are under his wrath and curfe h, and fo made liable to all miferies in this life, to death it felf, and to the pains of hell for ever i. Q 20. Did God leave all mankind to perish-in the estate of fin and mifery? A. God having out of his mere good pleafure from all eternity elected fome to everlafting life k, did enter into a covenant of grace, to deliever them out of the estate of fin and mifery, and bring them into an estate of falvation by a Redeemer 1. Q. 21. Who is the Redeemer of God's elect? A. The only Redemer of God's elect is the Lord Jefus Chrift m, who, being the eternal Son of God, became man on the left hand, Depart from me, ye curled into everlafting fire,prepared for the deviland his angels, v.46. And these shall go away into everlafting punishment; but the righteous into life eternal. in the garden in the cool of the 25.41.Then fhall he fayunto them day: And Adam and his wife hid themselves from the prefence of the Lord God amongst the trees of the garden. v. 10. And he faid, I heard thy voice in the garden: and I was afraid,because I was naked; and I hid my felf. v. 24. So he drove out the man: and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden, cherubims, and a flaming fword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life. 20, k.Eph.1.4. According as he hath chofen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we fhould be holy and without blame before him in love, 1 Rom,3. 30. Therefore by the h Eph.2.2. Wherein intimespaft, deeds of the law there fhallno flesh ye walked according to the course be juftified in his fight: for by the of this world, acccording to the law is the knowledge of fin. v.21. prince of the power of the air,the But how the righteoufnefs of God fpirit that now workethin the chil- without the law is manifefted, be dren of difobedience, v.3. Among ing witnesled by the law and the whom alfo we all had our conver- prophets; v, 22. Even the righte fation in times paft in the lufts of ouinels of Godwhich is by faith of our flefa, fulfilling, the defires of Jefus Chrift unto all, and upon all the flesh,and of the mind; and were them that believe; for there is no by nature the children of wrath e- difference. Gal 2. 21 Is the law ven as others. Gal,3.10 For as ma- then against the promifes of God? ny as are of the works of the law, God forbid: for if there had been a areunder the curfe: for it iswritten law given which could have given Curled is every onethatcontinueth life, verily righteoufnefs fhould not inall things which are written have been by the law, 2, 22. But in the book of the law to do them, thefcripture hath concluded all uniLam. 3. 39. Wherefore doth a der fin,thatthe promileby faith in living man complain, a man forthe JefusChriftmight be giventothem punishment of his fins? Rom. that believe. 6.23.For thewages of fin is death: 21. m 1 Tim. 2. 5. For thereis but the gift of God is eternal life, one God, and one mediator, be through Jefus Chriftour Lord. Mat. tween man n, and fo was and continueth to be God and man in two diftinct natures, and one perfon for ever o. Q. 22. How did Chrift being the Son of God become man? A. Chrift the Son of God, became man, by taking to himfelf a true body P, and a reasonable foul 4, being conceived by the power of the holy Ghoft, in the womb of the virgin Mary, and born of her r, yet without fin f, Q. 23. What offices doth Chrift execute as our Redeemer? A. Chrift, as our Redeemer, executeth the offices, of a pro phet tween God and men, the man not on him the nature of angels; Chrift Jefus: . 6. Who gave him- but he took on him the feed of Adelf a random for all, to be testifi- braham. Heb. 10 5. Wherefore ed in due time. when he cometh into the world,he n John 1. 14.And the word was faith, Sacrifice and offering thou made flesh, and dwelt among us, wouldít not, but a body haft thou (& we beheld his glory, the glory prepared me. as of the only bego ten of the Fa- q Mat.26.30. Then faith he unther) full of grace and truth. Gal. to them, my foul is exceeding for4. 4. But when the fulness of the rowful, even unto death; tarry ye time was come,God fent forth his here, and watch with me. Son made of a woman, made under the law. r Luke 1.27. To a virgin efpoufed to, a man whofe name was Joo Rom. 9.5 Whofe are the fa- feph, of the house of David; and thers,and of whom as concerning the virgins name was Mary.7.31. the flesh Chrift came, who is over And behold thou fhalt conceive in all, God bleffed for ever. Amen. thy womb, and bring forth a fon, Luke.1.35.Andthe angel anfwered and fhalt call his name Jefus 7. 35. and said unto her, The holy Ghost And the angel anfwered and said hall come upon thee,and thepow- untoher, TheholyGhost shall come er of the highest fhall overshadow upon thee, and the power of the thee.therefore allo that holy thing Highest fhall over thadow thee: which fhall be born of thee, fhall therefore alfo thatholythingwhich be called the Son of God. Col.2.9. thall be born of thee, shall be calFor in him dwelleth all the fulnefs led the Son of God. v.42. And she of the Godhead bodily.Heb 7.24. Ipake out with a loud voice, and But this man because he contineth faid bleffed be thou among woever,hath an unchangeable prieft- men,and bleffed isthe fruit of thy hood. v. 25. Wherefore he is able womb. Gal. 4. 