us. And faith on our part: Eph. iii. 17. That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith.

Q3. What is the first property of this union?

A. It is an intimate union; Eph. v. 30. For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.

Q. 4. What is the fecond property?

A. It is an union never to be diffolved; Rom. viii. 35, 38. Who fhall feparate us from the love of Chrift? Shall tribulation, or diftrefs, or perfecution, or famine, or nakednefs, or peril, or fword? For I am perfuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things prefent, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, fhall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Chrift Jefus our Lord.

Q. 5. What is the third property of this union?

A. It makes Chrift, and all that he hath purchased, become ours ; I Cor. iii. 22, 23. All are yours, and ye are Chrift's; and Chrift is God's.

Q. 6. What is the fourth property of this union?

A. It is the foundation and root of all our spiritual and acceptable obedience; John xv. 4. Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.

Q. 7. What is the first inference from hence?

A. That faving grace in the faints is immortal, being fecured to them in and by Chrift; Col. iii. 3. Your life is hid with Christ in God.

Q. 8. What is the fecond inference?

A. That the relation between Chrift and believers is very near and intimate; Eph. v. 30. For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.

Q. 9. What is the third inference ?

A. That believers need not be afraid to go down to the grave; Rom. viii. 38, 39. For I am perfuaded, that neither death nor life, -nor any other creature fhall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jefus our Lord. And this union holds after death; Matth. xxii. 31, 32. But as touching the refurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was fpoken unto you by God, faying, I am the God of Abrahẩm, and the God of Ifaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living.

Q. 10. What is the fourth inference?

A. That in wronging and perfecuting the faints, men wrong and perfecute Chrift himfelf; Acts ix. 4 And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice faying unto him, Saul, Saul, why perfecuteft thou me? Q. 11. What is the fifth inference?

A That in relieving and refreshing the faints, we relieve and refresh Chrift himself; Matth. xxv. 35, 36. For I was an hungred,

and ye gave me meat; and I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink; I was a ftranger, and ye took me in ; naked, and ye clothed me; I was fick, and ye vifited me; I was in prifon, and ye came unto me. Ver. 40. Inafmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.

Q. 12. What is the laft inference?

4. That there is a fympathy in Chrift, under all the preffures and grievances of his people; Heb. iv. 15. We have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities, but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without fin.

Of Effectual Calling.

HAT is effectual calling?

Quest. 31. WA. Effectual calling is the work of God's Spirit,

whereby convincing us of our fin and mifery, enlightening our minds in the knowledge of Chrift, and renewing our wills, he doth perfuade and enable us to embrace Jefus Chrift, freely offered to us in the gospel.

Q. 1. What makes the difference between effectual and ineffectual calling?

A. Ineffectual calling is, when men have nothing but the external found of the gofpel; Matth. xx. 16. For many be called, but few chofen. Effectual is, when the Spirit works in conjunction with the word; John vi. 45. It is written in the prophets, And hey shall be all taught of God; every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.

Q. 2. What is the first act of the Spirit in effectual calling?

A. Conviction of fin; John xvi. 8. And when he is come, he will reprove the world of fin.

Q.3. Do the called of God hear any voice from heaven?

A. Ordinarily it is a call without found, yet as efficacious as an audible voice from heaven.

Q. 4. What is the fecond act of the Spirit in our effectual calling? A. The illumination of the mind in the knowledge of Chrift; Acts xxvi. 18. To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God.

Q5. In what things doth it enlighten them?

A. In this; That Chrift is their only remedy; Acts iv. 12. Neither is there falvation in any other; for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be faved. And their all-fufficient remedy; Heb. vii. 25. Wherefore he is able alfo to fave them to the uttermost that come unto God by him.

Q. 6. What is the third act?

A. His renewing of the finner's will, and making it flexible; Pfal. cx. 3. Thy people fhall be willing in the day of thy power. Ezek. xxxvi. 26. A new heart alfo will I give you, and a new spirit will VOL. VI. B b

put within you, and I will take away the flony heart out of your flefh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.

Q. 7. Can no man come to Chrift till thus enabled?

A. No; it is not in the power of man's nature or will, till thus renewed and enabled; Eph. i. 19, 20. And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward, who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, which he wrought in Chrift, when he raised him from the dead, and fet him on his own right-hand in the heavenly places. John vi. 44. No man can come to me except the Father, which hath fent me, draw him.

Q.8. What fort of men are most ordinarily called?

A. The poor and mean ones in the world; 1 Cor. i. 26. For ye fee your calling, brethren, how that not many wife men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called; but God hath chofen the foolish things of the world to confound the wife; and God hath chofen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty.

Q. 9. What is the firft inftruction from it?

A. Souls effectually called are never loft; Rom. xi. 29. For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.

Q10. What is the second inftruction?

A. All things co-operate to their good; Rom, viii. 28. For we know that ail things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are called according to his purpose.

Q. II. What is the third inftruction?

A. It is dangerous to refufe God's call, Prov. i. 24. Because I have called, and ye have refufed, I have ftretched out my hand, and no man regarded.

Q. 12. What is the laft inftruction?

A. That Chriftians are obliged to walk fuitably to their heavenly calling; I Theff. ii. 12. That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory.

