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A39662	An exposition of the assemblies catechism with practical inferences from each question as it was carried on in the Lords Days exercises in Dartmouth, in the first year of liberty, 1688 / by John Flavell.	Flavel, John, 1630?-1691.; Mather, Increase, 1639-1723.; Westminster Assembly (1643-1652). Shorter catechism.	1692 (1692)	Wing F1160; ESTC R25088	171,235	224

must be performed in the heart of a Child of God by the Spirit of Adoption Gal. 4.6 And because ye are sons God hath sent forth the spirit of his Son in our hearts crying Abba Father Rom. 8.26 Likewise the spirit also helpeth our infirmities for we know not what we should pray for as we ought but the spirit it self maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered Q. 7. What 's the third qualification of an acceptable Prayer respecting the manner A. It must be servent and importunate not cold and formal Iam. 5.16 The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much Matth. 7.7 Ask and it shall be given you seek and ye shall find knock and it shall be opened unto you Q. 8. Wherein doth true importunity with God in Prayer consist A. Not in the multitude of words Matth. 6.7 But when ye pray use not vain repetitions as the heathen do for they think they shall be heard for their much speaking But in an holy earnestness of Spirit to be heard Psal 143.7 Hear me speedily O Lord my spirit faileth hide not thy face from me lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit A prudent choice of prevalent Arguments Iob 23.4 I would order my cause before him and fill my mouth with arguments And a resolute persistance in our requests till they be granted Isa. 62.7 And give him no rest till he establish and till he make Ierusalem a praise in the earth Q. 9. Do not Prayers thus qualified sometimes miscarry A. God may delay and suspend the answer of them for a time Psal. 22. 2. O my God I cry in the day time but thou hear●● not c. But sooner or latter God will alwayes answer them either in the very thing we ask 1 Iohn 5.15 We know that we have the petitions that we desired of him Or in that which is equivalent or better Gen. 17.18 19. And Abraham said unto God O that Ishmael might live before thee And God said Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed and thou shalt-call his name Isaac and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant and with his seed after him Q. 10. Is there no Prayer but what is stated and fixed A. Yes there is sudden occasional Prayer which we call ejaculatory Such was Iacobs Gen. 49.18 I have waited for thy salvation O Lord. And this is exceeding useful to maintain constant communion with God and keep the heart in a spiritual frame Q. 11. Is all stated and fixed Prayer publick in the Congregation or Church A. No stated Prayer ought to be in our Families with those under our charge and in our Closets betwixt God and us alone Iosh. 24.15 But as for me and my house we will serve the Lord. And Matth. 6.6 But when thou prayest enter into thy closet and when thou hast shut thy door pray to thy father which is in secret and thy father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly Q. 12. What infer you from hence A. The restraint of Prayer is not only a great fin but an ill sign of a graceless heart Iob 15.4 Yea thou castest off fear and restrainest prayer before God And that which entails a judgment and curse upon men and their Families Ier. 10.25 Pour out thy fury upon the heathen that know thee not and upon the families that call not upon ●hy name Q. 13. What 's the second Inference from the Ordinance of Prayer A. That the true reason why we enjoy not the Mercies we pray for is not because God is unwilling to grant Mercies but because we either neglect Prayer or miscarry in the manner of Prayer Jam. 4.2 3 Ye lust and have not ye kill and desire to have and cannot obtain ye fight and war yet ye have not because y● ask not Ye ask and receive not because ye ask amiss that ye may consume it upon your lusts Of Direction in Prayer Quest. 