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FOR THB USE OF THB FAMILIES AND SCHOOLS CONNECTED WITH THAT BODY. No. IL FOR CHILDREN OF SEVEN YEARS OF AGK AND UPWARDS. f Containing a Short Catechism of Scripture and Examples of Prayer. 1. - \ SICOND CANADIAN, PROM THE TWELFTH LONDON EDITIQA'* ^:^-:£. / TORUNTO : PUBLISHED AND SOLD BY ANSON No. 9, Wellington Buildings. 1846. jv:. SE" N. B Catechi \jr!dt?r ll illustral rt>r A "S4. "ii > 1. H. LAWRENCE, FESTER. An John inufsi w IT On justic by a! Psal unders Oi out. e Ps. thut 1 ' w Jvb no th< X' SERIES OF CATECHISMS, &C. &C. ^Y J?. —In this Catechisni ihe principles of the First Cntechism air; enlarged ; fcnd ftcripmre-Proofs arc placed under the Answers, where they can receive appropriate illustration from the Word of God. ■■4, Sect. 1.— OF GOD. What is God ? An Infinite and Eternal Spirit. Jo/m iv. 24 God if' a Spirit: and they that worship ftim mnpi worship him in ppirit and in truth." What do you mean by an Infinite Spirit ? One whose knowledge, power, goodiiess, justice, and other attributes, are not liiml^ by any imperfection or defect. /'stttwt cxlvij. 5 «reat is our Lord, and of great power : .liis understanding is infinite. What do you mean by an Eternal Spirit 9 One who is without beginning, and with- out end. Ps. xc. 2. From everlasting to everlasting, thou art God. Where is God? Every where. JdremiiifiXxin^i Can any hide himself in secret ,4a|afte8 that 1 Bhaii not gee him? sairh the Lord. Bo not 1 nil hsavM fl^nd.eattrJ saith tiie Lord. .;^,.:i .. What can God do? i^fi - , Whatever he will. . . , . 7^^ Jnh xlil. 2. I know that tlioii rjitikdo everyttiing, lyid thaf no thought can he vvi!hh«ddoa frnrij thee. Mnt^. Itlx. 20 .lefius said unto thej)», With mc«4hi«1iK ij p9Sf shJej hut with God all thh^s are posaljjje. / X' '^%, 4 Does God know all things ? Yes, every thought in man^s heart, every word, and every action. Where is this said in the Scriptures ? In Psalm cxxxix. 2-4. Thou knowest my dowiiiiitting and mine uprising; thou understandest my thought afar off. Thou coropassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways. For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O Lord, thou knowest it altogether. What more do the Scriptures teach you concerning God? That he is holy and righteous, faithful and true, gracious and merciful. How does it appear from Scripture that he is holy and righteous ? Ezod. XV. 11. Glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders. Vs. cxiv. X!. The Lord is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all, his works. How does it appear from the Scriptures that God is faithful add true ? JV*«m. xxiii. i9. God is not a man that he should lie ; neither the son of man, that he should repent. Deut. xxxii. 4. A God of truth, and without iniquity; just and riisht is he. Where do we learn that he is gracious and merciful ? E%. xxxlv. 6, 7. The Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gra- cious, long- suffering, and abundant in goodness and truth. Ps. cxIv. 9. The Lord isgood to all ; and his tender mercies are over all his works. Are there more Gods than one ? There is but one only, the living and true God. Jjeut. vi. 4. Hear, O Israel ; the Lord onr God Is one Lord. Jer. X. 10- The Lord ia the true God. he is the living God, everlasting King. m many persons are there in the God'- id? 'here are three Porsons in the Crodhead, theFatl and the substanc Matt. X baptizing t of the Hoi In w) God? With Jer, X. ' to thee d( men of th like untoi Matt. X thy heart, How Witl Ex. XX. ^' in vain ; bis name Ps. Ixx the saints bim. 01 Do I I an both b< Isaiah earth, ar Jobx, bast fern Zech.: Wh Thi Tin ft I Thi wishes which t, every es ? iitiitting and off. Thou acquainted tongue, but, wch you hful and ? that he aises, doing rs, and holy ires that Iff 5 neither quity, just 'ous and ul and gra- 1 truth, der merciea ^nd true » one Lord, living God, he God- rodhead, 6 the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost ; and these three are one God, the same m «5nhstance. equal in power and glory. ^!.f «vii 19 Go ye therefore, and°teach all natiofui, balJliziiig thlm in tlie nam'e of the Father, and of the Son, and ""' twhTmanner then ought you to think of God 7 With fear and love. Jer. X. 7. Who would not fear thee, O King of nationa^for ^%T^T^- Thou Shalt love the Lord thy God with all Ihf heart and with all thy soul, and wi.h all thy mind. How ought you to speak of i^od f With reverence and praise. ,,,.«, ■ IT* « 7 Tiiou Shalt not take the nameofthe Lord thy God in^ain" for the Lord will nut hold him guiltless that taketh bis name in vain. feared in the assembly of Ihf saiiJufauJ'to ?e"hid il^'veVenc^^^^^ them that a,e abo.l him. - ■ {» Sect. 2. OF THE CREATION OF MAN. Bo you know what you are ? I am a creature of God, for he made me, both body and soul. Isaiah xiv. 11, 12. Thus saiih the Lord,-I have made the earth, and created man upon it. _ . i Jobx, 11. Thou hast clothed me with skin and flean, ana bast fenced me with bones and sinews. ,.^-^„„ _,4,t,lfthlm. Zech.xW.l The Lord,~formeth tUe«piritof man withia Witt. What is your body ? This outward frame. That within me which thinks and knows wishes and desires, rejoices and is sorry ; which my body cannot do. « - - i ' 6 oC rht f.^fr: ^t' ^"'^^rV'' '«"<^heii, „s more ilmii the beasts l^t^Ac'mn doth your soul further differ from your body ? ^ a; j My body is made of flesh and blood, and will die ; but my soul is a spirit, and will live alter my body is dead. iMike xxiv. m. A spirit liaih not flesh and bones f^^cles xn 7. Then shall the dust return to the earth as it ' abif 1o kin Z soui: ""' '^''"* ^'"^'^ '•" ^''^ '^'y^ ^"^ '^'^ not ^ not your soul then of great value ? Yes, It IS more valuable than the whole world. _^i(i God create anything beside man ? Yes, he created the heavens and the earth, and all things which are therein. . 1 thel'ar.h. ^* '" *"*" beginning God created the heavens and w^ tv^i;;^ b;;^;::^;^i;.d^f ^,:::^ ""^^-^-^ ^»-t the wor.d. Why did God create all things ? For the manifestation of his glory, and to give happiness to his creatures. Ps. x\x. 1. The heavens declare the glory of God- and thp Jiriiiainerit showeJh his handy- work ' P^xxxiii; 5. The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord. Does God preserve all things which he hath made ? Yes: He upholdetb **all thinffs by the ,,-v;i-x^ v/i iiio puv/er." ^lieb. i, «5. J ^c«Mvii 28 ltthiinwelive,andmove,andhaveourb€ing. ■ . X>o a// good things which we enjoy come jri)m himt Yes living Wh His vation and a] Pa. c Matt. 1 Tin Pa.h the rem Se< Yc know done theg D in to N agai •n s gre. the \i I fell the\ Q Of« tree for G fori tiBplratJon of n the beasts of tieaveii. ffer from ood, and will live B eartli as it I ve ir. but are not le? le whole 3 shall gain an? 16 earth, eavens and the worlds , and to id; and the ' the Lord. h lie hath by the ^eo«r being. '^oy come Yes : " He satisfieth the desire of every living thing." (Ps. cxlv. 15, 16.) What is Go(Ps Providence ? His most holy, wise, and powerful preser- vation and government of all his creatures, and all their actions. Pa clii. 19. Hia kingdom rulelh over all. MattL 30 ThH verj hairs of your head are al numbered. 1 Tim. vi. 15. King of kings. «" V'^^'** "*^ *2f nVaiw. ihee- Ps Ixxvl 10. Surely the wrath of man shall praise ihee , the remainder of wraih shall thou restrain. Sect. 3.-0F THE FALL OF MAN. You have learned that man was made to know, lovcy and serve God : Have all men done so? i. ♦ ^f No : " All have sinned, and come short ot the glory of God.'' (Rom. iii. 23.) Did our first parents continue in the state ' in which God created them ? No: they fell from that state, by smmng against God. What is sin? Sin is any want of conformity to, or trans- gression of, the law of God. . ^ 1 John iii. 4. Whosoever committeth sin transgreiseth also the law •, for sin is the transgression^ ot ihe law. What teas the sin by which our first parents fell from that holy and happy state in which they were created ? ^^ ,^\ ^,;^u, . './■' .^ Their eating of the forbidden fruit j^_^^ Gen ii. 16. 