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THE
CHURCHMAN'S MANUAL;
OR,
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
ON
THE CHURCH; ON
PROTESTANT AND ROMISH DISSENTERS;

SOCINIANS.

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TO
THE BISHOPS
OF THE
ORTHODOX CATHOLIC CHURCH,
ESPECIALLY TO THOSE IN
GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND,
THIS LITTLE WORK
is HUMBLY AND RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED,
IN THE HOPE THAT IT MAY BE FOUND NOT UNWORTHY OF
THEIR COUNTENAlfCE AND APPROBATION.

Extract from the Preface to the Festivals and Fasts of
the Church of England. By Robert Nelson, Esq.

" If ever a Convocation should think fit to revise the Cate
chism of the Church, to whose authority and judgment an
affair of that nature ought entirely to be submitted, it is pos-
sible they may find it necessary to add some questions concern
ing those who have the power of administering Sacraments, and
how they receive such an authority, and what duties are owing
by God's word to our spiritual guides. Because such a sort of
instruction, early instilled into tender minds, would be a means
of keeping men steadfast to the communion of the Church, and
of preserving them from falling into schisms, even in a state
of persecution : from the possibility of which no human esta-
bhshment can secure the Church of God, while she is militant
here upon earth. And tiU this can be effected, it is to be
wished the Reverend Clergy would more frequently instruct
the people in such duties ; the want of which necessary know
ledge makes the principles of Church Communion so little
understood, that men are 'tossed to and fro, and carried about
with every ivind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cun
ning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive.' Ephes.
iv. 14."

ON THE CHURCH.

1. What is the ninth article of the Creed ?
A. " I believe one Catholic and Apostolic Church."
2. What do you mean by the " Church ?"
A. The society belonging to the Lord Christ '.
3. Why do you call the Church a society?
A. Because its members agree, as in other so
cieties, to be governed by certain rules.
4. Why is the Church called " one ?"
A. Because all the true branches of it together
form " one body" of which Christ is the Head : hav
ing " one Lord, one Faith, one Baptism, one God
" and Father of all b."
5. What is the meaning of the word Catholic ?
A. Universal.
6. Why is the Church called Catholic!'
A. 1. Because it is universal in time and space"!;
being " a people" " taken out" of all nations'', in
a The word church, or kirk, is derived from the Greek
word Kyriake, which means relating to the Lord.
b Ephes. iv. 4 — 6.
" Thus it is distinguished from the Jewish Church, which
was confined to one nation, and of limited duration.
d Acts XV. 1 4.
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all ages'=; 2. because it is universal in doctrine f;
receiving and teaching ''all truths."
7. Why is the Church called Apostolic ?
A. Because it " continues in the Apostles' doc-
" trine and fellowship ''."
8. What do you mean by continuing in the Apo
stles' doctrine ?
A. Holding and teaching " the faith which was
" once delivered unto the saints i," the pure and
uncorrupted doctrine which it has received from the
Apostles, and duly administering the sacraments
which Christ committed to their care.
9. What do you mean by the sacraments being
duly administered ?
A. That nothing be wanting that of necessity is
requisite for the due celebration of them.
10. What is necessary for the due celebration of
them ?
A. That they be administered with the matter and
in the manner appointed by our Lord : Baptism with
water in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy
Ghost ''¦, and the Lord's Supper with bread and wine,
consecrated as his body and blood ' : by one commis
sioned by Him for that purpose.
IJ. If our Lord has commissioned some persons
for the discharge of these functions, is it not plain
presumption for others not so commissioned to exer
cise the same office ?
A. Yes.
e Heb. i. 1.
f Thus it is distinguished from heretical congregations,
which hold only parts of the truth.
e John xvi. 13.
h Acts ii. 42. i Jude 3.
k lyiatt. xxviii. 19. Ephes. v. 26. 1 Matt. xxvi. 26  29.

