hour whereof no man knoweth, that all may watch and pray, and be ever ready for the coming of the Lord z. Q. 89. What shall be done to the wicked at the day of judgment.? A. At the day of judgment, the wicked fhall be fet on Christ's left hand a, and upon clear evidence, and full conviction of their confciences b, fhall have the fearful but just fentence of condemnation pronounced again theme; and thereupon fhall be caft out from the favourable presence of God, and the glorious fellowship with Chrift, his faints, and all his holy angles, into hell, to be punished with unspeakable torments both of body and foul, with the devil and his angel sfor ever d. nefs,untothe judgment of thegreat day. 7. 7. Even as Sodom and Go morrha, and the cities about them in like manner giving themselves over to furnication, and going after ftrange flesh,are fet forth for an example, fuffering the vengeance of eternal fire. v. 14. And Enoch allo the feventhfrom Adam, prophefied of thefe, faying, Behold, he Lordcomethwithten thoufands of his faints, v. 15. To execute judgment upon all,and to convince all that are ungodly among them, of all their ungodly deeds which theyhave ungodly committed,and of all their hardfpeeches,whichungodly finners have fpoken against him. Mat. 25.46. And thefe fhall go away into everlasting punish ment: but the righteous into life eternal. z Mat. 24. 36. But of that day and hour knoweth no man,no,not the angels of heaven, but my father only. v.42. Watch therefore for ye know not what hour your Lorddoth come. v. 44. Therefore be ye alfo ready for in fuch an hour as ye think not, the fon of man commeth. Luke 21.35.For as a fnare fhall it come on all them that dwell on the face of thewhole earth. ", 36. Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accountedworthy toefcapealthele Q. 90. things that fhall come to pass, and to ftand before the Son of man. 89.a Mat.25.33. And he fhall fet the fheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. b Rom. 2. 15. Which fhew the work of the law written in their hearts, their confcience alfo bearing witness,and their thoughts the mean while accufing, or effeexcufing one another, v. 16. In the day when God fhall judge the fecrets of men by Jefus Chrift, according to my gofpel. c Mat. 25. 41. Then fhall he fay alfo unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye curfed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels. v. 42. For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat:I was thirity,and ye gave me no drink: ". 43. I was a ftranger andye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: fick, and in prifon, and ye vifited me not. d Luke 16. 26. And befides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: fo that they which would pass from hence to you,cannot; neither can they pass to us,that wouldcomefrom thence. 2 Theff.. 8.In flamingfire taking vengeanceon them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jefus Chrift: v.9. Who fhall be punished with everlafting de Q. 90. What shall be done to the righteous at the day of judgment? A. At the day of judgment, the righteous, being, caught up to Chrift in the clouds e, fhall be fet on his right hand, and there openly acknowledged and acquitted f,shall join with him in the judging of reprobate angels and men g: And shall be received into heaven h, where they fhall be fully and for ever freed from all fin and mifery i; filled with inconceivable joys k; made perfectly holy and happy both in body and foul, in the company of innumerable faints and angels 1, but efpecially in the immediate vifion and fruition of God the Father of our Lord Jefus Chrift, and of the holy spirit to all eternity m. And this is the perfect and full communion, which the members of the invifible church fhall enjoy with Christ in glory, at the refurrection and day of judgment. deftruction from the prefence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power. 90. e 1 Theff. 4. 16. Then we which are alive, and remain, fhalf be caught up together with them in the clouds,to meet the Lord in the air: and fo fhall we ever be with the Lord. f Mat. 25. 33. And he fhall fet the fheep on his right hand,butthe goats on the left. Mat. 10, 32. Whofoever therefore fhall confefs me before men,him will I confefs alfo before my Father which is in heaven. g I Cor. 6. 2. Do ye not know that the faintsfhalljudge theworld? And if the world fhall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the fmalleft matters! v.3. Know ye not that we fhall judge angels? how much more then the things that pertain to this life? h Mat. 25. 