99. WHat Rule hath God given for our dir●ction in the Duty of Prayer A. The whole Word of God is of use to direct us 〈◊〉 Prayer but the special Rule of Direction is that form of Prayer which Christ taught his Disciples commonly called the Lords-Prayer Q. 1. Do men need directions rules and helps in Prayer A. They do greatly need them for in ●nd of our selves we know not what to pray for as we ought Rom. 8.26 Likewise the spirit also helpeth our infirmities for we know not what we shall pray for as we ought c. Nor how to pray in a right manner and for right ends and a mistake in either frustrates our Prayer Jam. 4.3 Ye ask and receive not because ye ask amiss that ye may consume it upon your lusts Q. 2. When do men mistake in the matter of their Prayer A. They mistake in the matter of Prayer when they ask of God things that are not l●wful good and agreeable to his Will So the Disciples were ready to do in calling for fire from Heaven on the Samaritanes Luke 9.54 55. And when his disciples James and John saw this they said Lord wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven and consume them even as Elias did But he turned and rebuked them and said ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of Q. 3. When do men mistake in the manner of Prayer A. They mistake in the manner when they ask Mercies of God for carnal ends to satisfie their lusts Jam. 4.3 Ye ask and receive not because ye ask amiss that ye may consume it upon your lusts Or in a drowsie and careless manner Isa. 64.7 And there is none that calleth upon thy name that stirreth up himself to take hold of thee c. Q. 4. What helps hath God afforded us to furnish us to Prayer both in respect of the matter and manner A. The Scriptures abudantly furnish us with all sorts of helps and directions for the matter of Prayer It directs us both in co●fession of sins original and actual Psal. 51.4 5. Behold I was shapen in iniquity and in sin did my mother conceive me Against thee thee only have I sinned and done this evil in thy sight c. Petition and Thanksgiving Phil. 4.6 Be careful for nothing but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your request be made known unto God Q. 5. Doth it afford us any help or direction as to the manner of Prayer also A. Yes it doth and that both as to 1. our sincerity in P●ayer 〈◊〉 10.22 Let us draw near with a tra● heart in full assurance of faith having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience all our bodies washed pure water 2. As to our humility in Prayer Psal. 10.17 Lord thou hast heard the desire of the humble thou wilt prepare their heart thou wilt cause thine ear to hear 3. As to our faith in Prayer Jam. 1.6 But let him ask in faith nothing

all that thou hast And in the New Testament all special good as 2 Thes. 3.16 Now the Lord of peace give you peace always Q. 2. VVhat are the kinds of special Peace A. There is a twofold special peace One without us by reconciliation Rom. 5.1 Therefore being justified by faith we have peace with God And peace within us by way of consolation Col. 3.15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts Q. 3. VVhat did our peace cost Christ A. It cost him bloody Stripes and Sufferings Isa. 53.5 The chastisement of our peace was upon him and by his stripes we are healed Q. 4. Can none have true peace but such as are in him A. No others may have false Peace Luke 11.21 VVhen a strong man armed keepeth his palace his goods are in peace But Believers only have true peace Rom. 5.1 Therefore being justified by faith we have peace with God through our Lord Iesus Christ. Q. 5. Have all Believers peace in their consciences at al● times A. No they are always in a state of peace but have not always the sense of peace Isa. 50.10 VVho is among you that feareth the Lord and obeyeth the voice of his servant that walketh in darkness and hath no light let h●m trust in the name of the Lord and stay upon his God Q. 6. What is that which hinders the sense of peace in Believers A. Their Sins against the Lord and grieving of his Spirit Isa. 59.2 But your iniquities have separated between you and your God and your sins have hid his face from you that he will not hear Q. 7. What maintains the state of peace when the sense of peace is lost A. Christ's continual and potent Intercession with the F●ther for us 1 Iohn 2.12 My little children these things write I unto you that ye sin not and if any man sin we have an advocate with the father Iesus Christ the righteous Q. 8. What is the best way to maintain our peace with God A. Strict walking by Gospel-Rules Gal. 6.16 And as many as walk according to this rule peace be on them Q. 9. Doth this