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McMILLAN, Publishei's, Printers, Bookbinders, Wholesale an iul He education of vour young ones. Are you careful to prov.dc r the maiuteuauoe of their dyin« ijodies, and w. you prov de nothino- for tlieir souls that nuist live eternally . O parents . " Iv for, and with the.n, and let them see how earnest yo„ are r thei souls well-being. When they come to years, tell U m of the vows vou look on you at haptisn, u> then- name. W ar,^ °h m againsi restricting theu.selves to their torn.s ofprayer, and ■11 them to be adding and using new words and exp-stons o ei own framing. O parents! as you would no, have them leing vou at God's tribunal with curses against you, be careM owto in;truct ,hen> in the knowledge of God and then- daty Zards Him, their o.isery by nature, and th™' -f »^ J^^ Christ But, O .nothersi it is for you n.a.nly that th s .ttle boot dh-ec ed. Children are ntostly about your hand .n therr ende ■ vears. The impressions they receive f,-om you do ord.n- r 1 abde with then! af.erwartls. You t,-availed m patn a tl ek , rst birth : let your souls travail in pain for he.r second b rh that as thev are your children by nature, so they may be God': children by grace, instruments of His praise, he„-s of grace, and vessels of glory. A WORD TO CHILDRKN. Ah Dear Children. 1 beseech you, in God's name, to remember your Creator and Re is right," that you may have long life and prosperity here, and be prepared for obedience to the will of your heavenly Father here- after. Now that ye know these things, happy are ye if yon do them. »*w.. 1 ""W^. JL. :0m V THE JMOTHKK'S CATECHI.SJr. ■NB^Cv"— 1 Q Who uKide you? A Hod. il WI)o is it that redeems yon? A. Christ. Q WJ)0 is it that sanctifies yon ? A. The IIoly^Ghost. Q Of what a'-e vou made? A Of dust. Q What doth tliat teach you? A To be humble and mindful of death. Q P'or what end were you made? A. To serve God. *.,> What way should you serve ( jod ? A. By obeying his com- mands, trusting in him; by read- ing, hearing, praying, praising, Q V»'hut is the chief thing you should remember in the ♦lays of your youth? A. My Creator and Redeemer. How doth the New Testa- ment begin and end ? A It begins with Matthew, and ends with Revelation. Q Is not the Bible the best book in the world? A. Yes. Q Why so? A. Because (lod is the Authorof it, and its words are indited by him. Q, iShould you not be busy learning to read and understand them ? A. Yes. Q What is God? A He is a Spirit. (I What is a Spirit? A An invisible being, that is not uuide up of fiesh and blood as we are. Q Are there any Spirits be- sides God ? A. Yes. Q What are they ? A Angels and souls' of men. Q How do they differ from God ? A. .\ngels and souls of men are but thiite and created s[)irits,but God is an infinite and uncreated spirit. Q Had (iod any beginning ? A No. Q Will he have anv end? A No. Is he from everlasting to everlasting? A. Yes. Q Had angels and souls of men a beginning? A. Yes. Q Who gave them that? A God. Q Will thev have an end? A No. Q Is not God far more glori- ous than we can conceive ? A Yes. Q How many Gods are there? A There is but one only. Q How many persons are there in the Godhead? A Three. Q What are thev? A The Father, the Son, and the Holv Ghost. ^L_ r t; M( )TIIKll'S CATECHISM. Q Arc not these three the same in HMl)st!iuee? A. Yen. Q Had the worM a begin- ning? A. Yes. Q Who made it? A. (Jod. q Of what did he makf it? A Of notliint;. (I By what did he make it? A By the word of iiis power. Q In what time did he make it? A In the space of six (hiys. (^> Tn what condition made he all things? A. He made all things very good. Q On which of the days was man made? A On the sixth. Q What did (iod on the seventh day ? A He rented from all his work, and sancti- fied the Sabbath to himself. (-2 Who were th<' lirst man and lirst woman in the woild ? A