THE SUM OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION;  
CONTAINING THE CHIEF POINTS OF THE PERSUASION AND PRACTICE OF A CHRISTIAN, which are needful to his SALVATION.  
Drawn orderly in a clear method, and proposed in form of QUESTION and ANSWER.  
By JOHN SPRINT.  
LONDON, Printed by W. Stansby for Walter Burr, and are to be sold at his shop in Paul's Churchyard. 1613.   

In the Christian Religion is observed. The 

1. Scope,  
2. Ground: and therein the 

Certainty,  
Sufficiency,    
3. Parts: which are   

1. Persuasion of a Christian concerning 

1 God: and in him the 

1 Nature and attributes: considered 

1 In himself.  
2 To the Creatures.    
2 Persons: namely the 

1 Father.  
2 Son: and his 

1 Natures 

God In one Person.  
Man In one Person.    
2 Offices, King, Priest, Prophet.  
3 State of 

Humiliation,  
Exaltation.      
3 Holy Ghost.      
2 Works: such as are both 

1 Common to all Creatures, 

Predestination,  
Creation,  
Providence.    
2 Proper to the Church. 

1 In this life: ascribed to the person of the 

1 Father 

Election,  
Vocation,  
Remission of sins,  
Adoption.    
2 Son 

Redemption,  
Reconciliation,  
justification,  
Intercession.    
3 Holy Ghost 

Regeneration,  
Testification,  
Corroboration,  
Consolation.      
2 In the next, 

Resurrection,  
Glorification.          
2 The Creatures: both 

1 Invisible: Angels. 

1 Good, and their Nature,  
2 Evil, and their Practice.    
2 Visible: both of the sort. 

1 Inferior: as all Creatures under man..  
2 Superior: as Man: Considered in,     

1 The first Parents Adam, Eva: and their 

1 Parts; Soul, body.  
2 Kind's; Male, Female.  
3 State; lost, restored.    
2 Their Posterity considered in 

1 Many together: as they are a company in, or out of the Church of God. 

1 Invisible, and Catholic, and thereof the 

1 Head jesus Christ.  
2 Members, and therein their 

1 Person; Elect.  
2 State; Militant, Triumphant.  
3 Properties,      
2 Visible, and particular, and therein the 

1 Marks.  
2 Members.  
3 Power. 

Governing.  
Governed.        
2 One particular person: Considered what every faithful person is by 

1 Nature 

1 Sinful: by sin original, actual.  
2 Miserable: in this life, in the next.    
2 Grace 

1 Holy: by justification, regeneration.  
2 Happiness.   

1 In this life: both in 

1 Communion  
2 Consolation, both in 

persuasion.  
experience.      
2 In the next. 

1 Freedom from miseries.  
2 Enjoying happiness in 

State.  
Fellowship.             
2 Practice, of a Christian, which standeth in the obedience of God's only Commandments: which is, true godliness. Whereof is observed.  

1 The Parts, 

1 Conversion,  
2 Fruits worthy. 

1 Repentance: initial, daily,  
2 Faith.     

1 Mortification,  
2 Sanctification: which standeth in 

1 Welldoing, 〈◊〉 performance of duties, to 

1 God,  
2 Neighbour,  
3 Self.    
2 Well-suffering: of affliction of all sorts.      
2 The means: which are both. 

1 Substantial worships: to be practised in 

1 Public: as the 

1 Word, read, preached,  
2 Sacraments,  
3 Invocation.    
2 Private, as God's word and prayer.    
2 Material circumstances of 

1 Time,  
2 Persons,  
3 Order, 

Lords day.   

Ministers.   

Censures,  
Holy 

Fast,  
Feast.               

