Q. What is the chief end of man?

A. Man's chief end is to glori­fie God^a, and enjoy him for e­ver^b.

Q. What rule hath God given to direct us how we may glorifie & en­joy Him?

A. The word of God which is contained in the Scriptures of the Old and New-Testament^c, is the only way to direct us how we may glorifie and enjoy him^d.

Q. What do the Scriptures princi­pally teach?

A. The Scriptures principally teach what man is to believe concerning God, & what duty God requireth of man^e.

Q What is GOD?

A. GOD is a Spirit^f,^g, Infinite^h, Eternalⁱ, and Unchangeable [...] in his Being, Wisdom^l, pow­er^m, Holinessⁿ, Justice, Good­ness & truth^o,

[Page 4] Q. Are there more Gods than [...]?

A. There is b [...]t ONE only [...] the living & true GOD^p.

Q. How many Persons are there in the God-Head?

A. There are three Persons in the God-Head▪ the Father, the Son, & the Holy Ghost, & these▪ Three are [...] GOD, the same in Substance, equal in power & Glory.^q

Q. What are the Decrees of God?

A. The Decrees of God are His eternal purpose, according to, the Counsel of his own Will, whereby for His own Glory He hath fore-ordained whatsoever comes to pass^r

Q. How doth God execute His de­crees?

A. God executeth His Decrees in the Works of Creation and Providence.

Q. What is the work of Creation?

A. The work of Creation is God's Making all things of no­thing, by the Word [...], in the space of [...] all very good^f

Q. How did God [...]

[Page 5] A. God created Man Male & Fe­male, after His owne Image, in knowledg Righteousness & Holiness; with dominion over the Creatures,

Q. What are God's works^t [...] providence; ▪

A. God's works of Providence are His most holy^u, wise^w, and powerful^x preserving & govern­ing all His Creatures, and all their Actions^y

Q. What special act of Providence [...] God exercise towards man in the [...]tate wherein he was created?

A. When God had created man▪ [...] en [...]red into a [...] Covenant of life with him, upon condition of perfect Obedience, forbidding him to eat of the Tree of Knowled [...] of good and evil upon pain of Death.^z

Q. Did our first Parents contin [...] in the estate wherein they were created?

A. Our first Parents being left to the freedom of their own will, [...] the estate wherein they were [...] by si [...]ning against God^a

Q. What is Sin?

[...] want of conformityI Jo [...]. 3, 4. [...]sapn [...] [...]ansgression of the Law

[Page 6] Q. What was the sin whereby [...] first Parents fell from the estate wherein they were created.

A. The sin whereby our first Parents fell▪ from the estate wherein they were Created was their eating of the forbid [...]den, fruit^c

Q. Did all Mankind fall in A­dams first Transgression?

A. The Covenant being made with Adam not only for himself b [...]t for his Posterity, all mankind descending from him by ordina­ry Generation, sinned in him & fell with him in his first Trans­gression^d

Q. Into what estate did the fall bring mankind?

A. The Fall brought mankind into an estate of sin and Mise­ry^e

Q. Wherein consists the Sinfulness of that estate whereinto m [...]n [...] fell?

A. The sinfulness of that estate whereinto man fell, consists in the guilt of Adams first sin [...] want of original [...] & the Corruption of his [...] [...]ture, which is commonly [...] [Page 7] [...] Original Sin; together with all actual Transgressions which [...]ceeds from it^f.

Q. What is the Misery of that e­state whereinto man fell?

A. All mankind by their fall lost Communion with God^g, are under His Wrath and Curse^h. & [...]o made liable to all miseries in this life, to Death it self & to the pains of Hell for everⁱ

Q. Did God leave all Mankind to per [...]sh in the state of sin and mi­sery?

A. God having out of his meer good pleasure from [...] eternity elected some to everlasting Life,^k did [...]enter into a covenant of grace to deliver them out of the [...]tate of sin and misery, and to bring them into a state of Sal­vation by a Redeemer^l

Q. Who is the Redeemer of Gods Elect?

A. The only Redeemer of Gods [...]lect, is the Lord Jesus Christ^m [...] who being the eternal Son of God, became man ⁿ, & so was, [...] continues to be God & man in [...] distinct natures, and one [Page 8] Person for ever^o

Q. How did Christ being the Son of God become man?

A. Christ the Son of God became man, by t [...]king to Himself a true body^p & a reasonable soul^q, be­ing conceived by the power of the Holy Gost in the womb of the Vir­gin Mary, & born of her^r, & yet without sin.