Adam and Eve. Q, What state were they created in ? A In a holy and ha{)py state. Q Were they free from all sin and misery? A. Yes. Q Did they abide in this state? " A. No. Q How fell they from it? A By breaking covenant with God. Q How many covenants hath God made with man ? A Two. (} What are these ? A The covenant of works and the covenant of grace. Q With whom did he make the covenant of works ? A With onr lirst parents, Adam and Eve. A Q Was it made in their own nameonlv? A. No, not in their own, but in the nuine of all their posterity. (} With whom did ( iod make the covenant of grace ? A With the elect in Christ or with Christ in the elect's name. Q Who are the elect? A Thone that ( lod did choose from all eternity, and gave to Christ, to be redeemed t'rom wrath. ( ^ AVhat was the tenor or con- dition of the covenant of works? A Do this and live. <^ What is the condition or tenor of the covenant of grace? A Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved. (} Why is the first covenant called the covenant of worics? A P>ecause works or obedi- ence was the condition of it. Q What sort of obedience did it require? A.Perfectoi)edience Q ^Vhy is it called the cove- nant of life? A Because life was the re- ward ])romised for keeping of it. (} What sort of life did it promise? A. Life temporal, spiritual, and eternal. Q What was the penalty threatened tor breaking this covenant ? A Death ; for God said, in the day thou eatest thereof thou ' shalt surely die. Q What sort of death was it? I A Death temporal, spiritual, '■ and eternal. Q What is death temporal ? i A The separation of the soui i from the body. Q What is death spiritual ■' A The separation of the soul from God. ^ A 'W^ MOTHER'S CATECHISM. f.-' J »^> Wliat is death eternal? A The sei>aration of both soul and liody from God forever. il Did our first parents keep the covenant of works ? A No. Q How di Why is the covenant of grace so sure and steadfast ? A Because it hath a Mediator . and surety to answer for us. Q Who provided this noble remedy for ns? A. God. <.| Who moved him to do it? A His own free will. ; Q Did man merit nothing at ' God's hand in his fallen -^tate? A Nothing Init wrath for our sins. il How think you to get your sins piirdoned ? A By Jesus Christ the surely of lost sinners. ^. . Q Will God p.^rdon your sin without satisfaction to his jus- tice? A. No. Q, Are you able to satisfy God's justice for vour own sin? A No. Q Is God content to take satisfaction from another in 1 your stead ? A. Yes. i liint t'l: e tirMt ". ;nant :il- A. No. of sin ? sincere, lea von IS A. No. t of grace A. Yes. oi grace I by our of works A. No." •agement/ holiness; because enant of Ifast? Mediator or us. lis noble A. God. to do it? 1. otliing at en state '! :ii for our » get your he surely I your sin 3 his jus- A. No. :o satisfy own sin? ) to take »other in A. Yes. ^^ MOTHER'S CATECHISM. Q Bui who is able and will- ing to give that satisfaction for us? A Jesus Christ is both able and willing. (I Was none able to do it but '»e? A. None. Q Wliy HO? A Beca)ise none but he could bear infinite wrath. O Who is this Jesus Christ? A He y the eternal Son of Cod, and the second Person of the glorious Trinity. (^ Hath God any other who are called his sons besides our Lord Jesus Christ? A. Yes. Q Who are these ? A Angels and believers. Q Is there not agreatdifibr- ence l)et'.vixt these and Christ? A Yes. Q How are angels the sons of God ? A. By immediate creation. In this sense, Adam is called the son of God. Q How are believers the sons of God? A. By regeneration and adoption. () How is Christ the son of (Tod ? A By eternal generation, and therefore is called his only Son. Q What hath Christ done for lost sinners? A. Pie hath undertaken to be a Mediator betwixt God and them in the .covenant of redemption. -p Q Whom doth he redeem ? A The elect. Q From what doth he re- deem