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A94236	Doctrine and instructions: or, A catechism Touchign [sic], many the most weighty points of divinity, viz. The original of the scriptures, the nature of God, man's capacity of eternal rewards, his past happiness, present misery in himself, the all-sufficiency of Christ, the sweetness of providence, terms of salvation, way and causes of justification, faiths influence, sincerity of obedience, natures weakness, its renovation, the moment hereof, the improvement, of the Word, infants in covenant, greatly advantaged thereby, to be baptized, right participation of the Lords Supper, helps for prayer, Heavens bliss, Hell's woe, judgments terror, and preparation for it. By Stephen Scandrett Minister of the Gospel in [...]hil.	Scandrett, Stephen, 1631?-1706.	1674 (1674)	Wing S818; ESTC R229797	15,005	32

the Sacrament and improve it for our Spiritual strength and comfort 4. We should study which way best to express our Love to Christ Psal 116.11 34. Which way should we best express our Love to Christ A. 1. By remembring Christ 2. Tim. 2.8 2. By labouring for assurance of Faith that Christ is ours Phil. 3.10 3. By keeping up an high esteem of Christ Cant. 5.16 4. By maintaining communion with Christ Jo. 15.4 5. By living by Faith on Christ for acceptance and strength Isa 45.24 6. By not grudging Christ the performance of duty against sloathful self Deut. 10.12 7 By not being ashamed to own Christ 2 Cor. 4.13 8 By not thinking much to suffer for Christ Act. 20 24. 9 By loving one another Jo. 15.12 10 By being stedfast in Covenant Psal 16.12 14. 35 Q. How should we pray that God might hear and accept of us A. 1. Not rashly Eccl 5.2 2. Nor impenitently Prev 28.9 3. Nor in malice Mat. 5.23 4. Nor in Unbelief Ja. 1.6 But 1. In Humility Psa 34.18 2. In Sincerity Psa 145.18 3. In Faith Mark 11.24 4. With Fervency Ja. 5.16 5. With dependance on Christ's Spirit for assistance Rom. 8.26 6 VVith dependance on Christ's Merits for Acceptance Jo. 16.23 1. VVith Perseverance Luk. 18.5 7. 36. Q. How should we enlarge our selves in Prayer A. In the strength of the H. G. we may enlarge after this manner 1 For our sin 1. VVe may confess our Fall and the corruption of our Nature in the whole man 2. Then the good we have left undone 3 Then the evil Thoughts VVords and Deeds we have done against the Law and Gospel 4 Then we may bewail the greatness of our sins as committed knowingly willingly frequently against all the Attributes of God Death of Christ and Motions of the Holy Spirit 5. Then we may acknowledge the dueness of Corporal Spiritual and Eternal punishment Judging our selves 6 Then we may bless God that Sentence is not Executed and that mercy is to be had in Christ 2. For our wants 1 VVe may intreat that God would not punish but pardon us through Christ's sufferings humbly and thankfully applying Christ and the Promises 2 Then that God would Sanctifie us subduingsin bestowing Grace Repentance Faith and Love 3. Then that God would manifest Reconciliation to us 4. Then that he would follow us with his quickening Spirit to overcome our spiritual Enemies do his will in all things and grow in grace 5. Then that God would Sanctifie Mercies and Afflictions to us and bless us in the outward Man 6 Then that God would bless his Church his afflicted People our Governours Friends and Enemies 3. For our Blessings 1. VVe may praise God for our temporal blessings our Being Limbs Health Peace Protection Provision 2 Then for spiritual blessings that there is an Election that Christ is given for us that we have the Gospel that he hath given us Faith and Holiness if we be sure of it 3 Then for any extraordinary or new Mercy 4 Then we may acknowledge the greatness of our blessings from Gods greatness our unworthiness and need 5. Then we may engage our selves to live his praise commending our selves to his Grace for aid 37 Q. What further Rules may be given to help us in the use of this method A. 1. We may premeditate of our Sins Blessings and Wants according to this Method 2. What passages of the Word or providence do affect us we may in our thoughts add them to that part of this Method which is proper for them to keep furnished for Prayer 3. Before Prayer it is needful to get our hearts affected with God's Majesty and Grace one Sin one Want one Blessing at least 4. We should not be over-careful for expressions 5 We should not covet to go on faster than the assistance of God's Spirit depended on doth carry us 6. We