The History of the two Disciples going to Emaus on Easter day S. JOHN Q. WHat can you say of S. John 1 A. He was one of the twelve Apostles whom Jesus loved he outlived all the Apostles and dyed a naturall death at Ephesus if we believe the Church History All the rest of the Apostles were killed 2 He begins his Gospell with many arguments to prove that Jesus Christ was God from everlasting coaequall to the Father and to the holy Ghost 3 Most of his Histories are omitted by the other Evangelists as 1 The calling of Nathaniel 2 Christs Miracle at a marriage in Cana. 3 Christs dispute with Nicodemus about regeneration 1 His discourse with the Woman of Sa. maria 5 His healing of a man at the poole of Bethesda that had been 38 years sick 6 His severall disputes with the Jewes about his divine nature and concerning his reall Spirituall sence in the Sacrament of the Lords Supper 7 His raising of Lazarus from the dead 8 His washing of the Disciples feet 9 Christs restoring of Peter to his former place by a threefold confession of him as he had before three times denyed him ACTS Q WHat say you of this Book A. The Penman of the Acts of the Apostles was Luke the chiefe Histories whereof are these 1 Christs ascention into Heaven 2 The election of Matthias to be an Apostle in the roome of Judas the traitour 3 The wonderfull comming of the Holy Ghost upon the Apostles on the day of Penticost 4 The healing of a Criple by Peter and John 5 The sad end of Ananias and Sapphyra 6 The Martyrdome of Stephen 7 The miraculous conversion of Paul 8 The conversion of Cornelius by Peter and the conversion of many other Gentiles by Paul as of Lydia Sergius Paulus the Jaylour and others â— The Martyrdome of James the imprisonment and deliverance of Peter by an Angell 9 The woefull end of persecuting Herod who was eaten up alive by wormes for his rage against the Church of Christ 10 Paules travells and great sufferings in diverse places both by Jewes and Gentills 11 His Sermons before Felix Festus and King Agrippa 12 His dangerous Sea-voiage to Rome and his behaviour and conversation there The fourteen EPISTLES of S. Paul Q WHat say you of these Epistles of Paul A. The Apostle Pauls end in his Epistles is 1 To convince men of sin and so of a necessity of Christ the onely Saviour of the world 2 To set forth the unsearcheable riches of Gods free grace in Christ to the world 3 To exhort Christians to thankfulnesse and to the performance of their duties towards God and towards men whether our superiors inferiors or equalls The Epistle of S. JAMES Q. 1. VVHat say you of this Epistle 1 A. This Apostle perswades Christians to shew the truth of Faith by good workes 2 The Doctrine of S. James about justification is not contrary to that of S. Pauls in his Epistles as Luther thought at first For As S. Paul teacheth that it is faith that doth justify us before God so S. Iames shewes what Faith it must be namely not a dead but a living fruitfull faith The First and Second Epistle of PETER Q. WHAT say you of these two Epistles 1 A. These two Epistles are called generall Epistles because they were written not to any particular Nation or Citty or Person as those of Paul but to all Christians whether Jewes or Gentiles 2 In these Epistles the Apostle Peters aime is 1 To exhort Christians to make their calling and election sure 2 To exhort us to discharge our duties to God and Man 2 To forewarne us of damnable heresies and false teachers that would trouble Gods Church in the latter times of the world The three EPISTLES of Iohn Q WHat can you say of these A The Apostle Iohn's drift and aime in these three Epistles is 1 To commend unto us the deare love of God in Jesus Christ to his Chosen people 2 To perswade us to Love God againe 3 To assure us that true Love to God doth appeare by our true love to the Bretheren 4 He commends the Noble Lady of Asia for her Piety and Charity 5 He commends one Gajus a charitable harbourer and reliever of persecuted Christians in those dayes 6 He sharply censureth one Diotrephes for ambition and pride loving the preheminence seeking his own Glory more then the Glory of Christ and the honour of the Gospell The Epistle of JUDE WHat canst thou say of this Epistle 1 A The Apostle exhorts Christians to constancy in Faith once received 2 He describeth the evil manners and dangerous opinions of Apostates and Heretiques in the lattter time of the world The APOCALYPS or REVELATION of S. Iohn Q VVHat can you say of Iohns Revelation 1 A S. Iohn for Religion was banished by the Emperour Domitian into a solitary Iland there Jesus Christ appeared to him and by his Angell revealed to him what should befall the Church of God tothe end of the world 2 The three first Chapters are historicall relating the history of the seven Churches of Asia 3 The whole booke is very Mysterious containing visions and very obscure things Yet a specialll blessing is Promised to the carefull reading and meditation of it Chap. 1.3 4 In this booke is told of 1 The evils that should befall Gods Church under Antichrist 2 The rise and fall of Antichrist or Pope of Rome 3 A description of the day of judgement of the Resurrection and of the heavenly Jerusalem and of Gods peoples earnest expectation and longing for the comming of Jesus Christ in glory To whom with the Father and the Holy Ghost be all Glory Praise and Thanks-giving for ever and ever AMEN A Prayer for Young People Mornings and Evenings 1. O Most