is the means and pledge of 1 John 3.2 Now are we the sons of God. Acts 2.38 39. Then Peter said Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost For the promise is unto you and to your Children and to all that are afar off even as many as the Lord our God shall call Q. Is Baptism alone sufficient to Salvation A. No not alone without the new birth thereby signified without we are dead unto sin and alive unto God through Jesus Christ Rom. 6.3 4 11. Q What is required of persons to be Baptized A. Repentance a whereby they forsake sin and Faith b whereby they stedfastly believe all that is revealed by Christ and particularly the Promises of God made to them in that Sacrament a Acts 2.38 41. Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins c. b Acts 8.37 If thou believest with all thine heart thou mayest be Baptized Q. Why then are Infants Baptized when by reason of their tender age they cannot perform them A. Because they promise them both Repentance and Faith by their Sureties which promise when they come to age themselves are bound to perform Q. Can Children be obliged where they do not actually consent A. Yes it was so under the Law a when Children were taken into Covenant and were circumcis'd at eight days old b and thenceforward were accounted God's Children c a Deut. 29.10 11 12. Ye stand this day all of you before the Lord your captains of your tribes your little ones That thou shouldst enter into covenant with the Lord. b Gen. 17.12 13 14. c Ezek. 16.20 21. Thou hast slain my children and deliver'd them to cause them to pass through the fire to Moloch Q. What warrant is there for the Baptism of Infants though born of Christian Parents A. The same that is for grown persons born of Christian Parents and that is because the Covenant belongs to them Acts 2.39 The promise is unto you and to your children 1 Cor. 7.14 Else were your children unclean but now as born of believing Parents are they holy Q. The Lord's Supper Why was the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper ordained A. For the continual remembrance of the Sacrifice of the death of Christ and of the benefits which we receive thereby Q. Why is this Sacrament called the Lord's Supper A. It 's called the Lord's Supper a as it was ordained by our Lord at Supper b immediately before his death a 1 Cor. 11.20 This is not to eat the Lord's Supper b Matt. 26.26 Q. For what end did our Lord ordain it A. 1. As a Sign and Representation of the Sacrifice of his Death and a means to keep up the remembrance of it a 2. As a means to conveigh and a pledge to assure us of the benefits we receive thereby b a 1 Cor. 11.24 Take eat this is my body c. this do in remembrance of me b Matt. 26.28 This Wine is my blood of the new testament which is shed for many for the remission of sins Q. Why is Christ's Death called a Sacrifice A. It 's call'd a Sacrifice a because he was a Sacrifice for sin b a Heb. 9.26 He put away sin by the sacrifice of himself b 2 Cor. 5.21 He hath made him to be sin a Sin-offering for us who knew no sin Q. How long is this Ordinance to continue A. It 's for the continual remembrance of his death till he come 1 Cor. 11.26 As often as ye eat this bread and drink this cup ye do shew the Lord's death till he come Acts 1.11 Q. What is the outward part or sign of the Lord's Supper A. Bread and Wine which the Lord hath commanded to be received Q. Are both the Elements Bread and Wine to be equally used A. Yes for the Lord commanded both to be received 1 Cor. 11.23 24. I received of the Lord That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread c. After the same manner also he took the Cup c. Q What is the inward part or thing signified A. The Body and Blood of Christ which are verily and indeed taken and received by the faithful in the Lord's Supper Q. Are the Bread and Wine changed after consecration A. Not otherwise than in their use for they remain the same in Nature and Substance as before So it 's thrice called Bread 1 Cor. 11.26 27 28. Q. What is the Body and blood of Christ which are said to be verily and indeed taken and received by the faithful A. 1. Negatively It 's not the natural Body and Blood of Christ 1. Because the Catechism saith the inward part or thing signified by the Bread and Wine in the Sacrament is the Body and Blood of Christ and so the Bread and Wine are the Signs of that Body and Blood and not the very natural Body and Blood. 