¶ THE SUM OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION.  
Containing, The chief points of the persuasion and practice of a Christian, which are needful to his Salvation.  
Question. WHat do you profess yourself 
Christian Religion: and thereof, the  to be, in respect of your Religion?  
Answer. A Christian, so called of the Author jesus Christ. Act. 11. 26. & 26. 18. 1. Pet. 4. 16.  
Q. What note you in the Christian Religion?  
A. The Scope; the Ground; the Parts.  
Q. What is the scope or end thereof?  
A. ᵃ God's glory, and ᵇ true blessedness 
1. Scope  of all belecuers in jesus Christ. ᵃ Io. 17. 4, 5, 6. & 16, 14. Mat. 5. 16. 1. Cor. 10. 
and  31. 1. Pet. 4. 16. ᵇ Io. 3. 16. & 17. 3. & 20. 31. 1. Tim. 1. 15.  
Q. What is the ground thereof? 
2. Ground, and thereof the   
A. ᶜ God's word contained only in the inspired ᵈ Scriptures. ᶜ Deut. 12. 32. Rom. 10 17. ᵈ Ios. 23. 6. 2. Pet. 1. 19, 20. Act. 24. 14.  
Q. How know you the Scriptures to be the word of God?  
A. By their (a) Truth, (b) justice, 
Certainty,  (c) Power, and (d) witness of God's spirit. (a) Esa. 44. 26. 2. Thess. 3. 4. Reu. 22. 6. (b) Deut. 4. 8. Psal. 19 9 (c) Heb. 4. 12. 1. Cor. 14. 25. 2. Cor. 10. 4. (d) 1. Cor. 
and  2. 10. 12. 14. 15. Eph. 1. 13.  
Q. Are the holy Scriptures a sufficient ground thereof?  
A. Yea they are (a) perfect to (b) convert, 
Sufficiency.  to (c) comfort, and (d) instruct in faith, and all good works, unto (e) salvation. (a) Psal. 19 7 Deut. 12. 32. Pro. 30. 6. Reu. 22. 18. (b) Psal. 19 7. 1. Pet. 1. 23. & 2. 2. Act. 16. 14. 1. Cor. 4. 15. (c) Psal. 119. 5. 92. Rom. 15. 4. (d) 2. Tim. 3. 16, 17. Rom. 15. 4. & 10. 17. Io. 3. 39 Mica. 6. 8. Io. 20, 31. (e) 2, Tim. 1, 15. jam. 1, 21. Io. 20. 31.  
Q. What are the parts of this Religion?  
A. Persuasion and practice. Tit. 3, 8. 3. 
Parts.  1, Tim. 1, 19, & 3, 19  
Q. First of persuasion, whereof is your persuasion.  
A. Of God and of the Creatures. 
First persuasion.   
Q. How know you that there is a God?  
A. By the witness of his (a) works, his (b) word, and (c) holy Spirit. (a) Rom. 1, 20. Act. 14, 17. Psal. 9, 16. (b) Deut. 4, 35, 36. 1, Tim 2, 5. (c) 1, Cor. 2, 10, 11, 12. & 12, 3. Rom. 8. 16.  
Q. What consider you in God?  
A. His Natures, Persons, Works. 
Of God.   
Q. What note you touching the nature of God?  
A. What is he in himself, and to 
His Nature.  the Creatures.  
Q. What is God considered in himself?  
A. (a) One only (b) Spirit, or (c) being, (d) eternal, (e) everliving, (f) unchangeable, (g) invisible, (h) incomprehensible, of (i) infinite greatness, (k) goodness, (l) knowledge, (m) power, (n) holiness, (o) blessedness, and (p) glory. (a) 1. Cor. 8. 4. 5. 6. Eph. 4. 5, 6. Deut. 6. 4. (b) Io. 4. 24. 2, Cor. 3. 17. Heb. 9, 14. (c) Exo. 3, 14, 15. Reu. 1, 4. Esa. 43, 10. Psal. 102. 27. (d) Deu. 23, 27. Rom. 1, 20. Psal. 90, 2. Rom. 16, 17. (e) Heb. 10, 31. 1, Pet. 1, 23. 1. Tim. 6, 16, & 1, 17. (f) Mal. 3, 6. Psal. 102, 26, 27. jam. 1, 27. (g) Rom. 1, 20. 1. Tim. 6, 16. Io. 1, 18. 1, Io. 4, 12. Exo. 33, 20. 1, Tim. 1, 17. (h) Psal, 145, 3. (i) jer. 23, 23, 24. Esa. 40, 12, 15, 17, 22. 1. King. 8, 27. Psal. 145. 3. (k) Mat. 19, 17. 2. Chron. 30, 18. (l) 1, Sam. 2, 3. Io. 21, 17. Psal. 147, 5. 1, Tim. 1, 17. 1, 
and  Cor. 1, 25. (m) Reu. 1, 18. Mat. 19, 26. Luc. 1, 37. Gen. 17. 1, job 42, 2. (n) Reu. 15, 4, & 4, 8. Esa. 6, 3. (o) 2, Cor. 11, 31. 1, Tim. 1, 11. Act. 17, 25. (p) Deut. 28, 58. Psal. 93, 1, & 72, 19 1, Tim. 1, 17. Reu. 4, 11.  
Q. What is God, in respect of the Creatures?  
A. To the (a) good, full (b) of love, (c) grace, (d) mercy, to the wicked full of (e) hatred, (f) wrath, (g) terror: To all the creatures full of (h) patience, (i) bounty (k) truth, (l) justice. (a) Psal. 73, 1. (b) Psal. 146, 8. (c) Eph. 6, 24. Rom. 1, 7. Reu. 1, 4. (d) Exo. 34, 6, 7. joel 2, 13. Psal. 103, 8 13, 17. & 145, 8. & 86, 15. (e) Rom. 9, 13. Psal. 5 5. & 11, 5. Pro. 15 8. Esa. 1, 14. (f) Eph. 5, 6. Col. 3, 6. Psal. 79, 21, 31, 59 (g) Heb. 12, 21, 29. Gen. 4, 13. Reu. 6, 16. Luc. 23, 30. (h) 2, Pet. 3, 9 Rom. 2, 4. (i) Psa. 145, 9 & 73, 1. Mat. 5, 45. Luc. 6, 35. (k) Tit. 1, 2. Heb. 6, 18. 1, Thess. 5, 24. 1, Io. 1, 9 (l) Heb. 6, 10. & 12, 29. Neh. 1, 2, 3. Psal. 146, 7. Io. 17, 25. 1, Io. 1, 9  
Q. Thus of the nature of God: How many persons are there, in which God hath revealed himself.  
A. Three; the Father, Son, and 
The persons.  holy Ghost. Mat. 28, 19 & 3, 16, 17. 2. Cor. 13, 13. Eph. 4, 6. 1, Io. 5, 7.  
Q. Who is the person of the Father?  
A. God the Father of our Lord jesus 
The Father.  Christ. 2, Cor. 1, 3. & 11, 31. Eph. 1, 3, 17. & 3, 14. Col. 1, 3. 1, Thess. 1, 1. 1. Pet. 1, 3.  
Q. Who is the Son?  
A. jesus Christ the (a) only begotten and (b) eternal Son of God. (a) Io. 1. 18. Heb. 1, 6. Col. 1, 15. (b) Io. 8 58. & 17, 5, 24. & 1, 1, 2, 3. & 10, 30, 38. & 14, 10. Pro. 8, 22, 24, 28, 50. 1. Io. 5, 20.  
Q. What are we to consider in the person of the Son?  
A. His Natures, Offices, and State. 
The Son his   
Q. What is he in his Natures?  
A. Emanuel, both (a) God & (b) Man 
1. Natures  in one (c) Person. (a) Io. 1, 1. Esa. 9, 6. 1, Io. 5, 20. Io. 20, 28. (b) 1, Tim. 2, 5. Heb. 2, 16, 17. Rom. 1, 3. (c) Rom. 9, 5. 1, Tim. 3, 16. Mat. 1. 23. Esa. 7, 14.  
Q. What is he in his Offices?  
A. Both (a) jesus, a Saviour, and 
2. Offices.  (b) Christ, the (c) only anointed (d) King (e) Priest, & (f) Prophet of his (g) Church. (a) Mat. 1, 21. 1, Tim. 4, 10. Tit. 2, 13. (b) Io. 1, 41. Psal. 45, 9 Heb. 1, 9 Esa. 61, 1. Dan. 9 24. Act. 4, 27. & 10, 38. (c) Zac. 14, 9 Heb. 7, 12, 14. 1, Tim. 2, 5. Mat. 23, 8, 10. jam. 4. 12. Heb. 1, 3. Act. 4, 12. Esa. 63, 3. Col. 2, 10. (d) Psal. 2, 6. Io. 12, 15. Reu. 1, 5. & 11, 15. & 15, 3. & 19, 16. Col. 2, 10. 1, Pet. 3, 22. (e) Heb. 4, 14. & 5, 5, 6, 10. & 7, 16, 17, 21, 24, 26, 28. & 9, 24. & 10, 21. (f) Act. 3, 22, 23. Mat. 17, 5. & 23, 8, 10. & 28, 19, 20. Esa. 9, 6. & 61, 1. 1, Cor. 1, 30. (g) Eph. 1, 22, 23. & 5, 23, 30. Mat. 1, 21. 1, Cor. 12, 27.  
Q. What is the state of Christ?  
A. Twofold of humiliation and exaltation. 
3. State.   
Q. Wherein standeth the state of his humiliation?  
A. In his (a) incarnation, (b) suffering, (c) death, (d) burial, and (e) ascension. (a) Eph. 4, 9 Heb. 2, 16. Phil. 2, 6. (b) Mar 15, 18. Esa. 53, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10. 1, Pet. 2, 24. Heb. 12, 2. (c) Phil. 2, 8. Act. 2, 24. (d) Esa. 53, 9 Act. 2, 27, 31. (e) Act. 2, 27, 31. Phil. 2, 89.  
Q. Wherein standeth his state of exaltation.  
A. In his (a) resurrection, descension, (b) ascension, (c) session at God's right hand, and (d) returning to judgement. (a) Rom. 1, 4. & 8, 34. 1. Cor. 15, 4, 14, 20. Act. 2, 33. (b) Mar 16, 19 10. 14, 2, 3. Act. 1, 9 & 3, 21. (c) Mar. 16, 19 Psal. 110, 1. Act. 2, 34, 35. Heb. 10, 12, 13. (d) Act. 1, 11. & 17, 31. Reu. 1, 7. jud. 1, 14, 15. 2, Cor. 5, 10. Mat. 16, 27. & 25, 31.  
Q. So much of the Son: Who is the holy Ghost?  
A. The (a) spirit of God proceeding 
The holy Ghost.  from the (b) Father, and the (c) Son. (a) Gen. 1. 2. Eph. 4. 4. Mat. 3. 16. (b) Io. 14. 16. Gal. 4. 6. (c) Io. 14. 26. & 15. 26. & 16. 7.  
Q. Thus of the Persons: What kind of works hath God done?  
A. Some (a) common to all creatures, 
The works of God  some (b) proper to the Church. (a) Psal. 145. 9 (b) Psal. 147. 20.  
Q. Which are the works common to all Creatures?  
A. (a) Predestination, (b) Creation, 
