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A86559	Brief instructions for children: wherein, the chief grounds of the Christian religion are plainly, though briefly, laid down, as may best sute the capacity of children: though not unusefull for the view and consideration of those that are grown men. The great mysteries of redemption, faith, works, law, gospel; yea and of predestination, election, reprobation, being opened herein, agreeably to scripture, and as most conduces to the promoting of Godlinesse. The second edition, somewhat abreviated, though in some few places altred and augmented, by John Horn, a servant of God in the gospel of his son, at Lin, All-hallows	Horn, John.	1656 (1656)	Wing H2795A; ESTC R230668	35,133	68

Relation A. Those that have mutuall respects to each other as children parents servants masters wives and husbands ministers and people magistrates and subjects Q. 257. What is thy duty to thy parents A. To honour and obey them in all things lawfull Eph. 6.12 Pro. 1.8 6.20.1 Tim. 5.4 especially in their good instructions and in case of their neede to be carefull to help them to my ability Q 258. What is the duty of parents to children ☜ A. To love and care for them neither discouraging them Tit. 2.4 Eph. 6.4.2 Cor. 12.14 Prov. 13.24 Col. 3.21 nor withholding moderate correction from them but bringing them up in the nurture and instruction of the Lord. Q. 259. What is the duty of servants to their masters A. To be subject and obedient to them Eph. 6.5 Col. 3.22 23 24 25.1 Ti. 6.1 2.1 Pet 2 18 19 20 21 Tit. 2.9 10. Col. 4.1 Eph 6.9.10 Deut. 5.14 23.15.16 Gen. 18 19. Eph 5.23 24 Col 3.18 Tit 2 4.1 Pet. 3 1 2.7 Eph. 5.25 26 27 30 Col. 3.19.1 Pet 3.8.1 Cor. 7.3 4 5. Ezek. 3.17 18.31.1 Pet 5.1 2 3 4. Heb. 13 7.2 Tim 4.1 2 1 Tim. 4.12 13.16 whether good or froward as to the Lord with all faithfulnes in service and patience in sufferings without gainsaying Q. 260. What is the duty of masters to servants A. To give them what is meete and right without oppressing or defrauding them as knowing they themselves have a Master in heaven as also to instruct them in the way of God as they are able Q. 261. What is the duty of the wife to her husbands A. To love him chastly and be subject to him in all things as the Church to Christ Q. 262. What is the husbands duty to his wife A. To love her chastly indearedly as Christ the Church and to dwell with her as a man of knowledge giving her honour as the weaker vessel Q. 263. What is the Ministers duty A. To watch over the people committed to him instructing teaching reproving them as is good and needful and walking before them as a pattern of goodnesse Q. 264. What is the peoples duty toward such a Minister A. To receive obey the word of God held forth by him Prov. 5.15 Heb. 13.7 17.1 Thes 5 12.2 Cor. 6. 1 2.3 7.2 as the word of God honour respect him as is meet for his works sake Q. 265. What is the magistrates duty A. To execute judgment and justice impartiall Rom. 13.3 4 5. Psal 82 1 2.3 4 72 2. Jer. 22 3. 1 Tim. 2.2 protecting and incouraging them that do well and punishing the evil endeavouring to the utmost of his power the peace welfare of the people under him Q. 266. VVhat is the subjects duty A. To be subject and obedient to the powers over them Rom. 13.1.2 3.5 6. Tit. 3.1 1 Pet. 2.13 14 15. 1 Tim. 2.1.2 by doing what is lawfully commanded or suffering patiently where unjustly opressed not resisting but praying for the authorities giving them the honour service and tribute due to them ☜ Q. 267. But may the inferiours honour the superiors by giving titles of honour and respect 1 Tim. 6.1 2 3 4. 1 Pet 2.17 3.6 Gen. 23.4 7.12 Job ●9 8 9. Num. 11.28 Gen. 33.3 5.6 7 8 c. 1●a 25.23 24 25 26 c. Lev. 19.32 Jude 4 8.10 Exo 18.7 Deut. 10.12 13. Psa 103.1 2 3. 1 Cor. 6.19 20 10.33 1 Tim. 6.1 2 Tit. 2.10 Phil. 1.27 1 Pet. 2.11 12 13 3. 1. Mat. 5.16 Gal. 6.7 8 Ro. 8.6.13 Rom. 8.4 13.8 9 10. Gal. 5.14 16.18 Rom. 2.21 22. 2 Pet. 2 1 2. 1 Cor. 8 10 11 12. Prov. 8.36 1 Cor. 6.9 10. Gal. 5.19 20 21. 1 Cor. 10.3 4 5 11 12. Ge. ● 2● 24 1 Kin. 15.5 2 Sam. 1. 2.10 11 1● 14 Ps 3 〈…〉 3 4. 38 1● 2 3 Rom. 3 8. 