2. Because it 's said the Body and Blood of Christ are verily and indeed taken and received therein by the faithful in opposition to Unbelievers who as our Article 29th saith Eat not the Body of Christ in the Lord's Supper 2. I answer positively That by the Body and Blood of Christ is meant Christ himself who suffer'd in his Body and shed his Blood for us John 6.53 54 55 56. Except ye eat the flesh of the son of man and drink his blood ye have no life in you c. His Flesh and Blood That is himself as it immediately follows v. 57. He that eateth me even he shall live by me Q. How is the Body and Blood of Christ verily and indeed taken and received by the faithful in the Lord's Supper A. The Faithful do receive Christ who thus suffered in his Body and shed his Blood by Faith. As the Flesh and Blood of Christ are Christ himself so Eating and Receiving are the same with Believing John 6.35 I am the bread of life he that cometh to me shall never hunger and he that believeth on me shall never thirst Ver. 51. If any man eat of this bread he shall live for ever Vers 54. Who so eateth my flesh c. ver 56 57. Q. Are the Benefits we receive by Christ another thing than his Flesh and Blood A. Yes They differ as much as Christ himself doth from the Benefits he hath purchased for us Q. What are the Benefits whereof we are partakers thereby A. The strengthning and refreshing of our Souls by the Body and Blood of Christ as our Bodies are by the Bread and Wine Q. How are our Souls strengthned and refreshed by the Body and Blood of Christ A. Our Souls are strengthned and refreshed in the Lord's Supper by our belief in Christ that suffered in his Body and shed his Blood for us a which is more especially exhibited and set forth in this Ordinance b a John 6.35 Jesus said I am the bread of life he that cometh to me shall never hunger and he that believeth on me shall never thirst Vers 51. I am the living bread which came down from heaven If any man eat of this bread he shall live for ever And the bread that I will give is my flesh which I will give for the life of the world b 1 Cor. 10.16 The cup of blessing which we bless is it not the Communion or participation of the blood of Christ The bread which we break is it not the communion of the body of Christ Q. What is required of them who come to the Lord's Supper A. 1. To examine themselves a whether they repent them truly of their former sins b stedfastly purposing to lead a new life c a 1 Cor. 11.28 Let a man examine himself and so let him eat of that bread c. b 1 Cor. 11.20 21. This is not to eat the Lord's Supper For in eating at their Love-Feasts before the Communion one is hungry and another is drunken Vers 31. If we would judge our selves we should not be judged c Isa 1.16 17 18. Wash ye make you clean put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes cease to do evil learn to do well c. Come now and let us reason together saith the Lord c. 2. To have a lively Faith in Gods mercy through Christ Act. 26.18 That they may receive forgiveness of sins by faith that is in me Act. 4.12 Neither is there Salvation in any other for there is none other name under heaven given among men whereby we must be saved 1 Cor. 11.29 He that eateth and drinketh unworthily eateth and drinketh damnation to himself not discerning the Lord's body 3. With a thankful remembrance of his Death 1 Cor. 11.26 For as often as ye eat this bread and drink this cup ye do shew forth the Lord's death till he come 1 Cor. 6.19 20. 4. And to be in Charity with all men 1 Cor. 10.17 We being many are one bread and one body for we are all partakers of that one bread Ephes 5.2 Walk in love as Christ also hath loved us and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God. Matt. 5.23 24. If thou bring thy gift to the altar and there remembrest that thy brother hath ought against thee Leave there thy gift before the altar and go thy way first be reconciled to thy brother whom thou hast wrong'd or offended and then come and offer thy gift FINIS The young Reader is to take notice that the Letters a b c d refer to the Scriptures that follow and which are to prove every point so marked
Holy Ghost 2. A Unity of Essence or sameness of Nature the Father is God the Son is God and the Holy Ghost is God. 3. A difference of Offices or Operations The Father Creates the Son Redeems and the Holy Ghost Sanctifieth Q. What doth the first Branch of the Creed respect A. God the Father and his Work of Creation Q. What is God Article 1. I believe in God. A. God is an Infinite a Eternal b and Incomprehensible Being c having all Perfection in and of himself d a 1 King. 8.27 Behold the heaven the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee b Psal 90.2 From everlasting to everlasting thou art God. c Job 11.7 Canst thou by searching find out God Canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection d Exod. 3.14 I am that I am Q. How is God said to be a Father The Father A. 1. As he created all things 1 Cor. 8.6 God the Father of whom are all things 2. As he is the Father of Christ 2 Cor. 1.3 Blessed be God even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ Q. What do you understand by Almighty Almighty A. 1. That God hath all Power in himself without deriving it from any other a and that all Power is derived from him b a Psal 62.11 Power belongeth unto God. b 2 Chron. 