Common to all creatures  and (c) Providence. (a) Act. 4. 28. Eph. 4. 11. Psa. 145. 6. (b) Rom. 1. 20. Act. 14. 15. Gen. 1. 1. Psa. 146. 6. Reu. 4. 11. & 14. 7. (c) Mat. 5. 45. & 10. 29. Psal. 104. 1. etc.  
Q. What are the works proper to the Church?  
A. Some are performed in this life; 
Proper to the Church in this life.  other in the next. 1. Tim. 4. 8.  
Q. What are the works performed in this life?  
A. Some are ascribed to the person of the Father; some to the Son; others to the holy Ghost.  
Q. What works are ascribed to the person of the Father?  
A. (a) Election, (b) vocation, (c) remission of sins, (d) adoption. (a) 1. Pet. 1. 2. Eph. 1. 4. Tit. 1. 1. Act. 13. 48. Rom. 9 13. 15. 18. 21. 22. 23. & 11. 5. Mat. 20. 16. (b) Rom. 8. 30. 2. Tim. 1. 9 1. Thess. 4. 7. & 
and  5. 24. 1. Cor. 1. 9 (c) Rom. 3. 25. & 8. 33. 34. Luc. 1. 77. 1. Io. 1. 9 Psal. 32. 1. 2. 5. 2. Cor. 5. 19 (d) Eph. 1. 5. Rom. 8. 15.  
Q. What are ascribed to the Son?  
A. (a) Redemption, (b) reconciliation, (c) justification, (d) intercession. (a) Tit. 2. 14. Gal. 4. 5. Rom. 3. 24. Col. 1. 14. Luc. 2. 38. & 24. 21. (b) 1. Io. 2. 2. Col. 1. 20. Rom. 3. 25. & 5. 11. Eph. 2. 13. 14. 16. 2. Cor. 5. 19 (c) Rom. 5. 9 19 Act. 13. 39 Rom. 5. 18. & 10. 4. 2. Cor. 5. 21. 1. Cor 1, 30. (d) Rom. 8, 34. Heb. 7, 25. 1, Tim. 2, 5. 1. Io. 2, 1. Heb. 9, 15. Io. 14, 13, & 16. 23. 24, & 1●. 9 & 14, 6.  
Q. What are ascribed to the holy Ghost?  
A. (●) Regeneration, (b) testification, (c) corroboration, (d) consolation. (a) Io. 3, 5. Tit. 3, 5. Gal. 5, 22, 23. (b) Rom. 8, 15, 16. Gal. 4, 5, 6. (c) Eph. 3, 16, & 4, 30. Rom. 8, 26. (d) Io. 14, 16, 26. & 15, 26. & 16, 7.  
Q. What are the works performed by God for the Church in the life to come?  
A. (a) Resurrection, and (b) glorification. 
The next.   
(a) Io. 5, 28, 29. & 6, 54. & 11, 24, 25, Act. 24, 15, 22. 1, Cor. 15, 12, 13, 42, 43, 44. job 19, 25, 26, 27. (b) Mat. 13, 43. & 25, 34, 46. Rom. 6, 23. & 8, 30. Io. 3, 16. & 10, 27.  
Q. So much concerning God; now of the 
Persuasion of the Creatures.  Creatures: How many sorts of Creatures are there?  
A. Some Creatures are invisible, others are visible. Col. 1. 16.  
Q. What invisible Creatures hath God made?  
A. The Angels whereof some are 
Invisible, both.  good: others are evil, called the Devils.  
Q. What consider you in the good Angels?  
A. Their nature and their practice. 
Good.   
Q. What are they in respect of their nature?  
A. They are (a) chosen (b) spirits, (c) wise (d) holy, (e) mighty and (f) for ever blessed. (a) 1. Tim. 5. 21. (b) Heb. 1. 7. (c) 2. Sam. 14. 20. (d) Mat. 25. 31. (e) 2. Thes. 1. 7. (f) Mat. 22. 30.  
Q. What is their practice?  
A. To obey (a) God, (b) plague 
and  the wicked, (c) preserve and attend the godly in life (d) and death. (a) Mat. 6. 10, Heb. 1. 14. (b) Psal. 35. 5, 2. King. 19 35, Mat. 13. 41. 42. (c) Psal. 34. 7. & 91. 11, Heb. 1. 14, 2. King. 6. 17. (d) Luc. 16. 22, Mat. 24. 31.  
Q. What consider you in the Evil Angels? 
Evil.   
A. Their nature and practise also.  
Q. What are they in their nature?  
A. They are most (a) subtle (b) mighty (c) cruel (d) false (e) filthy (f) wicked (g) and damned spirits forever. (a) Reu. 12. 9 & 20. 3. 8. (b) Luc. 11. 20. 21. 22. (c) Io. 8. 44, 1. Pet. 5. 8. (d) Io. 8. 44. (e) Luc. 11. 24. (f) 1. Io. 3. 8. (g) Mat. 25. 41, jud. v. 6. 2. Pet. 2. 4.  
Q. How came they into this corrupt and cursed estate?  
A. They wilfully fell away from their good and blessed estate wherein they were created of God jud. v. 6. Io. 8. 44.  
Q. What is their practice?  
A. To (a) fight against the godly: (b) work within the wicked: (c) hinder from good: and (d) tempt to evil, and destruction. (a) Reu. 12. 7. 10, job. 1. 6. 9 12. 1. Chro. 21. 12. Luc. 2. 31. 2, Cor. 12. 7. 9 (b) 1 Sam. 18. 11. 1. King. 22. 21. 22. Eph. 2, ● 2. Tim. 2. 26, Reu. 12. 12. (c) Mat. 13. 19 & 16. 23. 1. Thes. 2. 18. (d) Gen. 3. 13, Mat. 4. 3. 6. 9, 1. Thess. 3. 5, Act. 5. 3.  
Q. Thus of the creatures invisible: How may we consider the visible creatures?  
A. In the inferior or superior sort of 
Visible both of inferior sort.  them Psal. 8. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.  
Q. What consider you in the inferior?  
A. Their kinds or state.  
Q. What kinds of inferior creatures are there?  
A. Either of the sky, air, earth or 
and  sea Psal. 8, 7, 8, & 146 6. Act. 14, 15. Reu. 14. 7. Gen. 1, 6, 9, 11, 14 20, 24.  
Q. What is their state?  
A. Twofold: (a) good before the fall of man, and (b) accursed after. (a) Gen. 1, 31. (b) Gen. 3, 17, 18.  
Q. How are we to consider the superior visible Creatures, namely man?  
A. Both in the first parents of all other; 
Superior in the.  and in their posterity.  
Q. Who were the first parents of all other?  
A. Adam and Eva. 
First parents.   
Q. What observe you in Adam & Eva?  
A. Their parts: their kinds: and their state.  
Q. What parts consisted they of?  
A. Of a (a) body: and of a (b) living or immortal soul. (a) Gen. 2, 7. (b) Gen. 2, 7.  
Q. Whereof was Adam's body made?  
A. Of the dust of the ground Gen. 2, 7.  
Q. Whereof was Eva's body made?  
A. Of a rib of Adam Gen. 2, 21, 
and in  22, 23.  
Q. Whence came the living or immortal soul?  
A. From the inspiration or breath of God. Gen. 2, 7.  
Q. What note you of their kinds?  
A. God made the man and woman; & joined them in marriage. Gen. 2, 18, 22.  
Q. Why is marriage allowed of God and continued to their posterity?  
A. For (a) propagation: (b) mutual help, and to (c) avoid uncleanness. (a) Gen. 4, 1. Mal. 2, 15. 1, Tim. 2, 15, & 5, 14. (b) Gen. 2, 18. 1, Cor. 7, 34. Pro. 31, 10. 11, 23. (c) 1, Cor. 7, 2, 9 Heb. 13 4.  
Q. How consider you the state of Adam and Eva.  
A. Both before their fall and after it.  
Q. What was their state before their fall?  
A. They had Gods (a) image of (b) sovereignty, (c) wisdom, (d) holiness, (e) justice, and (f) immortality. (a) Gen. 1, 26. (b) Gen. 1, 26. (c) Col. 3, 10. (d) Eph. 4, 24. (e) Eph. 4, 24. (f) Gen. 3, 19 Rom. 6. 23.  
Q. How did they fall away?  
A. By the (a) devil enticing in the serpent, (b) Eva persuading, and (c) adam's own free-will in eating the (d) forbidden fruit. (a) Gen. 3, 1, 4, 5, 13. 2. Cor. 11, 3. (b) Gen. 3, 6, 12. (c) Gen. 3, 6, 12. (d) Gen. 2, 16, 17.  
Q. What was their estate after the fall?  
A. They were lost; and restored.  
Q. How were they lost?  
A. They were (a) driven out of paradise, and subject to (b) labour, (c) sin, (d) misery, and death, of (e) soul and (f) body. (a) Gen. 3. 13. 14. (b) Gen. 3. 17. 18. 19 (c) Gen. 5. 1. 3. & 6. 5, Eccles. 7. 31. (d) Gen. 3. 16. 17. (e) Rom. 6. 23. with Reu. 21. 8. (f) Gen. 3. 19 & 5. 5.  
Q. How were they restored?  
A. By receiving the (a) promise of Christ, and (b) image of God; partly in this life and perfectly in the next. (a) Gen. 3. 15. & 4. 4. (b) Luc. 3. 38.  
Q. So much of Adam and Eva: How 
Their posterity considered in. Many together as in.  are we to consider the posterity?  
A. In many persons together: or in one particular person.  
Q. How do you consider them in many together?  
A. As they are the Church of God 
The Church.  or not.  
Q. How consider you the Church of God?  
A. It is (a) invisible and Catholic; 
Invisible.  or (b) visible and particular (a) Eph. 1. 22. & 3. 21. & 2. 19 20. & 5. 23. 24. 32, 1. Tim. 3. 15. (b) Cor. 1. 2, Gal. 2. 2, 1. Thess. 1, 1. Reu. 1. 8. 12. 18. & 3. 1. 7. 14.  
Q. Whereof doth the Church invisible or Catholic consist?  
A. Of the head and the members thereof.  
Q. Who is the head thereof?  
