all his works A. Yes O Lord how manifold are thy works in wisdom hast thou made them all the earth is full of thy riches Psal 104.24 Q. Do you believe that the God who made you doth uphold you by his good providence A. Yes it is he that hath made us and not we our selves which holdeth our soul in life Psal 100.3 Psal 66.9 Q. Do you then hold your life and being from him A. Yes in him we live and move and have our being Acts 17.28 Q. Hath not God a dominion over his own works and may do with them according to his will A. Yes his Dominion is an everlasting Dominion and his Kingdom is from generation to generation and all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing and he doth according to his will in the army of Heaven and amongst the inhabitants of the earth and none can stay his hand or say unto him what dost thou Dan. 4.34 35. Q. And are not all Gods works and ways most holy and most wise A. Yes the Lord is righteous in all his ways and holy in all his works Psal 145.17 Q. Doth not God regard mean and low things as well as great things A. Yes are not two sparrows sold for a farthing and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father but the very hairs of your head are all numbred fear ye not therefore ye are of more value than many sparrows Mat. 10.29 30 31. Q. Doth not God's providence appear in the care he taketh for the opperessed for the poor for the strangers faherless and widow and for the hungry A. Yes he executeth judement for the oppressed he giveth food to the hungry and provideth for the young raven he looseth the prisoners he raiseth them that are bowed down the Lord preserveth the strangers relieveth the fatherless and widow Psal 146 7 8 9. Job 38.41 Q If God govern the World why is it that good men are often suffering and bad men prospering A. The prosperity of fools destroyeth them and they are set in slippery places for they are brought into destruction as in a moment but the Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished Psal 73.18 19 20. 2 Pet. 2.9 Q. Is there then a God who judgeth in the earth A. Yes verily there is a God that judgeth in the earth Psal 58.11 Sect. 5. Concerning the fall of man of Sin and of Gods willingness to save Sinners Q. DId man continue in that good estate in which he was created A. No God made man upright but they have sought out many inventions Eccl. 7.29 Q. How entred sin into the world A. By one man sin entred into the world and death by sin Rom. 5.12 Q. What is sin A. Sin is the transgression of the Law 1 Joh. 3.4 Q. What was the Law given to our first Parents in Paradise A. Of the tree of the knowledg of good and evil thou shalt not eat of it Gen. 2.17 Q. What was the threatning of that Law A. For in the day thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely dye Gen. 2.17 Q. Did our first Parents break this Law A. Yes and the woman saw that the tree was good for food and that it was pleasant to the eyes and a tree to be desired to make one wise she took of the fruit thereof and did cat and gave also unto her husband with her and he did cat Gen. 3.6 Q. Was the punishment which that Law threatned inflicted upon the offender A. Yes by one mans offence death reigned by one and judgment came upon all men to condemnation Rom. 5.17 18. Q. And are all that descend from Adam by ordinary generation involved in that guilt and punishment A. Yes by one mans disobedience many were made sinners and so death passed upon all men for that all have sinned Rom. 5.19.12 Q. There is no man then without sin A. No if we say we have no sin we deceive our selves we make God a liar and the truth is not in us for there is not a just man upon earth that dooth good and sinneth not 1 Joh. 8.10 Eccl. 8.20 Q. Are all sins equally great A. No and he said unto me seest thou what they do even the great abominations that the house of Israel committeth here that I should go far on from my sanctuary but turn thee yet again and thou shalt see greater abominations Ezek. 8.6.13 Q. Doth God by his decrees necessitate and tempt man to sin A. No no let no man say when he is tempted he is tempted of God for God cannot be tempted with evil neither tempteth he any man Jam. 1.13 Q. Did God leave mankind in this lapsed stare without a remedy A. No God so loved the World that he gave his only begouen Son that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life John 3.16 Q. Was this free gift bestowed upon all men A. Yes as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life Rom. 5.18 Q. God doth not then delight in the death of sinners A. No as I live saith the Lord God I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked but that the wicked turn from his way and live turn ye turn ye from your evil ways for why will ye die Ezek. 33.11 Q. And was it not for to save sinners that Christ came into the World A. Yes this is a faithfurl saying and worthy of all acceptation that Christ Jesus came into the World to save sinners 1 Tim. 1.15 Q. What then is the reason that men continue in their sins A. They will not come to Christ that they might have life John 5.40 Q. Christ then is willing to save sinners and it is only mens unwillingness that is to blame A. Yes he is not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance O Jerusalem Jerusalem thou that killest the Prophets and stonest them which are sent unto thee how often would I have gathered thy children together even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings and ye would not 2 Pet. 3. Matt. 23.37 Q. Hath not God used all the methods of love to reclaim sinners that they perish not A. Yes what could have been done more to my Vineyard that I have not done in it Isa 5.4 Q. And is he not loath grieved and unwilling to give up with sinners A. Yes how shall I give thee up Ephraim how shall I deliver thee Israel how shall I make thee as Admah how shall I set thee as Zeboim mine heart is turned within me my repentings are kindled together Hos 11.8 Sect. 6. Concerning Christ as Mediator between God and lapsed Man Q. DO you believe that God did send forth his Son made of a woman made under the Law to