need not tye our selves to every part of this or any other Method but contract or add as we find our hearts may be inclined 7. We must not covet to be over-long 8. Practiseing first in private we shall the better carry it on with others 38. Q. What is the happiness of Heaven A. 1. There is no sin Psal 130.8 Nor sorrow Rev. 22.3 2. There is perfection of Holiness 3. There is the society of Angels and glorified Saints Re. 5.11 4. There is the glorified person of Christ Pb. 2.9 5. There is the glorious Vision of God 1 Cor. 13.12 6. There are unwearied praises Rev. 4.8 7. There is ravishing love and joy Isa 51.11 8. There Christs Glory will shine wonderfully in making finners so happy 2 Thes 1.10 9. God will take delight in his Redeemed ones as well as they in him Zeph. 3.17 10. All this will last for ever Rev. 3.12 Mat. 25.46 39. Q. What are the miseries of Hell A. 1. They are exprest by a bottomless pit Rev. 20.3 2. By utter darkness Mat. 25.30 3. By cutting asunder Mat. 24.51 4. By binding hand and foot Mat. 22.33 5. By a Worm that never dyes Mar. 9.44 6 By a Lake of Fire and Brimstone Rev 20.10 7. There all Earthly pleasures are at an end Luk. 16.25.7 8. There Heavens Glory is lost irrecoverably Luk. 16.26 9. There is the company of Damned spirits Mat. 25.41 10. There the whole body and the whole soul is tormented 11. There is tormenting night and day without Intermission Rev. 14.11 12. There is no Dying Rev. 9 6. 13. There is no end of the Torment Mat. 25.46 14. Ther 's no pity God himself laughs at all this Pr. 1.24.26 15. There is the height of sin every mouth Blaspheming God Rev. 16.11 40. Q What will be the proceedings of the day of Judgment A. 1. Christ will come in the Clouds Rev. 1.7 2. The Trumpet will sound 1 Cor. 15.51 3. The dead will be raised 1 Cor. 15.51 4. All will be cited before him Joel 3.2 5. The Sheep will be separated from the Goats Mat. 25.32 6. Every mans actions will be tryed 2 Cor. 5.10 7. The sentence will be passed Mat. 25.34 41. 8. Execution will close up the day Mat. 25.46 41. Q. How should we make sure of Gods acceptation against that day A. 1. We must judge our selves 1 Cor. 11.31 2. We must flye to Christ by Faith 1 Thes 1.10 3. We must put away sin 2 Pet. 3.14 especially Censoriousness Mat 7.2 Immoderate care and Intemperateness Luk. 21.34 and all degrees of Revenge Ja. 5.9 4. We must cherish a silial fear of God Prov. 14.26 5. We must improve our Talents Mat 25.21 6. We must appear for Christ Mat. 10.32 7. We must watch and pray Luk. 21.36 8. And so love the appearing of Christ 2 Tim. 4.8 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 Pontius Pilate was Crucified Dead and Buried Continued in the state of the Dead he descended into Hell the Third day he rose again from the Dead he ascended into Heaven and siteth 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 forgivness of Sins the Resurrection of the Body and the Life everlasting Amen The Ten Commandments Exod. 20. GOD spake all these words saying I am the Lord thy God which have brought thee out of the Land of Egypt out of the House of Bondage 1. Thou shalt have no other Gods before me 2. Thou shalt not make unto thy self any graven Image or any likeness of any thing that is in Heaven above or that is in the 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 and shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my Commandments 3 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 4. Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy six days shalt thou labour and no all thy Work but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God in it thou shalt do no manner of Work thou not thy Son nor thy Daughter thy Man-servant nor thy Maid-servant nor thy Cattle nor thy stranger that is with in thy Gates for in six days the Lord made Heaven and Earth the Sea and all that in them is and rested the seventh day wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath-day and hallowed it 5. Honour thy Father and thy Mother that thy days may be long upon the Land which the Lord thy God giveth thee 6. Thou shalt not kill 7. Thou shalt not commit Adultery 8. Thou shalt not steal 9. Thou shalt not bear false Witness against thy Neighbour 10. Thou shalt not Covet thy Neighbours House thou shalt 〈◊〉 covet thy Neighbours Wife nor his Man servant nor his Maid ●●vant nor his Ox nor his Ass nor any thing that is thy Neighbours The Lord's Prayer OUr Father which art in Heaven hollowed be thy Name thy Kingdom come thy will be done in Earth c.

