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A86559	Brief instructions for children: wherein, the chief grounds of the Christian religion are plainly, though briefly, laid down, as may best sute the capacity of children: though not unusefull for the view and consideration of those that are grown men. The great mysteries of redemption, faith, works, law, gospel; yea and of predestination, election, reprobation, being opened herein, agreeably to scripture, and as most conduces to the promoting of Godlinesse. The second edition, somewhat abreviated, though in some few places altred and augmented, by John Horn, a servant of God in the gospel of his son, at Lin, All-hallows	Horn, John.	1656 (1656)	Wing H2795A; ESTC R230668	35,133	68

and so to dispose the heart to receive what clearer revelations of himselfe hee may any way afford them Ps 107.43 Rom. 2.4 5 Hos 11.3 4 Mic. 6.9 and where the clearer means are afforded they tend to allure and nurture men to mind them Q. 142. But can we find that God ever accepted of any faith acted towards him by any short of the distinct knowledge of Christ A. Yes sure both Rahab Naaman the Ninevites Josh 2.9 10 with Jam. 2 25. Jonas 3. Mat. 12.41 Act. 10.34 35. Rom. 2.26 27. and divers others God being no respecter of persons but through the mediation of Christ accepting every one in any Nation that by what meanes he affords them do feare him and worke righteousnes Q. 143. What need then of any clearer means A. Yes great need for helping the weaknesse and correcting the wickednes of men Joh. 1.4 5 9.6 7 9. Rom. 3.9 10.19.21 1 Cor. 1.21 Eph. 3.9 10. 1.9 11 12. Isa 61.1 2 3 4. whom generally comprehended not the light shining in darknes nor by their wisedome found out God in the wisedome of God and what they discerned they impreson'd in unrighteousnes as also that God might have the glory of his grace in Christ ascribed to him and men the comfort of it ☞ Q. 144. What doth God speake more clearly by A. By his word or Oracles and the ordinances therein injoyned to and held forth in his Church Prov. 8.33 34. Q. 145. What is the Church A. The Church is the company of men called out of the worlds ways and fellowship in all or any ages and places Josh 24.2 3 4. Exod. 19.4 5 6. 1 Pet. 2.5 9 10. and gathered into the acknowledgment and worship of God according to his appointment Q. 146. Hath there beene alwayes a Church of God in the world A. Yes in all ages 1 Kin. 19.10 Jer. 2.2 3 5 13. though not alwayes alike spreading visible and pure Q. 147. Who is the head and governor of this Church A. Jesus Christ himself is the only head Lord of it Eph. 1.22.4.4 5 6. 11 12. 1 Cor. 12.28 though he hath appointed others to be for order and usefulnes therein Q. 141. What be they A. For inward growth and usefullnes he hath appointed Apostles Evangelists Prophets Eph. 4.11.12 1 Tim. 3.1 2.8 Tit. 1.5 6 7 Phil. 1.1 2 Pet. 1.20 21. 1 Tim. 3.2.8.9 Mat. 28.19 20. 2 Pet. 1.19 20 21. 3.2 Joh. 5.39 2 Tim. 3.15 16 17. Pastors and Teachers for outward order Bishops or Elders and Deacons Q. 149. How are these usefull A. By their Declaration of and ordering men after the words or Oracles of God Q. 150. What callest thou the word or Oracles of God A. The Doctrine delivered in the Bible or writings of the Prophets and Apostles called the Scriptures Q. 151. How may it appeare that the Scriptures are the word or Oracles of God 1. A. 1. By the consent and tradition of the Church 2 Pet. 1.21 Mat. 11.25 1 Cor. 1. v. 28. Heb. 2.3 4. Psal 78. Josh 23.14 1 Kin. 8.24 The constant assertion of those holy men who were plain hearted simple men that delivered them together with the miracles wrought by them and evident fulfilling of things they foretold commended their sayings writings to the Faith of the first receivers and they have successively commended them to us and that deserves our reverence of them 2. The power of Gods Spirit breathing in them gives such light to the simple that mind them 2. By the power and evidence of Gods Spirit speaking in them Psal 19. v. 7. 2 Cor. 4.2 5.12 as commends them for Gods words to their consciences 3. The evident fulfilling of many prophecies altogether unlikely when uttered by them such as the calling us Gentiles 3. By the manifest fulfilling of their prophesies in things most unlikely Gen. 9.27 Deut. 32.21 Isa 55.5 Luc. 19 43 44. Mat. 21 42 43. and 22.7 8 9. and bringing us from our Idolatries to the worship of God the casting off the Jews and many others are a more outward sensible demonstration that they are of God 4. By the strain and tendency of them which is altogether holy Eccles 12.12 13 14. 