11.20 22 9.18 and by gestures and salutations A. Yes verily they may and ought so to do for so holy men of God have done so much is included in the commands of honouring given us by the spirit of God who hath branded them for proud ignorant persons and fall teachers that teach men otherwise Q. 268. VVherefore oughtest thou thus to walk in godlines sobriety and righteousnesse A. 1. To testifiy my thankfulnes to God for his great goodnes to me 2. To glorify God and adorn his doctrine amongst the sons of men 3. To win in others to God by my good example and not offend and stumble them 4. That sowing to the spirit I may receive mo●e inlargement and blessing from him Q. 269. But oughtest thou not to walk in the observation of the ten cōmandments given by Moses A. In walking in the truth as is expressed I do also observe and keepe them and the righteousnes of them shal be fulfilled in me Q. 270. VVhat if thou walkest otherwise then thou hast expressed A. I shall then dishonour God and his doctrine hurt others deprive my selfe of the mercy and salvation that is in Christ expose my selfe to woe and misery Q. 271. Noah David Solomon and diverse others committed great sins and yet did well enough why maist not thou theresore take liberty to sin too A. Their falls are not written for my imitation but for my warning to take heed lest I sin nor did they all make a trade of sin nor did well enough where they fell b●t once or twice for God severely punish them nor may I promise my selfe that God will I give me repentance and forgivenes if I willingly abuse his goodnes to my selfe or them for in such cases he will have mercy on whom he will have mercy and whom he wills he hardens Q. 272. But seeing it s not of him that willeth not of him that runneth what will all this thy seeking and walking a vailé thee A. If I so do Rom. 9.16 Pro. 8.32 33 34 35. Exod. 20.24 Psal 22.26 Mat. 7.7 8. Jam. 1.5 6. 7. Prov. 2 1 2 3 8.17 Psal 84 11 12. Rom. 9.31 Luc. 13.24 Psal 37.34 Heb. 10.24 Rom. 9.31 32 33. though it be not of my self as or for so willing or running yet of him that shewes mercy and in mercy hath given his son for me and called me to him in my so willing and running I shall find blessing yea God will give me both grace and glory and withold no good thing from me Q. 273. How canst thou be so confident seeing many have sought after righteousnes and not attained it A. Yes I may be confident of Gods promises in Gods way of which they indeed missed because they sought amisse Not by faith but as it were by the works of the law stumbling at Christ Q. 274. VVhen are men guilty of so seeking A. When not believing Gods Testimony concerning his Name 1 Joh. 5.10 Isa 66.1 2 3 4. Rom. 1 5. 16.25.26 Hos 6.6 7 Mat. 9.13 Luc. 11.42 nature and grace in Christ to the world and so to themselves which is the prime part of the obedience of faith required of all nations they set upon ways acts of worship of their owne to procure evidence his heart to be toward them Q. 275. Are any in these days guilty of such a seeking A. Yes alas too many and too much in that they reject count as heresy the testimony of Gods love to the world Isa 29.9 10 11 12 13. Psal 118.22 and death of Christ for all and yet are sull of devotion and zealous of their owne waies of worshipping and for their own traditions thinking to finde out God and his love better by them Q. 276. Why doth not God accept such seekers A. Because they accept not his truth Pro. 28.9.1 Joh. 5.10 Gal. 2.21 Rom. 2.3 Isa 66.3 4. Luc. 16.15 but give him the ly make void his grace too and his sons death for the world by their endeavors to establish their own righteousnes orders and traditions which in such case are in Gods fight most horrible impieties however highly men may esteem them Q. 277. What shouldst thou be instructed to here from A. To be more swift to heare then to offer he sacrifices of fooles Eccles 5.1 2. Prov. 19.2 who think they do well and godly when indeed they do evill Q. 278. Declare this more fully to me A. God would have me more deligent to heare and minde his word and therein to learne to know him and his grace then to multiply services and sacrifices without such knowledge and understanding that so by his power and spirit working all my works in me I may be new created and framed to right affections towards him Eph. 2.8 9 10. 