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A scriptural catechism useful for all sorts of persons, both sure as desired to teach their families and such as desire to learn the principles of the Christian religion out of the Holy Scriptures / by Owen Stockton ...
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Stockton, Owen, 1630-1680.
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persecute you Q. Is it not good for a man to hope in God and quietly to wait for his salvation A. Lam. 3.26 It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord. Q. Doth not God take pleasure in such as hope in his mercy A. Psalm 147.11 The Lord taketh pleasure in them that fear him in those that hope in his mercy Q. Will not God redeem us from all our iniquities if we hope in him A. Psalm 130.7 8. Let Israel hope in the Lord for with the Lord there is mercy and with him there is plenteous redemption and he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities Q. Ought we not to keep up our hope in God when we find our souls much disquieted and cast down A. Psalm 42.11 Why art thou cast down O my soul and why art thou disquieted within me hope thou in God for I shall yet praise him who is the health of my countenance and my God Q. Were not the Scriptures written for this very end to encourage us in all our troubles and distresses to hope in God A. Rom. 15.4 Whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning that we through patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope Q. What promise have you that God will enable you to hope in him in times of greatest distress A. Joel 3.15 16. The Sun and the Moon shall be darkned and the Stars shall withdraw their shining the Lord also shall roar out of Zion and utter his voice from Jerusalem and the Heavens and the earth shall shake but the Lord will be the hope of his people and the strength of the Children of Israel Q. Doth not God streightly charge us to wait upon him A. Psalm 27.14 Wait on the Lord be of good courage and he shall strengthen thy heart wait I say on the Lord. Q. How long must we wait on the Lord A. Hos 12.6 Turn thou to thy God keep mercy and judgement and wait on thy God continually Q. What hath God prepared for them that wait for him A. Isa 64.4 Since the beginning of the world men have not heard nor perceived by the ear neither hath the eye seen O God besides thee what he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him Q. Shall not they that wait upon the Lord renew their strength A. Isa 40.31 They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength they shall mount up with wings as Eagles they shall run and not be weary and they shall walk and not faint Q. What will God give the man that delighteth in him A. Psalm 37.4 Delight thy self also in the Lord and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart Q. Is not delight in God an evidence that God is our God and that he hath put his Law into our hearts A. Psalm 40.8 I delight to do thy will O my God yea thy Law is within my heart Q. What promise have you that God will help you to delight in him A. Job 22.23 26. If thou return to the Almighty Then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty and shalt lift up thy face unto God Q. Must we not rejoyce always in God A. Phil. 4.4 Rejoyce in the Lord alway and again I say rejoyce Q. Ought we not to rejoyce in God at such times as we are stript of all worldly comforts A. Hab. 3.17 18. Although the Fig-tree shall not blossom neither shall fruit be in the Vines the labour of the Olive shall fail and the fields shall yield no meat the flock shall be cut off from the fold and there shall be no herd in the stalls yet I will rejoyce in the Lord I will joy in the God of of my salvation Q. What promise have you that God will enable you to rejoyce in him even when you are brought into a poor and low condition A. Isa 29.19 The meek shall encrease their joy in the Lord and the poor among men shall rejoyce in the holy one of Israel Q. Who are they that are called upon to fear the Lord A. Psalm 33.8 Let all the earth fear the Lord let all the inhabitants of the world stand in aw of him Q. Will God fulfil the desires of them that fear him A. Psal 145.19 He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him he also will hear their cry and will save them Q. Will not the Lord be for a Sanctuary in time of trouble to them that fear him A. Isa 8.13 14. Sanctifie the Lord of hosts himself and let him be your fear and let him be your dread and he shall be for a Sanctuary Q. Shall not the Sun of righteousness arise with healing under his wings upon them that fear God A. Mal. 4.2 Unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings and ye shall go forth and grow up as calves of the stall Q. Ought we not to fear God above all the men in the world A. Luke 12.4 5. I say unto you my friends be not afraid of them that kill the body and after that have no more that they can do but I will forwarn you whom you shall fear Fear him which after he hath killed hath power to cast into Hell yea I say unto you fear him Q. Hath not God laid up wonderful blessings in store for them that fear him A. Psalm 31.19 O how great is thy goodness which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men Q. Wherein consisteth the fear of God Doth it not consist in hating and departing from sin A. Prov. 8.13 The fear of the Lord is to hate evil Prov. 16.6 By mercy and truth iniquity is purged and by the fear of the Lord men depart from evil Q. What promise have you that God will put his fear into your heart A. Jer. 32.40 I will make an everlasing Covenant with them that I will not turn away from them to do them good but I will put my fear in their hearts that they shall not depart from me Q. When we eat or drink or do any other action must not all that we do be done to the glory of God A. 1 Cor 10.31 Whether ye eat or drink or whatsoever ye do do all to the glory of God Q. Must we not glorifie God with our bodies and spirits A. 1 Cor. 6.20 Ye are bought with a price therefore glorifie God in your body and in your spirit which are Gods Q. Must we not honour God with our substance A. Prov. 3.9 Honour the Lord with thy substance and with the first fruits of all thine increase Q. Is it not our duty to glorifie God before all sorts of people A. Lev. 10.3 I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me and before all the people I will be glorified Q. Do we not glorifie God when we praise him A. Psalm 50.23