THE LAMBS of CHRIST Fed with the Sincere Milk of the WORD In a SHORT Scripture-Catechism By the Author of CHRISTIANITY in SHORT Joh. XXI 15. Lovest thou me Feed my Lambs 1 Pet. II. 2. As new-born babes desire the sincere milk of the word that ye may grow thereby LONDON Printed and are to be Sold by W. Rogers at the Sun over against St. Dunstan's-Church in Fleetstreet and Tho. Elis Bookseller in Mansfield 1692. A SHORT Scripture-Catechism Quest. IS not Religion or the Fear of GOD your whole duty Answ. Yes To fear GOD and keep his Commandments is the whole duty of man Eccl. XII 13. Q. Can you fear GOD if you believe not first that there is a GOD A. No. I must first believe that GOD is Heb. XI 6. Q. Do you mean by GOD the Maker of all things A. Yes He that built all things is GOD Heb. III. 4. Q. Do you know by the things that are made that there is a GOD A. Yes By the things that are made may be known his eternal Power and Godhead Rom. I. 20. Q. Do not you know there is a GOD by his Word A. Yes GOD who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the Fathers by the Prophets hath in these last days spoken unto us by his SON Heb. I. 1. Q. Hath GOD a Body or is he a pure Spirit A. GOD is a Spirit John IV. 4. Q. Hath a Spirit flesh and bones A. No. A Spirit hath not flesh and bones Luke XXIV 34. Q. Can GOD then be seen A. No. He is invisible whom no man hath seen nor can see 1 Tim. I. 17. 1 John IV. 12. Q. Is GOD the fountain of life A. Yes With him is the fountain of life Psal. XXXVI 9. Q. Hath GOD beginning or ending A. No. He is eternal from everlasting to everlasting he is GOD Deut. XXXIII 27. Psal. XC 2. Q. Is GOD mutable Can he change A. No. He changeth not nor is there with him any shadow of turning Mal. III. 6. Jam. I. 17. Q. Is GOD every where A. Yes He filleth Heaven and Earth we cannot fly from his presence Jer. XXIII 24. Psal. CXXXIX 7. Q. Is he Almighty A. Yes He is the LORD GOD Almighty he can do every thing Gen. XVII 1. Job XLII 2. Q. Doth GOD know all things A. Yes He knoweth all things his understanding is infinite John XXI 17. Psal. CXLVII 5. Q. Is he a GOD of wisdom A. Yes He is the only wise God wisdom is his 1 Tim. I. 17. Dan. II. 20. Q. Is GOD perfectly Good A. Yes There is none good but one that is GOD he is good to all and his Goodness endureth continually Matt. XIX 17. Psal. CXIX 9. LII 1. Q. Is GOD most Holy A. Yes There is none holy as the LORD glorious in holiness 1 Sam. II. 2. Exod. XV. 11. Q. Is he most true and faithful A. Yes He is the LORD GOD of truth the faithful GOD Psal. XXXI 5. Deut. VII 9. Tit. I. 2. Q. Is he most just and righteous A. Yes GOD is most upright just and right is he Isa. XXVI 7. Deutr. XXXII 4. Q. Is he a merciful GOD A. Yes His mercy endureth for ever Psal. CXXXVI 1. Q. Is he most loving A. Yes GOD is love 1 Joh. IV. 8. Q. Is there any more than One GOD A. No. There is none other GOD but One 1 Cor. IV. 8. Q. Are not the FATHER SON and HOLY GHOST three GODS A. No. They are three but these three are One 1 Joh. V. 7. Q. Did GOD make Heaven and Earth A. Yes GOD made the world and all things therein Act. XVII 24. Q. Did he make any thing evil A. No. All that GOD made was very good Gen. I. 31. Q. Doth GOD preserve all things A. Yes He giveth to all life and breath and all things Act. XVII 25. Q. Doth he still rule and order all things A. Yes His Kingdom ruleth over all Psal. CIII 19. Q. Doth he take care of all things A. Yes Not a sparrow falleth to the ground without him Matt. X. 29. Q. Did GOD make nothing but what is seen A. Yes He created all things visible and invisible Col. I. 16. Q. Made he any Spirits