An
help
for
yong
People
preparing
for
the
worthy
receiving
of
the
Lords
Supper
.
Of
Christ
,
and
how
he
seveth
us
.
Q.
HOW
doe
you
hope
to
be
saved
?
A.
By
Iesus
Christ
.
Q.
Who
is
Iesus
Christ
?
A.
The
second
person
in
the
blessed
Trinity
,
who
in
the
fulnesse
of
Time
took
our
nature
and
became
man
for
our
Redemption
:
Gal.
4.4
.
Ro.
1.3.4
.
Ioh.
1.14
.
Mat.
16.16
.
Ioh.
6.69
.
Q.
What
hath
he
done
to
save
you
?
A.
He
died
to
save
me
from
my
sins
Ro.
4.
25.1
.
Cor.
15.3
.
Es.
53.5
.
Col.
1.20
.
Q.
Must
you
else
have
died
and
suffred
Gods
wrath
?
A.
Yes
;
for
death
is
the
wages
of
sin
,
and
all
that
are
sinners
be
under
the
Curse
.
Gal.
3.10
.
Ro
6.23
.
Q.
How
can
the
death
of
another
save
you
?
A.
Yes
,
Because
Christ
is
our
suertie
,
appointed
of
God
to
beare
our
sins
,
and
therefore
what
he
did
and
suffered
in
our
Name
,
it
is
as
well
as
if
we
had
done
it
our selves
.
Heb.
7.22
.
Es.
42.6
.
Es.
53.6
.
Gal.
3.1.3
.
Gal.
4.4.5
.
2.
Cor.
5.21
.
1
Pet.
2.24
Q.
Gods
justice
then
must
be
satisfied
for
every
sin
?
A.
Yes
:
God
punisheth
the
sins
of
the
Elect
in
the
person
o●
Christ
,
But
the
sins
of
others
that
do
not
believe
in
their
own
persons
.
Ioh.
16.9
.
Ioh.
11.50
.
Ioh.
8.24
.
Q.
How
doth
Christ
satifie
Gods
Iustice
for
us
?
A.
Because
he
answered
the
law
for
us
:
Gal.
4.4
,
5
Ro.
10.3
.
Q.
How
did
he
answer
the
law
for
u●●
A.
By
bearing
the
punishment
which
the
law
threatned
for
sin
,
and
fulfiling
the
obedience
which
the
law
required
of
us
.
Ro
5.19
Gal.
3.13
Ro.
5.9
.
Q.
How
commeth
the
death
of
Christ
to
be
so
available
?
A.
Because
it
was
the
suffering
and
obedience
of
him
that
is
God
:
Act.
20.28
.
1.
Pet.
19.1
.
Cor.
2.8
.
Of
our
need
of
Christ
.
Q.
DO
you
stand
in
need
of
Christs
righteousnesse
to
save
you
?
A.
Yes
:
Because
I
and
all
the
world
are
wholly
corrupted
with
sin
through
Adams
fall
,
and
to
become
slaves
of
Satan
and
guilty
of
eternall
damnation
R
3.10
.
Gen.
6.5
.
Ro.
5.12.19
.
Eph.
22
Ro.
10.3
.
Q.
What
is
sin
?
A.
It
is
any
breaking
or
swerving
from
the
law
of
God
.
1.10.3.4
.
Q.
How
came
sin
into
the
world
?
A.
By
the
first
sin
of
Adam
and
Eve
in
eating
the
forbidden
fruit
[
God
made
man
upright
]
Gen.
3.6
.
Ro.
5.12
.
Q.
Are
you
then
a
sinner
?
A.
Yes
:
I
was
borne
in
sin
:
and
do
daily
Break
Gods
holy
laws
,
being
very
prone
to
evil
,
and
untoward
to
any
thing
that
is
good
:
Ps
51.5
.
Ro.
7.23
.
Q.
What
is
the
punishment
due
to
sinne
and
sinners
?
A.
