Quest. VVHAT is God?

Answ. God is a mostHab. 1.13. Rev, 4.8. ho-1 King. 8.27. Psal 139.7. infinite,Iob 9.4. Rom. 16.27. wise,Psal. 119.68. good, mercifull,Esay 44.21. iust, g spirituall,Matth. 19.17. [...]ll-sufficient,Exod. 6.3. being of him­ [...]fe,Psal. 116.5. Exo. 43.6. and the onelyActs [...]8. Author being to others. [...]any 3.5. Iohn 4.24. Gen. 17.1.

[Page] 2. Q. How many Gods b [...] there?

A. There is but one one­ly true God.1 King. 8.60. Esa. 44.8. 1 Cor. 8, 6.

3. Q. How many persons ar [...] there?

A. Three:1 Iohn 57. 1. God th [...] Father, 2. God the Sonn [...] 3. God the holy Ghost.

4. Q. How doe these thr [...] persons agree?

A. Every one of them God.

• 1 The Father is God.
  Ephes. 4.6. Iohn 11. 1 Thes. 5.23.
• 2 The Son is God.
• 3 The holy Ghost God.

5. Q. How do these th [...] persons differ?

A.

• The Father begets.
• The Son is begotten.
  Psalm. 2.7, Iohn 1.14. Iohn 14.26. Iohn 15 26
• The holy Ghost procee [...] from the Father and Sonne.

[Page] 6. Q. Who made man?

A. God.Gen 1.27.

7. Q. How did God make man?

A. After hisGen. 1.26, 27. Ephes. 4.24. own image [...]nd likenesse,Eccles. 7.29. holy and righ­ [...]eous.

8. Q. Did man continue in [...]is estate?

A. No, butEccles. 7.29. fell from it [...]y eatingGen 3.6. of the forbidden [...]uit.

9. Q. What followed up­ [...] eating of the forbidden [...]uit?

A. Sin and Death.Rom. 5. 1 [...].

10. Q. What is sin?

A. 1 Ioh. 3.4. It is the transgressi­ [...] of Gods Law.

11. Q. How many sorts of are there?

A. Two,

• 1. Originall sin, [...]d
• 2. Actuall sin.

12. Q. What is originall sin?

[Page] A. It is the universal pollution of the heart or na­ture,Eph. 21, 2 Jam. 1.14. Eccles. 9.3. and an inclination to al [...] evill.

13 Q. What is actuall sin?

A. EvillMat. 9.4. thoughts, evil [...] Rom. 1.26. affections, evill1 Cor. 15.33. words▪ evillJohn 3.20. actions, allJam 4.17. omission [...] of good, or commissions o [...] evill.

14 Q. What is due to ma [...] for sin?

A. Wrath,Eph. 2.3. Gal. 3.10. Rom. 5.12 2 Thes. 2.12. curse, death and damnation.

15 Q. Can any sinner d [...] ­liver▪ himselfe from this fea [...] full and miserable condition?

A. No, for he isEph 2.1. dead i [...] sins, andRom. 5.6. without strength

16 Q. Who is the Savio [...] and Redeemer of sinners?

A. Onely Iesus Christ.

17 Q. What was Ies [...] Christ?1 Tim. 2.5 5. Acts 4 12.

[Page] A. He was both God and man.1 Joh. 1.14.

18 Q. How did Iesus Christ deliver a sinner from Gods wrath and damnation?

A. By a perfect satisfacti­on to Gods Iustice,Rom. 5 18, 19. Gal. 3.13. in his active and passive obedience.

19 Q. What offices did be­long to Christ as Mediator?

A. Three: He was

• 1. A
  Heb. 7.22.
  Priest,
• 2. a
  Acts 3.22.
  Prophet,
• 3. a
  Act. 5.3 1. Ps. 2.6
  King.

20 Q. What is required of any who shall be saved by Christ?

A. Mar. 15. Act. 2.38. Luke 3.3. Repentance andJoh. 3.16. Act 16.30, 31. Faith.

21 Q. What is Repen­tance?

A. Repentance is a tur­ning of the heart and life from all sin,Joel. 2.12, 13. Esa 55.7. Esa. 16.17. unto God.

22 Q. What is saving faith?

[Page] A. It is a1 Ioh. 1.12. right recei­ving of Iesus Christ as Me­diatour, and a trusting onely on him for2 Cor. 5.21. righteousnesse,Acts 13.38. pardon of sinnes, and1 Ioh 5.11, 12 ever­lasting life.