A. jesus Christ (a) only, in (b) all things, and (c) for ever. (a) Act. 4 12, 1. Tim. 25, Mat. 23. 10. (b) Eph. 1. 22. & 5. 24. (c) Mat. 28. 20, Heb. 7. 25.  
Q. What doth this head unto his members?  
A. Redeem (a) them by his blood, 
and  (b) preserve them by his power, (c) instruct them by his word, and (d) renew and (e) lead them by his spirit. (a) Reu. 5. 9 (b) Io. 10. 27. 28 (c) Mat. 23. 10. (d) Io. 3. 5, Ephe. 5. 26. (e) Rom. 8. 9 14, Gal. 4. 6.  
Q. What consider you in the members?  
A. Their person, state, and properties.  
Q. Who are the persons, which are members of this head?  
A. Gods Elect only of all times, and places.  
Q. And who are they that are the Elect of God?  
A. Such (a) only as live or die in (b) faith and Godliness. (a) Mat. 20, 16. Io. 10, 26, 27. 2, Tim. 2, 19, 20, 21. (b) Act. 13, 48. Tit. 1, 1. 2, Pet. 1, 10, 5, 6, 7. Col. 3, 12. Rom. 8, 30, 5.  
Q. What is their estate?  
A. They are (a) militant in earth, or (b) triumphant in Heaven. (a) Reu. 12, 7, 8, & 17, 14, & 19, 14. Ephes. 6, 12. 1, Tim. 6, 12. (b) Heb. 12, 22, 23. Reu. 5, 10, & 7, 13, 14.  
Q. What is the state of the members of the Church militant?  
A. They are either (a) called: or not (b) called. (a) Rom, 8, 30. (b) Act. 2, 39  
Q. What are the properties of the Church invisible?  
A. Effectual (a) calling by the word; particular (b) assurance of their Election; & (c) perseverance in grace. (a) Io. 10, 27, 3, 4. Rom. 6, 17. 2, Thes. 2, 13, 14. 1, Pet. 1. 23. (b) Rom 8▪ 38, 39 1 Tim. 1, 15. 2, Pet. 1, 10. (c) Rom. 11, 29. Io. 13, 1. Psal. 1, 3, & 37, 24.  
Q. What persons are not of the invisible Church of God?  
A. Such of all times and places as are not chosen of God. Mat. 20, 16. Rom. 9, 6, 13, 18, 21. jud. ver. 4.  
Q. Why hath not God chosen some to salvation?  
A. He hath passed them by for his (a) only will: but will (b) condemn them for their only sin. (a) Math. 11, 25, 26. Rom. 9, 18, 21, 22, 23. (b) Mat. 11, 25, 41, 42. Ephes. 5, 6. 2, Pet. 2, 1. Rom. 1, 27, & 2. 2, 3, 6.  
Q. Who are they that are not chosen to salvation?  
A. All such only (a) as live and die without (b) sound repentance, faith, and obedience to the word (a) Rom. 8, 1, 33 34. Io. 17, 12. (b) Io. 8, 24. Mar. 16, ●6, Io. 3, 36. Luc. 13, 3, 5. Mat. 3, 10, & 7, 23.  
Q. Thus of the Church Invisible 
Visible.  or Catholic, what are we to consider of the Visible or particular Church of Christ?  
A. The marks, the members, and the power thereof.  
Q. What are the marks of the particular Visible Church?  
A. Chief the (a) word and (b) prayer, and then also the Sacraments. (a) Mat. 28. 20, Eph. 2. 20, Act. 2. 42, Psa. 147. 19 20, (b) Mat. 18. 20. & 28. 19, Act. 2. 42, jer. 10. 25. (c) Mat. 28. 19 20, Act. 2. 42.  
Q. Who are the members of the visible Church?  
A. Some (a) govern under Christ: others, (b) are governed (a) 1. Cor. 12, 28. Rom. 12. 8. (b) Rom. 13. 1, Tit. 3. 1.  
Q Who are the members governing under Christ?  
A. Some are (a) civil as Magistrates: some (b) spiritual as Ministers of all sorts, which are ordained of Christ. (a) Rom. 13. 1. 2. 3. ●, Esa. ●9. 23. (b) Eph. 4. 11, 1. Cor. 12. 28. 29, Rom. 12. 6. 7. 8, 1. Tim. 3. 1. 12. & 5. 1. 17.  
Qu. Who are the members that are governed?  
A. They are either true, or false Rom. 9 6, Reu. 3. 9, 1. Io. 2. 19  
Qu. Who are the true members of the visible Church?  
A. All (a) baptized persons joining to God's worships, with an (b) holy heart, and an (c) obedient life. (a) Mar. 16. 16, Gal. 3. 27. (b) Psa. 73. 1. & 125. 4. Luc. 8. 15. (c) Mat. 7. 21, Gal. 6. 16.  
Q. Who are the false members thereof?  
A. All baptized (a) hypocrites and (b) profane impenitent livers (a) Mat. 7, 22, 23. Luc. 13, 26, 27. Luc. 12, 48 Reu. 3, 1. Tit. 1, 16. 2, Tim. 3, 5. (b) Mat. 13, 40, 48, & 24, 48 49.  
Q. What is the power of the visible Church?  
A. To (a) ordain Ministers: to (b) deduce orders of things in different out of the general rules of the word; and (c) to apply the keys of binding and of losing. (a) Act. 6, 3, 5, 6, & 14, 23, with 1, Tim. 5, 22. Tit. 1, 5. Heb. 6, 1. (b) Act. 15, 28, 29. 1, Cor. 14, 26, 40. (c) Mat. 16, 19, & 18, 18. Io. 20, 23.  
Q. Who are not of the visible Church of God?  
A. (a) Heathens, Turks, (b) jews, (c) Papists, and (d) other heretics which all persons justly excommunicate. (a) Ps. 147, 19, 20. Ier, 10, 25. (b) Rom. 11, 17, 25, 2, Cor. 3, 14. (c) 2, Thes. 2, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. Reu. 17, 1. (d) 1, Cor. 5, 11, 12. 1, Tim. 1, 20. Mat. 16, 19, & 18, 17, 18, 19  
Q. So much of the posterity of Adam, considered in many: Now how consider you his posterity, in one particular person, as namely in yourself.  
A. I consider myself in a twofold 
Adam's posterity considered in one particular person.  estate. What I am by nature and what I am by God's grace. Eph. 2, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 12, 13. Tit. 3, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. 1, Tim. 1, 12, 13. 1, Corinth. 6, 11.  
Q. What is your estate and the estate of every man by nature?  
A. Most (a) sinful without (b) 
By nature.  holiness: and (c) miserable without happiness. (a) Gen. 6, 5. Psal. 39, 5. Rom, 9, 11. 12, 9 (b) Rom. 3, 10, 12. Ecclesiast. 7, 22. Esa. 64, 6. Phil. 3, 9 Rom. 7, 18. (c) job. 14, 1. Rom. 7. 24, & 3, 23, Gen. 3, 17, 18, 19 1. Corinth. 11, 19  
Q. How are you by nature sinful?  
A. By sin (a) original in my birth: 
Sinful.  and by sins (b) actual in my life. (a) Io. 3, 6. Psal. 51, 5. job. 25, 4. (b) jer. 13, 23. Psal. 19, 12, & 40, 12. 1, joh. 1, 8.  
Q. How are you sinful by sin original?  
A. By sin (d) imputed or accounted to me, and (b) inherent or abiding in me. (d) Rom. 5, 13, 14. (b) Rom. 7, 18, 20, 23. Gal. 5, 17. jam. 1, 14, 15. jer. 14, 9, Io. 3, 6.  
Q What sin is that which is accounted or imputed to you?  
A. The sin of (a) Adam; of all my (b) forefathers; and of my (c) parents (a) Rom. 5, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 1, Cor. 15. 22. (b) Dan, 19, 16. Neh. 1, 6. Exo. 20, 5. (c) Psal. 51, 5, & 109, 14, 15. job. 14, 4, & 15, 14, & 25, 4.  
Q. What is the sin inherent or abiding in you?  
A. Want (a) of inherent righteousness 
and  and (b) corruption of my nature. (a) Rom. 7, 18. Phil. 3, 9 Heb. 12, 12. (b) Gen 6. 5. Pro. 20, 7. jer. 17, 9  
Q. Wherein standeth the corruption of your nature?  
A. In my (a) proneness to all sin: and (b) backwardness, to do the will of God. (a) Rom. 7, 21. Gal. 5, 17. Col. 1, 21. Phil. 3, 19 (b) Luc. 24, 25. Rom. 8, 7. Heb. 12, 12.  
Q. How are you sinful by sin actual?  
A. By the (a) daily and continual breaking of Gods (b) law in (c) thought, (d) word, and (e) deed. (a) Mat. 6, 12. Gen. 6, 5. (b) Leu 4, 13. 1, Sam. 15, 22, 23, 24. 1, Io. 3, 4. Rom, 7, 13, & 4. 15. Gen. 3, 17. (c) Act. 8, 22. Pro. 20, 9 Rom 7, 7. Mar. 7, 21, 23, 22. (d) Pro. 12, 13, & 10, 19 Rom. 3, 13, 14. Psal. 109, 7, & 39, 1. Mat. 12, 36. (e) Rom. 3, 12. Gen. 3, 13, 14. 1, Io. 3, 8. Rom. 1, 31, & 7, 17, 19 jam. 1, 15.  
Q. How are you by nature miserable? 
Miserable.   
A. By just (a) deserving all punishments of this (b) life and the (c) next. (a) Ezec. 39, 31. Lam. 3, 22, 23. (b) Psal. 119, 75. Ezec. 9, 15. Neh 9, 33. Dan. 9, 7, 14. (c) Rom. 3, 8, 19 Mat. 22, 12, 13.  
Q. What is the just punishment of all sin in this life?  