2 Cor. 6.16 17 18 7. exalting God and leading men to God and to holinesse in their hearts and wayes Q. 152. What be the chiefe parts of the Scriptures A. The law and the Gospell Rom. 10 5 6 7. Q. 153. What callest thou the law A. The Doctrine of works and duties given by Moses Joh. 1.28 Gal. 3.10 Q. 154. How is that law devided A. Into moral Cerimonial and Judicial Q. 155. What is the morall law A. The ten words or Commandements proclaimed by God on mount Sinai Deut. 4.13 with the severall explications thereof Q. 156. Rehearse them A. I am the Lord thy God Exo. 20.1 2 c. c. Thou shalt have no other Gods but me c. Q. 157 How are these commandments devided A. Into two Tables Deu. 10.1 2 Mat. 22.37 38 39 40 the first containts the foure first commandements and sets before us our duty towards God the latter contains the six last commandments sets before us our duty towards our neighbor Q 158. What is required of us in the first Commandement A. That we have God and him only for the object of our most hearty love Deut. 6.45 Isa 26.4 Deut. 10.20 Psal 37.4 5 confidence delight and worship and that in all things we obey and cleave unto him Q. 159. What is therein forbiddin as sin A. All Atheisme and grosse Idolatry Psal 14.1 Rom. 1.24 25. 1 Pet. 4.3 Eph. 4. 17 18 19. Psal 78.22 with all ignorance and distrustfulnes of God his power faithfulnes and goodnes neglect of or want of delight in him his words worship and waies swearing by faith truth or any thing besides him with all preferring of our profits pleasures lives or any thing before his glory and our service to him Joh. 5.42 2 Thes 2.10 11 12. Deut. 10.20 Zeph. 1.5 2 Tim. 3.4 Eph. 5.5 Deut. 12.18 18.9 10 18 19. Col. 2.19 20 21 22 23. Isa 40.18.44.7 8.13.14 c. Q 160. What is required in the second commandement A. That we conceive of and worship God only according to his word and will Q. 161. What is forbidden therein A. All erroneous and false conceptions of God disagreeing with his word with all will-worship according to our own devises and mens traditions Q. 162. Why is it added for the Lord thy God is a iealous God visiting c. A. To shew that the wrath of God is great against all Idolaters and fals worshippers of him Deu. 29.18 19 20 21. especially if they have beene espoused to him Q. 163. But shall the childe be punished for the parents faults and rewarded for their piety A. God often rewards the parents righteousnes and punishes their wickednes in

would perswade men otherwise Q. 181. How is it so behoofull in respect of ☜ a mans selfe A. First it conduces much to his believing Tit. 2.11 12. 3.3 4 5 6. Psal 9.10 36.7 8 9. Isa 55.1.2 3 4 5 6 7. for being by the undoubted word of God informed that God hath done so gratiously for all and so for him it gives him evident ground to blesse God for it repent of his evill against such a God and have good thoughts of him and with good hope and incouragement seeke to injoy the cure prepared by him 2. 1 Cor. 14.8 Acts 2.37 38 39. Gen. 21.15 16 19. Joh. 12.46 47 48 49. It will afford help against such doubtings discouragements and temptations to dispair which the convincement of a mans misery and ignorance of a remedy provided for him exposes men unto 3. In case a man neglect it when so plainly set before him his condemnation will be more just and God more glorified therein Q. 182. How is it behoofull in respect of o●hers 1 Tim. 2 1 2 3 4 5 6. A. It will afford a man good ground to love ●nd pray for them till he see any of them exclude themselves the benefit thereof by a sinning to death in a willfull malicious rejection of it Mat. 3.44 45. Eph. 5.1 1 Joh. 5.16 2 Cor. 3.12 13. 4.1 2 5.14 15.19 6.1 2. 2. It will furnish a man to help his neighbour while he can as plainly and confidently set the remedy as his misery before him Q 183. But may not a man as well and surely know the remedy to be for him by his believing well walking or the like A. No surely Pro. 28.26 Jer. 17.9 23.25 26 27 28 29. 2 Pet. 1.19 Tit. 3.5 Rom. 3.25 4.24 25 Gen. 15.6 Rom. 4.17 18. 1 Joh. 5.10 11 Luc. 18.9 10 11. 