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A39662	An exposition of the assemblies catechism with practical inferences from each question as it was carried on in the Lords Days exercises in Dartmouth, in the first year of liberty, 1688 / by John Flavell.	Flavel, John, 1630?-1691.; Mather, Increase, 1639-1723.; Westminster Assembly (1643-1652). Shorter catechism.	1692 (1692)	Wing F1160; ESTC R25088	171,235	224

have not an high Priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities but was in all points tempted like as we are yet without sin Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace that we may obtain mercy and find gracec to help in time of need Q. 13. What 's the last Inference from hence A. That the seeing Believers have a Father in Heaven they should never fear wants whilst they live nor be afraid to die since Death brings them to Heaven their Fathers house Of Sanctifying Gods Name Quest. 101. WHat do we pray for in the first Petition A. In the first Petition which is hallowed be thy Name we pray that God would enable us and others to gloryfy him in all that whereby he maketh himself known and that he would dispose all things to his own glory Q. 1. Is there any word full enough perfectly to express what God is A. No his Name is secret Iudg. 13.18 And the Angel of the Lord said unto him why askest thou thus after my name seeing it is secret A Name which none can tell Prov. 30.4 what is his name and what is his sons name if thou canst tell A Name above every Name Phil. 2.9 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him and given him a name which is above every name But the Name by which he more especially manifests himself is the name I am Exod. 3.14 And God said unto Moses I am that I am And he said thus shalt thou say unto the Children of Israel I am hath sent me unto you Q. 2. What doth the Name of God I am signify to us A. It signifies to us first the reality of his being in opposition to Idols which are but imaginary and Phantastick things 1 Cor. 8.4 We know that an Idol is nothing in the world c. God is not only the most perfect being but the root of all other beings Q. 3. What else doth this Name I am import A. It imports both the perfection and eternity of Gods being I am implies he hath not that now which he had not formerly and that he shall not afterwards have what he hath not now And that there is neither beginning End or succession with God whose name is I am Q. 4. But what are we here to understand by the name of God A. All those things are here intended by which he manifests himself to the Creature as his Word Works and Ordinances but especially his glorious Attributes Exod. 34.5 6. The Lord the Lord God merciful and gracious long-suffering and abundant in goodness and truth Q. 5. What is it to Hallow or Sanctify his Name A. Not to infuse any holiness into him which he had not before so he Sanctifies us but to manifest and acknowledge the holiness of God Isa. 29.23 But when he seeth his Children the work of my hands in the midst of him they shall sanctify my name and sanctify the holy one of Iacob and shall fear the God of Israel Q. 6 Why Hallwed or Sanctified rather than Glorified Why that word rather than this Because his Holiness is the beauty and lustre of his other Attributes His Greatness appears in his Holiness Isa. 12.6 great is the holy one of Israel in the midst of thee So doth his Power Luke 1.49 For ●e that is mighty hath done to me great things and holy is his name And therefore his Holiness is that Attribute which Angels single out especially to celebrate Isa. 6.3 And one cried unto another and said holy holy holy is the Lord of Hosts c. And so do men also as it is the cause why they should glorify him Exod. 15.11 Who is like thee glorious in holiness c. Q. 7. What 's the first thing we are to intend in this Petition A. The meaning is that God would so dispose and order all thi●gs in the World as may best promote and advance the glory of his Name on which account we may Pray for the defeat of Gods Enemies Psal. 83.16 17 18. Fill their faces with shame that they may seek thy name O Lord. Let them be confounded and troubled for ever yea let them be put to shame and perish That men may know that thou whose name alone is Jehovah art the most high over all the Earth And the deliverance of his Church and people Psal. 79.9 Help us O God of our Salvation for the glory of thy name and deliver us and purge away our sins for thy names sake Q. 8. What 's the second Thing we are to intend in it A. That God would fit us for and use us in the most serviceable capacity for the glorifying of his Name Psal. 67.1 2 3. God be merciful unto us and bless us and cause his face to shine upon us That thy way may be known upon earth thy saving health among all nations Let the people praise thee O God let all the people praise thee Q. 9. What 's the third Thing intended in this Petition A. That God may not only glorify his own Name and use us to glorifie it but that it should be our endeavour and joy to have it glorfied by others all the World over Psal. 145.4 5 6. One generation shall praise thy works to another and shall declare thy mighty acts I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty and of thy wondrous works And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts and I will declare thy greatness Q. 10. Why must our Hearts be so intently set upon the Sanctification of Gods Name A. Because this is the ultimate end of our own and every other being Rom. 11.36 for of him and through him and to him ar● all things to whom be glory for ever Amen And the particular end of God in our Effectual calling 1 Pet. 2.9 But ye are a chosen generation a Royal Priest-hood an holy nation a peculiar people that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light Q. 11. What 's the first Inference from hence A. That the dishonour of Gods Name must needs be a cutting Affliction to a gracious Soul Psal. 42.10 As with a sword in my bones my enemies reproach me while they say dayly unto me where is their God Q. 12. What 's the second Inference from hence A. That it is a dreadful infatuation and spiritual judgment upon those men that think they glorifie God in doing those things which his Soul hateth Isa. 66.5 Hear the word of the Lord ye that tremble at his word your brethren that hated you that cast you out for my names sake said let the Lord be glorified but he shall appear to your joy and they shall be ashamed And Iohn 16.2 They shall put you out of the Synagogues yea the time cometh that whosoever killeth you will think that he doth God service Q. 13. What is the third Inference from hence A. That it should be indifferent to a

