The History of the two Disciples going to Emaus on Easter day S. JOHN Q. WHat can you say of S. John 1 A. He was one of the twelve Apostles whom Jesus loved he outlived all the Apostles and dyed a naturall death at Ephesus if we believe the Church History All the rest of the Apostles were killed 2 He begins his Gospell with many arguments to prove that Jesus Christ was God from everlasting coaequall to the Father and to the holy Ghost 3 Most of his Histories are omitted by the other Evangelists as 1 The calling of Nathaniel 2 Christs Miracle at a marriage in Cana. 3 Christs dispute with Nicodemus about regeneration 1 His discourse with the Woman of Sa. maria 5 His healing of a man at the poole of Bethesda that had been 38 years sick 6 His severall disputes with the Jewes about his divine nature and concerning his reall Spirituall sence in the Sacrament of the Lords Supper 7 His raising of Lazarus from the dead 8 His washing of the Disciples feet 9 Christs restoring of Peter to his former place by a threefold confession of him as he had before three times denyed him ACTS Q WHat say you of this Book A. The Penman of the Acts of the Apostles was Luke the chiefe Histories whereof are these 1 Christs ascention into Heaven 2 The election of Matthias to be an Apostle in the roome of Judas the traitour 3 The wonderfull comming of the Holy Ghost upon the Apostles on the day of Penticost 4 The healing of a Criple by Peter and John 5 The sad end of Ananias and Sapphyra 6 The Martyrdome of Stephen 7 The miraculous conversion of Paul 8 The conversion of Cornelius by Peter and the conversion of many other Gentiles by Paul as of Lydia Sergius Paulus the Jaylour and others â— The Martyrdome of James the imprisonment and deliverance of Peter by an Angell 9 The woefull end of persecuting Herod who was eaten up alive by wormes for his rage against the Church of Christ 10 Paules travells and great sufferings in diverse places both by Jewes and Gentills 11 His Sermons before Felix Festus and King Agrippa 12 His dangerous Sea-voiage to Rome and his behaviour and conversation there The fourteen EPISTLES of S. Paul Q WHat say you of these Epistles of Paul A. The Apostle Pauls end in his Epistles is 1 To convince men of sin and so of a necessity of Christ the onely Saviour of the world 2 To set forth the unsearcheable riches of Gods free grace in Christ to the world 3 To exhort Christians to thankfulnesse and to the performance of their duties towards God and towards men whether our superiors inferiors or equalls The Epistle of S. JAMES Q. 1. VVHat say you of this Epistle 1 A. This Apostle perswades Christians to shew the truth of Faith by good workes 2 The Doctrine of S. James about justification is not contrary to that of S. Pauls in his Epistles as Luther thought at first For As S. Paul teacheth that it is faith that doth justify us before God so S. Iames shewes what Faith it must be namely not a dead but a living fruitfull faith The First and Second Epistle of PETER Q. WHAT say you of these two Epistles 1 A. These two Epistles are called generall Epistles because they were written not to any particular Nation or Citty or Person as those of Paul but to all Christians whether Jewes or Gentiles 2 In these Epistles the Apostle Peters aime is 1 To exhort Christians to make their calling and election sure 2 To exhort us to discharge our duties to God and Man 2 To forewarne us of damnable heresies and false teachers that would trouble Gods Church in the latter times of the world The three EPISTLES of Iohn Q WHat can you say of these A The Apostle Iohn's drift and aime in these three Epistles is 1 To commend unto us the deare love of God in Jesus Christ to his Chosen people 2 To perswade us to Love God againe 3 To assure us that true Love to God doth appeare by our true love to the Bretheren 4 He commends the Noble Lady of Asia for her Piety and Charity 5 He commends one Gajus a charitable harbourer and reliever of persecuted Christians in those dayes 6 He sharply censureth one Diotrephes for ambition and pride loving the preheminence seeking his own Glory more then the Glory of Christ and the honour of the Gospell The Epistle of JUDE WHat canst thou say of this Epistle 1 A The Apostle exhorts Christians to constancy in Faith once received 2 He describeth the evil manners and dangerous opinions of Apostates and Heretiques in the lattter time of the world The APOCALYPS or REVELATION of S. Iohn Q VVHat can you say of Iohns Revelation 1 A S. Iohn for Religion was banished by the Emperour Domitian into a solitary Iland there Jesus Christ appeared to him and by his Angell revealed to him what should befall the Church of God tothe end of the world 2 The three first Chapters are historicall relating the history of the seven Churches of Asia 3 The whole booke is very Mysterious containing visions and very obscure things Yet a specialll blessing is Promised to the carefull reading and meditation of it Chap. 1.3 4 In this booke is told of 1 The evils that should befall Gods Church under Antichrist 2 The rise and fall of Antichrist or Pope of Rome 3 A description of the day of judgement of the Resurrection and of the heavenly Jerusalem and of Gods peoples earnest expectation and longing for the comming of Jesus Christ in glory To whom with the Father and the Holy Ghost be all Glory Praise and Thanks-giving for ever and ever AMEN A Prayer for Young People Mornings and Evenings 1. O Most Holy Lord God Creator