20.12 O our God we have no might but our eyes are upon thee 2. That he hath the Power of doing all things Matth. 19.26 With God all things are possible Q. Are there not some things impossible to God A. Nothing but what either he could not be God if it was possible to him or else what in the Nature of it implies a Contradiction Q. What are those things which he could not be God if they are possible to him A. 1. Such things as are Evil Hab. 1.13 Thou canst not look on iniquity Tit. 1.2 God that cannot lie 2. Such as imply Infirmity as to be Ignorant or Mortal Heb. 4.13 Neither is there any Creature that is not manifest in his sight but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do Q. What are the things which in their Nature imply a Contradiction A. Such as these To be and not to be at the same time to be a Wafer and the Body of Christ That the Body of Christ should be in Heaven and yet at the same time be in the Earth To be one distinct Body and yet to be many Bodies as in the Host Q. What is meant by Heaven and Earth Maker of Heaven Earth A. The World and all things that are therein Gen. 1.1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth Acts 17.24 Q. Of what did God make the World A. Out of nothing Heb. 11.3 The things which are seen were not made of things which do appear Q. How is the World preserved A. By the same Divine Power that made it Nehem. 9. Thou hast made the heaven of heavens with all their bost the Earth and all things that are therein the Seas and all that is therein and thou preservest them all Q. What doth the second Branch of the Creed respect Article 2. And in Jesus Christ A. God the Son and his Work of Redemption Q. What is declared in this Branch A. 1. The Person of our Redeemer 2. His Humiliation And 3. Exaltation Q. How is he describ'd A. By his Names and Relations Q. By what Names is the Son of God call'd in Scripture A. The Word Jesus Christ Q. How doth the name Word belong to him A. It 's given to him as he was in being before he came into the World. John 1.1 In the beginning was the Word Col. 1.17 He is before all things Q. How doth the name Jesus belong to him A. It was his proper Name which was given him by Gods appointment a and by which he was known amongst Men b a Matth. 1.21 Thou shalt call his name Jesus b John 9.11 A man that is called Jesus Luke 2.21 Q. What doth the name Jesus signify A. It signifies a Saviour Q. Why was he called Jesus A. Because he was to save his people from their sins Matth. 1.21 1 Tim. 1.15 This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation that Christ Jesus came into the World to save sinners Q. How doth the name Christ belong to him A. As he was the Messias or Christ prophesied of in the Old Testament Dan. 9.25 26. Messiah the Prince Messiah shall be cut off but not for himself John 20.31 These are written that ye may believe that Jesus is the Christ Q. What doth the word Christ signify A. It 's the same with Messiah and signifies Anointed John 1.41 The Messias which is being interpreted the Christ or the Anointed as it 's in the margin Q. Why was he called the Christ or Anointed A. Because he was in a Spiritual manner to perform the Offices belonging to God's Anointed a to Kings b Priests c and Prophets d a Psalm 105.15 b 1 Kings 1.34 c Exod. 40.13 d 1 King. 19.16 Q. How was he a King A. To govern his Church Ephes 1.22 He hath put all things under his feet and gave him to be the head over all things to the Church Q. How was he a Priest A. As he did make an atonement a intercedes for b and blesses c his Church a Rom. 5.11 We joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ by whom we have now received the atonement 1 Joh. 2.2 b Heb. 7.25 He ever liveth to make intercession for them c Acts 3.26 God having raised up his Son Jesus sent him to bless you in turning away every one of you from his iniquities Q. How was he a Prophet A. To teach his Church which he did a in his Person and by his Spirit b Word c and d Ministry a Isa 61.1 The Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek c. Luke 4.18 b John 14.26 The comforter which is the Holy Ghost whom the Father will send in my name he shall teach you all things c 1 Pet. 1.25 The word of the Lord endureth for ever And this is the word which by the Gospel is preached unto you 2 Cor. 5.19 20 21. d Matth. 28.19 20. Go ye therefore and teach Disciple all nations teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you Ephes 4.11 Gal. 6.6 Q. How was Christ anointed A. He was anointed with the Holy Ghost a which he received without measure b a Acts 10.38 God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost b John 3.34 God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him Col. 1.19 Q. How is Christ the only Son of God His only Son A. As he derived his Essence from the Father Heb. 1.4 5. Made so much better than the Angels as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent Name than they for unto which of the Angels said he at any time Thou art my Son this day
