:
verso: two figures on horses
Transcription:
He that tells one Lye shall/ not escape with-out some/ pun-ish-ment.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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31. God is the God of truth
Description of item:
verso: two fantastical creatures
Transcription:
God is the God of Truth, and/ none can please Him un-less/ they speak the
Truth from/ their heart.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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32. Pray often
Description of item:
verso: four figures
Transcription:
Pray of-ten to God, and let/ not one hour pass with-out/ think-ing that He
knows/ all you say and do.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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33. Always do good
Description of item:
verso: a man and woman strolling and a man and woman drinking tea
Transcription:
Al-ways do good for e-vil,/ but ne-ver do e-vil for good;/ and then God, and
all good/ men will Love you.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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34. Of all the pleasures
Description of item:
verso: a boy and a girl
Transcription:
of all the plea-sures in Life/ the great-est is to do good.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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35. It is better to be good
Description of item:
verso: a young man and a boy with his dog
Transcription:
It is better to be Good than/ to be Rich, or Fine, or hand-some.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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36. You ought to be more afraid
Description of item:
verso: three religious figures
Transcription:
You ought to be more a-fraid/ of Sin than of Death.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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37. Heaven is such a fine place
Description of item:
verso: a man with a wheelbarrow and a hunter
Transcription:
Hea-ven is such a Fine place,/ it is worth ta-king a great/ deal of pains to
go there.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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38. Children obey your parents
Description of item:
verso: a baptismal scene
Transcription:
Chil-dren o-bey your Parents/ in all things, for that is well/ pleas-ing
un-to God.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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39. Honour thy father and mother
Description of item:
verso: two military figures
Transcription:
Ho-nour thy Fa-ther and they/ Mo-ther both in Word and/ Deed, that a
Blessing may come/ up-on thee from the Most High.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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40. Whoso does honour his father
Description of item:
verso: an orange tree, a young child, and a man and woman
Transcription:
Who-so does Ho-nour his/ Fa-ther shall have joy of/ his own Chil-dren and
be/ bless-ed of God with long/ life.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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41. My son help they father
Description of item:
verso: two fish
Transcription:
My Son help thy Fa-ther/ when he is old, and grieve/ him not so long as he
lives.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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42. Blessed most blessed
Description of item:
verso: a goat and a plant
Transcription:
Bless-ed most bless-ed and/ hap-py is the man that/ ne-ver did a wick-ed
thing.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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43. My son this life is short
Description of item:
verso: a dog and a maiden
Transcription:
My Son this Life is short,/ but the Life to come will/ last for e-ver and
e-ver.
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6.2 x 9.5 cm
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44. If you are good
Description of item:
verso: a horse
Transcription:
If you are good you will/ be hap-py, but if you will/ be wick-ed you must
feel/ pain and tor-ment.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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45. A fool will be wicked
Description of item:
verso: a king
Transcription:
A Fool will be wick-ed,/ but he that is Wise will/ be good.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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46. To tell a lie
Description of item:
verso: A woman with a small bird
Transcription:
To tell a Lye is a sad/ thing, for Ly-ing Lips/ are hate-ful un-to God.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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47. Do no evil
Description of item:
verso: a man and a bell
Transcription:
Do no e-vil so shall no/ harm come un-to thee: for/ God will Bless thee in/
all thy ways.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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48. No man can be happy
Description of item:
verso: a drum and a violin
Transcription:
No man can be hap-py in/ this World, or in the next,/ if he is not good.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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49. There shall no evil
Description of item:
verso: a frog and a turtle
Transcription:
There shall no e-vil/ hap-pen un-to him that/ Loves and obeys the/ Lord his
God.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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50. There are many things
Description of item:
verso: a maiden and a young man
Transcription:
There are ma-ny things/ hate-ful un-to God, but/ few more so, than a man/
that gets Drunk.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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51. My son if you value
Description of item:
verso: a shepherd next to a burning tree
Transcription:
My Son if you va-lue/ health, drink but ve-ry/ lit-tle Wine, or Strong/
Drink of a-ny Sort.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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52. Health is better than riches
Description of item:
verso: two men, a woman, and a branch
Transcription:
Health is bet-ter than/ Rich-es, but to be good/ is bet-ter than both.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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53. My son if you would have
Description of item:
verso: a boar and a fruit tree
Transcription:
my Son, if you wou'd have/ good health, drink no wine/ with-out water in it,
till you/ are thir-ty years old.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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54. In the first place
Description of item:
verso: a mouse and a rat
Transcription:
In the first place, take/ care to be good; and in/ the next, take care to
be/ Rich.
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6.2 x 9.5 cm
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55. Never part with one
Description of item:
verso: a scrub brush and a book
Transcription:
Ne-ver part with one/ half-penny with-out a/ ve-ry good rea-son.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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56. A fool and his money
Description of item:
verso: an hourglass
Transcription:
A Fool and his mo-ney/ are soon part-ed.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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57. He that will not take
Description of item:
verso: a lantern
Transcription:
He that will not take/ care of two pence, will/ ne-ver be worth a groat.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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