called Angels A. Yes GOD maketh his Angels Spirits Heb. I. 7 14. Q. Did some of them become evil Angels called Devils A. Yes Some of them sinned and are evil Angels and Devils whom GOD cast down to Hell 2 Pet. II. 4. Ps. LXXXVIII 49. Mar. I. 24. Q. Is there not a Prince or chief of Devils A. Yes Beelzebub the Prince of Devils called the Dragon the old Serpent the Devil and Sathan Matth. XII 24. Rev. XII 9. Q. Who was the first Man A. The first man was Adam 1 Cor. XV. 45. Q. Did GOD make Adam A. Yes The LORD GOD formed man of the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life and man became a living soul Gen. II. 2. Q. Who was the first Woman A. The first woman was Eve the mother of all living Gen. III. 20. Q. Did GOD make Eve A. Yes The LORD caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam and he took one of his ribs and made it a woman and brought her unto the man Gen. II. 21 22. Q. Hath not man a Soul or Spirit as well as a Body A. Yes For we are to glorify GOD both in our body and in our spirit 1 Cor. VI. 20. Q. Did GOD make man in his own Image A. Yes In his own image created he him Gen. I. 27. Q. Do you mean that he made him holy and good A. Yes GOD made man upright in righteousness and true holiness Eccl. VII 29. Col. III. 10. Eph. IV. 24. Q. Did GOD place the man in a Garden A. Yes He put the man into the Garden of Eden Gen. II 15. Q. Did GOD forbid him to eat of any Tree there A. Yes GOD commanded the man saying Of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil thou shalt not eat of it for in the day thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die Gen. II. 16 17. Q. Did Adam eat of that Tree A. Yes The Serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty and she did eat and gave also to her husband with her and he did eat So by one man sin entered into the world 2 Cor. XI 3. Gen. III. 6 13. Rom. V. 12. Q. Is sin the breaking of GOD's Commandments A. Yes Sin is the transgression of the law 1 John III. 4. Q. What is the punishment of sin Is it death A. Yes The wages of sin is death Rom. VI. 23. Gen. II. 17. Q. Should not man have died if he had not sinned A. No. Death enter'd into the World by sin Rom. V. 12. Q. Did Adam's sin bring death on us all A. Yes In Adam all die 1 Cor. XV. 22. Q. Have we all sinned in Adam A. Yes By one man's disobedience many are made sinners and death hath passed upon all men
Matt. VI. 13. Q. Doth GOD tempt men to sin A. No. Let no man say when he is tempted I am tempted of GOD for GOD cannot be tempted with evil neither tempteth he any man James I. 13. Q. Are we not tempted by our own lusts A. Yes Every man is tempted when he is drawn away of his own lust and inticed James 1. 14. Q. Do you pray that GOD would not leave you to your own Lusts A. Yes That he would not give us up unto our own hearts lusts to walk in our own counsels Psal. LXXXI 11 12. Q. Do you pray that GOD would not suffer Temptations to prevail over you A. Yes That he would not suffer us to be tempted above that we are able but make with the temptation also a way to escape that we may be able to bear it 1 Cor. X. 21. Q. Must you not watch against Temptations A. Yes We must watch and pray that we enter not into temptation Matt. XXVI 41. Q. Must you not resist the Devil A. Yes We must resist the Devil stedfast in the faith 1 Pet. V 9. Q. Do you pray that GOD would keep you from all Evil A. Yes I pray Deliver us from Evil Matt. VI. 13. Q. Do you acknowledg that GOD hath a Soveraign Right to dispose of all things A. Yes When I say For thine is the Kingdom Matt. VI. 13. Q. Do you acknowledg his Power to give you