have I begotten thee Q. How is Christ said to be our Lord Our Lord. A. 1. By Creation Job 1.3 All things were made by him Col. 1.15 16. 2. By Redemption and purchase 1 Pet. 1.18 Ye were not redeem'd with corruptible things as Silver and Gold but with the precious blood of Christ 1 Cor. 8.6 Q. What do you observe in Christ's Humiliation A. His Incarnation and Passion Q. How was Christ the Eternal Word made Man Article 3. Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost A. By uniting the Humane Nature to the Divine in one Person Joh. 1.4 The Word was made flesh Heb. 2.14 16. Q. How was this accomplished A. By the powerful operation of the Holy Ghost Luk. 1.35 The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee Q. Why was Christ thus formed and conceived and not by the ordinary way of generation A. That he might assume our Nature without the depravation of it Luk. 1.35 Therefore that Holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God. Heb. 10.5 Q. Whence was his Bodily substance derived Born of the Virgin Mary A. From the Body of the Virgin Mary therefore he is said to be the seed of the woman Gen. 3.15 and to be made of a woman Gal. 4.4 Q. Why was Christ born of a Virgin A. 1. For the Sacredness of it Luke 1.35 That holy thing which shall be born of thee 2. For the fulfilling of the Prophesy Isaiah 7.14 The Lord himself shall give you a sign behold a Virgin shall conceive and bear a Son. Matth. 1.23 3. To shew the Power of God Luke 1.35 The power of the highest shall overshadow thee therefore also that thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God. Q. Why did Christ thus become Man A. To fit him for the full discharge of his Office as a Mediator so that he might dye and being one of the same Nature with those he died for might make an Atonement for Sin Heb. 2.9 17. Jesus was made a little lower than the Angels for the suffering of death Q. For what Reason did our Saviour suffer Death Article 4. Suffered under Pontius Pilate A. That he might become a Sacrifice a and by the shedding of his Blood might make an Atonement for Sin b a Heb. 9.26 He put away sin by the sacrifice of himself b 1 Joh. 2.2 He is the propitiation for our sins Q. Why is Christ said to suffer under Pontius Pilate A. To signifie the time of his Death and therein the accomplishment of the Prophesies concerning it Acts 3.18 These things which God before had shewed by the mouth of all his Prophets that Christ should suffer he hath so fulfilled Q. Who was Pontius Pilate A. The Governour of Judea under Tiberius the Roman Emperor Luke 3.1 Matth. 27.2 Q. What was the Death our Saviour suffer'd for us Was crucified A. It was the Death of the Cross Mat. 27.35 Q. What was the Death of the Cross A. 1. It was intolerable for the Pain Thence our Saviour is said to have endured the Cross Heb. 12.2 2. It was infamous and a Punishment of the vilest Malefactors Matth. 27.38 Then were there two thieves crucified with him Thence he is said to have despised the shame Heb. 12.2 3. It was accounted an accursed Death Gal. 3.13 Being made a curse for us for it is written Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree Deut. 21.23 Q. Why is it said our Saviour died after he was crucified Dead A. To shew that his Body when he was alive was vitally united to his Soul. Luke 23.46 He gave up the Ghost Q. Why is it said that our Saviour after he died was buried And buried A. 1. To shew the certainty of his Death John 19.40 41 42. In the place where he was crucified there was a Garden and in the Garden a Sepulchre c. there laid they Jesus 2. To shew that our Saviour's Body that holy Thing was not left upon the Cross as it was usual to perish but was decently interr'd 3. To testify the lowest act of abasement Isa 53.9 He made his Grave with the wicked 4. To give Testimony to the truth of his Resurrection Acts 13.29 30. They took him down from the Tree and laid him in a Sepulchre But God raised him from the dead Q. How was the Soul of Christ disposed of He descended into Hell after its separation from the Body A. He is said to be in Hell a to go to Paradise b or the highest Heaven c a Acts 2. 