17. The l.ord God comnmuuisu ihe um.. '^I/t" Of every ue^ of the garden ^'^^^^^l^^^'^XTn^tltJ^' tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou aha JJi eat#M for in liie day that thou eaiesl thereof tiiou shall surelVJr i Ocn. m. 6, 7. When tl;e wmnaii saw that tlie tree «■ for food, and Uial it was pleawai lo the eyes, ana a /^ 8 desired 10 make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did rat, wnd gave alio unto her husband with her ; and he did eat. Why were tliey commanded not to eat of this fruit ? •^ To try them, whether they would obey God or not. Wherein did the evil of eating the forlid- den fruit consist ? in their unbelief, and disobedience to God ; to whom, as their Creator, Benefactor, and Governor, they ought to have implicitly sub- mitted themselves. Into what state did the fall bring man- kind? ^ The fall brought mankind into a state of sin and misery. A ^V^^^'y- ^2. By one man sin entered Into the world, and death by gin; and so death passed upon all men, for that alt nave sinned. Wherein consists the sinfulness of that state into which man fell ? It consists in the want of original righte- ousness, and the corruption of his whole nature, which is commonly called original sin, together with all actual transgressions which proceed from it. komana v. 19. By one man*8 disobedience, many were made Romans III. 10. There is none righteous, no. not one. —Psalm II. 5. Befhold, I was shapen In iniquity : and in sin did my mother conceive me. j » « u ... »im . In what consists the misery of that state All mankind being born in sin, and follow- "^'the devices and desires of their own cor- liearts, are under the wrath and curse m of God. of this of hell even as o Oalatii all things Roman By I to com Byt use of Oenesi me, and I Whi The fore th and w( Jude 6 left the' under da Wh Angel The Great Wh The and t miser] 1 Peii the Devi may de^ Ca^ save f who p Jamet Luke lof, and did lie did ("at. It of this bey God forbid" o God ; 3r, and tly sub- f man- ;tate of 'orld, and ir that ait f that righte- whole riginal essions ere made tie. id in sin ' State bllow- n cor- curse 9 of God, and so are made liable to the miseries of this life, to death itself, and to the pains of hell hereafter. ., . ^ i. ,i. Ephesians \l 3. And were by nature the childreh of wratli, eveii as o^fj^ilS: rurspd is every one that continueth not in alight rrcVa^e ^'JiuenWboo. ot the iaw to do them. Romans vi. 23 The wagos of sin is death. By what means were our first parents lea to commit so great a sin against God ? By the subtlety of the DevH, who made use of the serpent to beguile Eve. ^ ., , OenesU iii. 13. And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and 1 did eat. Who is the Devil 1 \ u The chief of the fallen Angels, who, be- fore the creation of man, sinned against bod, and were cast out of Heaven. JudeG. The Angels which kept ""^^^eir first es^^^^^^^^ left the- own habitation, he hath reservnl in everlasting cnamt under darkness, unto the judgu. .t of the great day. • What is the present state of these Jallen Angels? . They are reserved to the judgment ot the Great Day. What is their employment ? Their employment is to tempt men to sin, and to lead them to their own place of ^fpJter'v. 8. Be sober, be vigilant •, because your adversary the Devil, as a roaring lion, walkeih about, seeking whom he may devour. , 7 7 « ^ / Can they do what they please f g TVT^ - n^A «^v.fi.r^la fVioir nnwftr. and WlU ^ save from their malice and subtlety all those who put their trust in him. Jam^s iv. 7. Uesist the Devil, and he will flee from . Luke xxii 31, 32. Satan hath desired to have you, Ui% 10 SfirfallC" ''*'''* ' ''^^ ^ ^•^"'^ P'^^y^^ ^^^ «h««' that thy your?eT ''''^' ^^' '^^^ ^°^ ^^ P''^^^ «*»*" ^^»^«« Satan under ilre all wicked people, then, under the power of Satan ? /oTn^^' ''.^® ^^^^^ *^®"^ ^^P^iv^ at his wilL'^ (2 Tim. 11. 26.) How does Satan tempt men to sin ? By putting evil thoughts and desires into their minds, to which they willingly yield. You see, then, the sad condition into which all men are hr ought hy sin. They are under the power of Satan, the slaves of sin, and exposed to misery here and hereafter.— Now learn more fully hy what means you are t^ be delivered from this sinful and miserable state. Sect. 4.— OF THE REDEMPTION OF THE WORLD BY OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. What is redemption ? The deliverance of Man from the ffuilt, power, pollution, and punishment of sin, of God '^^^^'''''^^''''' ^"^ ^^^ ^^^^^^ a^^ i«iage tf^ho is the Redeemer of Man ? Our Lord Jesus Christ. >^ 11 Who is Jesus Christ? The eternal Son of God, and the second Person in the glorious Trinity, who became man, and so was, and continued to be, God and man, in two distinct natures, and one person, for ever. 1 Timothy W 5. There is one God, and one Mediator be- tween God and inen» ihe man Ghrisit Jesus John i. 1. In Uie beginning was tlie Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word whs God. John i. 14. The Word waa made flesh, and dwelt among us, and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full ol jirace and truth. How did Christ, heing the Son of Gody become man? Christ, the Son of God, became man, by taking to himself a true body, and a reason- able soul, being conceived by the power of the Holy Ghost, in the womb of the Virgm Mary, and was born of her, yet without sin. Ucb. ii. 14. Forasmuch tlien as the children are partakt rs of flesh and blocd, he also himself likewise took part of the same. l.uke i. 35. The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the powfT of the Highest shall oversh;»dow thee. Why did ihe Son of God become man ? That he might be an example of perfect holiness ; teach us his heavenly doctrine ; and siiffer and die in our room and stead. ^ 1 John ii. 6. He that saiih i»e abideth in him ought himself so to walk, even as he walked. 1 Peter ii. 21. Christ also suffered for us, leaving U8 an ex- ample that ye should follow his siepe. John XV, 15. All ihus^vi that I have heard of my father I have made known unto yuu. Hcb. ix, 28. ' Christ Was once ofl*ered to bear the sinsof manyj 1 I'cZvv iii) iCj« onrioi mcii^ uuii* uucc su»ic»c*u *v: s:?;-^ ^*^ juet for the unjust, that he niiaht bring us to God. > Wherein did Christ^s humiliation consi Christ's humiliation consisted in his b^f? born of a woman ; in the meanne f 12 poverty of his outward circumstances ; in his being forty days tempted of the Devil ; 111 his being despised and rejected of men ; m his enduring the cursed death of the' cross ; and in his being buried, and continu- ing under the power of death for a time. Isa \m. 3. He is despised and rejected of men • a man nf sorrows, and acquainted with grief. "» men , a man of Phil n, 7, 8. But made himself of no reputation and fonir upon him the form of a servant, and was maT iTthe "LnTss ot men ; and being found in fashion as a man. he humbled hm! Matt.x\i,4Q. So shall the Son of man be three davs an^ three nights in the heart of the earth. ^' *"^ Was it necessary that Christ should thus suffer death upon the cross for our redemption ? Yes, for by that means he offered a full satisfaction and atonement to Divine Justice for the sins of the whole world. ' 1 John ii 12. He is the propitiation for our sins^and not fnr ours oiily, but also for the sins of the whole world How did the death of Christ satisfy Divine Justice? Our sins deserved death ; but Christ, being both God and man, and perfectly righteous, there was an infinite value and merit in his death, which being undergone for our sakes, and m our stead. Almighty God exercises his mercy, in the forgiveness of sins, consistently with his justice and holiness. o«Lk*^':'' !.^' *?J Ye were not redeemed with corruptible thin« lb/ t^iif VhS'^i^!^*^!! 2"^^ f "^'•^ for «i»«. the jnst fcetv^thi^itlr."^^'^'^ andtheiu.tifierof him What do you learn from the death of Christ? Uearn the infinite evil of sin in the sight ces ; in Devil ; )f men ; of the Jontinu- me. a mdD of and took le likeness ibled him- ath of the days and Id thus vption ? a full ustice, td not for Divine being teous, in his mkes, jes his tently J things, St. thejnst of him krist? sight 13 of God, who could not suffer it to go un punished. * Hebix22. Without shedding of blood is no remission. What further do you learn from the death loved the world that he gave his only-begot- ten Son, that whosoever beheveth in him should not perish, but have everlasting lifce. (John iii. 16.) , j *i; /• What more do you learn from the death oj ^Tiirn also that God is a Being of awful Justice, and that, in the death of our Lord Jesus, both his Love and Justice are harmon- ized and glorified. Jsa. liii, 10. It pleased the Lord to bruise him ; he hath put '''C'fhe. To declare-his righteousness, that he might be nets and peace have kissed each other. Let US then, my dear child, devoutly say, with St. Paul, ^^ Thanks be unto God for Ms unspeakahle Gift ;" and with St. John, " Unto him that lovedus, and washed usjrom our sins in Ms own blood, and hath made us kinss and priests unto God and Ms father, to Mm be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen." tv fieretn consismiK x^mi^f •-'---" ;-. Christ's exaltation consisteth in his rising asain from the dead on the third day, m hi ascending into heaven, and his sitting at th I fl ,1 14 right Land of God the Father and in .,• pointment to iiid<^p fl,» if' " ^" "'^ an- M|>chi.:d^. '^'""^ ^' " Prtest for ever.