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LONDON : Printed , and are to be Sold by W. Rogers , at the Sun , over against St. Dunstan's-Church in Fleetstreet ; and Tho. Elis , Bookseller in Mansfield . 1692. A SHORT Scripture-Catechism . Quest. IS not Religion , or the Fear of GOD , your whole duty ? Answ. Yes . To fear GOD , and keep his Commandments , is the whole duty of man , Eccl. XII . 13. Q. Can you fear GOD , if you believe not first that there is a GOD ? A. No. I must first believe that GOD is , Heb. XI . 6. Q. Do you mean by GOD , the Maker of all things ? A. Yes . He that built all things , is GOD , Heb. III. 4. Q. Do you know by the things that are made , that there is a GOD ? A. Yes . By the things that are made may be known his eternal Power and Godhead , Rom. I. 20. Q. Do not you know there is a GOD by his Word ? A. Yes . GOD , who at sundry times , and in divers manners , spake in time past unto the Fathers by the Prophets , hath in these last days spoken unto us by his SON , Heb. I. 1. Q. Hath GOD a Body , or is he a pure Spirit ? A. GOD is a Spirit . John IV. 4. Q. Hath a Spirit flesh and bones ? A. No. A Spirit hath not flesh and bones , Luke XXIV . 34. Q. Can GOD then be seen ? A. No. He is invisible , whom no man hath seen , nor can see , 1 Tim. I. 17. 1 John IV. 12. Q. Is GOD the fountain of life ? A. Yes . With him is the fountain of life , Psal. XXXVI . 9. Q. Hath GOD beginning or ending ? A. No. He is eternal , from everlasting to everlasting he is GOD , Deut. XXXIII . 27. Psal. XC . 2. Q. Is GOD mutable ? Can he change ? A. No. He changeth not , nor is there with him any shadow of turning , Mal. III. 6. Jam. I. 17. Q. Is GOD every where ? A. Yes . He filleth Heaven and Earth , we cannot fly from his presence , Jer. XXIII . 24. Psal. CXXXIX . 7. Q. Is he Almighty ? A. Yes . He is the LORD GOD Almighty , he can do every thing , Gen. XVII . 1. Job XLII . 2. Q. Doth GOD know all things ? A. Yes . He knoweth all things , his understanding is infinite , John XXI . 17. Psal. CXLVII . 5. Q. Is he a GOD of wisdom ? A. Yes . He is the only wise God , wisdom is his , 1 Tim. I. 17. Dan. II. 20. Q. Is GOD perfectly Good ? A. Yes . There is none good but one , that is GOD : he is good to all , and his Goodness endureth continually , Matt. XIX . 17. Psal. CXIX . 9. LII . 1. Q. Is GOD most Holy ? A. Yes . There is none holy as the LORD , glorious in holiness , 1 Sam. II. 2. Exod. XV. 11. Q. Is he most true and faithful ? A. Yes . He is the LORD GOD of truth , the faithful GOD , Psal. XXXI . 5. Deut. VII . 9. Tit. I. 2. Q. Is he most just and righteous ? A. Yes . GOD is most upright , just and right is he , Isa. XXVI . 7. Deutr. XXXII . 4. Q. Is he a merciful GOD ? A. Yes . His mercy endureth for ever , Psal. CXXXVI . 1. Q. Is he most loving ? A. Yes . GOD is love , 1 Joh. IV. 8. Q. Is there any more than One GOD ? A. No. There is none other GOD but One , 1 Cor. IV. 8. Q. Are not the FATHER , SON , and HOLY GHOST three GODS ? A. No. They are three , but these three are One , 1 Joh. V. 7. Q. Did GOD make Heaven and Earth ? A. Yes . GOD made the world , and all things therein , Act. XVII . 24. Q. Did he make any thing evil ? A. No. All that GOD made , was very good , Gen. I. 31. Q. Doth GOD preserve all things ? A. Yes . He giveth to all life , and breath , and all things , Act. XVII . 25. Q. Doth he still rule and order all things ? A. Yes . His Kingdom ruleth over all , Psal. CIII . 19. Q. Doth he take care of all things ? A. Yes . Not a sparrow falleth to the ground without him , Matt. X. 29. Q. Did GOD make nothing , but what is seen ? A. Yes . He created all things visible and invisible , Col. I. 16. Q. Made he any Spirits called Angels ? A. Yes . GOD maketh his Angels Spirits , Heb. I. 7 , 14. Q. Did some of them become evil Angels , called Devils ? A. Yes . Some of them sinned , and are evil Angels and Devils , whom GOD cast down to Hell , 2 Pet. II. 4. Ps. LXXXVIII . 49. Mar. I. 24. Q. Is there not a Prince , or chief of Devils ? A. Yes . Beelzebub the Prince of Devils , called the Dragon , the old Serpent , the Devil , and Sathan , Matth. XII . 24. Rev. XII . 9. Q. Who was the first Man ? A. The first man was Adam , 1 Cor. XV. 45. Q. Did GOD make Adam ? A. Yes . The LORD GOD formed man of the dust of the ground , and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life , and man became a living soul , Gen. II. 2. Q. Who was the first Woman ? A. The first woman was Eve , the mother of all living , Gen. III. 20. Q. Did GOD make Eve ? A. Yes . The LORD caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam , and he took one of his ribs , and made it a woman , and brought her unto the man , Gen. II. 21 , 22. Q. Hath not man a Soul or Spirit , as well as a Body ? A. Yes . For we are to glorify GOD both in our body , and in our spirit , 1 Cor. VI. 20. Q. Did GOD make man in his own Image ? A. Yes . In his own image created he him , Gen. I. 27. Q. Do you mean , that he made him holy and good ? A. Yes . GOD made man upright , in righteousness and true holiness , Eccl. VII . 29. Col. III. 10. Eph. IV. 24. Q. Did GOD place the man in a Garden ? A. Yes . He put the man into the Garden of Eden , Gen. II 15. Q. Did GOD forbid him to eat of any Tree there ? A. Yes . GOD commanded the man , saying , Of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil , thou shalt not eat of it ; for in the day thou eatest thereof , thou shalt surely die , Gen. II. 16 , 17. Q. Did Adam eat of that Tree ? A. Yes . The Serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty , and she did eat ; and gave also to her husband with her , and he did eat . So by one man sin entered into the world , 2 Cor. XI . 