12. Will St. Peter's applying the term " royal
" priesthood""" to the whole body of Christians war
rant any in exercising the ministerial office who have
not been specially set apart for the purpose ?
A. No : for they are the words which Moses " ap
plied to the whole people of Israel ; among whom
the ministry was confined to the tribe of Levi ° ; and
the priesthood to the family of Aaron p.
13. What Scripture warrant is there for saying
that a commission is necessary ?
A. " I will take of them for priests and for Le-
" vites, saith the Lord "5." " Pray ye the Lord of the
" harvest that He will send forth labourers into his
" harvest ¦¦." " How shall they preach except they
" be sent ^?" " Among the Gentiles in every place
" incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure
"offering'". "No man taketh this honour unto
" himself save he that is called of God"." "Thou
" hast tried them which say they are Apostles, and
" are nof."
14. Have the ministers of the Church of England
received this commission ? and is the pure word of
God preached, and the sacraments duly administered
in her according to Christ's ordinance ?
A. Yes.
15. How have the ministers of the Church of Eng
land received this Commission ?
A. They can trace it step by step, in unbroken
succession, from the Apostles to the present Bishops.
16. What is meant by continuing in the Apostles'
fellowship ?
m 1 Pet. ii. 9. n Exod. xix. 6. o Numb. i. 50.
P Numb. iii. 10. q Isai. Ixvi. 21. - Matt. ix. 38.
s Rom. i. 15. tBIal. i. 11. u Heb. v. 4.
X Rev. ii, 2.

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A. Holding communion with the Apostles, i. e.
with them and their successors.
17. Who are the successors of the Apostles ?
A. The chief Pastors in every place who have re--
ceived the Apostolic Commission, i. e. that authority '
to govern the Churches and ordain Clergy, which our
Lord gave to the Apostles.
18. Do all societies of professed Christians con
tinue in the Apostles' doctrine and fellowship ?
A. No. Some hold to the fellowship and depart
from the doctrine, corrupting it by alterations or ad
ditions : and some depart also from the fellowship,
having lost the Apostolic commission.
19. What branches of the Church continue both
in the doctrine and the fellowship ?
A. Those, called Protestant Episcopal, in England,
Ireland, Scotland, Sweden, in the United States, and
British North America^ in the East and West In
dies. 20. What does the terra Protestant imply ? ¦
A. That they have protested against the Romish
errors and corruptions.
21. What is meant by Episcopal?
A. That they are under the governance of a duly
authorized Chief Pastor (commonly called Bishop)
who has two other orders of Clergy under him.
22. Are all Congregations, where the chief officer
is called Bishop, Apostolic ?
A. No. In some cases the Chief Pastors are
called Bishops, but have not received the Apostolic
commission. 23. Are all Apostolic Churches Episcopal ?
A. Yes.
24. What will justify separation from a Church
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A. If, as the condition of remaining in her com
munion, she requires assent to any doctrine or prac
tice which is contrary to the truth of Scripture.
25. Does the Church of England require assent to
any thing contrary to the written word of God ?
A. No. Few even of those who separate from her
deny the truth of her doctrines.
26. Are all her forms and ceremonies to be found
in the Bible ?
A. No.
27. By what authority, then, are they set forth ?
A. By the authority of those to whom God has in
trusted the spiritual government of the Church.
28. Who are they ?
A. The Bishops or Apostles, assisted by the Priests
or Presbyters.
29. Confirm this authority from Scripture.
A. When dispute arose in the infant Church con
cerning the ceremonies that were to be used, it was
referred for decision to the Apostles and Elders.
(See Acts xv. 2. 4. 6. 22 ; xvi. 4.) And St. Paul
expressly mentions it as part of the commission given
to Titus, Bishop of Crete, " that he should set in
" order the things that were wanting y,"
30. What duties do the Scriptures teach us the
people owe to their pastors in spiritual matters ?
1. Obedience. " Obey them that have the rule
" over you, and submit yourselves : for they watch
" for your souls as they that must give account^."
2. Love. " Esteem them very highly in love for
" their work's sake^" 3. Maintenance. " The work-
" man is worthy of his meat''." " The Lord hath
y Titus i. 5. z Heb. xiii. 17. ^ 1 Thess. v. 13.
b Matt. X. 10.
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" ordained that they which preach the Gospel, should
" live of the Gospel'^." 4. Prayer. " Brethren, pray
" for US'!."