condemned us Ro. 5 1●● cannot lye therefore without a Saviour bearing t● Curse for us we must needs have born it our selv● for ever Gal. 3 13. 5. We being God's creatures finite beings a● sinners can never do or suffer any thing sufficient ●● satisfie the infinite Justice of God offended to turn ●● way his infinite wrath incensed or to redeem our l●● Souls from infinite Misery deserved that for our o●● sakes God should discharge us Isa 40.16 17. Ro. 5●● 6. We cannot redeem a Brother from tempo●● death Psa 49.7 8. much less our own lost Souls fro● eternal 7. We continually offend and cannot but increa●● our score that we might hasten our Ruine so far a● we from being able to purchase our own salvation ●● 7.20 8. Our very best duties are stained and need a ●●viour for their pardon and acceptation so far are the from being able to make amends for our offences N●● 13 22. 9. God did not send his Son without need in resp●● ●● us to endure scourgings and so sharp a death for ●ur Redemption Gal. 2.21 10. Q. How doth it appear that Christ is able to save us A. 1. The H. G. in the Scriptures and in Believers ●earts doth ●estifie that Christ is able to save us Heb ●● 25. Rom. 8.33 34. 2. He is the Saviour that should come into the world ●r is there any other Mat. 16 16. Jo. 6.36 37 39. ●ct 2.30 3. He is a Saviour of the Fathers own providing ●om 3.25 Isa 42.1 Jo. 1.19 4. We find the first Adam could undo us and cannot the second much more save us Rom. 5.15 16 17. 5. God did graciously lay our sins on him that his ●●ghteousness might be imputed unto us 2 Cor. 5.21 6. Christ undertook the work of Redemption with ●light Heb. 10.6 7. and finisht it Jo. 17.4 fulfilling ●● righteousness Mat. 3.15 and offering himself a Sa●●fice for us 1 Cor. 5.7 that no more need be done for ●r Redemption either by himself or any other Heb. ●● 8 10 12 14. 7. He is God blessed for ever that hath done and suf●●ed all this for us Mat. 1.23 Rom. 3.21 Act. 20.28 ●●re is therefore an infinite worth in his obedience 〈◊〉 sacrifice 8. The Father did delight in his person Mat. 3.17 ●● satisfied with what he did Jo. 8.29 and with what suffered for us Eph. 5.2 that he hath raised him from ●● Dead and received him to Glory Eph. 1.20 9. Christ doth now expect his purchase He. 13.13 10. The Angels believe God's good will towards ●● Lu● 2 11 13 14. on the account of Christ 11. The Father punisheth on Christ's account to renew the hearts of sinners forgive their sins and save their Souls Heb. 10.14 16 17. Isa 49.6 11. Q. What reason have we to be reconciled to the providence of God or his governing and ordering of all things A. 1. There is a necessity that some Being or other should order and govern all things Rev. 12.7 2. There is no creature able or fit to do it Job 4.18 3. It is most righteous and meet that he who made all should dispose of all Isa 45.9 4. The Lord is most holy and will wrong no man Gen. 18.25 5. It is good for us wicked men and Devils cannot carry on things as they would have them Ac. 4.27 28. 6. And that he who gave Christ for us manageth all things Jo. 5.17 7. He will be good to him that waiteth for him to the soul that seeketh him Lam. 3.25 8. He is full of love to the Upright and will order all for their good Psa 11.7 9. He is unchangeable in his kindness and good will to his people 1 Sam. 12 22. 10. He is most wise and knows how to order all for the best 2 Pet. 29. 11. He is most mighty and able to restrain evil and bring good to pass Isa 43.13 12. He is most faithful to his word Psa 25.10 13. He sets himself against none but the ungodly and impenitent Exod. 34.6 7. 12. Q. Vpon what terms is God willing to save us A. 1. If we truly Repent that is heartily grieve for our sins Ps 51 17. ingeniously confess 1 Jo. 1 9. and throughly turn from them to the Lord Ez. 18.21 22. 2. If we unfeignedly believe in Christ Joh. 3.16 and in God through him 1 Pet. 1.20 21. 3. If we sincerely obey the Lord Exod. 19.5 13. Q. Must not we design and labor by keeping the Commandments to satisfie God's justice and purchase forgiveness and favor with him A. 1. We must by Faith trust in Christ's righteousness as that which hath already satisfied God's justice and purchased forgiveness and favor with God Philip. 3 3. 