3. Gen. III. 6 , 13. Rom. V. 12. Q. Is sin the breaking of GOD's Commandments ? A. Yes . Sin is the transgression of the law , 1 John III. 4. Q. What is the punishment of sin ? Is it death ? A. Yes . The wages of sin is death , Rom. VI. 23. Gen. II. 17. Q. Should not man have died if he had not sinned ? A. No. Death enter'd into the World by sin , Rom. V. 12. Q. Did Adam's sin bring death on us all ? A. Yes . In Adam all die , 1 Cor. XV. 22. Q. Have we all sinned in Adam ? A. Yes . By one man's disobedience many are made sinners ; and death hath passed upon all men , for that all have sinned , Rom. V. 12 , 19. Q. Are we all under the condemnation of death ? A. Yes . Judgment is come upon all men to condemnation , Rom. V. 18. Q. Is this death an everlasting death ? A. Yes . An everlasting destruction from the presence of the LORD , 2 Thess. I. 9. Q. Have we no Saviour to save us from destruction ? A. Yes . IESVS , who delivered us from the wrath to come , 1 Thess. I. 10. Q. Can we be saved by no other ? A. No. There is no salvation in any other , Act. IV. 12. Q. Who is JESUS ? Is he GOD ? A. Yes . He is the true GOD , over all , GOD blessed for ever , 1 Joh. V. 20. Rom. IX . 5. Q. Is he not also Man ? A. Yes . He is the Man CHRIST IESVS , 1 Tim. II. 5. Q. Is he both GOD and Man ? A. Yes . He is GOD manifested in the flesh , 1 Tim. III. 16. Q. Was he made man of a woman ? A. Yes . GOD sent forth his SON made of a woman , Gal. IV. 4. Q. Was he begotten by a Man ? A. No. The HOLY GHOST came upon her , and the Power of the Highest overshadowed her , and she was found with child of the HOLY GHOST , Luk. I. 35. Q. Was his Mother a pure Virgin ? A. Yes . She was a Virgin , whose name was Mary , and had not known man , Luke I. 27 , 34. Q. Is this JESUS the CHRIST ? A. Yes . He is CHRIST the SON of the living GOD , Matt. XVI . 16. Q. JESUS signifieth a Saviour , and CHRIST one that is anointed ; Was JESUS anointed with oil ? A. No. But with the HOLY GHOST and with Power , Acts X. 38. Q. Was he anointed to the Office of a Mediator ? A. Yes . He is the Mediator between GOD and men , 1 Tim. II. 5. Q. Are men naturally at variance with GOD ? A. Yes . We are enemies in our mind by wicked works . The carnal mind is enmity to GOD , not subject to the law of GOD , nor indeed can be , Col. I. 21. Rom. VIII . 7. Q. Are we reconciled to GOD by CHRIST ? A. Yes . GOD hath reconciled us to himself by JESUS CHRIST , 2 Cor. V. 18. Q. Was CHRIST a Prophet ? A. Yes . He was a Prophet , mighty in word and deed , Luke XXIV . 19. Q. Did he declare GOD's will to men ? A. Yes . He made known unto men all things that he had heard of the FATHER , and came to call sinners to repentance , John XV. 15. Matt. IX . 13. Q. Was CHRIST a Priest ? A. Yes . He is a Priest for ever , called of GOD an High-priest , Heb. V. 6 , 10. Q. Did he offer Sacrifice for sin ? A. Yes . Once in the end of the world he appeared to put away sin by the Sacrifice of himself , Heb. IX . 26. Q. Did CHRIST himself suffer for sin ? A. Yes . He suffered for sins , the just for the unjust , 1 Pet. III. 18. Q. Did he suffer under Pontius Pilate ? A. Yes . In the Reign of Tiberius Caesar , when Pontius Pilate was Governour of Judaea , Luke III. 1. Q. Was he Crucified , or nailed to a Cross ? A. Yes . The Soldiers crucified him , Matt. XXVII . 35. Q. Did he die on the Cross ? A. Yes . He humbled himself , and became obedient unto death , even the death of the Cross , Phil. II. 8. Q. Did he die for his sins ? A. No. He was without sin , Heb. IV. 15. Q. Died he then for our sins ? A. Yes . GOD laid on him the iniquities of us all , Isa. LIII . 6. Q. Died he for all men ? A. Yes . He gave himself a ransome for all , 1 Tim. II. 6. Q. Did he so satisfy GOD for us ? A. Yes . When we were enemies , we were reconciled to GOD by the death of his SON ; the chastisement of our peace was upon him , Rom. V. 10. Isa. LIII . 5. Q. Was he GOD's SON ? A. Yes . The only begotten of the FATHER , GOD 's own SON , Joh. I. 8. Rom. VIII . 32. Q. Is GOD then the FATHER of JESUS CHRIST ? A. Yes . He is the GOD and FATHER of our LORD IESVS CHRIST , Eph. I. 3. Q. Was CHRIST buried ? A. Yes . He was buried , 1 Cor. XV. 4. Q. Continued he still in the state of the dead ? A. No. His soul was not left in Hell , neither did his flesh see corruption , Acts II. 26 , 31. Q. Did he rise again from the dead ? A. Yes . He rose again the third day , 1 Cor. XV. 4. Q. Did he shew himself alive ? A. Yes . He shew'd himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs , being seen forty days , Acts I. 2 , 3. Q. Did he ascend into Heaven ? A. Yes . He was received up into Heaven , and sate down on the right hand of GOD , Mar. XVI . 19. Q. Is not GOD's right hand , Divine Power and Majesty ? A. Yes . The right hand of Power and Majesty , Luke XXII . 69. Heb. VIII . 1. Q. Is JESUS our Advocate in Heaven ? A. Yes . If any man sin , we have an Advocate with the FATHER , even JESUS CHRIST the righteous , appearing in the presence of GOD for us , 1 Joh. II. 2 , 3. Heb. IX . 24. Q. Doth he intercede with GOD on our behalf ? A. Yes . He is able to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him , seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them , Heb. VII . 2 , 5. Q. Is JESUS a King ? A. Yes . He is King of kings , and Lord of lords , 1 Tim. VI. 15. Q. Hath he the Power of a King ? A. Yes . All Power is given unto him in Heaven and Earth , Matt. XXVIII . 18. Q. Is CHRIST our Lawgiver ? A. Yes . He is the only Lawgiver , who is able to save and to destroy , Jam. IV. 12. Q. Will he reward his obedient Subjects ? A. Yes . His reward is with him , to give to every man according to his works , Rev. XXII . 12. Q. Will he sudue all his Enemies ? A. Yes . He must Reign , till he hath put all enemies under his feet , 1 Cor. XV. 15. Q. Will he judge the World ? A. Yes . He was ordained of GOD to be the Judge of quick and dead , Acts X. 42. Q. Shall we all be judged by CHRIST ? A. Yes . We must all appear before the judgment-seat of CHRIST , 2 Cor. V. 10. Rom. XIV . 10. Q. Must we be call'd to an account for all we do ? A. Yes . Every one of us shall give account of himself to GOD , Rom. XIV . 12. Q. What Sentence will CHRIST give against Evil-doers ? A. He will say unto them , Depart from me ye cursed into everlasting fire , prepared for the Devil and his Angels , Matt. XXV . 