On Dissenters.
31. Are all the Christians in England members of
the Church ?
A. No.
32. Are all the Christians in England, who are not
members of the Church, united in one body ?
A. No : they are divided into an immense variety
of sects, but may all be classed under two heads.
33. What are these .?
A. Protestant dissenters and Romish dissenters.

On Protestant Dissenters.
34. In what respect do all the Protestant dissenters
differ from the Church ?
A. Each sect has some point of difference peculiar
to itself: but they all differ in this, namely, that their
teachers can produce no commission from God to
exercise the office of ministers of the Gospel. These
have departed from the Apostles' fellowship.
35. To whom did our Saviour give this commission ?
A. To the Chief Pastors of the Church, who were
called Apostles <=-
c 1 Cor. ix. 14. d 1 Thess. v. 25 ; 2 Thess. iii. 1.
eMatt. xviii. 17, 18, xxviii. 19; Lukexxii. 19; John xx. 21.

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36. To whom did he intrust the power of trans
mitting this authority to others ?
A. To the same. .
37. Shew this from Scripture.
A. " As my Father hath sent me, even so send I
" you ^." " I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my
" Father hath appointed unto mes."
38. To whom were these words spoken ?
A. To the Chief Pastors only.
39. Was this power always to remain in the
Church ?
A. " He gave some apostles, &c. for the perfect-
" ing of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for
" the edifying of the body of Christ, till we all come
" in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of
" the Son of God, unto a perfect man *¦," &c.
40. What promise did our Lord make to the
Apostles respecting the continuance of their com
mission ?
A. " Lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end
" of the world'."
41. To whom were these words spoken ?
A. To the Chief Pastors, the Apostles, only.
42. AVhom did the Apostles appoint to be their
successors in this matter ?
A. Chief Pastors after them, who are now called
Bishops. 43. What Scripture warrant have you for this ?
A. The Epistles of St. Paul to Timothy Chief
Pastor of Ephesus, and to Titus Chief Pastor of Crete,
show that he had intrusted to them the same autho-
f John XX. 21. e Luke xxii. 29.
h Ephes. iv. 11—13. i Matt, xxviii. 20.

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rity for ordaining ministers and governing churches
which he himself exercised as an Apostle.
44. How many orders of ministers were there in
the Churches which the Apostles founded ?
A. Three. For the Chief Pastors at Ephesus and
Crete had two orders of Clergy under them.
45. By whom were these orders instituted ?
A. The first by our Lord, with a promise that it
should continue even to the end of the world : the
two others by the Holy Ghost, through the hands of
Apostles. 46. What orders are there now in the Church ?
A. The same.
47. By what names has the first order been known?
A. Sometimes Apostles'', sometimes Angels', now
generally Bishops.
48. By what names has the second order been
known ?
A. Sometimes Bishops™, sometimes Elders", or,
in the Greek, Presbyters which we have shortened
into Priests.
49. By what name has the third order been known?
A. By that of "Deacon"" only.
50. To which of the three orders has the power of
ordaining others been intrusted ?
A. It has been confined to the first order.
51. Has the second order been allowed no share
in ordaining others ?
A. Only conjointly with the first.
52. Give an instance of this from Scripture.
A. We find frequent mention of the first order
k 1 Cor. xii. 28. 1 Rev. ii. 1. ml Tim. iii. 1, 2.
n 1 Tim. V. 17. 0 1 Tim. iii. 8.