23. Q. What is the means by which faith is wrought?

A. By the Word.

24 Q. What is the meanes by which Faith and all other Graces are nourished and in­creased?Rom. 10 17. Ephes. 1.13

A. The Sacrament of the Lords Supper is one of those meanes.

25. Q. What is a Sacra­ment?

A. It is an outward and visible signe, [...]om. 4.11. and seale of the Covenant of Grace.

26. Q. How many Sacra­ments are there under the New-Testament?

[Page] A. Onely two,

• 1.Bap­tisme,
  Mat. 28.19. Cor. 11.23, 24
• 2. The Lords Sup­per.

27. Q. Which be the out­ward and visible signes in the Lords Supper?

A. Bread and Wine con­secrated.Luke 22.19.2 [...]

28. Q. What is the Bread a signe of?

A. Of the body of Christ.1 Cor. 10.16.

29. Q. What is the VVine a signe of?

A. Of the blood of Christ.1 Cor. 10.16.

30 Q. VVhat is the thing signified in the Sacrament?

A. Iesus Christ crucified,1 Cor. 11.27, & and all the benefits by his death.

31. Q. How is Iesus Christ received at the Sacrament?

A. Not corporally, for so he is in heavenActs 3.21., but spiritu­ally, and by faithIohn. 6.63..

[Page] 32 Q. What is required of a person before he commeth to the Sacrament of the Lords Supper?

A. He is to examine him­selfe.Cor. 11.28.

33 Q. Of what is he to exa­mine himselfe?

A. Especially of three Graces:

• 1. Whether he tru­ly repents of his sinnes:
• 2. Whether he truly beleeves in Iesus Christ:
• 3. Whether he be in charity.

34 Q. How may a man know that he truely repents of his sins?

A. If

• 1 Experimentally hee knows his sins.
  [...]erem. 8.6.
• 2 He be heartily broken and grieved for his sins.
  [...]el 2.13. Zach. [...]2.10.
• 3 He hates all knowne sinnes.
  [...]zek. 36.31.
• [Page] 4 He feareth to commit sinne.
  2 Cor 7.11.
• 5 He carefully endevours to forsake all sin.
  Prov. 28.13.
• 6 He walks in newnesse of obedience.
  Ro. 6.18. Ro.

35 Q. Why must a person repent, who commeth to the Sacrament?

A.

• 1. He cannot else ap­ply pardoning mercy.
  Esa. 55.7. R [...] 2.5.
• 2 He will else come un­worthily,
  1 Cor. 11.29.
  for which God will iudge him.

36 Q. How may a man know that he truly beleeves in Jesus Christ?

A. If

• 1 His heart hath been broken for sins.
  Acts 2.37, 4 [...] Esay 61.1.
• 2 He seeth a need of Christ.
  Mat. 15.24.
• 3 He be weary of sin,
  Mat. 11.28.
  and so commeth to Christ.
• [Page] 4 He can prize Christ a­bove all.
  [...]lip. 3.8, 9.
• 5 He be willing to forsake all,
  [...]ke 14.26.27.
  so as to enioy Christ.
• 6 He receiveth Christ as Lord and Saviour.
  [...] 1.12. Heb. 4.
• 7 His heart be purified.
  [...] 15 9.

37 Q. VVhy must a man be a Beleever before he commeth to this Sacrament?

A. Because,

• 1 This Sacrament is a seale onely to faith.
• 2 He must discerne the Lords body,
  [...]or. 11.29.
  which cannot be done without faith.
• 3 He can else receive no good by this Sacrament from Christ.

38. Q How may a man know that he is in charity?

A.

• 1. If he can heartily forgive wrongs.
  [...] 3.13, 14.
• 2 If he can do good for evil.
  [...] 43, 44.

[Page] 39. Q. VVhat is a person to doe at the time of the Sacra­ment?

A. He is

• 1. to meditate of the greatnesse of his sinnes which pierced Christ.
  Zach. 12.10.
• 2 To meditate of the great and wonderful love of God in Christ.
  Ioh. 3.16. Rom. 5.8.
• 3 To meditate of that bit­ter and accursed death that Christ suffered to make peace for his soule.
• 4 To lay hold on Iesus Christ offered unto him,
  Mat. 26.28. Phil. 3.10, 11.
  by faith.

40 Q. VVhat is a person to doe after he hath received the Sacrament?

A.

• 1. He is to be thankfull,
  Acts. 8 38, 39 Psal. 10 3.1, 2
  if he hath received any good.
• 2 He is to be humble and [Page]repent,
  Cor. 6.1.
  if he hath received no benefit.
• 3 He is to be carefull to keepe his Covenant and Vowes.
  [...]sa 19.21. Psal. 6.11. Pro. 9.5, 6
• 4 He is to be more fruit­full.
  Pet. 3 18. Rom 2.