another 1 Kings 20.23 And the servants of the King of Assyria said unto him Their gods are gods of the hills therefore they were stronger than we but let us fight against them in the plain and surely we shall be stronger than they Q. 4. What were the first Creatures worshipped as Gods A. Probably the heavenly Bodies Sun Moon and Stars because of their splendor and influence th●se as Heralds do proclaim God to the World Psal. 19.1 2. The heavens declare the glory of God and the firmament sheweth his handy work Day unto day uttereth speech and night unto night sheweth knowledge And these messengers of God were mistaken for God himself Iob 31.26 27. If I beheld the sun when it shined or the moon walking in brightness and my heart hath been secretly inticed or my mouth hath kissed my hand This also were an iniquity for I should have denied the God that is above Q. 5. What do these words before me import A. It notes God's perfect knowledge and abhorrence of all Idolatry or worshipping of another God as what he cannot endu●e to behold Ier. 44.3 4. Because of their wickedness which they have committed to provoke me to anger in that they went to burn incense to serve other Gods whom they knew not neither they you nor your fathers howbeit I sent unto you all my servants the prophets rising early and sending them saying O do not this abominable thing that I hate Q. 6. Are none guilty of this sin but heathenish Idolaters A. Yes all that place their supream love or trust in any creature make that creature their God and in Scripture are called Idolaters Col. 3.5 And covetousness which is Idolatry Q. 7. How doth the Idolatry forbidden in the first differ from that forbidden in the second Commandment A. The Idolatry forbidden in the first Commandment is a sin respecting the object of worship when we set up any thing in the place of God which by nature is not God Gal. 4.8 Howbeit then when ye knew not God ye did service unto them which by nature are no gods But that against the second Commandment is when we pretend to worship the true God but do it by such means and in such a manner as he hath not required or hath forbidden Exod. 32.4 5. And he received them at their hands and fashioned it with a graving tool after he had made a molten calf and they said These be thy gods O Israel which brought thee up out of the house of Egypt Q. 8. What is the first inference from the first Commandment A. That it is a special mercy to be brought forth in a land where the true God is known and worshipped Psal. 147.20 He hath not dealt so with any nation and as for his judgments they have not known them praise ye the Lord. Q. 9. What is the second inference from the 1st Commandment A. That it is a great and dreadful sin to live without the worship of God in the world Eph. 2.12 That at that time ye were without Christ and without God in the world Q. 10. What 's the third inference from the 1st Commandment A. That Christians must not comply with Idolatrous or Superstitious worship when they are cast into Idolatrous places how great soever the danger be Psal. 16.4 Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another God their drink offering of blood will I not offer nor take up their names into my lips Q. 11. What is the fourth inference from hence A. That the supream love fear and trust of the Soul is God's peculiar right and due Whosoever places them on any other besides God is guilty of a very heinous and great sin against him 1 Iohn 2.15 Love not the world neither the things that are in the world if any man love the world the love of the father is not in him Compared with Iob 31.24 28. If I have made gold my hope or have said to the fine gold Thou art my confidence this also were an iniquity to be punished by the Iudge for I should have denied the God that is above Q. 12. What is the fifth inference hence A. That God's eye discovers the closest Idolatry in the world whether it be in secret actions Ezek. 8.12 Hast thou seen what the ancients of the house of Israel do in the dark Every man in the chambers of his imaginary for they say the Lord seeth us not the Lord hath forsaken the earth Or inward affections Col. 3.5 Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth fornication uncleanness inordinate affection evil concupiscence and covetousness which is Idolatry Q 13. What is the sixth inference from hence A. That an high and full condition in the world is a dangerous condition and lies most exposed to the danger of Heart-idolatry Prov. 30.9 Lest I be full and deny thee and say Who is the Lord Mark 10.24 How hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of heaven Q. 14. What is the last Inference A. That in covenanting with God and avouching him for our God we must wholly renounce all others and take God alone for our portion and the object of our love and dependance Hos. 3.3 Thou shalt not be for another man So will I also be for thee Luke 14 33. So likewise whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath he cannot be my disciple Of the second Commandment Qust 49. WHich is the second Commandment A. The second Commandment is Thou shalt not make unto thee 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 iniquities 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 Quest. 50. What is required in the second Commandment A. The second Commandment requireth the receiving observing and keeping pure and entire all such Religious Worship and Ordinances as God hath appointed in his Word Quest. 51. What is forbidden in the second Commandment A. The second Commandment forbiddeth the worshipping of God by Images or any other way not appointed in his word Quest. 52. What are the Reasons annexed to the second Commandment A. The Reasons annexed to the second Commandment are Gods Sovereignty over us his propriety in us and his zeal he hath to his own Worship Q. 1. What is the Sin especially forbidden in the second Commandment A. The Sin here forbidden is the corruption of Gods Worship by making any similitude of any Person in the Godhead and performing Divine Worship before it or to it Exod. 32.8 They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them they have made them a molten cal●