I Cor.

15. 21.

Rom. 8. 3. b Rom. 9. 5. Ifa. 7.

12. 15.

6. Lord's Day..

15. Queft. What manner of Mediator and Deliverer must we seek for?

Anf. Such a one who is very Man, g and perfectly juft, and yet in Power above all Creatures, that is, who at the fame Time alfo is very h God.

16. Queft. Wherefore is it neceffary that be be very Man, and perfectly just too?

Anf. Because the Juftice of God requireth, that the fame Nature of Man Rom. 5. which hath finned, fhould it felf i likewife make Recompenfe for Sin: k1 Pet. 3. but he that is himself a Sinner, k 18. Ifa. 53. cannot make Recompenfe for others. 17. Quest. Why muft He at the fame Time alfo be very God?

11.

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11 Pet. 3. Anf. That He might by the Power 18. Act. 2. of his Godhead 1 fuftain in his Fleth 24. a. 53. the Burden of God's Wrath, and m1 Ioh. might recover m and restore unto us 1.2. Act. that Righteoufnefs and Life which 10. 28. 2 we had loft.

Tim. 1. 10.

John. 6.

SI.

n Mat. I. 23.1 Tim.

18. Queft. But who is that Mediator, who is together both very God, and a true, perfectly juft Man?

Anf. Even our Lord Jefus Christ ", 3.16. Luk. who is made to us of God Wifdom, Righteousness, Sanctification and Redemption.

2. 11.

01 Cor. 1. 30.

15.

19. Queft. Whence knoweft thou this? Anf. Out of the Gofpel, which God p Gen. 3° firft made known in Paradife p, and q Gen. 22. afterwards did fpread abroad by the 17.18. and Patriarchs q and Prophets: fhadowed Rom. 1.2. it r by Sacrifices and other Ceremo. Hlebr 1. 1. nies of the Law: and laftly accomJoh. 5. plifhed its by his only begotten Son.

28. 14

46 Heb.

10. 7. 8.

sRom. 10.

4. Heb.

13. 8.

7. Lord's Day.

20. Queft. Is then Salvation restored Mat 1.21. by Chrift to all Men, who perished in Ifa. 53. 11. Adam?

v loh. I.. 12. 13.

Anf. Not to all t: but to thofe on

Rom. 11. ly, who by a true Faith are engraf 20 Heb. fed into Him v, and receive all his

10. 39

w lo. 6. 69. Ioh. 17.3.Heb.

11. 3. 6.

Benefits.

21 Quest. What is true Faith?

Anf. It is not only a w Know.

ledge, whereby I firmly afsent to all things, which God hath revealed: unto us in his Word, but also an affured y Truft or Confidence kindled in my Heart, by the Holy Ghoft, through the Gofpel; a whereby I acquicfce in God, being affuredly per. fwaded, that Remiffion b of Sin, eternal Righteoufnefs and Life, is given not to others only, but to me d alfo, and that freely through e the Merits of Chrift alone.

22. Queft. What are thofe things whichs are neceffary for a Chriftian to believe?

23. Queft. Which is that Creed? Believe in God, the Father almigh. ty, Maker of Heaven and Earth.. ii. And in Iefus Chrift bis only begotten Son our Lord:

iii.. Who was conceived by the Holy Ghoft: born of the Virgin Mary.

iv. Suffered under Pontius Pilate : was crucified, dead and buried: He defcended into Hell.

v. The third Day be rofe again from the Dead.

vi. He afcended into Heaven, and fitteth at the right Hand of God the Father Almighty.

vii. From thence hall He come to judge the Quick and the Dead.

viii. I believe in the Holy Ghoft. ix. I believe an Holy catbolick Church: the Communion of Saints.

x. The Forgiveness of Sins.

xi. The Refurrection of the Body. xii. And the Life everlafting, Amen.

a Gen. 1. & 2.Pf. 33.6.

b Pf. 115.