41. Q. Did CHRIST after he went into Heaven , send the Holy GHOST in his stead ? A. Yes . He sent the Comforter , the SPIRIT of truth , which is the Holy GHOST , that he might abide with us for ever , Joh. XIV . 16 , 17 , 26. Q. Is the Holy GHOST the SPIRIT of the FATHER , or of the SON ? A. He is the SPIRIT of the FATHER and of the SON , Matt. X. 20. Gal. 1. 6. Q. Is the Holy GHOST , GOD ? A. Yes . The SPIRIT of the LORD is the LORD , 2 Cor. III. 17. Q. Was he sent to bear witness of CHRIST ? A. Yes . He came to testify of CHRIST , John XV. 26. Q. Was he to guide the Apostles into all truth ? A. Yes . He came to guide them into all truth , John XVI . 13. Q. Did he enable them to speak with Tongues , and to work Miracles ? A. Yes . They spake with other tongues , as the SPIRIT gave them utterance , and did signs and wonders in the name of GOD's holy Child IESVS , Acts II. 4. IV. 29. Q. Have not all Christians the Holy SPIRIT ? A. Yes . If any man have not the SPIRIT of CHRIST , he is none of his , Rom. VIII . 9. Q. Is the Holy GHOST our Sanctifier , who maketh us holy ? A. Yes . GOD hath chosen us to salvation through sanctification of the SPIRIT , and belief of the Truth , 2 Thess. II. 13. Q. Can we not be saved without Holiness ? A. No. Without holiness no man shall see the LORD , Heb. XII . 14. Q. Is not the Holy GHOST , the SPIRIT of Unity and Peace ? A. Yes . By one SPIRIT we are all baptized into one body , 1 Cor XII . 13. Q Is the Church that one Body ? A. Yes . The Church which is CHRIST's body , Eph. I. 22 , 23. Q. Is there but one Catholick or Universal Church of all Christians ? A. No. There is but one body , Eph. IV. 4. Q. Are there not many Churches , or Congregations of Christians ? A. Yes . But as all the members of the body , being many , are one body ; so also is CHRIST , 1 Cor. XII . 12. Q. Ought not all the Members of it to be Saints , or Holy ? A. Yes . We are called to be Saints , a holy Nation , Rom. I. 7. 1 Pet. II. 9. Q. Is CHRIST the Head of this Body ? A. Yes . He is the Head of the Body , the Church , Col. I. 18. Q. Is there a Communion of Saints in the Church ? A. Yes . We have fellowship one with another , 1 Joh. I. 7. Q. Should we be all of one mind ? A. Yes . Of one accord , of one mind , with one mouth glorifying GOD , keeping the Vnity of the SPIRIT in the bond ef Peace , Phil. II. 2. Rom. XV. 6. Eph. IV. 3. Q. May the Members separate or divide asunder ? A. No. There must be no Schism in the body , 1 Cor. XII . 25. Q. Should they not all love and care for one another ? A. Yes . Having the same love , the Members should have the same care one for another , Phil. II. 2. 1 Cor. XII . 25. Q. Hath CHRIST ordained Ministers to Teach and Rule the Church ? A. Yes . He hath set in the Church Pastors and Teachers for the edifying of the Body of CHRIST , 1 Cor. XII . 28. Eph. IV. 12. Q. Is there Remission of Sins in the Church ? A. Yes . CHRIST commanded that Repentance and Remission of Sins be preached in his name among all Nations , Luke XXIV . 47. Q. Must we repent of our Sins , that they may be forgiven ? A. Yes . We must repent , and be converted , that our sins may be blotted out , Acts III. 19. Q. Must we not die for all that ? A. Yes . It is appointed unto men once to die , Heb. IX . 27. Q. What , do our Souls die ? A. No. The dust shall return to the Earth , as it was ; but the Spirit shall return to GOD that gave it , Eccl. XII . 7. Q. Shall not our Bodies be raised again ? A. Yes . There shall be a Resurrection of the dead , both of the just and unjust , Acts XXIV . 15. Q. When shall the Resurrection be ? A. At the last day , in the end of the world , John XI . 24. VI. 39. Matth. XIII . 36. Q. Is there a life everlasting after death ? A. Yes . CHRIST hath promised us eternal live , 1 John II. 25. Q. Who shall live eternally ? The Righteous ? A. Yes . They shall go into life eternal , Matt. XXV . 46. Q Is it a happy life which they shall have ? A. Yes . They rest from their labours , are comforted , enter into the joy of their LORD , are like unto CHRIST , and have an inheritance incorruptible , undefiled , and that fadeth not away , Rev. XIV . 13. Matth. XXV . 21. V. 8. 1 Pet I. 4. 1 John III. 2. Q. What is the end of your faith ? A. The end of our faith is the salvation of our souls , 1 Pet. I. 9. Q Will your faith without works save you ? A. No. If a man say he hath faith , and hath no works ; his faith cannot save him , Jam. II. 14. Q. Must your faith then be a working faith ? A. Yes . A faith which worketh by love , Gal. V. 6. Q. Is it not the work of Love to keep GOD's Commandments ? A. Yes . This is the love of GOD , that we keep his Commandments , 1 John V. 3. Q. Is it GOD's command , that you worship Him ? A. Yes . I must worship the LORD my GOD , and him only must I serve , Deut. X. 20. Matt. IV. 10. Q. May you worship strange GODS Or Idols ? A. No. I must flee from Idolatry , and keep my self from Idols , 1 Cor. X. 14. 1 John V. 21. Q. Doth GOD command a spiritual worship ? A. Yes . I must worship him in Spirit , and in truth , John IV. 24. Q. Will he not have also a bodily worship ? A. Yes . I must glorify him with my body , and my spirit , which are his , 1 Cor. VI. 20. Q. Should you not worship GOD in a humble posture of body ? A. Yes . I should worship , bow down , and kneel before the LORD our Maker , Psal. XCV . 6. Q. Must you not labour to know GOD ? A. Yes . I should abound in the knowledge of GOD , Col. I. 10. Q. Must you not fear , and stand in awe of GOD ? A. Yes . I must stand in awe , and not sin , Psal. IV. 4. Q. Must you not love GOD above all things ? A. Yes . I must love the LORD my GOD , with all my heart , with all my soul , with all my mind , and with all my strength , Matt. XXII . 38. Q. Can you love GOD and the World too ? A. No. If any man love the world , the love of the FATHER is not in him , 1 John II. 15. Q. Can you love GOD , and love Sin too ? A. No. They that love the LORD , bate evil , Psal. XCVII . 