Holy Lord God Creator of Heaven and Earth my mercifull Father in Jesus Christ Thou art light it selfe I am by nature darknesse it selfe dead in sinnes and trespasses Spiritually blind and poore naked and miserable not able of my selfe to have a good thought much lesse to doe one God-pleasing worke worse then the beasts that perish For I am guilty of the first sinne of our first parents in Paradise I was conceived and borne in sinne and have lived in finne to this day I have not kept one of thy holy lawes I have not prized the Gospell of Salvation neither have thy mercies or visitations kindly wrought upon mee I have omitted holy duties and I have committed many evills in thy fight O Lord God so have deserved a thousand waies to be cast out into utter darknesse to have my portion in Hell with the damned for ever Oh that I could bewaile my sins and mourne in secret bitterly for them as I should O Lord I abhorre my selfe in dust and ashes miserable wretch that I am who shall deliver mee from the body of this death 2. O Lord God thou hast sent thy deare Sonne Jesus into the World to save
Jeroboam and two only to Solomons Sonne Q. 7. How many Kings raigned only over the two Tribes that were Kings of Judah A. The Kings of Judah were twenty whose names are these 1 Rehoboam 2 Abiam 3 Asa 4 Jehosophat 5 Jehoram 6 Ahaziah 7 Queen Athaliah 8 Joash 9 Amazia 10 Azariah called also Vzziah 11 Jotham 12 Ahaz 13 Hezekiah 14 Manasseh 15 Amon 16 Josiah 17 Jehoaaz 18 Jehoiachim 19 Jehoiakin 20 Zedekiah Q 8. How many Kings Raigned over the Ten Tribes of Israel A. The Kings over Israell were Nineteene and none of them good their names are these 1 Joroboam 2 Nadab 3 Baasha 4 Elah 5 Zimri 6 Omri 7 Ahab 8 Abaziah 9 Jehoram 10 Jehu 11 Jehoahaz 12 Jehoash 13 Jeroboam 14 Zachariah 15 Shallum 16 Menahem 17 Pekaiah 18 Pekah 19 Hoshea Q. 9. What is said of the first King of Juda Rehobean 1. A. He neglected the good Counsell of old men and so lost the greatest part of his Kingdome 2 For his sinnes and the sinnes of the land the King of Egypt came with an Army and robbed the Temple which Solomon had built and beautified 3 He dyed and was little lamented Q. 10. What is said of Abiam the second King of Juâ—…s A. He was very wicked he Raigned but three years and died Q. 11. What canst thou say of Asa 1 A. He was a Godly King and reformed Religion 2 He prospered in his Warres against Baasha and against the Ethiopians 3 He and his Subjects entred into a strict Covenant to serve God according to his word 4 Two sinnes are laid to his charge 1 His unkindnesse to the Prophet Hanani 2 His looking more after Physitians then God 5 He fell sick of a disease in his feet and died Q. 12. What is said of Jehosaphat 1 A. He like his Father Asa maintained true Religion 2 He is blamed for keeping friendship with Ahah 3 He walked in the first wayes of David being zealous 4 He caused the Priests to goe from Towne to Towne to Catechise the people 5 In a time of Warre he seekes God and gets a great victory he Reigned gloriously and died peaceably Q 13. What is said of Jehoram A 1 He was wicked and Idolatrous for which he is reproved in a letter from the Prophet Eliah but he despised it 2 For his sinnes God smote him with an incurable dsease and paine in his bowells where of he dyed 3 His death was not lamented neither was he buried among the Kings of Juda. Q 14. What is said of Abaziah A He was a very wicked King he reigned but one yeare and going to see the King of Israel is slaine there by Jehu Q 15. What readest thou of Queen Athaliah A 1 She being the Queenes mother undertaks to reigne killeth all the Royall seed excepting one yong Prince Joash who was secretly carried away and preserved by his Aunt Jehoshebah the wife of Jehoiadah the high Priest 2 This Queene was afterwards slaine by the command of the high Priest and Joash the yong Prince succeded Q 16. What is said of Joash A 1 Joash is made King by Jehoiadah the high Priest and did well so long as this Priest lived taking great care for the repairing of the Temple 2 After the death of his Uncle the high Priest he groweth very wicked and being reproved by his Uncles sonne then the high Priest he caused him to be killed an ill requitall to his Uncle who had saved his life preferred him to the Crowne 3 Jehoiadah dying is buried among the Kings 4 Joash by a conspiracy is slaine by his Courtiers Q 17. What canst thou say of Amaziah A 1 He was a religious Prince and revenged his Fathers Murther 2 He challenged Jehoash King of Israel to fight with him but he is worsted by him 3 He hired souldiers out of Israel for an 100 shekells of silver but being advised by a Prophet to let these Souldiers goe backe againe to their own homes because they were wcked Idolaters he obeyed and is content to loose the mony God is able saith the Prophet to give thee much more then this mony commeth to 4 He fights with the Edomites and having conquered them worshippeth their ldole Gods for which beingreproved by a Prophet he continued obstinate and at last growing proud he is killed by a conspiracy Q 18. What read we of Azaria or Vzziah A 1 He was good King and reigned 52 yeares 2 He overcame the Philistians in Battell 3 He was a Lover of Husbandry and Cattell 4 At last he medling with the Priests Office he is smitten with leprosy and dyed Q 19. What is said of Jotham A There is little said of him only he executed his Fathers Kingly office after his Father was leprous