34. Then fhall the King fay unto them on his right hand, Come,ye bleffed of my Father,inherit the kingdom prepared for Ha i Eph. 5.27.That he might prefent it to himfelfaglorious church. not having spot or wrinkle, or any fuch thing; but that it fhould be holy and without blemish.Rev.14. 13. And I heard a voice from heaven, faying unto me, Write, bleffed are the dead which die in the Lord, from henceforth: yea, faith the fpirit, that they may reft from their labours; and their works do follow them. k Pfal. 16. 11. Thou wilt fhew me the path of life: in thy prefence is fulness of joy,at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. IHeb. 12.22.Butye arecome unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God,the heavenly lerufalem, and to an innumerable company of angels. v. 23. To the general affembly, & church of the firft-born which are written inhea ven, and to God the judge of all, and to the fpirits of jufts men made perfect. mi John3. 2. Beloved,now are we the fons of God,and it doth not yet appear what we shall be but we know that when he fhall appear we fhall be like him; for we fhall fee him as lie is. 1 Cor. 13, 21. For now Having feen what the fcriptures principally teach us to believe concerning God, it follows to confider what they require as the duty of man. Q.91. WHAT HAT is the duty which God requireth of man? A. The duty which God requireth of man is obedience to his revealed will n. Q. 92. What did God at firft reveal unto man as the rule of his obedience? A. The rule of obedience revealed to Adam in the estate of innocence, and to all mankind in him, befide a fpecial command, not to eat of the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, was the moral law o. Q. 93. What is the moral law? A. The moral law is the declaration of the will of God 91. n Rom. 12. 1, I befeech you therefore,brethren,by the mercies of God, that ye prefent yourbodies a living facrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reafonable fervice. v. 2. And be not conformed to this world; but be ye tranfformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect will of God. Micah 6. 8. He hath fhewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do jultly, and to love mercy,and to walk humbly with thy God? I Sam. 15. 22. And Samuel faid, hath the Lord as great delight in burnt-offerings & facrifices,as in obeying the voice of the Lord? behold, to obey, is better to than facrifice, and to hearken, than the fat of rams. 92.0 Gen. 1. 26. AndGod faid, let us make man in our image, after our likenefs: and let themhave dominion over the fish of the fea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth,& over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth..27. So God created man in his own image: in the image of God created he him, male and female created he them. Rom. 2. 14. For when the Gentiles which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these having not the law,are a law unto themselves: v.15. Which fhew the work of the law written in their hearts, their confcience alfobearingwitnefs,and their thoughts the mean while accufing,orelfeexcufingoneanother. Rom. 10. 5. For Mofes defcribeth' the righteoufnefs which is of the law, that the man which doththofe things,fhallliveby them.Gen 2.17. But of the tree of the knowledgeof good and evil,thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof, thou fhalt furely die. 93. p Deut. to mankind,directing and binding every one to perfonal, perfect and perpetual conformity and obedience thereunto,in the frame and difpofition of the whole man, foul and body p, and in performance of all thofe duties of holiness and righte oufnefs which he oweth to God and man q: promifing life upon the fullfilling,&threatning death upon the breach of it r. Q.94. Is there any ufe of the moral law to man fince the fall? A. Altho' no man, fince the fall, can attain to righteoufnefs and life by the moral law f, yet there is great ufe thereof,as well common to all men, as peculiar either to the 93. p Deut.5.1. And Mofes called all Ifrael, and faid unto them, Hear, O Ifrael, the ftatutes and judgments which I fpeak in your ears this day, that ye may learn them, and keep, and do them. v. 2. The LordourGodmade a covenant with us in Horeb. v. 3. The Lord made not this covenant with our fathers, but with us, even us, who are all of us here alive this day. v. 31. But as for thee, ftand thou here by me,and I will fpeak unto thee all the commandments, and the ftatutes, and the judgments which thou fhaltteach them, that they may do them in the land which I give them to poflefs it. v. 33. You fhall walk in all the wayswhich the Lordyour Godhath commanded you,that ye may live, and that it may be well with you, & that ye may prolong your days in the land which ye thall poffefs. Luke 10.26.Hefaiduntohim, What is written in the law? how readeft thou? v.27.And he anfwering, faid Thou fhalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart,and with all thy foul, and with all thy ftrength,and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyfelf. Gal. 3. 