A. It is thro' Jefus Chrift, who has fuffered in our ftead, and thereby merited this Benefit of Pardon and Forgiveness. Q. How do you prove this from Scripture?

A. From Eph. iv. 32. "God for "Christ's fake hath forgiven you."

2 Cor. v. 19. "God was in Chrift, reconciling the world unto himself; "not imputing their trefpaffes unto

them."

Eph. i. 7. "In Chrift we have re"demption through his blood, the forgiveness of fins, according to the riches "of his grace."

2. What is the third Privilege of the Church?

A. The Refurrection of the Body.

2. What do you understand by the Refurrection of the Body?

A. I understand, that the Body shall be raised out of the Duft, and being again united to the Soul, fhall be glorious and immortal.

2. How do you prove this from Scrip

ture?

A. From John v. 28, 29. " The hour " is coming, in the which all that are in "the graves fhall hear his voice, and shall

come forth they that have done good, "unto the refurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection "of damnation."

2 Cor. iv. 14. "Knowing that he which "raifed up the Lord Jefus, fhall raise up us alfo by Jefus."

Phil. iii. 21.

"Who fhall change our "vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body."

1. Cor. xv. 53.

"This mortal must put

"on immortality."

2. What is the fourth Privilege of the Church?

A. Life everlasting.

2. What do you mean by the Life everlafting?

A. A State of most perfect Happiness, confifting in the Perfection of our Natures, and the Enjoyment of God to all Eternity.

2. How do you prove from Scripture that the righteous fhall be placed in fuch a State?

A. From John vi. 47. "He that believeth on me, hath everlafting life." Matt. xxii. 30. "In the refurrection, they are as the angels of God in heaven,' 1 Pet. v. 4. "When the chief fhepherd

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2. How are the wicked to be difpofed of hereafter.

A. They are to be banished from the Prefence of God, and tormented eternally in Hell, with the Devil and his Angels.

2. How is this proved from Scripture? A. From Matt. xxv. 41. " Depart from me, ye curfed, into everlafting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels. i Cor. vi. 9. "Know ye not that the unrighteous fhall not inherit the king"dom of God."

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2 The. i. 7, 8, 9. "The Lord Jefus fhall be revealed from heaven, with his mighty angels, in flaming fire, taking vengeance on them that know not God, "and that obey not the gofpel of our Lord Jefus Chrift; who fhall be punished with "everlasting deftruction from the prefence "of the Lord, and from the glory of his "power.

2. Why do you fay Amen at your concluding the Creed?

A. To fhew my ftedfaft Belief of it, and my defire to live as one that heartily

believes it.

PART III.

The Chriftian Obedience.

SECT. VIII.

Of the TEN COMMANDMENTS; particularly of our Duty towards GOD, CORtained in the four firft Commandments.

2 WHAT is the third Thing that was promised in your Name at your

Baptifm?

A. That I should keep God's holy Will and Commandments, and walk in the fame all the Days of my Life.

2. What are thefe Commandments?

A. The fame which God spake in the twentieth Chapter of Exodus, faying, I am the Lord thy God, who brought thee out of the Land of Egypt, out of the House of Bondage.

2. What Proof have you that Chrift has confirmed thefe Commandments?

A. From Matt. xix. 17. "If thou wilt "enter into life, keep the command

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Rom. vii. 12. "The law is holy, and "the commandment holy, and juft, and good.'

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2. How is it that you are to keep these Commandments?

A. I muft obferve all of them, make them my daily Practice, and that as long as I live.

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2. Which is the firft Commandment? A. Thou shalt have none other Gods but

Q: What is forbidden in this Commandment?

A. I am forbidden to have, or own any more than one God, and to give the Honour due to God to any other.

2. How do you prove that you must wornip none but God?

A. From Matt. iv. 10. "Thou shalt "worship the Lord thy God, and him only fhalt thou ferve."

2. What is required of us in this first Commandment?

A. I am required to believe in God, to fear him, and to love him with all my Heart, with all my Mind, with all my Soul, and swith all my Strength.

2. How do you prove it to be your Duty to believe in God?

A. From Heb. xi. 6. " Without faith "it is impoffible to please him; for he that cometh to God, muft believe that he is;