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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

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

their children 1 Kin. 11.11 12 13. 2 King 9. Eze. 18.2 3 4 5 6 10 11 Jer. 31.29 30. as parts of themselves in outward things but not in spirituall and eternall things except they walke in their parents good or evill steps to which their parents well or ill doing much conduces Q. 164. What doth God require in the third Commandement A. That we worship him in spirit and truth with such inward reverence to and worthy use of his Name Joh. 4.24 Lev. 19.12 2 Cor. 6.1 2 Doctrine and ordinances as becomes them Q. 165. What is therein forbidden A. All abuse of the Name of God by charmes witchcrafts blasphemies Deut. 18.9 10 11 12. Lev. 24.16 Jam. 5.12 Lev. 19.12 2 Tim. 3.5 perjuries rash swearing by it and the like with all prophanesse and formall profession of the Name and Doctrine of God without life and power Q. 166. Why is it added For the Lord will not hold him guiltlesse that takes his name in vain A. To shew Gods hatred of all such abuses of his Name Deu. 29.19 20. Exo. 34 7. Jude 4. 13. and so to deter men therefrom Q. 167. What is required of us in the fourth Commandement A. To be mindfull to keepe Holy to God the Sabboath day Isa 56.2 58.13 14. Jer. 17.21 22 24 27. with all that are under our charge resting therein from all our own thoughts words and works and wholly actings to God and delighting in him Q. 168. What is therein forbidden A. All neglects and wearinesse of the Sabboath Neh. 13.15 16 17 19. Amos 8.5 6. Isa 58.13 with all wanderings of heart words and actions from God therein Q. 169. What is required of us in the second Table or six last Commandements A. Perfect love to all men as men Mat. 5.44 45 48. 22.39 so as to endeavour their good as our owne from our hearts in their dignity Luc. 10.30 31.37.10 life chastity goods and good name as we have occasion thereto Q. 170. What is forbidden in them A. As all neglect or unsober abuse of our selves so also all undutifulnes to superiors all hatred T it 2.11 12 Ro. 13.1 2 6 7 8 9 10. Gal. 5.19 20 21. Rom 7.7 envy rash-anger fraud or whatever else in thought word gesture or action tends to the prejudice of our Neighbour in their dignity life chastity goods or good name though but in the most secret motion and desire of the hearts Q. 171. Why did God give this morall law A. To discover our sinne and cursednes Rom. 3.20 5.20 7.7 Gal. 3.19 20 21.22 Lev. 1 2 3 c. that so wee might more readily embrace his Son Q. 172. What is the ceremonial law A. The law of Sacrifices and outward rites of worship given by Moses Q. 173. Why was that given A. First to witnesse against men Gal. ● 19 23. Heb. 10.1 that they are sinners and have deserved to dye Secondly To shadow out Christ his death and the benefits that come thereby Q. 174. What callest thou then the Judicial law A. The law of statutes Exo. ●1 〈◊〉 Lev. 29. and 21 22 Deut. 19. 21 22. and ordinances for the commonwealth of the Jews with the penalties to be inflicted by them on offendors Q. 175. Doth the law yet continue in its force A. Not so to us as to the Jewes before Christs comming for the cerimonies are ended in Christ as their body or substance Rom. 6.14 10.4 Gal. 3 25. 4.4.7 Col. 2.15 16 1 Tim. 1.5 6 7. yet the morall and the other laws are of force so far as they are taken up of Christ and held forth to us in his Doctrine who is the end of the law for righteousnes to every one that believeth Q 176 Is not the law abrogatod then by Christ A. No verily Rom. 3.31 1 Tim. 1.7 but it and its lawfull use is established by him Q. 177. VVherein is it established by Christ A. 1. In that he hath fulfilled the truth shadowed out by it Col 2.16 17. Heb. 10 1 2 5 6 7 Gal. 3.10 13 2.21 Rom. 7.12 with 8.3 Rom. 13.9 Gal. 5.14 Tit. 2.11 12. Mat. 5.17 18 c. Rom. 8.3 Gal. 5.16.18 Rom. 3.20 7.7 Jo. 1.8.10 Rom. 5.20 21. 1 Tim. 1 8 9 10 11 15. 2. In that he hath given himselfe to be a curse for us to redeeme us from its curse thereby declaring its curse to be so holy just and firme that no redemption from it otherwise 3. In shewing us that the holy frame and affections it required of us are not lesse but more due from us by his grace toward us 4. In calling us to himself and by his Spirit opening his grace to us fulfilling the righteousnes of the law in us Q. 178. VVhat is the lawfull use of the law A. 1. To shew us what is due from us to God and man and what is sin and so to convince us that we have and doe sin 2. To shew us our need of Christ and his sacrifice and what cause to blesse God for him 3. To shew us what we may expect to be effected by the grace of Christ in us Ps 81.9 10 Rom. 8.4 Jam. 2.8 9 10 11. Rom. 3.21 Heb. 10.1 1 Tim. 1.9 10 11. 1 Tim. 1.5 6. with 2 Tim. 3.15 16 17. Lu. 2.10 11 Rom. 3.22 1.16 17 10.9 15. 2 Cor. 3.7 8 9 10 5.19 20. with Rom. 5.17.20 21 and how short we are yet of it 4. To witnesse to Christ and the grace in him 5. To curbe the unrighteous and rebellious that obey not the Gospell 6. In a word it with all other scripture is profitable to exhort instruct rebuke and so to direct us in the exercise of charity and of all righteousnesse Q. 172. VVhat is the Gospell A. A doctrine of glad tidings to all people discovering the love and grace of God to the world in giving forth his Son to be the Saviour of it and tendering salvation to it through him in which is revealed the Righteousnes of God unto all and upon all that believe and with which God ministereth his holy spirit to beget faith in men and reconcile them to himselfe that his righteousnes might come upon them unto eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Q. 180. VVhy sayest thou its glad tidings to all people Is there any needfulnes or usefullnes of believing that extent of Gods love as you seeme to insinuate A. Yes verily for seeing mans misery is so clearly and generally held forth in the scriptures that any man crediting them may see himselfe miserable it is very behoofeful that the remedy be as plainly and generally held forth too Rom. 3.9 10.19 21 23 24 5.12.18 2 Cor. 3.12 13 with 4.2.4 yea so usefull is this both in respect of a mans selfe and his demeanour to others that none but Sathan and men deceived by him hereabout