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Of the Concomitants of Vocation.

Queft. 32. Wally called partake of in this Life?

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A. They that are effectually called do in this Life partake of Juftification, Adoption, Sanctification, and the feveral Benefits which in this Life do either accompany, or flow from them.

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

A. Yes, God juftifies all, and every Soul that obeys and anfwers his Call, Rom. viii. 30. Whom he called, them he aljo 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 Chrift unto himself, according to the good Pleafure 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 San&tification, and Redemption.

Q. 4. Do thefe three Bleffings 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 blessed us with all Spiritual Bleffings, in heavenly Places in Chrift.

Q. 5. 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 alfo we have Access by Faith into this Grace wherein we ftand, and rejoice in the Hope of the Glory of God.

Q. 6. What are the Benefits flowing from Adoption?

A. Free Accefs to God, Eph. iii. 12. 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 Sanctification? A. Union with Chrift, Heb. ii. 11. For both be that fanctifieth, and they who are fanɛtified, are all of one. And Right

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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 first Lesson from hence?

A. That they are Enemies to their own Souls, who obey not the Gospel-Call, 2 Thef. i. 8. In flaming Fire, taking Vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the Gofpel of our Lord Jesus Christ. :

Q. 9. What is the fecond Leffon from hence?

A.. That the Elate of Believers abounds with spiritual privileges, 1 Cor. iii. 22, 23. Whether Paul, or pollo, 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.

Q. 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 Sons of God,

Q. 11. What is the fourth Leffon ?

A. The greatest Sufferers for Christ have no Reason to repent their Call, Rom. viii. 18. For I reckon that the Sufferings of this prefent Time are not worthy to be compared with the Glory that Jhall be revealed in us.

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

A. That we have infinite Reafon to blefs God for the Gospel, by which we are called, 2 Thef. ii. 14. Whereunto he called you by our Gospel.

Queft. 33.

Of Juftification.

HAT is Juftification?

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A. Juftification is an Act of God's Free-Grace, wherein he pardoneth all our Sins, and accepteth us as righteous in his Sight, only for the Righteousness of Chrift imputed to us, and received by Faith alone. Q. 1. What are the Parts of Juftification?

A. It confifts of two Parts: First, the Pardon of Sin, Acts xiii. 39. And by him all that believe are justified from all

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Things from which ye could not be justified by the Law of Mofes Secondly, The Acceptation of our Perfons as righteous, Rom. v. 1, 2, 3. Therefore being juftified by Furthe we have Peace with God, through our Lord Jefus Chrift, by whom also we have Access 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 Sinners?

A. It is the Act of God alone, Rom. viii. 33. It is God that justifieth. Man's justifying of himself is nothing, Luke xvi. 15. And he jaid unto them, Ye are they which justify your Jelves before men, but God knoweth your Hearts; for that which is highly esteemed among ft Men, is Abomination in the Sight of God, Nor other Mens juftifying of us, Rev. iii. 1. I know thy Works, that thou hast a Name to live, and art dead.

Q. 3. Is there any Thing in Man to merit his Juftifica tion?

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A. No, it is an A&t of Free-Grace in God, Rom. iii. 24. Being juftified freely by his Grace, through the Redemption which is in Jefus Chrift..

Q4. If it be not for any inherent Righteoufness, how then?

A. It is for the Righteoufnefs of Chrift imputed to us, Rom. iv. 6. Even as David alfo defcribeth the Blefedness of the Man unto whom God imputeth Righteousness without Works. Q. 5. How is Chrift's Righteousness made ours?

A. By Application of it to us by Faith, Gal. ii. 16. Knowing that a Man is not juftified by the Works of the Law, but by the Faith of Fejus Chrift, even we have believed in Jefus Chrift, that we might be justified by the Faith of Chrif, and not by the Works of the Law; for by the Works of the Law fhall no Flesh be justified.

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

A. No: by Chrift's Righteoufnefs, without any Mixture of ours, Rom. iii. 28. Therefore we conclude, that a Man is juftified by Faith without the Deeds of the Law.

