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 PROOFS 
 
 THEREOF OUT OF TI^ SCRIPTURES. 
 
 IN WORDS AT LENGTH, 
 
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The Westminster Assei^bly was an eflFort on the part of leading men 
 in Church and State to unite the Christian life and teachings of the 
 two Kingdoms of Scotland and of England. The Assembly met at 
 Westminster in July, A.Dc 1643, and continued sitting for about 
 five years and a half, during which period they met 1,163 times. The 
 Shorter Catechism— one of the results of their labours, submitted to 
 Parliament, November, A.D. 1647— is confessedly the most concise 
 and yet comprehensive of any of the symbols of the Reformed faith. 
 It is mOi ) than a mere string of questions and answers, it is a "system 
 of Bible divinity ; and the Canadian publishers believe that the follow- 
 ing analysis of its contents will aid the thoughtful teacher and scholar 
 in tlieir mutur 1 study thereoC 
 
 The Catechism consists of an Introduction, formed by the three firet 
 questions, and of two principal parts. Part I., from questions 4 to 38, 
 treating of what we are to believe concetning God. Part II., from 
 questions 39 to 107, unfoldtig the duty God requires of man. Each 
 part sub-divided into subjects as follows s 
 
 ANALYSIS. 
 Introduction. — What is Man's Aim and Rule? Questions i to 3. 
 Part I.-— Questions 4 to 38. What Man is to believe concerning God. 
 
 1. Of God himself 4— 6 
 
 2. Of God's decrees o 7» ^ 
 
 In Creation ■• 9» 10 
 
 •* Providence li» 12 
 
 Redemption. 
 
 Its Cause 13 — '9 
 
 " Plan 20 — 28 
 
 " Application 29 — 35 
 
 "Benefits 36 — 38 
 
 Part IT.— Questions 39 to 107. Man*s Duty. 
 
 1, The moral law 39 — 81 
 
 2. How man must keep it. 
 
 Faith 82 — 86 
 
 Repentance |7 
 
 Means of grace. 88 
 
 The Word 89 — 90 
 
 Sacraments 9^ — 97 
 
 Prayer. ; 98^107 
 
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THE SHORTER OATEOHISM : 
 
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 THE PROOFS THEREOF OUT OF THE SCRIPTURES, 
 
 IN WORDS AT LENGTH. 
 
 Question 1 . What is the chief end of man ? 
 
 Answer. Man's chief end is to glorify God a, and to 
 enjoy him forever 6. 
 
 a I Cor. 10, 31. — Whether therefore ye eat or drink, or whatso- 
 ever ye do, do all to the glory of God. 
 
 h Psal. 73, 25. — Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is 
 none upon earth that I desire besides thee. V. 26. My flesh and 
 my heart faileth : but God is the strength of ray heart, and my 
 portion forever. 
 
 Q. 2. What rule hath God given to direct us how we may 
 glorify and enjoy him ? 
 
 A. The word of God which is contained in the Scriptures 
 of the Old and New Testaments c, is the only rule to direct 
 us how we may glorify and enjoy liim d. 
 
 c Eph. 2, 20. — And are built upon the foundation of the apostles 
 and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone. 
 
 2 Tim. 3, 16. — All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is 
 profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in 
 righteousness. 
 
 d I John 1, 3. — That which we have seen and heard declare we 
 unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us ; and truly our 
 fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son, Jesus Christ. 
 
 Q. 3. What do the Scriptures principally teach 1 
 
 A. The Scriptures principally teach what man is to believe 
 concerning God, and what duty God requires of man e. 
 
 e 2 Tim. 1, 13. — Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou 
 hast hearu of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Josus. 
 
 Q. 4. mat is God ? 
 
 A. God is a spirit /, infinite </, eternal /i, and unchange- 
 able '/, in bis being k, wisdom /, power w, bnlinoss n, justice, 
 jyrnodiu'HM. Hnrl triiHi o. 
 
2 THE SHORTER CATECHISM, 
 
 / John 4, 24.— God is a Spirit ; and they that worship him, must 
 worship him in spirit and in truth. 
 
 g Job 11, 7. — Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou 
 find out the Almighty unto perfection ? 
 h Psal. 90, 2.-— From everlasting to everlasting thou art God. 
 i James 1, 17.— The Father of lights with whom is no variable- 
 ness, neither shadow of turn. 
 
 k Exod. 3, 14.— And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM : 
 And he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM 
 hath sent me unto you. 
 
 I Psal. 147, 5.— Great ia our Lord, and of great power ;his under- 
 standing is infinite. 
 
 wi Rev. 4, 8.— Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, 
 and is, and is to come. 
 
 n Rev. 15, 4.— Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy 
 name ^ for thou only art holy. 
 
 Exod. 34, 6.— The Lord, The Lord God, merciful and gracious, 
 long-sutfering and abundant in goodness and truth ; V. 7. Keeping 
 mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity, and transgression, and sin, 
 and that will by no means clear the guilty. 
 Q. f>. Are there more Gods than one 1 
 A. There is bnt one only jO, the living and true God q. 
 p Deut. 6, 4.— Hear, Isreal, The Lord our God is one Lord. 
 q Jer. 10, 10.— But the Lord is the true God ; he is the living 
 God, and an everlasting King. 
 
 Q. 6. How many persons are there in the Godhead % 
 A. There are three persons in the Godhead, the Father, 
 the Son, and the holy Ghost r;and these three are one 
 God, the same in substance, equal in power and glory s. 
 
 r Mat. 28, 19.— Go ye therefore and teach all nations, baptizing 
 them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy 
 (ihost. 
 
 s 1 John 6, 7.— For there are three that bear record in heaven, 
 
 the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost ; and these three are one. 
 
 Q. 7. ^Vhat are the decrees of God ? 
 
 A. The decrees of God are bis eternal purpose, aceording 
 
 to tbe counsel of his will, whereby, for his own glory, h* 
 
 hath fore-ordained whatsoever comes to pass t. 
 
 t Eph. 1, 11.— Being predestinated according to the purpose of 
 him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will ; V. 12, 
 That we should be to the praise of his glory. 
 
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 Q. 8. How doth God execute his decrees^ 
 A. God executeth his decrees in the works of creation v. 
 and providence w. 
 
 u Kev. 4, 11. — Thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure 
 they are and were created. 
 
 u> Dan. 4, 35. —He doeth according to his will in the army of 
 heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth. 
 
 Q. 9. What is the work of creation ? 
 
 A. The work of creation is, God's making all things of 
 nothing x, by the word of his power y, in the space of six 
 days, and all very good z. 
 
 jcGren. 1, 1. — In the beginning God created the heaven and the 
 earth. 
 
 y Heb. 11, 3. — Through faith we understand that the worlds were 
 framed by the word of God ; so that things which are seen were not 
 made of things which do appear. 
 
 z Gen. 1, 31. — And God saw every thing that he had made, and, 
 behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were 
 the sixth day. 
 
 Q. 10. How did God create man 1 
 
 A. God created man, male and female, after his own 
 image a, in knowledge, righteousness, and holiness b, with 
 dominion over the creatures c. 
 
 a Gen. 1, 27. — So God created man in his own image, in the image 
 of God created he him ; male and female created he them. 
 
 b Col. 3, 10. — And have put on the new man, which is renewed 
 in knowledge, after the image of him that created him. 
 
 Eph. 4, 24. — And that ye put on the new man, which after God 
 is created in righteousness and true holiness. 
 
 c Gen. 1, 28. — And God blessed them ; and God said unto them, 
 Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it ; 
 and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the 
 air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. 
 
 Q. 11. What are God's works of Provtde7ice1 
 
 A. God's works of providence are, his most holy </, wise e, 
 and powerful preserving/ and governing all hiH creatures, 
 and all their actions g. 
 
 d Psal. 145, 17.— The Lord is righteous in all his ways, and holy 
 in all his works. 
 
4 THK SttOHTEK OATEOHISM, 
 
 e Isa. 28, 29. — This also cometh forth from the Lord of hosts, 
 which is wonderful in counsel, and excellent in working. 
 /Heb. 1, 3.— Upholding all things by the word of his power. 
 g Psal. 103, 19.— His kingdom ruleth over all. 
 Mat. 10, 29. — Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one 
 of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. 
 
 Q. 12. What special act of providence did God exerdsi 
 toward man in the estate wherein he was created ? 
 
 A.. When God had created man, he entered into a cove- 
 nant of life with him, upon condition of perfect obedience A; 
 forbidding him to eat of the tree of the knowledge of good 
 and evil, upon the pain of death i. 
 
 h (xal. 3, 12. — And the law is not of faith ; but, The man that 
 doeth them shall live in them. 
 
 i Gen. 2, 17. — But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, 
 thou shalt not eat of it ; for in the day that thou eatest thereof, 
 thou shalt surely die. 
 
 Q. 13. Did our first parents continue in the estate wherein 
 they were created 1 
 
 A. Our first parents, being left to the freedom of their 
 own will, fell from the estate wherein they were created, by 
 sinning against God k. 
 
 k Eccl. 7, 29. — God made man upright, but they have sought out 
 many inventions. 
 
 Q. 14. What is sin'i 
 
 A. Sin is any want of conformity unto, or transgression 
 
 of, the law of God I. 
 
 1 1 John 3, 4. — AVhosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the 
 law ; for sin is the transgression of the law. 
 