27 31. Thou wilt not leave my Soul in Hell. b Luke 23.43 This day shalt thou be with me in Paradise c 2 Cor. 12.2 3 4. Q. What is here meant by Hell A. It signifies a state of Separation Acts 2.27 Thou shalt not leave my Soul in Hell nor suffer thine holy one to see Corruption that is the Soul and Body of Christ should not be so long separated but that before the Body should corrupt both Soul and Body should be reunited Q. Why was not our Saviour to continue in that State A. Because Death was not to have Dominion over him Rom. 6.9 Q. But may not Hell be understood here of the state of the damned A. It has been an ancient Opinion that Christ did then locally descend into Hell to triumph over the Devil and his Angels Q. What do you observe in our Saviour's Exaltation A. 1. His Resurrrection 2. His Ascension 3. His glorification 4. His Coming to Judgment Q. What is the Resurrection of Christ Article 5. The third day he rose again from the Dead A. It 's the Reunion of the self-same Soul to the self-same Body Luke 24.39 Behold my hands and my feet that it is I my self Q. When did our Lord rise A. On the third day after he died which was then the first day of the Week and was thence called the Lord's day Rev. 1.10 Q. Why did Christ rise the third Day A. 1. To fulfil what the Scriptures a and he himself had foretold b a Psal 16.10 Thou wilt not suffer thy holy One to see Corruption b Matth. 16.21 From that time forth Jesus began to shew unto his Disciples how that he must go unto Jerusalem and be killed and be raised again the third day 2. It was that his Body might not corrupt a as in the course of Nature it would have done had it lay longer in the Grave b a Psal 16.10 b John 11.39 By this time he stinketh for he Lazarus hath been dead four days Q. Of what importance is this Article of Christ's Resurrection A. 1. It confirms whatever he said did or undertook for Rom. 8.34 Yea rather that is risen again 2. It 's a pledge and assurance of our Resurrection Rom. 8.11 He that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal Bodies c. 3. It 's a full Demonstration
one while put defraud not Mark 10.19 another while Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thy self Mat. 19.19 Q. What is required in this Commandment A. A contentedness in my present state and condition a and to learn and labour truly to get my own living b in that state of life whereunto it shall please God to call me c a Heb. 13.5 Let your conversation be without covetousness and be content with such things as you have c. Phil. 4.11 b 1 Thes 4.11 12. Study to be quiet and to do your own business and to work with your own hands that ye may have lack of nothing c 1 Cor. 7.20 Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called PART IV. Of the Lords Prayer Q. MY good Child know this that thou art not able to do these things of thy self nor to walk in the Commandments of God and to serve him without his special grace which thou must learn at all times to call for by diligent prayer Let me hear therefore if thou canst say the Lords Prayer Q. What are the things contained in this Preface set before the Lord's Prayer in the Catechism A. Therein is contained 1. The reason of all prayer to God which is an insufficiency in our selves a and an allsufficiency in him b So it 's said a Know this that thou art not able to do these things of thy self without his special grace b 2 Cor. 3.5 Not that we are sufficient of our selves to think any thing as of our selves but our sufficiency is of God. 2. It shews us the use which prayer is of as a means for obtaining the special grace of God contained in these words which thou must learn to call for by prayer Luk. 11.9 10 11 12 13. Ask and it shall be given you seek and ye shall find knock and it shall be opened unto you c. 3. It teaches me what are the qualifications of a prevalent and effectual prayer viz. 1. That it be at all times without intermission and discouragement a 2. That it be diligent what is accompanied with a stedfast faith and attention b a Luk. 18.1 Christ spake a parable unto them to this end that men ought always to pray and not to faint b Rom. 12.12 Continuing instant in prayer Eph. 6.18 Q. The Lords Prayer Why is that Form of Prayer which begins with Our Father call'd the Lord's Prayer A. Because it was composed by our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ Mat. 6.9 Luk. 11.2 Q. For what end did our Saviour compose this Prayer A. 1. As a pattern for our better help and direction what to pray for and of the order we are to pray in that we may not be at a loss what to pray for a nor use vain repetitions b a Luk. 11.1 2. His Disciples said unto him Lord teach us to pray And he said unto them When ye pray say c. b Mat. 6.7 8 9. When ye pray use not vain repetitions After this manner therefore pray ye c. 2. As a Form that 's fit to be used when