The
wrath
of
God
,
and
eternall
death
in
Hell
fire
.
Q.
You
are
delivered
from
sin
&
the
punishment
the
of
only
by
Christ
,
as
you
said
?
A.
Yes
,
for
his
blood
clenseth
us
from
all
sin
,
1.
Ioh.
1.7
.
Heb.
9.26
.
Q.
How
can
that
be
,
seeing
you
confesse
that
you
are
still
a
sinner
?
A.
Yes
,
though
sin
remaine
in
me
,
yet
I
am
clensed
from
all
sin
for
two
reasons
.
Q.
What
the
first
?
A.
Because
I
am
made
free
from
the
punishment
of
sin
(i)
from
damnation
,
being
justified
by
the
blood
of
Christ
:
Ro.
8.1
.
Ro.
5.1
.
Ro.
10.4
.
Ro.
4.7
.
Q.
Why
secondly
?
A.
Because
by
Christ
,
we
are
made
free
from
the
power
of
sin
,
so
that
sinne
doth
not
reigne
in
us
:
2.
Co.
5.17.20
.
Gal.
2.17
.
Ro.
6.6
,
114.1
.
Ioh.
3
,
8.
Ro.
8.2
.
Of
the
means
to
pertake
of
Christs
righteousnesse
.
Q.
ARe
all
men
thus
clensed
and
saved
by
Christs
death
?
A.
No
:
only
they
that
truly
beleeve
and
repent
of
the
evill
of
their
doings
:
Es.
1.16
.
Luke
13.3
.
Marke
4.17
.
Luke
24.47
.
Q.
What
is
faith
?
A.
It
is
a
beleife
of
the
Gospell
,
whereby
a
sinner
truly
humbled
for
sin
,
doth
trust
and
test
upon
Christ
alone
for
salvation
.
Or
thus
;
Faith
is
the
relying
of
an
humbled
soule
upon
the
promises
of
God
for
salvation
by
Iesus
Christ
:
Eph.
1.13
.
Es.
50.10
.
Q.
Must
the
soule
be
first
humbled
and
pricked
for
sin
before
it
can
go
to
Christ
for
salvation
?
A.
Yes
:
for
Christ
came
to
call
sinners
,
and
to
heals
the
Broken
hearted
.
Mat.
9.13
.
Es.
61.1
.
Luk.
4.18
.
1.
Tim.
1.15
.
Q.
What
promises
hath
God
made
to
the
humbled
soule
that
believeth
and
resteth
on
Christ
for
mercie
?
A.
God
hath
said
,
they
shall
not
perish
,
but
have
everlasting
life
.
Ioh.
3.16
.
Mat.
11.28
.
Q.
Is
it
enough
to
beleeve
and
no
more
?
A.
No
,
we
must
also
repent
,
and
be
converted
and
turne
from
our
fins
:
Act.
3.19
.
Mat.
3.8.10
.
Mar.
1.15.20.21
.
Q.
What
is
repentance
?
A.
It
is
,
an
earnest
displeasure
and
hatred
against
sin
,
whereby
we
turne
from
sin
to
walk
with
God
in
newnesle
of
life
:
Mat.
3.8
,
10.2
.
Cor.
7.10.11
.
Q.
What
promise
is
there
made
to
them
that
truly
repent
?
A.
God
will
pardon
their
sins
and
remember
them
no
more
.
Es.
55.7
.
Es.
1.18
.
Heb.
10.17
.
Luke
15.7
,
20.
Q.
Can
we
not
be
Iustified
before
God
by
our
works
of
obedience
,
&
good
endeavors
?
A.
No
,
because
in
many
things
we
faile
all
:
and
he
that
is
a
breaker
of
the
law
cannot
be
saved
by
it
.
Ro.
3.20
Ro
4.5
.
Iam.
3.2
.
Q.
What
is
the
true
difference
between
the
Doctrine
of
the
law
,
and
of
the
Gospell
touching
salvation
?
A.