3. Mat. 10. 29. Heb.

1. 3. Ioh.

3. 17. clob I. 12. Rom. 8. 15. 16.

Galat. 4 5. John 3.1.

Eph. 1 5.

d Pl. 55.

22. Matth.

6. 26.

Rom. 8.

28.

fRom. 10.

12.

8 Mat. 6. 26. & 7. 9. 10. 11.

28.

Anf. Becaufe God hath fo 1 revea led Himfelf in his Word, that these three diftinct Perfons are that one true and eternal God.

OF GOD THE FATHER.

9. Lord's Day.

26. Queft. What believeft thou, when thou fayeft; I BELIEVE IN GOD the Fa· THER ALMIGHTY, MAKER OF HEAVEN AND EARTH?

Answer.

Believe the everlasting Father of our Lord Iefus Chrift, (who a hath made of nothing Heaven and Earth, with all that are in them, who likewife upholdeth and b governeth_the fame by his eternal Counfel and Providence) to be my c God and my Fa ther for Chrift's Sake: and therefore I do fo trust in Him, that I may not doubt, but He will provide all things neceffary d both for my Soul and Bo. dy. And further whattoever Evils He fendeth on me, in this troublesome Life, He will e turn them to my Safety, fince both He is able to do it, as being f God Almighty; and willing to do it, as being g a bountiful Father.

10. Lord's Day.

27. Queft. What is the Providence of God?

Anf. The Almighty Power of God, Act. 17. every where prefent, h whereby He 5. 26. 27. doth, as it were with is Hand up. hold and govern Heaven and Earth, with all the Creatures therein: So that thofe things which grow in the Earth, as likewife Rain k and Drought, Fruit

j Heb. 1. 3.

Ter. S.

28 Quest. What doth this Know. 29. 30. ledge of the Creation and Providence of Eph. 1. 11. God profit us?

10.

q Deut. 8.

1o. Thet. 5 18.

Anf. That in Adverfity P we may pRom. 5. be patient, and a thankful in Profpe- 3. Pl. 39. rity, and have hereafter our chiefelt Hope placed in God our moft faith. ful Father; being fure, that there is nothing, which may f withdraw us from his Love, for as much as all Creatures are fo in his Power, that without his Will they are not table, not only to do any thing, but not fo much as once to move.

OF GOD THE SON.

11. Lord's Day.
Question 29.

Why is the Son of God called, IcSUS, that is, a Saviour?

Anfwer.

r kom. 5. 4. 5. 6

Rem 8. 38. 39. t lob I. 12 and 2.

6. Mat. 8. 31 Isa, 10: 15.

f Deut. 18. 18.

Act. 3. 22. 1oh. 1. 18.

and 15. 15 Mat. 11. 27.

Anf. Because He was ordained of e Heb. 1. the Father, and anointed e of the Holy Ghoft, the f chief Prophet and Teacher who hath opened unto us the fecret Counfel, and all the will of his Father concerning our Redemption: And the High Prieft, g who with that one only Sacrifice of his Febr. 7. Body, hath redeemed us, and doth continually make h Interceffion with his Father for us. And the eternal i King, who ruleth us by his Word and P. 2. 6. Spirit, and defendeth and k maintaineth that Salvation, which He hath purchafed for us.

£ Pf. 110.

4.

21. and

10 14.

h Rom. 8.

34.

Luke 1.

33.

Mat. 3.

18. lob.

10. 21.

32. Queft. But why art thou called a, CHRISTIAN?

Anf. Becaufe through Faith I am m1 Cor. am Member of Jefus Chrijt, and Partaker of his Anointing, that both I may confefs his Name, and prefent myfelf unto him a lively p Sacrifice Mat. 10. of Thankfulnefs. Alfo may in this Life fight against Sin and 9 Satan, with a tree and good Confcience, and afterward enjoy an eternal Kingdom r Ephe. 6. with Chrift, over all Creatures.