Q. 7. But doth not James fay otherswife, Jam. ii. 14. What doth it profit, my Brethren, though a Man, fays he, bath Faith, and have not Works, Can Faith fave him? te o t

A. The two Apofiles contradict not one another. Paul

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Q8. Is no Regard then to be had to good Works?

A. Yes, very great; they that believe, must be careful to maintain good Works, Tit. iii. 8. That they which have believed in God, might be careful to maintain good Works. These Things are good and profitable untó Men..

Q. 9. Why can none be justified by Works?

A. Because all are guilty before God, Rom. iii. 29. Is be the God of the Jews only? Is he not alfo of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles aljo. And the Law curfes all that are under guilt, Gal. iii. 10.: Curfed is every one that continueth not in all Things which are written in the Book of the Law to do them..

Q10. What is the first Inference from hence?

A. The happy State of Believers who are now at Peace with God, Rom. v. 1. Therefore being juftified by Faith, we have Peace with God through our Lord Jefus Chrift. And whom he justifieth he glorifieth, Rom. viii. 30. "Whom he juftified, them be alfo glorified..

Q. What is the fecond Inference hence?

.1A. The Excellency and Neceffity of Faith, Rom. iii. 30. The Circumcifion is justified by Faith, and the Uncircumcifion through Faith.

Q. 12. What is the third Inference ?

A. That the Greatnefs of Sin is no Bar to Faith, fince it is the Righteoufnefs of Chrift that juftifieth, 2 Cor. v. 21. For be bath made him to be Sin for us, who knew no Sin, that we may be made the Righteousness of God in him.

Q13. What is the last Inference?

A. That Believers ought to be exceeding humble, and far from Boafting. The Law of Faith excludes Boafting, Rom. iii. 27. Where is boafting then? It is excluded; by what Law? Of Works ? nay, but by the Law of Faith.

Quest. 34.

Of Adoption.

HAT is Adoption?

A. Adoption is an Act of God's FreeGrace, whereby we are received into the Number, and have

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Q. 1. How many Sorts of Sons be there?

A. There is one by Generation, and another by Adoption, John i. 12, 13. But as many as received him, to them gave he Power to become the Sons of God, even to them that believe in his Name; which were born not of Blood, nor of the Will of the Flesh, nor of the Will of Man, but of God.

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Q. 2. What moves God to adopt any Man?

A. Nothing but his Free-love, John iii. 1. Behold abbat Manner of Love the Father hath bestowed on us, that we should be called the Sons of God.

Q3. Is this Privilege common to all Men?

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A. No; it's peculiar to them that receive him, John i. 12. But as many as received him, to them gave he Power to become the Sons of God.

Q4. What is the firft Property of Adoption P

A. It is a coftly Relation, Gal. iv. 4, 5. When the Fulness of Time was come, God fent forth his Son, made of a Woman, made under the Law, to redeem them that were under the Law, that we might receive the Adoption of Sons.

Q. 5. What is the fecond Property of Adoption?

A. It is an high and honourable Relation, John iiì. 1. Behold what Manner of Love the Father hath beftowed upon us, that we fhould be called the Sons of God.

Q. 6. What is the third Property of Adoption?

A. It is a free Relation on God's Part, Eph. i. 49 5. According as he hath chofen us in him before the Foundation of the World, that we should be holy and without Blame before bim in Love. Having predefinated us unto the Adoption of Children, by Jefus Chrift to himself, according to the good Pleafare of his Will. And it makes us free, John viii. 36. If the Son therefore fhall make you free, ye shall be free indeed

Q.7. What is the fourth Property of Adoption? A. It is a permanent Relation, john viii. 35 The Son abideth in the Houfe for ever.

Q. 8. What is the firft Privilege of the adopted?

A. They have an Intereft in God as Children in a Father, 2 Cor. vi. 18. And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my Sons and Daughters, Jaith the Lord Almighty.

Q. 9. What is the fecond Privilege?

A. Being

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