-afW the order of Prophet ? ''■^ecuie tne office of a . ^''^'"H executeth the office nf « p k ' n revealing to us, by his word ,„d 7^'!' John XX 31 TK^o u -Christ execateth the office of « p- . • " liW once offeriDff nn «n;- >? ™®®t, in .Vtosatisfy divne iuL/J"?'^^' ^ «^«'-ifi«e .-^ > uivine justice, and to reconcile us 15 to God, and in making continual intercession for us. Heh. ix. 28. Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many. Heh. ii, 17. In all things it l)ehove(l him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful High-Priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sjns of the people. Heh, vii, 25. He is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by hira, seeing he ever liveth to make inter- cession for them. How doth Christ execute the office of a King ? Christ executeth the office of a King, in subduing us to himself, in ruling and defend- ing us, and in restraining and conquering all his and our enemies. Isaiah xxxiii, 22. The Lord is our j iidge, the Lord is our law- giver, the Lord is our king -, he will Bave us. 1 Cor. XV, 25. He must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet. Who were the Disciples of Christ ? Those who believed on his word, and be- came his followers, whilst he was in this World. ^ Who were the Apostles of our Lord ? . Twelve Disciples whom he called to be witnesses of his miracles, death, resurrection, and ascension ; and who were to bear testi- mony of these things to Jews and Gentilps. What command did Christ give to his Apostles before his ascension into Heaven ? Mark xvi, 15, 16. Go ye into all the world, and preach the Gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shjdl be saved ; but he that believeth not fihall be damned. What is the Gospel ? , ^ It is tlie good news of -salivation through our Lord Jesus Christ, contained in the New y^^ Testament. / Luke ii, 10, U . Behold I bring you good tidings of great joy •% .^ GosPr ""'■' ^'^'•''^■'^"^^'•^^ ^^^^^e ike " is^ 1. An account of thP' nr^rY^\r.^ c Jesus Christ into tJ.e world? of hisTacjfi„:^ hi. manner of life, his miracles hsSeff and his resurrection. 2. It contains /hi ' S'Snfof'th'^^'^ "? '^^ '"^»' -"? -5.e e ynrist. 3. It IS the prom se of God fo nn,. . don, sanctify, and save from eternal deSfh '')?K"]SSr/^"-e on his ^:?' Sp^^hteLXral-o?S f "\' '"*? ^™m It to God, with full purpose of repentance unto life *^ *•"" '» ""e gentiles granted •nd brethren, what* liaTl we do ? ''^' °' ""* ''P»«'««' Men untyi^teMtam'es' """'*'" "" "y "^y- ""l '"rned my feet What is Faith in general ? of thni ^"^^'^'t^n «<■ the truth and renlity ^ntftiwf^°'"'^'■^^«-'^ hath told J^ 'le''yfti„''rnoS''''''™''''»"™<'^*'"«» hoped for.the rF>4fl^ is pn^h V- r, ^1 . .. vation, as he is offered to us in the Gospel. we kal 17 John i, 12. As many as received him, to them ga«e he power to ecorae the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name. Phil, iii, 9. And be found in him, not having mine own right- Bousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith 3f Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith. . Is it by Faith in Christ that we arejusttjied 1 Yes, '' Being justified by faith, we have jeace with God, through our Lord Jesus Jhrist." (Rom. v. L) Gal ii IG. Knowing that a man is not justified by the works -of the law, but by the faith of Jesiis Christ, even we have be- llieved in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ. WhO't is Justification? Justification is an act of God's free grace, /herein he pardoneth all our sins, and ac- septeth us as righteous iii his sight, only for the sake of Christ. Eph. i, 7. In whom we hav6 redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace. I 2 Cor. v, 2l. For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin ; that we might t)e made the righteousness Of God 'in him. , Rom. V, 19. As by one man's disobedience m&ny were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made right- eous. _ What other benefits do we receive at the same time with Justification ? Adoption and Regeneration. Rom.\i% I. There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. Jofm i, 12. As many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his tiamte. What is Adoption ? Adoption is an act of God's fxi are received into the number, and have #3^ right to all the privileges of the sons of God. I John iii, 1. Behold ^^at manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God. B H 18 I h^rMg, '^^'■"''-- "- he,™ , he.-„ „, Ood. and d nmt blessings do in y7,v„ tj- ^rJmificatioLnyMoZif "''''^P% A sense of God'« i„ ^ ■ "ence, joy in the Hn 7^'^ P^''*'*' ^^ consJ <*e glor/of God ^^^ ^^^*' »"d hope , joint ho^svJithChlSll'f"""'^™. *» heirs, heirs of c«, ^ Shat ^S?Th^' "'• f^ ^- BirilA •« the soul, K he SsT'^*^ ^.l' T' of sm to the life of ^lu * ""^ ^''^ deatj .change wrough" S X ?'.'''''• ^' ''^ A Jesus, when it is renew?/ a "^ '" Chris being horn again ? ^^generation, J r^e pZe^Toltlr.'^^"^ •'^^-' H knowled^ of ChrS Id.^'r*'"'.^"^ ^" the ciBeofin^ai^and omSVT '" *^'^ ^M the word, th'i vJ^L^'l:^^"^ babes, desire th«^; _^.,. J ■•%■( sofGod.andjoii ^ accompai ^ of consci «id hope 3 peace with Gc Jnour-Jioarts 'eirs of God, ai Crod WOi'iJ ^ the deatf • It is thj >«i by th^ V in Chrisi 3 image oj iness. t, he is a ne\h things {ire be] ^nnot see the! chosen you to] nation, oA egun, we ^d in the] the exer-| k sed from i -ai*^ and 19 [mind, and soul, and strength, and our neigb- Ibour as ourselves. 1 Thess. V. 23. The very God of peace sanctify you wholly. . Ma/<.v, 48. Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect. 1 Jofm ili, 3. And every man that hath this hppe in him pun- fieth himself, even as he is pure. , »., - .^ ^_, Matt, xii, 33. Make the tree good, and his frmt gt)04k Ikrk. What offices does the Holy Ghost perfc orm for those who believe in Christ ? »e enlightens their minds to understand the Scr )eprs V he chi |ble; sa mtwar to God, jxcelle Men \ihis, John x^ (guide you Roman [ties : for the Spirit (cannot be Roman [spirit, thf John X ^ whom th( things, ai have said Gauitii long-suff< Wh The ti^e ar Wh for thi He time, Sacral tuai ti edifica Acts X the flock onlXj bu juisi¥anc( forter, tl art of thel orm, and ice ofih** upon thel scribed to\ different 'are created: \e inspire 21 1/ inspira- re moved by perform Jhrist in ^as born om and 36, and the r« also that the Son of ature, and , ■* • ■ e ; because the meek ; ' | t) proclaim \l em that W Srrii't;ires ; assists them in their prayers ; Dears' witness with their spirits that they are he children of God ; comforts them in trou- Ible: sanctifies them from all sm, mward and mtward; fills their hearts with perfect love o God, and to all mankind, and with all other xcellent graces and virtues. Mentionafew passages of Scripture toprove fe« xvl, 13. When he. the Spirit of Truth.is come, he wiU n':L°:/:^^l'tll;ewi»e the spirit a^^^^^^^^^^ ,T»L"« The spirit it.e|f beareth ^^nes, with our ^pJufam*^ ^22" 23. The fruit of the Spirit J8 love.joy, peace, 10^ suf^SglgentlerW,, goodness^faUh .neekne.s, temperauce. What is the Church of ChnsU _ The whole body of true beM|ers, in every ti«e and place. '■'-, j- What offices does the Holy Ghost perform for the Church of Christ ? , He calls and qu?ilifies men. from time to time, to prea&h the Word, and minister the Sacraments ; renders their preaching effec- tual to the coaversion of sinners, and, the- edification of believers ; and is present in m ArtR XX 28 Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to air the flocfover'flie which the Holy Ghost hath made you prer- aocrr 1 Theis. 1. 5. Our Gospel cameiiot unto you m word oX^ als6 in powe^ andlntheHofy Ohost. and in much rMlance. JoA« xiv. 16. He shall gite you another C(to. forter, that he may abide with you for ev^^ 22 By prayer. fitetto'you; chuChow'^f 'f- '""""'ow to give good >>the. give the Hoi/slJiri-tTo StekS. ^"^ "-^^ ■^K Sect. 6._0F THE LAW OF GOD J^M is the Law of God? are to do, .-and to leave undone. ^ mere is the Law to he foimd ? uTs^:i'''-^^^^y ■il''"'^ J"''' ^«<^ g«oA" (Rom. vii. llj ^^ «o( Jesus Christ sum up fhe whnl^ r rfGodint^grcat Con^naJZ^' '''''' ,'.-.t*'r, , -^ °.