4.20 21 22 c. and so to serve him in righteousnes as wholly his workmanship created in Christ Jesus to good works unto his glory To whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever Amen To God onely wise and our Saviour be glory and Majesty Dominion and Power for ever and ever Jude 25. Amen Some Directions about Childrens getting these Instructions TO ease the memories of children lesse able 1. I Have ordered the Answers in some places to be part of them Printed in a smaller Charracter what is so printed such children may forbeare and get the other part only that is in the ordinary Charracter 2. VVhere the Answer is Epitomised as A. 151. The child may only get the breife Answers and let the other be as explications to help their understandings when riper 3. Those Answers included between these two marks ☞ ☜ the child in his first going over may omit that the multitude of Answers over burthen not his memory those of stronger memories or they themselves when perfect in the other may get them also FINIS Mary Phelpes Her Book 1704

Rom. 8.35 36 37. 1 Co. 15.25 26 55. Phil. 3.21 2 Cor. 5.10 Ps 47 7 8 9. 28 9 10. Rev. 1 5. 2.26 subduing sin and Sathan in them and will in due time raise the dead and judge all as they have obeyed or rebelled against him Q. 103. Ought all men to be subject to him as their King A. Yes verily for he is King of all the earth all Nations even the utmost end of all the earth are given him to rule over Q. 104. I perceive then that He is every way furnished for saving us but how could they be saved who dyed before his suffering A. His death though actually suffered in the last times was vertuous from the beginning of the world Acts 15.11 Ps 75.3 Pet. 3.19 20. Joh. 8.56 1.4 5 Heb. 13.8 so as that with respect thereto he as the eternal word exercised his power over and goodnes towards men and they were saved or condemned as they believed on him or rejected him Q. 105. But is this all needfull to thy salvation that there is so full a remedy provided for thee A. No verily John 3.3 5 14 15 16.18 6.51 53. there must be as well an application of it to me as the preparation of it for me as is already implyed else it will not heal and save me Principle IV. Q. 106. How is this remedy to be applyed A. By a lively Faith Heb. 10.38 Q. 107. VVhat is a lively Faith A. An hearty receit of the word of Gods grace as the word of God Rom. 4.17 18 19 20. John 1.12 and of Christ as tendred therein Q. 108. Why sayst thou an hearty receit A. Because with the heart man believes unto righteousnes Ro. 10.10 Iam. 1.21 22 23 2 17 18. that which resteth in the head is but an empty opinion and will not save us Q. 109. What meanest thou by a hearty receit A. That it both be understood of us Mat. 13.23 Luc. 11.28 Heb. 11.13 and embraced with inward love and aff●ction Q. 110. Why sayst thou as the word of God A. Because acording to its receit so it works If it be received but as the word of a falliable and weak man 1 The. 2.13 1 Cor. 2.4 5 it works weakly begetting but opinions and empty forms but if as God that is as an infallible and certain word it works divinely and effectually Q. 111. What doth the word so received work A. The hearty receipt of Christ himself as tendered and declared therein 1 Thes 1.9.10 and as a thing therein included Repentance towards God Q. 112. How is Christ tendered in the word of God and to be received by us A. He is tendred to us to be our onely Lord and Saviour Acts 4.12 2.36 Heb. 5.9 Acts 3.22 23. Isa 33 22 Mat. 10 37 38. Joh. 14.1 Mat. 17.5 3.17 our only King Priest and Prophet to teach command and save us and as such a one we ought affectionately to imbrace depend on and obey him Q. 113. You say Repentance towards God is encluded herein what is that Repentance A. A serious turning of the heart and so of the whole man from all false hopes and delights Acts 14.15 1 Thes 1.9 10. Joel 2.12 13 and wayes to the living and true God to seek close w●●● depend on serve him in Jesus Christ his Son Q. 114. How can the word believed effect such things as these in the heart is it not a dead letter 2 Cor. 3 6 7 8 9 18 Rom. 1.16 Joh. 6.63 A. The law indeed was a killing not a dead letter but the word of the Gospel is neither but a ministration of Spirit and life and therefore it produces these effects where heartily believed Q. 115. How doth the remedy thus applyed save A. Christ thus received