I shall not be afraid for the terror by night in the night therefore is my prayer now unto thee O God of my life preserve my going out and my coming in and grant that I order my conversation aright I desire also to pray for all men for Kings and for all that are in authority O prolong the King's life and his years as many generations prepare mercy and truth which may preserve him Let the people praise thee O God let all the people praise thee O let the earth be full of the knowledg of the Lord let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end but establish the just Be gracious to my brethren according to the flesh do thou O Lord for them exceeding abundantly above all that they ask or think Now unto him that is able to keep me from falling and to present me faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding ioy to the only wise God our Saviour be Glory and Majesty Dominion and Power both now and ever Amen A Prayer for children being a Paraphrase of the Lord's Prayer OUR Father which art in Heaven from whom every good gift and every perfect gift cometh in whom I live and move and have my being hallowed be thy name for all thy benefits towards me thou art he that took me out of the womb and hitherto hast made me dwell in safety thy mercies they are new every morning and daily thou loadeth me with benefits I will sing unto thee O Lord as long as I live I will sing praise to my God while I have my being Let thy Kingdom come O Lord that thy way may be known upon earth thy saving health among all Nations Thy will be done in earth as it is in Heaven O Lord shew me thy ways teach me thy paths lead me in thy truth and teach me to say not my will but thine be done Give me this day my daily bread feed me with food convenient for me and bless my provision help me to seek first the Kingdom of God and his righteousness and I know my heavenly Father shall add these other things he knoweth I have need of Forgive me my sins O Lamb of God which taketh away the sins of the World Remember not against me former iniquities purge away my sins for thy names sake O cleanse me from all filthiness of flesh and spirit let integrity and uprightness preserve me and grant that I may remember thee my Creator in the days of my youth Lead me not into temptation but deliver me from evil be a shield and buckler unto me this day preserve my going out and my coming in give thy Angels charge over me to keep me in all my ways this night the Lord that keepeth Israel who neither slumbreth nor sleepeth be my keeper O hearken unto the voice of my cry my King and my God there is nothing too hard for thee for all that is in the Heaven and in the Eaath is thine thine O Lord is the greatness and glory and thou reignest over all In thine hand is majesty and might for thine is the Kingdom the Power and the Glory for ever Amen Collects for several occasions very useful in Private Devotion comprehending the chief Heads of Prayer laid down in the language of the Holy Scripture Head I. Confession of Sin I Confess my transgressions unto thee O Lord I acknowledg my sin I am a transgressor from the womb Behold I was shâ—pen in iniquity and in sin did my Mother conceive me When I would do good evil is present with me O my God I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to thee my God for my iniquities are encreased over my head and my trespass is grown up unto the Heavens I have forsaken thee the fountain of living waters and hewed out cisterns broken cisterns that can hold no water Light is come into the world and I have loved darkness rather than light I have sinned what shall I do unto thee O thou preserver of men I acknowledg my transgressions and my sin is ever before me Father I have sinned against heaven and in thy sight and am no more worthy to be called thy son O Lord to me belongeth confusion of face because I have sinned against thee Head II. For Pardon of Sin HAve mercy upon me O God according to thy loving-kindness according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions wash me throughly from mine iniquity and cleanse me from my sin For thy names sake O Lord pardon mine iniquity for it is great Remember not the sins of my youth nor my transgressions cleanse me from secret faults Heal me O God of my salvation for the glory of thy name and purge away my sins for thy names sake O remember not against me former iniquities enter not into judgment with thy servant for in thy sight shall no man living be justified But thou O Lord art a God full of compassion and gracious long-suffering and plenteous in mercy and truth O turn unto me and have mercy upon me O Lord hear O Lord forgive O Lord hearken and do defer not for thine own sake O my God Head III. Against the Power of Sin O Let not sin reign in my mortal body that I should obey it in the lusts thereof but grant that I may put off concerning the former conversation the old man which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts and that I put on the new man which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness casting down imaginations and every high thing that exalteth it self against the knowledg of God and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ O keep back thy servant from presumptuous sins let them not have dominion over me Head IV. For the Light of God's Countâ—nance GIve ear O Shepherd of Israel thou that dwellest between the Cherubims shine forth Turn me again O God and cause thy face to shine and I shall be saved make me to hear joy and gladness that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoyce Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation and uphold me with thy free spirit Hear me speedily O Lord my spirit faileth hide not thy face from me lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit Quicken me O Lord for thy names sake and cause me to hear thy loving-kindness for thy loving-kindness is better than life O turn unto me and have mercy upon me shew me a token for good and cause thy face to shine upon me How long wilt thou forget me O Lord for ever How long wilt thou hide thy face from me Lord lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon me with-hold not thou thy tender mercies from me O Lord make thy face to shine upon thy servant and let the Lord be upon me Head V. For Grace and Spiritual good things SHew me thy ways O Lord teach me thy paths lead me in thy truth