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ordaining by themselves p: but the only instance (if
it be allowed to be one) of the second order taking
any part in that office, is conjointly with the first.
Compare i Tim. iv. 14. with 2 Tim. i. 6. This me
thod is still practised in the Church.
53. Has ordination by Presbyters alone been ever
allowed in the Church ?
A. No warrant for it can be found in the New
Testament : and for the first 1500 years it was uni
versally rejected and condemned.
54. Did Calvin and the first founders of the Pres
byterian government despise the Episcopal order ?
A. No ; Calvin 1 held those men worthy of an
anathema who would not submit themselves to truly
Christian Bishops, if such could be had.
55. What advantage does the preservation of the
Apostolic commission afford to the members of the
Church ?
A. They have a promise from God to bless the
ministrations of their teachers : have an assurance that
in the Sacrament of Baptism God seals his part of
the covenant : and that in the Sacrament of the
Eucharist He makes them partakers of the body and
blood of Christ.
56. Where the commission is wanting, is there
the same assurance of these blessings ?
A. No.
57. Do we find in Scripture any instances of per
sons taking upon themselves the office of the ministry
without warrant from God ?
A. Yes. Korah, Dathan, and Abiram'': and Uzziah,
King of Judah'*.
P Acts xiv. 23; 1 Tim. v. 22 ; Tit, i. 5. q Tract, de
Reform. Eccles. - Num. xvi. s 2 Chron. xxvi.

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58. Did God shew himself displeased at their con
duct ?
A. Yes, in a fearful manner. Korah and his com
pany were swallowed up alive in an earthquake ; and
Uzziah was struck with leprosy.
59. Is it possible for persons, under the Christian
dispensation, to be guilty of the sin for which Korah
was punished ?
A. St. Jude clearly shews that it is so ; for he
speaks of some in his time who " perished in the
" gainsaying of Korah'."
60. What does he mean by the gainsaying of
Korah ?
A. The despising and opposing God's commissioned
servants, as Korah despised and opposed Aaron the
minister of God ".
61. Do not unauthorised teachers produce divi
sions among Christians ?
A. Yes: instead of Christians forming "one
" body ", ' there is an almost infinite variety of
sects. 62, Do the Scriptures teach us that this is con
trary to the will of God ?
A. St. Paul, writing in the Spirit of God, desires
the Romans to " mark those who cause divisions and
" offences contrary to the doctrine they had learned;
" and to avoid them >'."
63, Does our Lord speak on the same subject ?
A. In his affecting prayer for all who should be
lieve on Him, one of the chief petitions is, " that
" they all may be one^."

t Jude 11. u Num. xvi. 11. x £phes. iv. 4.
y Rom. xvi. 17; 1 Cor. i. 10. xi. 18, 19. z John xvii. 21.

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64. What is to be said of those who begin or con
tinue any divisions among Christians ?
A. They are running themselves into sin and
danger, by opposing the will of God, and the direc
tions of the Holy Ghost.
65. What is to be said of those who through idle
ness or curiosity join themselves to their congrega
tions ?
A. They give countenance and encouragement to
error, and thereby become " partake!*s in other men's
" sins." 66. How should the members of the Church feel
and act towards those who divide the body of Chris
tians by their sects and unauthorized teachers ?
A. They should be sorry for them, and pray God
to forgive them ; and bring them ,to a better mind :
and be very careful that they do not themselves afford
any encouragement to the error : " not counting
" them as enemies, but admonishing them as bre-
" thren^."