The
law
off●reth
salvation
to
them
alone
,
that
do
fulfil
and
keep
it
perfectly
in
their
own
persons
R●
.
●0
.
5
.
Q.
How
doth
the
Gospell
off●r
us
salvation
?
A.
By
the
righteousnesse
of
another
,
(
i.
)
of
Christ
,
apprehended
and
applyed
to
the
humbled
Soule
by
a
lively
faith
:
Ro
10
9.11
.
Ro.
4
6.13
.
Q.
Is
true
faith
then
void
of
good
works
,
and
of
holinesse
of
life
?
A
No
:
for
then
it
were
a
dead
faith
,
and
it
could
not
profit
us
,
because
whosoever
is
in
Christ
is
a
new
creature
:
Iam
2.14
.
2.
Cor.
5.17
.
Iohn
15.2
.
Q.
What
is
the
meaning
then
when
you
say
we
are
justified
by
faith
without
works
?
A.
The
meaning
is
,
that
we
are
justified
by
Christs
righteousnesse
onely
,
and
that
there
is
no
need
of
our
works
to
be
joyned
with
him
in
that
busines
Rom.
3.21.24.28
.
Q.
It
seemes
then
that
God
doth
receive
us
into
his
favour
out
of
his
meere
mercy
in
Christ
alone
,
Imputing
his
righteousnesse
unto
us
,
and
not
our
sinnes
?
A.
It
is
most
true
:
2.
Cor.
5.21
.
Rom.
4.5.6
.
Q.
The
covenant
also
of
life
and
peace
is
made
in
Christ
,
to
them
that
believe
and
repent
without
the
condition
of
perfect
obedience
?
A.
It
is
so
.
Rom.
5.6
.
Gal.
2.17.1
.
Ioh.
2.2
.
Q.
This
blessed
doctrine
is
taught
us
in
the
Gospell
,
how
else
is
it
taught
and
confirmed
to
us
?
A.
In
the
Sacraments
.
Of
the
nature
and
use
of
the
Sacrament
,
and
of
our
preparation
thereunto
.
Q.
HOw
many
Sacraments
be
there
?
A.
Two
only
:
Baptisme
and
the
supper
of
the
Lord
:
Q.
What
is
a
Sacrament
?
A.
It
is
a
Seal
of
the
righteousnesse
of
faith
:
or
a
token
of
the
Covenant
of
peace
between
God
and
man
.
Ro.
4.11
.
Gen.
17.11
.
Q.
Say
the
same
in
other
words
?
A.
A
Sacrament
is
an
outward
and
visible
signe
of
an
inward
and
spirituall
Grace
given
unto
us
:
as
in
your
Catechisme
:
Q.
What
is
that
spirituall
Grace
,
whereof
the
Sacraments
be
outward
signes
and
pledges
?
A.
The
favour
of
God
doing
away
our
sins
in
and
by
Christ
Crucified
:
1.
Cor.
10.16
.
1.
Cor.
11.26
.
Heb.
9.26
.
Q.
How
many
parts
be
there
of
every
Sacrament
?
A.
Two
:
first
some
outward
bodily
sign
of
Christs
own
ordaining
:
secondly
and
some
spiritual
Grace
or
Benefit
thereby
signified
:
Q.
What
is
the
outward
sign
in
the
Lords
supper
?
A.
Bread
and
wine
given
and
received
according
to
Christs
appointment
.
Q.
What
is
signified
thereby
?
A.
The
body
and
blood
of
Christ
Crucified
for
our
sins
.
Q.
What
is
the
benefit
of
receiving
these
signes
?
A.
By
them
,
as
by
a
token
and
pledge
from
God
himselfe
,
the
worthy
receives
is
assured
that
be
hath
a
part
and
share
in
Christs
Death
,
and
shall
be
saved
thereby
.
Q.
Do
all
that
come
to
the
Lords
Table
receive
such
a
pledge
of
Gods
favour
?
A.
