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The grovnds and principles of religion, contained in a shorter catechism (according to the advice of the Assembly of Divines, sitting at Westminster) to be used througout the kingdom of England and dominion of Wales.; Shorter catechism. 1646.
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receivers are not after a corporal carnal manner but by faith made partakers of his Body Blood with all his benefits to their spiritual nourishment and growth in grace e 1 Cor. 11. 23 24 25 26. 10. 16 Q. What is required to the worthy receiving of the Lords Supper A. It is required of them that would worthily pertake of the Lords Supper that they examine themselves of their knowledge to discerne the Lords body f 1 Cor. 11. 28 29. of their faith to feed upon him g 2 Cor 13. 5 of their repentance h 1 Cor. 11. 31. love i 1 Cor. 10. 16 17. and new obedience k 1 Cor. 5. 7 8. lest coming unworthily they eat drink judgment to themselves l 1 Cor. 11. 28 19. Q. What is Prayer A. Prayer is an offering up of our desires to God m Ps 62. 8. for things agreeable to his will n 1 John 5. 14. in the name of Christ o Joh. 16. 23 with confession of our sins p Ps 32. ◠6. Dan. 9. 4 and thankful acknowledgment of his mercies q Phil. 4. 6. Q. What rule hath God given for our direction in Prayer A. The whole Word of God is of use to direct us in Prayer r 1 Joh. 5 14 but the speciall rule of direction is that form of Prayer which Christ taught his Disciples commonly called The Lords Prayer s Mat. 6. 9 10 11 12 13 with Luke 11. 2 3 4. Q. What doth the Preface of the Lords Prayer teach us A. The Preface of the Lords Prayer which is Our Father which art in Heaven t Mat. 6. 9. teacheth us to draw neer to God with all holy reverence and confidence as children to a father able to help us u Rom. 8. 15. Luke 11. 13 and that we should pray with and for others w Acts 12. 5 1 Tit. 2. 1 2 Q What do we pray for in the first Petition A. In the first Petition which is Hallowed be thy Name x Mat 6. 9. we pray that God would enable us and others to glorifie him in all that whereby he maketh himselfe known y Ps 67 2 3 and that he would dispose all things to his own glory z Psal 83. throughout Q What do we pray for in the second Petition A. In the second Petition which is Thy Kingdome come a Mat. 6. 10 we pray that Satans Kingdom may be destroyed b Ps 18 18 and that the Kingdome of grace may be advanced c Rev. 12 10 11 our Rom. 10. John 17. 1◠2. selves and others brought in to it kept in it d 2 Thes 3 11. and that the Kingdom of glory may be hastned e Rev. 22 20. Q. What do we pray for in the third Petition A. In the third Petition which is Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven f Mat. 6. 10 we pray that God by his grace would make us able and willing to know obey submit to his Will in all things g Psal 67 throughout Ps 119. 36 Mat. 26. 39 2 Sam. 15 25. Iob 1. 21 as the Angels do in heaven h Psal 103 20 21 Q What do we pray for in the fourth Petition A In the fourth Petition which is Give us this day our daily bread i Mat. 6. 11 we pray that of Gods free gift we may receive a competent portion of the good things of this life and enjoy his blessing with them k Prov. 30 8 9 Gen. 18. 2 1 Tim. 4. 4 5. Q. What do we pray for in the fifth Petition A In the fifth Petition which is And forgive us our debts as we forgive our debttors l Mat. 6. 12 we pray that God for Christs sake would freely pardon all our sins m Psal 51 1 2 7 9 Dan 9. 17 18 19 which we are the rather incouraged to ask because by his grace we are inabled from the heart to forgive others n Luk 11. 4 Mat 18. 35 Q What do we pray for in the sixth Petition A. In the sixth Petition which is And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil o Ma◠6. 13 we pray that God would either keep us from being tempted to sin p Cor 12 or support and deliver us when weare tempted q 2 〈◊〉 1 8 6. 13 Q What doth the conclusion of the Lords prayer teach A. The conclusion of the Lords Prayer which is For thine is the kingdom the Mat 26. 4 power and the glory for ever Amen r Mat. 4 Teacheth us to take our incouragement in prayer from God only s Dan. 9. 