Quest. 32.

Of the Concomitants of Vocation.

THAT benefits do they that are effectually called partake of in this life?

WHAT

A. They that are effectually called, do in this life partake of juflification, adoption, and fanctification, and the feveral benefits which in this life do ei ther accompany or flow from them.

Q. 1. Are all that be effectually called, juftified?

A. Yes God juftifies all, and every foul that obeys and answers his call; Rom. viii. 30. Whom he called, them he alfo juftified: Q. 2. What other benefits have the called in this life?

A. They are all the adopted children of God; Eph. i. 5. Having predeftinated us unto the adoption of children, by Jefus hrift, unto himself, according to the good pleasure of his will.

Q.3. Are thofe all the benefits the called receive?

A. No; they are not only juftified and adopted, but also fanctified;` 1 Cor. i. 30. But of him are ye in Chrift Jefus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, righteousness, and fanctification, and redemption. Q. 4. Do these three blefiings come fingly to the called?

A. No; they are all accompanied with multitudes of other bleffings flowing from them; Eph. i. 3. Bleffed be the God and Father of our Lord Jefus Chrift, who hath bleffed us with all fpiritual bleffings, in heavenly places in Chrift.

Q5. What are the mercies flowing from juftification?

A. They are great and manifold; Rom. v. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Therefore being juftified by faith, we have peace with God, through our Lord Jefus Chrift, by whom also we have accefs by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. 0. 6. What are the benefits flowing from adoption? A. Free access to God; Eph. iii. 12. In whom we have boldness In whom we have boldness and accefs with confidence by the faith of him. And a title to heaven; Rom. viii. 17. If children, then heirs.

Q7. What bleffings accompany fanctification?

4. Union with Chrift; Heb. ii. 11. For both he that fanctifieth, and they who are fanctified, are all of one. And right to the inheritance; Acts xx. 32. And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are fanctified. Q. 8. What is the firft leffon from hence?

A. That they are enemies to their own fouls, who obey not the gofpel call; 2 Theff. i. 8. In flaming fire, taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gofpel of our Lord Jefus Chrift.

Q9. What is the fecond leffon from hence?

4. That the estate of believers abounds with fpiritual privileges; 1 Cor. iii. 22, 23. Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life or death, or things prefent, or things to come, all are yours, and ye are Chrift's, and Chrift is God's.

10. What is the third leffon from hence ?

A. That all the believer's privileges are not in hope, but fome in hand; 1 John iii. 1. Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the fons of God. Q. 11. What is the fourth leffon from hence?

A. The greatest fufferers for Chrift have no reason to repent their call; Rom. viii. 18. For I reckon, that the fufferings of this prefent time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that shall be re

vealed in us

Q. 12. What is the laft leffon from hence?

A. That we have infinite reason to blefs God for the gospel, by which we are called; 2 Theff. ii. 14. Whereunto he called you by our gospel.

Quest, 33.

Of Fuftification.

HAT is juftification?

WHE

A. Juftification is an act of God's free grace. wherein be pardoneth all our fins, and accepteth us as righteous in his fight, only for the righteousness of Chrift imputed to us, and received by faith alone.

Q. I. What are the parts of juftification?

A. It confifts of two parts. First, The pardon of fin; Acts xiii. 39. And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be juftified by the law of Mofes. Secondly, The acceptation of our perfons as righteous; Rom. v. 1, 2, 3. Therefore being juftified by faith, we have peace with God, through our Lord Jefus Chrift, by whom alfo we have accefs by faith into this grace wherein we ftand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. Q. 2. Whofe act is it to justify finners?

A. It is the act of God alone; Rom. viii. 33. It is God that juftifieth. Man's juftifying of himself is nothing; Luke xvi. 15. And he faid unto them, Ye are they which juftify yourselves before men, but God knoweth your hearts; for that which is highly efteemed a mongst men, is abomination in the fight of God. Nor other men's juftifying of us; Rev. iii. 1. I know thy works, that thou haft a name to live, and art dead.

Q. Is there any thing in man to merit his juftification?

A. No; it is an act of free grace in God; Rom. iii. 24. Being juftified freely by his grace, through the redemption which is in Jefus Christ.

Q. 4. If it be not for any inherent righteoufnefs; how then?

A. It is for the righteoufnefs of Chrift imputed to us; Rom. iv. 6. Even as David alfo defcribeth the bleffedness of the man unto whom God imputeth righteoufnefs without works.

Q5. How is Chrift's righteoufnefs made ours?

A. By application of it to us by faith; Gal. i 16. Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jefus Chrift, even we have believed in Jefus Chrift, that we might be juftified by the faith of Chrift, and not by the works of the law; for by the works of the law thall no flesh be justified.

Q. 6. Is it not partly by Chrift's righteousness made ours, and partly our own?

4. No; by Chrifl's righteoufnefs, without any mixture of ours; Rom. i 28. Therefore we conclude, that a man is juftified by faith without the deeds of the law.

Q.7. But doth not James fay otherwife, James ii. 14. What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man fay he hath faith and have not works; Can faith fave him?

A. The two apoftles contradict not one another; Paul fpeaks

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