32.

pRom.12. 1. Apo. 1. 6.

11. 12.

1 Tim 1. 18. 19 r2 Tim.

2. 12.

13. Lord's Day.

33. Queft. For what Caufe is Christ called, The ONLY BEGOTTEN SON OF GOD, when we alfo are the Sons of God?

Anf. Becaufe CHRIST alone is the eternal and natural Son of the étera Father, and we bare but Sons adopted of the Father, by Grace, for his Sake.

34 Queft. Wherefore calleft thou bim, OUR LORD?

Anf. Because He hath redeemed both our Body and Soul from Sin, not with Gold nor Silver, but with his precious Blood, and hath delivered us from all the Power of the Devil, and hath hereby acquired a Right to claim us as his own Property .

14. Lord's Day.

35. Queft. What believeft thou, when thou fayft, HE WAS CONCEIVED BY

THE HOLY GHOST, AND BORN OF THE VIRGIN MARY?

Joh. 1.1. Col. 1. 15.

26.

Anf. That the Son of God, who is d and continueth true and everlaft. inge God, f affumed the very Na- Mat. 16. ture of Man, of the Flesh and g Blood of the Virgin Mary, by the Opera tion of the Holy Ghoft; h that He might also be the true Seed of David, i like unto his Brethren in all Things, k Sin excepted.

36. Queft. What Profit doft thou en. joy, by Chrift's boly Conception and Na. tivity?

Anf. That He is our Mediator, and doth cover with his Innocence

and perfcct Holinefs my Sins, in which I was conceived, that they may not come in the Sight of m God.

37. Quest. What believeft thou, when Rom. 8. thou fayft, HE SUFFERED?

Anf. That He, all the Time of his Life, which He liv'd upon Earth, but especially at the End thereof, n fuftained the Wrath of God, both in Body and Soul, against the Sin of all Mankind, that He might by his Pafion, as the only o propitiatory Sacrifice, deliver our Body and Soul from everlasting Damnation, and purchase unto us the Favour of God, Righteoufnefs, and everlasting Life.

38. Queft. For what Caufe fhould He Suffer under, PILATE, as bis Iudge?

Anf. That He being innocent and condemned a before a civil Judge, might b deliver us from the fevere Judgment of God, which remained for all Men.

39. Queft. But is there not fomewhat more in it, that He was fafined to the CROSS, than if He had fuffered any other Kind of Death?

Anf. There is certainly more. For by this I am affured, that He took upon Himself the Curfe, which did lie on me. For the Death of the Crofs was curfed of God.

Life. Laftly, the Refurrection of our Head Chrift, is a b Pledge unto us of our glorious Refurrection.

18. Lord's Day.

46. Queft. How understand you that, HE ASCENDED INTO HEAVEN?

Anf. That Chrift (his Difciples looking on) was c taken up from Earth into Heaven, and is ftill d there for our Sakes, and will be, untill He come again to judge the Quick and

the Dead.

47. Queft. Is not Chrift then with us untill the End of the World, as He bath promised?

Anf. Chrift is true God, and true Man, and fo according to his e hu. man Nature, He is not now on Earth: but according to his f Godhead, Majefty, Grace, and Spirit, He is at no Time abfent from us.

48. Qucft. Are not by this Means the two Natures in Chrift pulled afunder, if kis human Nature be not wherefoever bis divine Nature is.

e Act. 7. 49. Matt. 24. 30.

fMatt. 28. 20. Joh.

16. 28. and 17.11.

Joh. 3. 13.

g Heb. 9.

24. 1 Joh.

