they might know thee, the only true God, and Jefus Chrift whom thou haft fent." Mark x. i. 16. He that believeth and "is baptized, fhall be faved; but he that "believeth not, fhall be damned."

Q. What is the third Duty you promifed at your Baptism to do?

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

Q. What Proof have you of your being obliged to this?

A. From Matt. xxviii. 20. "Teaching "them to obferve all things whatsoever I have commanded you."

Eph. ii. 10. "We are his workmanfhip, created in Chrift Jefus unto good "works, which God hath before ordained "that we should walk in them."

Luke i. 74, 75:

That we being delivered out of the hands of our enemies, might ferve him without fear, in holi"nefs and righteoufnefs before him, all the days of our life.'

Q. Doft thou not think that thou art bound to believe, and to do as they have promifed for thee?,

A. Yes, verily; and by God's Help fo I will. And I heartily thank our heavenly

Father, that he hath called me to this State of Salvation, through Jefus Chrift our Saviour. And I pray unto God to give me his Grace, that I may continue in the fame unto my Life's end.

Q Why do you think yourfelf bound to believe and do what your Godfathers and Godmothers promifed for you?

A. Becaufe they acted in my ftead, and what they promised was in my Name.

Q. Are you refolved to do what they promifed for you?

A. Yes, by God's Help; for otherwise I fhall forfeit the Bleffings of that State which I was by my Baptifm admitted into. Q. What is that State?

A. It is a State of Salvation.

Q. Why do you call it a State of Salvation?

A. Becaufé I have thereby all the Means neceffary to Salvation.

Q. How do you prove this from Scrip

ture?

A. From Rom. i. 16. "The gospel is "the power of God unto falvation, unte 66 every one that believeth."

2 Tim. iii. 15.. "From a child thou hak known the holy fcriptures, which are ** able to make thee wife unto falvation:"

Q. How came you into this State of Salvation?

A. Our heavenly Father called me to r through Jefus Chrift our Saviour, and instated me into it by Baptifm.

Q. How do you prove this from Scrip

ture?

A. From Titus iii. 4, 5. "The kindnefs and love of God our Saviour towards man appeared; not by works of righteoufnefs which we have done, but according to his mercy he faved us, by the washing * of regeneration, and renewing of the #holy Ghost."

2 Tim. i. 9.

"God who hath faved us, according to his own purpofe and grace, which was given us in Chrift Jefus, be#fore the world began."

Eph. ii. 8.

For by grace are ye faved,

through faith; and that not of yourfelves, it is the gift of God."

Q. How do

you

think to be enabled to

Ao, and to continue in the Performance of

this which you are obliged to?

AI depend on God's Grace to preent, affilt and confirm me.

Q. What Reafon have you for fo doing?
From John xv. 5.
Without me ye

can do nothing.

5.

"Not that we are fuffi

"cient of ourselves to think any thing as "of ourselves; but our fufficiency is of "God."

Phil. i. 6. Being confident of this very

thing, that he which hath begun a good "work in you, will perform finish] it' until the day of Jefus Chrift."

Q. How do you think to obtain God's Grace?

4. I will pray unto God for it.

Q. What Reafon have you to think, that by Prayer you shall obtain it?

4. From Luke xi. 13. "If ye being " evil know how to give good gifts unto "your children, how much more fhall your "heavenly Father give the holy spirit to "them that ask him?"

Heb. iv. 16. "Let us come boldly unto "the throne of grace, that we may obtain "mercy, and find grace to help in time of

<< need."

PART II.

The Chriftian Faith.

SECT. III.

Of the CREED; particularly what we are to believe concerning GOD the Father, QTHE Second Thing you promifed, was to believe all the Articles of the Chriftian Faith; What do you mean by Articles of the Chriftian Faith?

A. I thereby mean fuch Points of the Doctrine revealed by Chrift, and contained in the holy Scriptures, as are most neceffary to be believed.

Q. Where are thofe Articles or Points briefly contained?

A. In the Apoftles Creed.

I

Q. Rebearfe the Articles of thy Belief. Believe in God, the Father Almighty, Maker of Heaven and Earth:-. -And in Fefus Chrift his only Son our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, fuffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead and buried; he defcended into Hell: the third Day be rofe again from the Dead; be afcended into Heaven, and fitteth at the right Hand of God the Father A

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