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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26693	A most familiar explanation of the Assemblies shorter catechism wherein their larger answers are broken into lesser parcels, thereby to let in the light by degrees into the minds of the learners : to which is added in the close, a most brief help for the necessary but much neglected duty of self-examination to be daily perused : and to this is subjoined a letter of Christian counsel to a destitute flock / by Jos. Allaine.	Alleine, Joseph, 1634-1668.; Westminster Assembly (1643-1652). Shorter catechism.	1674 (1674)	Wing A974; ESTC R25230	60,470	184

requires except we do it in a holy serious and reverent manner A. No. Q. 57. Which is the fourth Commandment A. The fourth Commandment is Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy six days shalt thou labour and do all thy works but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God in it thou shalt not do any work thou nor thy son nor thy daughter thy man-servant nor thy maid-servant nor thy cattel nor thy stranger that is within thy gates for in six days the Lord made Heaven and Earth the Sea and all that is in them is and rested the seventh day wherefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it Q. 58. VVhat is required in the fourth Commandment A. The fourth Commandment requireth the keeping holy to God such set times as he hath appointed in his Word expresly one whole day in seven to be a holy Sabbath unto himself Q. Doth the fourth Commandment require any espe●ial time to be kept holy A. Yes Q. What time A. Such as God hath appointed in his Word Q. Doth the fourth Commandment then determine of the special time for divine worship as the three foregoing Commands do of the Object means and manner of worship A. Yes Q. Hath God left us to keep what time we please A. No. Q. What proportion of time hath God expresly set apart in his word to be kept holy to himself A. One wdole day in seven Q. Is this Commandment to be understood of the seventh day in order that is the last of the seven or the seventh in number that is one in seven A. Of the seventh in number Q. Hath God left the determining which day in seven it should be whether the first or the last to some other precept A. Yes Q. Is the fourth Command then a Moral precept that is to say of perpetual force binding Christians now as well as Jews heretofore to the observation of it A. Yes Q. Doth it cease to be of force A. No. Q. 59. Which day of the seven hath God appointed to be the weekly Sabbath A. From the beginning of the world to the Resurrection of Christ God hath appointed the seventh day of the week to be the weekly Sabbath and the first day of the week ever since to continue to the end of the world which is the Christian Sabbath Q. Which day of seven was at first appointed for the Sabbath A. The last Q. Which day of the seven did God since appoint to be the Sabbath A. The first Q. When was the seventh or last day of the week appointed to be the Sabbath A. From the beginning of the world Q. Was it only from the time of the giving of the Law of Moses A. No. Q. Was it ordained for man in Paradise at the beginning of the world A. Yes Q. How long did the seventh or last day of the week continue to be the Sabbath A. Until the Resurrection of Christ. Q. How long hath the first day been the weekly Sabbath A. Ever since the Resurrection of Christ. Q. Was the Resurrection of Christ and the finishing the work of our Redemption on the first day of the week the reasons why Christians do keep it as the Sabbath A. Yes Q. And is it therefore called the Lords day A. Yes Q. And is the first day of the week or the Lords day a Christian Sabbath A. Yes Q. How long doth it continue to be the Sabbath A. To the end of the World Q. What is the meaning of the word Sabbath A. A day of holy rest Q. 60. How is the Sabbath to be sanctified A. The Sabbath is to be sanctified by an holy resting all that day even from such worldly imployments and recreations as are lawful on other days and spending the whole time in the publick and private exercises of Gods worship except so much as is to be taken up in the works of necessity and mercy Q. Is the Sabbath to be sanctified A. Yes Q. In what sense is God said to sanctifie the holy Sabbath A. By making it holy Q. In what sense are we said to sanctifie the Sabbath A. By keeping it holy Q. Did God sanctifie it by way of consecration Q. Yes Q. And must we sanctifie it by way of application i.e. applying it to those ends and exercises for which God did consecrate it A. Yes Q. Is the rest of the Sabbath a part of our sanctifying it A. Yes Q. What kind of rest must it be a meer civil rest A. No. Q. Or a meer carnal and bodily rest such as the Oxe and the Asse must have on the Sabbath A. No. Q What rest then A. An holy rest Q. How long must this be A. All that day Q. From what must we rest from spiritual employments and recreations A. No. Q. From what then A. From worldly employments and recreations Q May we not do our own work upon the Sabbath day A. No. Q. Nor follow our own sports and pastimes nor spend the time in our ease and sloth A. No. Q Fro n what worldly employments and recre tions must we rest from such as are sinful in themselves and unlawful at any time A. Yes Q. And not only from such but even from those that are lawful at other times A. Yes Q. And how must we spend the time A. In the exercise of Gods worship Q. May we spend it idly A. No. Q. In what exercise must we spend it A. Both in the publick and private exercises of Gods worship Q. May we stay at home and spend our time in the Private Exercises of Gods Worship with the neglect of the Publick A. No. Q. May we not rest satisfied in giving attendance on the publick worship but must we also be careful at home in the Private A. Yes Q. May not worldly business be done in any Case upon the Sabbath day A. Yes Q. What works then may lawfully be done on the Sabbath day besides the works of Piety A. The works of Necessity and Mercy Q What do you call the works of Necessity A. Such as could not be done before and cannot be deferred until after the Sabbath Q. May works of mercy be done upon the Sabbath day such as visiting the sick feeding our bodies and our beast c. A. Yes Q. And why is this Commandment delivered as to all in general so especially to governours of families Is it because it is not enough for them to sanctifie the Sabbath themselves but they must also look that it be strictly observed in and by their families and because they are apt to hinder their housholds in and by business of their own A. Yes Q. 61. What is forbidden in the fourth Commandment A. The fourth Commandment forbiddeth the omission or careful performance of the duties required and the prophaning the day by idleness or doing that which is in it self sinful or by unnecessary thoughts words or works about worldly imployments or recreations Q. Doth it forbid the omission

