was not Rabab the harlot juftified by works, when fbe had received the Meffengers, and had fent them out another way.

2. Why is the Church called Holy?

A. Not that every Member is holy, Matth. xiii. 24, 30, 47, 49. Another Parable put be forth unto them, faying, The Kingdom of Heaven is likened unto a man which fowed good feed in his field. Let both grow together until the barveft: and in the time of harvest, I will fay to the reapers, gather ye together firft the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn. Again, the kingdom of Heaven is like unto a net that was caft into the fea, and gathered of every kind. So fhall it be at the end of the world: the Angels fhall come forth, and fever the wicked from among the juft.

But the whole, Eph. v. 25, 26, 27. Husbands love your Wives even as Chrift alfe loved the Church and gave himself for it; that he might fantify and cleanfe it with the washing of water, by the word, That he might prefent it to himself a glorious Church, not having Spot or wrinkle, or any Such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.

In its Inftitution, Defign, Profeffion, Office, and End. Many fincerely holy here, I Pet. ii. 9. But ye are a chofen Generation, a royal Priesthood, an holy Nation, a peculiar People; that ye fhould fhew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light. Perfectly in Heaven, Heb. xii. 23. To the general affembly and church of the firft-born, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the Spirits of juft men made perfect.

2. Why Catholick or Univerfal.

A. Because difperfed all over the World. Mat. 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 Ghoft. Mark xvi. 15. And faid unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. Apoc. v. 9. And they fung a new fong, faying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the Seals thereof, for thou waft flain, and haft redeemed us to God thy blood, out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation.

2. Why needful to believe this?

A. Acts ii. 47. Praifing God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the eburch daily fuch as fhould be faved."

The Communion of the Saints.

2. What do ye mean by Saints.

A. All that are Baptized, or in the Church, are called to be Saints, Rom. i. 7. To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be Saints, grace to you, and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jefus Chrift. 2 Tim. i. 9. Who bath faved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace which was given us in Chrift Fefus, before the world began. 2 Tim. ii. 19. Neverthelefs the foundation of God ftandeth fure, having this feal, the Lord knoweth them that are bis; and let every one that nameth the name of Chrift depart from iniquity. They only are real Saints who perform their Baptifmal Vow, 2 Cor vii. 1. Having therefore thefe Promifes (dearly beloved) let

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us cleanse our felves from all filthiness of the flesh and Spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. 1 Pet. 1. 5. But as he which hath called you is boly, fo be ye boly in all manner of converfati

on.

Q. How are Saints made?

A. By the Spirit of Chrift, 1 Cor. vi. 11. And fuch were fome of you, but ye are washed, but ye are fanctified, but ye are juftified in the name of the Lord Jefus, and by the Spirit of our God. Acts xxvi. 18. To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of Sins, and Inheritance among them which are fanctified by faith that is in me.

Whom have the Saints Communion with? A. With God the Father and Son, 1 John i. 3. That which we have feen and beard, declare we unto you, that ye alfo may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jefus Chrift. And with one another as Saints, 1 John i. 7. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jefus Chrift his Son cleanseth us from all fin.

2. What mean you here by the Communion of Saints ?

A. That there is really in the World a Society or Fellowship or Body of real Saints, Eph. ii. 19.. Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the Saints, and of the boufbold of God.

2. How is this Body or Society made?

A. By the Spirit of God uniting them in Chrift to one another, Epb. i. 22, 24. And bath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be

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the head over all things to the Church, which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all. Eph. iv. 4, 5, 16. There is one body and one fpirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling, one Lord, one Faith, one Baptifm. From whom the whole Body fully joined together, and compacted by that which every joint Supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body, unto the edifying of it felf in Love. 1 Cor. xii. 12, 13, 20. For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: So alfo is Chrift. For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit. But now are they many members, yet but one body.

Q. Why do we believe this?

A. That we may ftrive to be of this Body or Communion, Col. i. 12. Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the faints in light.

The Forgiveness of Sins.

Q. What is Sin ?

A. Tranfgreffion of the Law, 1 John iii. 4. Whe foever committeth fin, tranfgreffeth also the Law; for fin is the tranfgreffion of the Law,

Q. Who are guilty of it?

A. All Men, Rom. iii. 23. For all have finned and come short of the glory of God. Ecclef. vii. 20. For there is not a just man upon earth, that doth good, and finneth not. John i. 8. If we say that we

have no fin, we deceive our felves, and the truth is

not in us.

Q. What is the Forgiveness of Sins?

A. The freeing us from the Punishment due to us for them, 2 Sam. xii. 13. And David faid unto Nathan, I have finned against the Lord; and Nathan faid unto David, the Lord alfo hath put away thy Sin; thon fhalt not die.

Q. How are our Sins forgiven?

A. Only for Chrift's fake, Eph. i. 7. In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of Sins, according to the riches of his Grace. I John ii. 1, 2. My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye fin not. And if any man fin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jefus Chrift the righteous. And he is the propitiation for our fins and not for ours only, but also for the fins of the whole world. Acts xiii. 38. Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of fins.

Q. What muft we do towards it?

A. 1. Repent, John i. 9. If we confess our fins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our fins, and to cleanfe us from all unrighteousness, Ezech. xviii. 30. Therefore I will judge you, O House of Ifrael every one according to his ways, faith the Lord God: Repent, and turn your felves from all your tranfgreffions, fo Iniquity shall not be

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2. Believe the Gospel, Acts xvi. 31. And they faid, believe on the Lord Jefus Chrift and thou shalt be faved, and thy house. John iii. 16. For God To loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whofoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

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