2 Cor. 10.17 For i● the acts of a mans own deceitfull heart or any pretended revelations are nothing so evident a foundation of believing as the word of God is 2. Nor can that be proved to be a right Gopel faith that goes before an apprehension of Gods goodnes to a man and centers not in Christs blood as shed for him and therefore cannot be fit to evidence those things to him 3. The act of faith doth not evidence the truth of its objects but receives it as a thing otherwise fore evidenced 4. By that way many are made Pharisees trusting in themselves that they are righteous and despising others Gen. 3.13 Jude 14. Heb. 11.7 2 Pet. 2.5 Gal. 3.8 Act. 3.22 23 24 Heb 1.10 2.3 4 2 Cor. 3.18 Q. 184. When began the Gospel to be published A. In Paradise presently upon mans fall and so hath been further opened to and by the Patriarks and Prophets but most fully by Christ himself and his Apostles and especially since his Ascension ☜ Q. 185. Are all the scriptures alike usefull for working and preserving faith A. No sure though all be usefull Rom. 1.16 17 10.8 9 10 17. 2 Cor. 3.7 8 yet the Gospel is properly the word of Faith the ministration of Spirit and power of God to salvation to every one that believes Q. 186. Is faith wrought in all that have the Gospel then A. No all have not faith 2 Thes 3.2 Jo. 6 44 45 Isai 55.2 3 but only they that hear and learn of God they believe come to Christ and their souls shall live Q. 187. VVhy do not others believe A. Because they do not hear learn of God Joh 8.43 10.26 27. Q. 188. Can any man hear of himself A. No as the ability to hear outwardly is of Gods gift Pro. 20.12 Rom. 10.17 Joh. 5.25 so the word outwardly heard brings to men by the gift of Gods power of more in ward hearing attention Q 189. How is it then that some hear not Ps 58.4 5 Mat. 13.15 Acts 28.27 Zech. 7.11 12 13 Psal 81.10 11 12 13. Rom 9 1● 1.24 28 Psa 81.11 12 Luc. 13.25 26. Joh. 12.39 40. Jer. 6.29 30 A. Because they stop their ears and harden their hearts least they should understand and be converted wilfully following after Sathan for which oftentimes God actually reprobates them Q. 190. VVhat is actuall Reprobation A. Gods giving men up to blindness and hardness of heart shutting the door of life against hem so as they cannot believe but run themselves into destruction Q. 191. VVhat be the ordinances injoyned in the word as meanes of faith especially of preserving and increasing it A. They be chiefly the two Sacraments so called namely Baptisme and the Supper of the Lord and Prayer Q. 192. VVhat is a Sacrament A. An holy and visible rite Rom. 4.11 appointed of God to his Church to signifie and seale his grace in Christ to men Q. 193. VVhat is Baptisme A. An ordinance of Christ in which by the washing of water unto the Name of the Father Luc. 3.2 Mat. 28.18 19 20. 3 11. Act. 2.38 39. Gal. 3.26 27 28. Son and Holy Ghost he hath appointed people to be discipled to him and admited into his Church therein signifying and sealing the forgivenesse of sins and accesse into the favour of fellowship with God through faith in his Name Q. 194. VVho are to be Baptised A. All that will submit to Christ they and theirs Mat. 28.19 20. Act. 16.14 31 33. that put him not from them Q. 195. VVhat is the Lords Supper A. An ordinance of Christ in which when he was about to suffer Mat. 26 26 27 28. 1 Cor. 11.26 27. he appointed his Disciples by the breaking and eating of one bread drinking together of one cup to remember him and his love to them Q. 196. VVhy did he appoint bread A To signifie to us that he as made flesh for us Joh. 6.48 51. is the true bread or matter of spirituall nourishment for our souls Q. 197. VVhy to break it A. To mind us of his being broken and crucified for us Isa 5 3.5 Joh. 6 5● that so he might manifest the love of God to us and become meet to nourish us Q. 198. VVhy to eat it A. To minde us that we ought to exercise saith in him as crucified for our sins Jo. 6.51.53 54 55 56 57 58. and to seal to us spiritual nourishment in so doing Q. 199. VVhat is signified by the wine A. That his blood as shed for the forgivenesse of our sins and sealing the new Testament and its promises to us is drink indeed fit to refresh and cheare us Math. 26.28 Heb. 9.13 Q. 200. VVhy did he appoint us to drink it Joh. 6.55 56 57 58. Rom. 3.25 2 Cor. 1.20 A. To instruct us to exercise faith in his blood and the promises sealed by it and to seale to us the consolation and performance of them in so doing Q. 201. VVhy are we to eate and drink together in this Supper