°" **''^'t love the Lord thv r-xj I W|th al thy heart, and vvSft all thTsiuT 1^ V"th all thy mind. This i the Z' 1 \ xxif. 37-40.) -fir# ^ ^e 2^e ^iQifj^j^^^^^ 7 'eO "«*'»/«.#/f.f (Mi Yes : 'itten ston< ►rded Exo Havi [r nan The floral the mo the Sc3 [Law a [given pectin] and th bindin I. 1 grav6: thatn| 7'hou ' ship 1 jcalat ,n^^/ niid fe i»6rd 23 [Yes: in the Ten Commandments, first itten by the finger of God on two tables stone, "and given to Moses, but now re- >rded in the twentieth chapter of the book Exodus. Have these Ten Commandments any particu^ ir name ? The Ten Commandments are called the Moral Law, as in substance containing a.11 the moral duties required of all mankind in .the Scriptures ; and they are called the moral Law also, to distinguish them froni the la\v| given by God to the childi*en o(ht$.^\ re^ pecting the ceremonies of religious worsh%i^, and their political duties, whidh were chiefly binding upon the Israelites only. Repeat the Ten Cornmandjiienis. y^: ^^^ L Thou shalt have no other Gods but me. 11^ Thou ^liait-*not Hiakilfe thyself any graven image, nor the like^' of any thing that i^ in heaven above, or in the earth be- ntand visit the sins of the fethem upon the children, unto the third and Iburtir ^gp^^ration: of ^ ^^^^^ that hate me j a^^^w jnfe*.y ttnto tiipusands in them that law irie and keep my comn^andments. IIL Thiow »teiiliftot lake the namo of. th^i Lord thy G#|i\Vjii0 ; for the Lof^.will no^ iWJ 24 hold him guiltless that tak^u k- vain. "^^"^ i^keth his name j™ SaJb^^h^aTsiii^ ?? '^^^P holy J d-yfe the Sabbath of It'* ^."'u'*^^ «^-«"S " thou Shalt do 1 j ^"'^ ^^^ God. In ««d thy son, and thT/'\°^ ^°'^' thou!' and the stranger that ,•.■?'.' *V cattle, .^or in six day! beUr^'l '^^ ««'-« earth the sea, and all [hn^ '*\^"^''^« and ^f ted the seventh davtl'" J'^^"' ''' and '>^e«fed the seventh Z' ZdTn'''^' ^^^ V. Honour ihv rT ^alJowed it. „ ;jat thy daj^ya/betr. ^,1 "P -«"'-'' yyyjjou Shalt do no murder. Vn Tr^/'f°'^°"^'"^'''dultery.- ' ag^nst thy neighilu^ ^''' ^^^^ ^^'n^««-^ ■A- l:hou shalt not p«„^t *i, %se. thou Shalt not loll t^ "^'ghbour's " ^''fe, nor his servant nll,-^ "^'^'^^°"'''« «^. nor his ass, nor anv^M " J""'^' "«'• ^is \-^ ^^^Tl two ihm f^ duty towaS^SS"^^ '^^' ■-~Xir j_;;j" lis name P holy the 'abour, and! ifi seventh] God. Inj o^fe, thou, ^V man- ^y cattJe, *^y grates, i^fn and 1 is, and the Lord ^d it. mother, ^ which T- ,- » " ^, i^itness ibour^s bouKs or his Com^ I 25 I Mv duty towards God is to believe in him, fear him, and to love him with all my ieart, with all my mind, with all my soul, land with all my strength ; to worship him, to give him thanks, to put my whole trust in him, to call upon him, to honour his holy ' Name, his Sabbath, and his Word,^ and to serve him truly all the days of my life. What is your duty towards your neigh- bour ? . , , ■ * !„„„ Mv duty towards my neighbour is to iove him as myself, and to do to all men as I would they should do unto me : Jo love, honour, and sH^cour my father and mother: To honour and obey the King, and all that are put in authority under him : To submit myself to all my governors, teachers, spirituftl > pastors, and masters : To order myself lo^ly and reverently to all my betters : To^hur nobody by word or deed :Mo be true and just in all my dealing : To tear no Bnalice nor hatred in my heaVt :. To keep my hands from picking and stealing, and my tongue from evil speaking, lying, and slandering: To keep my body in temperance, soberness, and chastity: Not to covet or desire other men's goods ; but to learn and labour truly to get my own living, and to do my duty m that state of lile unto which u ^murynsu^^ God to call me. What other information does the Scripture^ gfy)e us ' Hspe^ng M Law of God ? 26 -^/«e/-e J, ^/j,-^ ,/ ' f "^ ^estaraents. . ^n our Lord's S?^'''*^'''^«'«'--? '".!"•« DiWistrT."" ''^^ Mount and ^tntthetov 1^ , ^'f^es, to the ejlf] rip*- **^,'^6 ^:J}^^ does this rtpii, r^ ^V'f/« 'iS'™ '•''»•"'' all them th.n , '•'oAraipii ^, "■"'we our Lorrt r ^7 ?«e«nith^r. ^^^^«^^^» ^^ God so loved u. "* brilh'^^? ^^'^ ^«> We ought to i "«««^^taIso to n.,. T .^^^ Testament? ""^^^^joowe 'Sum9n i^-V ^ord hath ' "s ftal the Ten 27 JommandmeRts do not only forbid sin in out- ward actions, but also in the iboughts and, )urposes of the mind. \fLhewv 21,22, It was said by them of oldtime, Thou Shalt InnHdll U' thosiever shall kill shall be in danger of the ■not 1^1"' '^"^;\' " ^j„to you, that whosoever is angry with his |jud?raeiit but 1 ^ayj""' f " ' . dan'^er of the judgment : and brotherwithou ac u ^^^^ shall be in danger of It^'^^tn^J^^^^^ ^^^ Thou fool, shall be in daiiKor of holl-iire. , . ./• ? /. Does not St. James teach us that rfn^ehreal hut one of the Commandments, tve shall Jail mto condemnation ? , „ , .t Yes *' For whosoever shall keep the whole 'law, and yet offend in one point, he. is ffuilty of all." (James ii. 10.) ,^ %es not. our Lord show us wlw im^re to understand by our neighhour, whom u^ are commanded to love as ourselves ? J ' :' . Yes. In the parable of the good bam^i- tan, he has told us that every man, of et^ry nation, is our neighbour, and that if any t^ in distress, we are bound to help and relieve them lias not our Lord given us another import-, ant precept, founded upon our love to aur nei^hhour^ ,. ^, . Yes. *' Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them ; far this is the law and the prophets.'^ (Matt vn. 12.'! . , . ilas he not also given us certain rnies lu direct its in our conduct towards our enemies i Yes. *'l say unto you, Love your ene- mies, bless them that curse you, do good to .■^ \\ 28 them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute vou/^ (Matt. V. 44.) r How does our Lord direct us to behave to- wards them who have injured us 7 We are commanded to forgive them. Matthew vi, 1 5, If ye forgive not men their tresDassP<5 npif ho- will your Father forgive your trespasses. ''^"P^^^^^' "Either Does not the Law of God, as explained and enlarged in the New Testament, contain various conmands as to our tempers and dispositions ? Yes ; that we ought to be meek and lowly • patient under sufferings, and kind to all men' Matthew xi, 29, Learn of me, for I am meek. rJi^^ixi}^' A '" ^^u *" patience possess ye your souls, unto ail m^: ^' '''' ^^""^ '^^'^^^'^ opportunity, let us do good Does it not contain various precepts as to our conduct in the different relations of life ? .Yes. 1. As to Husbands and Wives. 1 ^\'J* ??' Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the Church, and gave himself for it. as unt Ihf LorT''^'''"^"''^^''""^^''^' ""'° yourown husbands. 2. As to Parents and Children. Eph.vi, 4, Fathers, provoke not your children to wrath ; but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord is riht ^^' ^' Children, obey your parents in the Lord ; for this 3. As to Masters and Servants. I Peter if. 18 Servants, be subject to your own masters with all fear ; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward Lot, IV, 1, Masters, give unto your servants that which Is iusfc and equal ; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven. ■ 4. As to obedience to Magistrates and Go-. RmmiM^m, 1, Let every soul be subject unto the higher pow- oJdainJd of G^" ""^ '^'''^^' ^"' °** ^""'^ '' ^^^ P"""^^'^ ^^^' ^^^^^ IP^/erii, 17, Honour all mm; love the brotherhood : fear lod ; honour the King. liii^ ; i ,>h ,™ ' 29 , 5. As to Ministers «; the Gospel.^^^ _ must give account. ^ ^ gi ^ ? to convince us of sin , tor ^ ""^^""t xix 12 Who can understand his errors ? ■ 7: a'r ^-«.^re..io«. of the Uv, n^Uy things which are written m *e bo* ot^ ^^^ Romans vi, 23, Ihewagts . ,j „ „„-J„« />/ Does the Law of God promise tlie pardon oj sin to those roho have transgressed i« ?X ''"h Mth nrio dtsuVchrS '%tZt:Sio::Zent o/^^^eTCl /« .T • '---J w-v,v7 Tirt/ii 7/»?/T ? "•^ YeJ /for""' Hrth;rbelieveth not shall be damned." f Mark xvi- 16.) , damnea. ^ , ^^^^.^ forgiveness But might you not hy 30 nf pt'^- \ ""? "''^ ^J'^*' *° '^^ without the grace! of Christ . for « They that are in the flesh cannot please God." '(Rom. viii. 8.) But I could present obedience cannot atone for Si^tt ''"'• ^^f^ °"^ «f ^"^ich lays me under the curse of the law. you loiU obtain the remission of your sins and being regenerated by the hS SpTrii wtd'^'f «* j/a.-. help InZfor: thaTifL"^''','^'^* the law could not do in n? his owT? "^'^^S]^'^^ fl««h' God send- flefh In^r ? " '".