brings all the fulnesse of grace and blessings with him Cant. 3.2 Joh. 1.15 16 Ep. 1.3 Q. 116. Wherein consists that Grace and Blessing A. In glorious priviledges and gracious operations Q. 117. What be those glorious priviledges A. Justification Reconciliation Sanctification Adoption and its consequents Q. 118. What is Justification A. The Absolution of a sinner from all his sins past Acts 13.38 39 Col. 1.22 1 Cor. 6 11. Rom. 4 23 25 25 and the making and presenting him righteous before God So as that God deals with him as a righteous one Q. 119. What is Reconciliation A. Reconciliation as a priviledge Rom. 5.10 Col. 1.21 Eph. 2.12 13 14 18● is the making an enemy to become the Friend of God to have accesse to him peace and favour with him Q. 120. What is Sanctification Exod. 10.3 6. 13.1 2 28.1 2 2 Cor. 6.16 17 18 7 1. Gal. 3.26 John 1.12 A The separating a man from his former condition to be holy to God set apart for his service and the fitting him for the same Q. 121. What is Adoption A. The making a Son of Adam and death to become a Son of God so as tha● God owns him in Christ as a member o● Christ Heb. 12.6 Eph. 2.1.12 19. Rom. 8.16 17. Gal. 4.5 6. Eph. 1.13 14. 4.30 and deals with him as with a Son Q. 122. What follows hereupon A. Heireship and title to the promises and promised inheritance with the Spirit of the Son to seal him up to and fit him for the same yea the inheritance and glory it self in due season Q. 123. How doth Christ by his Spirit fit the believer for that inheritance A. By his gracious operations in him John 14.26 15.13.15 Eph. 1.17 18. 1 Pet. 1.6 7 8. Ro. 8.28 1 Thess 4.9 Gal. 5.24 Eph. 4.21 22. Rom. 5.2.3 Rom. 15.13 1 Pet. 1.7 8 Rom. 8.26 Eph. 5.18 19. Gal. 5.22 2 Tim. 1.7 Eph. 3.16 17 1 Pet. 4.14 2 Cor. 3.18 1 Joh. 3.2 3 Phil. 3.21 Q. 124. What be those gracious operations A. They be very many as 1. He teaches him and makes him wise to salvation 2. He thereby begets in him lively affections to himself and to God in him and to his people for his sake 3. He mortifies and kils sin in him 4. He begets in him lively hope of glory 5. He fils him with joy and peace in believing 6. He apts and quickens him to prayers praises and services of love to God and men 7. He strengthens him to and incourages him in all his services and sufferings for him 8. Yea and in due time will fully conform and frame him to his own likenesse and image in soule and body Q. 125. Whence is it that a man receiving Christ receives all this grace and blessing with him A. It springs both from the tenor of the Covenant of Grace made with men in Christ which we before mentioned Eph. 1.3.4 5. and also from his Decrees of Election and Predestination Q. 126. VVhat is Gods Decree of Election A. A gracious act of Gods Freewill in which before the

would perswade men otherwise Q. 181. How is it so behoofull in respect of ☜ a mans selfe A. First it conduces much to his believing Tit. 2.11 12. 3.3 4 5 6. Psal 9.10 36.7 8 9. Isa 55.1.2 3 4 5 6 7. for being by the undoubted word of God informed that God hath done so gratiously for all and so for him it gives him evident ground to blesse God for it repent of his evill against such a God and have good thoughts of him and with good hope and incouragement seeke to injoy the cure prepared by him 2. 1 Cor. 14.8 Acts 2.37 38 39. Gen. 21.15 16 19. Joh. 12.46 47 48 49. It will afford help against such doubtings discouragements and temptations to dispair which the convincement of a mans misery and ignorance of a remedy provided for him exposes men unto 3. In case a man neglect it when so plainly set before him his condemnation will be more just and God more glorified therein Q. 182. How is it behoofull in respect of o●hers 1 Tim. 2 1 2 3 4 5 6. A. It will afford a man good ground to love ●nd pray for them till he see any of them exclude themselves the benefit thereof by a sinning to death in a willfull malicious rejection of it Mat. 3.44 45. Eph. 5.1 1 Joh. 5.16 2 Cor. 3.12 13. 4.1 2 5.14 15.19 6.1 2. 2. It will furnish a man to help his neighbour while he can as plainly and confidently set the remedy as his misery before him Q 183. But may not a man as well and surely know the remedy to be for him by his believing well walking or the like A. No surely Pro. 28.26 Jer. 17.9 23.25 26 27 28 29. 