Anf. Not at all: For fince the Divinity is incomprehenfible, and every where e prefent, it followeth neceffarily that f the fame is without the Bounds of the human Nature, which He aflumed, and yet is nevertheless in it, and abideth perfonally united to it. 49. Queft. What Fruit doth the Afcenfion of Chrift into Heaven bring us? Anf. Fift, that He g maketh Interceffion with his Father in Heaven for us. Next, that we have our Flesh in Heaven, that we may be confirmed thereby, as by a fure Pledge, that it fhall come to pafs, that He who is our Head, will a lift up us his Members unto Him. Thirdly, that He b 2 Eph. 2. fendeth us his Spirit in ftead of a b Joh. 14. Pledge between Him and us, by whofe 16. 2 Cor. Efficacy we feek after, not earthly, but heavenly things, where He Himself is fitting at the right Hand of God c.

19. Lord's

2.2. Rom. 8. 34.

a Joh. 14.

6.

22:2

Cor. 5. 5.

c Col. 3. I. Phil. 3 20.

20. Col.

19. Lord's Day.

50. Queft. Why is it further faid, HE SITTETH AT THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD?

Anf. Becaufe Chrift therefore is af d Eph. 1. cended into Heaven, to fhewd there, that He is the Head of the Church, Matt.28. by whom the Father e governeth all 13 Joh. 5. things.

1. 18.

22.

f Eph. 4.

10.

* Pf. 29. Joh. 10.

28.

Pf. 3. 20.

51. Queft. What Profit is this Glory of our Head Corift unto us?

Anf. First, that through his Holy Spirit, He f poureth out upon us his Members, heavenly Graces. Then, that He fhieldeth and g defendeth us by his Power against our Enemies.

52. Queft. What Comfort baft thou by the COMING AGAIN OF CHRIST To JUDGE THE QUICK AND THE Dead?

Anf. That in all my Miferies and hLok. 21. Perfecutions, h I look, with my Head 28 Rom. lifted up, for the very fame Saviour, S. 23,24 who before offered Himfelf unto the Judgment of God for me, and took away all Malediction from me, to come come ludge from Heaven. To throw all his i and my Enemies into everlasting Pains, but to tranflate k me with all his Chofen, unto Himself, into ceMatt. 25 leftial Joys, and everlafting Glory.

i Thef 1.6.7. Matth. 25.

41.

34.

Anf. I believe that the Son of God f doth from g the Beginning of the hom. 2. 29. Eph, World h to the End, gather, defend 1.10. and i preferve unto Himfelf by His ki Matt. 16. Spirit and Word, out of 1 whole Man- 18, kind, a Society m chofen to everlafting Life, and agreeing in truc Faith. And that I am a lively a Member of that Society, and fo fhall remain for ever.

n

55. Queft. What mean thefe Words, THE COMMUnion Of SaINTS?

Anf. First, that all and every one who believeth, are in common a Partakers of Chrift, and all his Graces, as being his Members. And then, that every one ought readily and b chearfully to beftow the Gifts, which they have received, to the common Benefit and Salvation of all.

56. Queft. What believeft thou concerning the, REMISSION OF SINS?

Anf. That God, for the Satisfaction made by Chrift, hath put out all the d Remembrance of my Sins, and also of that Corruption within me, wherewith I must fight all my Life Time. And doth freely beflow on me the Righteoufnefs of Chrift, that I e not at any Time come into

may Judgment.

22. Lord's Day.

57. Queft. What Comfort haft thou by the RESURRECTION OF THE FLESH?

k Ifa. 59.

i

21.

Deut. 10. 14, 15,

m Act. 13. 43.

ni John 2. 19. o 1 Cor. 1.

Anf. That not only my Soul, after it fhall have departed out of my Body, Body, fhall presently be taken f up to fLuk. 23. Chrift its Head; but that this my Flefh 43. Phil. 1, alfo, being raifed up by the Power of Chrift, fhall be again united to my Soul, and fhall be g made like unto the glorious Body of Christ. 58. Queft. What Comfort takeft thou from the Article of EVERLASTING LIFE? Anf. That for as much as I feel al. 37.

g1 Cor. 15. 53. Job 19. 25, 26. a 2 Cor. 5.

2. 3. 6. Rom, 14.