them? A From sin and hell. Q What way did Christ per- form his undertakings ? A He took our nature upon his precious ! him, and shed ! l)lood for us. I (^ How many natures hath I Christ? A. Two. I hese? A Such as grief, weariness, hunger, thirst, sleep, sweating, bleeding, and the like. ,/ Q, Wherefore took he these upon him ? A That he might be the more capable to sympathize with us in trouble. Q Why is our Redeemer called Jesus ? ^ Because he saves his peo- ple from their sins. Q Why is he called Christ? A Because he was appointed and consecrated to his media- tory offices. '^'^ Q How many offices was he appointed to ? A Three. * Q What are these ? A The offices of a prophet, of a priest, and of a king.-^ Q Have you need of a Medi- ator with all these offices ? A Yes. Q Wliy behove Christ's me- diatory office to be threefold ? A To answer our threefold misery.'^ C^ What is that? A. Ignor- ance, ti" » 'v. a?!!? !'.!«^ Q Wliat need have you of Christ as a nrophet? A To tfcdch and cure my ig- norance. / Q Wliat need have you of Christ as a priest ? A To attone for my guilt,and inteniede with (rod for me. Q What need have you of Christ as a king? A To deliver me from bond- :ige and govern me by his laws. |/ Q How did Christ cure o^r ignorance? A. By his word and Spirit teaching us. a Q How doth he atone for our guilt ? A By his dying and offering a sacrifice for us upon the cross. Q How doth he deliver us from bondage? A. By hispow- er,carrying on awork of conver- sion and sanctification in us. N (^ What death did Christ die for us ? A The death of the cross. . Q What kind of death was that? A. A cursed, shameful, and painful death. i^ Q For what end did he die? A To be a blessed sacritice, to satisfy justice for sin, and to reconcile us to Clod. Q What was the sacrifice that Christ offered up for us ? A It was himself. Q Whether did he offer his soul or his body ? A He offered both for us ? Q Did he only suffer the pains of death for us ? A He suffered the pains of hell also. ' (4 Did he suffer only the wrath of men and devils for us? A He suffered the wrath of n-i! ;.|ho, \ J. imi p w i i i imim i ni ii wf iiii . ..^», i you of •e my ig- i you of giiilt,anmttiuitiimt^ ^ MOTHER'S CATECHISM. m Q thev A Q For what end will he (.ome ? A To judge the world. Q, Whom will he judge at the last day? A. Both the quick and the dead; all that ever were, are, or shall be in the world. Q Will all that are then dead be raised from their graves ? A Yes. With what bodies will rise .'' With the self-same bodies they had as to substa>/!e,though Vi different in qualities. '^' Q How will the dead be raised? A. By the powerful voice of the archangel, and the sound of the last trumpet. Q Will there not be a great diftierence betwixt the resurrec- tion of the righteous and the wicked? A. Yes. Q What will that be ? A The righteous will rise with glory and triumph ; but the wicked with trembling and horror. ■^ Q Must they all come to the judgment seat of Christ? A Yes. Q Who will bring them ? A The angels. Q Whom will he sit on his right hand? A. The righteous. Q What will their sentence be? A. '* Come ve blessed of my Father, inherit the king- dom prepared for you from the foundation of the world ?/' Q Whom Avill he sit on his left hand ? A. The wicked. Q What will their sentence be ? A. " Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his anffels/', '' Q Who are those that will be counted righteous at that day ? A Only those who are clothed with the righteousness of Christ Q Can no man stand in his own righteousness at that day ? A No. Q Why so? A Because all our righteous- ness is as filthy rags before God. Q What mean you by the righteousness of Christ? A His obedience both active and passive. },.