A. (a) God's wrath, (b) Satan's power, (c) sin● reign, (d) curse of the law, (e) wound of conscience, (f) death and all (g) afflictions. (a) Eph. 2, 3, & 5, 6. Ps. 79, 6, & 38, 3. 2. Chro. 19, 2. Io. 3, 3●. Esa. 59, 20. (b) Act, 26, 18. 2, Tim. 2, 26. Eph. 2, 2. 1, Cor. 4, 4. Reu. 12, 12, 3. 1, Io. 3, 8. (c) Rom. 6, 17. 2, Pet. 2, 19 Io. 8, 34. (●) Deut. 27. 13, 26, & 28, 15, 16, 20. Gal. 3, 10. Psal. 119, 21. Gen. 3, 17. Pro. 3, 17. Pro. 3. 33. Esa. 65, 20. (e) Esa. 57, 20, 21, 22. Rom. 2, 15. Io. 8, 9 (f) Rom. 6. 23. Gen. 3. 19 1, Sam. 2, 25. 2, Sam. 12, 14. 1, Cor. 11, 30. (g) Psa. 89, 32. 1, Cor. 11, 30. Psa. 32, 10, & 38, 3. Pro, 13, 24, & 24, 20.  
Q. What is the just punishment of sin in the life to come?  
A. (a) Resurrection to condemnation, (b) loss of heaven, (c) and eternal pains of hellin (d) soul and (e) body. [a] Io. 5, 29. Reu. 1, 7. & 20, 13, 15. 2, Cor. 5, 10. 1, Thes. 4, 16. [b] Heb. 12, 14. Reu. 21. 27, & 22, 15. Luc. 13. 28. Mat. 25, 10. [c] Mat. 25, 46. Reu. 20, 10, 15, & 21, 5. jud. v●●. [●] Mar. 9, 44, 46. Rom. 2, 9 [c] Luc. 〈…〉 Mar. 9, 43, 45 47.  
〈◊〉 So much of your estate by nature: 〈◊〉 ●hat is your estate, and the estate of all the faithful by grace?  
A. By grace I am made of sinful [a] 
By grace.  holy, and of miserable [b] happy. [a] 1. Pet. 2, 5, 9 Tit. 2, 14. Rom. 6, 11. 16, 22, 16. 1, Cor. 1, 2, & 6, 11. Eph. 5, 8. [b] Psa. 65. 4. Reu. 20, 6. Mat. 13, 16, & 5, 3, 4, 5, 6, 6, 8.  
Q. How are you made holy by grace?  
A. [a] Perfectly by [b] justification: 
Holy.  and partly [c] by Regeneration. [a] Psal. 51, 2. [b] Rom, 5. 18, 19, 9 [c] 1, Cor. 13, 9 jam. 3, 2. 1, Io. 1, 8, [d] Io. 3, 5. Tit. 3, 5, 2, Cor. 5, 17. Gal. 5, 16.  
Q. How are you made perfectly holy by justification?  
A. By Gods (a) total, and perpetual remission of my sins: and by (c) imputation of Christ's most (d) perfect justice to me (a) Esa. 38, 17. Rom. 3, 25. Psal. 32, 2, & 103, 3, (b) Heb. 8, 12. with jer. 31, 34. (c) 2, Cor. 5, 21. Rom. 4, 5, 6, 23, 24. Phil. 3, 9 (d) Act. 4, 12. Rom. 5, 18, 19, 20, & 10, 4. 1, Cor. 1, 30. Heb. 1, 3. 1, Io. 1, 7, 9  
Q. How are you partly made holy by Regeneration? 
and   
A. By (a) Illumination of my mind: (b) mortification of my sins: and (c) sanctification of my life: wrought in (d) degree within me by the (e) spirit of God. (a) Io. 3. 3, 5. 1, Corinth. 2, 10, 12, 15. 1, joh. 3, 24, & 4. 13. (b) Rom. 8, 13. Gal. 5, 17, 24. Rom. 6, 5, 6, 11. 1, joh. 3, 9 Eph. 4, 22. (c) 1, Pet, 1, 2. 2, Thes. 2, 13. Psal. 143, 10, 1, Cor. 6, 11. Rom. 6, 4. 1, joh. 2. 29. Eph. 4, 23, 24. (d) 1. Cor, 13, 9 jam. 3, 2. Rom. 7, 18, 19, 21, 23. Gal. 5, 17. (e) Gal. 5. 22, 23. Eph. 3, 16, & 5, 9 2, Corinth. 3, 18. Psal. 143, 10.  
Q. Being thus made holy do you not now sin any more?  
A. Yes (a) daily by (b) unprofitable service, by (c) omitting good and by (●) committing evil. (a) Math. 6, 9, 11, 12. (b) Luc. 17, 10. (c) Rom. 7, 15, 19 (d) jam. 3, 2. 1, Io. 1, 8. Psal. 19, 12, & 40, 12. I, King. 8, 46, Proverbs 20, 9, Ecclesiast. 7. 22.  
Q. How then are you holy seeing you daily sin?  
A. Passively by receiving (a) Gods daily benefits, and actively by (b) doving daily duties. (a) Psal. 68, 19 Lam. 3, 23. (b) Mat. 6, 9, 11.  
Q. What daily benefits do you receive from God?  
A. I am daily partaker of Gods (a) mercy and free pardon to me, of (b) Christ's intercession for me: and of the Holy Ghosts working (c) continuance and (d) increase of grace in me (a) Math. 6, 9, 12, 14, 15. Lam. 3, 22, 23. (b) Heb. 7, 25. Rom. 8, 34. 1, Io. 2, 1. (c) Revel. 2, 10. Rom. 2, 7. Heb. 3, 14. (d) 1, Pet. 2, 2. 2, Pet. 3, 18. 2, Corinth. 7, 1  
Q. What daily duties do you perform tending to make you holy?  
A. Faith [a] in Christ, [b] mortification of sins, [c] prayer for pardon, [d] with desire, [e] full purpose and [f] endeavour of new life. [a] Act. 10, 43. & 15, 9 Gal. 3, 26, [b] Rom. 8, 13, 26. Eph. 4, 22. Col. 3, 9 Gal. 5, 24. [c] Mat. 6, 9, 11, 12. [d] 1, Pet. 2, 2. Mat. 5, 6. Psa. 119, 5. [e] Act. 11, 23. [f] Luc. 13, 14. Rom. 12, 11.  
Q. So much of your holy estate by grace: Now, how are you and all the faithful made happy by God's grace?  
A. By being freed from the parts 
Happy in being.  of misery; and partakers of the parts of true happiness.  
Q. What parts of misery are you freed from?  
A. The [a] wrath of God: [b] curse 
Freed from misery.  of the law, [c] power of Satan: reign [d] of sin, [e] wound of conscience, [f] sting of death and [g] fear of condemnation. [a] Rom. 5. 9 Eph. 2, 3, 13, 14, 15, 16, Col. 1, 20. Mica. 7, 9 [b] Gal. 3, 13. Deut. 27, 26, & 28, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20. [c] 1, Io. 3, 8. Heb. 2, 14. Reu. 12, 7, 9, 11. Rom. 16, 20. [d] Rom. 6, 17, 22. Reu. 1, 6, & 5, 10. [e] Rom. 5, 1. Eph. 2, 17. Psa. 85, 8. [f] 1, Cor. 15, 55, Hos. 13, 14, Heb. 2, 14. [g] Rom. 8, 1, 33, 34. Io. 3, 18, & 5, 24.  
Q. Being thus freed from the parts of misery are you not now subject to any misery.  
A. Yes (a) daily, for (b) God afflicteth me of love: The (c) devil and the (d) world of malice: and I must also (e) die when the Lord hath (f) appointed. (a) Psa. 73, 14. Luc. 9, 23. Mat. 6, 34. (b) Heb. 12, 6. Pro. 3, 12. Reu. 3, 19 job. 5, 17, 18, 19 (c) 1, Pet. 5, 8. Reu. 2, 10. & 12, 15, 17. job. 1, 11, & 2, 7. (d) Io. 15, 18, 19, & 16, 33, & 17, 14. Gal. 4, 29. Luc. 6, 22. 1, Io. 3, 13. (e) Psa. 89, 48. job. 17, 13, 14. 1, King. 2, 2. 2, Pet. 1, 14. (f) Heb. 9, 27, job. 14, 14. Psa. 68, 20. Act. 13. 36.  
Q. How then are you freed from the parts of misery?  
A. These (a) light and short afflictions: are needful to keep me from (b) sin and (c) hell, and to further me in (d) grace and (e) glory and are (f) nothing to the comforts which I have beside. (a) 2, Cor. 4, 17. Psa. 103, 10. Lam. 3, 22. Esa. 54, 7, 8. (b) Pso. 119, 67, 71. (c) 1, Cor. 11. 32. (d) Heb. 12, 11, 10. Hos. 5, 15, & 6, 1. (e) Act. 14, 22. jam. 1, 12. Mat. 5, 12. 2, Cor. 4, 17. (f) Rom. 8, 18, & 5 3.  
Q How are you made partaker of the 
Made partaker of happiness.  parts of happiness?  
A. Partly in this life and perfectly in the next.  
Q. How are you made partaker of happiness in this life?  
A. Both by outward Communion, 
In this life both in. Common.  and by inward consolation.  
Q. What outward Communion have you making you happy?  
A. With (a) God; with (b) Angels, with the (c) Saints and all (a) Creatures. (a) 1. Io. 1, 3. (b) Heb. 12, 22. (c) Heb. 10, 25. (d) Psal 8, 6.  
Q. What communion have you with God?  
A. With his (a) favour, (b) presence, (c) providence, (d) son (e) spirit and (f) promises. (a) jer. 31, 3. Zach. 2, 8. Psal. 59 10, 17, & 23, 6, & 146 8, & 142, 5. (b) Psa. 23, 4, & 16, 18. Act. 17, 27. Gen. 28, 15. jer. 26, 28. Math. 10, 30, 31. Ro. 8, 28. Gen. 50, 20. (d) Heb. 3, 14. joh. 20, 28. 1, Tim. 1, 15 & 4, 10. Gal. 2, 20. (e) Rom. 5, 5, & 8, 9 1, Cor. 3, 16, & 6, 19 Eph. 1, 13. 1, Io. 3, 2. Act. 5, 30. (f) Psal. 119, 50 111, 103. Rom. 4, 16. Gal. 3, 22. Heb. 10, 36. 
and   
Q. What communion have you with Angels?  
A. With their (a) love, (b) presence & assistance (c) in life, in dateh (d) & at the (e) resurrection. (a) Luc. 15, 10. (b) Psal. 34 7. Gen. 48, 16. 2, King 6, 16, 17. (c) Psal 91, 11, 12, 14. Heb. 1, 14. (d) Luc. 16, 22. (e) Mat. 24, 31.  
Q. What communion have you with the Saints?  
A. With their (a) love: their prayers, (c) their help, and their (d) good example. (a) Coloss. 1, 4. Rom. 12, 15. Heb. 13, 3. (b) Matth. 6 9 Ephes. 6, 18. Act. 12, 5. 2, Corinth. 9, 13. Psal. 122, 6, 7. (e) Rom. 12, 13. 2, Corinth. 8, 2, 3, & 9, 8, 9, 11. Matth. 25 34, 35 36. (d) 1, Pet. 3, 1, 16. Col. 2, 5. Mat. 5, 16.  
Q. What communion have you with all the creatures?  
