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A new and useful catechism; very necessary and teachable both for children and young Christians. : Wherein is contained by way of question and answer a brief discovery ... / by Manasseth King.
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King, Manasseth.
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Evil and enabled to do his Duty Luke 18.1 1 Thess 5.21 Mat. 6.6 Q. VVhat other Duties are required of Church-members A. Loving meek Admonitions given to those that transgress condemning what is good with the most gaining winning Terms that may be for the preventing of Evil and bringing to a godly Sorrow Gal. 6.1 Rev. 2.1 2. 2 Cor. 2.11 Q. VVhat ought the Reprover of Evil to do farther A. Examine himself and cast out the Beam out of his own Eye then will he clearly see the Mote that is in his Brother 's not upbraiding with former Evils lifting up his Heart to God for a Blessing and Direction how to give it to the Party offending Mat. 7.3 4. Luke 19.3 Q. VVhat farther A. If a private Offence to tell the Offender between thee and him alone avoiding Tale-bearing if he hear not take another or two that in the Mouth of two or three Witnesses every Word may be established if he hear not then tell the Church Mat. 18.15 16 17. Q. VVhat then is the Church to do A. They are publickly to enquire into the Evil and the guiltiness of the Party sinning and to manifest the Danger of Sin with the vileness and odiousness thereof lovingly to beseech the Party offending to turn from it And in case they see Stubbornness plainly and sharply to reprove and afterwards to account him as a Heathen Man Publican Mat. 18.17 Q. VVhat is the Duty of the Reproved A. To love them that do it to esteem the Wounds of a Friend better than the Kisses of an Enemy to account the Smitings of the Righteous as a Balm to help a Soul when wounded by Sin to suspect and search their own Hearts and find out their own Iniquity to confess to God and to them that they have offended and not to hide their Evils under any Pretence or Excuse whatsoever and then there is a Promise of Mercy Prov. 28.13 Jam. 5.15 Prov. 9.8 Q. VVhat is the Man that hath sinned farther to do that he may have comfort A. He is to apply the Promise of Mercy to remember that he hath an Advocate with the Father to walk humbly and watchfully both towards God and Man 1 Joh. 2.1 2 Cor. 7.10 Q. VVhat then is the offended Brother to do A. Freely to forgive pass by and not remember nor upbraid the Person afterwards with his Evils to desire the forgiveness of his Trespasses as he forgives his Brother his and to pray that his Brother may be healed Mat. 18.35 6.12 Jam. 5.16 Q. What further is the Church of God to do A. To break Bread in remembrance of Christ's Body being broken to drink of the Fruit of the Grape in remembrance of his Blood being shed for them Matth. 26.28 Luke 22.20 1 Cor. 11.24 25 26. Q. VVhat is set forth to the believing Soul in this Ordinance A. The great Love of the Lord Jesus in dying for them in redeeming them by his Blood 1 Pet. 1.18 in being broken for their Transgressions wounded for their Iniquities becoming Sin that knew no Sin that they might be made the Righteousness of God in him 2 Cor. 5.21 Isa 53.2 3. Q. VVhat else is to be minded in this Ordinance by the Believer A. A constant feeding upon the Benefits of Christ's Death by Faith whereby a Soul may discern Christ's Body broken to be Bread indeed and his Blood being shed to be Drink indeed nourishing of the believing Soul to Eternal Life John 6.51 54. Q. VVhat farther is to be minded A. A New Testament dedicated in his Blood and an end put to all the shadowing Sacrifices in the Time of the Law the middle-Wall of Partition being broken down and in the slighting of his Will and Testament it is a slighting of his Blood according to Scripture Heb. 10.28 29. 9.15 16 17. 