As to content, it is a series of sermons on the first 38 questions of the Westminster Shorter Catechism.

本书的内容包含了一系列有关韦斯敏斯德小要理问答的前38个问答讲道。

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While an illustrated alphabet in rhyme, the shorter catechism, and selections of prayers and Bible verses remained the unchanging core of The New-England Primer, variations in the text from edition to edition were common and became a barometer of changing cultural codes and priorities.

NPR: Excerpt: 'Minders of Make-Believe'