A. With their (a) league, their (b) lawful use, (c) their help and their (d) comfort. (a) job. 5, 22, 23. Mirc. 16, 18. Act. 28, 3, 4. judg. 5, 20. (b) 1, Tim. 4. 4, 5. Tit. 1, 15. Rom 14, 14. 1, Corin●h. 10, 23. (c) Rom. 8, 28. Gen. 50, 20. Psal. 104, 15. (d) Psal. 104, 15. Prou. 31, 6, 7.  
Q. What are the inward Consolations that make you happy?  
A. They stand both in persuasion 
Consolation.  and experience.  
Q. What are they which stand in persuasion?  
A. (a) Election; (b) Adoption, (c) justification: and (d) Salvation. (a) 2, Pet. 1, 10, 5, 6. Rom. 8, 38, 39, & 5, 5. Eph. 3, 18, 19 Luc. 10, 20. (b) Mat. 6, 9 Rom. 8, 15, 16, 17. Gal. 4, 6. (c) Psal. 32, 1, 2, 3, & 103, 1▪ 2. Esa. 38, 17. (d) Psa. 27. 13.  
Q. What are they which stand in experience? 
and   
A. Peace (a) of conscience, (b) spiritual joy, hope (c) of glory (d) witness of the Holy Ghost: (e) continuance in grace (f) victory over my temptations, and (g) all things working to my good. (a) Rom. 5, 1, & 14, 17. Gal. 5, 22. Phil. 4, 7. joh. 16, 33. Mat. 11, 29. (b) Rom. 14, 17. Gal. 5, 22. 1, Pet. 1, 8. Rom. 5, 2. Luc. 10, 20. 1 Thes. 5, 16. 1, Io. 1, 4. (c) Rom. 5, 2. & 12, 12. Heb. 6, 18, 19 1, Pet 1, 3. (d) Rom. 8, 15, 16. Gal. 4, 6. (e) Io. 10, 27. Psa. 37. 24. & 1, 3, & 92, 13, 14. (f) Rom. 8, 37. 1, Io. 5, 4, 5. 1, Cor. 15, 57 (g) Rom. 8, 28. Gen. 50, 20.  
Q. How shall you be made happy in the life to come?  
A. By escaping all miseries and obtaining 
In the ne●  all happiness.  
Q. What are the miseries that you shall escape?  
A. The (a) afflictions of this life, (b) condemnation in judgement; loss (c) of Heaven, and (d) pains of Hell for ever. (a) Revelat. 14, 13, & 7. 16, 17, & 21, 4, & 22, 3. (b) joh. 3, 18, & 5, 24. Rom. 8, 1, 33, 34. (c) Revelation 3, 5, 12. (d) Revelation 2, 11, & 20, 6. Luc. 21, 36.  
Q. What is the happiness that you shall enjoy?  
A. It standeth both in state and fellowship.  
Q. What happiness shall you have in state?  
A. (a) Immediate going of my soul to God, (b) joyful resurrection of my body, (c) joy, and (d) glory of my united (e) soul, and (f) body, (g) unspeakable and (h) everlasting. (a) Luc. 16, 22, & 23, 43, 46. Act. 7, 69. Phillip. 1, 23. Ecclesast. 12, 7. 2, Tim. 4, 8. (b) joh. 19, 25, 26. Psal. 17, 15. joh. 5, 29, & 11, 23, 24, & 6, 39, 54. Act. 24, 15. Luc. 14, 14, 1, Corinth. 15, 14, 18. 19 1, Thes. 4, 16, 14. (c) Mat. 25, 21, 23. (d) Matth. 13, 43, & 25, 34. Reu. 21, 4, 7. Dau. 12, 3. 1, Corinth. 15, 42, 43, 44. (e) Act. 7, 69. Luc. 16, 22. (f) 1, Corinth. 15, 42, 43, 44. 2, Corinth. 5, 1. (g) 1, Corinth. 2, 9 Psal. 139, 18. (h) Matth, 25, 46. joh. 3, 16, 36. 1, Thess. 4, 17. 2, Tim, 2, 10. 2, Cor. 4, 17  
Q. What fellowship shall you have to make you happy?  
A. I shall remain with (a) God, with his (b) Christ; with the (c) Angels and all the (d) Saints of God forever. (a) Thes. 4, 17. Reu. 22, 3, 4, 5, & 7, 15 & 21, 3. (b) Phil. 1, 23. joh. 12, 26, & 17, 24. Luc. 33, 43, 46. Reu. 7, 17, & 22, 3. (c) Heb. 12, 22. Matth. 22, 30. Revelat. 5, 11. (d) 1, Thessalon. 4, 17. Heb. 12, 23. Matth. 8, 11.  
Q. So much of the Persuasion of a 
The practice of a Christian.  Christian. Now tell me how you know that you are brought out of the estate of sin and misery into this excellent estate of Holiness and happiness?  
A. Because I walk in the true practice of a Christian. 2, Pet. 1, 10, 5, 6, 7.  
Q. Wherein standeth the practice of a Christian?  
A. In (a) total, (b) cordial, and 
In the duties concerning both.  (c) continual (d) obedience to Gods (e) only commandments (a) Psa. 119, 6. Matth, 28, 20. 2, Cor, 2, 9 Matth. 5, 19 jam. 2, 10. Act. 3, 22. (b) Rom. 6, 17. Matth. 22, 37. Rom. 12, 11. Deuterono. 6, 25. (c) Revelat. 2, 10 Io. 8, 31. (d) Io. 3. 36. Rom. 16, 26. (e) Deut. 12, 32, & 4, 2. Ios. 23, 6, & 1, 7. Act. 26, 22. Matth. 23 8, 10.  
Q. What kinds of duties hath God commanded us to practise?  
A. Such as concern the parts of godliness, or the means thereof.  
Q. What are the duties concerning the 
The parts of Godliness namely,  parts of godliness?  
A. (a) Conversion, and (b) fruits worthy. (a) Matth. 3, 2, & 4, 17. Act. 26, 20. (b) Matth. 3, 8, Act. 26, 20.  
Q. What are the parts of Conversion? 
Conversion standing in.   
A. (a) Repentance towards God, and [b] faith towards our Lord jesus Christ. [a] Act. 20, 21. Heb. 6, 1. Marc. 1, 15. [b] Act. 20, 21. Heb. 6, 1. Marc. 1, 15.  
Q. How manifold is repentance? 
Repentance   
A. Twofold [a] initial and [b] daily [a] Math. 12, 41. [b] Math. 6, 9, 12.  
Q. Wherein standeth repentance?  
A. In the [a] knowledge, [b] sorrow 
and  and [c] sincere confession of our sins, [d] guilt and punishment to God. [a] Rom. 7, 7. 14, 18. 1, King, 8, 38. Psal. 51, 3. Rom. 3, 20. jerem. 3, 13. [b] 2, Cor. 7, 10. jocl. 2, 13. Psal. 38, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 9, 18. Pro. 28, 13. Luc. 15, 18, 21. [c] Psal. 32, 5. Mat. 3, 6. Levit. 5, 5. 1, joh. 1, 9 2, Sam. 12, 13, & 24, 10. [d] Psa. 32, 5, & 38, 3, 4, 5, & 51, 2, 3, 4, 7, 14. [e] Ezec. 36, 31. 1, Cor, 11, 31. Luc. 15, 19, 21.  
Q. Wherein standeth faith? 
Faith.   
A. In the (a) knowledge, (b) estimation, (c) desire (d) persuasion and (e) application of the person, offices, and whole obedience of Christ unto ourselves (●) Phillippians 3, 8, 10. joh. 12, 46. & 17, 3. Roman. 10. 14. joh. 6. 69. (h) Phil. 3, 8. 1. Cor. 2, 2. (c) joh. 7, 37. Esa. 55, 1. Mat. 5, 6. (d) Act. 8. 37. Rom. 8. 38. 39 (e) 1. Tim. 1. 15. Gal. 2, 20. & 3. 27. joh. 20, 27, 28, 29. Phil. 3. 2.  
Qu. What are the fruits worthy of conversion?  
A. (a) Mortification of sin, and (b) sanctification of life. (a) Psa. 85. 8. Rom. 8. 13. Col. 3. 5, 9 Gal. 5, 24. Ephe. 4. 22. 25. joh. 5. 14. (b) Rom. 6, 4. Ephes. 
Fruits of conversion, which are  4, 24. Collos. 3. 10. 1. Pet. 2. 24. 2. Cor. 5. 15.  
Qu. Wherein standeth mortification?  
A. In the (a) true and continual dislike, and (b) endeavouring against the [c] first motions, [d] act, and [e] occasions 
Mortification  of all sin. (a) Rom. 7, 15. 19, 24. & 12. 9 Psal. 97. 10. & 36, 4. & 119, 128. (b) Gal. 5. 17. 1. Pet. 2 11. (c) Gal. 5. 17. Rom. 7 23. (d) Col. 3. 5. Prou. 28, 13. & 
and  14. 16. 1. Pet. 4. 1. 2. Tit. 2. 12. Io. 8. 11. Esa. 1. 16. (e) Gen. 39 10. Pro. 5. 8. & 23. 31.  
Q. Wherein standeth sanctification of life?  
A. In the duties of [a] well-doing and [b] well-sufferings. (a) Rom. 13, 3. 1. Pet. 4. 19 (b) 1. Pet. 4. 15, 16. 
Sanctification   
Q. First of the duties of well-doing, 
well-doing towards  Wherein do they stand?  
A. In the [a] fulfilling of God's law, which is a rule of [b] inward, and (c) outward duty to [d] God, my [e] neighbour, and my [f] self. (a) Ro. 13, 8, 20. Gal. 5, 4. 1, Io. 34. (b) Ro. 7, 7, 14. (c) Deut. 27, 26. Gal. 3. 10. (d) Mat. ●2, 37, 38. (e) Mat. 22, 39 1, Io. 3, 17, & 4, 20. (f) Mat. 22, 39  
Q. Wherein standeth your inward duty 
God.  to God?  
A. In his (a) knowledge, (b) love, (c) fear (d) joy, (e) trust & care in all things to (f) gloriiy, & (g) please him. (a) 1, Chro. 28, 9 jer. 31, 34. Io. 17, 3. (b) Mat. 22, 37. Deut. 6, 5, & 10, 12, & 28, 58. Exo. 20, 6. 1. Cor. 8, 3. Ro. 8, 28. jam. 1, 10. (c) Luc. 12, 5, & 23, 40. Ps. 34, 9 Pro. 23, 17. Deu. 28, 58. (d) Ps. 32, 11. Luc. 1, 47. Phil. 4, 4. (e) Pro. 3, 5, & 29, 25, 1, Tim. 4, 10, & 6, 17, jer. 17. Ps. 4, 5. & 32, 10, & 37, 3▪ & 118, 8, 9, & 125, 1, (f) 1, Cor. 10, 31. Mat. 5 16. 1, Pet. 2, 12. Reu. 14, 7. Rom. 2, 23, 24. (g) Heb. 12, 28, & 13, 
