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A new and useful catechism; very necessary and teachable both for children and young Christians. : Wherein is contained by way of question and answer a brief discovery ... / by Manasseth King.
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King, Manasseth.
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your own Hearts What am I what do I whither go I O Souls as it is the Wisdom of Men to set their House in order and to make their Wills in disposing of what they have so let it be thy Work to set thy Heart in order that thou mayest have nothing to do but to die when thou comest to struggle with thy last Enemy and Time must be here no longer O remember the golden Sands of Time are running out apace and the Glass of Time will never be turned till it be turned in eternal Weal or Wo. XI Consider of Judgment to come O Soul if Death take thee Secure Carnal Hypocritical Murmuring unfaithful to thy Light Disobedient or Lukewarm or a Backslider or Covetous or a Complier with some secret Sins as Death takes you so Judgment will find you and all the Manifestations of God to you shall be discovered when the Books shall be opened And no sooner the Judg shall speak but Conscience shall say True Lord and God himself will be a swift Witness against thy secret Sins not repented of Act. 3.19 Mal. 3.5 Remember this was one great Doctrine that the Apostles of our Lord were to preach and testify That it was he that was ordained of God to be the Judg of Quick and Dead Acts 10.42 O young Man remember for the Desire of thine Eyes and the Way of thine Heart for these things God will bring thee into Judgment Eccles 11.9 O Christians grudg not one against another yea behold the Judg stands at the Door Jam. 5.9 Have fervent Charity one to another that is the Bond of Perfectness and be diligent that ye may be found of him in Peace without spot and blameless 2 Pet. 3.14 Mat. 18.34 35. O do not hide your Talents but improve your Measures given and remember it will be sad to have that Sentence pass Take that unprofitable Servant cast him into utter Darkness there shall be weeping and gnashing of Teeth Mat. 25.30 O forget not to think of his appearing that will certainly render to every one according to his Works Mat. 16.27 Rev. 22.12 O Soul think oft of that Jesus that died for you will shortly come to judg you the last Trump sounding the Judg descending holy Angels attending Graves opening the Dead rising Hypocrites Unbelievers disobedient Persons weeping wailing secret Counsels of all Hearts shall be discovered Therefore live in this present Day with a holy preparation for that Day in taking heed to thy Thoughts 1 Cor. 4.5 Eccles 12.14 Take heed to thy Words Mat. 12.36 O take heed of idle Words Swear not at all it 's forbidden Mat. 5.34 Jam. 5.12 Take heed of Lying Cursing Backbiting Railing Grievous Words stir up Wrath Prov. 15.1 Look to your Actions and do not omit what God commands nor dare to commit what he forbids Eternal Judgment is a Christian Principle Heb. 6.2 And now that ye may be helped to mind these things I come to the last thing propounded and that is Prayer XII O poor young Man hast thou cause to flee youthful Lusts to follow after Righteousness Faith Charity Peace and keep such Company as call on God out of a pure Heart 1 Tim. 2.11 Hast thou poor Soul a Devil to resist a World to over come some Corruptions to mortify a deceitful Heart to watch over a Gospel to obey a Kingdom to obtain O Souls watch and pray make Conscience of secret Prayer and be earnest for those things Jabez begged of God 1 Chron. 4.10 For your encouragement remember He that seeks God early shall find him O a blessed Promise Prov. 8.17 Pray earnestly for the divine Operations of the holy Spirit with the blessed Fruits of it Christ hath promised if they that are evil know how to give good things to their Children how much more shall your heavenly Father give his Spirit to them that ask it Luke 11.13 O pray for Wisdom as Servants to discharge your Duty in your Places that the Name and Doctrine of God be not blasphemed O pray for Wisdom as Freemen that you may always be concerned in serving God in true Holiness and Righteousness all your Days O pray for a Faith of a right kind