 Q. 15. What was the sin whereby our first parents fell 
 from the estate v)herein they were created 1 
 
 A. The sin whereby our first parents fell from the estate 
 wherein they were created, was their eating the forbidden 
 fruit m. 
 
 m Gen. 3, 6. — And when the woman saw that the tree was good 
 for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be de- 
 sired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat ; 
 and gave also unto her husband with her, and he did eat ; V. 7. 
 And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they 
 
WITH THE PKOOKS FROM THE SCKIFTUKES. 5 
 
 were naked. V. 8. And Adam and his wife hid themselves from 
 the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden. 
 
 Q. 1 6. Did all mankind fall in Adam's first transg'»-e8si,ont 
 
 A. The covenant being made with Adam, not only for 
 himself, but for bis posterity w, all mankind, descending 
 from him by ordinary generation, sinned in him, **nd fell 
 with him, in his first transgression o. 
 
 n Gen. 1, 28.— And God blessed them ; and God said unto them, 
 Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth. 
 
 Gen. 2, 16.— And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of 
 every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat ; V. 17. But of the 
 tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it ; for 
 in the day that thou eatest thereof, thou shalt surely die. 
 
 o Rom. 5, 18. — By the offence of one, judgment came upon all men 
 to c ondemnation. 
 
 Q. 17. Into what estate did the fall bring mankind 1 
 A. The fall brought mankind into an estate of sin and 
 misery p. 
 
 p Rom. 5, 18.— By one man sin entered into the world, and death 
 by sm ; and eo death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned. 
 Q. 18. Wherein consists the sinfulness of that estate where- 
 into man fell% 
 
 A. The sinfulness of that estate whereinto man fell con- 
 sists in the guilt of Adam's first sin q, the want of original 
 righteousness r, and the corruption of his whole nature, 
 which is commonly called Original Sin s, together with all 
 actual transgressions which proceed from it t. 
 
 q Rom. 5, 1 9. — By one man's disobedience many were made sinners. 
 
 r Pom. 8, 10. — There is none righteous, no, not one. 
 
 s Eph. 2, 1. You hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses 
 ann sins. 
 
 Psal. 51, 5.— Behold, I was ahapen in iniquity ; and in sin did my 
 mother conceive me. 
 
 ^Mat. 15. 19.— For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, mur- 
 ders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies; 
 V. 20. These are the things which defile a man. 
 
 Q. 1 9. What is the misery of that estate whereinto man felV\ 
 
 A. All mankind by their fall lost communion with God u, 
 are under his wrath and curse w, and made liable to all 
 
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 miseries in this life, to death itself, and to the pains of hell 
 
 forever x. 
 
 u Gen. 3, 8.— Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence 
 of the Lord God amongst the trees of the garden. V. 24. So he 
 drove out the man. 
 
 w Eph. 2, 3.— And were by nature the children of wrath, even as 
 
 others. . « .i . 
 
 Gal. 3, 10.— Cursed is every one that contmueth not in all things 
 which are written in the book of the law to do them. 
 
 X Kom. 6, 23— The wages of sin is death. 
 
 Mat. 25, 41 .—Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand. 
 Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the 
 devil and his angels. 
 
 Q. 20. Bid God leave all mankind to perish in the estate 
 
 of sin a7id misery 1 
 
 A. God having out of his mere good pleasure, from all 
 eternity, elected some to everlasting life y^ did enter into a 
 covenant of grace, to deliver them out of the estate of sin 
 and misery, and to bring them into an estate of salvation 
 
 by a Redeemer z. 
 
 y Eph. 1, 4.— According as he hath chosen us in him, before the 
 foundation of the world. 
 
 z Rom. 3, 21.— But now the righteousness of God without the law 
 is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets ; V. 22. 
 Even the righteousness of Go«l, which is by faith of Jesus Chnst, 
 unto all, and upon all them that believe. 
 
 Q. 21. Who is the Redeemer of God's electa 
 
 A. The only Redeemer of God's elect is the Lord Jesus 
 Christ a, who, being the eternal Son of God, became man 6, 
 and so was, and continueth to be, God and man, in two dis- 
 tinct natures, and one person c, forever d. 
 
 a I Tim. 2, 5.— For there is one God, and one Mediator between 
 God and men, the man Christ Jesus. 
 
 b John 1, 14.— And the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us. 
 
 c Rom. 9, 5— Whose are the fathers, and of whom as concerning 
 the flesh Christ came, who is over all, God blessed forever. Amen, 
 
 d nebr. 7, 24.— But this man, because he continueth ever, hath 
 an unchangeable priesthood. 
 
 Q. 22. How did Christ, being the Son of God, become 
 
 man ? 
 
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 A. Christ, the Son of God, became man, by taking to 
 himself a true body e, and a reasonable soul /, being con- 
 ceived by the power of the Holy Ghost, in the womb of the 
 Virgin Mary, and born of her g^ yet without sin h. 
 
 e Hebr. 2, 14. — Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of 
 ilesh and blood, he also himself likewise^took part of the same. 
 
 / Mat. 26, 3S. — Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding 
 sorrowful, even unto death. 
 
 g Luke 1, 31. — Behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and 
 bring forth a Son, and shalt call his* name JESUS ; V. 35. The 
 Holy Gost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest 
 shall overshadow thee. 
 
 h Hebr. 7, 26. — Such an High Priest became us, who is holy, 
 harmless, underiled, separate from sinners. 
 
 Q. 23. What offices (hth Christ execute as our Redeemer 1 
 
 A. Christ as our Redeemer, executeth \ he offices of a 
 prophet i, of a priest k, and of a king l^ both in his estate of 
 humiliation and exaltation. 
 
 i Acts 3, 22. — Moses truly said unto the fathers, A Prophet shall 
 the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto 
 me ; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you. 
 
 k Hebr, 5, 6. — Thou art a Priest for ever, after the order of 
 Melchisedec. 
 
 / Psal. 2, 6. — Yet have I set my King upon my holy hill of Zion. 
 
 Q. 24. How (loth Christ execute the office oj a prophet ? 
 
 A. Christ executeth the office of a prophet in revealing 
 to us m, by word n and Spirit o, the will of God for our 
 salvation. 
 
 m John 1, 18. — No man hath seen God at any time ; the only 
 begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared 
 him. 
 
 n John 20, 31 . — These are written, that ye might believe that 
 Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God ; and that believing, ye might 
 have life through his name. 
 
 o John 14, 26 — The Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom 
 the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things. 
 
 Q. 25. How doth Christ execute the office ofaprieatl 
 
 A. Christ executeth the office of a priest in his once offer- 
 ing up himself a sacrifice to satisfy divine justice n, and 
 
S THE SHORTER CATECHISM. 
 
 reconcile us to God q j and in making continual intercesaioD 
 
 for us r. 
 
 p Hebr. 9, 28. — Christ was once offered to bear the sins of anny. 
 
 q Hebr. 2, 17. — In ail things it behoved him to be made like iiuto 
 his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful High Priest 
 in things pertaining to (Jod, to make reconciliation for the sins of 
 the people. 
 
 r Hebr. 7, 25.— He is able also to save them to the uttermost thai 
 come unto God by him, seeing he ever hveth to make intercessior 
 for them. 
 
 Q. 26. How doth Christ execute the office of a king] 
 
 A. Christ execateth the office of a king, in subduing u^ 
 to himself 5, in ruling and defending us ^, and in restraining 
 and conquc-ring dl his and ouv enemies u. 
 
 8 Psal. 1 1 0, 3. —Thy people shall be williiie; in the day of thy poweT 
 
 ' Isa. 3: J, 22.— The Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver 
 the Lord is our king ; he v/ill save us. 
 
 u 1 Cor. 15, 25. — For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies 
 under his feet. 
 
 Q. 27. Wherein did Christ's humiliation consist 1 
 
 A. Christ's humiliation consisted in his being born, and 
 that in a low condition w^ made under the law a;, undergoing 
 the miseries of thir. life ?/, the wrath of God z, and the cursed 
 death of the cross a ; in being buried, and continuing under 
 the power of death for a time b. 
 
 w Luke 2, 7. — And she brought forth her first-born vSon, and 
 wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger. 
 
 a; Gal. 4, 4. —God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made 
 under the la^*-. 
 
 y Isa. 53, 3. — He is despised and rejected of men, a man of sor- 
 rows and acquainted with grief. 
 
 2 Mat. 27, 46. — And, abot^t the ninth hour, Jesus cried with a 
 loud voicd. saying. My God. My God, why hast thou forsaken me? 
 
 a Phil. 2, 8.— He humbled iiiraseif, and became obedient unto 
 death, even the death oF the oro&a. 
 
 b Mai. 12, 40. — As Jonas was three days and three nighcs ir the 
 whale's belly ; so shall the Son of Man be three days and ^nre* 
 nights in the heart of the earth. 
 
 Q. 28 WiArein con.vjtMh Chrijif's pxnltnfion. 
 
WITH THE PROOFH FROM THE SCRIPTURES. 9 
 
 A. Christ's exaltation consisteth in his rising again Irom 
 the dead on the third day c, in ascending nj) into heaven, 
 in sitting at the right hand of God the Father d, and in 
 coming to jucge the world at the last day e. 
 
 € 1 Cor. 15, 4.— And that he was buried, and that he rose again 
 the third day, according to the Scriptures. 
 
 d Mark 16, 19.— So then, after the Lord had spoken unto them, 
 he was received up iuto heaven, and sat on the right hand of Go«i! 
 
 e Acts 17, 31. — He hath appointed a day in which he will judge 
 the world in righteousness, by that man whom he hath ordained ; 
 whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath 
 raised him from the dead. 
 
