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8. Does God declare himself unchangeable in his nature, and immutable in his counsels ?

For I am the Lord, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed. Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done,saying,my counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure. There are many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the Lord that shall stand. The counsel of the Lord standeth forever,the thoughts of his heart to all generations. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning Mal. 3. 6. Is. 46. 10. Prov. 19. 21.Ps.33.11. Jam.1.17. Num.23.19.Acts 4. 27, 28, and 2. 23. Heb. 6. 17. Job 23. 13. Is. 46. 9, 10. Josh. 23. 14, 15.

9. Is God of purer eyes than to behold evil, or look upon iniquity but with abhorrence ?

Who is like unto thee, O Lord,among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders? For thou art not a GOD that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee. The foolish shall not stand in thy sight, thou hatest all workers of iniquity. Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest. But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel. And one cried unto another, and said holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory. And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within; and they rest not day and night saying,

Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty which was, and is, and is to come. Ex. 15. 11. Ps. 5. 4, 5. Rev. 15. 4. Ps. 22. 3. Is. 6. 3. Rev. 4. 8. || Job 4. 17, 18. Is. 63. 15. Hab. 1, 12, 13.

10. Though clouds and darkness aré sometimes round about JEHOVAH in the dispensations of his frovidence, are not justice and judgment forever the habitation of his throne ?

The Lord is righteous in all his ways,and holy in all his works. He is the Rock, his work is perfect; for all his ways are judgment; a GoD of truth,and without iniquity, just and right is he. Yea surely GoD will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment. Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out: he is excellent in power, and in judgment, and in plenty of justice he will not afflict. For the righteous Lord loveth righteousness: his countenance doth behold the upright. Righteous art thou, O Lord, and upright are thy judgments. Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is the truth. My tongue shall speak of thy word : for all thy commandments are righteousness. That be far from thee to do after this manner, to siay the righteous with the wicked; and that the righteous should be as the wicked that be far from thee. Shall not the judge of all the earth do right? Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne; mercy and truth shall go before thy face. Ps. 145. 17. Deut. 32.4. Job 34.12. and 37. 23. Ps. 11. 7. and 119. 137. 142. 172. Gen. 18. 25. Ps. 89. 14. || Dan. 9. 7. Neh. 9. 33. Ps. 36.5.` Is. 55. 8, 9.

11. What directions and examples enforce the duty of submission to God and entire resignation to his will?

Now be ye not stiffnecked as your fathers were, but yield yourselves unto the Lord, and enter his sanctuary, which he hath sanctified forever; and serve the Lord your God,that the fierceness of his wrath may turn away from you. Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, what makest thou? or thy work, he hath no hands? Wherefore doth a living man compiain, a man for the punishment of his sins? Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the Lord. Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens. When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity, thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth: surely every man is vanity. Selah. I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst it. Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder. And he went a little farther, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father,if it be possible, let this cup pass from me, nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt. 2 Chron. 30. 8. Is. 45. 9. Lam. 3. 39-41. Ps. 39. 11.9. Mat. 26. 36. 39. || Jude 10. 15. 1 Sam. 3. 18. 2 Sam. 15. 26. Job 1. 20, 21.2 Kings 20. 19. Acts 21. 13, 14.

12. How does God manifest his great power?

He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing. He causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the carth; he maketh lightnings for the rain; he bringeth the wind out of his treasures. God thundereth marvelously with his voice; great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend.

Mat. 3. 16. 17. Luke 4. 18. John 10. 30. & 14. 26. and 15. 26, and 16. 13--15.

17. What evidence do the Scriptures afford that Christ is the TRUE God?

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with GOD, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with GOD. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. And the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him and for him: And he is before all things, and by him all things consist. For every house is builded by some man; but he that built all things is God. And we know that the Son of GOD is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the TRUE GOD, and eternal life. John 1. 1-3, 14. Col. 1. 16, 17. Heb. 3. 4. 1 John 5. 20. || Is. 9. 6. and 44. 24 Heb. 1. 8. 10 -12. Rom. 9. 5. John 8. 58. Gen.48. 15, 16. Ex. 3. 2-6. Jude 2. 1. Rev. 1. 8. 17. and 2. 8. and 22. 13. Is. 43. 10. and 48. 12. Rev. 19. 11-13. 16. Dan. 7. 13, 14. John 14. 6-11. 1 Tim. 3. 16.

18. How does it appear that the Holy Ghost is very God?

But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep

back part of the price of the land? Whilst it remained was it not thine own? and after it was sold was it not in thine own power? Why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God. For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things ofGod knoweth no man but the Spirit of GOD. For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say. Acts 5. 3. 4. 1Cor.2.11. Luke 12. 12. || Gen. 1. 2. 2 Cor. 13. 14. Acts 13. 2. and 15. 28. and 16, 6, 7. 1 Cor. 3. 16, 17. Isa. 6. 8—10. Acts 28. 25—27. and 13. 2, 4. and 15. 28.

19. Does God execute his own will or purposes in all things?

But he is in one mind, and who can turn him? and what his soul desireth, even that he doeth. And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, what doest thou? In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh ALL THINGS after the counsel of his own will. Job 23. 13. Dan. 4. 35. Eph. 1. 11. || Rom. 9. 11, 12. Jude 3. 4, 2. Tim. 1. 7, 9. (d) Ps. 135. 6. Amos 3. 6. Acts 4. 27, 28. Luke 10. 21.

20. What is a summary of the history of creation?

Through faith we understand the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear. In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And God created great whales and every (d) See Appendix, Note D.