we pray Mat. 6.9 After this manner or so pray ye Luk. 11.2 When ye pray say Our Father c. Q. Say the Lords Prayer A. Our Father c. Q. What desirest thou of God in this Prayer A. I desire my Lord God our Heavenly Father who is the giver of all goodness to send his grace unto me and to all people that we may worship him serve him and obey him as we ought to do And I pray unto God that he will send us all things that be needful both for our souls and bodies and that he will be merciful unto us and forgive us our sins and that it will please him to save and defend us in all dangers ghostly and bodily and that he will keep us from all sin and wickedness and from our Ghostly enemy and from everlasting death And this I trust he will do of his mercy and goodness through our Lord Iesus Christ And therefore I say Amen So be it Q. What are the general parts which this Prayer doth consist of A. They are three viz. the Preface the Petitions and the Doxology or Conclusion Q. What is the Preface or Compellation A. Our father which art in Heaven Q. What are the things contained in this Preface A. It contains several Arguments to encourage us in the performance of this Duty Q. What are those Arguments A. 1. As God is a Father the giver of all goodness and so cannot but chuse and give and do what is best for us Luk. 11.11 12 13. If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a Father will he give him a stone c If ye then being evil know how to give good gifts unto your children how much more will your Heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit good things Mat. 7.11 to them that ask him 2. As he is a Father in Heaven and so is able to understand and will and do what is best Psal 115.3 Our God is in the Heavens he hath done whatsoever he pleased 3. As he is a common Father and whom all may freely resort to 2 Thes 2.16 God even our Father who hath loved us Ephes 2.18 Through him we both Jews and Gentiles have an access by one spirit unto the Father Q. What do you learn from hence A. 1. That God alone is the proper object of our prayers Psal 123.1 Vnto thee lift I up mine eyes O thou that dwellest in the Heavens 2. That we ought to approach to him with fear and reverence Mal. 1.6 A son honoureth his father If then I be a father where is mine honour Eccles 5.2 Be not rash with thy mouth and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God for God is in heaven and thou upon earth 3. That we ought to come with a true affection to all mankind and with an hearty desire that they may be as well and happy as our selves which is implied when we say Our Father and therefore I desire that he will send his grace unto me and to all people Q. What doth the matter respect which is contained in the six Petitions of the Lord's Prayer A. The first three respect Gods glory and the three last our good Q. What is the first Petition A. Hallowed be thy Name Petition 1. Q. What is here meant by the Name of God A. 1. Thereby is signified not only the Name of God but God himself Psal 44.20 If we have forgotten the Name of our God or stretched out our hands to a strange god Psal 20.1 2. The Attributes and Perfections of his Nature Exod. 34.5 6. The Lord proclaimed the Name of the Lord The Lord God merciful and gracious c. 3. The things set apart for his honour and service as his Word and Day c. Psal 138.2 I will worship towards thy holy Temple and praise thy Name for thou hast magnified thy Word above all thy
sin is death Q. What is the sum of what you pray for in this Petition A. I pray that it will please God to save and defend me in all dangers ghostly and bodily and that he will keep me from all sin and wickedness and from my ghostly enemy and from everlasting death Q. The Doxology What is the Doxology or Conclusion of the Lords-Prayer A. For thine is the Kingdom and the Power and the Glory for ever and ever Amen Q. What is meant by Doxology A. It 's a solemn form of praise and thanksgiving used in the Church of God. 1 Chron. 29.11 Thine O Lord is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the Majesty c. Q. What is contained in this Doxology A. It contains an acknowledgment 1. Of Gods supereminent Excellencies which are the matter of our Adoration and Praise Such are his Dominion over all things call'd here the Kingdom and his Power by which he sustains and governs them and supplies the wants of all that pray to him Thine is the Kingdom and Power 2. Of the honour and thanks we are to render to him for whatever we receive and the end to which they are to be applied Thine is the Glory 1 Cor. 10.31 Whatsoever ye do do all to the Glory of God. 3. That as these perfections are perfectly and eminently originally and inseparably only in God so it 's the perpetual office of the Church Militant and Triumphant to ascribe them to him For ever and ever 1 Pet. 4.11 That God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever Amen Revel 5.13 Q. What doth the word Amen signifie A. In the close of a sentence Amen signifies consent and approbation a wishing and desiring b trust and confidence c a 1 Cor. 14.16 How shall he that occupieth the room of the unlearned say Amen c b Jer. 28.6 Jeremiah said Amen the Lord do so 1 King. 1.36 c 1 Chron. 