and  21. Col. 1, 10. 1 Cor. 7, 32.  
Q. Wherein standeth your outward duty towards God?  
A. In the effectual use of his (a) worship, (b) name & (c) day in all things as (d) he hath commanded. (a) Exo. 20, 4, 5, 6. Io. 4, 24. Ro. 14, 23. Heb. 12, 28. (b) Exo. 20, 7. Mat. 5, 34. jam. 5, 12. jer. 4, 2. (c) Exo. 20, 8, 9, 10. Reu. 1, 10. 1, Cor. 16, 1, 2. Act. 20, 7. Io. 20, 19, 26. (d) Deut. 12, 32, & 4, 2. Ios. 1, 7, & 23, 6. Mat. 28, 20. Act. 3, 22. Reu. 22, 14.  
Q. Wherein standeth your inward duty to your neighbour?  
A. In (a) reverence, (b) love, (c) meekness, (d) patience, (e) kindness, (f) mercy. (a) Ro. 12, 7. 1, Pet. 2, 17, & 3, 6, 7, 16. Levit. 19, 3, 22. (b) Ro. 12, 9, 10. 1, Io. 3, 14, 18, 23, & 5, 1, mat. 5 44. Io. 13, 34, 35. 1, pet. 3, 8. 1, Thes. 5, 8. Eph. 5, 2. (c) ja. 3, 13, 17. Mat. 11, 29, & 5, 5. Eph. 4, 2. 2, Tit. 3, 2. 1, Pet. 3, 4, 16. Gal. 5, 23. (d) col. 3, 13. eph. 4, 26. 31, 32. mat. 5, 39, 40, 44. Ro. 12, 19, 20, 21. (e) 1, Pe●. 3, 8. Eph. 4, 32. Col. 3, 12. Gal. 5, 22. Luc. 6. 35. Ro. 12, 21, (f) Luc. 6, 46. mat. 5, 7. jam. 3, 17, & 3, 13.  
Q. What are the outward duties to your 
Our Neighbours.  neighbour?  
A. They are in word, or action.  
Q. What are the dutie● in word?  
A. ᵇ Instruction, ᵖ reproof, ᵗ comfort, & (p) exhortation. ᵇ Eph. 6, 4. 2. Ti 2, 25. 1, Cor. 14, 35. Deu. 6, 7 Ps. 34, 11, & 78, 5, 6. Pro. 4, 3, & 31, 1. Lu. 11, 12. ᵖ Le. 19 17 Eph. 5, 11. Iu. v. 23. 1, Th. 5, 14, t 1, Th. 5, 14. & 4, 18 jud. v. 22. Mat. 25. 36. (a) Heb. 3. 13. & 10 35.  
Q. What are the duties in action?  
A. [a] Duty, [b] obedience in the Lord (c) reward, [d] correction, [e] alms and [f] good example. (a) Rom. 13. 7. 1, Thes. 4. 6. (b) Rom. 12, 1. 1, Pet. 2. 1●. 14. 2. Pet. 2. 18. & 3. 1. Heb. 13. 17. Eph. 6, 1. & 5. 22. Col. 3, 18, 20. 22. Tit. 2. 9 & 3. 1. (c) Rom. 13, 4. Gen. 40, 13. & 41, 5. (d) Prou. 13. 24 & 19 18. & 23. 13. Heb. 12 10. Rom. 13, 4. Luk. 12. 47, 48. (e) Rom. 12, 10. 1, Cor. 16. 1. Heb. 13, 16. 2, Cor. 8, 12, 21. & 9 6, 7, 12. Luc. 6, 30, 35, 38. & 12, 33. Isa. 58, 7. 1, Tim. 5. 10. (f) 1, Pet. 2, 5. & 3, 1, 16. Tit. 2, 7. 1. Tim. 4, 12. 1, Pet. 2, 21. Phil. 3, 17. 1, Thes. 4, 12. 2, Thes. 3, 9 2, Cor. 9, 2.  
Q. Who is your neighbour whom you must love?  
A. My [a] superiors [b] equals, [c] inferiors [d] friends, [e] stranger's, ] f] enemy's, but (g) especially the godly. (a) Mat. 22, 21. Rom. 13, 1. 1, Pet. 2, 13, 14. Tit. 3, 1. 1, Thes. 5. 12, 14. Hebr. 13. 17. Eph. 6, 15. (b) Ephes. 5, 22, 25. 
as also  1, Cor. 12, 25. 26. 1▪ Pet. 3 8. (c) Eph. 6. 4. 9 Col. 3, 21 & 4, 1. Tit. 2, 3, 4, 6. Exo. 23, 7. 8. Levit. 19, 15. (d) Psal. 122, 8. Luc. 1. 58. & 15. 6. 9 joh. 15 15. Deut 13. 6. [e] Heb. 13. 2. Mat. 25. 35. 36. Rom. 12. 13. 1. Pet. 4, 9 Exod. 23. 9 Levit. 19, 33, 34. [f] Mat. 44, 45. Rom. 12, 19, 20. Leu. 19, 8. Exod. 23 4. [g] Gal. 6, 10. 1. joh. 3, 14. & 5, 1. Psal. 16, 3. & 119. 36.  
Q. What must you respect in these duties to your Neighbour?  
A. The welfare of his [a] dignity, [b] life, [c] body, [d] goods and [e] name. [a] Exod. 20, 12 Rom. 12, 7. Eph. 6, 2. Mat. 9, 19 [b] Exod. 20. 13. Matth. 5. 21, 22. Rom. 13. 9 Mat. 19 18. [c] Exo. 20. 14. Mat. 5. 28. 29, 30, 32. Rom. 13, 9 Mat. 19, 18. [d] Exod. 20, 15. Rom. 13, 9 Eph. 4, 28. 1, Thes. 4, 6. Mat. 19, 18. [e] Exod. 20, 16. Rom. 13 9 Mat. 19, 18. jam. 4, 11.  
Q. Thus of duties to your Neighbour: wherein standeth your duty to yourself?  
A. In the true knowledge and care of wel-ordering and using of my [a] soul my [b] body, my [c] calling, and [d] the creatures. [a] 1, Cor. 6. 20. Mat. 16, 26. 1, Thes. 5, 23. Rom. 12, 2. [b] 1, Cor 6, 20. 1, Thess. 5, 23. Rom. 12. 1. & 6, 19 [c] 1. Cor. 7, 20, ●4, Rom. 12, 7, 8. [d] Tit. 1, 15. 1, Cor. 10, 23, 25, 26. & 8, 8, 9, 13. Rom. 14, 14. 15, 21, 22, 23. 1, Tim. 4, 5.  
Q. What must you do that this may be performed?  
A. I must keep in my soul (a) a good conscience, e to my body, (b) health, and (c) chastity, to my calling (d) truth, and (e) diligence; to the Creatures, (f) temperance, and (g) contentation. (a) 1, Pet. 3, 21. Heb. 13, 18. Acts 24, 16. Prou. 15, 15. (b) Mat 12, 1, 2, 3, 4, 7. 1, Tim. 5, 23. Pro. 23, 23. 24, 31. Ecc. 10, 16, 17. (c) 1, Thes. 4, 3. 4, 5. Mat 5, 29, 30. (d) 1, Thes. 4, 6 Pro. 11, 1. & 20, 10, 23. (e) Eph. 5, 28. 1. Thes. 4, 11. 2. Thes. 3, 8. 10. 11, 12. (f) 'tis 2, 6. Gal. 5. 23 1, Cor. 7. 30 31. Luk. 21, 34. Rom. 13, 12. 1●. Eph. 5. ●8. (g) 1. Tim. 6, 6. Heb. 13, 5. Phil. 4 11, 12. 1, Pet. 5, 7. Mat. 6 25, 31, 34.  
Q. So much of the duties of well-doing: wherein stand the duties of well-suffering?  
A. In the right bearing of (b) all afflictions 
Welsuffring.  for (b) correction, (c) reformation, (d) trial, or (e) righteousness (a) Act. 20. 22 23, 24. (b) Ps. 119, 67, 71. 1. Cor. 11, 32 (c) Reu. 3, 10. Herald 12. 5. 7. 10. jer. 30 14 15. Ps. 89. 31, 32. 33. (d) Goe 17, 1, 2. I●b. 1, 11, 12. & 2, 4, 5. (e) 1, Tim. 6, 6. Herald 13, 5. & 10. 33, 34. Ph. 4, 11, 12. 1, Pe. 5, 7. Ma. 6, 25, 31. 34  
Q. How must you bear afflictions of all sorts?  
A. With (a) humiliation (b) patience, (c) faith, and (a) joyfulness. (a) 1, Pet. 5. 6. 2, Ch. 33, 12. & 28, 22. Lan. 3, 39, 40, 41, 42. (b) Rom. 12, 12 jam. 5, 10, 11, 7 8. Heb. 11. 36. 37. [c] 1, Pet. 1. 6, 7. Heb. 11, 25, 26, 27, 35, 36, 37, 39 [●] Mat. 5. 12. 1. Pet. 4 12. 13. 16 Heb. 10. 34.  
Q. So much of duties concerning the parts of Godliness: What are the means by which God worketh these things in you? 
The means of godliness both   
A. They are either substantial worships: or material circumstances for the better performance of these worships.  
Q. How are the substantianll worships 
Substantial Worships.  to be used?  
A. Both in public and in private.  
Q. Which are the worships to be used in 
Public.  public?  
A. The word [a] read, and [b] preached, the * two Sacraments, and [d] invocation of the name of God. [a] 2. King 22. 11, 12. & 23. 1. Neh. 8. 2, 3. Act. 15. 21. & 13. 27. Col. 4. 16 1 Th. 5, 27 [b] Lu. 4. 16. 1●, 20, 21. Ne. 8. 7. 8. 9 Act 13. 15. 2. Ti. 4. 2, Ronvere, 10. 8. 14 15 17. 2, Pe. 1. 19 1. Co. 1. 18. 21. Ga. 2, 3. Ac. 11. 14 * Mar. 16. 15. 16. M●t. 28. 19 20. & 26. ●6. 27. 1, Cor. 11, 23, 24, 25. & 1, 14. Act. 2. 41. & 10. 48. [d] Act. 6. 14. 1, Tim. 2, 1, 2. Col. 4, 2. Act. 16, 13. & 13, 2, 3. & 14, 23. 1, Cor. 14, 16, 26.  
Q. What is your duty that ye may hear God's word with profit?  
A. Some duties go before: some go along, and some follow the hearing of the same.  
Qu. What are the duties going before?  
A. [a] Godly life, (b) desire of profiting, (c) purpose of obeying, and (d) prayer for a blessing. [a] Luk. 8, 15. Mica. 2, 7. Prou. 15, 10. (b) 1, Pet. 2, 2. jam 1. 19 Amos 8 12. Dan. 12, 4. Acts 17. 11. Psa. 40 8. (c) Psal. 119, 57 & 27, 8. [d] Ephes. 6, 19, 20. 2, Thes. 3. 1. Col. 4. 3. Heb. 13, 17, 18. Mat. 3, 8. Psalm. 119, 5, 8, 27.  
Qu. Which the duties going are along?  
A. [a] Reverence, [b] attention, (c) repentance, (d) faith, (e) meekness, and (f) joy. (a) 1, Thess. 2, 13. Gal. 4, 14. Act. 13, 16, 26. Eza. 9, 4. Isai. 66 2. 5. (b) Acts 8, 6 & 16, 14. 2. Pet. 1, 19 Eccls 4. 17. (c) Mat. 12, 41. & 11, 5. & 21, 32. 2 King. 22, 19, 13, 11. Acts 2. 37. (d) H●b, 2. joh. 5. 24. Mar. 16, 15, 16. Acts 28. 24. (e) jam. 1, 21. Heb. 13, 22. Gal. 4, 16. (f) 1, Thes. 1, 6. Act. 13, 48. Io. 3, 29. Act. 2, 41. Neh. 8, 12.  
Q. Which are the duties following?  