*'"'' ^^^""^^ of sinful flesh and for sm, condemned sin in the flesh- that the righteousness of the law midu be fulfilled m us, who walk not after the flesh but after the spirit." (Rom. viii. 3' T) ' J «» lii. 19, Whosoever is born of God doth Jt commit save77: '^'''^'''' '^''' y^ ''^n only be faUhS J T "^"y ^Wemely lot,e and jamfully serve hit^^all the days of yZ 31 ■ Sect. 7.-0F THE SACRAMENTS. How many Sacramenls hath Christ ordained in Im Church? ' „r fi^P Two : Baptism, and the Supper ol the °Wwt mean yov. ly the word Sacrament? ^ I mean an outward and visible sign ot an inward and spiritual grace given unto us, ordained by Christ himself, as a means wheie- by we receive the same, and a pledge to assure us thereof. , • -m^ „i^ nr What is the outward and visible sign or form in Baptism ? , - •' The application of water in t^« .^^ame of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. (Matt, xxviii. 19.) What is ilie inward and spiritual grace siffniiied hi this ? Our being cleansed from sin, and becommg new creatures in Christ Jesus. Acts «», 16, Arise, mid he baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord. ' ^f nn.^thpil What are ifie actual privileges of BapUiea, , ^ Thrj are made Members of the visible Church of Christ ; their gracious relation to _ Him as the Second Adam, and as the Mediator of the New Covenant, is solemnly ratified by divine appouiiraeui.; '^""/V''^ "'"If'riT'p recognized as having a claim to all those ;;2al blessings, of which they are the/ proper subjects. 82 What doth your Baptism in the name ofthA Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, oblifre] you to do ? My Baptism obliges me first to renounce the Devil and all his works, the pomps and vanity of this wicked world, and all the sinful lusts of the flesh; secondly, that I should' believe all the articles of the Christian Faith ; and thirdly, that I should keep God^s holy will and commandments, and walk in the same all the days of my life. Why was the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper ordained ? For the continual remembrance of the sacrifice of the death of Christ, and of the benefits which we receive thereby. What is the outward part or sign of the Lord's Supper? Bread and wine, which the Lord hath commanded to be received. wnl hof: ^^'P'^^' The Lord Jesus, the same night in which he S,P .^fn \^'^' K ^u ^r^'^—After the same manner also he took nflL^' V *»«i»ad supped, saying,_This do,-in remembrance ^l^flu f 5? *f ^1 y^ ^^^ '^^« t^^ead, and drihk this cup, ye do show the Lord's death till he come. . What is the thing signified by this outward sign ? . The body and blood of Christ, which are spiritually taken and received by the faithful in the Lord^s Supper, to the strengthemng: and^ refreshing of their souls. comi^tmi^; ^h .J^^. "^^y of blessing which we bless, is it not the is k Z f hr5 ^^^ ^.°°^ f ?^"«^ ? I^he bread which we break, 18 It not the communion of the body of Christ ? bl^Wnit; ^\ i^^^'S ^*'^^** "^y «««^» »«^ ^rinketh my 88 I Why omht toe to partake of the Lord's ISupper reguUrly and frequently ? 1 In obedience to Christ's command- Lent, " This do in remembrance ot me. I^^^'to maJeiholy profession of Christ and his cross, by declaring our entire dependance onto death as the only atonement for our sins, and as our only hope of salvation. J To declare our love and thankfulness ♦a bim • and to enjoy communion with troa, anSth^r fellow christians, in the remem- brance of Christ's death. WHdt is required of those who com to the Lord's Supper? ,v. To examine themselves, whether they re- pent them truly of their former sins, stead- Ltly purposing to lead a new 1 fe , and whether they have a lively faith in Gods Tercy through Christ, with a thankful re- membrance of his death, and are m charity with all men. , , ,.. wn. 1 cor. xi, 28. Let a man .xamine Wmielf, and w let Mm «at of that toeaa, and drink of that cup. .e Father In m, b:..V..t" Cd 1 »Ced »««o t-e I^o-a mr God, .nd ».d. Ly confewlon. . nothine-, bot In «very thing by "" "^AeT are" ^e required \tn*v« Romans viii, 15. Ys hav6 not receivecl the spirit of bondage again Ui fear ; but ye have received tlie Spirit of Adopsion, whereby we cy, Abha, Father. ., .,, , , .^ .-. ;, ■ Luke xi, 13. If ye then, being evil, know how tb give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your iieavenly Father give the Holy S pirit to them that aslc him 1 . Ephes vl, 18. Pr-aying always with all prayer and suppli- cation in the SpirU, and watching thereunto witti all persever- ance and supplication for all saints. , What dp we pray for in the fitst petition ? In the first petition, which is, '' Hallowed be thy name,'^ we pray that God would etia- ble us, and others, to glorify him in, all that whereby he maketh himself known^ and that he would dispose all things to his own glory.. Psalm IxvMj 1-3. God be merciful unto us, arid ble^s ns ; and cause his face to shine upon us. That thy w&y may bk known upon earth, thy saving health aoipng all naiicns., Let the people praise thee, O God •, let all th^ people praise thee. .Momdnsxl, 36. Of bim, and through him,, ati^ to Kiin, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. , Amen. What do we pray for in the second petition? In the second petition, which is, ** Thy kingdom come,'' we pray, that Satan's king- dom may be destroyed, that the kingdom of grace may be advanced, ourselves and others brought into it, and kept in it ; and that the kingdom of gl^ry hsay be hastened. "- Psalm Ixviii, 1. L«t God arise, let bis enemies beicattertd : let them also that hate him 0ee before i(iim. , P«a2mli, 18. Do good in tK good pleaiure unto Zlon*, build thou tb0 walls of Jeruealem, '\m 2 Thess. \ Lord may h you. RomanM ; is, thai thi Rev. xx»1 1 come qui Wha h'-ln th be done tihat G< and wi will in Psalm keep thy Make m do I, deli ' Jicta 3 tayingv p^aln sirengili voice o placps^ Wl In this ( God' porii enjo neiihi ;• fsi us : i the w ::^ •JvitJ' • »eicatt«rtd : 37 n.™... X. 1. Mybeanyeslre and ptaye, toGod forls-ae. 'Kro. H<*, f • '***'" Even so, come, Lord Jesus. in the third f^'^'^^t^^^^ be done in f ^Jj' «;^f„f ^jS ie us Ve thai God, by his S'^^°«;J^°" ^ submit to his and willing to know, obey, and subn.^^^^ will in all ttogs, as the angf^^^^f , ^ ^ „ Psalm CHX, 3*-^l ■ ,r',rohseive U Willi my wh"le heart, keep thy .M«w : yea, I 81 aU observe u_^^_,^_^^ f„, iherein Make me to go in he P""? "' " JL.q ,„„ testimonies. . dl.Ideiigti>,l.u:Unen.yb.^a^^^^^^^^ •*"" ""'•. w\ll of the Lord be done . ^^^^^ ^^^^, ,„ m^mg. T « will of the L°"i ^'/"ve'his aneels, that eicet in P.almciii. 20. BlesstheLord, y^,"".""^,be„ing unto the „,^'ngS'that do hi. eommandiaen... heaik- ^ .^ .„ voiceof his word. 22.Ble^sine^'Om,,oul. enjoy his blessing 7™ ;.'!,;„,„ and lie>-. giveme p!.». XXX, 8. Eemove far from ^f„yf^7„„„venient for me. neither pdveVty nor rlche8:feedtn«w.n» ^^^ ^^ ^ P.aZ «• ";,, V,"u ate wot'k of out hands upon u.)„yea. TWhatdQ ipept'^y M^"!^ ;» ' »» ii'iid for- Ctheiif*peti^^J;^iS?' -.:._,r. lie nnr dabtS, £^S WP i^i^.** . _ _ .ur-^^^^ „ . , .^ ._. "--_,, ^ Ghrist s sake, w-uuiu * iww 38 Psalm li, 3. Have mercy upon me, O God, according 4« thy loving kindness ; according unto the multitude of ihy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. r>a». ix» i7, 19. Cause thy face to shine,--for the Lordf fake. O Lord, hear •, O Lord, forgive j-for thine own sake. Matt, vi, 14. If ye forgive men their trespassea, your hea- venly Father will also forgive you. What do toe pray for in the sixth petition 9 In the sixth petition, which is, " And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us trom «Yil," we pray that God would either keep us from being brought into such circumstances as will specially tempt us to sin, or support and deliver us when we are tempted. Matt xxvi, 41. Watch and pray, that ye enter not into '*pSm xix, 13. Keep back thy servant also fiom presump* tuous sin* ; let them not have dominion over me. Psalm lil 10-12. Create in me a clean heart, O God ; an^ renew a right spirit within me. Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation ; and uphold me with thy free Spirit. What does the conclusion of the Jbord s Prayer teach us ? t . , The conclusion of the Lord's Prayer, which is, *' B'or thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen," teacheth us to take our encouragement in prayer from God only, and in our prayers to praise him, ascribing kingdom, power, and glory to him ; and, in testimony of our desire and assurance to be heard, \ esay, Amen. / ' , Dan. ix, 19, 19. IVe do not present our supplieallons before thee for our righieousneas, but for thy great mercies. O l^rd, ImriO Lord, forgive; O Lord* hearken and do; deter piot. for thinft nwn sake. O my God. _ . , _ _ __ ^^a " 1 Ckran, Xxix. 11. 