redeem the World A. Yes when the fulness of time came God sent forth his Son made of a woman made under the Law to redeem them that were under the Law Gal. 4.4 Q. Do you believe that Jesus Christ was conceived by the power of the Holy Ghost A. Yes for the Scripture telleth me that the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise when-as his Mother Mary was espoused to Joseph before they came together she was found with child of the Holy Ghost Mat. 1.18 Q. Do you also believe that he was born of a Virgin A. Yes behold a Virgin shall be with child and shall bring forth a Son and they shall call his name Emmanuel which being interpreted is God with us Mat. 1.23 Q. And do you firmly believe that this Jesus of Nazareth who was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod and who did great and mighty works that was delivered by the Jews unto Pontius Pilat was crucified died and rose again that this was Christ the Son of the Living God A. Yes God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power who went about doing good and healing all that were oppressed of the Devil for God was with him and we are witnesses of all that he did both in the Land of the Jews and at Jerusalem against whom both Herod and Pontius Pilat with the Gentiles and the people of Israel were gathered together whom they slew and hanged on a tree him God raised up the third day and shewed â—im openly This is the Christ the Son of the Living God who is ordained to be Judg of the quick and dead Whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins Acts 10.38 39 40 42 43. Acts 4.27 Mat. 16.16 Q. Is Christ Jesus the only Mediator between God and Man A. Yes for there is one God and one Mediator between God and men the man Christ Jesus 1 Tim. 2.5 Q. Is Christ both God and Man A. Yes he was made of the feed of David according to the flesh and declared to be the Son of God with power Rom. 1.3 4. Q. Is there Salvation in any other A. No there is none other name under Heaven given among men whereby we must be saved Acts 4.12 Q. And is he able to save all that come unto God by him A. Yes he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him Heb. 7.25 Q. For what end did Christ give himself for us A. Christ gave himself for us that he might redeem us from all iniquity and purify unto himself a peculiar people zealous of good works teaching us that denying ungodliness and worldly lusts we should live soberly righteously and godly in this present World Tit. 2.14.12 Q. Are not the miracles which Christ wrought a great argument that he was sent of God A. Yes ye sent unto John and he bare witness unto the truth but I have a greater witness than that of John for the works which the Father hath given me to finish the same works that I do bear witness of me that the Father hath sent me Joh. 5.33.36 Q. Is it not also a convincing argument that all the Prophecies concerning the Messias are fulfilled in him A. Yes to him gave all the Prophets witness and those things which God before had shewed by the mouth of all his Prophets that Christ should suffer he hath so fulfilled Acts 10.43 Acts 3.18 Q. Is Christ a Prophet A. Yes this is that Moses which said unto the children of Israel a Prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren like unto me him shall ye hear Acts 7.37 Q. What hath he revealed to us as a Prophet A. All things that he hath heard from his Father hath he made known unto us Joh. 15.15 Q. And is it not our duty to hear him A. Yes him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you Act. 3.22 Q. Is not Christ a Priest also A. Yes called of God an high Priest after the order of Melchisedec Heb. 5.10 Q. How doth it appear that he is a Priest A. From his once offering himself without spot to God to make reconciliation for the sins of the people for whom he ever liveth to make intercession Heb. 9.14.28 Heb. 2.18 7.25 Q. And is not Christ a King A. Yes yet have I set my King upon my holy hill of Zion and the government shall be upon his shoulder and his name shall be called Wonderful Counsellor the mighty God the everlasting Father the Prince of peace Psal 2.6 Isa 9.6 Q. Wherein doth Christs Kingly office appear A. Christs Kingly office appeareth in making the people willing in the day of his power and in ruling in the midst of his enemies for he must reign till he put all enemies under his feet Psal 110.2 3. 1 Cor. 15.25 Q. Will any punishment be inflicted upon those who submit not to his Government A. Yes but those mine enemies which would not that I should reign over them bring hither and slay them before me Luk. 19.27 Q. Christ then will never be a Priest to save any who take him not as well for their Prophet to Teach and their King to Rule them A. No he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him Heb. 5.9 Q. You then firmly believe that Christ died for our sins that he was buried and rose again the third day A. Yes for I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received how that Christ died for our sins and that he was buried and that he rose again the third day according to the Scriptures 1 Cor. 15.3 4. Q. Was he seen of any after he rose A. Yes he was seen of Cephas then of the twelve after that he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once after that he was seen of James then of all the Apostles 1 Cor. 15.5 6 7. Q. How long time was he seen of them alive after his passion A. To them also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs being seen of them forty days Acts 1.3 Q. Was Christ received up into Heaven after he had manifested himself to his Disciples A. Yes so then after the Lord had spoken unto them he was received up into Heaven and set on the right hand of God Mark 16.19 Q. What doth Christ now in Heaven for his people A. He is entred into Heaven now to appear in the presence of God for them where he ever liveth to make intercession Heb. 9.24 7.25 Q. Shall this same Jesus which was taken up into Heaven in like manner return A. Yes ye men of Galilee why stand ye gazing up into Heaven this same Jesus which is taken up from you into Heaven shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into Heaven Acts 1.11 Q. After what manner shall he return A. And they shall see the Son