10. Q. Can you love GOD , and hate your Brethren ? A. No. If any man say , he loveth GOD , and hateth his brother , he is a lyer , 1 John IV. 20. Q. Must you deny your self for GOD's sake ? A. Yes . If any man come to CHRIST , he must deny himself , Matt. XVI . 24. Q. Must you be content to leave all things for CHRIST ? A. Yes . I must forsake all I have , take up my Cross , and lose my own life to be his disciple , Luke XIV . 33 , 36. Matt. XVI . 24. Q. Must you not believe GOD's Word ? A. Yes . I must receive his word , not as the word of men , but ( as it is indeed ) the word of GOD , 1 Thess. II. 13. Q. Are you not to hope in GOD's Promises ? A. Yes . I must rejoice in the hope of the glory of GOD , and of eternal life , which GOD that cannot lie , hath promised before the world began , Rom. V. 2. Tit. I. 2. Q. Can you hope in GOD , and continue in Sin ? A. No. Having these promises , I must cleanse my self from all filthineses of flesh and spirit , perfecting holiness in the fear of GOD , 2 Cor. VII . 1. Q. Are you not to trust to GOD's Providence ? A. Yes . I must trust in the LORD , and do good , Psal. XXXVII . 3. Q. Are you not then to be thoughtful for the future ? A. No. I must take no thought for to morrow , Matt. VI. 34. Q. What , not for your life , how you shall live ? A. No. I must take no thought for my life , saying , what shall I eat ? or what shall I drink ? Matt. VI. 25. Q. Are you not to be careful ? or are you to rely upon your own care for worldly things ? A. No. I must be careful for nothing , but cast all my care upon GOD , who careth for me , Phil. IV. 6. 1 Pet. V. 7. Q. Must you account all things to be GOD's , and not yours ? A. Yes . For the earth is the LORD's , and the fulness thereof ? the world , and they that dwell therein , Psal. XXIV . 1. A. Are you not then to be content with what GOD gives you ? A. Yes . I must be content with such things as I have , Heb. XIII . 5. Q. Are you not to submit to GOD's will and doing in all things ? A. Yes . He is the LORD , let him do what seemeth him good ; Not my will , but his be done , 1 Sam. III. 18. Luke XXII . 42. Q. Are you not to take patiently his Chastisements ? A. Yes . I must bear the indignation of the LORD , not complaining for the punishment of my sin , but confessing that he doth right , and I do wickedly , Mich. VII . 9. Lam. III. 39. Nehem. IX 33. Q. Must you trust to GOD without Prayer ? A. No. In every thing by prayer , and supplication , with thanksgiving , my request must be made known unto GOD , Phil. IV. 6. Q. May you make any Image of GOD ? A. No. I must not change the glory of the incorruptible GOD , into an Image made like to corruptible man , and to birds , and four-footed beasts , and creeping things , Rom. I. 23. Q. May you make no Image for worship ? A. No. I must make me no Idols , or Image , to bow down to , Lev. XXVI . 1. Q. May you worship Angels ? A. No. No man must beguile me of my reward in a voluntary humility , and worshipping of Angels , Col. II. 18. Q. May you worship GOD after the Traditions of men ? A. No. In vain should we worship GOD , teaching for doctrines the Commandments of men , Matt. XV. 9. Q. Must you not honour and reverence GOD's Name ? A. Yes . For holy and reverend is his name , Psal. CXI . 9. Q. You must not then profane it ? A. No. I must not take it in vain , or profane it , Exod. XX. 7. Levit. XIX . 12. Q. May you swear by GOD's Name ? A. Yes . I must swear by his name , Deut. VI. 13. X. 20. Q. Do you in swearing , call in GOD as a Witness ? A. Yes . For a Record , a Witness , and a Judge , 2 Cor. I. 23. Gen. XXXI . 50 , 53. Q. May you swear falsly ? A. No. I must not swear falsly , but in truth , in righteousness , and in judgment , Lev. XIX . 12. Jer. IV. 2. Q. May you swear by any thing but GOD ? A. No. I must not swear by them that are no GODS ; neither by heaven , nor by the earth , nor by my head , nor by any other oath , Jer. V. 7. Matt. V. 34. Jam. V. 12. Q. May you swear commonly in discourse ? A. No. Our communication must be Yea , yea ; Nay , nay : for whatsoever is more than these , cometh of evil , Matt. V. 37. Jam. V. 12. Q. Must you not perform your Oaths ? A. Yes . I must perform unto the LORD my Oaths , Matt. V. 33. Q. Must you not perform your Vows to GOD ? A. Yes . When we vow a vow unto the LORD , we must not defer to pay it , Eccl. V. 4. Q May you curse ? A. No. I must bless , and not curse , Rom. XII . 14. Q. Doth not GOD require some Publick Worship ? A. Yes . When we come together in the Church , and Assembly of the Saints ; as we ought not to forsake the assembling of our selves together , 1 Cor. IX . 18. Ps. LXXXIX . 7. Heb. X. 25. Q. Did GOD command a set time for Publick Worship ? A. Yes . He commanded to remember the Sabbath-day , to keep it holy , Exod. XX. 8. Q. What day of the week was the Sabbath ? A. The seventh day , Exod. XXXI . 15. Q. Was that a day of Publick Worship ? A. Yes . Then was an holy Convocation , Lev. XXIII . 3. Q. Are we Christians bound to keep that Sabbath ? A. No. No man is to judge us in respect of the Sabbath days , Col. II. 16. Q. What day then are we to keep holy ? A. The first day of the week , called the LORD's day , John XX. 19 , 26. Rev. I. 10. Q. Are you not to love your Neighbours ? A. Yes . I must love my neighbour as my self , Matt. XXII . 39. Q. Must you do to others , as you would have them do to you ? A. Yes . Whatsoever I would that men should do unto me , I must do even so unto them , Luke VI. 31. Q. May you not do evil for evil ? A. No. I must recompence no man evil for evil , Rom. XII . 19. Q. Must you love your Enemies ? A. Yes . I must love my enemies , bless them that curse me , do good to them that hate me , and pray for them that despitefully use me , and persecute me , Matt. V. 44. Q. Must you forgive those that wrong you ? A. Yes . We must be kind one to another , tender-hearted , forgiving one another , even as GOD for CHRIST his sake hath forgiven us , Eph. IV. 32. Q. Are you not to rebuke them that sin ? A. Yes . I must rebuke , and not suffer sin upon my neighbour , Lev. XIX . 