 Q. 29. Bow are we made partakers of the redemption pur- 
 chased by Christ ? 
 
 A. We are made partakers of the redemption purchased 
 by Christ by the effectual application of it to us/ by his 
 Holy Spirit g. 
 
 /John 1, 12.— As many as received him, to them gave he power 
 to bf^come the sous of God. 
 
 g Titus 3, 5.— Not by works of righteousness which we have 
 done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of 
 regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost ; V. 6. Which he 
 shed on us abundantly, through Jesus Christ our Saviour. 
 
 Q. 30. How doth the ^Sjnrit apply to us the redemption 
 purchased by Jesus Christ 1 
 
 A. The Spirit applieth to us the redemption purchased 
 by Christ by workiug faitli in us h, and thereby uniting us 
 to Christ in our effectual calling i. 
 
 h Eph. 2, 8.— By grace are ye saved, through faith, and that not 
 of yourselves ; it is the gift of God. 
 
 i Eph. 3, 17.— That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith, &c. 
 
 1 Cor. 1, 9.— God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the 
 fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ, 
 
 Q. ol. What is effectval calling 1 
 
 A. Effectual calling is the wcrk of God's Spirit k, where- 
 by, convincing us of our sin and misery ly enlightening our 
 ujiihls in the knowledge of Christ m, and renewing our 
 vills w, he doth persuade and enable us to embrace Jesus 
 
 ^irist, freely offered to us in the gospel o. 
 
2() 'I HE aUOKTER (JATECUiaM, 
 
 I- 2 Tim. ) 9.— Who hath saved us, aud called us v/ith an holy 
 
 ^'^Z Acts 3 37 —Now when they heard this they were pricked in 
 their heart, and said unto Peter, and to the rest of the apostles, 
 Men an I brethren, what shall we do. .^ . j , 
 
 m Acts 26, 18.— To o[)en their eyes, and to turn them from dark- 
 ness to lidit, and from the power of Satan unto God. 
 
 wEzekTsG, 26.— I will take away the stony heart out of your 
 flesh, ami I will give you an heart of flesh. , ,, „ ^, ... 
 
 o John 6, 44.— No man can come to me, except tl>e lather, which 
 hath sent me, draw him ; V. 45. Every man therefore that hath 
 heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me. 
 
 Q. 32. What henefits do they that are eJfecHtalty catted 
 partake of in this life 1 
 
 A. They that are effectually called do in this life partake 
 of jiistitication p, adoption q, and sanctification, and the 
 several benefits which, in this life, do either accompany or 
 
 flow from them r. , . xi. u i 
 
 V Horn 8, 30.— Moreover whom he did predestmate, them he also 
 called ; and whom he calle.l, them he also justitied ; and whom he 
 
 justilied, them he also gloriiied. ..,,.• c v,;i 
 
 q Kph. 1, 5.— Having predestinated us unto the adoption of chil- 
 dren bv Jesus Christ to himself. , r , < i • 
 
 r 1 Cor 1 30 —But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who ot God is 
 made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and 
 redemption. 
 
 Q. 33. Whatisjastificationi 
 
 A. Justification is an act of God's free grace, wherein he 
 nardon'^th all our sins «, and accepteth us as righteous in 
 kis sight t, only for the righteousness of Christ imputed to 
 us w.'and received by faith alone w. ,. t • ui i 
 
 5 Enh 1, 7.— In whom we have redemption through his blood, 
 the forgiveness of sins, acconling to the riches of his grace. 
 
 i 2 Cor 5 21 —For he hath made him to be sm for us, who know 
 no bin, that'we might be made the righteousness of Cod in him. 
 
 uRom. 5, 19. -As by one man's disobedience many were made 
 sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many ^« .^^^^^ "f^^^^;, ^ 
 
 .' . ^ :^ Ty • i.\--i. _ .^™.. ,a «r.f. iiiafinmi hv the WOrKo 
 
 o{ the law. but l.y the faith „f Je™» Ohri.t, «v«n we have beheved 
 in Jesus Christ, that we might be justihea by the faith of ( hrist. 
 
WITH THE PROOFS FBOM THE SCRIPTURES. 
 
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 Q. 34. What is adoption 1 
 
 A. Adoption is an act of God'3 free grace a:, wbereby we 
 are received into the number, and have a right co all the 
 privileges of the soiis of God y. 
 
 X 1 John 3, 1. — Behold what manner of love the Father hath 
 bestowed upon us thao we should oe called the sons of God. 
 
 y John 1, 12.— As many as re^^eived him, to them gave he power 
 to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his na^e. 
 
 Rom. 8, 17.— And if children, then heirs ; heirs of God, and joint 
 heirs with Christ. 
 
 Q. 35. What is sanctification % 
 
 A. Sanctification is the work of God's free gi'ace 2, whereby 
 we are renewed in the whole man after the image of God a, 
 and are enabled more and more to die unto sin, and live 
 nnto righteousness h. 
 
 z 2 Thess. 2, 13. — God hath from the beginning chosen you to 
 salvation, through sanctification of the Spirit. 
 
 a Eph. 4, 24. — And that ye put on the new man, which after God 
 is created in righteousness and true holiness. 
 
 h Hom. 8, 1. — There is therefore now no condemnation to them 
 which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after 
 the Spirit. 
 
 Q. 3G. What are tJoe benefits which in this Vfe do accom- 
 pany or flow fi'om justification^ adoption and sanctficalion. 
 A. The benefits which, in this life, do accomjmny or flow 
 from justification, adoption and sanctification, are. assurunco 
 of God's love, peace of conscience, joy in the Holy Ghost c, 
 increase of grace d, and perseverance therein to the end e. 
 
 c Rom. 5, 1. — Being justified by faith we have ])eace with (iod, 
 throufl^h our Lord Jesus (^hrist ; V. 2. By whom also we have access 
 by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the 
 glory of (jrod ; V. 5. And hope maketh not ashamed, because the 
 love of God is shed abroad in your hearts by the Holy Ghost, which 
 is given unto us. 
 
 d Prov. 4, IS —The path of the just is as the shining light, that 
 shineth more and more unto the perfect day. 
 
 « 1 John r>. 13.— These things have I written unto you that believe 
 on tlie name of the Son of Ood, that ye may know that ye have 
 eternal life. 
 
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 THE SHORTER CATECHISM, 
 
 Q. 37. What benefits do believers receive from Christ at 
 
 deaths 
 
 A. The souls of believers are at t leir death mflde peifect 
 in holiness /, and do immediately pass into glory r/ ; and 
 their bodies, being still united to Christ h, do rest in their 
 
 graves i till the resurrection k. 
 /Hebr. 12, 23.— And to the spirits of just men made peri ^(t, 
 a thil. 1, 23.— Having a desire to depart and to be with Christ. 
 h I Thess. 4, 14.— Them also which sleep in Jesus wiU God bring 
 
 with him. . • . v • 
 
 i Isa. 57, 2.— He shall enter into peace ; they shall rest m tbej 
 
 beds, each one walking in his uprightness. , . , , 
 
 k Job 19, 26. —And though after my skin worms destroy this body, 
 
 yet in ray flesh shall I see God. nr > l 
 
 Q. 38. What benefits do believers receive from Christ at the 
 
 resurrection % 
 
 A. At the resurrection, believers being raised up in glory t 
 shall be openly acknowledged and acquitted in the day of 
 •udgment m, and made perfectly blessed in the full enjoy- 
 inent of God n to all eternity o. 
 
 1 1 Cor. 15, 43.— It is sown in dishonour, it is raised in glory. 
 
 m Mat. 10, 32.— Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, 
 him will i confess also before my Father which is ixx heaven 
 
 n 1 John 3, 2.— When he shall appear we shall be like him ; fo* 
 we shall see him as he is. 
 
 o 1 Thess. 4, 17.— And so shall we ever be with the Lord. 
 Q. 39. What is the duty which God requireth of man 1 
 A. The duty which God requireth of man, is obedienct 
 
 to his revealed will p. 
 
 p Micah 6, 8.— He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good ; anc 
 what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love 
 mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God ? 
 
 Q. 40. What did God at first reveal to man, for the ruU 
 
 of his obedieiice ? 
 
 A. The rule which God at first revealed to man, for hia 
 
 obedience, was tlie moral ]:\w q. 
 
 ffRom.2, 14.-- For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, 
 do by nature the things contained in the law, thtue having not tbt 
 
 i 
 
WITH THE PROOFS FROM THE SCRIPTURES. 
 
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 law, are a law unto themselves ; V. 15. Which shew the work of 
 
 the law written in their hearts. 
 
 Q. 41. Where is the moral law summarily/ comprehended 1 
 A. The moral law is summarily comprehended in the ten 
 
 commandments r. 
 
 r Deut. 10, 4. — And he wrote on the tables, according to the first 
 writing, the ten commandments. 
 
 Mat. 19, 17.— If thou wilt enter into life, keep the command- 
 ments. 
 
 Q. 42. What is the sum of the ten commandments 1 
 
 A. The sum of the ten commandments is, To love the 
 
 Lord our God with all our heart, with all our soul, with all 
 
 our strength, and with all our mind, and our neighbour as 
 
 ourselves s. 
 