No
:
only
they
that
be
worthy
receivers
:
[
the
rest
receive
meet
bread
and
wine
,
and
so
profane
Gods
ordinance
,
and
provoke
Gods
judgements
against
themselves
.
]
Q.
What
must
we
doe
that
we
may
be
worthy
receivers
?
A.
We
must
examine
our selves
whether
we
have
first
Faith
.
Secondly
,
Repentance
.
Thirdly
,
New
obedience
.
Fourthly
Charity
.
[
For
the
ignorant
and
unbeleevers
,
the
Impenitent
,
disobedient
and
uncharitable
persons
,
be
all
of
them
unworthy
receivers
.
]
Q.
What
Faith
is
required
in
a
worthy
Communicant
?
A.
The
profession
of
the
true
Faith
,
and
the
Grace
of
faith
.
Q.
Why
is
the
profession
of
Faith
required
?
A.
Because
He
that
looks
to
partake
of
Christian
Priviledges
,
must
know
and
maintaine
the
Articles
of
Christian
religion
.
Q.
Where
be
the
Articles
of
the
Christian
Faith
contained
?
A.
In
the
word
of
God
,
and
more
summarily
in
the
Creed
.
Q.
Do
you
understand
the
Creed
?
A.
Yes
.
Q.
Why
is
the
understanding
of
those
Articles
of
faith
required
?
A.
Because
if
we
doe
not
understand
the
meaning
of
them
,
we
can
never
believe
them
.
Q.
Many
understand
the
Creed
and
yet
are
unworthy
receivers
:
How
may
one
be
assured
that
his
knowledge
is
Sound
and
Saving
?
A.
By
two
signes
of
saving
knowledge
.
Q.
What
is
the
first
?
A.
It
is
a
Renuing
knowledge
,
it
doth
not
onely
acquainte
me
with
Gods
will
and
waies
,
But
also
it
worketh
my
heart
to
Obedience
of
the
same
.
Luk.
7.47
.
Ioh.
13.17
.
Ro.
2.20
.
Ro.
6.17.2
.
Cor.
3.18.2
.
Tim.
3.5
.
Q.
What
s
the
second
signe
of
saving
knowledge
?
A.
It
is
an
humbling
knowledge
,
which
maketh
me
more
and
more
to
see
how
vile
I
am
,
and
how
unable
to
doe
any
thing
that
is
good
,
and
so
to
seek
strength
&
helpe
from
Christ
.
Phil.
3.7.8
.
Ro.
7.9
.
Iob
42.6
.
Q.
You
have
said
,
that
faith
is
the
relying
and
resting
of
the
humbled
soule
upon
Christ
alone
for
salvation
,
How
will
you
trie
your
faith
whether
it
be
sound
and
lively
?
A.
By
two
signes
.
Q.
What
s
the
first
?
A.
If
it
hath
been
wrought
in
my
heart
by
hearing
and
knowledge
of
the
word
of
God
.
Ro.
10.4.17
.
[
for
if
we
have
alwaies
had
this
faith
,
as
carnall
persons
say
they
have
had
,
it
is
a
Counterfeite
faith
:
for
naturally
we
are
borne
in
unbeliefe
,
Neither
doth
faith
grow
up
with
our
Education
,
But
it
is
a
supernaturall
gift
of
Gods
spirit
,
wrought
in
us
by
the
Gospell
Eph.
2.8
.
Ro.
2.27
.
Gal.
5
6.
Ro.
9.8
.
Ioh.
3.6
.
Q.
What
s
a
second
signe
of
true
faith
,
whereby
it
may
be
knowne
?
A.
By
the
fruite
of
Faith
which
is
to
make
me
walke
by
the
rule
of
faith
(
i.
)
the
scripture
,
so
that
I
shall
not
believe
one
thing
and
do
the
Contrary
:
[
True
faith
will
make
one
to
practise
what
he
believeth
:
else
t
is
a
dead
faith
.
]
●am
.
2.16.17
.