Q. What Offices doth Christ exe­cute as our redeemer?

A. Christ as our Redeemer exe­cuteth the Office of a Prophet, of a Priest,Heb. 4. 15, [...], 26. & of a King, both in his [...] ­state of Humiliation & Exaltation^t

Q. How doth Christ execute the, Office of a Prophet?

A. Christ executeth the office of a Prophet in revealing to us by His word and spirit the Will of God for our Salvation^u.

Q. How doth Christ execute the Office of a Priest?

A. Christ executeth the office of a Priest in [...] once Offering, up himself a sacrifice to sa [...]s [...] Divine Justice^x & reconcile us to God [...] & [...] continual [...] for [...] ^y

[Page 9] Q. How doth Christ execute the Office of a King?

A. Christ executeth the Office of a King in subduing us to him self^z, in ruling^a, and defen­ding us^b, and in restraining & Conquering all His and our Ene­mies^c.

Q. Wherein did Christs Humila­ [...]tion consist?

A. Christ's Humilation consist­ed in His being Born, and that in a low condition^d, made under the Law^e, undergoing the mise­ries of this life^f, the Wrath of God^g, and the cursed death of the Cross^h, in being buriedⁱ and Continuing under the po [...] ­er of Death for a time^k,

Q. Wherein consists Christs Ex­altation?

A. Christs exaltation consisteth [...] His Rising again from the dead on the third day^l, [...] [...]ending up into Heaven^m, and in sitting at the right hand of God the Fatherⁿ, and in com­ [...]ing, to judge the World at the [...] day^o

Q. How are we made partakers [Page 10] of the Redemption purchased by Christ?

A. We are made partakers of the Redemption purchased [...] Christ, by the effectual Appli­cation^p, of it to us by his Holy Spirit^q.

Q. How doth the spirit apply to us the Redemption purchased by Christ?

A. The Spirit applieth [...] to us the Redemption purchased [...] ^b Christ by working Faith in us and thereby uniting us to Christ in our effectual Calling^c.

Q. What is effectual Calling?

A. Effectual Calling is the work of God's Spirit^d, whereby, con­vincing us of our sin & misery^e enlightning our minds in the knowledg of Christ^f, and [...] ­ing, our will [...] ^g, He doth pers [...]ad [...] & enable us to imbrace Jesus Christ freely offered to us in the Gospel^h

Q. What benefits do they that are eff­ectually called part [...]a [...]e [...] of in this life [...]?

A. They that are effectualy [...], do in this life parta [...] of Jus­tificationⁱ Adoption^k, [...], [Page 11] and the several benefits which in this life do either accom­pany or flow from them^l.

Q. What is Justification?

A. Justification is an act of God's free Grace, wherein He pardon [...]th all our sins^m, & accepteth us as righteous in His sight, only for2 Cor. 5. 21. the Righteousness of Christ im­puted to us^o, and received by Faith alone^p.

Q. What is Adoption?

A. Adoption is an act of God's free grace^q, whereby we are re­ceived into the number, & have Right to all the priviledges of the sons of God^r.

Q. What is Sanctification?

A. Sanctification is the work of God's free grace^h, whereby we are renewed in the whole man, after the Image [...] Godⁱ, & are en­abled more and more to dye unto sin, & live unto Righteousness.

Q. What are the benefits which in this life do accompany or flow from Justifi­cation, Adoption, & Sanctification?

A. The benefits which in this life do accompany or flow from Justification Adoption, or Sancti­fication, [Page 12] are assurance of God [...] love, peace of concience^m, Joy in the Holy Ghostⁿ, Increase of Grace^o, & perseverance therein to the end^p.

Q. What Benefits do Believers receive from C [...]r [...]st at their death.

A. The souls of Believers are at their death made perfect in [...]oliness^q, and do immediately pass into glory^r, & their bodies being still united to Christ,^s do rest in their graves till the Re­surrection^t.