 8 Mat. 22, 37.—Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy 
 heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind ; V. 38. This is 
 the first and great commandment ; V. 39. And the second is like 
 unto it. Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself ; V. 40. On these 
 two commandments hang all the law and the prophets. 
 
 Q. 43. What is the preface to the ten commandments ] 
 
 A. The preface to the ten commandments is in these 
 words, / am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out 
 of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage t. 
 
 t Exod. 20, 2. 
 
 Q. 44. What doth the 'j^eface to the ten commandments 
 
 teach us 1 
 
 A. The preface to the ten commandments teacheth us, 
 That because God is the Lord, and our God, and Redeemer, 
 therefore we are bound to keep all his commandments u. 
 
 u Deut. 11, 1.— Thou shalt love the Lord thy God, and keep his 
 charge, and his statutes, and his judgments, and his command- 
 ments, always. 
 
 Luke 1, 74.— That we being delivered out of the hands of our 
 enemies, miglit serve him without fear ; V, 76. In holiness and 
 righteousnens before him all the days of our life. 
 
 Q. 45. W ' 'h is the first commandment "^ 
 
 A rr\\ t' 1 3 X •_ T'l.^.. r.Vx-.l^- 
 
 ii.. Ine nrst coinnmnumrnv is, juuu oiia-it 
 
 have no other 
 
 gods before me. 
 
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 THE SHORTER CATECHISM, 
 
 Q. 46. What is required in the first commandment 1 
 A, Tlie first commandment requircth us to know w and 
 acknowledge God to be the only true God, and our God x j 
 and to worship and glorify him accordingly y. 
 w 1 Chron. 28, 9.— >nd thou, Solomon, my son, know thou the 
 
 God of thy father. r , i • -i i. 
 
 X Deut. 26, 17.— Thou hast avouched the Lord this day to bo 
 thy God, and to walk in his ways, and to keep his statutes, and his 
 commandments, and h is judgments, and to hearken unto his voice. 
 
 y Mat. 4, 10.— Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him 
 only shalt thou serve, 
 
 Q. 47. What isfofUdden m the first com^nandment 1 
 
 A. The first commandment forbiddeth the denying z^ or 
 not worshipping and glorifying the true God, as God a, and 
 our God b ; and the giving of that worship and glory to any 
 other which is due to him alone c. 
 
 z Psal. 14, 1.— The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. 
 
 a Rom. 1, 20. - So that they are without excuse ; V. 21. Because 
 that, when they knew God, they glorified him not r-s god. 
 
 b Psal. 81, 11.— But my people would not hearken to my voice, 
 and Israel would none of me. 
 
 c Rom. 1, 25,— Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and 
 worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is 
 blessed for ever. Amen. 
 
 Q. 48. What are we specially taught by these words [before 
 
 me] in the first commandment '? 
 
 A. These words [be/ore 7ne] in the first commandment 
 teach us, that God, who seeth all things, takc-th notice of, 
 and is much displeased with, the sin of liav' nj^ any other 
 
 god d. 
 
 d Psal. 44, 20. — If we have forgotten the name fif our God, or 
 stretched out our hands to a strange god ; V. 21. Shall not (iod 
 search this out ? 
 
 Q. 49. Which is the second commandment 'i 
 
 A. The second commandment is, Thou shall not make 
 
 unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing 
 
 that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beueath, or 
 
 that is in the water under the earth. Thou shalt not bow 
 
WltH THfi PROOKa l-^KOM THE SCIUPTURKS. 
 
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 down thyself to them, nor serve them : for I the Lord thy 
 God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers 
 upon the children unto the third and fourtli generation of 
 them that hate me ; and showing mercy unto thousands of 
 them that love me, and keep my commandments. 
 
 Q. 50. What is required in the second commandwent ] 
 A. The second commandment requireth the receiving, 
 observing e, and keeping pure and entire, all such religious 
 worship and ordinances as God hath appointed in his word/*. 
 e Deut. 32, 46. — Set your hearts unto all the words which I tes- 
 tify among you this day, which ye shall command your children to 
 observe to do, all the words of this law. 
 
 Mat. 28, 20. — Teaching theci to observe all things whatsoever I 
 have commanded you. 
 
 /Deut. 12, 32. — What thing soever I command you, observe to 
 do it : thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it. 
 
 Q. 51. What is forbidden in the second command menti 
 A. The second commandment forbiddeth the worshipping 
 of God by images g, or any other way not appointed in his 
 
 word h. 
 
 (J Deut. 4, 15. — Take ye therefore good heed unto yourselves (for 
 ye saw no manner of similitude on the day that the Lord spake 
 unto you in Horeb) ; V. 16. Lest ye corrupt yourselves, and make 
 you a graven image. 
 
 h Col. 2, 18. — Let no man beguile you of your reward, in a volun- 
 tary humility, and worshipping of angels, intruding into those 
 things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshy mind. 
 
 Q. 52. What are the reasons annexed to the second com- 
 
 mandraetUt 
 
 A. The reasons annexed to the second commandment are, 
 God's sovereignty over us t, his propriety in us ky and the 
 zeal he hath to his own worship /. 
 
 i Paal. 95, 2. —Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, 
 and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms ; V. 3. For the 
 [jord is a great God, and a great King above all gods. 
 
 k Psal. 4r>, 11.— He is thy Lord, and worship thou him. 
 
 / Vv/vl '-iJ^ l<i -Til nil aVinlf, Avnr»Vim nn nf.hor end • for tht» Lord, 
 
 whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God. 
 
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 THK SHORTER CATKCHISM, 
 
 Q. 53. Which is the third commandmentl 
 
 A. The tliird commandment is, Thou shalt not take the 
 name of the Lord thy God in vain : for the Lord will not 
 hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain. 
 
 Q. 54. What is required in the third commandment ] 
 
 A. The third commandment requireth the holy and rev- 
 erent use of God's names m, titles, attributes n, ordinances o, 
 word jo, and works q. 
 
 m Psal. 29, 2. — Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name. 
 
 n Rev. 15, 3. — Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God 
 Almighty ; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints ; V. 4. 
 Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name ? 
 
 o Eccl. 5, 1. — Keep thy foot vhen thou goest to the house of 
 God, and be more ready to hear than to give the sacrifice of fools. 
 
 p Psal. 188, 2. — 1 will worship toward thy holy temple, and 
 praise thy name for thy loving-kindness, and for thy truth : for 
 thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name. 
 
 q Job 36, 24. — Remember that thou magnify his work, which 
 men behold. 
 
 Q. 56. What is forbidden in the third commandmentl 
 
 A. The thiid commandment forbiddeth all profaning or 
 abusing of anything whereby God maketh himself known r. 
 
 r Mai. 2, 2. — If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to 
 heart, to give gJory unto my name, saith the Lord of hosts, I will 
 even send a curse upon you. 
 
 Q. 55. What is the reason annexed to the third command- 
 ment 1 
 
 A. The reason annexed to the third commandment is, 
 That however the breakers of th"*^ commendment may 
 escape punishment from men, yet the Lord our God will 
 not suffer them to escape his righteous judgment s. 
 
 s Deut. 28, 58. — If thou wilt not ob.3erve to do all the words of 
 this law that are written in this book, that thou may fear this 
 glorious and fearful name, THE LORD THY GOD; V. 59. Then 
 the Lord will make thy plagues wonderful. 
 
 Q. 57. Which is the fourth commandme7it1 
 
 day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour and do 
 
 
WITH TUB PROOFS FROM THE SCRlPTURKvS. 
 
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 all thy work ; but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lor<l 
 thy God : in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy 
 son, nor thy daughter, nor thy man servant, nor thy maid 
 servant^ nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within tliy 
 gates. For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, 
 the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day : 
 wherefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath-day and hallowed it. 
 Q. 58. What is required in the fourth commandrnenti 
 A. The fourth commandment requireth the keeping holy 
 to God such set times as he hath ap{)ointed in his word ; 
 expressly one whole day in seven, to be a holy Sabbath to 
 
 himself t. 
 
 t Lev. 19, 30. — Ye shall keep my Sabbaths, and reverence my 
 sanctuary ; I am the Lord. 
 
 Deut. 5, 12.— Keep the Sabbath-day to sanctify it, as the Lord 
 thy God hath commanded thee. 
 
 Q. 59. Which day of the seven hath God, appointed to he 
 
 the weekly Sabbath 1 
 
 A. From the beginning of the world to the resurrection 
 of Christ, God appointed the seventh day of the week to be 
 the weekly Sabbath u ; and the first day of the week ever 
 since, to continue to the end of the world, which is the 
 
 Christian Sabbath w. 
 
 u Gen. 2, 3. — And God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it ; 
 because that in it he had rested from all his work which God had 
 created and made. 
 
 w Acts 20, 7. — And upon the first day of the week, when the 
 disciples came together to break bread, Paul pre?ched unto them. 
 
 Rev. 1, 10.— I was in the Spirit on the Lord'u day. 
 Q. 60. How is the Sabbath to be sanctified 1 
 A. The Sabbath is to be sanctified by a holy resting all 
 that day, even from such worldly employments and recrea- 
 tions as are lawful on other days x ; and spendmg the whole 
 time in the public and private exercise of God's worship 2/, 
 except so much as is to be taken up in the works of necessity 
 and mercy z. 
 