^ Q What is' his active obedi- ence? A. His holy life, whereby he fulfilled the whole law, performing the duties it commandeth in our stead. Q What is his passive obedi- ence ? A. His suffering all the penalties and punishment due to us for breaking the law. * Q Whatway doth the righte- ousness of Christ become ours? A By imputation on God's part, and believing on our part. Q When doth God impute this righteousness to us? A When we lay hold thereon by faith for justification. Q Isany man justified before God bv faith without works ? A No. -^ Q Whether, then, are we jus- tified by faith or by works ? A By faith only. Q Is there any worth in faith, as it is a grace in us, to obtain our justification before God ? A No. Q How then doth faith justify us, or make us righteous before God? A Only as it is an instru- ment or hand for laying hold on the righteousness of Christ. > 'I mxs a T MOTHER'S CATECHI«M. God' > Q, Is Clirist's righteousness the only meritorious cause of our justifieniion? A. Yes. Q Is faith thf instrumental cause of it? A. Yes. Q Why can no other righ- teousness but Christ's iustifv us before God ? A Because liis onlv is infi- nitely perfect, and fully satis- fies the demands of justice. Q Can any man expect to be saved by the righteousness of Christ, that liveth still in his •^ins? A. Xo. _ Q Are justification and sanc- tification inseparable ? A Yes. Q Can we be justified bv Christ without a change being made upon us? A. No.O ^il What is the change that' must be made ? A. A very great change; the old nature must be taken away, and a new- heart must be given us. Q What is the oflice of the Holy Ghost in the business of man's salvation ? A To apply Christ's redemp- tion and purchase to the eleclx Q What way doth he that? A By working faith in the iieart, and carrying on a work of conversion and sanctificjition in the wliole man. Q, AVhat are the outward nieans he commonly makes me of to begin the work? A God's word and rod. il What is the first step of the Spirit's work tipon a man ? A Conviction, vj Q What doth ho convince a man of? A Roth of his sin and miserv. Q^ \yhat is the next step of tlie Spirit's wnrk in conversion? 13 A He makes discoveries of Christ in the soul.. Q Wha'. does he next ? A He draweth out the heart to embrace Christ and the way of holiness. Q What way doth a renewed man evidence the reality of his change ? A By a true love to ( Jod, and obedience to his commands. A Q How should you loveGod? A With all my heart and soul, and f.-bove all things in the world. Q How should you obey God's commands ? A Sincerely, constantly, and universally. Q How many commands are ^tiere? A Ten. Q How are they divided ? A Into two tables. Q How many are there in the first table?' A Four. Q How many are there in the second ? A Six. Q What doth the first table contain ? A Our duty to God. Q What doth the second table contain? A Our duty to man. \/ Q How were the ten com- mandments at first written ? A They were written by the finger of God' upon two tables of stone. Q To whom did God at first deliver tiiem ? A To Moses. Q Where did he that? A Upon Mount Sinai. Q Can you repeat them ? A Yes. '. I JftSMMiMMl^^Kv -, 14 MOTJIP^R'S CATKCHISM. Q Should you iiot study to understand them? A. Yes. Q What command forbids idolatry, or the worshipping of false g6ds? A. The first. <^ What command forbids superstition, or the worship- l)ing of God in a wrong way ? A The second. Q What command forbids swearing, or profaning of God's iian)e? A. The third. <^ What command enjoins you to keep the Sabbath-day ? A The fourth.. Q How ought you to keep the Sabbath ? A. By worship- l>ing ofGc 1 both in public and private upon it, not thinking my own thoughts nor speaking my own words, nor doin^ my own work upon that day/ Q What command Enjoins you to obev vour parents ? A The fifth. Q What conmiand forbids you to fight with, and hurt your neighbor? A The sixth. Q, What command forbids uncleanness ? A The seventh. Q What command forbids stealing? A The eighth. Q What command