A. A company of men that live under the outward means of salvation. Q. What are the principal parts of this ministry? A. The administration of the Word and Sacraments. Q. What is the Word? A. That part of the outward ministry, which consisteth in the delivery of doctrine. Q. What is a sacrament? A. A sacrament' is a visible sign, ordained by God to be a seal for confirmation of the promises of the Gospel unto the due receivers thereof. Q. Which are the sacraments ordained by Christ in the New Testament? A. Baptism and the Lord's Supper. Q. What is Baptism? A. The sacramenth of our admission into the Church; sealing unto us our new birth, by the communion which we have with Christ Jesus. Q. What doth the element of water in Baptism represent unto us? A. The blood and spirit of Jesus Christ our Lord. and chap. 15. ver. 22. and chap. 20. ver. 17. 28. 1 Cor. chap. 4. ver. 17. and chap. 14. ver. 23. 28. 33, 34. C Acts, chap. 2. ver. 47. and chap. 20. ver. 17. 20, 21. 32. 1 Cor. chap. 1. ver. 2. 18. 21. 24. d Matt. chap. 28. ver. 19. Acts, chap. 2. ver. 41, 42. and chap. 20. ver. 7. e Tit. chap. 1. ver. 9. 1 Tim. chap. 1. ver. 3, 4. 11, 12. and chap. 5. ver. 17. 2 Tim. chap. 2. ver. 15. and chap. 4. ver. 2. Rom. chap. 10. ver. 14. 16, 17. 1 Cor. chap. 1. ver. 18. 21. 23, 24. Acts, chap. 14. ver. 21. and chap. 20. ver. 20, 21. 27. 31, 32. Gen. chap. 17. ver. 10, 11. Rom. chap. 4. ver. 11, 12. and chap. 2. ver. 28, 29. 1 Cor. chap. 10. ver. 1, 2, 3, 4. 16. 1 Cor. chap. 10. ver. 1, 2, 3, 4. and chap. 12. ver. 13. Acts, chap. 2. ver. 41, 42. and chap. 20. ver. 7. Acts, chap. 2. ver. 38. 41. Gal. chap. 3. ver. 27. 1 Cor. h Matt. chap. 3. ver. 6. 11. and chap. 28. ver. 10. and chap. 8. ver. 36, 37. Tit. chap. 3. ver. 5. chap. 1. ver. 13. 15. and chap. 12. ver. 13. 1 Pet. chap. 1. ver. 19. S A. The cleansing of the soul by the forgiveness of sins and imputation of righteousness. Q. What doth the being under the water, and the freeing from it again represent? A. Our dying unto sin, by the force of Christ's death; and living again unto righteousness, through his resurrection, Q. What is the Lord's Supper? A. The sacrament of our preservation in the Church; sealing unto us our spiritual nourishment and continual increase in Christ. Q. What do the elements of bread and wine in the Lord's Supper represent unto us? A. The body" and blood of Christ. Q. What doth the breaking of the bread and pouring out of the wine represent? A. The sufferings whereby our Saviour was broken for our iniquities; the shedding of his precious blood, and pouring out of his soul unto death. Q. What doth the receiving of the bread and wine represent? A. The receiving" of Christ by faith. Q. What doth the nourishment which our body receiveth by virtue of this outward meat and drink seal unto us? A. The perfect nourishment and continual increase of strength, which the inward man enjoyeth by virtue of the communion with Jesus Christ. k Acts, chap. 2. ver. 38. and chap. 22. ver. 16. chap. 3. ver. 26, 27. 1 Peter, chap. 3. ver. 21. 1 Cor. chap. 6. ver. 11. Gal. Rom. chap. 6. ver. 3, 4, 5, 6. Col. chap. 2. ver. 11, 12. Matt. chap. 26. ver. 26. 28. 1 Cor. chap. 10. ver. 16. and chap. 11. ver. 24, 25, 26, &c. Matt. chap. 26. ver. 26. 28. n 1 Cor. chap. 10. ver. 16. and chap. 11. ver. 24, 25. &c. Matt. chap. 26. ver. 26. 