4. (See in the prealfo to fave them to the uttermoft, ceeding queftion, letter n.) thatcome unto God by him,feeing f Heb. 4. 15.For we have notan he ever liveth to make intercel- highprieftwhich cannotbe touched fion for them. with the feeling of our infirmities: 22.p Heb.2.14. Forafmuchthen but was in all points tempted like as the children arepartakersofflesh as we are, yet without fin. Heb. and blood, he alfo himself likewife 7. 26. For fuch an high priest betook part of the fame: that thro' came us, who is holy,harmless,undeath he might deftroy him that defiled,feparate from finners, and had the power of death, that is, made higher than the heavens. the devil;v.16.For verily he took 23. t Aûs phet, of a Priest, and of a King, both in his Estate of Humiliation and exaltation t. Q. 24. How doth Chrift execute the office of a Prophet?' A. Chrift executeth the office of a prophet, in revealing to us, by his word and spirit, the will of God for our falvati Q. 25, on v. 23. t Acts3.21.Whom the heaven must receive,until the times of reltitution ofall things,which God hath spoken by themouth ofall his holy prophets fince the world began. v. 22. For Mofes truly faid unto the fathers, A Prophet fhall the Lord your God raise up unto you, of your brethren, like unto me; him fhall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall fay unto you. Heb. 12. 25. See thatye refufe not him that fpeaketh: for if they efcaped not who refused him thatspake on earth, much more fhall not we cfcape, if we turn away from him thatfpeakethfromheaven.Compared with 2 Cor. 13. 3. Sinceyefeek a Proof of Christ speaking in me, which to you-wardisnot weak,but is mighty in you. Heb.5.5. So alfo Chrift glorified not himself, to be made an high prieft ;but he that laid unto him, Thou art my fon to day have I begotten thee. v. 6. As he faith alfo in another place, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Milchizedec. v. 7. Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and fupplications, with ftrong crying and tears untohim that was able to fave him from death, and was heard in that he feared, Heb. 7.25 Wherefore he is able alfo to fave them to the uttermoft that come unto God by him, fecing he ever liveth to make interceffion for them. Pfal. 2. 6. Yet have I fet my king upon my holy hill of Sion. Ifa. 9. 6. For unto usa child is born,unto us a lon is given, andthe government fhall be upon his fhoulder,and his name fhall be called Wonderful Counfeller, Themighty God, The everlasting father, The prince of peace. v. 7. Of the increase of his government & peace there fhall be no end,upon the throne of David, & upon his kingdom, to order it, and to eftablish it with judgment, and with juftice from henceforth even for ever; thezeal of the Lord of hofts will perform this. Mat. 21.5, Tell ye the daughter of Sion Behold,thykingcomethunto thee, meek, and fitting upon an afs,and a colt the fole of an afs. Pfal. 2. 8. Ask of me, andI thall give theethe heathen for thine inheritance,and the uttermoft parts of theearth for thy poffeffion. v. 9. Thou fhalt break them with a rod of Iron, thou fhalt dash them in pieces like a potters veffel v.10. Be wife now therefore, Oye kings: be inftruted, ye judges of the earth. v. 11. Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling. 24. v. John 1. 18. No man hath feen God at anytime; the only be gotten fon, Which is in the bofom of theFather,hehath declared him. 1Pet. 1. 10. Ofwhich falvation the prophets have required,& fearchedd dilidently.whoprophefiedofthe grace that fhould come unto you: .11. Searchingwhat,orwhatmanner of time the spirit of Chrift which was in them did fignify, when it teftified before hand the fufferings of Chrift, and the glory that fhould follow. v. 12. Unto whom it was revealed,that not unto themfelves, but unto us they did miniter the things which are now reported unto you, by them that have preached the gospel unto you,with the holy ghoft fent down trom heaven,which things the an gels Q. 25. How doth Chrft execute the office of a priest? A. Chrift executeth the office of a prieft, in his once offering up of himself a facrifice to fatisfy divine justice w, and reconcile us to God x, and making continual interceffion for us y. Q. 26. How doth Chrift execute the office of a king? A. Chrift executeth the office of a king, in fubduing us to himfelf z, in ruling a, and defending us b, and in restraining and conquering all his and our enemies c. Q. 27. Wherein did Chrift's humiliation confift? A. Chrift's humiliation confifted in his being born, and that in a low condition d, made under the law e, undergoing the miferies of this life f, the Wrath of God, gelsdefire to look into. John15.15. Henceforth Icall you not fervants; for the fervant knoweth not what his lord doth: but I have called you friends: for all things that I have heard of my Father; I have madeknown unto you. John 20.31. But thefe are written that ye might believe that Jefus is the Chrift the Son of God, and that believing ye might have life through his name. 25.wHeb.9.14. How much more fhall the blood of Chrift, who through the eternal fpirit offered himself without spot toGod, purge your confcience from dead works to ferve the living God? v. 28. So Chrift was once offered to bear the fins of many; and unto them that look for him fhall he appear the fecond time, without fin, unto falvation. x Heb. 1. 