Q 20. What is said of Ahaz A 1. He was very wicked the Scripture saith this is that Ahaz to shew the greatnesse of his sinnes and wickednesse he offered his sonne to the Idole Molech in the fire 2 He lost part of his Cuntery and hired the King of Assyria to helpe him against the Syrians 3 He put up an Idolatrous Alter after the forme of that he saw in Damascus and made great changes in Religion for the worse and dyed Q 21. What do we read of Hezekiah A 1 He was one of the best Kings of Juda and reformed Religion and brake the brazen serpent set up by Moses in the Wildernesse 2 He kept a stately passover and perswaded all his subjects to binde themselves by a vow to serve the Lord. 3 God delivered him and Jerusalem from the Army of Senacharth an Angell from Heaven fighting for them 4 He fell sick and upon his prayer God added 15 yeares to his life 5 He was a great builder and became exceeding famous 6 He offended God by shewing his Treasures on t of vaine glory to the Ambassadors of the King of Assyra and dyed Q 22. What is said of Manasseth A 1 He was one of the most wicked Idolatrous Kings of Juda and dealt with Devills and wizzards and spilt much innocent bloud 2 He is led away captive into Babylon and upon his repentance he is restored againe to his Kindome and dyed Q 23. What is said of Amon A He was very wicked and is slaine by his own servants in his house Q 24. What do we read of Josiah A 1 He was one of the best Kings of Juda and being very yong when his Father was slaine he was by the care of his Mother the high Priest religiously bred up 2 The Prophetesse Huldah foretells Gods Judgements upon the land and a Blessing upon him for humbling himselfe at the reading of the Law 3 He kept a most solemne Passover and destroyed the Idolatry of Juda and Israel 4 He goeth contrary to Gods command to war against Pharao Necho and is there unfortunately slaine whose death was lamented by all specially by the Prophet Jeremy Q 25. What is said of Jeboahaz A He is taken captive by
sinners and thy holy Word doth assure me that if I confesse and forsake my sinnes I shall have mercy and that if I repent and believe in Christ I shall not perish I pray thee holy Lord God give mee a broken and a contrite heart and spirit give me repentance unto Life and true Faith in our Lord Jesus Christ that he may be all in all unto me Oh let his pecious Bloud clense me from all my sinnes let him be my Heavenly Prophet to teach me my great high Priest to redeem me and to pray in Heaven for me let him be my King to rule and guide me by his word holy Spirit thaâ— by him I may overcome the Divell thâ— world the Corruptions of my heart and so perfect holinesse in thy feare 3. Keep me O Lord from all such occasions and company where I may be tempted to offend thee help me to see how vainâ— and uncertaine all things of the world are Oh give me a heart to love the Lord Jesus in sincerity and to think nothing too much I can do or suffer for his sake strenthen I pray thee my weake Faith in thee my unfaigned Love to thee make good to me all those sweet and precious Promises of the Covenant of Grace to write thy Law in my heart and to remember my sinnes and iniquityes no more Fit me for troubles and tryalls for sicknesse and death and for the coming of the Lord Jesus in Glory that I may be found among the wise Virgins and be counted worthy in Christ to receive the Kingdome prepared for thine Elect before the foundation of the world was laid 4. Be Mercifull to Church and people in the whole world Maintaine thy Gospell against all opposition of Hell and Antichrist acording to thy Promise Have mercy upon this Land of my Nativity preserve truth and peace amongst us and do good to all that are true of heart whether they be my Superiours Equalls or Inferiours and those that are Enemies the Lord pitty them and forgive them Be Gracious to the place and family where I live O suffer not sinne to raigne in this place pitty all those of our Neighbours or Kinsfolks that are carnall and unconverted Oh turne their hearts from sinne to Grace and from the power of darknesse to God give me a heart to pray for them and to watch and take all oportunities to win them by my good example and those that are converted keep them me O Lord by thy power through Faith unto Salvation to the end and in the end 5. Blesse the Ministry of thy Word and all holy Ordinances to me and to all thine let thy Word be my delight and my Councellor in all things what I know not Lord teach thou mee that I may be built up daily in saving knowledge and in grace 6. Now blessed be the Lord for all the many testimonies of his love to mee for my health and strength daily preservation and manifold deliverances but above all for thy free grace and everlasting love in Jesus Christ to mee and to all thine Elect for bringing mee to the knowledge oâ— Christ and for the many oportunities oâ— Grace O Lord enable me to make a blessed use of all that I may not give thee just cause to repent of all the good thou doeâ—… for me daily Preserve and keep me and this place this Day Night from all evill command thy Holy Angells to pitch their Tents about us oh let me find grace in thy sight I pray thee for thy favour is better then life it selfe Heare me and answer mee and doâ—… more for mee then I can aske or think of and all for Jesus Christ's sake my dearest Saviour and only Mediator In whose holy Name and Words I say Our Father which art c. FINIS