17. Q. Must you not give to them that need ? A. Yes . I must give them those things which be needful for the body , Jam. II. 16. Q. Must you give to your Enemies ? A. Yes . If my enemy hunger , I must feed him , Rom. XII . 20. Q. May you not revenge your self on him ? A. No. I must not avenge my self , but give place unto wrath , Rom. XII . 19. Q. Must you be reconciled to those whom you have offended ? A. Yes . I must go and be reconciled to them , confessing my fault , and restoring what I have taken wrongfully , Matth. V. 24. Jam. V. 16. Luk. XVIII . 19. Q. Must you not honour your Parents ? A. Yes . I must honour my father and mother , Eph. VI. 2. Q. Must you obey them ? A. Yes . I must obey them in all things , Col. III. 20. Q. May you despise their Instructions ? A. No. A fool despiseth his father's instructions , Prov. XV. 5. Q. Ought you to requite them as you are able ? A. Yes . I must requite my parents , 1 Tim. V. 4. Q. Must not Parents take care to instruct their Children ? A. Yes . They must bring up their children in the nourture and admonition of the LORD , Eph. VI. 4. Q. Are Subjects to honour Princes and Magistrates ? A. Yes . We must submit to every ordinance of man for the LORD's sake , whether to the King as supream , or to governors us unto them that are sent by him , for the punishment of evil-doers , and for the praise of them that do well , 1 Pet. II. 13 , 14. Q. Must we obey them against GOD's Commands ? A. No. We must obey GOD rather than men , Acts V. 29. Q. May we rebel against our Governors ? A. No. They that resist , shall receive to themselves damnation , Rom. XIII . 2. Q. Are you to pay them tribute ? A. Yes . We must pay them tribute and custom , Rom. XIII . 7. Q. Must you honour your Pastors and Teachers ? A. Yes . We must esteem them highly in love for their work 's sake , obeying them , and submitting our selves , and communicating unto them in all good things , 1 Thess. V. 13. Heb. XIII . 17. Gal. VI. 6. Q. Must Servants honour their Masters ? A. Yes . Obeying and pleasing them well in all things , Tit. II. 9. 1 Tim. VI. 1. Eph. VI. 5. Q. Must not Masters be good and just to their Servants ? A. Yes . They must give unto their servants that which is just and equal , Col. IV. 1. Q. May you kill another ? A. No. I must not kill , Exod. XX. 13. Q. May no man be killed ? A. Yes . He that is worthy of death , may be put to death , Deut. XVII . 6. Q Must it not be by the Magistrate ? A. Yes . He is an avenger to execute wrath upon him that doth evil , Rom. XIII . 4. Q. Is it our duty to live in peace with all men ? A. Yes . As much as in us lieth , we must live peaceably with all men , Rom. XII . 18. Q. May you be angry with others ? A. Yes . I may be angry , if I sin not ; neither let the sun go down on my wrath , nor give place to the devil , Eph. IV. 26 , 27. Q. Must there be a good cause for your anger ? A. Yes Whoso is angry with his brother without a cause , shall be in danger of the judgment . Matt. V. 22. Q. May you hate any man ? A. No. He that hateth his brother is a murtherer , 1 John III. 15. Q. Are not envy , and strife , and all hurting another , forbidden ? A. Yes . Envy , debate , malignity , spitefulness , implacableness , unmercifulness , strife , brawling , variance and provoking , Rom. I. 29 , 30 , 31. 1 Tim. III. 3. VI. 4. Gal. V. 20 , 26. Q. May you commit Adultery or Fornication ? A. No. I must not commit adultery ; Whoremongers and adulterers GOD will judge , Exod. XII . 14. Heb. XIII . 4. Q. Are you bound to marry ? A. No. It is good for a man not to touch a woman ; but he that cannot contain , should marry , 1 Cor. VII . 1. 9. Q. May married persons put away one the other ? A. No. VVhat GOD hath join'd together , man must not put asunder , except for fornication , Matt. V. 32. XIX . 6. Q. Must Wives honour and obey their Husbands ? A. Yes . They must submit themselves unto their own Husbands , as unto the LORD , reverencing and loving them , Eph. V. 22 , 24 , 33. Col. III. 18. Tit. II. 4. A. Are not Husbands to love their Wives ? A. Yes . Even as their own bodies , and as CHRIST loveth the Church , not being bitter against them , but giving honour unto them , as unto the weaker vessel , Eph. V. 25 , 28. Col. III. 19. Q. Is not all uncleanness and lasciviousness forbidden ? A. Yes . Fornication , uncleanness , filthiness , foolish talking , and jesting , lasciviousness , and making provision for the flesh , to fulfil the lusts thereof , Eph. 5. 3 , 4. Gal. V. 19. Rom. XIII . 14. Q. Must you then keep your self pure and chast ? A. Yes . I must possess my vessel in sanctification and honour , not in the lust of Concupiscence , as the Gentiles which know not GOD , 1 Thess. IV. 4 , 5. Q. Must you be modest in apparel and dresses ? A. Yes . Adorning my self in modest apparel , with shamefacedness and sobriety , 1 Tim. II. 9. Q. Must you not avoid all filthy talk ? A. Yes . No corrupt communication must proceed out of my mouth , Eph. IV 29. Q. Must you not be temperate in eating and drinking ? A. Yes . Not walking in rioting and drunkenness , revellings , banquetings , and excess of wine : For they which do such things , shall not inherit the kingdom of GOD , Rom. XIII . 13. 1 Pet. IV. 3. Gal. V. 21. Q. May you steal ? A. No. I must not steal , do wrong , or defraud , Exod. XX. 15. 1 Cor. VI. 8. Col. III. 25. Q. May you oppress the poor ? A. No. We must not oppress one another , Lev. XXV . 14. Q. Must you pay the Labourer his wages ? A. Yes . I must give him his hire , the sun must not go down upon it , Deut. XXIV . 15. Lev. XIX . 13. Jam. V. 4. Q. Must you pay truly what you borrow ? A. Yes . The wicked borroweth and payeth not again , Psal. XXXVII . 21. Q. Must you pay all dues and debts ? A. Yes . I must render to all their dues , owing no man any thing but love , Rom. XIII . 7 , 8. Q. May you cheat or defraud in buying or selling ? A. No. The buyer must not say , it is naught ; nor any one make dishonest gain , falsifying the balances by deceit , or selling the refuse , Prov. XX. 14. Ezek. XXII . 12. Amos VIII . 