2. If we have not Faith to trust in Christ's righteousness we must in the use of all means seek it of God's free grace Cant. 1.4 3. Obteining Faith we must obey God's commandments to testifie our love to God in Christ for his grace towards us Isa 6.8 4. And to please God Col. 1.10 5. And to testifie our subjection to Christ Psa 2.12 6. And to glorifie God Mat. 5.16 7. And to make sure our own salvation 1 Ti. 6.18 19. 8. But we must not by our Obedience think to satisfie God's justice and purchase forgiveness and favor with God For 1. Nothing can satisfie God's justice and purchase forgiveness and favor with God but a righteousness which fully answers the threats of the Law for we are sinners Gal. 2.20 which fully answers the commands of the Law for we are humane Creatures Mar. 12.30 31. which is of infinite value that it might bear proportion to the infinite evil that is in sin the infinite blessedness that is to be recovered and the infinite misery from which there is to be deliverance Isa 40.16 and which God hath appointed to that end Heb. 10.5 2. Our best Obedience comes far short of all this 3. Christ's righteousness comes up to all this Gal. 3.13 Mat. 3.15 Act. 20.28 Heb. 10.9 and the Father graciously accepts it for us Job 33.24 4. For us to go about our own obedience to satisfy God's justice and purchase forgiveness and favor with him is to have too high thoughts of our selves Lu. 18.11 too mean thoughts of God Job 22.2 3. to despise Christs righteousness Heb. 10.29 to reject God's grace Gal. 2.21 to undertake an impossible task Ec●les 7.20 to lose all Rom. 9.31 5. By faith to relye on Christ's righteousness as that which hath already satisfied God's justice for our sins and purchased forgiveness and favor with him is to have a due esteem of Christ s righteousness Phil. 3.8 9. a due esteem of God's grace Gal. 2.21 to be truly humble Hab. 2.4 to obey the Gospel Jo. 6 29. to take a sure way to Justification and Life Mat. 16.18 14. Q. How are we Justified A. 1. The Father doth justifie Ro. 8 33. by imputing to us Christ's righteousness Ro. 5.19 and for the sake thereof pardoning and accepting of

the children of Believers were utterly excluded from God's Covenant then not having do●● any actual evil themselves the children of believing Jews were loosers by Christ's Death and by their Pa●●●s Faith there would be no difference between ●●y Believers children and the children of Infidels ●●ere would be no hope of the Salvation of any of ●●em dying in Infancy Eph. 2.12 8 So extensive and free is Gods grace that as of ●●d a Prosel●●s child and servant and servants child ●as taken into Covenant with God as well as himself Exod. 12.48 so now a believers Child and Servant ●●d Servants Child even all within his Family are ●●ken into Covenant with God on the believers account because he is a Child of Abraham Luk. 19.9 28 Q. What advantage is it to be externally in Ce●●nant with God A The same that it was to the Jews of old 〈◊〉 Though those who are not by means of believing Parents thus in Covenant are not to dispair ●●ct 10.34 Isa 56.6 Gen. 22.18 2 And all are not Infallibly saved who are thus in ●●●ovenant with God Mat. 8.12 Deut. 29.4 Gen. 〈◊〉 10.25.25 Rom. 11.20 3 Yet such are more nearly related to God then ●●e rest of the World Ezek. 16.8 Mat. 8.12 〈◊〉 1.2 Rom. 9.4 Lev. 25.42 4 If they dye in Infancy there is more hope of their Salvation then of others so dying Eph. 2.12 〈◊〉 112.2 Exod. 20.6 Gen. 19.24 1 Sam. 15.3 5. If they live and are wicked there is greater ●●●e of their conversion then of other wicked men 〈◊〉 Chron. 32.33.33.12 6 They have greater encouragement to seek God in all their wants Deut. 4.7 Hos 12.6 7. They may plead in their Parents right whe● they doubt of their own Gen. 32.9 8. They will have greater cause to honour their Parents when they see blessings by means of them derived to them Psa 116.16 Exod. 15.2 Pro. 17.6 9. This is a greater encouragement to their Parents to pray for them Gen. 17.18 and give the● a good Education Gen. 18.19 10. This lays an obligation on others to deal kindly with them Gen. 25.41.42 2 Sam. 19.1 11. This lays a great obligation on them to devo●● themselves to the Lord Psal 116.16 to serve●th● Lord Acts 24.14 Levit. 