6 7 8 9 1◠17 18 19 and in our prayers to praise him ascribing kingdom power and glory to him t 1 Chr. 29. And in testimony of our desire and assurance to be heard we say Amen u. The Ten COMMANDMENTS Exodus 20. GOD spoke all these words saying I am the Word thy God which have brought thée out of the land of Egypt out of the house of bondage I. Thou shalt have no other Gods before me II. Thou shalt not make unto thée any graven image or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above or that is in ye earth beneath or that is in the water under the earth thou shalt not bow down thy self to them nor serve them for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and kéep my Commandements III. Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain IV. Remember the Sabath day to kéep it holy Six days shalt thou labor and do an thy work but the seventh day is the Sabath of thy Lord thy God in it thou shalt not doe any work thou nor thy sonne nor thy daughter nor thy man-servant nor thy maid servant nor thy cattell nor thy stranger that within thy gates for in six day the Lord made heaven and earth the sea and all that in them is and rested the seventh day and hallowed it V. Honor thy father and thy mother that thy dayes may be long in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thée VI. Thou shalt not kill VII Thou shalt not commit adultery VIII Thou shalt not steal IX Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor X. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbors house thou shalt not covet thy neighbors wife nor his man-servant nor his maid-servant nor his ox nor ass nor any thing that is thy neighbors The LORDS PRAYER Matth. 6. OUr Father which art in Heaven Hallowed be thy Name Thy Kingdome come Thy will be done in earth as it is in Heaven Give us this day our daily bread And forgive us our trespasses as we forgive them that trespass against us And lead us not in to temptation but deliver us from evill For thine is the Kingdome and the power and the glory for ever Amen The CREED I Believe in God the Father Almighty maker of Heaven and Earth And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord which was conceived by the Holy Ghost born of the Virgin Mary suffered under Pontious Pilate was crucified dead and buried he descended into * That is continued in the state of the dead and under the power of Death till the third day Hell the third day he rose againe from the dead he ascended into Heaven and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead I believe in the Holy Ghost the holy Catholick Church the Communion of Saints the forgiveness of sins the Resurrection of the body and Life everlasting Amen SO many of every Question both in the larger and shorter Catechism is repeated in the Answer as maketh every Answer an intire Proposition or sentence in it self to the end the Learner may further improve it upon all occasions for his increase of knowledge
of the estate of sin and misery and to bring them into an estate of Salvation by a Redeemer l Rom. 3. 20. 21. 22. Gal. 3. 21. Q. Who is the Redeemer of Gods Elect A. The onely Redeemer of Gods Elect is the Lord Jesus Christ m 1 Tim. 2. 5. 6. who being the eternal Son of God became man n Iohn 1. 14 Gal. 4 4 and so was and continueth to be God and man in two distinct Natures and one Person for ever o Rom. 9. 5. Luke 1. 35. Col. 2. 9. Heb. 7. 24. 25. Q. How did Christ being the Son of God become man A Christ the Son of God became man by taking to himself a true body p Heb. 2. 4 16. 10. 5. and a reasonable soul q Mat. 26. 38. being conceived by the power of the holy Ghost in the womb of the Virgin Mary and born of her r Luke 1. 27 21 35. 42. Gai. 4. 4. yet without sin ſ Heb. 4. 15 and 7. 26. Q. What Offices doth Christ execute as our Redeemer A Christ as our Redeemer executeth the Offices of a Prophet of a Priest and of a King both in his estate of Humiliation Exaltation t Act. 3. 21 22. Heb. 12. 25 with 2 Cor. 13. 3. 〈◊〉 5. 5 6 〈◊〉 and 7. 2 〈…〉 2. 6. 〈◊〉 Isa 9. 6 〈◊〉 Q. How doth Christ execute the Office of a Prophet Mat. 2 15. Ps 2. 8 9 10 11. A. Christ executeth the Office of a Prophet in revealing to us by his Word and Spirit the will of God for our Salvation u Joh. 1. 18. 1 Pet. 1. 10 11 12. Ioh. 15. 15 31. Q. How doth Christ execute the Office of a Priest A. Christ executeth the Office of a Priest in his once offering up of himself a sacrifice to satisfie divine justice w Heb. 19. 