13. Thine, U Lord, is iiie gre«uie«», ««« me powVr, and the glory, and the vleiory. and the ja^^X ;J2 iSl tfcat is n the heaven and in the earth Isihlne. Now, the ta- follow Go4, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name. *io.Mil,20. Amen. Even so, come. Lord Jesus. Rehearse th^^ Articles of your Belief? I bell Maker c his onlj th^Hol fered ui andbui day he into hte Godtl shall c I b Catho the fc the be Tl Y Chri Ji 1 I iiti kh( 1 the taty hoi ling to thy tl^ tender he Lord's rn sake, your t^a- 'Mtion ? nd lead js trom \T keep [Stances )ort and r ndt into preninip* Sod; and the joy of Lordh , which power, heth us 3r Irom 36 him^ :o him ; mrance )ni before Lord, defer oot, ^si^ ijeity ; for >w, thete- J 8. «/•' I believ. in God th. i^^r^^ Maker of heaVen ai^i ^^f^^^^^J^^^^^^^^ by his only Son ""'^ J'^'f '.''ie vSmMary, suf- th« Holy Gh«rt, ?«>rn^^^^^^^^^ ^^'ll""'^';.^?£n?ed So hell ; the third and buried ; he oesceau ascended day he rose again frfXi the r ght hand of into heaven, and sitteth at h e r^ ^^ God the F^tl^^'-.^^^'f y,ick aS the dead. *f JSr if tCU Gh^st V the H^y CaUS!; Church .J^^Cc>nnnun-;.fJ-^^^^ the forgiveness of sins^'tn^ the body ; and the life everlaaong. Sect. 9« OF DEiVTH AND JUOaMENT. r/Vhai is DeathJ from the body. The separation ot tne^u' 1 WUlaUmeti dief .■* ,i,„ii be alive at Yes; all but those ^^^J^^f^^^^^^^^^^^^^ nhrist?9 second coming to judge tn^w ' '%es, to all but 'J^'^YMmto'tmtodiet Why U it «o' «/«. Y- the s ting of death, Because sin, ^^ich is the sUng^ to taken ftWay from them, and d ^ khow thatafter de^h thjyshau^g^^^^ «^%i i^ *'°I'^^^S^^€ hive a btilWing of ©(S^t W p*^ 40 When mil Christ appear to judge the world? When all the prophecies in the holy word of God shall have been accomplished, and the Gospel shall have been preached to all nations. Matt. V, 18. Till heaven and earth pass^one jot or oirt tittle •hail in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. ^ Matt. «iv, 14. And thi« Gospel of the Icingdom ihall he preached in all the world for a witness unto aU naiiops-, and then shall the end come. . In what manner will Christ come to judge the world? ^^ » Suddenly, and in pomp and great glory. 1 ThesB. V, 2. The day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in RevUl. Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him-, and all kin- dreds of the earth shall wail because of him. 1 ThesB. iv, 16. For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God. Will all men he brought before him to be judged? Yes ; not only those who are alive at his coming, but all the dead shall be raised up and stand before him. jactB xxlv, 15. There shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust, .^j ^ ^ ^ i >. ^ Udr^m Rev. XX, 12. 1 saw the deSd, small and great, stand before God i and the books were opened -, and anWher book was opened, whi >h is the book of life : and the dead were judged out of those things which werf written in the books, acconding in their works. How will Christ the judge dispose of me», and deal with them, at the day of judgment ? He will place the righteous on his right hand, and the wicked on his left. JTott. XXV. 38, 33. He shall septwif them one tiom J»oJ desUo^^J L.riaBting ^e ^vicked.shj^l J> ^^ .„to life ete.- jSev. xXf *»• * Ajno the earth ana wc - pgalm ix, K; (u.-eiviSod. ^„ .^^.g from their ^?8 5 Ike nation* *^VnH ahall wipe aw?^y ?}Ii!*^iftW nor crying, ««5e? "irT "%i.ii«ff« shall oe aio^vf---; N in CftLghi t(j% to *e tilt au 42 APPENDIX TO M U 's*,r'i A SHORT CATClCHrSM OF SCRIPTURB HISTORY. ) '. (i.) THE HISTORT OF THE OLD TfiSTAMSlfT. How long was God in making the world f He made it by his Word in the space df six days, and he rested on the seventh, atid called tiiat day holy. ' iVAowere the first man and womin &6d madet .^.Adahi and Eve. In what state did 43 by Adam's disobedience, and spread among all his children. ,, - ^- » "^Were MarrCs children all ««««•»? ^ A n «f them were born in sin ; but there AH of tn«™ '^®;*; 1 times who learned were some in those eariyum tp know and worship the Lord, ana called the sons of God. _^ , Did the knowledge and worship of God aUde in their families ? , j^ y, go JrttSrwnKew^cfi^'Aoodor """mowas ,aced when the v^ ^<^ '^Xah' a righteous maa, was saved, with al£ Myf and a few living creatures of every kind. How was Noah saved f - . , In an ark, or great vessel of wood,, which God taught him to build. Who were the sons of Noah . ^ Shem, Ham, and Japheth ; 8;"«fty'"«, ■ the world was peopled after the flood Who was the most eminent servant of Uod, in the family of Shem ? ^^ Abraham, whowas called the lather o Upvers. and the friend ot v?oa. . .,. ^W^lashe caned i^efUher,^hat^s, the ^Tc^l 'S'Sbved certain ^ ^' What were those promises f (1.) That he should have a son when he was a hvtidi^ed years old ; (2.) That his chil- ,dren should possess the land of Canaan, 7.1 f^'? ^^^^"^ not a foot of ground; and, (^.; Ihat all nations should be blessed by his offspring, that is, Christ. - '^W^wds Abraham called the friend of God? y,l^Vr.s'- ^ ,. Y _ . , .«/ ^; Because 6od made manjPVMts^o Mm, knd he was very obedient to God. :^WAich was. the first gr^at instance of Abraham^s obedience? " ''■' - : He left his own country at God's command, pptJ^no^^Uig whither he was to go. Give another great instance of Abraham's obedience? ^Mq was ready to offbr up in sacrifice his Srr ®^" ^^^^^ ^^ ^^® command of God. Was Isaac a good man? Tes; he feared the God of his father Abraham, ancj he went out to pray, and ^editate, in the fields. Who were Isaac^s two sons ? .,„^au the eldest, and Jacob the youngest. W/iat is remarkable concerning Emu ? He despised , the privilege of lieing the tii-st^born, and sold it to Jacob for a m^ nf pottage '■ ' " ^^ %v. What N^ m \ >^ell 'wriiilsn eokc^rning Jacob? ^ obtained his fathier^s Bl^i^sing by deceit his brother's birth-i * ' by craft. in ^hen he his chil- >anaan, 1; and, ssed by iend of im, and ince, of nmand, 'aham^s ,\ [ice his God. father ff and igest'' II g the (eceit I 45 Whv was Us name called Israel ? ,y\ VI Because he afterwards became a very good Jn! and prevailed in obtaining a bles3»g from God, for which he had pray^., , , r, „ Haw many sons had Jacob or I^^^ Twelve : who were called the l^welve Patrrarchs or Fathers of the Twelve Tribes "^W^Us the most famous of I^f'^^. Joseph, whom l)is brethren sold into Egypt, and he afterwards became the ,rulfr.,,9^|,..tll^ land under Pharaoh the Kmg. ^^ , , • , Did not he then revenge AintseZf wppnMt together with his father, in the time of famine, and fed them all va the Und of Egypt. ^ ^JMd the famliesfif Israel continue todmlk '"yfrtm another Pharaoh, King'pC^E^ iiiade slaves of them, Jfd y PharaoK's own daughter, when /hftWW a ^^lk,„ did Godavtmat him to deliver Jsrf^il. ^ G^ 9,ppeared to him in a burning m^H «» he wasHkeeping sheep* ^^ sent te«« to Ifbara?}!, tobid him let lerael go / 46 y What did Moses do to prove thai God had sent him f ^ He wrought several miracles, or signs and wonders, in the sight of Pharaoh. Horn did Moses at last deliver the people from their slavery ? When Pharaoh refused to let the people go, God gave him power to jm^^^^ many. plagues. ^, ''• vv u^■ r< ,, Jv hat was the last of thosd plagues which procured the release of Israel ? An angel destroyed all the first-born of the Egyptians in one night, but he passed over and did not hurt any of the families of Israel. Bow was this kppt in rfv^embrance in fol- lowing ages? ''^' ' God appointed the ^e^rfj^'Wcrifice of a hmh in eyiBTy family, which was called the Feast of the Passover. When Pharaoh let Israel go out of Egypt f how did theyget over the Bed Sea ? Moses with his rod divided the waters of the sea asunder, and the people went through upon dry ground. -^ What Became of the Egyptians that followed themt * Wheh Moses stretcheft his hand' over the sea, the waters returned upon the Egyptians, atroA fk'^Tr MFiMiA ^U. J^.„^ ^Jl . -ij B : ~'~~'~f''~J •• ^* ^ vfcii Ui~i/ Wilcox. Wkiiher di§ the children of Israel go then ? They wehft througji the wiMarness where* ,soevef God gtiidlerf threw; % a pillar of cloud \ in the night. How The; ness fo Wh God came ( Wh Mos tersgi Wh raelitt Sor havioi to the their W. ioihe Tt mora msmi In Com G with V od had ns and )Ie go, which of the I over srael; n fol" of a d the ^m )fthe lopgh 'i ' ^dwed r tifie ians, ienf rlond «¥ "\ in the d.y-time, and a pillar of fire in th« They wandered forty years in » ness for their sins. _ , ^ , ?rja* did they ""* f'^'^J ^,^„i that God fed them with manna, or breaa came down every night from heaven. ^ -j,^did^.ir^«;2j«:^^^^^^ JSr^iiVriverihat followed th^^^ Some general laws ^'^^^fj!;,^^^^^ TVinse Iftws whieh are oommoiiij' ihos© w-w" i„.i„n<» to all nianfcma; moral, and which belong^ w ai these are chiefly contamod m the i en ^^ifX'^-umner^^'if* '-'•«»««. - Ten C«»««.