5 , 6. Q. Must you labour for your own living ? A. Yes . Let him that stole , steal no more ; but let him labour , working with his own hands the thing which is good , that he may have to give to him that needeth , Ephes. IV. 28. Q. Are you to relieve idle Beggars ? A. No. If any will not work , neither should he eat , 2 Thess. III. 10. Q. Is no unrighteousness to be done in judgment ? A. No. No unrighteousness must be done in judgment , Lev. XIX . 15. Q. May you bear false witness against any one ? A. No. I must not bear false witness against my neighbour , Exod. XX. 16. Q. May you speak evil of others ? A. No. We must not speak evil one of another , Jam. IV. 31. Q. May you lie ? A. No. We must not lie one to another , but speak every man truth with his neighbour , Col. III. 9. Eph. IV. 25. Q. May you carry about Tales of others ? A. No. We must not go up and down as Tale-bearers among our people , nor as busie-bodies and tatlers , Lev. XIX . 16. 2 Thess. III. 11. 1 Tim. V. 13. Q. May you revile or slander others ? A. No. All backbiting , whispering , clamour , railing , reproaching , false accusing , slandering and reviling , are condemn'd , 2 Cor. XII . 20. Eph. IV. 31. Psal. XV. 3. 1 Cor. VI. 10. 1 Tim. VI. 4. Q. Must you not seek the good of other men ? A. Yes . We must not seek our own , but every man another's wealth , 1 Cor. X. 24. Q. May you covet , or desire what is another man's ? A. No. VVe must not covet our neighbour's house , wife , goods , nor any thing that is his , Exod. XX. 17. Q. Can you of your self keep GOD's Commandments ? A. No. Without CHRIST I can do nothing , Joh. XV. 5. Q. Is it GOD that must enable you ? A. Yes . It is GOD that worketh in us both to will and to do of his good pleasure , Phil. II. 13. Q. Will GOD for CHRIST's sake , give you his holy SPIRIT to help you ? A. Yes . Our Heavenly FATHER will give the Holy SPIRIT to them that ask him , Luke XI . 13. Q. Must you not pray much then ? A. Yes . I must pray without ceasing , 1 Thess. V. 17. Q. To whom must you pray ? A. I must ask the FATHER in CHRIST's name , John XVI . 23. Q. Doth not GOD know your needs , till he be told in Prayer ? A. Yes . Our Heavenly FATHER knoweth what things we have need of , before we ask , Matt. VI. 8. Q. Must you not join Praise with Prayer ? A. Yes . By CHRIST I must offer the sacrifice of praise to GOD continually , giving thanks in his name , Heb. XIII . 15. Q. Must you thank GOD for all things ? A. Yes . I must give thanks always for all things , Eph. V. 20. Q. Will GOD hear your Prayers , if you live wickedly ? A. No. If I regard iniquity in my heart , the LORD will not hear me , Psal. LXVI . 18. Q. Must you pray in Faith ? A. Yes . I must pray in faith , nothing wavering , James I. 6. Q. Hath CHRIST taught you to pray ? A. Yes . He hath bid us say , Our FATHER , &c. Luke XL. 2. Q. Will GOD own you for his Child ? A. Yes . We are the children of GOD by faith in CHRIST IESVS , Gal. III. 26. Q. Hath GOD adopted you in CHRIST ? A. Yes . We have received the SPIRIT of adoption , whereby we cry , Abba , Father , Rom. VIII . 15. Q. Doth GOD pity you as his Children ? A. Yes . Like as a Father pitieth his children , so the Lord pitieth them that fear him , Psalm CIII . 13. Q. Will GOD then grant what you pray for ? A. Yes . If we , being evil , know how to give good gifts to our children , how much more shall our Father which is in Heaven give good things to them that ask him ? Matt. 7. 11. Q. In saying Our , and not My Father , do you pray for others ? A. Yes . Supplications , prayers , intercessions , and giving of thanks , must be made for all men , 1 Tim. II. 1 Q. Must you not be GOD's dutiful Children , if you would have him hear you ? A. Yes . We must be followers of GOD as dear children , and walk in love , Eph. V. 1 , 2. Q. Ought you not to reverence GOD as ruling in Heaven ? A. Yes . Heaven is GOD's throne , and Earth is his footstool ; I must exalt the LORD our GOD , and worship at his footstool , Isa. LXVI . 1. Psal. XCIX . 5. Q. Are you to expect all good things from GOD in Heaven ? A. Yes . Every good gift is from above , and cometh down from the Father of lights , James I. 17. Q. Ought not your affections to be in Heaven with GOD ? A. Yes I must seek those things which are above , where CHRIST sitteth on the right hand of GOD , Col. III. 1. Q. Should you not live like a Citizen of Heaven ? A. Yes . Our conversation must be in Heaven , whence we look for the Saviour , the LORD IESVS CHRIST , Phil. III. 20. Q. Should you not earnestly desire to be with GOD in Heaven ? A. Yes . I should desire to depart , and to be with CHRIST , Phil. I. 23. Q. Are you not first to desire above all things , GOD's Glory ? A. Yes . I must first pray , Hallowed be thy Name , Matt. VI. 9. Q. Do you pray that all men may duly honour and worship GOD ? A. Yes . That we may sanctify the LORD GOD in our hearts , that he may be our fear and our dread , that all lands may sing forth the honour of his name , and make his praise glorious , Isa. V. 13. Psal. LXVI . 1 , 2. Q. Do you pray for grace to do all things to the Glory of GOD ? A. Yes . That we may do all to the Glory of GOD , that GOD in all things may be glorified through IESVS CHRIST , 1 Cor. X. 31. 1 Pet. IV. 11. Q. Do you pray for the coming of CHRIST's Kingdom ? A. Yes . I pray — Thy Kingdom come , Matt. VI. 10. Q. Pray you that all people may be converted and become CHRIST's Subjects ? A. Yes . That all the Kingdoms of the world , may become the kingdoms of the LORD , and of his CHRIST , Rev. XI . 15. Q. Do you pray that the Church may flourish and be enlarged ? A. Yes . That the word of GOD may grow mightily and prevail , and that the LORD would add to the Church dayly such as shall be saved , Acts XIX . 20. II. 47. Q. Do not you pray for the outward peace of the Church ? A. Yes . That peace may be within her walls , and prosperity within her palaces , Psalm CXXII . 