what you ask A. Yes When I add and the Power Ibid. Q. Do you own the Glory of all to be due to GOD A. Yes When I add and the Glory Ibid. Q. Do you heartily desire all that you pray for and firmly believe that GOD will hear your devout prayers A. Yes Therefore I say Amen Ibid. Q. Are you to pray with an holy confidence in GOD A. Yes We are to come boldly unto the throne of grace that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need Heb. IV. 16. Q. But are you not to pray with a pure heart too A. Yes I must draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith having my heart sprinkled from an evil Conscience and my body wash'd with pure water Heb. X. 22. Q. Have we this access to GOD through CHRIST A. Yes In him we have boldness and access with confidence Eph. III. 12. Q. Is this because he is the Mediator between GOD and Us A. Yes Because he is the Mediator of the New Covenant Heb. XII 24. Q. Is not this the New Covenant That if we repent believe and obey GOD for CHRIST his sake will give us pardon grace and glory A. Yes If we repent and be converted our sins shall be blotted out but except we repent we shall perish He that believeth on the SON hath everlasting life but he that believeth not the SON shall not see life CHRIST is become the Author of salvation to all that obey him but will take vengeance on them that obey not the Gospel John III. 36. Act. III. 19. Luke XIII 3. Heb. V. 9. 2 Thess. I. 8. Q. Hath not CHRIST ordered that we enter into this Covenant by the Sacrament of Baptism A. Yes CHRIST commanded to teach or make disciples all Nations baptizing them in the name of the FATHER and of the SON and of the HOLY GHOST Matth. XXVIII 19. Q. Is Baptism necessary to Salvation where it may be had A. Yes He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved we must be baptized that our sins may be washed away Mar. XVI 16. Acts XXII 16. Q. Is the outward sign in baptism washing with Water A. Yes The Apostles baptized in water Acts VIII 36 38. X. 47. Q. Can the washing with water in baptism save us A. No. Baptism saveth us not the putting away the filth of the flesh but the answer of a good conscience toward GOD 1 Pet. III. 21. Q. Doth this outward washing with water signify an inward spiritual washing A. Yes The washing of regeneration and renewing of the HOLY GHOST Tit. III. 5. Q. Must we then be regenerate or new born A. Yes Except a man be born again of water and of the HOLY GHOST he cannot enter into the kingdom of GOD John III. 5. Q. Why Are we by nature born in sin and the Children of wrath A. Yes We are shapen in iniquity and are by nature the children of wrath Psal. LI. 5. Eph. II. 3. Q. Is the spiritual grace in baptism a death unto sin A. Yes As many as are baptized into IESVS CHRIST are baptized into his death buried with him by baptism into death and are to reckon themselves dead indeed unto sin Rom. VI. 2 3 11. Q. Is it also a new birth unto righteousness A. Yes We are alive unto GOD through IESVS CHRIST our LORD yielding our members instruments unto righteousness in newness of life Rom. VI. 4 11 13. Q. Are we then made members of CHRIST in baptism A. Yes We are baptized into one body which is his body 1 Cor. XII 13. Eph. I. 22 23. Q. Are we made the Children of GOD A. Yes We are the children of GOD by faith in CHRIST IESVS for as many as have been baptized into CHRIST have put on CHRRST Gal. III. 26 27. Q. Are we made inheritors of the Kingdom of Heaven A. Yes For if children then heirs of GOD Rom. VIII 17. Q. Did not the Apostles call for repentance and faith in persons to be baptized A. Yes They commanded them to repent