16.35 36. All the people said Amen Q. What is then the sense of Amen here A. It 's to say I trust God will do all that I have pray'd for of his mercy and goodness through our Lord Jesus Christ And therefore I say Amen So be it PART V. Of the Sacraments Q. HOW many Sacraments hath Christ ordained in his Church The Sacraments A. Two only as generally necessary to Salvation that is to say Baptism and the Supper of the Lord. Q. Are these two necessary to Salvation A. Yes generally necessary Q. Why are they said to be generally necessary A. Because no persons are excepted from the obligation of observing them that are capable and have an opportunity Q. How are these two necessary A. 1. As Baptism is the way of admission into the Church of Christ a out of which there is no promise of Salvation b a Ephes 2.12 Strangers from the Covenants of promise having no hope b Mat. 28.19 Go ye and teach all Nations baptizing them c. Joh. 3.5 2. The Lord's-Supper is the Testimony of our actual Communion with the Church a and a means of receiving that grace b which by Baptism we had the promise of a 1 Cor. 10.17 We being many are one bread and one body for we are all partakers of that one Bread. b Vers 16. The Cup of blessing which we bless is it not the Communion participation of the Blood of Christ The Bread which we break is it not the Communion of the Body of Christ Q. Doth the Church of Rome allow only two Sacraments as we do A. No for to these two they add five more viz. Confirmation Penance Extreme Vnction Orders and Matrimony and accurse all those that hold there are fewer or more than seven Sacraments truly and properly so called Q. But why are there no more than two Sacraments A. Because only these two have all the properties belonging to a true and proper Sacrament and which the other five are defective in Q. What meanest thou by this word Sacrament A. I mean an outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace given unto us and ordained by Christ himself as a means whereby we receive the same and a pledge to assure us thereof Q. What are the Properties belonging to a true Sacrament A. 1. That there be an outward and visible sign as water in Baptism and Bread and Wine in the Lord's Supper 2. An inward and spiritual grace thereby signified as the New birth by Baptism and the Body and Blood of Christ in the Lord's-Supper 3. A Divine Institution they are to be given to us and to be ordained by Christ himself Mat. 28.19 Go ye and teach all Nations Baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost 1 Cor. 11.23 I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you 4. They are to be as a means whereby we receive the same Grace and a pledge to assure us thereof Matt. 26.28 This is my blood of the New Testament Covenant which is shed for many for the remission of sins Q. How many parts are there in a Sacrament A. Two 1. The outward visible Sign and 2. the inward Spiritual Grace Q. Of Baptism What is the outward visible sign or form in Baptism A. Water wherein the person is Baptized In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost Q. What is Christian Baptism A. It 's a Washing either by sprinkling a pouring on Water b or dipping c a person into it in the name of the Father Son and Holy-Ghost a Numb 8.7 Ezek. 36.25 Heb. 10.22 b Mark 7.4 c Acts 8.38 Q. What is the inward and Spiritual Grace or the thing signified by Baptism A. A death unto sin and a new birth unto righteousness a for being by nature born in sin and the Children of Wrath we are hereby made the Children of Grace a Rom. 6.3 4 11. Know ye not that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father even so we also should walk in newness of life Q. What is the state you and all mankind were in before Baptism A. We were by nature born in sin and children of wrath Eph. 2.3 Ye were by nature children of wrath even as others Q. What is the state you are now brought into A. We are hereby made the Children of Grace Eph. 2.4 5. God who is rich in mercy for his great love wherewith he loved us even when we were dead in sins hath quickned us together with Christ by Grace ye are saved Q. How are you made a Child of Grace by Baptism A. As I am thereby taken into Covenant with God and have a title to the Grace and Blessings of that Covenant which my Baptism