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“ The great Work incumbent upon you, is, to Mortifie Sin, and make progress in Holiness; the joy of the Lord being your Strength. Be carefull to keep your Covenant, and to perform your Vows. Seek after sensible comfort in God, and yet live by Faith, when you want it. Be Humble, and yet not sinfully dejected ”

“ How are we delivered from that Estate of sin and misery?
A. By a Saviour and Redeemer.
q. What mean you by a Redeemer?
A. One that buys us back again.
q. What doth he buy us back from?
A. The slavery of Sin and Satan, and Eternal Death.
q. Who is our Redeemer?
A. Jesus Christ is our blessed Redeemer.
q. And what price did he give for us?
A. The Price of His Own Blood?
Q. Who is this Jesus Christ?
A. He is the Eternal Son of God.
Q. Is not he also Man?
A. Yes; He is both God and Man in one Person.
Q. Why was he Man?
A. That he might shed his Blood and die for us. ”

“ Be not Turbulent, Factious, or Busie-bodies; But be Peaceable, Quiet and Loving to all Men; Conquering the Reproaches of the World by unaffected Piety, ill Nature by good Offices, and Injuries by your readiness to forgive ”

“ Many People are Destroyed for lack of Knowledge. And that people of riper Years, have so little Knowledge of Religious Principles, is owing in a great part, to their own, or their Parents Neglect when they were Young. ”

“ What hurt got Adam by his sin?
A. He fell under the curse of God's Law.
q. What hurt doth Adam's sin to us?
A. It makes us sharers of the same curse.
q. Why so?
A. Because we are all Children of that Sinfull Father.
q. What Estate then, are we born in?
A. In an Estate of Sin and Misery.
q. Is not sin either Original or Actual?
A. Yes, it is.
q. What call you Original sin?
A. It is the Sin of our Nature.
q. What is that to say?
A. We are forward to Evil, and backward to Good.
q. What is Actual sin? ”

“ After you have Prayed, enter upon your Solemn Work of Self-examination; State your selves as in the Presence of God, and make an impartial Soul-search, wt respect to your Spiritual Estate, your Sins, your Graces, and your Habitual disposition, and Course of Life. ”

“ Q. What doth Christ as a King?
A. He Cures our Enmity.
q. How doth Christ cure our Enmity?
A. He makes us His willing People, and Defends us against our Enemies.
q. Who are our Spiritual Enemies?
A. The World, the Devil, and the Flesh.
Q. What doth Christs Offices require of us?
A. They require a suitable Duty.
Q. What requires his Prophetical office?
A. That we take pains to Learn what he Teaches us.
Q. What requires his Priestly Office?
A. That we seek the Pardon of our Sins; and all good things, through His Blood, and Intersession.
Q. And what doth His Kingly Office require? ”

“ I. You must not forget to examine your self, how Matters have gone wt you: If your Frame hath been bad, and you have not meet wt God, Confess and beg Pardon for your sins; and by after pains & diligence, labour to make up your loss. But if you find that your Heart hath been enlarged, be thankfull for that favour; And study to entertain the sweet relish of what you have gotten upon your Spirit. ”

“ Q. Why so?
A. Because none but one can have all Boundless Perfections.
Q. May there be more Persons than one in the God head?
A. Yes; there may.
Q. How many Persors in the God-head are told us in God's word? ”