and believe with all their heart Acts II. 38. VIII 37. Q. Is not Repentance a change of heart and life A. Yes A turning from all our sins unto the LORD amending our ways and our doings Ezek. XVIII 28 30. Isa. LV. 7. Jer. VII 3. Q. Was the Sacrament of the LORD's Supper ordain'd by CHRIST A. Yes Saint Paul received of the LORD that which he hath delivered unto us That the LORD IESVS the same night in which he was betrayed took bread And when he had given thanks he brake it and said Take eat This is my Body which is broken for you this do in remembrance of me After the same manner also he took the Cup saying This Cup is the New Testament in my blood This do ye as oft as ye drink it in remembrance of me 1 Cor. XI 23 24 25. Q. Are we to receive this Sacrament in remembrance of CHRIST's death A. Yes As often as we eat this bread and drink this cup we shew forth the LORD's death 1 Cor XI 26. Q. Is this Ordinance to continue for ever A. Yes Till CHRIST come Ibid. Q. Is his death to be remembred as a Sacrifice for us A. Yes For CHRIST our Passover was sacrificed for us He gave himself an offering and a sacrifice to GOD for a sweet-smelling savour 1 Cor. V. 7. Eph. V. 2. Q. What do the outward signs of bread and wine signify A. They signify the Body and Blood of CHRIST the living bread which came down from heaven 1
for that all have sinned Rom. V. 12 19. Q. Are we all under the condemnation of death A. Yes Judgment is come upon all men to condemnation Rom. V. 18. Q. Is this death an everlasting death A. Yes An everlasting destruction from the presence of the LORD 2 Thess. I. 9. Q. Have we no Saviour to save us from destruction A. Yes IESVS who delivered us from the wrath to come 1 Thess. I. 10. Q. Can we be saved by no other A. No. There is no salvation in any other Act. IV. 12. Q. Who is JESUS Is he GOD A. Yes He is the true GOD over all GOD blessed for ever 1 Joh. V. 20. Rom. IX 5. Q. Is he not also Man A. Yes He is the Man CHRIST IESVS 1 Tim. II. 5. Q. Is he both GOD and Man A. Yes He is GOD manifested in the flesh 1 Tim. III. 16. Q. Was he made man of a woman A. Yes GOD sent forth his SON made of a woman Gal. IV. 4. Q. Was he begotten by a Man A. No. The HOLY GHOST came upon her and the Power of the Highest overshadowed her and she was found with child of the HOLY GHOST Luk. I. 35. Q. Was his Mother a pure Virgin A. Yes She was a Virgin whose name was Mary and had not known man Luke I. 27 34. Q. Is this JESUS the CHRIST A. Yes He is CHRIST the SON of the living GOD Matt. XVI 16. Q. JESUS signifieth a Saviour and CHRIST one that is anointed Was JESUS anointed with oil A. No. But with the HOLY GHOST and with Power Acts X. 38. Q. Was he anointed to the Office of a Mediator A. Yes He is the Mediator between GOD and men 1 Tim. II. 5. Q. Are men naturally at variance with GOD A. Yes We are enemies in our mind by wicked works The carnal mind is enmity to GOD not subject to the law of GOD nor indeed can be Col. I. 21. Rom. VIII 7. Q. Are we reconciled to GOD by CHRIST A. Yes GOD hath reconciled us to himself by JESUS CHRIST 2 Cor. V. 18. Q. Was CHRIST a Prophet A. Yes He was a Prophet mighty in word and deed Luke XXIV 19. Q. Did he declare GOD's will to men A. Yes He made known unto men all things that he had heard of the FATHER and came to call sinners to repentance John XV. 15. Matt. IX 13. Q. Was CHRIST a Priest A. Yes He is a Priest for ever called of GOD an High-priest Heb. V. 6 10. Q. Did he offer Sacrifice for sin A. Yes Once in the end of the world he appeared to put away sin by the Sacrifice of himself Heb. IX 26. Q. Did CHRIST himself suffer for sin A. Yes