forbids lying? A. The ninth. Q What command forbids coveting? A. The tenth. Q What is the sum of the Ten Commandments^^ A To love God and my neighbor. Q Should you keep all the commands perfectly ? A Yes. Q Are you able to do it? A No. Q, Do vou break them daily? A Yes. Q What way do you that? A In thought,word and deed. (I Was ever any man able to keep the commandments per- fectly ? A. Yes. Q Who was that ? A Adam before the fall. Q Was there never a man since the fall able to keep them perfectly ? A None but Jesus Christ. Q Was he a mere man? A No. Q What was he then ? A He was both God and man in one person, v Q What do we deserve for breaking every one of these commandments ? A The wrath of God, both « here and hereafter, Q By whom think you to escape his wrath ? A By Jesus Christ, who ful- filled the law and satisfied justice for me. Q May every man assert his interest in what Christ hath done and suffered? A No. Q Who are they that may do it warrantably ? A All true believers and sincere i»enitents. ^ Q Who are true jelievers ? A Those who have fled to Jesus Christ, and closed with him by true faith. Q What is this faith ? A It is the hand of the soul that accepts and relies on Christ as the great Saviour and reme- dy offered to us by God Q For what end is he offered? / tarn MOTHER'S CATECHISM. J 5 Q Where is he offered to us? A In the gospel. Q Upon what terms is he offered? A. Freely, fully, and in all his offices of a prophet, priest, and king. Q Who are those that are sincere peni tenths? A Those who have turned t(» God in Christ, by a true and unfeigned repentance.^Ca. Q What is this repentance? A It is a hearty grief for our sins, and turning from them all to Jesus Christ and the way of holiness, Q Ts there no way to escape hell but by faith and repent- ance? A No. ^ Q Can you repent and be- lieve of yourself? A. No. ^ Q How know you that? A God's word tells nie so; and besides, 1 tind my lieart naturally dead and hard as a stone. Q What is it that can quick- en the dead soul, and break the hard heart? A Nothing but God's al- ; mighty power and free grace. \ Q Should you not be always I looking to that power and pray- ing for it? A. Yes. ; ^ Q Are you not a stranger to '■ God, and far off" from him by ■., nature. A. Yes. Q How are you brought near to him? ' . j A By the blood of Christ. Q What are the ordinary means of our acquaintance and communion with Christ? A The word, sacraments, and |)rayer. Q How ought you to read i and hear the word ? / | A With faith, lave, and at- tention. . Q What is a sacrament ? A It is a visible sign for ! showing forth and applying Christ and his benefits to us. Q How many sacraments are there? A. Two. Q What were the sacraments of the Old Testament ? A Circumcision andthePass- over. Q Are those now abrogated ? A Yes. Q What are the sacraments of the New Testament ? A Baptism and the Lord's suf)per. , i,^ Q Who appointed them ? A Jesus Christ, the only hvad of the Church. Q I'or what end did lie ap- point these sacraments ? A To be seals of the cove- nant of grace for confirming his people's faith. (^ How long will they con- tinue ? A. Till Christ's second coming. Q What is the outward ele- ment or sign made use of in baptism? A. Water sprinkled on the body.s ^^ Q What is signified by i < ,? ' A The blood of Christ.wi .h\\ washeth away the sin and guilt of the soul. Q In whose name were you baptized ? A In the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Q What are you engaged to thereby ? A To profess, believe and obey the Holy Trinity ; and to renounce the devil, the world and the Hesli, 16 MOTHER'S CATKCHISM. ■'/ (^ What are the outward ele- ments of the Lord's supper? A Bread and wine. Q What do these signify to us? A. Tlie body and bk)od of Clirist. Q When did Christ institute this sacrament? A In the same night v. 