Excerpt from Magnalia Christi Americana, or the Ecclesiastical History of New-England, From Its First Planting in the Year 1620, Unto the Year of Our Lord, 1698, Vol. 2 of 2: In Seven Books Whether it is more expedient to shut up the student at home and in his own closet, or to send him to the crowded school and to public teachers. 1 City of Books. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.