He suffered for sins the just for the unjust 1 Pet. III. 18. Q. Did he suffer under Pontius Pilate A. Yes In the Reign of Tiberius Caesar when Pontius Pilate was Governour of Judaea Luke III. 1. Q. Was he Crucified or nailed to a Cross A. Yes The Soldiers crucified him Matt. XXVII 35. Q. Did he die on the Cross A. Yes He humbled himself and became obedient unto death even the death of the Cross Phil. II. 8. Q. Did he die for his sins A. No. He was without sin Heb. IV. 15. Q. Died he then for our sins A. Yes GOD laid on him the iniquities of us all Isa. LIII 6. Q. Died he for all men A. Yes He gave himself a ransome for all 1 Tim. II. 6. Q. Did he so satisfy GOD for us A. Yes When we were enemies we were reconciled to GOD by the death of his SON the chastisement of our peace was upon him Rom. V. 10. Isa. LIII 5. Q. Was he GOD's SON A. Yes The only begotten of the FATHER GOD 's own SON Joh. I. 8. Rom. VIII 32. Q. Is GOD then the FATHER of JESUS CHRIST A. Yes He is the GOD and FATHER of our LORD IESVS CHRIST Eph. I. 3. Q. Was CHRIST buried A. Yes He was buried 1 Cor. XV. 4. Q. Continued he still in the state of the dead A. No. His soul was not left in Hell neither did his flesh see corruption Acts II. 26 31. Q. Did he rise again from the dead A. Yes He rose again the third day 1 Cor. XV. 4. Q. Did he shew himself alive A. Yes He shew'd himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs being seen forty days Acts I. 2 3. Q. Did he ascend into Heaven A. Yes He was received up into Heaven and sate down on the right hand of GOD Mar. XVI 19. Q. Is not GOD's right hand Divine Power and Majesty A. Yes The right hand of Power and Majesty Luke XXII 69. Heb. VIII 1. Q. Is JESUS our Advocate in Heaven A. Yes If any man sin we have an Advocate with the FATHER even JESUS CHRIST the righteous appearing in the presence of GOD for us 1 Joh. II. 2 3. Heb. IX 24. Q. Doth he intercede with GOD on our behalf A. Yes He is able to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them Heb. VII 2 5. Q. Is JESUS a King A. Yes He is King of kings and Lord of lords 1 Tim. VI. 15. Q. Hath he the Power of a King A. Yes All Power is given unto him in Heaven and Earth Matt. XXVIII 18. Q. Is CHRIST our Lawgiver A. Yes He is the only Lawgiver who is able to save and to destroy Jam. IV. 12. Q. Will he reward his obedient Subjects A. Yes His reward is with him to give to every man according to his works Rev. XXII 12. Q. Will he sudue all his Enemies A. Yes He must Reign till he hath put all enemies under his feet 1 Cor. XV. 15. Q. Will he judge the World A. Yes He was ordained of GOD to be the Judge of quick and dead Acts X. 42. Q. Shall we all be judged by CHRIST A. Yes We must all appear before the judgment-seat of CHRIST 2 Cor. V. 10. Rom. XIV 10. Q. Must we be call'd to an account for all we do A. Yes Every one of us shall give account of himself to GOD Rom. XIV 12. Q. What Sentence will CHRIST give against Evil-doers A. He will say unto them Depart from me ye cursed into everlasting fire prepared for the Devil and his Angels Matt. XXV 41. Q. Did CHRIST after he went into Heaven send the Holy GHOST in his stead A. Yes He sent the Comforter the SPIRIT of truth which is the Holy GHOST that he might abide with us for ever Joh. XIV 16 17 26. Q. Is the Holy GHOST the SPIRIT of the FATHER or of the SON A. He is the SPIRIT of the FATHER and of the SON Matt. X. 20. Gal. 1. 6. Q. Is the Holy GHOST GOD A. Yes The SPIRIT of the LORD is the LORD 2 Cor. III. 17. Q. Was he sent to bear witness of CHRIST A. Yes He came to testify of CHRIST John XV. 26. Q. Was he to guide the Apostles into all