'ere- in he was betrayed^ Q For what end ? A To keep up tlie remem- brance of his death and sufler- ings among his people to the end of the world. (■I Is there any difference be- twixt baptism and the Lord's supper? A. Yes. Q Do they not both repre- sent, seal, and apply the same ^hing? A. Yes. Q W^herein then lies the difference ? A The one is for initiation, the other is for nutrit'on : Bap- tism is the door at which God's children must enter, the Lord's supper is the t^ble at which they must feed. -1 • Q Is baptism wbe repeated again? a. No. Q Is the Lord's supper to be freqner+iy received ? '^'dlJfes. 9 How will you be able to perform your 'baptismal en- gagements ? A I must pray daily to God for strength to enable me, for I have it not of myself. Q How many parts doth prayer consist of? A. Three. Q, What are these three? A Confession, petition and thanksgiving. Q To whom only shoidd you pray ? j A To (Jod. Q In whose name are you to make your req uests ? A In the name of Clirist. 1 Q In what manner are you to make them? A. With humility, faith, and fervency./ Q Vov what things are von to pray ? I A Only for things agreeable j to the will of God. I Q Hath God given you any I directory for prayer? A Yes. I (I What is that? i A The holy scripture in general, and the Lord's prayer in particular. '.^ Can you repeat the Lord's praver ? A Yes. Q How many parts are there in the Lord's praver? A Three. 4- ' Q What are these? A A preface, six petitions, and ;i conclusion. ^ Q How many of these peti- tions are for temporal things ? A There is but one. Q Which of them is it? A The fourth, to wit, "Give . us this day our daily bread."--"'^ Q Wherefore is there but one petition for temporal mercies ? A To teach us to be much more earnest for spiritual bless- ings than for temporal good things. (J What are those things that you should be most earnest in prayer for ? A For mercy to pardon my sins, and grace to help me in time of need ; and i)articularlv for through-bearing at the houV (»f my death. I^gg^^^ Miillfin- ■e you to lirist. ure vou V. With rvency./ are you ^reeable you liny ure in s prayer e Lord's re there stitions, se peti- liings ? it? /'Give,, ead."-"^- but one lercies ? 'i much d bless- .1 good igsthat 'nest in Ion my ) me in cuhirly le hour MOTHER'S CATECHfSM. Q Is there no way to escape death? A. No. Q Wherefore that ? A Because "It is appointed for all men once to die." Q Were never any excepted nor freed from death '> A None but Enoch and Elias. Q What became of them ? A They were translated to heaven without tasting of death Q What brought death into the world ? A Sin. Q And what is the means to take sin out of the world ? A Death. Q Are believers never per- fectly free of sin till death ? A No. Q What is the 8ling of death? A Sin. Q Who hath taken out the sting of death foi- believers? A Christ. Q Is death then a punish- ment to them ? A. No. Q Is not death an advantage to a believer '! A. Yes, Q Why so ? 'V Because it ends his sorrow, and begins his joy. being a bless- ed outlet to all Jnisery, and an inlet to all happiness.' Q What is the believer's death compared to in Scripture? A To a sleep. Q What are their graves compared to? A To beds of rest. Q What do they rest from? A From Sutan's temptations, the world's persecution, and sin's suggestions, Q What is death to a wicked i man ? A. It is the punish- ment of sin, and an inlet to eternal misery. Q What is the grave to him? A It is a prison, to reserve his body to the judgment of the great day. Q What becomes of the soul at death ? A It returns to God who gave it, to get its sentence. Q Where doth God send the wicked to? A. To hell. Q Who dwells there? A The devil and his angels. Q What sort of a place is hell ? A It is a place of torment, being a lake that burns with fire and brimstone for evermore. Q Where do the godlv go at death ? A To heaven. Q Who dwells there ? A God and Christ, and the lioly angels. Q