10. For as many as are of the works of the law, are under the curfe: for it is written, Curfed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.1 Theff. 5. 23.And the un very God of peace fanctify you wholly:and I pray God, your whole fpirit and foul and body be preferved blamelels unto the coming of our Lord Jefus Chrift. qLuker.75.In holinessandrighteoufnefs before him all the days of our life. Acts 24.16. And herein do I exercise myself to have always a confcience void of offence both toward God and toward men. rRom.10.5. ForMofesdefcribeth the righteouínefs which is of the law, that the man which doththose things,fhall live bythem.Gal.3.10. For as many as are of the works of the law,are under the curfe: for it is written,curfedis every one that continueth not in all thingswhich are written in the book of the law to do them. v. 12. And the law is not of faith: but, the man that doth them thall live by them. 94 fRom.8.3. For what the law could not do, in that it was weak thro' the flesh, God fending his own Son,in the likeness of finful fleth, and for fin condemned fin in the flesh. Gal. 2.16.Knowing that a man is not juftified by theworks of the law,but by the faith of Jefus Chrift,even we have believedin Jefus Chrift,that we might be justified by the faith of Chrift, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified. ti Tim. unregenerate, or the regenerate t Q.95. Of what ufe is the moral law to all men? A. The moral law is of ufe to all men, to inform them of the holy nature and will of God v, and of their duty, binding them to walk accordingly w; to convince them of their difability to keep it, and of the finful pollution of their nature, hearts and lives x; to humble them in the sense of their fin and mifery y, and thereby help them to a clearer fight of the need they have of Chrift z, and of the perfection of his obedience a. Q. 96. What particular ufe is there of the moral law to un regenerate men? A. The moral law is of ufe to unregenerate men, to awaken their confciences to flee from wrath to come b, and to drive ti Tim, 1. 8. But we know that the law is good, if a man ufe it lawfully. 95. v Lev. 11. 44. For I am the Lord yourGod: ye fhall therefore fanctify your felves, and ye fhallbe holy; for I am holy: neither (hall ye defile your felves with anymanner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. v.45.For I am the Lord that bringeth you up out of the land of Egypt,to be your God: ye fhall therefore be holy, for I am holy.Lev 20.7.Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy: for Iam the Lord your God. v, 8. And ye fhall keep my ftatutes, & do them: I am the Lord which fanctify you. Rom. 7. 12. Wherefore the law is holy; and the coinmandment holy, and juft and good. w Mic. 6.8. He hath fhewed thee O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do juftly, and to love mercy, & towalkhumbly with thy God? Jam, 2.10.For whofoever fhall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point,he is guilty of all. v. 11. For he that faid, do not commit adul tery, faid also, do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if Thou kill, thou art become a tranf greffor of the law. x Pfal.19.11.Moreoverby them is thy fervant warned;and in keeping ofthem there is great reward. V.12. Who can understand his errors? cleanfe thou me from fecret faults.Rom.3.20. Therefore by the deads of the law there fhalino flesh be juftified in his fight: for by the law is the knowledge of fin, Rom. 7.7.What fhall we fay then?is the law fin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known fin, but by the law for I had not known luft, except the law had faid, Thou shall not covet. : y Rom.3. 9. What then? are we better than they? No, in no way's: for we have before proved botn Jews and Gentiles,that theyare all under fin. v. 23. For all have finned, and come fhort of the glory of God. zGal.3.21.Is the lawthen against the promiles of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteoufnefs fhould have been by the law. v. 22. But the fcripture hath concluded all under fin, that the promife by faith of Jefus Chrift might be given to themthat believe. aRom.10.4. For Chrift is the end of the law for righteoufnels to eve- ́ ry one that believeth, 96.br Tim...Knowingthisthat the |