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 THK SHOKTER CATKC'UISM, 
 
 X 
 
 Lev. 23, 3. — Six days shall work be done, but the seventh dar 
 is the Sabbath of rest, an holy convocation ; ye shall do no work 
 therein. 
 
 y Psal. 92, 1 . — A psalm or song for the Sabbath-day. It is a good 
 thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto thy 
 name, most high ; V. 2. To shew forth thy loving-kindness in the 
 morning, and thy faithfulness every night. 
 
 z Mat. 12, 11. — What man shall there be amonrj you that shall 
 have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the Sabbath-day, will he 
 not lay hold on it, and lift it out? V. 12. How much then is a 
 man better than a sheep ? wherefore is it lawful to do well ou the 
 Sabbath-days. 
 
 Q. 61. What is forbidden in the fourth coimnandmenti 
 
 A. The fourth commandment forbiddeth the omission or 
 careless performance of the duties required a, and the pro- 
 faning the day by idleness, or doing that which is in itself 
 sinful 6, or by unnecessary thoughts, words or works, about 
 our worldly employments or recreations c. 
 
 a Mai. 1, 13. — Ye said also, Behold, what a weariness is it ! and 
 ye have snuffed at it, saith the Lord of hosts ; and ye brought that 
 which was torn, and the lame, and the sick : thus ye brought an 
 offering ; should I accept this of your hand ? saith the Lord. 
 
 b Ezek. 23, 38. — They have defiled my sanctuary in the same day, 
 and have profaned my Sabbaths. 
 
 c Isa. 58. 13.— If thou turn away thy foot from the Sabbath, from 
 doing thy pleasure on my holy day, and call the Sabbath a delight, 
 the Holy of the Lord, Honourable, and shalt honour him, not doing 
 thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine 
 own words. 
 
 Q 62. What riTP the reasons annexed to the fourth com- 
 mandment^ 
 
 A. The reasons annexed to the fourth commandment are, 
 God's allowing us six days of the week for our own employ- 
 ments d, his challenging a special propriety in the seventh e, 
 his own exr mple f, and his blessing the Sabbath day g. 
 
 d Exod. 31. 15. —Six days may work be done, but in the seventh 
 is the Sabbath of rest. V. 16. Wherefore the children of Israel 
 shall keep the Sabbath. 
 
 e Lev. 9? 3. — Ye shall do no work therein ; it is the Sabbath of 
 the Lord in all your dwellings. 
 
WITH THE PROOFS FROM THE SCRIPTURES. 
 
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 / Exod. 31, 17. — It is a sign between me and the children of 
 Israel for ever ; for in six days the Lord made heaven and eart^ 
 and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed. * 
 
 g Gen. 2, 3.— And God blessed the seventh day, and 8rj?ctified it. 
 
 Q. 63. Which is the fifth commandment^ 
 
 A. The fifth commandment is, Honour thy father and thy 
 mother, that thy days may be long upon the land which the 
 Lord thy God giveth thee. 
 
 Q. 64. What is required i/n the fifth commundm^entl 
 
 A. The fifth commandment requireth the preserving the 
 honour, and performing the duties, belonging to every one in 
 their several places and relations, as superiors h, inferiors ^, 
 
 or equals k. 
 
 h Eph. 5. 21.— Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear 
 of God. V. 22. Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, 
 as unto the Lord. 
 
 Eph. 6, 1, 5.— Children, obey your parents in the Lord. Servants, 
 be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh. 
 
 Rom. 13, 1.— Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. 
 
 i Eph. 6, 9.— And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, 
 knowing that your Master also is in heaven. 
 
 kHom. 12, 10.— Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly 
 
 love ; in honour preferring one another. 
 
 Q. 65. What is forbidden in the fifth commmidmentl, 
 
 A. The fifth commandment forbiddeth the neglecting of, 
 or doins: anything against the Jionour and duty which 
 belongeth to every one in their several places and rela- 
 tions I. 
 
 I Rom. 13, 7. — Render therefore to all their dues ; tribute to 
 whom tribute is due, custom to whom custom, fear to whom fear, 
 honour to whom honour ; V. 8. Owe no man anything, but to love 
 one another. 
 
 Q, 66. What is the reason annexed to the fifth comrruind' 
 
 ment] 
 
 A. The reason annexed to the fifth commandment is, a 
 promise of long life and prosperity (as far as it shall serve 
 
 
 .. ^1^ — 
 
 
 
 commandment m. 
 
n 
 
 THE SHORTER CATECHISM, 
 
 m Eph. 6, 2.— Honour thy father and mother (which is the first 
 commandment with promise) ; V. 3. That it may be well with thee, 
 and thou may est live long on the earth. 
 
 Q. 67. Which is the sixth commandment 1 
 
 A. The sixth commandment is, Thou shalt not kill? 
 
 Q. 68. What is required in the sixth comm/indment 1 
 
 A. The sixth commandment requireth all lawful endear 
 
 ^ours to preserve our own life n, and the life of others o. 
 n Eph. 6, 28. — So ought men to love their wives as their own 
 
 bodies ; V. 29. For no man ever yet hated his own flesh, but 
 
 nourisheth and cherisheth it. 
 Psal. 8?, 3.— Defend the poor and fatherless ; V. 4. Deliver the 
 
 poor and needy. 
 
 Job 29, 13. — The blessing of him that was ready to perish came 
 upon me. 
 
 Q. 69. What is forbidden in the sixth com7mimdment% 
 A. The sixth commandment forbiddeth the taking away 
 
 of our own life p, or the life of our neighbour unjustly q, or 
 
 whatsoever tendeth thereunto r. 
 
 p Acts 16, 28.— Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself 
 no harm. 
 
 q Gen. 9, 6.— Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his 
 blood be shed. 
 
 r Prov. 24, 11.— If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn 
 unto death, and those that are ready to be slain ; V. 12. If thou 
 sayest, behold, we know it not : doth not he that pondereth the 
 heart consider it ? 
 
 Q. 70. Which is the seventh commandment 1 
 A. The seventh commandment is, Thou shalt not commit 
 adultery. 
 
 Q. 71. What is required in the seventh com7tcamiment1 
 
 A. The seventh commandment requiret}^ tl ?) preserva- 
 tion of our own s and our neighbour's chastity t in heart u, 
 speech w, and behaviour x. 
 
 s 1 Thess. 4, 4. — That every one of you should know how to pos- 
 sess his vesst I in p.anctification and honour, 
 
 t Eph. 5, U. - -And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works 
 oi uiarkneso, ^ji.; raUier reprove them; V. 12. For it is a shame 
 even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret. 
 
^ITH THE PROOFS FROM THE SCRIPTURES. 
 
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 w 2 Tim. 2, 22.— Flee also youthful lusts ; but follow righteous 
 
 ness, faith, charity. , , , .., j 
 
 w Col. 4, 6.— Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned 
 
 with salt. . , , , , . . . 
 
 X 1 Peter 3, 2.— While they behold your chaste conversation 
 
 coupled with fear. j ^ n 
 
 Q. 72. What is forbidden in the seventh commandment i 
 A. The seventh commandment forbiddeth all unchaste 
 
 thoughts 2/, words z, and actions a. 
 y Mat. 5, 28. — Whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her, 
 
 hath committed adultery with her b^rendy in his heart. 
 
 2 Eph. 5, 4.— Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, 
 
 which are not convenient. , ^ .. . v 
 
 a Eph. 5, 3.— Fornication and all uncleanness, let it net be once 
 
 named among you. 
 
 Q. 73. Which is the eighth commandmentl 
 A. The eighth commandment is, Thou shalt not steal. 
 Q. 74. What is required in the eighth cemmandmenti 
 A. The eighth commandment requireth the lawful pro- 
 curing and furthering the wealth and outward estate of 
 
 ourselves b and others c. 
 
 b Rom. 12, 17.— Provide things honest in the sight of all men. 
 
 Prov. 27, 23.— Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, 
 and look well to thy herds. 
 
 c Lev. 25, 35.— If thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen m decay 
 with thee, thou shalt relieve him. 
 
 Phil. 2, 4.— Look not every man on his own things, but every 
 man also on the things of others. 
 
 Q. 75. What is forbidden in the eighth commandments 
 
 A. The eighth commandment forbiddeth whatsoever doth 
 or may unjustly hinder our own d or our neighbour's 
 
 wealth or outward estate e. 
 
 d 1 Tim. 5, 8.- If any provide not for his own, and specially for 
 those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than 
 
 an infidel. . i. n u 
 
 e Prov. 8, 19.— He that foUoweth after vain persons shall have 
 
 poverty enougli. , , . . 
 
 Prov. 21, 0?- -The getting of ^^reasures b- » ly^"8 ^on^^^, is a 
 vanity tossed to ami fro of them tnat seok cl ;.th. 
 
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 THE SHORTER CATECHISM, 
 
 Job 20, 19. — Becaise ho bath oppressed, and hath forsaken the 
 poor, because he hath violently taken awav an house which he 
 builded not ; V, 20. Surely he shall not feel quietness in liis belly. 
 
 Q. 76. Which is the ninth commandment 1 
 
 A. The ninth commandment is, Thou shalt not bear false 
 witness against thy neighbour. 
 
 Q. 77. What is required in the ninth commandment 1 
 
 A. The ninth commandment requireth the maintaining 
 and promoting of truth between man and man f. and of 
 our own g and our neighbour's good name A, especially in 
 witness bearing i. 
 /Zech. 8, 16. — Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbour. 
 
 g 1 Pet, 3, 16. — Having a good conscience ; that, whereas they 
 speak evil of you, as of evil-doers, they may be ashamed that falsely 
 accuse your good conversation in Christ. 
 