and say as the Apostles Lord increase our Faith mind what Christ hath done is a doing and will do As to a married State pray for Wisdom to discharge your relative Duties Husband to Wife and Wife to Husband living in the Fear of God As to your State unmarried devote your selves so much the more to wait on and serve the Lord if Virgin Disciples as John the beloved Disciple is said by some Authors to be and holy Paul If in a prosperous Condition beg a humble thankful charitable Heart remembring you are Stewards for God And as to your State in meeting with Adversity beg Patience Contentment admire the least Mercy under the greatest Misery Lam. 3.22 As to your State if persecuted beg Wisdom Courage Constancy of him that gives Strength to them that have no Might As to your Duty in preparing for Death O pray that you may have your Light shining your Lamps burning and you like Men waiting for the coming of the Lord and be filled with his Spirit waiting praying for the blessed Influences of the Spirit of God upon your Souls using all the means you can to obtain it And if Messengers hearing that you have received the Word pray for you that you may receive the Holy Ghost join heartily with them and in laying gentle Hands on you if you receive more of the Spirit you will be more for the Honour of God the Comfort of your Brethren and walk as Lights in the World and be as Salt in the Earth O labour to have Salt in your selves and Peace one with another Mark 9.50 I shall close up this little Matter with those words 1 Pet. 1.17 If you call on the Father who without respect of Persons judgeth according to every Man's Work pass the time of your sojourning here in fear Yea give all diligence to those seven things that lead to the Kingdom 2 Pet. 1. consider 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 verses And labour to live so as you may wish when your Eyes come to be closed and when you come to Judgment Eccles 11.9 12.14 And pray for the Lord's Labourers and I will beg that Truth may live in your Souls when I am dead and may shortly meet those that fear God and keep his Commandments in never-ending Glory FINIS
Evil and enabled to do his Duty Luke 18.1 1 Thess 5.21 Mat. 6.6 Q. VVhat other Duties are required of Church-members A. Loving meek Admonitions given to those that transgress condemning what is good with the most gaining winning Terms that may be for the preventing of Evil and bringing to a godly Sorrow Gal. 6.1 Rev. 2.1 2. 2 Cor. 2.11 Q. VVhat ought the Reprover of Evil to do farther A. Examine himself and cast out the Beam out of his own Eye then will he clearly see the Mote that is in his Brother 's not upbraiding with former Evils lifting up his Heart to God for a Blessing and Direction how to give it to the Party offending Mat. 7.3 4. Luke 19.3 Q. VVhat farther A. If a private Offence to tell the Offender between thee and him alone avoiding Tale-bearing if he hear not take another or two that in the Mouth of two or three Witnesses every Word may be established if he hear not then tell the Church Mat. 18.15 16 17. Q. VVhat then is the Church to do A. They are publickly to enquire into the Evil and the guiltiness of the Party sinning and to manifest the Danger of Sin with the vileness and odiousness thereof lovingly to beseech the Party offending to turn from it And in case they see Stubbornness plainly and sharply to reprove and afterwards to account him as a Heathen Man Publican Mat. 18.17 Q. VVhat is the Duty of the Reproved A. To love them that do it to esteem the Wounds of a Friend better than the Kisses of an Enemy to account the Smitings of the Righteous as a Balm to help a Soul when wounded by Sin to suspect and search their own Hearts and find out their own Iniquity to confess to God and to them that they have offended and not to hide their Evils under any Pretence or Excuse whatsoever and then there is a Promise of Mercy Prov. 28.13 Jam. 5.15 Prov. 9.8 Q. VVhat is the Man that hath sinned farther to do that he may have comfort A. He is to apply the Promise of Mercy to remember that he hath an Advocate with the Father to walk humbly and watchfully both towards God and Man 1 Joh. 2.1 2 Cor. 7.10 Q. VVhat then is the offended Brother to do A. Freely to forgive pass by and not remember nor upbraid the Person afterwards with his Evils to desire the forgiveness of his Trespasses as he forgives his Brother his and to pray that his Brother may be healed Mat. 18.35 6.12 Jam. 5.16 Q. What further is the Church of God to do A. To break Bread in remembrance of Christ's Body being broken to drink of the Fruit of the Grape in remembrance of his Blood being shed for them Matth. 