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Almighty,

2. Why is God said to be Almighty?

A. Because he can do what he will, Pfal.cxv. 3. But our God is in the Heavens, be bath done whatsoever be pleased. Pfal. cxxxv. 6. Whatsoever the Lord pleased, that did be in beaven and in earth, in the seas and all deep places. Matth. xix. 26. But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, with men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.

2. How doth God do what he will?

A. Only by willing it should be done, Matth. viii. 3. And Jesus put forth his hand and touched him, saying, Iwill, be thou clean; and immediately bis leprofie was cleanfed. Mar. vii. 34, 35. And looking up to Heaven be fighed, and faith unto bim Epbphaiba, that is, be opened, and straitway bis ears were opened, and the string of bis tongue was loosed, and be spake plain. Gen. i. 3. And God faid, let there be light, and there was light.

2. Can none then refift his Will?

A. No, Rom. ix. 19. Thou wilt say then unto me, why doth be yet find fault? for who bath refifted bis will? Tit. i. 2. In hope of eternal life, which God that cannot lie promised before the World began. Heb. vi. 18. That by two immutable things in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong confolation, who have fled for refuge to lay bold upon the hope set before us.

2. What follows from God's being Almighty?

A. I That we should submit to his will, Mar xiv. 36. And he said. Abba, Father, all things are poffible unto thee, take away this cup from me; nevertheless, not what I will, but what thou wilt.

2. Fear him, Matth. x. 28. And fear not them which kill the Body, but are not able to kill the Soul: but rather fear him, which is able to destroy both Soul and Body in Hell.

3. And trust on him, Pfal. xxxvii. 3, 4, 5. Trust in the Lord, and do good, so shalt thou dwell in the Land, and verily thou shalt be fed. Delight thy self also in the Lord, and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Commit thy way unto the Lord: trust also in him, and he shall bring it to pass.

Maker of Heaven and Earth.

0. What is meant by Heaven and Earth?

A. The whole world with all things in it, Ats 17. 24. God that made the World, and all things therein, Seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in Temples made with hands. Q. What did he make all things of?

A. Of nothing, Gen. i. 1. In the beginning God ereated the heaven and the earth.

Q. How did he make them?

A. By his word, Gen. i. 3. And God said, let there be light, and there was light. Heb. xi. 3. Through Faith we understand that the Worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are Seen were not made of things which do appear.

Q. How long was he making it?

A. Six Days; that we may better discern his • Wisdom and Power it it, Light and Plants were before the Sun.

Q. Why did God make all things?

A. For his own Glory, Prov. xvi. 4. The Lord hath made all things for himself : yea even the wicked for the day of evil. Rom. ix. 20. Nay but, O Man, who art thou that repliest against God? shall the thing fomed Say to him that formed it, why hast thou made me thus?

What 2. What follows from hence?

A. 1. That God is the Lord of Hosts, Gen. ii. 1. Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the Host of them. Acts xvii. 24. God that made the World, and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in Temples made with hands.

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2. That we ought to admire and praise him, Pfal. cxlviii. 5. 6. Let them praise the name of the Lord: For he commanded and they were created. He hath also established them for ever and ever : He hath made a Decree which shall not pass. Apoc. iv. 11. Thos art worthy, O Lord, to receive Glory and Honour and Power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy Pleasure they are and were created.

3. Obey and serve him, I Cor. vi. 10. For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's. Pfal. xcv. 6. O come, let us wor ship and bow down: Let us kneel before the Lord our Maker.

Q. Doth God still uphold the World?

A. Yes, Heb. i. 3. Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by bimself purged our Sins, fat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high. Acts xvii. 28. For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own Poets have said, for we are also his Off. Spring. Rom. xi. 36. For of him, and through him, and to him are all things; to whom be glory for ever.

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Q. Doth he also order all things?

A. Yes, Eph. i. 11. In whom also we have obtained an Inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the Councel of his own Will. John v. 17. But Jesus answered them, my Father worketh hitherto, and I work.

Q. Can nothing happen without his Providence? A. No, Matth. x. 29, 30. Are not two Sparrows fold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. But the very Hairs of your Head are all numbred. Prov. xvi. 33. The lot is cast into the lap, but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. Exod. xxi. 13. And if a Man lie not in wait, but God deliver him into his hand, then I will appoint thee a place whither be shall flee. Deut. xix. 4,5. And this is the case of the player which shall flee thither that he may live; Whoso killeth his Neighbour ignorantly, whom he hated not in time past, as when a Man goeth into the Wood with his Neighbour, to hew wood, and his hand feicheth a stroke with the Ax to cut down the Tree, and the Head flippeth from the Helve, and lighteth upon his Neighbour that he die; he shall flee unto one of those Cities, and live.

2. What use is to be made of this ?

A. 1. To thank God for a I things we have, I Thef. v.18. In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jejus concerning you.

2. To submit to his Will, 1 Sam. iii. 18. And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, it is the Lord: let him do what seemeth him good. Job i. 21. And Job faid, Naked came 1 out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; Blessed be the name of the Lord.

3. To love and please him, Rom. viii. 28. And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

And in Jesus

Q. Who is he that is here called Jesus?
A. Our Saviour.

Q. When

Q. When was this Name given him? A.. At his Circumcifion, Luc. i. 31. And behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a Son, and shalt call his name Fefus. Luc. ii. 21. And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called Jesus, which was fo named of the Angel before he was conceived in the womb.

Q. Why is he called Jesus?

A. Because he is our Saviour, Matth. i. 21. And She shall bring forth a Son, and thon sale call his Name Jesus. For he shall save his People from their

Sins.

Q. Is he our only Saviour?

A. Yes, Act. iv. 12. Neither is there Salvation in any other, for there is none other Name under Heaven given among Men, whereby we must be saved. I Tim. ii. 5. For there is one God, and one Mediator between God and Men, the Man Christ Jesus.

Q. Is he able to save us all?

A. Yes, Heb. vii. 25. Wherefore he is able alfo to Save them to the uttermost, that some unto God by bim, feeing he ever liveth to make Intercession for them. John v. 17. But Jesus answered them, my Father worketh hitherto, and I work.

Q. Why is he alone able to do it?

A. Because he only is both God and Man, Matth. i. 23. Behold a Virgin shall be with Child, and shall bring forth a Son, and they shall call his Name Emmanuel, which being interpreted, is God with us. Q. What Ufe is to be made of this?

A. 1. Hence we are to trust in him only for Salvation and all things necessary to it, dits v. 31. Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give Repentance to Ifracl, and Forgiveness of Sins.