of Heaven and Earth my mercifull Father in Jesus Christ Thou art light it selfe I am by nature darknesse it selfe dead in sinnes and trespasses Spiritually blind and poore naked and miserable not able of my selfe to have a good thought much lesse to doe one God-pleasing worke worse then the beasts that perish For I am guilty of the first sinne of our first parents in Paradise I was conceived and borne in sinne and have lived in finne to this day I have not kept one of thy holy lawes I have not prized the Gospell of Salvation neither have thy mercies or visitations kindly wrought upon mee I have omitted holy duties and I have committed many evills in thy fight O Lord God so have deserved a thousand waies to be cast out into utter darknesse to have my portion in Hell with the damned for ever Oh that I could bewaile my sins and mourne in secret bitterly for them as I should O Lord I abhorre my selfe in dust and ashes miserable wretch that I am who shall deliver mee from the body of this death 2. O Lord God thou hast sent thy deare Sonne Jesus into the World to save
Pharoah and dyed in prison in Egypt Q 26. What is said of Jehoiakim A 1 He was very wicked and became Tributary to Egypt and oppressed his subjects 2 The caldeans and other Nations invaded Juda and distressed him every way and he dyed Q 27. What do we read of Jehoiachin Nebucadnezar King of Babylon tooke him his Wife and Children and many of the Nobles of Juda captives into Babylon there he lived and dyed a prisoner yet in his latter dayes he had some inlargement granted to him in Babylon Q 28. What is said of Mattaniah alias Zedekiah A He was wicked and rebelled against the King of Babylon whereupon the Caldeans besieged the Citty Jerusalem and tooke it and brnt the Citty and Temple carryed away the King and all Juda captive into Babylon for 70 yeares according to Jeremys Prophecy Thus far goeth the History of the Kings of Juda. Here followeth the History of the Kings of Israel after the Death of SOLOMON The 1. Question WHat is said of Jeroboam the first King of Israel 1 A. Jeroboam for Solomons sinnes is made King of the ten Tribes of Israel 2 He setts up Idolls in his dominions for feare his Subjects should goe up to worship in Jerusalem and so fall off from him againe For which sinfull policy this marke of infamy is set on his name Jeroboam the Sonne of Nebat who made Israell to sinne 3 When one of Gods Prophets came to reprove and to reclaime him from his sins he stretched out his hand against that Prophet whereupon his hand withered but was againe restored 4 The same Prophet seduced by a lying Prophet is slaine by a Lyon at his returne 5 Jereboams sonne dyed young because God saw some good in him 6 He had perpetuall warres with the Kings of Juda and dyed Q 2. What is said of Nadab his sonne A. He being wicked and Idolatrous like his Father was slaine by Baasha one of his own Subjects in the second yeare of his Reigne Q. 3. What read we of Baasha A 1 He executed Gods wrath upon Jeroboams posterity and was a great warriour 2 For his wickednesse he is told by the Prophet Jehu that God would deale with him as he dealt with Jeroboam Q 4. What is said of Elah Zimri and Omri the 3 following Kings A 1 Elah being drunck at a feast is slaine by his servant Zimri 2 Zimri having destroyed all Baashae's posterity is pursued by Omri he fleeth to his Pallace and burnes himselfe and Pallace 3 Omri is made King by the Souldiers and prevaileth against Tibny his competitour he built the City Samaria and dyed Q 5. What is said of Ahab Omrie's sonne 1 A. Ahab was worse then any of the Kings of Israel before him for he brought with his wife Iezabel the Idol Baal into the land 2 In his dayes Jerico was built And for 3 yeares 6 months there was no raine in the land which caused a great famine 3 He caused innocent Naboth to be stoned by his wives instigation to get his Vinyard 4 Upon the Prophet Elia's message from God for a heavy judgment he humbled himselfe for the present whereupon the judgment is put off for a time 5 He was victorious in two great battells which he fought with Benhadad King of Syria 6 He goeth against Ramoth Gilead to battell contrary to the Prophet Micha's counsell and is slaine in the field Iehosaphat King of Juda being with him 7 In his dayes the Prophet Elia was famous Q 6. What read we of Elia the Prophet A 1. He foretells a famine upon the land 2 He is fed by ravens 3 He increaseth the Widdowes oile and meale raised a dead child to life 4 Obadia a good Courtier bringeth him to Ahab Elia calls Baalls Priests to a Sacrifice and puts them to death 5 At Elia's prayer God sent raine 6 For feare of Queene Jezebel he fled into a Wildernesse where he is fed by an Angell God appeareth to him and commandeth him to annoint Elisha to be a Prophet in his roome 7 Elia being sent for by King Ahaziah Ahabs sonne caused fire to come downe from heaven to consume the first and second Captaines and their fifties he spareth the third Captaine and goeth with him to the King 8 He was taken up into heaven in a fiery Charet Elisha being by and beholding it Q 7. What is said of Ahazia Ahabs sonne the eight King of Israel A. 1 He was wicked like his Father Jehosaphat refuseth his friendship 2 He dyed of a fall through a lettesse according to the word of Elia. Q 8. What read we of Jehoram A. 1 He was Ahazia's yonger brother 2. For Jehoshaphats sake he obtained a great victory against the Moabites 3 He is slaine by Jehu one of