Q. What benefits do Belevers receive from Christ at the Resurrection?

A. At the Resurrection belie­vers being raised up to glory^w, shall be openly acknowledged & acquitted in the day of^x Judg­ment, and made perfectly bles­sed in full enjoying^y of God to all Eternity^z.

Q. What is the duty which GOD requires of man?

A. The Duty which God re­quires of man, is Obedience to his revealed will^a.

Q. What did God at first reveal to man a [...] the rule of his Obedience?

A The rule which God at first [Page 13] revealed to man for his Obedi­ence, was the moral Law^b.

Q. Where is the moral law sum­marily comprehended?

A. The moral law is summarily comprehended in the ten Com­mandments^c.

Q. What is the Summ of the Ten Commandments?

A. The Sum of the Ten Com­mandments is, To love the Lord our God, with all our heart, with all our Soul, with all our Strength, and with all our Mind, and our neighbours as our selves^d.

Q: What is the preface to the ten Commandments?

A. The Preface to the Ten Commandments is in these words, I am the Lord thy God which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of [...]ondage. ^marg

Q. What doth the Preface to the Ten Commandments teach us?

A. The Preface to the ten Com­mandments, teacheth us that be­cause God is the Lord, and our God and Redeemer, therefore we are bound to keep all His Com­mandments^f.

[Page 14] Q. Which is the first Command­ment?

A. The first Commandment is, Thou shalt have no other Gods be­fore^gme.

Q. What is required in the first Commandment?

A. The first Commandment re­quireth us to know & acknow­ledg God to be the only true God, and our God^h, & to wor­ship & glorifie Him accordinglyⁱ.

Q. What is forbidden in the first Commandment?

A. The first Commandment for­biddeth the^k denying or not Worshipping and glorifying the true^l God, as God and our God^m, and the giving that Worship and glory to any other which is due to him aloneⁿ.

Q What are we especially taught by these words (before me) in the first Commandment?

A These words (Before me) in the first Commandment, teach us, that God who seeth all things taketh [...]o [...]ice of, and is much displeased with the sin of having an [...] other [...] God.

[Page 15] Q. Which is the second Command­ment?

A. The Second Commandment is Thou shan't make unto thee any gra­ven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in Heaven above that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; thou shalt not bow down thy self to them, nor serve them, for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquities of the fathers upon the Children, unto the third and fourth generation of them that ha [...]e me & shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me & [...]keep [...] Commandments.

Q. What is required in the Commandment? Exod: 20. 4, 5, 6.

A. The Second Commandment requireth the receiving, obser­ving, and keeping pure and en­tire all such Religious Worship & Ordinances; as God hath ap­pointed in His^q Word.

Q. What is forbidden in the se­cond Commandment?

A. The Second Commandment forbiddeth the worshipping of God by Images^r, or any other [Page 16] way not appointed in his word^s,

Q What are the reasons annexed to the second commandment?

A: The Reasons annexed to the Second Commandment, are Gods Soveraignty over us^t, His Pro­priety in us^u, & the Zeal He hath to his own Worship^w.

Q. Which is the third Command­ment?

A. The Third Commandment is Thou shalt not take the Name of the Lord thy God in vain [...] for the Lord will not hold him [...] that taketh [...] Name in vain.

Q What is required in the 3d: Commandment▪

A. The third Commandment re­quireth the reverend use of God [...] Names^z, Titles^a, Attributes^b, Ordinances^c, Word & Works^d.

Q What is forbidden in the third Commandment?

A. The third Commandment forbiddeth all Prophaning or a­busing of any thing whereby God maketh himself known^e.

Q. What is the Reason annexed to the third commandment?

A. The Reason annexed to [Page 17] the Third Commandment is that however the Breakers of this Commandment may escape pu­nishment from men, yet the Lord our [...] God, will not suffer them to escape his righteous judgment^f.

Q Which is the fourth Command­ment?