A. (a) Thanksgiving, (b) meditation, (c) conference, and (d) care of practice. (a) Act. 13, 48, & 11, 18. (b) Ps. 119, 97, & 37, 31, & 1, 2. jam. 1, 23, 24. (c) Act. 17, 11, & 8, 35, & 16, 30. (d) Io. 13, 17. Luc. 8, 15, 21, & 11, 28. Rom. 2, 13, & 6, 17. jam. 1, 22. Psa. 119, 106. Heb. 13, 17. Tit. 3, 8.  
Q. Thus of the word, what are the Sacraments?  
A. (a) Signs, and (b) seals of man's (c) duty unto God and of Gods (d) promises in Christ to the worthy (e) receiver. [a] Rom. 4, 11. 1, Pet. 3, 21. 1. Cor. 11, 24, 25, 26. (b) Rom. 5, 11. (c) Rom. 6, 3, 4, 5. Gen. 17, 9 1, Pet. 3, 21. Act. 8, 37, & 2, 38, Mar. 1, 4. Gal. 3, 27. (d) Gen. 17, 8, 9 Exo. 12, 13. 1, Cor. 10, 16, & 11, 24, 25. Act. 22, 16. Mar. 1, 4. Rom. 4, 11. (e) 2, Chro. 30, 18, 19 1, Cor. 11, 27. Mar. 16, 16. Act. 8, 37.  
Q. How many Sacraments are there? 
Sacraments.   
A. [a] Two only. Baptism [b] the sacrament of (c) new birth to be once (d) received: and the (e) Lords Supper the sacrament of (f) spiritual nourishment to (g) be received often. [a] 1, Cor. 10, 2, 3, 4, & 12, 13. (b) Mar 1, 4, & 16, 16. Mat. 28, 19 (c) Tit. 3, 5. Io. 3, 5. Eph. 5. 26. [d] Ep. 4, 5. [e] 1, Cor. 11, 20, 25, & 10, 21. (f) Mat. 26, 26. 1, Cor. 10, 3, 4, 16, with Io. 6, 35, 51, 53, 54, 55, 56. (g) 1, Cor. 11, 26, 33. Act. 20, 7.  
Q. What are you to observe in either sacrament?  
A. The outward part or sign, for the outward man, and the invisible part for the soul or inward man.  
Q. What is the outward part or sign in Baptism?  
A. Pure (a) water, and (b) washing or (c) sprinkling of the body [a] Heb. 10, 22. Mat. 3, 11. Io. 3, 23. (b) Rom. 64. 1, Pet. 3, 21. Act. 22, 16, & 8, 38. (c) Heb. 10, 22.  
Q. What is the invisible part or thing signified 
and  in Baptism?  
A. It standeth in the grace offered & sealed by God and in the duties required of us.  
Q. What is the grace offered and sealed to you in Baptism?  
A. (a) Remission of all my sins by the blood of Christ, and [b] new birth by the spirit of God. [a] 1, Pet. 3, 21. Heb. 9, 14, & 10, 22. 1, Io. 1, 7. Mar. 1, 4. (b) Mat. 3, 11. Io. 3, 5. Tit. 3. 5. Act. 10. 47.  
Qu. What duties are requred of you and all baptized persons?  
A. (a) Repentance, [b] faith, a (c) good conscience, & [d] prayer unto God. (a) Marc. 1, 4. Mat. 3, 8. Act. 2, 38. (b) Mar 16, 16. Act, 8, 37, & 16, 31, 33. Gal. 3, 27. (c) 1, Pet. 3, 21. Heb. 10, 22. (d) Act. 22, 16. 1, Pet. 3, 21.  
Qu. Thus of Baptism: What is the outward part or sign in the Lord's Supper?  
A. [a] Bread and Wine: [b] blessed, (c) broken, (d) given, (e) taken (f) eaten, & (g) drunk. [a] Mat. 26, 26, 29. Mar. 14, 22, 25. Luc. 22, 19, 18. 1, Cor. 10, 16, & 11, 23. [b] Mat. 26, 26. Mar. 14, 22. Luc. 22, 17, 19 1, Cor. 10, 16, & 11, 24. [c] Mat. 26, 26. Mar. 14. 22. Luc. 22, 19 1, Cor. 10, 16, & 11, 24. (d) Mat 26, 26, 27. Mar. 14, 22, 23. Luc. 22, 19 (e) Mat. 26, 26. Mar. 14, 22. (f) Mat. 26. 27. Mar. 14, 23. Luc. 22. 17.  
Qu. What is the invisible part for the inward man.  
A. It also standeth in the grace sealed and offered by God: and in the duties required of us.  
Q. What is the grace signified, seal land offered unto you in the Lord's Supper?  
A. The whole (a) new covenant, namely [b] remission of all my sins by the (c) death of Christ; and (d) nourishment in grace by the spirit of Christ. [a] Mat. 26. 28. with Heb. 9 20. Exo. 24 8. Marc 14. 24 [b] Mat. 26 28. Mar. 14. 24. Luc. 22. 2●. [c] 1. Cor. 11. 26. (d) Io. 6. 32. 33. 35. 51. 53. 55. 56. 57 58. & 7. 37. 38. 39 & 4. 14. 1 Cor. 12. 13.  
Qu. What duties are required of you in receiving the Lords Supper?  
A. [a] Repentance, (b) faith, (c) love, [d] prayer, & [●] thanksgiving. (a) 1. Cor. 12. 28. 31. 2. Chro. 30. 19 (b) Mat. 26. 26. with joh. 6. 53. 54. 56. 47. 63, 64. 1. Cor. 10. 3. 4. 2. & 11. 24. 25. 26. 2. Cor. 13. 5. (c) 1. Cor. 10. 17. & 11. 18. & 12. 13. Act. 2. 41. 42. 46. [d] 2. Chro. 30. 18. 19 15. (e) Mat. 26 26. 30. Mar. 14. 22. 26. 1. Cor. 10. 16. & 11. 24.  
Q. Thus of the sacraments: What are 
Invocation.  you to observe in Invocation?  
A. The circumstance of person, parts, matter and order.  
Q. Who is the person to whom, and by whom you are to pray?  
A. I must pray to (a) God, (b) only: in the (c) name of jesus Christ (d) only. (a) Psa. 50. 50. Mat. 7. 7. 8. 9 10. 11. jam. 1. 5. (b) Mat. 4. 10. Reu. 22. 9 judg. 13. 16. Act. 10. 25. (c) Io. 16. 24. 26. & 14. 13. 14. (d) 1. Tim. 2. 5. Act. 4. 12. Heb. 7. 25.  
Q. What are the parts of invocation?  
A. [a] Deprecation: [b] petition, (c) thanksgiving and [d] intercession. (a) 1, Tim. 2, 1. Phil. 4, 6. Luc. 11, 4. (b) 1, Tim. 2, 1. Phil. 4, 6. Luc. 11, 2, 3, 4, 13. (c) 1, Tim. 2, 1. 1, Thes. 5, 18. Col. 4, 2, & 3, 17. Phil. 4, 6. (d) 1, Tim. 2, 1. Act. 12, 5. Eph. 6, 18, 19 Col. 4, 3. 2, Thes, 3, 1. jam. 5, 14. Heb. 13, 18. Luc. 11, 2.  
Q. What things or matter must you pray for?  
A. Generally for things (a) agreeing 
and  to Gods will, and are especially expressed in that form which (b) Christ hath taught us. (a) 1, Io. 5, 14. Rom. 14, 23, & 10, 17. (b) Mat. 6, 9 Luc. 11, 2.  
Q. After what manner ought you to pray?  
A. With (a) outward decent behaviour, and (b) inward due affection of (c) desire, (d) faith, [e] love and (f) fervency. (a) 1, Cor. 11, 21, 22, & 14, 40. (b) Mat. 15, 8. Io. 4, 24. (c) Neh. 1, 11. Heb. 13, 18. Psa. 38, 9 (d) jam. 1, 6. Mat. 21, 22. Heb. 10, 22. Io. 3, 22, 23. (e) Mat. 6, 12, 13, 14, 15. Mar. 11, 25, 26. 1, Tim. 2, 8. Act. 2, 42, 1. Io. 3, 22, 23. (f) Psal. 119, 58, 10. jam. 5, 16, 17. Mat. 7, 7. Rom. 12, 11.  
Q. Thus of the worship in public: what 
Private worwips.  worships ought we to use in private?  
A. (a) Daily (b) reading: (c) meditation, and (d) talk of God's word as also prayer with (e) others, or (f) ourselves alone. (a) Act. 17, 11. Deut. 17, 19 (b) Io. 5, 39 Act. 8, 28, & 17, 11. (c) Psa. 1, 1, 2, & 119, 97. (d) Deut. 6, 6, 7. 1, Pet. 4, 11. Col. 4, 6. Eph. 4. 29. Ps. 37, 30, 31. (e) jos 24, 15. Hest. 4, 16. (f) 1, Tim. 5. 5. Psa. 55, 17. Mat. 6, 6. Mar. 1, 35.  
Q. So much of worships: What are the 
Material Circumstances.  material circumstances of these worships?  
A. They are matters tending to the better performance of the former worships. 
both of.   
Q. How many are there of the material Circumstances?  
A. Chief three, namely the Circumstance of time, person, and order.  
Q. Which is the especial time appointed for the public use and practise of these worships?  
A. The seventh day (a) commanded 
Time.  in the Law and changed by (b) Christ & his (c) Apostles doctrine and practice to be the first day of the week. (a) Exo. 20, 8. Ezec. 46, 1, 2, 3, 4. Luc. 4, 16. Act. 13, 15, 27, & 17, 2, 18, 4. (b) Reu. 1, 10. 1, Cor. 16, 1, 2. Mat. 24, 20. Io. 20, 19, 26. (c) Act. 20, 7, & 3, 1, 2.  
Q. Who are the persons appointed of God 
Persons.  for the public use and practise of these worships?  
A. (a) Only such ministers of God's word as have lawful (b) gifts and (c) calling. (a) 2, Chr. 16, 18. 1, King. 13, 33, 34. Ezra. 2, 62. (b) 1, Tim, 5, 22, & 3, 2, 6, 7. Mal. 2, 7. Hos. 4, 6. Tit. 1, 9 jer. 3, 15. (c) Heb. 5, 4. Act. 14, 23. Tit. 15.  
Q. Wherein standeth order? 
Order.   
A. In the due applying of the (a) censures, with the public and private practice, of an holy (b) fast, and holy (c) feast. (a) Mat. 18, 16, 17, 18. 1, Cor. 5, 3, 4, 5. 1, Tim. 1, 20. 2, Cor. 2, 6, 7, 8. (b) 2, Chro. 20, 3. Ezr. 8. 21, & 9, 3, 5. Neh. 9, 1. Act. 13, 2, & 14, 23. Esa. 22, 12, 13. Mat. 9, 15, & 6, 16, 17. 2, Cor. 11, 27. (c) Hest. 9, 22, 27. Neh. 8, 11, 12, 15, 16 17, 18. jud. v. 12.  
Deo soli sapient● sit gloria.  
FINIS.