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A scriptural catechism useful for all sorts of persons, both sure as desired to teach their families and such as desire to learn the principles of the Christian religion out of the Holy Scriptures / by Owen Stockton ...
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Stockton, Owen, 1630-1680.
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A. Psal 68.19 Blessed be the Lord who daily loadeth us with benefits even the God of our Salvation Q. Must we not bear every days crosses with patience and continue to follow Christ notwithstanding we meet with troubles in the ways of God A. Luke 9.23 And he said unto them all If any man will come after me let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me Q. Must we not do all the good we can for all men every day according as God puts opportunities into our hands A. Gal. 6.10 As we have therefore opportunity let us do good unto all men especially unto them who are of the houshold of faith Q. Must we not meditate all the day long upon the Wora of God that we may know how to order every days business according to the Word A. Psal 119.97 O how I love thy Law it is my meditation all the day Q. Must we not end as well as begin the day with Prayer A. Psal 88.1 O Lord God of my Salvation I have cried day and night before thee Q When we go to bed at night must we not commune with our hearts to see how we have spent the day past A. Psal 4.4 Stand in aw and sin not commune with your own heart upon your bed and be still Q. When we lie down to sleep and awake in the nigh season must not our thoughts be upon God and the thing of God A. Psal 119 55. I have remembred thy Name O Lord in the night and have kept thy Law Q. Whom must we make choice of for our companions A. Psal 119.63 I am a companion of all them that fear thee and of them that keep thy Precepts Q. What benefit comes by keeping company with good men and what hurt by being a companion of evil men A. Prov. 13.20 He that walketh with wisemen shall be wise but a companion of fools shall be destroyed Q. Do not they deceive themselves that think they may keep company with evil men and yet not be corrupted by them A. 1 Cor. 15.33 Be not deceived evil communications corrupt good manners Q. Can no man walk in the ways of God and obtain life unless he forsake evil company A. Prov. 9.6 Forsake the foolish and live and go in the way of understanding Q. Do not all afflictions come from God A. Isa 45.7 I form the light and create darkness I make peace and create evil I the Lord do all these things Q. Must we not bear every affliction patiently of what nature soever it be beause it comes from God A. Psal 39.9 I was dumb I opened not my mouth because thou didst it Q. Have we no cause to complain of God as long as he spares our lives and doth not cast us into Hell although he punish us very sorely for our sins A. Lam. 3.39 Wherefore doth a living man complain a man for the punishment of his sins Q. Must we neither despise the chastenings of the Lord when they are small and continue but a little time nor faint when they are heavy and lie long upon us A. Heb. 12.5 My son despise not thou the chastning of the Lord nor faint when thou art rebuked of him Q. When God chastneth us is it not that he may do us good and make us partakers of his holiness A. Heb. 12.10 They verily for a few days chastned us after their own pleasure but he for our profit that we might be partakers of his holiness Q. Do not Gods rebukes come out of love and when he chastens us is it not to lead us to repentance A. Rev. 3.19 As many as I love I rebuke and chasten be zealous therefore and repent Q. If lesser afflictions do not lead us to repentance will not God send greater upon us A. Lev. 26.23 24. And if ye will not be reformed by these things but will walk contrary unto me then will I also walk contrary unto you and will punish you yet seven times for your sins Q. What promise have you that God will sanctifie your afflictions for the purging away your sins A. Isa 27.9 By this therefore shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged and this is all the fruit to take away his sin Q. What promise have you that God will be with you in your troubles and in due time grant you deliverance out of them A. Psal 91.15 He shall call upon me and I will answer him I will be with him in trouble I will deliver him and honour him Q. Is not God wont to give his people great comforts after they have been exercised with great troubles A. Psal 71.20 21. Thou which hast shewed me great and fore troubles shalt quicken me again and shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth Thou shalt encrease my greatness and comfort me on every side Q. Hath not God promised to comfort his people not only after their troubles but even whilst they walk in the mid'st of trouble A. Psal 138.7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble thou wilt revive me thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies and thy right hand shall save me Micah 7.8 Rejoyce not against me O mine Enemy when I fall I shall arise when I sit in darkness the Lord shall be a light unto me Q. Hath not God promised that he will not suffer us to be tempted above what we are able to bear A. 1 Cor. 10.13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man but God is faithful who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able but will with the temptation also make a way to escape that ye may be able to bear it Q. Is not that man blessed that endureth temptation A. James 1.12 Blessed is the man that endureth temptation for when he is tried he shall receive the Crown of Life which the Lord hath promised to them that love him Q. What must we do when Gods judgments are abroad Must we not give our selves unto Prayer and learn Righteousness A. Isa 26.9 With my soul have I desired thee in the night yea with my spirit within me will I seek thee early for when thy judgements are in the earth the Inhabitants of the World will learn righteousness Q. What is our strong hold whither we must run for safety in time of trouble A. Prov. 18.10 The Name of the Lord is a strong Tower the righteous runneth into it and is safe Q. What shall we do that we may be hid in the day of the Lords anger A. Zeph. 2.3 Seek ye the Lord all ye meek of the earth which have wrought his judgment seek righteousness seek meekness it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the Lords anger Q. What promise have you that God will deliver you from the Pestilence A. Psal 91.2 3. I will say of the Lord He is my refuge and my fortress my God in him will I trust Surely