his Captaines 4 In his daies Elisha prophecied Q 9. What doe we read of Elisha the Prophet 1 A. He being with Elia going up to heaven got his Mantle and therewith divided the waters of Jordan as Elia had done before 2 A. He healed the bitter waters of Jericho 3 He caused two Beares to destroy forty two Schoole-boyes for nicknaming and calling him Bald-head 4 He multiplied the Widdowes oyle and raised the Shunamites dead child to life 5 He healed the pottage Caused the Iron to swimme He fed an hundred men with a few loaves He cured Naamans leprosy He punished his servant Gehazy for lying and for taking a reward He told the secrets of the King of Syria to the King of Israel He smote the Syrians who came to apprehend him with blindnesse He foretold suddaine plenty in Samaria in a time of a grievous famine 6 He entertained Hazael with teares and told him of his future greatnesse and cruelty 7 Upon his death-bed he promised the King who came to see him three victories against the Syrians 8 He dyed and in his grave a dead souldier is raised to life by touching his bones Q 10. What is said of Jehu 1 A. Of a Captaine he is made King over Israel he destroyed all Ahabs posterity he killed both the Kings of Juda and Israel he caused Queene Iezebel to be thrown out of a Window and he killed all the worshippers of Baal 2 For his zeale against Baal and Ahabs house God promised him that foure of his posterity should be Kings 3 He was a great Warrior but wicked dyed Q. 11. What read we of his sonne Jehoahaz 1 A. He walked in the wayes of Jeroboam 2 When the Syrians invaded his land he cryed to God and he delivered him and he dyed peaceably Q. 12. What is said of Jehoash 1 He lived in his Fathers sinne 2 He fought with Amaziah King of Juda and overcame him he was a great Warrior and dyed Q 13. What is said of Jeroboam and Zachariah 1 A. Jeroboam was a great warrior and had good successe and died 2 Zacharia succeeded him and reigned but halfe a yeare and was slaine by Shallum one of his own Subjects Q 14. What doe we
sinners and thy holy Word doth assure me that if I confesse and forsake my sinnes I shall have mercy and that if I repent and believe in Christ I shall not perish I pray thee holy Lord God give mee a broken and a contrite heart and spirit give me repentance unto Life and true Faith in our Lord Jesus Christ that he may be all in all unto me Oh let his pecious Bloud clense me from all my sinnes let him be my Heavenly Prophet to teach me my great high Priest to redeem me and to pray in Heaven for me let him be my King to rule and guide me by his word holy Spirit thaâ— by him I may overcome the Divell thâ— world the Corruptions of my heart and so perfect holinesse in thy feare 3. Keep me O Lord from all such occasions and company where I may be tempted to offend thee help me to see how vainâ— and uncertaine all things of the world are Oh give me a heart to love the Lord Jesus in sincerity and to think nothing too much I can do or suffer for his sake strenthen I pray thee my weake Faith in thee my unfaigned Love to thee make good to me all those sweet and precious Promises of the Covenant of Grace to write thy Law in my heart and to remember my sinnes and iniquityes no more Fit me for troubles and tryalls for sicknesse and death and for the coming of the Lord Jesus in Glory that I may be found among the wise Virgins and be counted worthy in Christ to receive the Kingdome prepared for thine Elect before the foundation of the world was laid 4. Be Mercifull to Church and people in the whole world Maintaine thy Gospell against all opposition of Hell and Antichrist acording to thy Promise Have mercy upon this Land of my Nativity preserve truth and peace amongst us and do good to all that are true of heart whether they be my Superiours Equalls or Inferiours and those that are Enemies the Lord pitty them and forgive them Be Gracious to the place and family where I live O suffer not sinne to raigne in this place pitty all those of our Neighbours or Kinsfolks that are carnall and unconverted Oh turne their hearts from sinne to Grace and from the power of darknesse to God give me a heart to pray for them and to watch and take all oportunities to win them by my good example and those that are converted keep them me O Lord by thy power through Faith unto Salvation to the end and in the end 5. Blesse the Ministry of thy Word and all holy Ordinances to me and to all thine let thy Word be my delight and my Councellor in all things what I know not Lord teach thou mee that I may be built up daily in saving knowledge and in grace 6. Now blessed be the Lord for all the many testimonies of his love to mee for my health and strength daily preservation and manifold deliverances but above all for thy free grace and everlasting love in Jesus Christ to mee and to all thine Elect for bringing mee to the knowledge oâ— Christ and for the many oportunities oâ— Grace O Lord enable me to make a blessed use of all that I may not give thee just cause to repent of all the good thou doeâ—… for me daily Preserve and keep me and this place this Day Night from all evill command thy Holy Angells to pitch their Tents about us oh let me find grace in thy sight I pray thee for thy favour is better then life it selfe Heare me and answer mee and doâ—… more for mee then I can aske or think of and all for Jesus Christ's sake my dearest Saviour and only Mediator In whose holy Name and Words I say Our Father which art c. FINIS