2 Pet. 1.19 Tit. 3.5 Rom. 3.25 4.24 25 Gen. 15.6 Rom. 4.17 18. 1 Joh. 5.10 11 Luc. 18.9 10 11. 2 Cor. 10.17 For i● the acts of a mans own deceitfull heart or any pretended revelations are nothing so evident a foundation of believing as the word of God is 2. Nor can that be proved to be a right Gopel faith that goes before an apprehension of Gods goodnes to a man and centers not in Christs blood as shed for him and therefore cannot be fit to evidence those things to him 3. The act of faith doth not evidence the truth of its objects but receives it as a thing otherwise fore evidenced 4. By that way many are made Pharisees trusting in themselves that they are righteous and despising others Gen. 3.13 Jude 14. Heb. 11.7 2 Pet. 2.5 Gal. 3.8 Act. 3.22 23 24 Heb 1.10 2.3 4 2 Cor. 3.18 Q. 184. When began the Gospel to be published A. In Paradise presently upon mans fall and so hath been further opened to and by the Patriarks and Prophets but most fully by Christ himself and his Apostles and especially since his Ascension ☜ Q. 185. Are all the scriptures alike usefull for working and preserving faith A. No sure though all be usefull Rom. 1.16 17 10.8 9 10 17. 2 Cor. 3.7 8 yet the Gospel is properly the word of Faith the ministration of Spirit and power of God to salvation to every one that believes Q. 186. Is faith wrought in all that have the Gospel then A. No all have not faith 2 Thes 3.2 Jo. 6 44 45 Isai 55.2 3 but only they that hear and learn of God they believe come to Christ and their souls shall live Q. 187. VVhy do not others believe A. Because they do not hear learn of God Joh 8.43 10.26 27. Q. 188. Can any man hear of himself A. No as the ability to hear outwardly is of Gods gift Pro. 20.12 Rom. 10.17 Joh. 5.25 so the word outwardly heard brings to men by the gift of Gods power of more in ward hearing attention Q 189. How is it then that some hear not Ps 58.4 5 Mat. 13.15 Acts 28.27 Zech. 7.11 12 13 Psal 81.10 11 12 13. Rom 9 1● 1.24 28 Psa 81.11 12 Luc. 13.25 26. Joh. 12.39 40. Jer. 6.29 30 A. Because they stop their ears and harden their hearts least they should understand and be converted wilfully following after Sathan for which oftentimes God actually reprobates them Q. 190. VVhat is actuall Reprobation A. Gods giving men up to blindness and hardness of heart shutting the door of life against hem so as they cannot believe but run themselves into destruction Q. 191. VVhat be the ordinances injoyned in the word as meanes of faith especially of preserving and increasing it A. They be chiefly the two Sacraments so called namely Baptisme and the Supper of the Lord and Prayer Q. 192. VVhat is a Sacrament A. An holy and visible rite Rom. 4.11 appointed of God to his Church to signifie and seale his grace in Christ to men Q. 193. VVhat is Baptisme A. An ordinance of Christ in which by the washing of water unto the Name of the Father Luc. 3.2 Mat. 28.18 19 20. 3 11. Act. 2.38 39. Gal. 3.26 27 28. Son and Holy Ghost he hath appointed people to be discipled to him and admited into his Church therein signifying and sealing the forgivenesse of sins and accesse into the favour of fellowship with God through faith in his Name Q. 194. VVho are to be Baptised A. All that will submit to Christ they and theirs Mat. 28.19 20. Act. 16.14 31 33. that put him not from them Q. 195. VVhat is the Lords Supper A. An ordinance of Christ in which when he was about to suffer Mat. 26 26 27 28. 1 Cor. 11.26 27. he appointed his Disciples by the breaking and eating of one bread drinking together of one cup to remember him and his love to them Q. 196. VVhy did he appoint bread A To signifie to us that he as made flesh for us Joh. 6.48 51. is the true bread or matter of spirituall nourishment for our souls Q. 197. VVhy to break it A. To mind us of his being broken and crucified for us Isa 5 3.5 Joh. 6 5● that so he might manifest the love of God to us and become meet to nourish us Q. 198. VVhy to eat it A. To minde us that we ought to exercise saith in him as crucified for our sins Jo. 6.51.53 54 55 56 57 58. and to seal to us spiritual nourishment in so doing Q. 199. VVhat is signified by the wine A. That his blood as shed for the forgivenesse of our sins and sealing the new Testament and its promises to us is drink indeed fit to refresh and cheare us Math. 26.28 Heb. 9.13 Q. 200. VVhy did he appoint us to drink it Joh. 6.55 56 57 58. Rom. 3.25 2 Cor. 1.20 A. To instruct us to exercise faith in his blood and the promises sealed by it and to seale to us the consolation and performance of them in so doing Q. 201. VVhy are we to eate and drink together in this Supper

