The Principles of the Christian Religion Expressed in Plain and Easy Verse: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Principles of the Christian Religion Expressed in Plain and Easy Verse, credited to Philip Doddridge, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of The Principles of the Christian Religion Expressed in Plain and Easy Verse by Philip Doddridge. Read in English by InTheDesert. The little verses now before the reader were written at the desire of my most worthy and honoured friend, the Reverend Mr. Clark of St. Albans, and are published at his request, as what he hopes may, by the divine blessing, do some good in the rising generation. I was the more willing to undertake the task, because I had often observed with how much ease and pleasure children learn verses by heart, how fond they are of repeating them, and, by consequence, how much longer they retain them than they do what they learn in prose. That simplicity and ease, which may suit children, I have been always careful to maintain; and have endeavoured, here and there, where I conveniently could, to strike the fancy with a little imagery, and especially to affect the hearts of my dear little scholars, by giving a serious and practical turn to the several truths which are delivered. It has also been my great care to insert nothing into these verses but what I apprehend the generality of serious Christians believe, so that I hope they will suit different denominations ; as indeed I could wish the rising age might be instructed in what is like to unite, rather than divide, us. Their own comfort, as well as the credit of our common Christianity, is much concerned in it. (From the Preface)

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Principles of the Christian Religion Expressed in Plain and Easy Verse
• Author credits: Philip Doddridge
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 25
• Listed recording duration: 36:33

Catalogue topics

• christian
• doctrine
• catechism
• nonconformist

Opening tracks: first 24 of 25

1. 00 - Preface — 3:31
2. 01 - Lesson 1 — 1:45
3. 02 - Lesson 2 — 1:18
4. 03 - Lesson 3 — 2:05
5. 04 - Lesson 4 — 1:17
6. 05 - Lesson 5 — 1:04
7. 06 - Lesson 6 — 1:08
8. 07 - Lesson 7 — 1:08
9. 08 - Lesson 8 — 1:38
10. 09 - Lesson 9 — 1:26
11. 10 - Lesson 10 — 1:28
12. 11 - Lesson 11 — 1:02
13. 12 - Lesson 12 — 1:43
14. 13 - Lesson 13 — 1:43
15. 14 - Lesson 14 — 1:18
16. 15 - Lesson 15 — 1:21
17. 16 - Lesson 16 — 1:22
18. 17 - Lesson 17 — 1:25
19. 18 - Lesson 18 — 1:06
20. 19 - Lesson 19 — 1:11
21. 20 - Lesson 20 — 1:06
22. 21 - Lesson 21 — 1:14
23. 22 - Lesson 22 — 1:29
24. 23 - Lesson 23 — 1:21

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