 Acts 25, 10. — Then said Paul, I stand at Caesar's judgment seat ; 
 to the Jews have I done no wrong. 
 
 h 3 John 12. —Demetrius hath good report of all men, and of the 
 truth itself ; yea, and we also bear record. 
 
 i Prov. 14, 5.— A faithful witness will not he ; V. 25. A true 
 witness delivereth souls. 
 
 Q. 78. •What is forbidden in the ninth commandment t 
 
 A. The ninth com!nandment forbiddeth whatsoever is 
 prejudicial to truth k, or injurious to our own I or our 
 neighbour's good name w. 
 
 k Rom. 3, 13. — With their tongues they have used deceit. 
 ^ Job 27, 5. -(iod forbid that 1 should justify you : till 1 die I 
 will not remove my integrity from me. 
 
 w Psa| 15, 3. —Ho that l)aokbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth 
 evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour. 
 
 Q. 79. Which is the tenth cominandmentl 
 
 A. The tenth commandment is, Thou shalt not covet thy 
 neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, 
 nor his man-servant, nor his maid-servant, nor his ox, nor 
 his ass, nor anything that is thy neighbour's. 
 
 Q. f^O. W/tat is recpu'ied in the tenth commandmentl 
 
 A. The tentli commandiiient requireth full contentment 
 with our own condition /«, with a right and charitable frame 
 of spirit toward our neighbour, and all that is his o. 
 
With thk proofs fkom the scHipTUREa. 
 
 :i3 
 
 n He<H.. 13. 5. -LeL your conversation be without oovetousness, 
 and be content with such things as ye have. '^ 
 
 Rom. 12, 15.— Rejoice, with them that do rejoice, and weep 
 
 with them that weep. , . , . , , .. • xu 
 
 1 Cor. 13, 4.— Charixy suffereth long, and iskmd ; charity envieth 
 not ; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up ; V. 6. Doth not 
 behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, 
 thinketh no evil ; V. 6. Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in 
 the truth. 
 
 Q. 81. What is forbidden in the tenth commandment i 
 A. The tenth commandment forbiddeth all discontentment 
 with our own estate p, envying or grieving at the good ot 
 our neighbour q, and all inordinate motions and aflectious 
 
 to anything that his r. 
 
 p 1 Cor, 10, 10.— Neither murmur ye, as some of them also mur- 
 mured, and were destroyed of the destroyer. 
 
 ./ Gal. 5, 26.— Let us not be desirous of vainglory, provoking one 
 another, envying one another. 
 
 r Col. 3, 5.— Mortify therefore your members which are upon tne 
 earth ; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupis- 
 cence, and covetousnet?s, which .' idolatry. 
 
 Q. 82. Is any man able perfectly ii keep the command- 
 ments oj God 1 
 
 A. No mere man since the fall is able, in this life, per- 
 fectly to keep the commandments of God s, but doth daily 
 break them in thought t, word w, and deed w. 
 
 s Eccl. 7, 20.— i^or there is not a just man upon earth that doeth 
 good and sinneth not. 
 
 t Gen. 8, 21.— The imagination of man's heart is evil from his 
 
 youth. . 1 M 
 
 u James 3, 8.— -l*iie tongue can no man tame ; it is an unruly evil, 
 
 full of deadly poison. 
 
 w James 3, 2. — In many things we offend all. 
 
 Q. 83. Are all trail xgressio7is of the law equally heinousl, 
 
 A.. Sonje sins in themselves, and by reason of several 
 
 atrgravations, are more heinous in the sight of God than 
 
 others x. 
 
 1»f.i.L. 4-^-^ f f^'i^^flA** 
 
 «u. 
 
 X John lvi, li. — Hu lihat delivered me unto thcc hath *hfi 
 1. 
 Q 84. ^'hat doth evry sin deserve I 
 
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 THK SHORTER (JATEC'HlSM, 
 
 A. Eveiy bill deyerveth God's wrath and curse, both in 
 t-his life, and that which is to come y. 
 
 y Gal. 3 10.— Cursed is every one that continueth not in all 
 things which are written iu the book of the law to do them . 
 
 Mat. i.o, 41.— Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand. 
 
 San'jZSTgeir """'■ '"'" ^™^'^^''"^ «^^' prepared for the 
 Q. 85. What doth God require of us that we may escape 
 his lorath and curse due to 'i s/or sini 
 
 A. To escape the wrath and curse of God due to us for 
 sm, Goi requireth of us faith in Jesus Christ, repentance 
 unto his^ wi-i a diligent use of all the outward means 
 whereby Chri..t communicate th to us the benefits of re- 
 demption (f. 
 
 z Actj)20, 21.— Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, 
 repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ. 
 
 a Frov. 2, 1.— My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide 
 my commandments with thee ; V. 2. So that thou incline thine 
 ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding ; V. 3. 
 Yea, ifthou crieab after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for 
 understanding ; V 4. If thou seekest her as silver, and, searchest 
 for her as for hid treasures ; V. 5. Tlien shalt thou understand the 
 tear ot the Lord, antl find the knowledge of God. 
 Q. 86. What is faith in Jesus Christ 1 
 A. Faith in Jesus Christ is a saving grace b, whereby 
 we receive c, and rest upon him alone for salvation d, as he 
 is offered to us in the gos|)eI e. 
 
 b Hebr. 10 39. -We are not of them who draw back unto perdi- 
 tion j but of them that believe to the saving of the soul. 
 
 c John 1, 12.— As many as received him, uo them gave he power 
 to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name. 
 (f 1 hil. 3, <J.--And be foun.l in him, not having mine own righte- 
 ousness, whicli is of the law, but tliat which is through the faith of 
 C hrist, the righteousness wliich is of God by faith. 
 
 « Jsa. 33, 22.— The Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver 
 the Lord is our King ; he will save us. 
 
 ^ Q. 87. What is repentance unto life t 
 ^ A. Kepentance unto life is a saving grace /, whereby a 
 sinner, out of a true sense of his sin g, and apprehension of 
 
WITH THE PROOFS FROM THE SCRIPTURES. 
 
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 the mercy of God in Christ A, doth, with grief and hatred 
 of his sin, turn from it unto God % with full purpose of 
 and endeavour after, new obedience k. 
 
 /Acts II, 18 —Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted re- 
 pentance unto life. 
 
 g Acts 2, 37.— When they heard this they were pricked in their 
 heart, and said unto Peter, and to the rest of the apostles, Men and 
 brethren, what shall we do ? 
 
 h Joel 2, 13. — Kend your heart and not your garments, and turn 
 unto the Lord your God : for he is gracious and merciful, slow to 
 anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil. 
 
 i Jer. 31, 18. — Turn thou me, and 1 shall be turned ; for thou art 
 the Lord my God; V. 19. Surely after that I was turned, I re- 
 pented ; and after that I was instructed, I smote upon my thigh : I 
 was ashamed, yea, even confounded, because I did bear the reproach 
 of my youth. 
 
 ^•Psal. 119, 59.— I thought on my ways, and I turned my feet 
 unto thy testimonies. 
 
 Q. 88. What are the outward means whereby Chinsi com- 
 municateth to ua the benefits of redemptioni 
 
 A. The outward and ordinary means whereby Christ 
 communicateth to us the benefits of redemption are his 
 ordinances: especially the word, sacraments, and prayer Z; 
 all which are made effectual to the elect for salvation. 
 
 I Acts 2, 41.— Then they that gladly received his word were bap- 
 tized ; V. 42. And they continued steadfastly in the apostles' doc- 
 trine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers. 
 Q. 89. How is the word made effectual to salvationi 
 A. The Spirit of God maketh the reading, but especially 
 the preaching, of the word an effectual means of convincing 
 and converting sinners m, and of building them up in holi- 
 ness and comfort n, through faith, unto salvation o. 
 
 m Psal. 19, 7. — The law of the Lord is perfect, convcrtinar the 
 soul : the testimony of the Lord is sure, making; wise the simple. 
 
 n 1 Thess. 1, 6. — And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, 
 having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy 
 Ghost. 
 
 o Uom. i, 
 in the powei 
 
 Hi. — J iUii not asiiamea oi tne gospei oi unnsx ; mr it 
 of God imto BilviiHon to everv one that holioveth. 
 
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 THE SHORTER CATECHISM, 
 
 Q. 90. How is the word to he read and heard, tit at it may 
 become effectual to salvation 1 
 
 A. TJiat the word may become effectual to salvation, we 
 must attend thereunto with diligence p, i)reparation q, and 
 prayer r, receive it with faith s and love t, lay it up in our 
 hearts u, and practice it in our lives w, 
 
 p Prov. 8, 34. — Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching 
 dally ab my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors. 
 
 q 1 Pet. 2, 1. — Wherefore laying aside all malice, a,nd all guile, and 
 hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil-speaking ; V. 2. As new-horn 
 habes, desire the sincere milk of the word, tliat ye may grow thereby. 
 
 r Fsal. 119, 18. — Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold won- 
 drous things out of thy law. 
 
 s Hebr. 4, 2. — The word preached did not profit them, not being 
 mixed with faith in them that heard it. 
 
 < 2 Thess. 2, 10. — They received not the love of the truth, that 
 they might be saved. 
 
 7< Psal. 119, 11.— Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I 
 might not sin against thee. 
 
