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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

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touching Gods good-will toward● it and so to give it up unto the Lord and to his people in him devoting it to his service engaging the bringing it up to him and for him Q. What is the Churches duty A. As each one for his part to call to mind the grace of t 1 Pet 3. 21. Mark 16. 16 1 Cor 15. 29 Gal 3. 27. Rom 6. 3. Mat 28 19 Baptism formerly offered to him to abase himself in the sense of the former breach of his engagement and Reverently to attend this Ordinance improving the remembrance of his own Baptism to his own spiritual advantage So all of them joyntly by humble confession prayer and thanks-giving to look up unto God for the Infant or who other presented to Baptism Quest What is the Ministers duty Answ As to understand so to teach 2 Cor 3. 6. Mat 28. 27. Exod 40. 9 Mat 3. 11. 1 Tim 4. 4. 3. 15. the doctrine use of this Ordinance and in a grave holy sort to dispence the same according to the Institution with prayer and thanks-giving Quest How can Infants be conceived capable of Baptism A. As well as of u Col 2. 11 12. with 1 Cor. 7. 14. 1 Pet 3. 21. Deut 30. 6 Ephe 2. 5. Circumcision of old And to be Baptised or Circumci●ed outwardly or inwardly no external action of the receiver is necessarily pre-required he being properly rather a patient therin and also there being no word in the new Testament Gen 17. 11 12. which makes void that former appointment of God of setting the initiating Seal of the Covenant upon such Quest To what use serves it A. To w Gal 6. 10 1 Cor 12. 13 John 15 2 Rom 4. 11 Gen 17. 11. Heb 12. 25 Signify and seal its visible relation to Christ his body the Church and unto Christ himself the head of his Church by vertue of the Covenant and consequently its visible interest in the Priviledges of the Covenant its obligation to the termes● and conditions of it Quest VVhat things are there properly Of the Lords Supper considerable in the Lords Supper Answ Principally 1. The outward Elements and actions 2. The inward distinct grace 3. The special end of it Quest Why are here two distinct Elements and in Baptism but one A. Because this Ordinance tends to x Esay 4. 16 Psal 104. 15. Judg 19. 19 Rom 14. 21. set forth the full nourishment of the soul and this neither bread nor wine apart would do the one being the staff of Life the other the cherisher of the spirits Quest What are we to observe as touching the outward acts of the Supper A. The acts on the Ministers part and on the receivers Q. What are the acts on the Ministers part A. These four To y Luke 22. 10. 20. 1 Cor 11. 23 24 Take To Bless To Break or poure out and to deliver forth the Elements in the Name of Christ Q. What do these actions import A. The setting of Christ apart for suffering and death and suffering of Acts 2. 23 36 1 Cor 21. 26 John 6. 51 Christ accordingly and the free communication of the benefits therof to so many as do receive him Quest Whence is it that from Christ is our spiritual support and strength in grace as well as our first being in grace Answ From hence that He is appointed a Heb 9. 15 1 ●●n 2. 5. 2 Cor 1. 20 Col 3. 11 C●● 2 10. John 10. 10. hath undertaken to be the alone Mediatour of the Covenant and so the All in all of the souls-happines Quest How is Christ propounded to us in the Supper as the soul-nourishment Answ As the same b 1 Cor 11. 24 1 Cor 10 16 stands in relation to the word of promise wherin Christ is made the souls own to feed her Quest Wherin doth the Sacramentall nourishment stand A. In all c 2 Pet 1. 3. Psal 84. 11 37. 4 92 12 13 14. Hos 14. 5. 8 3 John 2 John 1 17 17. 11 Esay 63. 3 4. Ephe 4. 16 Psal 73. 26 1 Cor 15. 58. manner of Spiritual supply to any of the wants of the soul as concerns its health growth stability or fruitfulnes in grace Quest What do those acts of the receiver in taking eating drinking the Elements set forth Answ How Faith-Sacramental d Esay 1. 29. Luke 5. 1● Esay 25. 6 7 3. Psal 118. 24. Esa 55. 2 apprehends applies Christ al-along to the soules spiritual nourishment For it consenting to the word of Gods Tit 1. 15. Rev 3. 16. Jer 2. 13 promise tender submitting in obedience to his command does lay hold upon improue Christ to all needful supplies of Grace spiritual strength life and gathers out the sweetnes and comfort of all Quest What is the end use of the Supper Answ 1. To confirm e John 10. 9 15. 4. Heb 9. 16. the Promise concerning nourishment and growth by Christ to the experience of the believing soul depending alone upon Christ and his grace for the same 2. To f Col 2. 20 2 Cor 5. 14 15. ● Cor 11. 16 engage the soul both to depend constantly confidently upon Christ to that end for the future and to improve all back again unto Christ and his Honour APPENDIX third TOUCHING OBEDIENCE Appendix 3. of the Decalogue And the Rule thereof WE having in part discovered what God will do for us Now let us hear what Hee requireth of us Answ Obedience unto a Psal 40. 8. Psal 143. 10. Mat 7. 21. his Will Revealed Q. Where is Gods Will made known Answ In the b Mat 22. 40. 2 Tim 3. 16. 17. holy Scriptures of the Prophets and Apostles whereby the Moral-Law which is an Abbreviat of Gods Will is in the several parts of it fully explained Quest What is the Moral-Law Answ It is that c Psa 19. 7 10 Exod. 16. 17. 1. 19. 2 19. 9 with Exod 20. 1-Eccl 12. 13 1 Cor 10. 2. 3 Ex 31. 18 full perfect unchangable Rule which the Lord himself gave uttered as his last will unto his people in the wildernes prescribing the whole duty of thankfullnes and obedience which the Lords redeemed ones in Covenant with Him be obliged unto Q. How many things do you observe in it as you have it expressed in Exod 20. Answ Two things 1. The Preface verse 1 2. 2. The Cōmandements themselves to verse 17. Quest Whereto serves the Preface Answ To acquaint us with a three fold reason enforcing the obedience to this Law upon the Lords people 1. Because He is d Esay 49. 5. 9 Psal 45. 11. the Lord having Soveraign Dominion over all 2. Because He is our e 2 Cor 7. 1 2 Pet 1. 4 Covenant-God all the Promises wherof are so many engagements unto obedience Quest What is the third reason