. 102 . Page Chap. 11. Of Baptism, and Bread and Wine. 73 Chap. 12. Of the Life of a Christian in general, what, and how it ought 79 Chap. 13. Of Magiftracy. . 98 Chap. 14. Of the Resurrection. Chap. 15. A short Introduction to the Confession of Faith. 105 Chap. 16. A Confession of Faith, containing twenty-three Articles 107 Art. 1. Concerning God, and the true and saving Knowledge of him. 107 Art. 2. Of the Guide and Rule of Christians. . 108 Art. 3. Of the Scriptures 109 Art. 4. Of the Divinity of Christ, and his Being from the Beginning. 109 Art. 5. Of his Appearance in the Flesh. I10 Art. 6. Of the End and Use of that Appearance. of Christ 113 Art. 1o. Of the Univerfal Love and . 114 Art. 11. Of the Light that enlighteneth every Man. 115 Art. . O III 112 I I2 Art. 19. Concerning eating of Bread ther's Feet, abftaining from Things ftrangled, and from blood, and Anointing of the Sick with Oil. Art. 20. Of the Liberty of fuch Christians as are come to know the Substance, as to the ufing or not ufing of these Rites, and of the Ob- Art. 21. Concerning Swearing, Fight- Chap. 17. A fhort Expoftulation with, and an Appeal to all other Profeffors. 133 Chap. 18. A fhort Examination of fome of the Scripture Proofs, al- ledged by the Divines at Weftmin- fter, to prove divers Articles in their Confeffion of Faith and Catechifm. 140 Á CATE- CATECHISM, &c. CHAP. I. Of GOD, and the true and saving Know ledge of him. Queft. by all sorts of Christians, that the height of happiness confifteth in coming to know and enjoy eternal life ; what is it in the sense and judgment of Christ? A. This is life eternal, that they might John know thee the only true God, and Jesus '7• 3. Christ whom thou hast fent. Q. How doth God reveal this knowledge ? À. For God, who commanded the light 2 Cor. to shine out of darkness, hath shined in 4. 6. our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God, in the face of Jesus Christ. Q. How many Gods are there? A. Onc B Eph. 4. 6. I Cor. 4. 24. I. 5. A. One God.. We know that an idol is nothing in the 8. 4.6. world, and that there is none other God but one. But to us there is but one God. Q. What is God? John À. God is a spirit, Q. Among all the blefed, glorious, and divine excellencies of God, which are ascribed and given to him in the fcriptures ; what is that which is most needful for us to take notice of, as being the message which the apostles re. corded in special manner to declare of him now under the gospel ? I John A. This then is the mesfage wlich we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no dark. ness at all. Q. What are they that bear record in heaven? John A. There are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost; and these three are one. Q. How cometh any man to know God the Father, according to Christ's words? A. All things are delivered to me of my Father, and no man knoweth who the 11. 27. Son is, but the Father, and who the Father is, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him. John Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the Truth, 57. Luke 10, 22. Mat 14. 6. |