 10 James 1, 25. — But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty 
 and continueth therein, he bemg not a forgetful hearer, but a doer 
 of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed. 
 
 Q. 91. Eow do the Sacraments hecorne effectual nieans of 
 salvation ? 
 
 A. The sacraments become effectual means of salvation, 
 not from any virtue in them, or in him that doth administer 
 them Xy but only by the blessing of Christ, and the working 
 of his Spirit in them that by faith receive them y. 
 
 X 1 Cor. H, 7. — So then neither is he that plantetli any thing, 
 neither he that wateretli ; but (irod that giveth the increase. 
 
 // 1 J^et. 3, 21. — The like iigure whereunto even baptism doth also 
 MOW save us (not the putting away of the lilth of the flesh, but the 
 answer of a good conscience toward God), by the resurrection of 
 .Tesua Christ. 
 
 g. 92. What is a Sacrament'i 
 
 A. A saci'ament is an holy ordinance instituted by Christ, 
 wherein, by .sensible sign«, Christ, and the benefits of the 
 new covenant are represented :. sealed, and applied to be- 
 jieverN o. 
 
 .t 
 
 to 
 
WITH I'HE PROOFS FKOM THE SCRlPTUttES. 
 
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 a Gen. 17, 10. — This is my covenant, which ye shall keep between 
 me and you, and thy seed after thee : Every man-child among you 
 shall be circumcised. 
 
 a Rom. 4, 11. — And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of 
 the righteousness of the faith which he had yet being uncircumcised. 
 Q. 93. Which are the sacraments of the New Testament^ 
 A. The sacraments of the New Testament are, Baptism 6, 
 
 and the Lord's Supper c. 
 
 b Mark 16, 16.— He that belie veth and is baptized shall be saved. 
 
 c 1 Cor. 11, 23.— For J. have received of the Lord that which also 
 I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus, the same night in which 
 he was betrayed, took bread, &c. 
 
 Q. 94. What is baptismi 
 
 A. Baptism is a sacrament, wherein the washing with 
 water, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the 
 Holy Ghost d, doth signify and seal our ingrafting into 
 Christ, and partaking of the benefits of the covenant of 
 grace e, and our engagement to be the Lord's/. 
 
 d Mat. 28, 19.— Go yo therefore and teach all nations, baptizing 
 them in the name of the Father, andoi the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. 
 
 e Rom. 6, 3.— Know ye not that so many of us as were baptized 
 into Jesus Christ, were baptized into his death ? 
 
 / Rom. 6, 4.— Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into 
 death ; that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory 
 of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. 
 
 Q. 95. To whom is baptism to be administered^ 
 A. Baptism is not to be administered to any that are out 
 of the visible church, till they profess their faith in Christ, 
 and obedience to him g ; but the infants of such as are 
 members of the visible church are to be baptized h. 
 
 g Acts, 2, 41.— Then they that gladly received his word were 
 baptized. 
 
 h Gen. 17, 7.— And I will establish my covenant between me and 
 thee and thy seed after thee, in their generations, for an everlast- 
 ing covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee ; 
 V. 10. This is my covenant which ye shall keep between me and 
 you, and thy seed after thee : Every man-child among you shall be 
 circumcised^ 
 
 Acts 2, 38.— Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be bai^tized 
 every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ, for the remission of 
 
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 THE SHOKTEH C'J^ TKCUlSiM, 
 
 sins, and ye shall receive the gitt of the Holy Jhost ; V. 39. For 
 the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are 
 afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call. 
 Q. 96. What is this Lord^s /Supper * 
 
 A. The Lord's Supper is a sacrament, wherein by giving 
 and receiving bread and wine according to Christ's appoint- 
 ment, his death is shewn forth i ; and the worthy recei^ei-s 
 are, not after a corporal and carnal manner, but by faith, 
 made partakers of his body and blood, with all his benefits, 
 to their spiritual nourishment and growth in grace k. 
 
 i Luke 22, 19. — And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake 
 it, aiid gave unto them, saying, This is my body, which is given 
 for yoii : this do in remembrance of me ; V. 20. Likewise also the 
 cup after supper, saying, This cup is the New Testament in my 
 blood, which is shed for you. 
 
 k 1 Cor. 10, 16.— The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the 
 communion of the blood of Christ ? the bread which we break, is it 
 not the communion of the body of Christ ? 
 
 Q. 97. What is required to the worthi/ receiving of the 
 Loid's Supper 1 
 
 A. It is required of them that would worthily partake of 
 the Lord's Supper, that they examine themselves of their 
 knowledge to discern the Lord's body I, of tlieir faith to feed 
 upon him m, of their repentance n^ love o, and new obedi- 
 ence p; lest, coming unworthily, they eat and drink judgment 
 to themselves q. 
 
 1 1 Cor. 11, 28. — But let a man examine himself, and so let him 
 eat of that bread, and drink of that cup ; V. 29. For he thateatetli 
 and drinketh unworthily, eattth and drinketh damnation to himself, 
 not discerning the Lord's body. 
 
 m 2 Cor. 13, 5.— Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith. 
 
 n I Cor. 11, 31. — If we would judge ourselves, we should not be 
 judged. 
 
 o I Cor. 11, 18. — When ye come together in the church, I hear 
 that there be divisions among you ; V. 20. When ye come together 
 therefore into one place, this is not to eat the Lord's Supper. 
 
 p 1 Cor. 5, 8. — Therefore let us kee.T^ the feast: not with old leaven* 
 neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the un- 
 leavened bread of sincerity and truth. 
 
WITH The PKOOFS bHOM THE HtJKlPTUttKS. 
 
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 q 1 Cor. 11, 27.— Wherefore, whosoever shall eat this bread, and 
 drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body 
 and blood of the Lord. 
 
 Q. 98. What is prayer 'I 
 
 A. Prayer is an offering up of our desires unto God r for 
 things agreeable to his will 5, in the name of Christ <, with 
 confession of our sins u, and thankful acknowledgment of 
 
 bis mercies w. 
 
 r Psal. 62, 8.— Trust in him at all times, ye people ; pour out 
 your heart before him : God is a refuge for us. 
 
 8 Rom. 8, 27.— And he that searcheth the hearts, knoweth what 
 is the mmd of the Spirit ; because he maketh intercession for the 
 saints according to the will of God. 
 
 t John 16, 23.— Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my minui!, 
 he will give it you. 
 
 u Dan. 9, 4.— And I prayed unto the Lord my God, and m^de 
 my confession. 
 
 w Phil. 4, 6.— Be careful for nothing ; but in every thing, by 
 prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be 
 made known unto God. 
 
 Q. 99. What rule hath God given for our direction in 
 
 prayer 1 
 
 A. The whole word of God is of use to direct us in prayer 
 X ; but the special rule of direction is that form of p'^ayer 
 which Christ taught his disciples, commonly called The 
 
 Lord's Prayer y. 
 
 X 1 John 6, 14.— And this is the confidence that we have in him, 
 that if we ask anything according to his will, he heareth us. 
 
 y Mat. 6, 9.— After this manner therefore pray ye : Our Father 
 which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, &c. 
 
 Q. 100. What doth the pre/ace of the Lord's prayer teach 
 
 usi 
 
 A. The preface of the Lord's prayer (which is, Our Father 
 lohich art in heaven), tcacheth us to draw near to God with 
 all holy reverence and confidence z, as children to a father a, 
 able and ready to help us b ; and that we should pray with 
 
 ov\^i i^rw* r\4-V\ r^-w*a r» 
 
 z Isa. 64, 9.— Be not wroth very sore, O Lord, neither remember 
 iniquity for ever : behold, see, we beseech thee, we are all thy people. 
 
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 THE SHORTER CATECHISM, 
 
 a Luko 11, 13. — If ye then, being evil, know how to give good 
 gifts unto your children ; how much more shall your heavenly 
 Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him ? 
 
 6 Rom. 8, 5. — Fo" ye have not received the spirit of bondage 
 again to fear ; but ye have received the spirit of adoption, whereby 
 we cry, Abba, Father. 
 
 c Eph. 6, 18. — Praying always with all prayer and supplication 
 in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and 
 supplication for all saints. 
 
 Q. 101. What do we pray for in the first petitioni 
 
 A. In the first petition (which is, Hallowed he thy name), 
 we pray, That God would enable us and others to glorify 
 him in all that whereby he maketh himself known d, and 
 that he would dispose all things to his own glory e. 
 
 (i Psal. 67, 1. — (xod be merciful unto as, and bless us, and cause 
 his face to shine upon us; V. 2. That thy way may be known upon 
 earth, thy saving health among all nations ; V. 3. Let the people 
 praise thee, O God : let all the people praise thee. 
 
 c Rom. 11, 36. — For of him, and through him, and to him, are 
 all things ; to whom be glory for ever. Amen. 
 
 Q. 102. What do we fray f(yr in the secotid petition'^ 
 
 A. In the second petition (which is, Thy kingdom come), 
 we pray, That Satan's kingdom may be destroyed f; and 
 that the kingdom of grace may be advanced g, ourselves and 
 others brought into it, and kept in it h ; and that the king- 
 dom of glory may be hastened i. 
 
 /Psal. 68, 1. — Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered; let 
 them also that hate him flee before him. 
 
 g Psal. 51, 18. — Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion ; build 
 thou the walls of Jerusalem. 
 
 h 2 Thess. 3, 1. — Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of 
 the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you. 
 