On Romish Dissenters.
67. In what respect do the Romish dissenters
differ from the Church ?
A. In the corrupt additions which they have made
to Catholic faith, and in the practices arising there
from. These have departed from the Apostles' doc
trines ''.
a 2 Thess. iii, 15.
b Let it be remembered also, as an historical fact, that the
bishops and priests of the Romish Church, who schismatically
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68. Mav we join their worship and communicate
with them ?
A. No.
69. Why not ?
A. Because they will admit none to communion
who do not declare their solemn assent to doctrines
which cannot be proved '^, and which are productive
of the most mischievous consequences.
70. Prove this.
their orders from the ancient British, Irish, Scottish, or Anglo-
Saxon Churches ; but from the Churches of Spain and Italy,
None of the Romish bishops who were deprived at the Re
formation, in either of the three kingdoms, kept up any suc
cession. In Ireland the only representative of the Church
planted by St. Patrick is the orthodox episcopal Church by
God's blessing settled there. In Great Britain, the British,
Scottish, and Anglo-Saxon Churches are represented by the
episcopal Churches in England and Scotland, The latter hav
ing received back again, after the Presbyterian interruption,
that succession which the northern English bishoprics received
from her,
= None can communicate -with the Church of Rome who re
fuse assent to the Creed of Pope Pius IV. In that creed there
is this passage : " I unhesitatingly receive and profess all other
" things which have been deUvered, defined, and declared by
" the sacred canons and general councils ; and especially by
" the holy synod of Trent : and at the same time I, in like
" manner, condemn, reject, and anathematize all things con-
" trary thereunto ; and aU heresies whatsoever which have
" been condemned, rejected, and anathematized by the church.
"... I promise, vow, and swear, most constantly, to hold
" and profess this true cathohc faith, orut of which no man can
" be saved." The number of general councils to whose de
crees and anathemas an unhesitating assent is here said to be
necessary to salvation, is twenty. Three of these, to which
reference is made in the following notes, are the second Nicene,
(A,D, 737,) that of Constance, (1415,) and that of Trent,
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A. The Church of Rome requires all who commu
nicate with her, to believe, as necessary to salvation,
1st. That that man is accursed who does not kiss
and honour and worship the holy images ''.
2nd. That the Virgin Mary and other saints are to
be prayed to *=-
3rd. That, after consecration in the Lord's Sup
per, the bread is no longer bread, and the wine no
longer wine '.
4th. That that clergyman should be excommuni
cated, who, in the sacrament of the Lord's Supper,
gives the cup to the people s.
5th. That they are accursed who say that the
clergy may marry ''.
d In the Acts of the second Nicene Council it is written,
" The whole synod exclaimed, We kiss the honourable images ;
" let those be accursed that dp not." " Let anathema be on
" those who do not salute the holy and venerable images."
" The images are to be adored, i. e, they ai-e to be kissed and
« loved," Actio VII. The Council of Trent, sess, 25, espe-
dally confirmed the decrees of this second Nicene council ; and
the council of Trent is especially named in the creed of
Pius IV,
e See the Creed of Pius IV : " Likewise that the saints
" reigning with Chi-ist are to be invoked."
f Council of Trent, sess. XIII. c. 2, " If any man shall
" say that in the holy sacrament of the Eucharist there re-
" mains the substance of bread and wine, let him be ac-
" cui-sed." g Council of Constance, sess. XIII. " The holy synod
" charges all bishops that, under pain of excommunication, they
" effectually punish those who communicate the people under
" both kinds of bread and wine ; and if they do not repent,
" they are to be restrained, as heretics, by ecclesiastical cen-
" sure, with the assistance, if need be, of the secular arm,"
i. 6. to be burned alive.
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6th. That there is a purgatory', that is, a place
where souls which had died in repentance are puri
fied by suffering.
7th. That the Church of Rome is the mother and
mistress of all other churches ^.
8th. That obedience is due from all churches to
the bishop of Rome '.
9th, That they are accursed who deny that there
are seven sacraments™.
71, What evil practices have resulted from any
of these unfounded doctrines ?
A. From the veneration of images has sprung the
actual worship of them, not only by the common
people, but by their learned bishops °, who have
never been condemned by the Church of Rome.
The invocation of the Virgin and of other saints
" that the clergy may contract marriages, or that such con-
" tracts are valid, let him be accursed."
i " I firmly hold that there is a purgatory," Creed of
Pius IV,
k " I acknowledge the holy, cathoUc, and apostolic Roman
" Church to be the mother and mistress of all Churches,"
Creed of Pius IV.
