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bimself without witness, in that he did good, and
gave us rain from Heaven and fruitful Seasons, fill-
ing our hearts with food and gladness. Pfal. xix. 1.
The Heavens declare the Glory of God; and the Fir-
mament sheweth his handy work. Every Man's
Confcience also attests it: Rom. ii. 14, 15. For
when the Gentiles which have not the Law, do by
nature the things contained in the Law, these baving
not the Law, are a Law unto themselves, which
Thew the work of the Law written in their hearts,
their Conscience also bearing witness, and their
Thoughts the mean while accusing, or else excusing
one another. Pfal. xiv. 1. The fool bath said in his
beart, there is no God: they are corrupt, they have
done abominable works, there is none that doth good.
2. What else doth this Article import?
A. That there is but one God.

2. How do you prove that?

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A. Deut. vi. 4. Hear, O Ifrael, the Lord our is one Lord. Ifa. xliv. 6. Thus faith the Lord the King of Ifrael, and his Redeemer the Lord of Hosts, I am the First, and I am the Last, and besides me there is no God. Ifa. xlv. 5,6. I am the Lord, and there is none else, there is no God besides me; I girded thee, though thou hast not known me: That they may know from the rising of the Sun, and from the West, that there is none besides me, I am the Lord, and there is none else. I Cor. viii. 6, 7. But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Chrift, by whom are all things, and we by him. Howbeit, there is not in every Man that knowledge: For fome with Confcience of the Idol unto this bour, eat it as a thing offered unto an Idol; and their Conscience being weak, is defiled.

2. What is the great Duty you owe to this

A. To love him above all things: Deut. vi. 5. And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy foul, and with all thy might. And to worship and serve him only: Math. iv. 10. Then faith Jesus unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan, for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou ferve.

2. What is God?

A. Exod. iii. 14. And God Said unto Mofes, I am that I am: and be said, thou shalt say unto the Children of Ifrael, I am hath sent me unto you. A Spirit: John iv. 24. God is a Spirit, and they that worship him, must worship him in Spirit and in Truth. 2. What is that?

A. A Substance without Matter or Body. Luc. xxiv. 39. Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I my self: handle me, and fee, for a Spirit hath not Flesh and Bones, as ye see me have. And fo not like to Man: Rom. i. 23. And they changed the Glory of the uncorruptible God, into an Image made like to corruptible Man, and to Birds, and four-footed Beasts, and creeping things.

2. Why then is God said to have a Head and Hands, &c.?

A. To represent him the better to our Capacities.

2. Is he therefore invisible?

A. Yes. 1 John iv. 12. No Man bath seen God at any time; if we love one another God dwelleth in us, and bis Love is perfected in us. Job ix. 11. Lo be goeth by me, and I see him not.

2. In what Sense then shall we see God?

A. 1 Jobniii. 2. Beloved, now are we the Sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be; but we know that when be shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. 1 Cor. xiii. 12. For now we see through a Glass darkly; but

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then face to face: Now I know in part; but then Shall I know even as also I am known. With the Eyes of our Minds, not of our Bodies; but Chrift with our bodily Eyes: Job xix. 26. And though after my skin, Worms destroy this Body, yet in my flesh shali I Jee God.

2. What follows from God's being a Spirit? A. That we should worship him in Spirit and in Truth, John iv. 24. God is a Spirit, and they that worship bim, must worship him in Spirit and in Truth.

2. Where is God?

A. Every where, Pfal. cxxxix. 7, 8. Whitber fhall I go from thy Spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy prefence? If I afcend up into Heaven, thou art there: If I make my Bed in Hell, bebold, thou art there. Jer. xxiii. 23, 24. Am I a God at hand, Saith the Lord, and not a God afar off. Can any bide himself in secret places that I shall not see bim? Saith the Lord: Do not I fill beaven and earth? Saith the ord

2. How then is he said to be in Heaven, and near us? Ifai. iv. 6. Seek ye the Lord while be may be found, call ye upon him while he is

near.

A. Because he manifesteth himself to us, Exod. xx 24. An Altar of Earth thou shalt make unto me and shalt sacrifice thereon thy Burnt-Offerings, and thy Peace-Offerings, thy sheep and thine Oxen: In all Places where I record my Name, I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee. Matth. xviii. 20. For where two or three are gathered together in my Name, there am I in the midst of them. 2. Doth he then know all things?

A. Most perfectly, Pfal. cxlvii. 5. Great is our Lord, and of great power; bis understanding is infi2. How doth that appear?

A. Pfal. cxxxix. 2, 3, 4. Thou knowest my downfitting, and my up-rising, thou understandeft my thoughts afar off. Thou compassest my path, and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways. For there is not a word in my Tongue, but lo, O Lord, thou knowest it altogether. Heb. iv. 13. Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his fight: but all things are naked, and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.

2. Can it be proved from Reason?

A. Yes, because he made and preserves all things, Gen. i. 31. And God Saw every thing that be bad made, and behold it was very good; and the evening and the morning were the fixth day. Plal. cxxxix. 15, 16. My substance was not bid from thee, when I was made in fecret; and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. Thine eyes did fee my substance yet being unperfect, and in thy Book all my Members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them.

2. What use must we make of this?

A. To be fincere and pious in all things, I Chron. xxviii. 9. And thou, Solomon my Som know thou the God of thy Father, and serve him with a perfect heart, and with a willing mind: for the Lord Searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the Thoughts: If thou seek him, be will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.

In God the Father

2. Why God the Father? A. Because the word, God, hath respect to ali three Persons.

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2. How

2. How do you prove there are three Persons, God?

A Matth. xxviii. 19. Go ye therefore and teach all Nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. 2 Cor. xiii. 14 The grave of the Lord Jesus Chrift, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost be with you all. Amen.

2. Are they three Gods?

A. No, but one, I Job v. 7. For there are three that bear record in Heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost; and these three are one. Joh. x. 30. I and my Father are one.

2. Why do we use the word, Person, to distinguish them?

A. Because the Holy Ghost useth it, Heb. i. 3. Who being the brightness of bis Glory, and the express image of his Person, and upholding all things by the word of bis Power, when he had by himself purged our fins, sat down on the right hand of the. Majesty on high.

2 Why do we put the Father first?

A. Because he is first in Order, Matth. xxviii. 19. Go ye therefore and teach all Nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Joh. vii. 29. But I know bim, for I am from him, and be bath sent

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2. Why is he called the Father?

A. He is Chrift's Father, Eph. i. 3. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath bleffed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in brift: And in him Ours, Joh. xx. 17. Jesus faith unto ber. Touch me not; for I am not yet afcended to my Father: but go to my brethren and fay unto them, I afcendunto my Father and your Father, and to my God and your God.

Almighty,