«d«.^*^. ftSemTrom Mount SinaJ^ God spake >* *o.2PnJ- -ad then wrote with thunder and l»«^**'*J',Sl m- u Av, tKem ift two tsiblesof stone.^ ^.j_«^ ■ ,/' 48 .oeir priests ana sacrifices, about sprinkline of blood, and washing with water, and about holy times and holy places. monies? i!.r -v^i Partly to keep them from the idolatry and evil customs^ of othernritions, and partly to figure out the blessings of Christ and the uospel. .<^Ui yiav-j nv WAatwere their peculiar'ltues, considered f« fif*"- f '^'''*^*^ *° *^'' peace and wars, to their houses. and lands, to their wives and servants, to the^r. lives and limbs. „ .....m ^ »^% did G(d himself give them such par- tictOar rules about time common things? '^■' To distinguish them from all othe?nations as God s own people, and to show that he was their King as well as their God. , . , ,,^j, Were the people- of Israel abedierU to God mmtr travels through the wilderness ?,i, v ««J^tlL ^ ^^ ''"5^^ grievously against hirn, and they were often punished by the hand of ^A "1 ^^ T"!** "°^ "«erly destroy them., K^Jm brought them into the land of Canaan ih^ J>ej»«^ead, Jostoa CwhSiaoie' i« tne same with Jesu^^ k,vv«o-k* *u^-^ .v^.. .,_ men. they were eometchCanmn ?iU i vT;." No: worship about i\ hi w\ sure fc Heg of thei mtide s Hon of ihei Wh Judges ered t of thi Gi( Sami ^m the J Tl and ^ first fl H aftei rem T B \n \ 1 I inkling d about e cete' ryand irtly to nd the idered wars, es and h par' 1 lations le was y?€tod m ] md of hem. anaan me is io the 4» ISTo • thev frequently m into idolatry, and wo^lhipjKe ?alse go'ds of the nations round about them. _. ,. ^7.^ U what mamerm God show hrs displea- ^^tt/^ave ?hem up sometimes into the hands of'Jhefr e^Ss, 'who plundered them and made slaves of them. Hm» did God deliver them fiom the hand, '-^StVrheTcried to the Lord, he raised up Judges whoUdued their enemies, and del.v- '''m:i7e:henar..of>orr.oftheCMef "•^Sn'trJephthah, Samson, Eli, a.d ^^wt governed the people of Israel after the Judges \ like other nations, Thev desired a R-ing, nie ui and oi bade S*muel anoint Saul to be the first of their Kings. ^.^ ,/•» Bow diA^f f'^^^^'lf'^tl ti^e, but He governed well for a »»"'^ ""> ^V^ afterwards he rebelled against God, atid Cod removed bim. ^ , ^ TTfea* became of fffj^l;^^^„ ^otmded rn sWor^ and died. .condKh^^^''"^'^^ » 1 50 Pavjd, who was raised to the kingdom from keeping of sheep. What waif David^s character? He Was a Prophet, and the man after God^s own heart, who delivered Israel from their enemies, and ruled them well. But was not Davjd guilty of some great sins ? Yes; and God punished him for them in the great troubles he met with in his family. VPTio was the third King of Israel? vSolomon, the son of David, who was the wisest of men. \:^What did Solomon do for God and for the people? He built a very splendid temple for the worship of God at Jerusalem. What became of the people of Israel in the following ages? \ ^ They were divided into two kingdoms which were called the kingdom of Judah, and the kingdom of Israel Ilov) did they behave themselves toward God after this division ? Most of their Kings, as well as the people, provoked God by their idols, and their great wickedness. ' How did God punish them for their crimes ? hen thsy would not hearken lathepro- s which God sent among them, they were led away captive by their enemies into the land of A??syria. ph ca ) Did til land? Yes; tril^e of jamin a Jews. What They temple t the true Didt and dwi Thoii they ni again : again < coming (II.) t Wh kind ? J est down- Go assun W (Jhris Ui form( by ai I their God 51 JM they nner return again lo their own ^ Yes : after seventy years' captivity the tribe of Judah returned, with many of Ben- jamin and Levi, and they were all cahed What did they do at their return ? Thev built the city of Jerusalem and the temple again, and they set up the worship of the true God. „ , ^ % r„;i Bid they continue afterwards to obey Lrod, and dwell in their own land? Though they were guilty of many sins, thev never fell into the worship o. idols again : nor were they ever w rfy drive^n nlain out of their own land, till alter the coming of the Messiah the Saviour. \ I (11.) THE haSTORY OP THE NEW TESTAMENT. Who is ike Messiah, the Samour of rmn- Jesu^ Christ, thf^ Son of God, ivho was sent, down from heaven to save sinners. How did he come into the world 9 God prepared a body for him, which he assumed, being born of a woman. What notices were given of the coming oj Christ the ouviovrf ^ r u- • Manv promisee had been given of hmi m "le prophets, and more lately foi ages by by an angel y 52 _ ^yWhal did the jrrophets foretell concemir>0 the -'coming of Christ? ^ Among many other things, they declared, that a Saviour should be horn of the stock of Abraham, of the house of David, and in the town of Bethlehem. How did an angel give notice of his coming 7 1 he angel Gabriel foretold the birth of John the Baptist to prepare the way of Christ, and he told the mother of Jesus that she should hring forth the Son of God. Who was the mother of Christ ? ^ary, a virgin of the house of David r Who was the supposed father of Christ ? Joseph the carpenter was supposed to be his lather, because he married his mother, Mary. What further witness loas given to Christ in hii^ infancy? By angels from heaven, by wise men from the East, aid l)y Simeon in the Temple. Hmo did the angds bear witness to him ? They sang praises to God in the air at his birth, aiid told the shepherds that they should find the child Jesus in a monger at Bethlehem, WliattvitJiessdidthemseinenofthG East hear to Jesuc j? They saw a strange star in the East, whidi Jed^ them to the house where the infant lav. and uiey Came and v/orshipped him. ' ' ^Whjxi honour did Simeon do him in the lemple? He was an oW man,' yet God assured him ^hat he i and he ledged 1 Whe Atil was ba to pree Wh Bapta He ance direct Wi He reque him ^ W lapti Tl upor sayi am T his I he < eve i I »/ ni^gthe clared, tock of i in the fming ? irth of Christ, lat s^he id. ist? ) be his Mary. Christ :\ from le. 71 ? at his 9houtd ehern, EaH whidi t lav, ar - in the id him 53 that he should see the Saviour before he died ; and he took Jesus in his arms, and acknow Iprie-ad him to be the Ohrist. At thirty years of age he came forth aiid watVi,d/ed\y John, who -s -M 'rom God to preach and to baptize with water. What was the doctrine which John the ^tl4'?otfsLers,he ance and the forgiveness of «;"« ?, ^^^J J'^, directed his disciples to J esus as the^av oui . What became of John the ^^i'f « «' JjJ/ , He was beheaded by He'-^d, at the wicked request of his niece, when she had pleased him with her fine dancing. What honour was done to thnsl at nis *"4he'snirit of God, like a dove, descended unon him, and a voice came from heaven, S;rng This is my beloved Son, in whom I '"l^StcTnt of Christ immediately after 'Utrforty days in the wilderness, where he endured the temptations of the Devil, and °^^wLT,tVrSV van. of the miMstry <-^Tt^fivfSy,-.Hefuimie '- ' ole law, and gave us a perfect exam tv towards God, and goodness to mei I the of ./ 64 2. FTe preached to the people his divine doctrine whicr. he brought from heaven. 3. Ho wrought miracles to prove that he was sent from God. 4. He chose out his Apostles, and trained them up for their public service. 5. He appointed two lasting ordinances in his church. Wherem did he give an example of pietv towards God ? r j r if ^ In his constant obedience to God his Father m all things, m his zeal for God's honour ampng men, and in his frequent converse with God in prayer. Wherem did he show a paUem of goodness towird men ? . He went about doing good to the bodies and souls of men ; he was full of compassion to the mjsei-able ; and he took children in his arms and blessed them. Wixt were the chief subjects of Christ's preachivg to the people ? These six things ;^(1.) He explained the law of God to the people, and showed them that it required holiness in thei- thoughts, as well as in their words and actions. (2.) He reproved and condemned many for their sinful and foolish traditions, and taudit them that God did not regard ceremonies, ''so much as the great duties of love to God and / Jove to men. / (3,) He preached the Gospel of pardon / sin and repent i of hell particu^ (5.) his owi God to (6.) lem, tl second to jud Wh wrong Sue sand and f (2. ingt( the \i disea out poss< deac grai I pub I the pai 55 s divine en. that lie trained aces in i piety Father lonour n verse ^odness es and ion to in his hrisfs ed the them ts, as ly for auffht js, so i and / them that sin 3n / «n and eternaUife in heaven, repent and believe in '»»'• ^ punishment P(4.) Hethreat^-i^^^^VSinate sinners, of hell to all ;filf"; .