 Rom. 10, 1. — Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God foi' 
 Israel is, that they might be saved. 
 
 * Rev. 22, 20. — He which testifieth these things, saith, Surely I 
 come quickly. Amen. Even so come, Lord Jesus. 
 
 Q. 103. What do we pray for in the third petition 'i 
 A-. lu the third petition ^ which is Thi/ ivill be done in 
 earthy as it is in heaven), we pray, That God, by his grace, 
 
 I 
 
WITH THE PROOFS FROM THE SCKIFTURES. 
 
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 wouid make us able and willing to know, obey h, and sub- 
 mit to his will in all things I, as the angels do in heaven m. 
 k Psal. 119, 34.— Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy 
 law ; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart ; ¥35. Mike m« 
 to go in the path of thy commandments, for therem do I delight ; 
 V. 36. IncUne my heart unto thy testimonies. 
 
 I Acts 21, 14— And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, 
 saving, The M'ill of the Lord be done. , ^, ^ , . 
 
 m Psal. 103, 20. —Bless the Lord, ye his angels that excel in 
 strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of 
 his word ; V. 22. Bless the Lord, all his works, m all places of his 
 dominion ; bless the Lord, O my soul. . • o 
 
 Q. 104. What do we prayjor in the fourth petition ( 
 A In the fourth petition (which is, Give us this day our 
 daily breaf), we pray, That of God's free gift we may re- 
 ceive 9 competent portion of the good things of this life n 
 and enjoy his blessing with them o. 
 
 n Piov. 30, 8.— Remove far from me vanity and lies : give me 
 neither pov^erty nor riches ; feed me with food conveme-iit for me. 
 
 o Psal. 90, i7.— And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon 
 us ; and establish thou the work of our hands upon us ; yea the work 
 of our hand establish thou it. r i - • o 
 
 Q. 105. What do we pray for in thefijth petition i 
 A. In the fifth petition (which is, And forgive us our 
 debts, as we forgive our debtors), we pray, That God, for 
 Christ's sake, would freely pardon all our sins p ; which we 
 are the rather encouraged to ask, because by his grace we 
 are enabled from the heart to forgive others q. 
 
 p Psal. 51, 1.— Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy 
 loving kindness ; according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies 
 blot out my transgressions. , 
 
 q Mat. 6, 1 4 . -For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly 
 Father will also forgive you. . . , 
 
 Q. lOG. ]Vhat do we pray for in the sixth petition \ 
 
 A. In the sixth petition (which is, Aitd lead us not into 
 temptation, but deliver us from evil, we pray, that God would 
 eitlier kfop us from being tempted to sin r, or support and 
 deliver us when we are tempted ff. 
 
 I 
 
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 THE SHORTER CATECHISM. 
 
 r Mat. 26, 41. — Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation. 
 
 Psal. 19, 13. — Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous 
 sins, let them not have dominion over me. 
 
 8 Psal. 51, 10. — Create in me a clean heart, O God ; and renew x 
 right spirit within me ; V. 12. Restore unto me the joy of thy 
 salvation ; and uphold me with thy free Spirit. 
 
 Q. 107. W^iat doth the conclusion of the Lord's prayer 
 teach us 1 
 
 A. The conclusion of the Lord's prayer (which is, For 
 thine is the kingdom^ and the power and the glory, Jor every 
 Amen), teacheth ns, to take our encouragement in prayer 
 from God only t, and in our prayers to praise him, ascribing 
 kingdom, power, and glory to him u. And, in testimony of 
 our desire, and assurance to be heard, we say. Amen w. 
 
 t Dan. 9, 18. — We do not present our supplications before thee 
 for our righteousness, but for thy great mercies ; V. 19. O Lord, 
 hear ; O Lord, forj^ive ; O Lord, hearken and do : defer not, for thine 
 own sake, O my God. • 
 
 u 1 Chron. 29, 11. — Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, and the 
 power and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty ; for all that 
 is in heaven and in the earth is thine; V. 13. Now therefore, 
 our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name. 
 
 w Rev, 22, 20. — Amen. Even so, come. Lord Jesus. 
 
 
 THE LORD'S PRAYER. 
 
 OUR Father which art in Heaven, Hallowed be thy 
 name. Thy Kingdom come. Thy will be done in 
 earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, 
 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And 
 lead us not into temptation ; but deliver us from evil ; for 
 thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for 
 ever. Amen, 
 
 
%• 
 
 
 THE CREED. 
 
 I BELIEVE in God, the Fathpr Almighty, Maker 
 of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, His 
 only Son our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy 
 Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under 
 Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead and buried ; He 
 descended into hell ; * the third day he rose again 
 *ir.. Continued in ^^^"^ ^he dead ; He ascended into 
 knd?nl\?he'^w:?of hcavcu, and sitteth on the right hand 
 deathtiuthethirdday. of God, the Father Almighty; from 
 
 thence Pie shall come to judge the quick and the 
 dead.- I believe in the Holy Ghost ; the holy catholic 
 church ; the communion of saints ; the forgiveness of 
 sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life ever- 
 lasting. Amen. 
 
 GRACE BEFORE MEAT. 
 
 GRACIOUS God, we have sinned against Thee, 
 and are unworthy of Thy mercy ; pardon our sins, 
 and bless these mercies for our use, and help us to eat 
 and drink to Thy glory, for Christ's sake. Amen, 
 
 GRACE AFTER MEAT. 
 
 PLESSED God, in Thee we live, move, and have 
 our being ; make us thankful for Thy mercies, and 
 as we live by Thy providence, help us to live to Thy 
 praise ; looking and waiting for a better life with Thy- 
 self above, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen, 
 
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 Awif EASY QUESTIONS FOR CHILDREN. 
 
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 Q' TirHO is your Creator? 
 
 TT A.- The grea^ God that made 
 the world. 
 
 Q. Who is your prei^Srver? 
 
 A, The same God that made me. 
 
 Q. What are you made and main- 
 tained for? — A. To glorify God. 
 
 Q. How many persons are there in 
 the Godhead? 
 
 A. Three, the Father, Son and Holy 
 Ghost ; and theise three are one. 
 
 Q. What is your duty to this God as 
 your Creator ? 
 
 A. It is my duty to ftdr and honour 
 Him. 
 
 Q. What is the rule os your faith 
 and obedience K 
 
 A, The Holy Scriptures. 
 
 Q. What is the excellency of the 
 Scriptures? ' --, 
 
 A. That they are the words of God. 
 
 Q. Who were ypur first parents ? 
 
 A. Adam and Eve. 
 
 Q, What condition did God create 
 them in ?— Jl. Holy and happy. 
 
 Q. How did they lose their holiness 
 and happiness ? 
 
 A. By their disobedience to the 
 command of God in eating the for- 
 bidden fruit. 
 
 Q. What condition are we all bora in? 
 
 A. Sinful and miserable. 
 
 Q. Who is it that ;>aves us out of this 
 sad condition? 
 
 A. Our Lord Jesus Christ, the only 
 Mediator between God and man. 
 
 Q. Who was Jesus Christ ? 
 
 A. The eternal Son of God. 
 
 Q. What did He to redeem and save 
 us? 
 
 A. He took our nature on" Him, and 
 became man, [nature? 
 
 Q. What life did He live in that 
 
 A. A life of perfect holiness. 
 
 Q. What doctrine did he preach ? 
 
 A. A true and excellent doctrine, 
 concerning God, Himself and another 
 world. 
 
 Q' What miracles did He work to 
 confirm His doctrine? 
 
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 the dead, cast out 
 
 devils, and many other the like 
 
 Q. What death did He die ? 
 
 A. The cursed death of the cross, to 
 satisfy for our sins, and to reconcile us 
 to God. 
 
 Q. What became of Him after He 
 was dead ? 
 
 A: He rose again from the d^ad on 
 the third day, and ascended up into 
 heaven. 
 
 Q. Where b He now? 
 
 A. At the right of God, making 
 intercession for us, and hath all power 
 both in heaven and earth. ^ ' / 
 
 Q. When will He come again ? 
 
 A. At the last day, in glorious 
 maiesty, to judge the world. 
 
 Q. Into whose name were you 
 baptized ? 
 
 A. Into the name of the Father, the 
 Son, and the Holy Ghost. 
 
 Q. What was the meaning of your 
 being so baptized ? 
 
 A. 1 Was thereby given up In a 
 covenant way to Father, Son, and 
 Holy Ghost. 
 
 Q. Which way must you take th? 
 Lord for your God ? 
 
 A. I nnist take God the Father foi 
 my chief good and highest end ; God 
 the Son for my Prince and Saviour ; 
 and God the Holy Ghost for my sancti- 
 fier, teacher, guide and comforter. 
 
 Q. What is the substance of the 
 gospel call unto sinners ? 
 
 A. Repentance toward God and 
 faith towards our Lord Jesus Christ. 
 
 Q. What is the first and great com- 
 mandment? 
 
 A, To love God with all our heart. 
 
 <^. What is the second, which is like 
 imto it? 
 
 A. To love our neighbour as our- 
 selves; and to show it by doing as we 
 would be done by. [God ? 
 
 Q. What is the honoiir you owe to 
 
 A. I must never take his name in 
 vain, but read His word, meditate upon 
 it, and frame my life according to it. 
 
 Q. What comes of those who do so 
 when they die? 
 
 A. iiiey go iiito a Slate oi ever- 
 lasting rest and joy with God and 
 Jesus Christ.