perfectly to keep them A. In this life Q. May not we keep them sincerely in this life A. Yes Q. How cannot we keep them then in this life A. Not perfectly Q. Do we break Gods Commandments A. Yes Q What daily and con●inually A. Yes Q. In what A. In thought word and deed Q. 82. Are all transgressions of the Law equally heinous A. Some sins in themselves and by reason of several aggravations are more heinous in the sight of God than others Q. What do you mean by more heinous A. More grievous and more offensive in the sight of God Q. How many ways may some sins be more grievous and hein●us than others A. Two ways viz. 1. Of themselves and of their own nature 2. By reason of their aggravations Q What do you mean by aggravations A. Such circumstances as do make a sin to be greater then without them it were Q. Do sins grow greater then of themselves they were by their aggravating or heightning circumstances as for example from the time when the place where the manner in which the means by which the reason why the person by whom the person against whom they are committed A. Yes Q. And are some sins of themselves or in their own nature more heinous than others As the highest sins against the First Table more heinous than the highest against the Second Table A. Yes Q. And wilful sins more heinous then fins of infirmity sins against knowledg then those of ignoranc sins ripened into action then sins begun in the thoughts and sins of custom and delibertion then those committed through some sudden passion and instant force of temptation A. Yes Qu. 82. What doth every sin deserve A. Every sin deserveth Gods wrath and curse both in this life and that which is to come Q. What is it that deserveth Gods wrath and cu●se A. Sin Q What sin A. Every sin Q. What the least sin A. Yes Q. What an evil thought or an idle word A. Yes Q. What is the just deserts of the least sin A. Gods wrath and curse Q. When doth sin deserve Gods wrath and curse to be inflicted on man A. Both in this life and that which is to come Q. 83. What doth God require of us that we may escape his wrath and curse due to us for sin A. To escape the wrath and curse of God due to us for sin God requireth of us Faith in Jesus Christ repentance unto life with the diligent use of all the outward means whereby Christ communicateth to us the benefits of Redemption Q. Is Gods wrath and curse due to us A. Yes Q. For what A. For sin Q. Is there any way to escape this wrath and curse A. Yes Q. Is there any thing required on our part to escape them A. Yes Q. What A. Faith Repentance and a diligent use of means Q. And doth he require repentance as well as Faith of us or hath Christ repented and believed for us A. He requireth them of us Q. Who communicates to us the benefits of redemption A. Christ. Q. What do you mean by communicating them to us A. Conveying them or imparting them to us Q. Doth he communicate or convey his benefits by means or without means A. By means Q. Doth he make use of any outward means to communicate or convey his benefits to us A. Yes Q. What benefits doth he by these means convey unto us A. The benefits of redemption Q. And cannot we escape without the use of these means A. No. Q. What kind of use must we make of these means A. A diligent use Q. May we neglect them and yet escape A. No. Q. Or will a careless use of them be enough A. No. Q. Why doth God require of us Faith and Repentance and the diligent use of the outward means A. That we may escape his wrath and curse due to us for sin Q. 84. What is faith in Jesus Christ A. Faith in Jesus Christ is a saving grace whereby we receive and rest upon him alone for salvation as he is offered to us in the Gospel Q. In whom must our Faith be A. In Jesus Christ. Q. Is Faith in Christ a common or a saving grace A. A saving grace Q. What do we do by Faith A. Thereby we receive and rest upon Christ Q. What do we receive by Faith only the benef●●s of Christ A. No. Q. What himself A. Yes Q. And doth faith rest upon Christ A. Yes Q. Upon any other besides Christ A. No. Q. Or upon any other together with Christ A. No. Q. Doth it receive and rest upon him alone A. Yes Q. For what doth Faith receive and rest upon Christ alone A. For salvation Q. Is Faith only the believing that Christ died for sinners A. No. Q. Or is it the believing that he died in particular for me to save me A. No. Q. Is it the receiving and resting upon Christ alone for salvation A. Yes Q. Is Christ offered to us A. Yes Q. Where A. In the Gospel Q. And doth true faith take or receive an offered Christ A. Yes Q. How doth it take him A. As he is offered in the Gospel Q. Is Christ offered to us in the Gospel as our King Priest and Prophet A. Yes Q. And is it not true faith except we thus take Christ as he is offered A. No. Q. Doth faith enable us to take Christ as a King to be ruled by him alone A. Yes Q. And as a Priest to be saved by him alone A. Yes Q. And as a Prophet to be guided by him alone A. Yes Q. And have not they true faith that do not take Christ in all these respects A. No. Q. 85. What is Repentance unto life A. Repentance unto life is a saving grace whereby a sinner out of the true sense of his sin and apprehension of the mercy of God in Christ doth with grief and hatred of his sin turn from it unto God with full purpose of and endeavour after new obedience Q. What repentance is here described A. Repentance unto life Q. Why is it called Repentance unto life A. Because God hath promised us life upon our repentance Q What do we in repentance turn from A. From sin Q. What do we turn unto A. Unto God Q. Doth it turn the heart A. Yes Q. And doth it turn the life A. Yes Q. And doth true repentance chiefly lie in our turning frrom sin unto God both in heart and life A. Yes Q. How doth the penitent turn from sin unto God A. With grief for and hatred of it Q. Is there never true repentance without real grief for sin A. No. Q. Is it not true repentance to forbear sin out of fear except there be also an hatred of it A. No. Q. Whence doth this grief for and hatred of sin arise in the sinner A. Out of the true sight of sin and apprehension of the mercy of God in Christ. Q. Can there be no true repentance without a true sight