What sort of a place is heaven ? A It is a most glorious place, where there is fulness of joy and pleasures for evermore. Q What do the wicked in hell? A. They rojir, curse, and bL;spheme for ever. Q What do the saints in lieaven? A They admire Christ, sing praises, and rejoice for ever- more. Q What way shall we win to that blessed place ? A We must look to Jesus our forerunner, follow the pattern of his life, and rely upon the merits of his death.' \ \ , >^h mmmmm 18 NroTIIKR'S CATECHISM. HISTORICAL QUESTIONS THE POR CHILDREN, BIBLE. OUT OF <^ Who \v:is tlu' first iiuin in tlie world? A. A OF rid. and ir sins. l! c;illed a less ? ad Noah? lam and was the \. Sheni. was the A. Ham. II are we Japheth. list Ian- ■ e (liffer- if Babel, destroy- rirnstone bat city his wife is wife? into a iuise of to Sod- Id. s called 1. greatest his son I. 1 Isaac? '^.san. Q How many sons had Jacob'? A Twelve. Q Which of them was the ^^'•Jfst? A. Reuben. Q Who sold him ? A His brethren. (^ How many tribes were there of the children of Israel ? A Twelve. ^ Q Of which of the tribes did God choose his priests and ministers? A Of the tribe of Levi. Q Of which of them did Christ come? A Of the tribe of Judah. > What was the greatest sin they committed in the wilder- ness? A The making and v/orship- iiig the golden calf Who was the meekast man ? (I W man ? W A. Ii'> was man the strongest A. Samson. Iio w;;s the most patient A. Job, Q \\ ho was the man accord- ing to God's own heart? A David. Q Who was the most beauti- ful man? A. Absalom, Q Who was the wisest maji? A Solomon. Q What was Solomon ? A The son of David, and king of Jerusalem. Q Who built the temple )f Jerusalem? A. Solomo?.], that wise and mighty king. 9*-\ •;-»«8,i~.* 20 MOTJIEK'S CATECHISM. Wherefore was it ? A Because they would not M-orship Nelinchadue/zar's gol- den image. (I Who was it that was cast into the den of lions? A Daniel. (i Wherefore was it? A Because he would not for- i \*ir pniying to (iod. Q AVho was it that was cast into the sea. and swallowed up by the whale? A. Jonah. Q Were all these holy tnen preserved and delivered ? A Yes : by the power and mercy of God. il Alxnn what time was it that our Saviour was born ? A About ibur thousand years iiiiev the creation of the world. (.* Who was king in .Judea then ? Q Who was Eonie then? A Augustus. Q Who was Christ's fore- runner ? A .John the Baptist. (I AVhat became of him ? A Pie was beheaded in the prison bv Herod. Q Wherefore was it ? A HecMuse he reproved Herod for having Herod ias to \rife. Q Who first published Christ's 'jirth? A. The angels. Q To whom did thev publish it ? A. To the Shepherds. Q Who first worshipped C'iri-i after he was born ? A Herod, emperor of A The three wise men of the east. (^ How were thev led to J>i»»'' ^ A. By a star. Q Who slew the voung chil- What became of the nro- l>hets and apostles'.' A Tliey general Iv sufleretJ martyrdom f,,,- the" doctrines they taught; Isais was sawn as- under, Jeremiah was stoned, leteiandAudrewwascrucitied. Paul )eheaded, c<:c. THE LORD'S PRAVi;j;. hallowed be thy nann.; Thv kim - •aftli as It IS m hraven; ^ive us tins day our daily bread: And /or- K've us our debts as we l.ig veoLr OR.VCr; Al'TEi: MEA'f. Jii'oft^iv'^''''" .'r^^^^est the boun- ues oi thy providenee upon me with a liberal hand ; give nie a grate f to'/i" '" /"•'■ ''^'r'."'^' te"cl» '"^ to live heart, pardon in V sins and bless tl *» t'»y glory. Forgive inv sins and ./ered iuereies,Yor Oh st's sake - i fh«'''' ^/'"^ *'"*'' ^s- '■^'»' t''i««»(lSll Amkn. insissake.- thegoodne.ss to me, lur Christ's sake! to tiiy glory. ForLMve n.v- «),>.. ,...j -^-r^-*^ o«) f^^ THK ( ui:i:i». I iiKi.iKVK 111 (i..d tli(j FutlKM- AlmiKlity, makor of hoiivfti and earth «n( i« .l«"HUs Chii-^t. his only Son <.ur L..r.l; wh.. was "omHv 'u v the llol.vf.husr, iM.rn ..(■ 11,,. VirRin Mary, M.idrml und.-r Pontius I'Hat/ was i['7in Mom H ."