14. 28. reconcile us to God x Heb. 2. 17 7. Heb. 24. 25 and in making continual intercession for us y. Q. How doth Christ execute the Office of a King A. Christ executeth the Office of a King in subduing us to himself z Act. 19. 14 15 16. in ruling a Isa 33. 22 and defending us b Isa 32. 〈◊〉 2 and in restraining and conquering all his and our enemies c 1 Cor. 15. 25. Psal 110. throughout Q. Wherein did Christs Humiliation consist A. Christs Humiliation consisted in his being born and that in a low condition d Luke 2. 7 Gal. 4. 4. made under the Law e undergoing the miseries of this life f Heb. 12. 〈◊〉 3. the wrath of God g Luk 22. 44 and the cursed death of the Crosse h Phil. 2. 8. in being buried i 1 Cor. 15 3 and continuing under the power of death for a time k Acts 2. 14 25 26 27 31. Q. Wherein consisteth Christs Exaltation A. Christs Exaltation consisteth in his rising again from the dead on the third day l 1 Cor. 15. 4 in ascending up into heaven m Mar. 16. 19. in sitting at the right hand of God the Father n Eph. 1. 20 and in coming to judg the world at the last day o Act. 1. 11. Q. How are we made partakers of the Redemption purchased by Christ A. We are made partakers of the Redemption purchased by Christ by the effectual application of it to us p Ioh. 1. 11 12 by his holy Spirit q T it 3 5. 6 Q. How doth the Spirit apply to us the Redemption purchased by Christ A. The Spirit applyeth to us the Redemption purchased by Christ by working faith in us r Eph. 1. 13. 14. and thereby uniting us to Christ in our effectual Calling ſ Eph. 3. 17. 1 Cor. 1. 9 Q What is effectuall Calling A. Effectuall calling is the work of Gods Spirit t where by convincing us of our sin and misery u Acts 2. 37 in lightning our minds of the knowledge of Christ w Acts 8 26 1 8. and renewing our wills x Ezek. 36 26. 7. he doth perswade and enable us to embrace Jesus Christ freely offered to us in the Gospel y Ioh. 6. 44. 45. Q. What benefit do they that are Effectually called partake of in this life A. They that are Effectually called do in this life partake of Justification z Rom. 8. 30. Adoption a Sanctification and the several benefits which in this life do either accompany or flow from them b 1 Cor. 1 26 30. Q. What is justification A. Justification is an act of Gods free grace wherein he pardoneth all our sinns c Rom. 3. 24 25 4. 6 7 8. and accepteth us as righteous in his sight d 2 Cor. 5 19. 21. only for the righteousnesse of Christ imputed to us e Rom. 5. 7 18 19. and received by faith alone f Col. 2. 16. Q What is adoption A. Adoption is an act of Gods free grace whereby we are received into the number g 1 John 3. 1 Rom. 8 14. and have a right to all the privileges of the Sons of God h Joh. 1. 12. Q. What is Sanctification A. Sanctification is the work of Gods free grace i Thes 2. 13 whereby we are renewed in the whol man after the Image of God k Eph. 4. 24 and are inabled more and more to dye unto sinne and live unto righteousnesse l Rom 6. 4 6 Q. What are the benefits which in this life do accompany or flow from Justification Adoption and Sanctification A. The benefits which in this life do accompany or flow from Justification Adoption and Sanctification are assurance of Gods love peace of conscience m Rom. 5. 1 2. 5 joy in the holy Ghost n Rom 14. 17 increase of grace o Prov 4. 18 perseverance therein to the end p 1 Joh. 5. 13 1 Pet. 1. 5. Q. What benefits do Believers receive from Christ at death A. The souls of Belivers are at their death made perfect in holinesse q Heb. 12 23 and do immediately passe into glory r 2 Cor. 5. 1 6 8. and their bodies being still united to Christ ſ 1 Thes 4 14 do rest in their graves t Isa 57. 2 till the resurrection u Job 19. 26 27 Q. What benefit do Believers receive from Christ at the resurrection A. At the resurrection Believers being raised up in glory w 1 Cor. 15 43 shall be openly acknowledged and acquitted in the day of Judgement x Mat. 25. 23 and 10. 32. and made perfectly blessed in full enjoying of God y 1 Joh. 3. 2. 1 Cor. 13. 12 to all eternity z 1 Thes 4 17. 18 Q What is the duty which God requireth of man A. The duty which God requireth of man is obedience to his a 〈◊〉 6. 8 1 Sam. 15 22 revealed with Q. What did God at first reveal to man