12.25 Q. VVhat is the Receiver of this Ordinance to do by way of Preparation A. To examine himself to lay aside every Sin and to keep the Feast with unleavened Bread of Sincerity Truth 1 Cor. 5.8 11.28 Q. What is the Administrator to do A. He is to take the Bread and bless the Lord and to seek a Blessing from the Lord upon his Appointment and to speak such words that may affect the Hearts of the Receivers with the unspeakable Gift of God even Christ and after to deliver it as that which is broken and to be eaten in remembrance of the Body of Christ being broken for them and after the same manner to take the Cup delivering of it as that which doth shew forth the Blood of Christ and the New Testament in his Blood which was shed for them and many for the Remission of their Sins 1 Cor. 11.24 25 26. Luke 22.19 20. Q. After the Ordinance is thus Administred what is then to be done farther A. A solemn hearty praising blessing singing unto God for his unsearchable Riches of his Grace in Christ unto them 1 Cor. 14.15 Mat. 26 30. Q. What is the Danger of eating and drinking Vnworthily A. They eat and drink Damnation to themselves in not discerning the Lord's Body 1 Cor. 11.27 Q. What is farther to be done by the Church A. If any speak or have received Understanding Utterance Boldness from the Spirit as they have received every one to minister the manifold Graces of God If any speak to speak as the Oracles of God 1 Pet. 4.11 1 Cor. 14.1 29. Q. May any gifted Brother in the Church preach A. Yea for they may all prophesy one by one that all may learn and be comforted And Christ saith No Man lighteth a Candle to put under a Bed or a Bushel but on a Candlestick that the Houshold may have Light Mind his Counsel in the next words 1 Cor. 14.30 Mat. 6.15 16. Q. What farther is to be done by the Church of God in assembling together A. Contributing to the Necessity of the poor Saints as God hath prospered them 1 Cor. 16.2 Acts 6.1 Q. In what manner ought this to be done A. He is to give chearfully willingly avoiding grudging and vain Glory 2 Cor. 9.7 Rom. 12.13 Q. What Encouragement have charitable Christians in this Work A. They may assure themselves that in doing of it sincerely Christ will take what is bestowed upon his Members in their Necessities as done to himself Mat. 25.36 as being the Blessed of the Lord as lending to the Lord and he will pay again as those that sow Liberally shall reap Bountifully for God is able to make all Grace abound Psal 41.1 Prov. 19.17 Mat. 25.36 2 Cor. 9.6 7. Q. Who is the Church of God to do good unto in this respect A. To all but especially to the Houshold of Faith Gal. 6.10 Q. What farther is to be done by the Church of Christ A. They are to look out from among themselves faithful Men Men of Wisdom full of the Holy Spirit qualified according to the Directions given by Paul to Timothy 1 Epist 3.1 for the Work of
Bishops and Deacons Titus 1.6 Q In what manner are they to be chosen that are to be Elders or Bishops Q. They solemnly are to apply themselves by Prayer and Fasting unto the Lord for direction whom to chuse and as near as they can appoint such Men in the Work that are qualified for it and sutably gifted to feed the Flock with wholsome sound Doctrine then to ordain them by the laying on of the Hands of the Eldership Acts 14.23 13.2 3. 1 Tim. 4.14 1 Tim. 3. Q. VVhat is the Work chiefly of the Elders A. To feed the Flock of God over which the Holy Ghost hath made them Overseers to watch for their Souls as one that must give an Account for them Heb. 13.17 to provide seasonable Matter for them both for Instruction Correction and Comfort and to labour to hold forth sound Doctrine by a due Study and premeditating upon the Will of God 1 Tim. 4.15 2 Tim. 2.15 Mat. 24.45 And so giving every one their Portion in due Season being Patterns or Ensamples to the Flock 1 Pet. 5.1 2 3. Q. Are the Deacons to be ordained by laying on of Hands A. Yea so was the Example Acts 6.6 Q. What is to be done in order to chuse them A. Their Qualifications are to be minded on the Churches part and as near as they can to chuse Men according to the Pattern 1 Tim. 3.8 Q. VVhat is their Work A. To over see the Poor faithfully and carefully to distribute the Church's Contribution that the Poor may not justly complain Act. 6.1 2. Q. What Care ought the Church to take of them that labour in the Word and Doctrine A. To account them worthy of double Honour not to receive evil Thoughts of them without just Cause nor any Accusation against an Elder without two Witnesses and to obey them in their ruling according to Christ's own Word 1 Tim. 5.17 19. Heb. 13.17 Q. What further are they to do A. They that are taught in the Word are to communicate to him that teacheth in all good Things according as they shall be made free by the Power of the Gospel Gal. 6.6 Phil. 4.17 Q. Are they thus to be contented