28. 1 Cor. chap. 11. ver. 24, 25, 26. Isaiah, chap. 53. ver. 5. 10. 12. P 1 Cor. chap. 10. ver. 16, 17. and chap. 12. ver. 13. John, chap. 1. ver. 12 and chap. 6. ver. 27. 29. 35, 36. 40. 47, 48. 63, 64. and chap. 7. ver. 37, 38. 2 Cor. chap. 13. ver. 5. Eph. chap. 3. ver. 17. Heb. chap. 3. ver. 14. 9 John, chap. 6. ver. 35. 50, 51. 54, 55, 56, 57, 58. Eph. chap. 4. ver. 16. Q. After the course of this life is ended; what shall be the state of man in the world to come? A. Every one' is to be judged, and rewarded according to the life which he hath led. Q. How many kinds be there of this judgment? A. Two; the one particular, the other general. A. That which is given upon the soul of every man, as soon as it is departed from the body. Q. What is the state of the soul of man, as soon as he departeth out of this life? A. The souls of God's children be presently received into heaven, there to enjoy unspeakable comforts: the souls of the wicked are sent into hell, there to endure endless torments. Q. What call you the general judgment? A. That which" Christ shall in a solemn manner give upon all men at once; when he shall come at the last day with the glory of his Father, and all men that ever have been from the beginning of the world until that day, shall appear together before him, both in body and soul, whether they be quick or dead. Q. How shall the dead appear before the judgment seat of Christ? A. The bodies which they had in their life time, shall by the almighty power of God be restored again, and Heb. chap. 9. ver. 27. Rom. chap. 14. ver. 10. 12. 2 Cor. chap. 5. ver. 8, 9, 10. * Eccles. chap. 12. ver. 14. and chap. 21. ver. 7. Heb. chap. 9. ver. 27. Luke, chap. 16. ver. 2. 23, 24, 25. Luke, chap. 16. ver. 22. 25. and chap. 23. ver. 43. Rev. chap. 14. ver. 13. Isaiah, chap. 57. ver. 1, 2. 2 Cor. chap. 5. ver. 6. 8. John, chap. 5. ver. 24. Luke, chap. 16. ver. 23, 24, 25, 26. 1 Peter, chap. 3. ver. 19. Isaiah. chap. 22. ver. 41. John, chap. 8. ver. 24. "Matt. chap. 13. ver. 40, 41, 42, 43. 49, 50. and chap. 19. ver. 28. and chap. 24. ver. 30, 31. and chap. 25. ver. 31, 32, 33. 46. Acts, chap. 1. ver. 11. and chap. 3. ver. 19. 21. and chap. 17. ver. 31. Job, chap. 19. ver. 25, 26, 27. Daniel, chap. 12. ver. 2, 3. Matt. chap. 23. ver. 30, 31, 32. John, chap. 5. ver. 28, 29. and chap. 11. ver. 24. 1 Cor. chap. 15. ver. 12, 13. 15. 1 Thess. chap. 4. ver. 13, 14, 15, 16. Rev. chap. 20. ver. 12, 13. quickened with their souls: and so there shall be a general resurrection from the dead. Q. How shall the quick appear? A. Such as then remain alive, shall be changed in the twinkling of an eye: which shall be to them instead of death. Q. What sentence shall Christ pronounce upon the righteous ? A. Come", ye blessed of my Father; inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. Q. What sentence shall he pronounce upon the wicked? A. Depart from me ye cursed, into everlasting fire, which is prepared for the devil and his angels. Q. What shall follow this? A. Christ shall deliver up the kingdom to his Father, and God shall be all in all. y 2 Tim. chap. 4. ver. 1. 1 Thess. chap. 4. ver. 15, 16, 17. I Cor. chap. 15. ver. 51, 52, 53. 2 Cor. chap. 5. ver. 4. z Matt. chap. 5. ver. 34. b 1 Cor. chap. 15. ver. 24. 28. a Ibid. chap. 25. ver. 41. |