26.28 Luke 22.20 1 Cor. 11.24 25 26. Q. VVhat is set forth to the believing Soul in this Ordinance A. The great Love of the Lord Jesus in dying for them in redeeming them by his Blood 1 Pet. 1.18 in being broken for their Transgressions wounded for their Iniquities becoming Sin that knew no Sin that they might be made the Righteousness of God in him 2 Cor. 5.21 Isa 53.2 3. Q. VVhat else is to be minded in this Ordinance by the Believer A. A constant feeding upon the Benefits of Christ's Death by Faith whereby a Soul may discern Christ's Body broken to be Bread indeed and his Blood being shed to be Drink indeed nourishing of the believing Soul to Eternal Life John 6.51 54. Q. VVhat farther is to be minded A. A New Testament dedicated in his Blood and an end put to all the shadowing Sacrifices in the Time of the Law the middle-Wall of Partition being broken down and in the slighting of his Will and Testament it is a slighting of his Blood according to Scripture Heb. 10.28 29. 9.15 16 17. 12.25 Q. VVhat is the Receiver of this Ordinance to do by way of Preparation A. To examine himself to lay aside every Sin and to keep the Feast with unleavened Bread of Sincerity Truth 1 Cor. 5.8 11.28 Q. What is the Administrator to do A. He is to take the Bread and bless the Lord and to seek a Blessing from the Lord upon his Appointment and to speak such words that may affect the Hearts of the Receivers with the unspeakable Gift of God even Christ and after to deliver it as that which is broken and to be eaten in remembrance of the Body of Christ being broken for them and after the same manner to take the Cup delivering of it as that which doth shew forth the Blood of Christ and the New Testament in his Blood which was shed for them and many for the Remission of their Sins 1 Cor. 11.24 25 26. Luke 22.19 20. Q. After the Ordinance is thus Administred what is then to be done farther A. A solemn hearty praising blessing singing unto God for his unsearchable Riches of his Grace in Christ unto them 1 Cor. 14.15 Mat. 26 30. Q. What is the Danger of eating and drinking Vnworthily A. They eat and drink Damnation to themselves in not discerning the Lord's Body 1 Cor. 11.27 Q. What is farther to be done by the Church A. If any speak or have received Understanding Utterance Boldness from the Spirit as they have received every one to minister the manifold Graces of God If any speak to speak as the Oracles of God 1 Pet. 4.11 1 Cor. 14.1 29. Q. May any gifted Brother in the Church preach A. Yea for they may all prophesy one by one that all may learn and be comforted And Christ saith No Man lighteth a Candle to put under a Bed or a Bushel but on a Candlestick that the Houshold may have Light Mind his Counsel in the next words 1 Cor. 14.30 Mat. 6.15 16. Q. What farther is to be done by the Church of God in assembling together A. Contributing to the Necessity of the poor Saints as God hath prospered them 1 Cor. 16.2 Acts 6.1 Q. In what manner ought this to be done A. He is to give chearfully willingly avoiding grudging and vain Glory 2 Cor. 9.7 Rom. 12.13 Q. What Encouragement have charitable Christians in this Work A. They may assure themselves that in doing of it sincerely Christ will take what is bestowed upon his Members in their Necessities as done to himself Mat. 25.36 as being the Blessed of the Lord as lending to the Lord and he will pay again as those that sow Liberally shall reap Bountifully for God is able to make all Grace abound Psal 41.1 Prov. 19.17 Mat. 25.36 2 Cor. 9.6 7. Q. Who is the Church of God to do good unto in this respect A. To all but especially to the Houshold of Faith Gal. 6.10 Q. What farther is to be done by the Church of Christ A. They are to look out from among themselves faithful Men Men of Wisdom full of the Holy Spirit qualified according to the Directions given by Paul to Timothy 1 Epist 3.1 for the Work of