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B09143	The watering of the olive plant in Christs garden. Or A short catechism for the first entrance of our Chelmesford children: Enlarged by a three-fold appendix / by John Fisk ...	Fiske, John, 1601-1677.	1657 (1657)	Wing F1062; ESTC W24610	42,394	93

1 2. Mat 1. 23. 1 Tim 3. 16 Eternal Son of God who is both God man in one Person Q. Why was Christ Man A. That g Heb 2. 9. Phil. 2. 8. He might dy for me Q. VVhy was Christ God A. That h Acts 20. 28 Heb 9 14. by his Death he might deliver me from death Q. Is He an alsufficient Saviour A. Yes i Mat 9 28. Heb 7 21. Acts 3. 22 Heb 5. 5 6 Psal 2. 6. Ephe. 5. 23. He is an Alsufficient Mediatour Prophet Preist King and Head to his Church Q. How hath he wrought for thee a perfect Salvation A. By his k Rom 5. 19. Gal. 3. 13. Obedience sufferings he hath satisfied Divine Iustice Phil. 2. 8. Rō 3. 25 26. Heb 9. 12 15 and purchased for us Reconciliation Eternal Life Quest How by his sufferings Ans In l Gal. 3. 13 Rom 5. 9. 2 Cor 5. 21. bearing the whole curse due to me for my sin Quest How by his Obedience Answ In m Heb 10. 7. 8. 10. Rom 4. 6. Mat 5. 17. Esay 9. 6. doing the whole will of God for me Q. Is it enough to know this A. No n John 5. 24. Acts 16. 31. John 10. 38. 2 Chron 14. 11. but I must believe in Christ also Q. What meanest thou when thou sayest I must believe in Christ A. That o John 6 35 John 3. 15. 2 Chron 14. 11. 13. 18 I must Rest upon him alone for life and salvation Q. Doth not faith admit of degrees A. Yes p Rom 4. 19 20. Mat. 14 31 15. 28. Luke 17. 2. there is a weak and a strong saith 2 Thes 1. 3. Mat 17. 20. Quest Can a weak Faith save Yes q Zach 7. 50 Eph 2 8. Rō 4. 20. 15. 13. Col 2 2. But a strong faith brings assurance and comfort with it Q. What are the fruits of saving Faith A. The two chief fruits are r Rom 3. 1. Gal 2. 16 Acts 15. 9. 26. 18. 1. Iustification 2. Sanctification Q. What is it to be Justified A. To s Rom 4. 5. 7 be pardoned our Sins and accepted of God as Righteous in 2 Cor 5. 19 20. Rom. 5. 18 his Christ unto Life Q. What is it to be Sanctified A. To s Heb 9. 13. Heb 1. 3. John 5. 21. 1 John 1. 9. Col 3. 10 Rom 6. 4. be purged from our sins and quickned by the Grace of Christ unto Newnes of life Quest How is Faith wrought A. Outwardly t Rom 10. 17 John 17. 20. Gal. 5. 22. 1 Cor 12. 3. by Gods Word inwardly by his Spirit Q. How is Faith Grace strengthned and increased A. By the right use of the u Acts 2. 42 Psal 119. 93. Luke 17. 5 Rom 4. 11. 1 Cor 11. 17 Mat 28 19 20 Word Prayer Sacraments and Fellowship Quest How by the Word A. By w ● pet 2. 1 3 Gal 3. 2. Rev 1. 3. ●sal 1. 2 Mal 3. 16. the due hearing of the Word preached Reading Meditation and Conference Quest What is Prayer A. A x 1 Sam. 1. 15 ●s●● 25. 1 Ioh 16 23. 24 R● ● 26 ●● 1 Thes 5. 17 18 1 John 5. 14 pouring out of the Soul before God or a lifting up of the Soul unto God in the name of Christ by the help of his Spirit in way of Petition or Thanksgiving Q. Is not Confession also a part of Prayer A. Not our y Psal 13 ● 1 ● Ps●● 65. 1● 2 1 King 8. 33. 35. ●●a 51 3 4. 5 ver 13 14. Confessions only but our Vows also are to be made to God in Prayer and either of them are meerly adjoyned to Petition or Thanksgiving Psal 116. 2 11 14 Q. What Rule of direction have wee for Prayer Answ The same which Christ z Mat 6. 9 Luke 11. 12. taught us saying Our Father which art in Heaven c Q. What is a Sacrament A. A visible a Acts 2. 36 37 Rom 4. 11 Gen 17. 11. 1 Cor 10 2. 4. Mat 26 26 28 Sign and Seal of the Covenant or promise of Grace Quest What is this Covenant A. The Covenant b Gen 17 1 7 9. Exo. 6 7 Hosea 2. 13 Heb 8. 10 Mat 26. 28 28. 19 20 Col 3 9 which God hath stricken with his faithfull people and their seed that they be his People and He their God Quest How comes this Covenant to be made good to us A. Only by Christ c Heb 7. 22 9. 15 1 Tim 2. 5 2 Cor 1. 20. who is the Mediatour therof Q. How many Sacraments are there appointed us whereby Christ and his benefits are signified sealed to us A. Two only now under the Gospel namely d Acts 2. 