A. The fourth Commandment is, Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy, six dayes shalt thou labour & [...]o all thy work, but the Seventh Day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God, in it thou shalt not do any work; thou nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy man-servant, nor thy maid-servant, nor thy ca [...]le, nor the stranger that is within thy gates; for in six dayes the Lord made Hea­ven & Earth, the Sea & all that in them is, & re [...]ed the seventh day, wherefore the Lord [...] the Sab­bath Day [...] hallowed it.

Q What is required in the fourth Commandment?

A. The fourth Commandment requireth the keeping holy to God such set times as He hath appointed in His Word, expres­ly one whole Day in seven to be [Page 18] a holy Sabbath to himself^h.

Q Which day of the seven hath God appointed to be the weekly Sab­bath?

A. From the beginning of the world to the Resurrection of Christ, God appointed the se­venth^* day of the week to be the weekly Sabbath, & the first day of the week ever since to continue to the end of the world which is the Christian Sabbathⁱ.

Q. How is the Sabbath to be San­ctified?

A. The Sabbath is to be Sanct­ [...] [...] an holy Resting all that [...] even from such worldly [...], and Recreations, [...] lawful on other^ldays, & [...] the whole time in pub­lick & private exercises of God's Worship^m, except so much as is to be taken up in the works of necessity and mercyⁿ.

Q What is forbidden in the fourth Commandment?

A The fourth Commandment forbiddeth the Omission, or care­less performance of the Duties required, and the prophaning [Page 19] the Day by Idleness^p, or doing that which is in it self sinful^q, [...] by unnecessary Thoughts, Words or Works about worldly Employments or Recreations^r.

Q What are the reasons annexed [...] the fourth Commandment?

A The reasons annexed to the [...] Commandment, are God's [...]llowing us six days of the week [...]or our own Employments^s, his challenging a special propriety the Seventh, His own Exam­ple, & his blessing the Sabbath [...]ay^r.

Q. Which is the fifth Command­ment?

A. The fifth Commandment is, Honour thy Father & Mother that by dayes may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

Q. What is required in the fifth Commandment?

A. The fifth Commandment requireth the preserving the Ho­nour, and performing the Du­ties belonging to every one in their several Places and [...] [...]s Superiours^s, Inferiour [...] [...] Rom. 13. 1. Eph. 6. [...]., [...] Rom. 12. 50.,

[Page 20] Q. What is forbidden in the fifth Commandment?

A. The fifth Commandment for­biddeth the Neglecting or doing any thing against the Honour & Duty which belongeth to every one in their several places and relations^*.

Q What is the reason annexed to the fifth Commandment?

A. The reason annexed to the fifth Commandment is a promise of long Life & prosperity (as fat as it shall serve for God's Glory and their own good) to all such as keep this Commandment^‖

Q Which is the sixth Command­ment?

A The sixth Commandment is, Thou shalt not kill.

Q What is required in the sixth Commandment?

A The sixth Commandment Requireth all lawful endeavours to preserve our own Life^w, & the life of others^x.

Q What is forbidden in the sixth Commandment?

A. The sixth Commandment forbiddeth the Taking away of [Page 21] our own life^y, or the Life of our Neighbour unjustly^z, and whatsoever tendeth thereunto^a.

Q. Which is the Seventh Com­mandment?

A. The seventh Commandment [...], Thou shalt not commit Adultery.

Q What is required in the se­venth Commandment?

A. The seventh Commandment requireth the preservation of our own^b and our Neighbour's Chastity^c, in Heart^d, Speech^e, and Behaviour^f

Q. What is forbidden in the se­venth Commandment?

A The seventh Commandment forbiddeth all unchast Thoughts Words^h, and Actionsⁱ.

Q Which is the eighth Command­ment?

A. The eighth Commandment [...]s, Thou shalt not Steal.

Q. What is required in the eighth Commandment?

A The eighth Commandment requireth the lawful procuring and furthering the wealth and outward estate of our selves^k, and others^l.

[Page 22] Q. What is forbidden in the eighth Commandment? [...]il 2.4.

A. The eighth Commandment forbiddeth whatsoever doth, or may unjustly hinder our own^m or our neighbours wealth or out­ward estateⁿ.