to Labour A. Yea and when the chief Shepherd shall appear they shall receive a Crown of Life if Faithful Free Ready Constant Humble in the doing of their Work 1 Pet. 6.2 3 4. So was Paul's Charge to the Elders Acts 20. as also his own Example Acts 20.33 34. Q. VVhat is the Duty of Saints in Affliction A. To pray for Mercy to exercise Patience to examine themselves to loath their Sin with a Resolution to turn from it Jam. 5.14 Lam. 3.40 Job 24.31 Joh. 5.14 Q. VVhat are they to do further A. They are to send for the Elders of the Church and they are to pray over them anointing them with Oil in the Name of the Lord. And there is a two-fold Promise First That the Prayer of Faith shall save the Sick Secondly That if he have committed Sin it shall be forgiven him Jam. 5.14 15 16. This Promise of Recovery must be considered if God have not otherwise determined for it is appointed for Men once to die and if Recovery should always be of sick Members then none in the Church should die Q. VVas this ever practised by Christ's Disciples c. A. Yea they anointed with Oil in the Name of the Lord many that were Sick and healed them Mark 6.13 Although there be no more in the Oil than there was in the brazen Serpent yet being commanded by the Lord there is Virtue in it and God's Promise is to his own Way Therefore let none despise and run out of God's Way as Asa did 2 Chron. 16.12 13. Q. VVhat are Persons to do when merry A. They are to sing Psalms and Spiritual Songs according to their sensibleness of the Lord's Mercy to themselves or the Church of God and to speak forth their Experiences of God's Goodness Mercy either Spiritually or Temporally enjoyed for the Praise of God for the raising up each others Hearts Exod. 15.12 Isa 26.1 Jude 5. Luke 2.29 Q. Is Singing giving of Thanks Praising Blessing God all one A. Yea the Apostle's words make it so appear 1 Cor. 14.15 16 17. Q. What are Christians Duty to all Men A. To do to all Men as they would be done by Mat. 7.12 Luk. 6.31 Q. VVhat is their Duty to Enemies A. To pray for them that persecute them to do good to them that hate them to bless them that curse them to feed if hungry if thirsty to give them Drink Rom. 12.20 Mat. 5.44 Q. How must they learn this Duty A. By considering that Christ laid down his Life for them while Enemies Rom. 5.8 by a serious consideration that God would have Love and Mercy shewed to them that are Evil that Saints might be like God that Men might that way be provoked to turn unto the Lord and if not provoked by the Lord's Patience and Mercy nor his Peoples it will justly make their Torments insupportable Mat. 5.45 Rom. 12.20 even as sad as Coles of Fire upon the Head Q. What are Christians Duty to Magistrates A. To obey them in all things commanded by them that are not contrary to the Law of the Almighty God not for Wrath but for Conscience sake Q. VVhat must we do when we cannot actually obey A. Patiently suffering as did the three Children Daniel Paul and Silas Peter and John when Governours required that to be done which God forbad or commanded that to be avoided that God enjoined Rom. 13.5 Acts 4.19 16.21 23. Dan. 3.16 17 18. 6.10 Q. How are Men elected or chosen by the Lord A. They are said to be chosen in Christ before the Foundation of the World Ephes 1.4 1 Pet. 1.2 Q. How are Men in Christ A. By Faith Rom. 11.20 23. Q. How then cometh Faith A. By hearing the Word preached Rom. 10.17 Q. How comes the Word of Remission of Sins and eternal Life to be preached A. By the Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ Q. How came Jesus Christ to die for our Sins A. It was the Lord's free Love in sending him into the World John 3.16 Luke 24.47 1 Cor. 15.13 14 15. Q. But seeing Men are chosen through the sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the Truth as 2 Thess 2.13 How then are they chosen in him before the Foundation of the World A. In the Purpose of God they that believe are his Chosen Q. How make you that appear A. God calleth things that are not as tho they were Rom. 4.17 And so he said to Abraham I have made thee a Father of many Nations yet not the Father of one Child at that time but Ishmael Gen. 17.5 but not of Isaac in whom his Seed should be called Rom. 9.7 Q. How doth it farther appear that Men are Elect according to the foreknowledg of God thrô Sanctification of the Spirit unto Obedience 1 Pet. 1.2 and yet