41 42. Mat 28. 19. 1 Cor 11. 23. 1 Cor 12. 13 Baptism and the Supper of the Lord. Q. Why do we Baptise Infants seing the Sacraments do serve to confirme and encrease Grace Answ Because e Acts 2. 39. 2 Cor 7. 14. the Children of Confederate Believers are under the promise of Grace and within the Covenant Quest Why do we admit only grown persons to the Lords Supper Answ Because it signifies our f John 6. 55 1 Cor 11. 28 29 31. growth in Christ and it is required in the Receiver that there be an ability of discerning and judging how it is with himself that way Quest VVhat is that fellowship you spake of A. That g Acts 2. 42 47. 1 Cor 10 16 17. 1 John 1. 3 7 1 Cor 12. 13 27. Phil. 1. 5. holy Communion which the Members of true visible Churches are by the Bond of the Covenant to exercise joyntly with God in Christ and mutually one with another according to the Rule of the Gospel Q. VVhat is that Bond of the Covenant you named A. That h Mat 16. 16 17. 2 Cor 9 13. Heb 10. 22. 25. Heb 3. 1 6. 4. 14 16. 2 Cor 8. 5 Psal 133. 1. Neh 10. 28 Hosea 2 23 Eph. 4. 16. holy profession which they make according to the tenour of this Covenant of their giving up themselves and their seed to the Lord first and then to his People to be his and theirs in him for the promoting of his Honour worship their mutual edification Quest Wherin lyeth the holy Communion they be joyntly to exercise towards God in Christ Answ In i Heb 10. 22 25. Psal 73. 28 27. 4 Psa 84. 2 c John 1. 12 Col 2. 19 drawing neer unto and enjoying of him through Faith in his own wayes Ordinances Quest Wherin lyeth the Communion they profess to exercise mutually among themselves A. In their k 1 Cor 12. 7 22. 1 Pet 4. 10 Rom 1. 11. 12 13. Colos 2. 19 mutual participation of the benefit of the gifts and graces of each other Q. These being the outward meanes of our spiritual growth

Quest What are the particular miscarriages tending to the breach of this Commandement Answ They are the several evills as consist either in the w 1 Chron 15. 13. Mat 15. 9. de●ect of any the graces or duties prescribed or in what-ever is in conrariety thereto Quest Whereto serves the Reason Answ To teach us x Hosea 4. 1. Jer 23. 10 11 12. Jer 7 18 Zech 5. 4 1 Chr 15. 15 1 King 13. 4 Acts 5. 5. 2 King 19. 22 35 1 Cor 11. 30 that though man fayles yet God never failes even manifestly to punish the wilfull breach of this Commandement Quest VVhat is the fourth Commandement Command 4. Answ Remember thou keep y Exod 20. 8 to 11. Holy the SABBATH day c Quest What things are here to bee taken notice of Answ 1. The Dutyes enjoyned 2. The Reasons pressing to them Quest What is the general duty Answ Solemnly Religiously to observe a certain set solemn time of the Lords own appointment for the drawing neerer to himself in all the wayes of his holy Worship Q. What is that set time of Gods own appointment A. It is the z Mat 24. 20 Esay 56. 6. Esay 58. 13. Rev 1. 6. seaventh part of time or seaventh Day called the Sabbath or particularly the Sabbath of the Lord thy God or the Lords-day Q. Hath the Lord left us any Scripture-Rule whereby to find out the time of the begining end of the Sabbath A. The first seaventh day from the a Gen. 2. 2 3 Exod 31. 17 Creation wherin the Lord rested from all his works which he Created is laid before us in this Commandment as a pattern-Sabbath guiding us as in other respects so in this of the time wherin we ought to begin and end out Sabbath Q. Why observe we the first day of the week seing the seaventh or last day was at first observed in the Church A. The day is by b Psal 118. 24 John 20. 19 26. Act. 2. 1. c Divine appointment now changed from the last day of the week to the first for the Lev 23. 11 16. Acts 20. 17. 1 Cor 16 2. Rev 1. 10. memorial of the Lord Christ his Resurrection as upon this Day Quest What is the Sabbath-duty in particular Answ 1. To Rest this day 2. To Sanctifie the same Quest What are we enjoyned to Rest from upon this Day Answ Not only from the breach of c Lev 23. 