Q. Which is the ninth Command­ment?

A. The ninth Commandment is, Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy Neighbour.

Q. What is required in the ninth Commandment?

A The ninth Commandment, requireth the maintaining and promoting of Truth between man & man^o and of our own^p, and our Neighbour's good name^q, especially in Witness-bearing^r.

Q What is forbidden in the ninth Commandment?

A. The ninth Commandment forbiddeth whatsoever is preju­dicial to Truth,^s, or injurious to our own^t or our Neighbour's good name^u.

Q. Which is the tenth Command­ment?

A. The tenth Commandment [Page 23] is, Thou shalt not covet thy neigh­bours house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbours wife, nor his man-ser­vant, nor his maid-servant, nor his [...], nor his ass, nor any thing that thy Neighbours.

Q What is required in the tenth Commandment?

A The tenth Commandment requireth full Contentment with our own Condition,^w with a [...]ight & charitable frame of spirit [...]wards our Neighbour and all [...] is his^x.

Q What is forbidden in the tenth Commandment?

A. The Tenth Commandment forbiddeth all Discontentment with our own estate^y, envying [...] grieving at the good of our Neighbour^z, & all inordinate [...]otions and Affections to any thing that is his^a.

Q. Is any man able perfectly to [...] the Commandments of God? Ec [...]l. 7. 20.

A. No meer man since the fall able in this life perfectly to [...]eep the Commandments of God but daily doth break them in thought^c, Word^d & Deed^e,

[Page 24] Q. Are all Transgressions of the Law equally heinous?

A. Some sins in themselves, & by reason of several aggravati­ons are more heinous in the sight of God than others.

Q. What doth every sin deserve?

A. Every sin deserveth God's wrath and Curse, both in this Life, and that which is to come.

Q What doth God require of us that we may escape His wrath & curse due unto us for sin?

A. To escape the Wrath & Curse of God due to us for sin, God requireth of us Faith in Je­sus Christ, Repentance unto life^f, with the diligent use of all out­ward means whereby Christ com­municateth to us the benefits of Redemption^g.

Q What is faith in Jesus Christ?

A Faith in Jesus Christ is a Saving Gra [...]e^h, whereby we recieveⁱ, and rest upon Him alone for Salvation^k as He is offered to us in the Gospel^l.

Q. What is Repentance [...] unto Life?

A. Repentance unto Life is a [Page 25] saving Grace^m, whereby a sinner [...] of the true sense of his sinⁿ, [...] apprehension of the mercy of God in Christ^o, doth with grie [...] and hatred of his sin, turn from [...] unto God^p, with full purpose of, & endeavours after new O­bedience^q

Q. What are the outward & ordi­nary means whereby Christ communi­ [...]ateth to us the benefits of Redempti­on?

A. The outward & ordinary means whereby Christ communi­ [...]ateth to us the benefits of Re­demption, are his Ordinances, es­pecially the Word, Sacraments & Prayer^‖; all which are made ef­fectual to the Elect for Salvation.

Q. How is the Word made effectu­al to Salvation?

A. The Spirit of God maketh the Reading, but especially the Preaching of the Word, an ef­fectual means of Convincing & Converting Sinners^r, and of building them up in Holiness & Comfort^s, through Faith unto Salvation^t.

Q How is the word to be read & [Page 26] heard that it may become effectual to Salvation?

A. That the Word may become effectual to Salvation, we must attend thereunto with diligence^u, preparation^w, and Prayer;^x receive it with Faith^y, and Love^z, lay it up in our Hearts^a, and practise it in our lives^b.

Q. How do the Sacraments become effectual means to Salvation?

A. The Sacraments become ef­fectual means of Salvation, not from any Vertue in them, or in him that doth administer them^c but only by the Blessing of Christ, & the working of the Spirit in them that by Faith receive them^d.

Q. What is a Sacrament?

A. Sacrament is an holy Ordi­nance instituted by Christ, where­in by sensible signs, Christ and the benefits of the new-covenant are represented^e, sealed and ap­plied to Believers^f.