1 " I promise and swear true obedience to the Roman pon-
" tiff, the successor of St, Peter, chief of the apostles, and the
" vicar of Jesus Christ."
m " If any man shall say that there are more or less than
" seven sacraments, namely, Baptism, Confirmation, the Eu-
" charist. Penance, Extreme Unction, Orders, and Matrimony,
" or that any one of these is not truly and properly a sacra-
" ment, let him be accursed." Cone. Trent, sess. VII. c, I ,
n James Naclantius, bishop of Clugium, asserts that " the
" same worship is to be paid to the image, which is due to the
" person represented by it," If therefore it be an image of the
Father, the highest species of divine worship is to be paid to
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has given rise to the grossest blasphemy and pro-
faneness ".
The bread In the Eucharist has been worshipped
as though itself were the eternal God p.
From the doctrine of purgatory has come that of
indulgences, and the practice of persons paying sums
of money to the Romish bishops and clergy to release
the souls of their friends from the fabulous fire of
purgatory. 72. In what light are we to regard the Church of
Rome? A. As an unsound and corrupt branch of the Ca
tholic Church.
73. What should be our conduct towards her ?
A. Pray God to restore her to that soundness of faith
and doctrine which St. Paul mentions in his Epistle
to the Romans ; " I thank God through Jesus Christ
" for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout
" the whole world 1."
o " O sweet Lady, enlighten me with grace !" Poor Man's
Manual. In the Psalter of our Lady, by Cardinal Bonaven-
ture, the passages which David applied to God are applied to
the Virgin Mary ; thus Psalm cxxx. " Out of the deep have 1
" called unto thee. Lady ; Lady, hear ray Voice." Psalm ex.
" The Lord said unto my Lady, Sit thou on my right hand."
See Psalter, B. M. V. Paris, 1512. In the Encyclical of Pope
Gregory 1832 this passage occurs, " That all may have a suc-
" cessful and happy issue, let us raise our eyes to the blessed
" Virgin Mary, who alone destroys heresies ; who is our great-
" est hope, yea, the entire ground of our hope."
p It is to the actual bread (so called by St. Paul after conse
cration) that in the Romish Church this prayer is oifered : " I
"adore thee, my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, O pure
« body," &c.
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On the Sociniams.
74. Are there any persons, calling themselves
Christians, who deny the great doctrines of Chris
tianity? A. Yes ; the Socinians, who call themselves Uni
tarians. 75. What do they deny ?
A. That our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ is
God as well as man ; and that salvation is through
his blood.
76. Has this been at all times the doctrine of the
Catholic Church ?
A. It has.
77. Are we at liberty to teach any thing for doc
trine of Scripture which has not been received by the
Catholic Church ?
A. No.
78, Prove from Scripture that Jesus Christ is God.
A. " Unto us a child is born, and his name shall
" be called The mighty God ''." " A virgin shall con-
" ceive, and bear a son ; and thou shalt call his name
" Emmanuel, which, being interpreted, is God with
" us=." " In the beginning was the Word, and the
" Word was God '." " Thomas said unto Jesus,
" My Lord, and my God "." " Christ, who is over
" all, God blessed for ever "." " In Him dwelleth
" all the fulness of the Godhead bodily v." " God
" was manifest in the flesh ^." " To the Son He
" saith. Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever =>."
r Is. ix. 6. s Matt. i. 23. t John i. 1,
u John XX, 28, x Rom, ix, 5. y Col. ii. 9.
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79. Prove from Scripture that salvation Is through
the blood of Christ.
A. " In whom we have redemption through His
" blood, the forgiveness of our sins'"." " The blood
"' of Jesus Christ, His Son, cleanseth us from all
" sin ^" " Thou hast redeemed us unto God by thy
" blood ^."
80. What other fundamental doctrine do the So
cinians deny ?
A. The Personality of the Holy Ghost.
81. What do you mean by the personality of the
Holy Ghost ?
A. That the Holy Ghost, distinct from the Father
and the Son, is one of the three persons in the one
ever blessed Godhead.
82. What warrant have you in Scripture for say
ing that the Holy Ghost is God ?
A. 1. The attributes of the Godhead, eternity %
omniscience ', omnipresence s, are ascribed to the
Spirit as well as to the Father and the Son. 2. We
are dedicated to the Holy Ghost in Baptism, equally
with the Father and the Son '¦- 3. Blessing is pro
nounced in the name of the Holy Ghost, equally
with God and the Lord Jesus Christ '. 4. When
Ananias " lied unto the Holy Ghost," he is said by
St. Peter to have " lied unto God ^."
83. What warrant is there for saying that he is
a person distinct from the Father and the Son ?
A. He appeared in a bodily shape, at our Sa
viour's baptism, while the voice of the Father was
b Ephes. i, 7. "=1 John i. 7, d Kev, v, 9.
e Heb, ix. 14. f 1 Cor. ii. 10. e Psal. cxxxix. 7.
h Matt, xxviii. 19. i 2 Cor. xiii. 14. k Acts v. 3, 4.