7. Q. Do you pray that CHRIST may Reign in our hearts by his SPIRIT ? A. Yes . That CHRIST may dwell in our hearts by faith , that sin may not reign in our mortal bodies ; that every thought may be brought into captivity to the obedience of CHRIST , Eph. III. 17. Rom. VI. 12. 2 Cor. X. 5. Q. Do you pray that all may be obedient to GOD's Will ? A. Yes . I pray — Thy Will be done in Earth as it is in Heaven , Matt. VI. 10. Q. How do the Angels in Heaven do GOD's Will ? Heartily ? A. Yes . They do his Commandments , hearkning to the voice of his word , Psal. CIII . 20. Q. Pray you , that all may do GOD's Will as they do ? A. Yes . That GOD would make us perfect in every good work to do his Will , working in us that which is well pleasing in his sight , through IESVS CHRIST , Heb. XIII . 21. Q. Do you pray for Grace to submit to GOD's Will ? A. Yes . That we may submit our selves to GOD , James IV. 7. Q. Do you not pray for all things needful to this present Life ? A. Yes . I pray — Give us this day our dayly Bread , Matt. VI. 11. Q. Mean you by [ Bread ] all needful things ? A. Yes . That GOD would give me neither poverty nor riches , but food conveninient for me , Prov. XXX . 8. Q. Are you not to pray for more than what 's convenient ? A. No. Having food and raiment , I must be therewith content , 1 Tim. VI. 9. Q. May not you pray for any thing you desire ? A. No. We ask and receive not , because we ask amiss , that we may consume it on our lusts , James IV. 3. Q. Pray you for Grace to depend on GOD for all things ? A. Yes . That I may cast all my care upon him , because he careth for me , 1 Pet. V. 7. Q. Are you to depend on GOD without your own labour ? A. No. We must work with our hands , that we may have lack of nothing , 1 Thess. IV. 11 , 12. Q. Pray you , that what you have , may be justly gotten , and truly your own ? A. Yes . That I may work , and eat my own bread , 2 Thess. III. 12. Q. Do you pray that your Sins may be forgiven ? A. Yes . I pray — Forgive us our Trespasses , as we forgive them that Trespass against us , Matt. VI. 12. Q. Do you pray for Grace to forgive others ? A. Yes . For if we forgive not men their trespasses , neither will our heavenly father forgive us , Matt. VI. 14. Q. Do you pray for the Grace of Repentance ? A. Yes . For that godly sorrow that worketh repentance to salvation , not to be repented of , 2 Cor. VII . 10. Q. Must you not confess and forsake your sins ? A. Yes . He that confesseth and forsaketh his sins , shall have mercy , Prov. XXVIII . 13. 1 John I. 9. Q. Do you pray against the power of Temptation ? A. Yes . I pray , saying — Lead us not into Temptation , Matt. VI. 13. Q. Doth GOD tempt men to sin ? A. No. Let no man say , when he is tempted , I am tempted of GOD : for GOD cannot be tempted with evil , neither tempteth he any man , James I. 13. Q. Are we not tempted by our own lusts ? A. Yes . Every man is tempted , when he is drawn away of his own lust , and inticed , James 1. 14. Q. Do you pray , that GOD would not leave you to your own Lusts ? A. Yes . That he would not give us up unto our own hearts lusts , to walk in our own counsels , Psal. LXXXI . 11 , 12. Q. Do you pray that GOD would not suffer Temptations to prevail over you ? A. Yes . That he would not suffer us to be tempted above that we are able , but make with the temptation also a way to escape , that we may be able to bear it , 1 Cor. X. 21. Q. Must you not watch against Temptations ? A. Yes . We must watch and pray , that we enter not into temptation , Matt. XXVI . 41. Q. Must you not resist the Devil ? A. Yes . We must resist the Devil , stedfast in the faith , 1 Pet. V 9. Q. Do you pray that GOD would keep you from all Evil ? A. Yes . I pray — Deliver us from Evil , Matt. VI. 13. Q. Do you acknowledg that GOD hath a Soveraign Right to dispose of all things ? A. Yes . When I say , For thine is the Kingdom , Matt. VI. 13. Q. Do you acknowledg his Power to give you what you ask ? A. Yes . When I add , and the Power , Ibid. Q. Do you own the Glory of all to be due to GOD ? A. Yes . When I add — and the Glory , Ibid. Q. Do you heartily desire all that you pray for , and firmly believe that GOD will hear your devout prayers ? A. Yes . Therefore I say , Amen . Ibid. Q. Are you to pray with an holy confidence in GOD ? A. Yes . We are to come boldly unto the throne of grace , that we may obtain mercy , and find grace to help in time of need , Heb. IV. 16. Q. But are you not to pray with a pure heart too ? A. Yes . I must draw near with a true heart , in full assurance of faith , having my heart sprinkled from an evil Conscience , and my body wash'd with pure water , Heb. X. 22. Q. Have we this access to GOD through CHRIST ? A. Yes . In him we have boldness and access with confidence , Eph. III. 12. Q. Is this because he is the Mediator between GOD and Us ? A. Yes . Because he is the Mediator of the New Covenant , Heb. XII . 24. Q. Is not this the New Covenant , That if we repent , believe and obey ; GOD for CHRIST his sake will give us pardon , grace and glory ? A. Yes . If we repent , and be converted , our sins shall be blotted out ; but except we repent , we shall perish : He that believeth on the SON , hath everlasting life ; but he that believeth not the SON , shall not see life : CHRIST is become the Author of salvation to all that obey him ; but will take vengeance on them that obey not the Gospel , John III. 36. Act. III. 19. Luke XIII . 3. Heb. V. 9. 2 Thess. I. 8. Q. Hath not CHRIST ordered , that we enter into this Covenant by the Sacrament of Baptism ? A. Yes . CHRIST commanded to teach [ or , make disciples ] all Nations , baptizing them in the name of the FATHER , and of the SON , and of the HOLY GHOST , Matth. XXVIII . 19. Q. Is Baptism necessary to Salvation where it may be had ? A. Yes . He that believeth , and is baptized , shall be saved : we must be baptized that our sins may be washed away , Mar. XVI . 16. Acts XXII . 16. Q. Is the outward sign in baptism , washing with Water ? A. Yes . The Apostles baptized in water , Acts VIII . 