Peace come and go with outward Peace A. No we may enjoy this when no peace is to be had in the World Iohn 16.33 These things I have spoken unto you that in me ye might have peace in the world ye shall have tribulation but be of good chear I have overcome the world Q. 10. What is the first Instruction from hence A. That the wicked are in a sad case at all times but especially in evil times Isa. 57.20 21. But the wicked are like the troubled Sea when it cannot rest whose waters cast up ●nire and dirt There is no peace saith my God to the wicked Q. 11. What is the second Instruction from hence A. That the chief Care of a Christian should be to keep his peace with God Ier. 17.17 Be not a terror to me Thou art my hope in the day of evil Q. 12. What is the last Instruction A. Let the Saints long to be in Heaven the State of full and perfect Peace Isa. 57.2 He shall enter into peace they shall rest in their beds each one walking in his uprightness Of Ioy in the Holy Ghost Quest 1. HOW many sorts of Ioy are there among men A. There is a Sensitive Joy Acts 14.17 Nevertheless he left not himself without witness in that he did good and gave us rain from Heaven and fruitful Seasons filling our hearts with food and gladness A sinful Joy Prov. 15.21 Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom And a spiritual Joy Rom. 5.11 And not only so but we also joy in God though our Lord Iesus Christ. Q. 2. Why is spiritual Ioy called Ioy in the Holy Ghost A. Because the Holy Ghost is the Author of it Gal. 5.22 But the fruit of the spirit is love joy peace c. Q. 3. What is the First thing begets joy in the Saints A. The First thing they joy in is their Justification before God Isa. 61.10 I will greatly rejoyce in the Lord my soul shall be joyful in my God for he hath cloathed me with the garments of salvation he hath covered me with the robes of righteousness Q. 4. What is the Second thing that breeds this Ioy A. Hopes of Glory breeds Joy in the Saints Rom. 5.2 And rejoyce in hopes of the glory of God Q. 5. What is the instrument by which the spirit conveys this Ioy A. Faith is the instrument of it Phil. 1.25 And baving this confidence I know that I shall abide and continue with you all for your furtherance and joy of faith Q. 6. What is the first Property of this Ioy A. 'T is Joy unspeakable and full of Glory 1 Pet. 1. 8. Believing ye rejoyce with joy unspeakable and full of glory Q. 7. What is the second Property of it A. That it is not in the power of men to deprive the Saints of it Iohn 16.22 And your joy no man taketh from you Q. 8. What is the third Property of it A. It makes the Soul free and chearful in the ways of Obedience Psal. 119.32 I will run the ways of thy commandments when thou shalt enlarge my heart Q. 9. What is most destructive to a Christian's Ioy A. Sin especially sin against light Psal. 51.8 Make me to hear joy and gladness that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoyce Q. 10. What should be the main Care of a Christian in this World A. To maintain his joy in God to the last Acts 20.24 But none of these things move me neither count I my life dear unto my self so that I might finish my course with joy Q. 11. Have not Hypocrites their joys as well as real Christians A. Yes but the Joy of the Hypocrite is not grounded upon Scripture-warrant and will vanish away and will come to nothing at last Iohn 5.35 He was a burning and a shining light and ye were willing for a season to rejoyce in his light Q. 12. Whas is the first Inference from hence A. Let all that expect joy in the Holy Ghost see that they preserve purity of Conscience and Conversation 2 Cor. 1.12 Grace be to you and peace from God our Father and from the Lord Iesus Christ. Q. 13. What is the last Inference A. That Religion is no melancholy thing but the fountain of all Joy and Pleasure Prov. 3.17 Her ways are ways of pleasantness and all her paths are peace Of the Increase of Grace Quest. 1. DOTH all true Grace increase and grow A. Yes it doth like the Morning light Prov. 4.18 The path of the just is as the shining light that shineth more and more unto the perfect day And for that end God hath appointed Ministers and Ordinances Eph. 4.11 12. And he gave some Apostles and some Prophets and some Evangelists and some Pastors aud Teachers for the perfecting of the Saints for the work of the Ministry for the edifying of