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heard from heaven '. The Son of God said to His
Apostles, " If I go not away, the Comforter will not
" come unto you; but if I depart, I will send Him
" unto you "¦." " The Comforter, which is the Holy
" Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name"."
84. What is the consequence of the denial of the
personality of the Holy Ghost ?
A. They who deny this, unavoidably deny His
operation, regeneration, sanctification, and indwelling
in the hearts of the faithful.
85. Show from the Scriptures that regeneration is
by the Holy Ghost.
A. " Born of water and the Spirit °." " By one
" Spirit are we all baptized into one body p." Ac-
" cording to His mercy He saved us by the washing
" of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost ')."
86. Show from the Scriptures that sanctification is
by the Holy Ghost.
A. " No man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but
" by the Holy Ghost ''." " The love of God is shed
" abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is
" given unto us ^." " Ye are washed, ye are sanc-
" tified, ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus
" Christ, and by the Spirit of our God*." " The
" fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffer-
" ing, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, tera-
" perance"." 87- Show from the Scriptures that the Holy Ghost
dwells in the hearts of the faithful,
A. " Ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if
1 Luke iii, 22, m John xvi. 7- " John xiv. 26.
u John iii. 5. pi Cor. xii. 13. q Tit. iii. 5.
r I Cor. xii, 3. s Rom. v. 5. t 1 Cor. vi. 1 1,
u Gal. V. 22.

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" so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you ^,"
" Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and
" that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you y." " Know
" ye not that your bodies are the temples of the Holy
" Ghost 2 ?" " We know that He abldeth in us, by
" the Spirit which He has given us "."
88. In what light are we to regard those who deny
these doctrines ?
A. As in greater danger than the heathens. For
the heathens have not heard : but these have heard,
and yet have disbelieved. " They have trodden under
" foot the Son of God," by the denial of His di
vinity; they "have counted the blood of the covenant
" an unholy thing," by the denial of the atonement ;
" and have done despite to the Spirit of grace''," by
the denial of His personality and operations.
89, How should we act to them who do so .''
A. Pray to God that He will " take from them all
" ignorance, hardness of heart, and contempt of His
" word, and so fetch them home to His flock, that
" they may be saved through Jesus Christ."
X Rom. viii. 9— 11. y 1 Cor. iii, 16, z I Cor. vi, 19.
a 1 John iii. 24. b Heb, ix. 29.