foundations of the world he chose or purposed to chuse the man Jesus Christ into Unity with the eternal Word Isa 42.1 1 Pet. 2.4 5 9 Col. 1.19 2.9 and so to be his holy one the worker out of all his pleasure and treasury of all his blessing Isa 53.10 11. Eph. 1.3 4 5. Gal. 3.7.9.26.28 29 and in him all the seed springing out of the travaile of his Soule by the gift of God to Holinesse and Blessing with him for the praise of his own grace Q. 127. VVhat is Gods Predestination A. Gods free fore-appointment of Jesus Christ to glory through sufferings 1 Pet. 1.19 20. Rom 8.29 30. Eph. 1.5 6. and of his seed or people to conformity to him therein Q. 128. Did God elect men for their faith foreseen A. No verily for no worthines thereof but only out of his good pleasure in Christ for the praise of his grace Eph. 1.5 6. 2 Thes 2.13 1 Pet. 1.2 though yet this work it self out upon men by Sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth Q. 129. Did not God chuse men to holines glory in their personal considerations A. We find no such thing that he chose any either as in Adam standing or faln or as in themselves considered Ephes 1.4 but onely in Christ and with respect to him ☞ Q. 130. Doth not the Apostle say that God elected Jacob to Salvation and rejected Esau from it before they were born or had done good or evill A. God did elect Jacob and rejected Esau before they were born but the Apostle says neither personally nor to or from salvation Q. 131. How may we understand him then A. That he chose Jacob nationally that is him and his posterity to be priviledged with the choise means of salvation Deut. 4.37 7.6 7 8 10.15 Gen. 12.3 18 18. 22.18 c. Rom. 3.1 9.3 4 5 and to be honoured above all nations and rejected Esau and his posterity from the same yet so as Esaus and all the families of the earth had blessing in Jacob and his seed Q. 132. How may it apper that this is the Apostles meaning A. First By the Oracle to Rebecca speaking of them as of two Nations Gen. 25.23 and two Peoples Mal. 1.1 2 3 the elder should serve the younger Secondly by the Prophet Malachies applying it to their posterities Joh. 1.13 and using it as a proof of Gods loving Jacobs posterity more then Esaus Mat. 3.8 9 which could not be had it been a personall Election and reprobation with reference to salvation they not running in the blood Thirdly Mat. 3.8 9. The Apostle speaks about Gods casting off the Nation of the Jews because of their unbelief Ro. 9. 11 From being his Church and People as before notwithstanding Gods former election of them and cleares his justice therein 4. The Apostle speaks not of them as so reprobated as that it was impossible for them to be saved Rom. 10.1 11.11.14.23 32. But prayd for and indeavoured that still yea and says God did it to provoke them to jealousy ●hat they might repent and be saved Q. 133. But saith not the Apostle that God loved Jacob and hated Esau before they were borne A. No Rom 9.11 12. but that it was sayd to Rebecca the elder should serve the younger the other speech was spoken by Mallachy long after they were dead of the affection and disaffection testified towards them in their posterities Mal. 1.1 2 3 4. as laying Esaus mountaines wast c. Q. 134. But say not the Scriptures that God made Pharoah to destroy him A. No but that he made him stand The original word in Exod. 9.16 signifies to make to stand and sutes with Rom. 9.22 or raised him up out of former judgments and forbore him with much long suffering when a vessell fitted for destruction to glorify his name and power in him the more abundantly Q 135. How then say the Scriptures that God hath power as a potter over the clay to make of the same lumpe one vessell to honour and another to dishonour A. To shew that God may doe with his owne what hee will Mat. 20.15 25.15 Eph 1.11 Jer. 18.6 7 8 9 10 11. Luc. 13.3 4 5. Mat. 11.12 22 23 24 Rom. 9.25 26 30 31 32. 