17. Wherefore in all things it behoveth him to be made like unto his brethren; that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the fins of the people. y Heb. 7. 24. But this man, because he continueth ever, hath an unchangeable priesthood. v. 25. Wherefore he is able alfo to fave them to the uttermoit, that come untoGod by him,feeing he ever liveth to make interceffion for them 26. z Acts 15. 14. Simeon hath declared how God at the first did vifit theGentiles,to take out of them a people for his name. v. 15. And to this agree the words of the prophets: as it is written v. 16. After this I will return, and build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will fet it up. a Ifa.33. 22. For the Lord is our judge,the Lord is our lawgiver, the Lord is our king, he will fave us. b Ifa.32.1. Behold, a king shall reign in righteoufnefs,and princes fhall rule in judgment. v. 2. And a man fhall be as an hiding-place from the wind, and a covert from the tempeft; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the fhadow of a great rock in a weary land. c1 Cor.15,25. For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet, Plal. 110. throughout. 27.dLuke 2.7. And the brought forth her firft-born fon, and wrapped him in fwaddling clothes, and -laid him in a manger,because there was no room for them in the inn. e Gal. 4.4. But when the fulness of the time was come, God fent forth his Son made of a woman, made under the law. f Heb. 12.2.Looking unto Jefus the God g, and the curfed death of the cross h; in being bu ried i, and continuing under the power of death for a time k. Q. 28. Wherein confifteth Chrift's exaltation? A. Chrift's exaltation confifteth in his rifing again from the dead on the third day 1, in afcending up into Heaven m', in fitting at the right hand of God the Father, n, and in coming to judge the world at the last day o. Q. 29. How are we made partakers of the redemption pur chafed by Chrift? the author and finifher of our faith, who for the joy that was fet before him, endured the crois, defpiling the fhame, and is fet down at the right hand of the throne of God. .3.For confider him that endured fuch contradiction of finners against himself, left ye be wearied and faint in your minds. Ifa. 53. 2. For he fhall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comelinels: and when we fhall fee him, there is no beauty that we fhould defire him. 7. 3. He is defpifed and rejected of men, a man o forrows, and acquainted, with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was defpifed, and we esteemed him not. g Luke 22. 44. And being in an agony, he prayed more earnestly: and his fweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground. Mat. 27. 46. And about the ninth hour Jefus cried with a loud voice. faying, Eli, Eli, lama fabachthani? that is to fay, My God, my God, why haft thou forfaken me b Phil. 2. 8, And being found in fashion as a man,he humbled himfelf, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the crofs. i1 Cor.15.3. For I delivered unto you firit of all, that which I alfo received, how that Chrift died for our fins,according to the fcriptures. .4.And that he was buried, and that he rofe ag in the third day; according to the icriptures. A. We k Acts 2. 24. Whom God hath raised up, having loofed the pains of death: because it was not poffible that he fhould be holden of it. v.25. ForDavid fpeaketh concerning him, I forfaw the Lord always before my face, for he is on my right hand that Ifhould not be moved..26. Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad: moreover allo my flesh shall reft in hope. v. 27. Becaule thou wilt not leave my foul in hell, neither wilt thou fuffer thine holy One to fee corruption. v. 21. He seeing this before, fpake of the refurrection of Chrift, that his foul was not left in hell,neither his flesh did see corruption. 28. 11 Cor. 15. 4. And that he' was buried, and that he rofe again the third day, according to the fcriptures. m Mark 16.19.So then,after the Lord had spoken to them, he was received up into heaven, and fat on the right hand of God. n Eph.1.20. Which he wrought in Chrift, when he raifed him from the dead, and fet him at his own right hand in the heavenly places. o Acts 1.11. Which also faid, ye men ofGalilee,whyftand yegazing up into Heaven? this fame Jefus which is taken up from you into heaven, fhall fo come in like manner as ye have feen him go into heaven Acts 17. 31. Becaufe he hath appointed a day in the which he will judge the world in righteouinefs,by that man whom he hath' 1 or |