25.42 and live holily● Deut. 7.6 and make sure of Salvation Mat. 8.12 to love God like children Rom. 9.4 to make Go● their refuge in all their streights Deut. 4.7 and t● Repent when they have sinned against him Hos 12.6 12. And those who are thus in covenant with God though Infants are to be baptised 1. Because God vouchsafed to his Church the priviledge of confirming his Covenant by applying the initiating Seal thereof to the Children of believers Gen. 17.10 and never repealed it 2. This confirmation of the Covenant by the initiating seal did belong to the children of the Mystical seed of Abraham though they were not his natural seed Exod. 12.48 3 Children being in Covenant there is the same reason why they should be baptized as there is why their believing penitent Parents should Act. 2.38.39 4. The Gospel-initiating seal being a Badge of the Lords people and a further Obligation of them to be his Believing Parents by their own Covenant with God are bound to apply it to their Children Gen. 17. ●0 as by the fourth Commandment they are bound ●o cause them when grown up to sanctifie the Christian-Sabbath and as by the second they are bound to ●ee them attend on other parts of the Gospel-Instituted Worship 3 When the Jews shall be Converted the initiating ●●al in force is to be applyed to their children as heretofore Rom. 11.24 Ezek. 47.13 14.36.10 〈◊〉 6 Baptism being a means of partaking the special ●●essings of the Covenant Regeneration Tit. 3.5 ●●doption Gal. 3.26.27 Sanctification Col. 2.11 〈◊〉 Eph. 5.26 the washing away of Sin by Christs ●ood Act. 22.16 and Salvation Mar. 16.16 the children of believers needing all this and being as papable of baptism as heretofore of Circumcision ●●e not to be debarred from the Ordinance 7 It is a dangerous thing to keep from the Initiating se●l of the Covenant Gen. 17.14 Exod. 4.24 〈◊〉 29. Q. What is to be done before Receiving the ●●rds Supper A. 1. We must see we be in charity with all ●●at 5.23 2 We must search to find out our graces and our sins 1. Cor. 11.28 3 We must judge our selves for sin 1 Cor. 11.31 and cry to the Lord to obtain forgiveness through Christ's blood Jer. 29.13 4 VVe must resolutly put away our sins Ezr. 6.21 1 Cor. 5.8 5 VVe must stir up our selves unto better obedience Jer. 7.5 6 VVe must get a sence of our particular wants Luk. 18.41 7 VVe must get hungrings after Christ Rev. 21.6 8 VVe must come with humility Psa 22.26 9 VVe must come with expectation Act. 3.5 Heb. 11.6 10 VVe must be sure that our ends be good 30 Q. What should our ends be in receiving the Lords Supper A. Not to approve our selves to men But 1 To obey Christ Luk. 22.19 2 To profess Christ 1 Cor. 11.26 3 To keep up remembrance of Christ 1 Cor. 11.24 4 To receive Christ Mat. 26.26 5. To get nearer Communion and fellowship with Christ 1 Cor. 10.16 6 To unite our hearts to one another 1 Cor. 12.13 7. To engage our hearts to live to Christ 1 Cor. 10.21 8. To get spiritual strength to live our engagement 1 Cor. 10.16.11.29 9. To confirm our faith touching Gods Covenant and pardon of sin Mat. 26.28 31 Q. What is to be done in receiving A. 1. VVe are to approach with an humble sense of our unworthiness 2 VVe are to exercise Repentance Faith and Love 3 VVe are to send up often Ejaculations heaven-ward 4 VVe are carefully to avoid all distractions 5 VVe are diligently to observe the Sacramental Actions 6 VVe are reverently to engage our hearts to live to Christ 7. VVe are to remember Christ 32 Q. What are the Sacramental Actions and and their signification A. 1. The Ministers Blessing signifies the Fathers sending Christ in the fullness of time to perform the VVork of our Redemption 2 His breaking the Bread signifies the breaking of Christs body and shedding of his Blood 3 His giving signifies Christs giving himself to the receivers if they accept of him and live to him 4. The Peoples taking signifies their taking Christ to be their Saviour and binding themselves to live to him 5 Their Eating and Drinking signifies their full and sweet enjoyment of Christ by Faith as the bread of their lives 33. Q. What is to be done after receiving A. 1. VVe should reflect upon our failings and cast our selves on the Lords grace and Christs metits for pardon 2 Sam. 23.15 2 We should not rest in the work done but keep a depending eye on the Lords Grace for a blessing Gen. 49.18 3 Under doubts Judg. 7.10.13 14 15. Temptations 2 Cor. 5.15 Fals Psa 89.34 and variety of Providences we should reflect on