11.17 19 20 22. honour and dishonour how and whom hee pleases preferring one before another in meanes of salvation forbearance of them and power exercised for their good as in the case of Jacob and Esau and their posterities though yet the honoured abusing their honour may be broken off as vessells of wrath when the dishonoured may be made vessells of mercy through faith in Jesus Christ ☜ Q. 136. Can a man bring himselfe to faith in Christ and so to the blessings in him A. No verily for faith is the gift of God ordaining and framing the heart in his call unto eternall life Joh. 6.44 Eph. 2.8 Act. 13 48. Luc 17.5 22.23 as it is his worke too to preserve and increase it Q. 137. Why then doth God bid men believe and abide grow in faith and threaten them if they doe not Rom. 10.17 18 19 Gen 63. 1 Pet. 3.19 Prov 8.33 34 35. Num. 14.11 Isa 55.1 2 3. A. Because God doth not worke it immediately but by certaine outward means to which he gives men power to attend with which his spirit and power is conversant for working and increasing it to those means therefore hee bids men attend and act in his power therein given forth and faults them if they doe not Principle V. Q. 138. What be those meanes A. They be those things in which God by Christs speaks forth the knowledge of himselfe and his will and goodnes to men Ps 19. Ro. 10.17 18 19. Ps 78.4 5 6 7 8. whether more generally and darkly or more specially and plainly Q. 139. How doth God speake to men more generally and darkly A. By his workes as ordered through Christ by way of inlargement or chastisement to us Ps 75.1 〈◊〉 19.1 2 3. Joh. 15.24 Job 53.14 15 29. Mic. 6.9 Q. 140. They speake of God and his attributes but doe they speake any thing of Christ ☜ A. Distinctly they do not but by way of interpretation they doe Like that in Mat. 25.40.48 Ps 75.1 2 3 ●8 18 19 20 Act 14.15 17. while they manifest that goodnes of God which could not have been to us but for Christ so that as the death of men speake Adams sin so they speake Christs mediation Q. 141. How doth Gods speaking in them conduce to faith A. In evidencing what is to be knowne of God to men Rom. 1.18 19 20. Acts 14.17 17 26 27. Job 5 8 9 10 33.14.19 20.29 they are meanes of provoking men to seeke him repent of their evills against him and to commit themselves to him

and so to dispose the heart to receive what clearer revelations of himselfe hee may any way afford them Ps 107.43 Rom. 2.4 5 Hos 11.3 4 Mic. 6.9 and where the clearer means are afforded they tend to allure and nurture men to mind them Q. 142. But can we find that God ever accepted of any faith acted towards him by any short of the distinct knowledge of Christ A. Yes sure both Rahab Naaman the Ninevites Josh 2.9 10 with Jam. 2 25. Jonas 3. Mat. 12.41 Act. 10.34 35. Rom. 2.26 27. and divers others God being no respecter of persons but through the mediation of Christ accepting every one in any Nation that by what meanes he affords them do feare him and worke righteousnes Q. 143. What need then of any clearer means A. Yes great need for helping the weaknesse and correcting the wickednes of men Joh. 1.4 5 9.6 7 9. Rom. 3.9 10.19.21 1 Cor. 1.21 Eph. 3.9 10. 1.9 11 12. Isa 61.1 2 3 4. whom generally comprehended not the light shining in darknes nor by their wisedome found out God in the wisedome of God and what they discerned they impreson'd in unrighteousnes as also that God might have the glory of his grace in Christ ascribed to him and men the comfort of it ☞ Q. 144. What doth God speake more clearly by A. By his word or Oracles and the ordinances therein injoyned to and held forth in his Church Prov. 8.33 34. Q. 145. What is the Church A. The Church is the company of men called out of the worlds ways and fellowship in all or any ages and places Josh 24.2 3 4. Exod. 19.4 5 6. 1 Pet. 2.5 9 10. and gathered into the acknowledgment and worship of God according to his appointment Q. 146. Hath there beene alwayes a Church of God in the world A. Yes in all ages 1 Kin. 19.10 Jer. 2.2 3 5 13. though not alwayes alike spreading visible and pure Q. 147. Who is the head and governor of this Church A. Jesus Christ himself is the only head Lord of it Eph. 1.22.4.4 5 6. 11 12. 1 Cor. 12.28 though he hath appointed others to be for order and usefulnes therein Q. 141. What be they A. For inward growth and usefullnes he hath appointed Apostles Evangelists Prophets Eph. 4.11.12 1 Tim. 3.1 2.8 Tit. 1.5 6 7 Phil. 1.1 2 Pet. 1.20 21. 