Act.
15
9.
Q.
Why
is
this
Gracy
of
faith
required
in
a
receiver
?
A.
Because
by
faith
we
are
made
partakers
of
Christ
,
and
of
the
benefits
of
his
passion
,
which
are
set
forth
to
us
in
the
sacrament
:
[
we
must
bring
faith
to
Gods
promises
,
and
Gods
sacraments
.
]
Heb.
3.14
.
Gal.
3.26
,
the
second
Grace
is
repentance
:
He
must
examine
himselfe
in
that
.
Q.
How
will
you
know
your
repentance
to
be
found
?
A.
By
two
signes
.
Q.
What
s
the
first
?
A.
If
I
make
conscience
of
every
sin
,
even
because
it
is
sin
.
Luk.
16.10
.
Act.
24.16
.
Ps.
119.128
.
Gen.
39.9
.
[
if
we
greive
for
sin
because
of
shame
that
is
a
worldly
respect
,
and
therefore
a
wordly
sorrow
,
But
if
we
greive
for
our
sins
because
God
is
offended
,
that
is
a
Godly
sorrow
,
because
the
respect
and
ground
of
it
is
Godly
.
]
Q.
What
is
the
second
signe
of
sound
repentance
?
A.
Amendment
:
and
forsaking
of
sinne
.
[
for
true
loathing
and
in●ard
hatred
of
sin
,
is
accompained
with
a
leaving
of
it
,
else
it
is
but
a
mock
sorrow
.
]
Act.
26.20
.
Ioel
2.13
.
2.
Cor.
10.11
.
Q.
Why
is
this
Grace
required
in
a
Commun●cant
?
A.
Because
God
promiseth
nothing
to
a
wicked
man
,
and
therefore
the
sacrament
cannot
seale
nor
assure
him
of
any
mercy
in
Christ
.
Ro.
25.
Mat.
3.7.8
.
Q.
What
is
the
Third
Grace
required
in
a
worthy
receiver
?
A.
Care
to
walke
in
New
obedience
.
(
i.
)
to
abstaine
from
evill
,
and
exercise
our selves
in
that
which
is
Good
.
Ro.
12.9
.
Es.
1.16
.
Q.
Why
is
new
obedience
required
?
A.
Because
if
we
say
,
we
have
fellowship
with
Christ
and
walke
in
darknesse
,
we
doe
but
deceive
our selves
.
1.
Ioh.
1.6
.
1.
Ioh.
3.10
.
Q.
What
is
the
signe
of
true
obedience
?
A.
Sincerity
(
i.
)
when
without
doubling
of
deceit
,
without
dispensing
or
pretences
for
sin
,
we
walke
upright
in
the
Commandements
of
God
.
Ps.
32.2.1
.
Cro.
28.9.1
.
Cro.
12.33
.
[
It
is
a
spirit
without
guile
,
we
must
not
hide
our
eies
from
any
part
of
Gods
will
or
of
our
duty
.
]
Ps.
1
19.80
.
Q.
What
is
the
fourth
Grace
required
in
a
worthy
receiuer
?
A.
Christian
loue
and
Charity
,
especially
towards
all
them
that
love
and
feare
God
.
1.
Co.
5.8
.
Q.
What
is
the
first
signe
of
Christian
love
?
A.
If
we
love
the
Children
of
God
because
they
be
the
Children
of
God
,
and
fear
Him
.
1.
Ioh.
5.1
.
1.
Ioh.
3.12.14
.
Mat.
10.41
.
Q.
What
is
the
second
signe
?
A.
To
do
our
brother
no
wrong
but
good
if
we
can
.
Ro.
13.10.1
.
Cor.
1.5
.
Q.
What
s
a
Third
signe
?
A.
If
he
hath
wronged
us
to
forgive
him
.
Eph.
4.32
.
Mat.
6.14.15
.
Q.
What
is
a
fourth
signe
?
A.
A
fellow-feeling
of
our
Brothers
weal
and
wo
[
(
i.