36 , 38. X. 47. Q. Can the washing with water in baptism save us ? A. No. Baptism saveth us , not the putting away the filth of the flesh , but the answer of a good conscience toward GOD , 1 Pet. III. 21. Q. Doth this outward washing with water signify an inward spiritual washing ? A. Yes . The washing of regeneration , and renewing of the HOLY GHOST , Tit. III. 5. Q. Must we then be regenerate , or new born ? A. Yes . Except a man be born again of water , and of the HOLY GHOST , he cannot enter into the kingdom of GOD , John III. 5. Q. Why ? Are we by nature born in sin , and the Children of wrath ? A. Yes . We are shapen in iniquity , and are by nature the children of wrath , Psal. LI. 5. Eph. II. 3. Q. Is the spiritual grace in baptism a death unto sin ? A. Yes . As many as are baptized into IESVS CHRIST , are baptized into his death , buried with him by baptism into death , and are to reckon themselves dead indeed unto sin , Rom. VI. 2 , 3 , 11. Q. Is it also a new birth unto righteousness ? A. Yes . We are alive unto GOD through IESVS CHRIST our LORD , yielding our members instruments unto righteousness in newness of life , Rom. VI. 4 , 11 , 13. Q. Are we then made members of CHRIST in baptism ? A. Yes . We are baptized into one body , which is his body , 1 Cor. XII . 13. Eph. I. 22 , 23. Q. Are we made the Children of GOD ? A. Yes . We are the children of GOD by faith in CHRIST IESVS ; for as many as have been baptized into CHRIST , have put on CHRRST , Gal. III. 26 , 27. Q. Are we made inheritors of the Kingdom of Heaven ? A. Yes . For if children , then heirs of GOD , Rom. VIII . 17. Q. Did not the Apostles call for repentance and faith in persons to be baptized ? A. Yes . They commanded them to repent , and believe , with all their heart , Acts II. 38. VIII . 37. Q. Is not Repentance a change of heart and life ? A. Yes . A turning from all our sins unto the LORD , amending our ways and our doings , Ezek. XVIII . 28 , 30. Isa. LV. 7. Jer. VII . 3. Q. Was the Sacrament of the LORD's Supper ordain'd by CHRIST ? A. Yes . Saint Paul received of the LORD , that which he hath delivered unto us , That the LORD IESVS the same night in which he was betrayed , took bread : And when he had given thanks , he brake it , and said , Take , eat ; This is my Body , which is broken for you : this do in remembrance of me . After the same manner also he took the Cup , saying , This Cup is the New Testament in my blood : This do ye , as oft as ye drink it , in remembrance of me , 1 Cor. XI . 23 , 24 , 25. Q. Are we to receive this Sacrament in remembrance of CHRIST's death ? A. Yes . As often as we eat this bread , and drink this cup , we shew forth the LORD's death , 1 Cor XI . 26. Q. Is this Ordinance to continue for ever ? A. Yes . Till CHRIST come . Ibid. Q. Is his death to be remembred as a Sacrifice for us ? A. Yes . For CHRIST our Passover was sacrificed for us . He gave himself an offering and a sacrifice to GOD for a sweet-smelling savour , 1 Cor. V. 7. Eph. V. 2. Q. What do the outward signs of bread and wine signify ? A. They signify the Body and Blood of CHRIST , the living bread which came down from heaven , 1 Cor. XI . 24 , 25. John VI. 51. Q. Is CHRIST crucified , the food of our Souls ? A. Yes . His flesh is meat indeed , and his blood is drink indeed ; he that eateth him , shall live by him , John VI. 55 , 57. Q. Must you really and indeed eat and drink the Body and blood of CHRIST ? A. Yes . Except we eat the flesh of the Son of man , and drink his blood , we have no life in us , John VI. 53. Q. Must you eat and drink CHRIST's natural Body and Blood with your bodily Teeth , as you do other meat ? A. No. It is the Spirit that quickeneth , the flesh profiteth nothing , John VI. 63. Q. What , is it only Bread and Wine then that you chew and swallow down ? A. Yes . I eat that bread , and drink that cup which CHRIST blessed , brake and gave to be eaten and drunk , 1 Cor. XI . 25 , 26. Q. Do you eat and drink CHRIST's Body and Blood only spiritually , and by faith ? A. Yes . He that cometh to CHRIST , and believeth on him , shall never hunger , nor thirst , but shall have everlasting life , John VI. 35 , 40. Q. When you take , and eat , and drink bodily the Bread and Wine , do you spiritually , and by faith , feed on CHRIST crucified ? A. Yes . The cup that is blessed , is the communion of the blood of CHRIST ; and the bread which is broken , is the communion of the body of CHRIST , 1 Cor. X. 16. Q. Is it not a dangerous thing to receive this Bread and Wine unworthily ? A. Yes . Whosoever eateth and drinketh unworthily , eateth and drinketh damnation to himself , 1 Cor. XI . 29. Q. Ought you not then diligently to examine your self before-hand , whether you be worthy or no ? A. Yes . Let a man examine himself , and so let him eat of that bread , and drink of that cup , 1 Cor. XI . 28. Q. Are you to examine if you be a good Christian , keeping faith and covenant with GOD ? A. Yes . We must examine our selves , whether we be in the faith ; and prove our own selves , till we know our own selves , how that CHRIST is in us , 2 Corinth . XIII . 5. Q. Doth your eating CHRIST confirm more and more your union with CHRIST ? A. Yes . He that eateth CHRIST's flesh , and drinketh his blood , dwelleth in CHRIST , and CHRIST in him , John VI. 56. Q. Shall you not be condemn'd if you be in CHRIST , or a good Christian ? A. No. There is no condemnation to them that are in CHRIST JESUS , Rom. VIII . 1. THE END . BOOKS Published by the Reverend Mr. Elis , and Printed for Will. Rogers . A Letter to a Friend , Reflecting on some Passages in a Letter to the D. of P. in Answer to the Arguing Part of his first Letter to Mr. G. 4to . The Reflecters Defence of his Letter to a Friend , against the furious Assaults of Mr. I. S. in his Second Catholick Letter , in four Dialogues , 4 to . The Protestant Resolv'd : Or , A Discourse , shewing the unreasonableness of his turning Roman-Catholick for Salvation , 4 to . Religion and Loyalty inseparable : A Sermon Preached at the Assizes held at Nottingham , September 5. 1690. 4to . 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