^^g ^„d unbelievers, particularly to i^ypo^^^^^^^a and maintained P (5.) He sometimes declared a^^^ ^^^^^^^^ his own commission, tnat ■' ^ GodTobe the Saviour of m - j^^^^^. ) (6.) He foretold the destjuct ^^^ ,ei, (he ^X:^l,f:Jr7^i^^^ dead, and second commg in gio^y to judge the wor d ^ ^ j. What were "f f,7^,,, sentfrm God ? monght to prove "-«' J« ""^ fed many thou- Such as these •-l'^-' „ f^w loaves sand persons twice with a y and fishes. . , K^nd, and hear- , (,.^ He gave -f^^ete iu-b to speak ing to the deaf he mao ^^^ ^^^^^^ ^f the lame to walk , ana u diseases by a word. ^^ depart di, and <>»• (»"»«'?•'"" ' nM&/ic service ? . n^ He explained to ^ In these four ^^^i^ tausht the people by them in private what he taugn ^.^ arables and similitudes mp ublic. 56 ,^ , C^-) He told them more plainly that he wag the Messiah, the Saviour of the world, and that he should die as a ransom for sinners, and rise again the third day. (3.) He prayed with them often, and taucht them to pray. ' ° (4.) Fe promised them to send the Spirit of God after his departure, to fit them for their ^;ublic service. ^/Aa^ were the two Ordinances which Christ appointed in his Church ? He appointed Baptism and the- Lord's Sup- per, to continue to the end of the world. Thus we h;ave heard how Jesus lived : let u» Mar now in 'what manner he died ? He was meek and .patient, and resigned to the will 01 God in suffering and dying. ; What were his sharpest sufferings? Ti^ anguish which he endured'^in his soul in the garden just before his death, whiqh made him sweat drops of blood. • What kind of death did he die ? He was crucified ; that is, his hands and feet were nailed to a wooden cross, and there he hung till he died in extreme pain. When Jesus Christ had honoured God so much in his life, how came he to die so shame- Jul a death? He was appointed of God to be a sacrifice to take away the sins of men, who had de- lierved to die. But what reason had men to kill hlmi No 31 rulers c proo&, people Hoio The betray he lee showe Die and 1 Pe but a as to D 57 he was id, and inners, taught Spirit em for Christ ^s Sup- d. ; letu» rned to is soul which Is and \ there rod so fhame- crjfice id de- No just reason at all : but the teachers and rulers of the Jews hated his docUiae and re proofs, and were «mch enraged to see the / They bribed Jj - -e oHus K^^. rreKerto hirlst- by nigh, and Showed which was he by ^is-ng^J^^^- .^ Did nme of the disomies defend their hor and Master ? , , . -j^ the sword ; Peter at first defended him wun ^^^ but afterwards his courage failed as to deny that he knew h,m_ ^ m -PeteV continue m hu nn, or repent? . . ^„ t,:n> and he ver Jesus oast his eyes upon hiro, an pented and wept bitterly;. P- mo condemned C/tmy.^^*^^^ , Caia^has the H.gh Pne^t c_^^ ^^^ as worthy of death , anu ^^^^^ Roman Governor, '^t.;^,^ 'Across, gave him up to be nailed to J^-e ;ros ^ W<« fee cruc/ied ™f«a7 ^o^^nrwUhtor'ns:\e wa^s scourged, and ^ickodly abuse^d.^ _ ^^^^^ ^^ ^^^^^^^^ ^ in wai w"'/^-"^ 'wi' a most shameful ©an- He was crucified in a mos _ ^^^ Ofir between two thieves, as if he baa oee chief of sinners. 58 What miracles attended his death ? _ The sun was darkened at noon for three hours together; there was an earthquake which opened many graves ; and the veil of the temple was rent in two pieces. Who took care of his burial ? „/.^^Phof Arimathea, a rich man, and one of his Disciples, buried him in his own new tomb ; and Pilate and the Jews set a guard of soldiers about it. e ' When did he rise from, the dead ? On the first day of the week, after he had lam three days in the grave, that is, part of three days '^ Totolumi did he appear after his rising asain? He appeared many times to his Disciples ; he ate and drank and talked with them, and gave them most certain proof of his resur- rection. How long did he tarry on the earth after his rising from the dead ? J He tarried forty days, conversing with his Apostles, and instructed them further in the Gospel, and m the doctrines and rules of the kingdom. How did he go up to heaven ? When he had given his Apostles their com^ ."lTl*^!!i!/rf*i^^ *^ G°«P«I to all nations. ^ ;-^i..oov,vi iiioiii, iney saw him carried up to Wkat m the Disciples do when the Lord naa lejt them ? 'three iquake veil of id one 1 new aid of e had irt of min? )Ies ; and esur- r his 1 hiis the 'the om- )ns, p to ofd Ml 59 ■ f°^ ^'- ""^lo the pTomise of Christ, according to the pro. (oi<,orJ* TTAa)! wrt» the first ilnng tiey a their public ^'"'j^l ,. ^Y prayer and by lot, They chose Mat hms^^y p ^^ ^^ ^^^^ ,1,^ to be an Apostle in tne traitor. ^ r.hjt? i What became of J^f:"' condemned, ^'"'"'^VllZl^^^'^^ and. falling he went and hangea i down, his bowels gushed out. When did the Sptnt f if. j„ «,*«< manner did tne o// «,me«^f>« tff^l .J wind filled the house , A noise like a rusmng ^f where they were met, and cio^e. ^T:fh^/'5.rwaf eSto preach t^^ Gospel in strange language^ ^ ^hatwas the if'"^'XZf,,i, wa« the That Jesus, who ^^^^'^e Son of God. Messiah, that is, the Chust, ^he who'rTpenrand believe in his name e».. -^ ,$mmm»fmmmir^^^ 60 ' Three Hiousand were converted and bap- • wards"* ^'"^ ^' """^ *" ^'■®''* multitude after- -- thelrTmS'" .^^'•^,°"■PP'«« had the use of wei^e tn^p/T^.K""'™ ' '""'t'*"des of sick struck dead, and others raised to life. «,J?^'^ ■ '*"', ^''^f *«^^>'''e'-* in Christ power to work mirades aho ? ■' crrZr -ft ''®®"f ^'^'■'®* communicated very ff?K «f ^^'^d^Po^^ers to them, by laying oJ of the hands of the Apostles. ^'«S on Were not the Apostles greatly persecuted ? Priest .' Itl ^^'^ r ^" P"'°» ^y 'he High rnest ; they were beaten by order of the Council ; James, the brother^ of John was «la.n by Herod ; and Peter was put in lilon agam m order to be put to death ^ Several times when the Apostles were im- prasoned they were released by an Js /A. rf r* ""^ '^f ^^ chief persecutors of the Ohrutians at this timcf ^ wh^^wl'/ r""^ .™^°' * ^«^Jo"s Pharisee, Who was afterwards called Paul. ' - .-c^ i^c^ ei,^t^ ^J^l^ ^ persecutor ? ashe^Lc** "^^^ ^t'uckdown to the ground, Chri!.r ^ ?? *° Damascus to imprison tb; Chnstiuns. while ^ great light ehone '^atii about h a voice Whi That Gospel Gentil convei W) Aft by pr other 4n h\s mart Is Pete Cbr ChT 1 J bai Ch ad V ..# 61 abouthim, and Jesus Christ called him a voice from heaven. ; ^ What is «/««'-"'«^'^^*i'rpr"eacher of the That he became a zealous pr ^^ ^^^ Gospel -, he was made the f^^^ ,^ Gentiles, and spent his aay convert the heathen nauon-^ What became of Paul at ^^^^(^,Xst After he had done^o_^eBe^;„ any of the by preuchmg ^'^f /^^fed more suiferings other Apostles, ^^^ ^^"^'Zath at Eome, as a in his life, he was put to deatn martyr for Christ. account gi'i^en of Is there any Juniier '^''^J^lftZ^S concent '^^'^ ''' J ^'manylal^urslniheminisuys^ t banishedto the isle of P"^'^^;;;^;^ i^^tmct- Christ appeared tolummvijonsa^^^ ^ ed him by his An?el to write tne Revelation. ^ A-postUs I They A^nt ^^^ j- thtm . were p-'t «> *v„ r1/^»nei. and moSi o« '■"': • , d^ath for the s*ke of Ctvnsi. V T' EXAMPLES OF PSAYER, OOMPOfiCp FOR CHILDREN FROM SEVEN YEARS OLD TO rEN OR TWELVE. f? -v. ^* VHit CMUL's daily Momihg Prayar. - tW^ftlT'^ gr^ciow GQd,.who hast crested «11 '*ull?^ 'hrP"»ver, ftnd goVemest all thintlby thy d^- and jjight : I giye thee tJwuksthat thou hast g ven me rest durjag ,he wght past, and that I atn Wouf huo eee another ijionjing. " vu^mio Blessed be thy goodnea* for my health, formy food K"i«tmo;tr- '" '"''''''' "'^""» *« «f» O God, be merciful to me a miserable sinnef, fof If^t 1 ' f f ^f ^*f P'^^'laoce and formveness of sins " If A me to>?ed, hewaii, and foraalie mv oiTenCes • o*w^d Son of tiiy eternal loVK i - ^ '- v.Som tho^ h^st gent. Give me to fear thee. aM to !2!:. ^il^nif_fee»_me, p "Lord, witii thy continued ftS^Hfl?V" tK^ T^^uij^UoijB may prevail against me?" SSli^i - ; l^'.T^^ ^^'f ^^/» *^^ ^° ^^^ enlof my life W hfer'' ^^***%^»? 5>n^ thee in ri^htem^s^L o^ ^1% m fowhness of mmd, and in purity of heart. .»Ie?6oiu' Sovereign the Queen, and all who are i ^OTity under jier, and grant that we m^y ^'^e ga |: m If iff / ^.^'