)
if
we
can
rejoyce
at
the
good
that
befalls
our
Neighbor
,
in
his
wealth
,
credit
,
gifts
,
preferment
,
and
graces
,
as
if
they
had
hapned
to
our selves
;
and
on
the
other
side
,
if
we
can
heartly
be
sory
for
the
disgraces
and
losses
which
befall
our
brethren
.
]
Pro.
24
18.
Iob
31.29.30
.
[
especially
if
we
can
rejoyce
and
greive
for
such
good
and
evills
as
befall
them
for
Christs
sake
,
Name
and
cause
.
]
Q.
Why
is
such
love
required
in
a
Communicant
?
A.
Because
we
are
members
of
one
Head
Christ
Iesus
:
and
are
all
partakers
of
one
Bread
,
one
Hope
,
one
Faith
,
and
therefore
should
be
of
one
minde
and
of
one
heart
.
Act.
4.32
.
Ioh.
13.35
.
Q.
What
if
after
examination
we
finde
not
these
graces
to
be
in
our selves
?
A.
They
that
be
voide
of
these
graces
cannot
be
worthy
receivers
,
But
if
we
finde
them
to
be
in
us
in
truth
and
sincerity
,
though
not
in
that
measure
we
desire
,
wee
may
and
ought
to
come
to
the
Lords
Table
.
Q.
By
what
meanes
doth
God
worke
these
Graces
in
our
hearts
?
A.
By
the
word
preached
and
heard
with
an
honest
heart
:
by
which
also
they
are
daily
increased
.
Ro.
14.10
.
Other
Generall
questions
.
Q.
WHat
is
the
estate
of
man
by
Creation
?
A.
An
holy
and
happy
estate
:
for
man
was
at
the
first
made
like
unto
God
in
holinesse
and
righteousnesse
,
in
goodnesse
and
immortallity
.
He
was
free
from
sinne
and
misery
.
Q.
What
is
the
estate
of
all
men
through
the
fall
of
Adam
?
A.
An
estate
of
sin
and
misery
,
for
wee
are
all
of
us
originally
very
sinfull
and
miserable
,
Being
enemies
to
all
Goodnesse
,
and
prone
to
all
evill
,
and
so
the
objects
of
Gods
wrath
,
and
heires
of
hell
fire
.
Q.
What
is
the
state
of
them
that
be
renued
by
Christ
?
A.
It
is
an
estate
of
holinesse
and
righteousnes
,
which
is
begun
here
in
the
kingdome
of
Grace
,
and
shall
be
finished
in
the
kingdome
of
Glory
.
[
They
that
are
Christs
,
are
renewed
in
knowledge
and
holinesse
according
to
that
Image
wherein
Adam
at
the
first
was
created
,
and
they
are
acquitted
from
the
guilt
and
punishment
of
sinne
by
the
Blood
and
Intercession
of
Christ
and
finally
,
they
are
intituled
to
an
estate
of
Glory
and
Immortality
with
God
in
Heaven
for
evermore
.
]
Q.
How
must
we
serve
God
here
in
this
life
?
A.
According
to
his
word
,
and
not
according
to
our
owne
fansies
and
devises
.
Q.
How
must
we
pray
to
God!
A.
Only
in
the
Name
and
mediation
of
Iesus
Christ
,
praying
for
such
things
as
are
agreable
to
Gods
will
to
give
us
.
Q.
How
shall
I
know
that
?
A.
By
the
word
of
God
which
sheweth
us
what
things
God
hath
promised
,
and
commanded
and
forbidden
.
Q.
How
else
may
I
know
what
things
I
may
beg
of
God
in
prayer
?
A.
By
the
Lords
prayer
,
wherein
Christ
hath
taught
us
what
to
pray
for
,
so
that
whatsoever
we
have
need
to
pray
for
,
or
ought
to
pray
for
,
it
is
contained
in
those
Petitions
.
FINIS
.