■';' "i"''T' ' '"' '''-r'.'"'"' /"to hell ; * th. third da l,^ ro" attain "on tir .ha 1 ; he as i,h.,| ,„to li.-av«n, and sittcth at Ih,- rli^hi ,1 i.3k and tl... ,l,.a,l i heUevo in the Holy (ihost; the H..ly Catho < 1 ," V ;i T ^"""""Vr '>'''^"'"*-"= •'"' f'"Ki^ent'Hs of »nu; thtf resurrec- tion of th«' l),„ly ; and tlio lilr fverlasting.— Amkn. ic»uire« thuiida!'""""""' '" "" ''"''' "•'""' '''''^''' "'"' '""''''■ ""' f'""''''' '<'■''''«'/' '<" i-he 1 / / PUAVKRS. l-'«i- Ihf Moriihifj >,/ (I Wrek-ilay. Mt,sT holy and lilcsso.M iod, Thci and also m.Im i, .• Thv i ' i ' '•'^•'."'••^' "" *''»"«« in lioaven and earth, rr?MU , h M 1 *''>.«'"'•>• ""< ««•';"■<■. () (mal.le mo to rcmeinhor u.. not' sonfTsVvi'w,7''r''.'"'.'r''''^'-) ''^T'""^ ''''" 'i'"l ^vrath, and hadst Thoi. not sont a Ni\ n.iir I had been lost forever. () (or the Hedeenier's sak,- deliver me from the wraih to ,!ome, ivtuttniti i, sak, arth, ived l)f the Pilate, was (lay Jie ro« • lit tin- rlKfit to JU(Ik<> th.' >ly Catholi<; !ie resurre*'* l<'all, till ilif. I uinl earth, iieinht'r u,. »t, and my kil; (iod be liadst Thou inier's sake ly my hard !«' '>lood of in iind thi" f, and from lit with niy c a dutiftil last night ; y lift!, and fered little }j if ^row- e 1. diness. improve ays of my i obey my lit to their igcr— kee|i Y period of ) my God, I, or deed ; o')edience ends, ami 5 me, and 1 I offer up r f % 4' ¥ •j;! I'UAYF.llS. Foi lh> Monthly nf a Sahhalh-dajh llicAVKNi Y Fatiikk.— I tliiUik Tlifc Inr my and .hat 1 iiavo seen the linhi of anothci ■ prestTvatioii thn»iinh the diiv of the Son of Man. 'Mi Sre exno-ed in this -vorld. Thou knowest, O Lord, all my wants; supply them out of Thine abundant fuhiess. lOnable nj. to spend t 'i« ' Hy;/|"' . every day of mv life, as would become ..i.e who has lieen born an boii ol S>Ha iiv. KnabU. me t-. fulf.l all my dutL's with fidelity and tenderness. M I W kind, b.viuv, and obedient to my parents am .nslru.tors, illee- tiona e o mv .'ehitio.M and eontpanions, and have eharily to all "uu.kind. Ble"s () Lord, all that are near and dear to me; preserve me through thi. dav and ena 1.1.^ me to spend it a,> a day set apart tor Thy worship ought to bSVpe.it. Keep n.e ever i.i Thy fear, and hear n.y petitions, tor tb. sak. ot Thy hhssed Son, Christ .lesiis.— Amkn. h'nr Ike h'rniliij/ of a SaliUalh-ddiJ- safety to the el of tills lioly the most hid- I rii VNK Thee, O Lord, for luinginK lUf in dav Thou art ever present, and knowest all my ways, t def/tho K ts of mv hVart With uratitu.le, O Lord for '|V.y mmy mercies. 1 look baek with borrow to the r.tuni I have mad.' The... 1 ean otler i... I wake in the morning with a urutefiTT keeoinir during this night, and may I wake in „ IS orniy goodness.^ Hear iu heaven these my humble suppliealions, lor Jesus Christ's sake,— Am KN. l-'iir tin (h'lihaii. To whom, O Lord, eau I come but unto Thee, who art tl.r Father of the fatherless, the friend of the friendless, the lountum ot me.cv, and the ludation of hope. Since Thou hast been pleased, () Lord, to deprive me my pa.eiits, ()\isit me in my atlliction. I'ermit not my mind to reraai.i unimproved nor mv heart to be betrayed liy deceit into any ot the viees of the world. Mav the loss of my jiarents be in some measure supplied by the •ostering hand'c.f benevolence and kindness. May 1 b.. thankiul to them and to Thee, O God, for all the favors they confer upon me. Guide me in Thv fear, enable me' to suppress every evil thought, and to fbamlon every secret faiilt. In the midst of trouble may i, being patient, trust in Thv goodness, and look with hope towards Thy sanetuary in the »>^Hvens. Insii into my mind reverence towards Thee, my Creator, lovo lor and obedience to the commands of .Tesus, my Redeemer. Pardon my sins and hear my pravers ihrough .Tosus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and evei.— AMt.>. ■*nnp