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19.11_o 12._o act_n 27.22_o 23.24_o 25_o 30_o 31._o question_n what_o be_v the_o use_n of_o this_o doctrine_n answer_n first_o faith_n in_o god_n psal_n 3.5_o 6_o 7_o 8_o &_o 23._o the_o whole_a psal_n 37.5_o second_o comfort_n 2._o king_n 6.16_o 17._o acts._n 27.24_o 25._o three_o patience_n in_o all_o our_o trouble_n see_v god_n who_o be_v our_o father_n send_v affliction_n for_o our_o comfort_n and_o will_v return_v they_o to_o our_o good_a rom._n 5.3_o 4._o psalm_n 37.7_o jam._n 1.2_o 3_o 4._o four_o we_o ought_v to_o use_v all_o godly_a and_o honest_a mean_n as_o matth._n 4._o first_o prayer_n for_o they_o psal_n 50.14_o 15._o second_o labour_v to_o attain_v they_o in_o time_n of_o want_n by_o industry_n three_o physic_n in_o sickness_n matth._n 9.12_o esay_n 38.21_o four_o flight_n in_o persecution_n matth._n 10.23_o fifthlie_o meat_n drink_n and_o cloth_n during_o our_o pilgrimage_n act._n 27.33_o 34_o 35_o 36._o matth._n 14.15_o to_o 22._o six_o we_o ought_v to_o tie_v god_n to_o they_o neither_o to_o depend_v on_o they_o as_o thing_n of_o of_o necessity_n matth._n 4._o the_o end_n of_o the_o first_o part_n the_o second_o part_n of_o the_o catechism_n question_n let_v we_o come_v unto_o the_o second_o part_n of_o our_o catechism_n and_o tell_v i_o what_o be_v the_o same_o answer_n the_o redemption_n of_o mankind_n question_n what_o be_v redemption_n answer_n it_o be_v our_o deliverance_n in_o jesus_n christ_n from_o all_o the_o former_a evil_n of_o our_o fall_n as_o the_o power_n of_o sin_n the_o curse_n of_o god_n and_o eternal_a death_n also_o a_o prepare_v for_o we_o of_o a_o estate_n of_o happiness_n more_o excellent_a than_o the_o first_o galat._n 3.13_o 14._o gal._n 1.4_o titu_fw-la 2.14_o rom._n 8.17_o question_n how_o be_v christ_n our_o redeemer_n answer_n first_o by_o the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n his_o father_n luke_n 1._o acts._n 4.12_o second_o by_o affinity_n in_o take_v upon_o he_o our_o nature_n &_o so_o to_o become_v our_o head_n &_o 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than_o christ_n only_o answer_n no_o for_o he_o it_o be_v that_o must_v both_o save_v from_o death_n eternal_a and_o give_v life_n everlasting_a joh._n 3.16_o and_o 5.24_o question_n what_o think_v you_o of_o they_o that_o seek_v their_o salvation_n else_o where_o as_o in_o their_o work_n &_o good_a intent_n answer_n first_o they_o herein_o deny_v christ_n to_o be_v the_o only_a saviour_n for_o he_o will_v be_v a_o whole_a saviour_n or_o else_o none_o acts._n 4.12_o matth._n 3.17_o second_o they_o make_v themselves_o to_o be_v half_a saviour_n and_o to_o be_v equal_a &_o copartner_n with_o christ_n in_o the_o work_n of_o redemtion_n tit_n 3.4_o 5._o three_o they_o resist_v the_o ordinance_n and_o decree_n of_o god_n who_o appoint_v christ_n