Q. Which are the Sacraments of the New-Testament?

A. The Sacraments of the New­Testament are Baptism^g, & the [Page 27] Lords Supper^h.

Q. What is Baptism?

A. Baptism is a Sacrament, where­in by Washing with water in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghostⁱ, doth signif [...]y & seal our ingraft­ing into Christ, & partaking of the benefits of the Covenant of Grace^k, & our engagement to be the Lord's^l.

Q. To whom is Baptism to be ad­ministred?

A. Baptism is not to be admini­stred to any that are out of the visible Church, till they profess their Faith in Christ, and Obedi­ence to him^m, but the Infants of such as are members of the visi­ble Church are to be baptizedⁿ.

Q. What is the Lord's Supper?

A. The Lords Supper is a Sa­crament wherein by giving and receiving Bread and Wine accor­ding to Christ's Appointment, His Death is shewed forth^o and the worthy Receivers are not af­ter a corporal and a carnal man­ner, but by Faith made partakers of His Body and Blood, with all [Page 28] His benefits, to their spiritual Norishment & Growth in Grace^p.

Q. What is required in the wor­thy Receiving of the Lords Supper?

A. It is required of them that would worthily partake of the Lord's Supper, that they exa­mine themselves of their Know­ledge to discern the Lord's Bo­dy^q, of their Faith to feed upon Him,^r, of their Repentance^s, Love^t & New Obedience^u, lest coming unworthily, they eat & drink judgement to themselves^w

[...] is prayer?

[...] Prayer is an offering up of [...] to God^x, for things agreeable to His will^y, in the Name of Christ^z, with con [...]e [...]ion of our Sins^a, and thankful Ac­knowledgement of his Mercies^b

Q. What [...] hath God given us for our direction in prayer?

A. The whole Word of God is of use to direct us in Prayer^c, but the Rule of Direction, is that Form of Prayer which Christ taught his Disciples^d, commonly called the Lord's Prayer.

Q. What doth the Preface of the [Page 29] Lord's Prayer teach us?

A. The Preface of the Lord's prayer which is, Our Father which [...] in Heaven, teacheth us to [...]aw near to God with all Holy Reverence^e and confidence,^f as Children to a Father able & rea­dy to help us^g, & that we should pray with & for others^h

Q. What do we [...] pray for in the first Petition?

A. In the first Petition, which is, Hallowed be thy name, we pray that God would enable us & o­thers to glorifie Him in all that whereby he makes him [...] ⁱ, & that He, would dispose all things, to his own Glory^k.

Q. What do we [...] pray for in the Second Petition?

A. In the Second Petition which is, Thy Kingdom come, we pray that Satans Kingdom may be de­stroyed^l that the [...]ingdom of Grace may be advanced,^m, our selves & others brought into it and kept in itⁿ, & that the Kingdom of Glory may be hast­ned^o.

[Page 30] Q. What do we pray for in [...] third petition?

A. In the third Petition, which is, Thy will be done in earth as it is in Heaven, we pray that God by his Grace would make us able and willing to know, obey^p, & submit to His Will in all things^q, as the Angels do in Heaven^r.

Q. What do we pray for in the fourth petition?

A. In the fourth Petition which is, Give us this day our daily bread▪ We pray, that of God's free gift we may receive a competent [...] of the good things of [...] life^s; and enjoy his blessing with them^t

Q. What do we pray for in the fifth petition?

A. In the fifth Petition, which is, And forgive us us our Debts as we forgive our Debtors, we pray that God for Christ's take would freely pardon all our sins^u, which we are the rather encouraged to ask, because by his grace we are enabled from the heart to for­give others.

Q. What do we pray for in the sixth petition? ^w

[Page 31] In the sixth petition, which And lead us not into temptati­on but deliver us from evil, We [...] that God would either keep [...] from being tempted to sin^x [...] support and deliver us when [...] are tempted^y.

Q. What doth the conclusion of [...] Lords prayer teach us [...]?

A. The Conclusion of the Lords prayer, which is, For thine is the kingdom, and the power and the glory, for-ever, Amen; teacheth [...] to take our encouragement in prayer, from God only^z, and in [...] prayers to praise Him, ascri­ [...]ing Kingdom, Power, & Glory, Him, ^a, and in Testimony of [...]r Desire and assurance to be [...], we say, Amen, Rev. 22. 2 [...]