1 Tim. 3.2.8.9 Mat. 28.19 20. 2 Pet. 1.19 20 21. 3.2 Joh. 5.39 2 Tim. 3.15 16 17. Pastors and Teachers for outward order Bishops or Elders and Deacons Q. 149. How are these usefull A. By their Declaration of and ordering men after the words or Oracles of God Q. 150. What callest thou the word or Oracles of God A. The Doctrine delivered in the Bible or writings of the Prophets and Apostles called the Scriptures Q. 151. How may it appeare that the Scriptures are the word or Oracles of God 1. A. 1. By the consent and tradition of the Church 2 Pet. 1.21 Mat. 11.25 1 Cor. 1. v. 28. Heb. 2.3 4. Psal 78. Josh 23.14 1 Kin. 8.24 The constant assertion of those holy men who were plain hearted simple men that delivered them together with the miracles wrought by them and evident fulfilling of things they foretold commended their sayings writings to the Faith of the first receivers and they have successively commended them to us and that deserves our reverence of them 2. The power of Gods Spirit breathing in them gives such light to the simple that mind them 2. By the power and evidence of Gods Spirit speaking in them Psal 19. v. 7. 2 Cor. 4.2 5.12 as commends them for Gods words to their consciences 3. The evident fulfilling of many prophecies altogether unlikely when uttered by them such as the calling us Gentiles 3. By the manifest fulfilling of their prophesies in things most unlikely Gen. 9.27 Deut. 32.21 Isa 55.5 Luc. 19 43 44. Mat. 21 42 43. and 22.7 8 9. and bringing us from our Idolatries to the worship of God the casting off the Jews and many others are a more outward sensible demonstration that they are of God 4. By the strain and tendency of them which is altogether holy Eccles 12.12 13 14. 2 Cor. 6.16 17 18 7. exalting God and leading men to God and to holinesse in their hearts and wayes Q. 152. What be the chiefe parts of the Scriptures A. The law and the Gospell Rom. 10 5 6 7. Q. 153. What callest thou the law A. The Doctrine of works and duties given by Moses Joh. 1.28 Gal. 3.10 Q. 154. How is that law devided A. Into moral Cerimonial and Judicial Q. 155. What is the morall law A. The ten words or Commandements proclaimed by God on mount Sinai Deut. 4.13 with the severall explications thereof Q. 156. Rehearse them A. I am the Lord thy God Exo. 20.1 2 c. c. Thou shalt have no other Gods but me c. Q. 157 How are these commandments devided A. Into two Tables Deu. 10.1 2 Mat. 22.37 38 39 40 the first containts the foure first commandements and sets before us our duty towards God the latter contains the six last commandments sets before us our duty towards our neighbor Q 158. What is required of us in the first Commandement A. That we have God and him only for the object of our most hearty love Deut. 6.45 Isa 26.4 Deut. 10.20 Psal 37.4 5 confidence delight and worship and that in all things we obey and cleave unto him Q. 159. What is therein forbiddin as sin A. All Atheisme and grosse Idolatry Psal 14.1 Rom. 1.24 25. 1 Pet. 4.3 Eph. 4. 17 18 19. Psal 78.22 with all ignorance and distrustfulnes of God his power faithfulnes and goodnes neglect of or want of delight in him his words worship and waies swearing by faith truth or any thing besides him with all preferring of our profits pleasures lives or any thing before his glory and our service to him Joh. 5.42 2 Thes 2.10 11 12. Deut. 10.20 Zeph. 1.5 2 Tim. 3.4 Eph. 5.5 Deut. 12.18 18.9 10 18 19. Col. 2.19 20 21 22 23. Isa 40.18.44.7 8.13.14 c. Q 160. What is required in the second commandement A. That we conceive of and worship God only according to his word and will Q. 161. What is forbidden therein A. All erroneous and false conceptions of God disagreeing with his word with all will-worship according to our own devises and mens traditions Q. 162. Why is it added for the Lord thy God is a iealous God visiting c. A. To shew that the wrath of God is great against all Idolaters and fals worshippers of him Deu. 29.18 19 20 21. especially if they have beene espoused to him Q. 163. But shall the childe be punished for the parents faults and rewarded for their piety A. God often rewards the parents righteousnes and punishes their wickednes in