7. Esay 58. 13 Exod 16. 28 29. Luke 23. 56. with Mark 16. 1. Exod 31. 13 24. 21. Neh. 13. 16 20 Jer 17. 24. Exod 16. 9 any other Commandement which is euery-dayes-duty but from occupying our selves about such things as are lawfull upon an other day attended to Quest But is this Rest absolutely enjoyned Answ No for what d Mat 12. 1 9 2 King 4. 23 Psal 81. 3. Neh 8. 10 Neh 5. 18. tends to further the Worship of God on the day or else doth appertain to common honesty or to the serving some special Divine Providence imposing a necessity of present labour for the preservation of life or the comfort of it the same may be done on this day Q. What is it to keep it Holy A. To pass the time holily in the holy attendance upon the duties of Gods holy Worship Quest What are those dutyes of worship wherin we are to imploy our selves on this day Answ All those e Psal ●● tot 63 27 4. Acts ● 7 2 Tim. 4. 2 Acts 16. 13. Ezek 46. 1 01. which are enjoyned in first second Cōmandement in that manner of wise as required in the third and this in publick in private Quest Is that which is commonly called Contribution a publick Sabbath-dayes work A. As in the f Luk. 21. 1. 2 1 Cor 16 1 2. Exod 23. 15 Psal 45. 12. Mat 5. 23. due performance of it it is a fruit of faith holines an act of love mercy a testimony of thankfulnes and a token of a heart enla●ged in the sense of Gods bounty on that day tasted of and rejoyced in so it is most suitable to the publick work of the day Q. What are the private dutyes A. Such as we are to attend before the publick or after either in the family or a part by our selves Q. What be they that be to go before A. The g Num 2●● 10 Psa● 119 147 148 Psal 63. 1. reading Gods word instructing the family there-from prayer holy meditation of Gods word and works c Quest What be they that be to follow Answ Meditation h Mal 2. 2 Luke 2. ●9 Psal 119. 97. 98. Acts 17. 11 Deut 6. 6 Heb 2. 2. Acts 13. 42 Luke 24. 17. Num 28. 10. Psal 92. 1 2. of the word heard examination of what was taught by the word recalling it over in the family taking triall of their profiting who are under our charge holy conference prayer singing of psalms Q. To whom is this charge concerning the sanctifying of the Sabbath given Answ As the charge i Neh 1● 15 1 Tim 2. 2. Jer. 17. 20 27 Gen 18. 19 Psal 101. 8. Josh 24. 13 2 Chron 34. 33. concerns all So in an especial sort such as are Superiours as to keep it themselves so to care that they who be under them do so also Quest What be the Reasons used here to enforce the care of sanctifying the Sabbath Answ There be divers reasons insinuated but three mainly insisted upon 1. The first wherof is taken from the equity of the Command 2. The second from Gods own example 3. From the Divine institution of the day and his blessing it to the sincere observers of it Quest What is the duty in generall The second Table which the second Table enjoynes Answ To love our k Mat 22 39 neighbour as our selve Quest Vnto what special heads are the dutyes of Love or Righteousnes which we owe unto our neighbour to be referred according to the order of the six following Commandements belonging unto the second Table Answ Unto these six heads The first concerns our Neighbours Honour estimation The second his life lively-hood The third his chastity purity The fourth his outward estate and goods The fift sixt as in order to the better performance of our charge respecting the foregoing enjoynes us 1. Truth in our speeches promises and dealings 2. Contentation with our own condition Commandement 5. Q. What is the fift Commandment A. HONOUR thy Father c Exod 20. 12 Q. What consider you in it A. The Precept it selfe and the Ephes 6. 2 Promise annexed Q. What is the Scope of that Precept Answ To direct m Eccl 10. 7 Gen 2. 10 Ec●l 4. 9 Psa● 133. 1 1 Cor 14. 40 as a Rule each one of us in that his duty to be performed to his neighbour which his Place Age or gifts properly call for as to the end