tifm you are made a Member of Chrift's Church?

A. Because Chrift appointed, and his Apoftles always ufed Baptifm as the Way of Admittance into the Church.

2. What is it to be a Child of God?

A. It is to be one whom God in an efpecial manner loves, as a Father does his Child.

Q. Why are you firft faid to be a Member of Chrift, and then a Child of God? A. Because it is through Chrift that I am made a Child of God.

Q. How do you prove from Scripture, that by Baptifm you were made a Child of God?

A. From Rom. viii, 15. Ye have receiv ed the fpirit of adoption, whereby we cry Abba, Father.

Gal. iii. 26, 27. Ye are all the children of God by faith in Chrift Fefus: for as many of you as have been baptized into Chrift, have put on Christ.

Q. What is it to be an Inheritor of the Kingdom of Heaven?

A. It is to be fo by Promife; fo that I may furely, by leading a Chriftian Life, have the Poffeffion of an eternal Inheritance. Q. How

Q. How is this proved by Scripture? A. From Luke xii. 32. Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

Rom. viii. 16, 17. We are the children of God: and if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Chrift.

1 John ii. 25. And this is the promife that he hath promifed us, even eternal life.

Of the Vow of Baptifm: or the Conditions required on cur Part.

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A. Yes, I may lofe them, if I do not keep the Promifes made for me when I was baptized,

Q. What Did your Godfathers and Sotmothers then for you?

A. They did promise and vow three Things in my name. Firl, That I thould renounce the Devil and all his Works, the Pomps and Vanities of this wicked Morld, and all the Einful Lufts of the flesh. Secondly, That I Equly believe all the Articles of the Chriftian

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Faith. And thirdly, That I would keep God's holy Will and Commandments, and walk in the lame all the Days of my Life.

Q. What is it that you here promife to renounce?

A. I promise to renounce the three spiritual Enemies to my prefent and future Happiness; which are the Devil, the World, and the Flesh.

Q. What is it to renounce them?

A. It is inwardly to hate, and actually to reject them, fo as not to follow, or to be led by them.

Q. What mean you by the Word Devil?

4. By that general Word the Devil, is meant all the fallen Angels, who are under their Prince combined for our Ruin.

Q.What is meant by renouncing him? A. The refufing all Familiarity and Contracts with the Devil, whereof Witches, Conjurers, and fuch as refort to them, are guilty.

Q. What is meant by the Works of the Devil?

A. All Sin; particularly thofe Sins which the Devil himself is efpecially charged with; fuch as Murder, Cruelty, and Malice; Pride, Envy and Lying, and feducing others to Sin.

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Q. Why is Sin called the Work of the Devil?

A. Because he first finned, then feduced Men to fin, and doth ftill tempt to it.

Q. What Proof have you from Scripture, of your Obligation thus to renounce the Devil and all his Works?

A. From John iii. 8. He that committeth fin is of the devil; for the devil finneth from the beginning. For this purpose the fon of God was manifefted, that he might deftroy the works of the devil.

1 John v. 18. We know that whosoever is born of God, finneth not; but he that is begotten of God, keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not.

2 Tim. ii, 19. Let every one that nameth the name of Chrift, depart from iniquity. Q. What is the fecond Enemy you are to renounce?

A. This wicked World, with its Pomps and Vanities.

Q. Why do you call it this wicked World?

A. Because of the Evil it tempts to, and the evil Ufe it is put to by bad Men. Q. What do you mean by Pomps? A. Honour and worldly Glory.

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Q. What is it to renounce the Pomps of this World?

A. It is to refrain from all immoderate Defires of the Honour and Glory of this World, and from all Pride and Oftentation in what we enjoy of it.

Q. How do you prove from Scripture, that you are obliged thus to renounce the Pomps of the World?

A. From 1 John ii. 16. The pride of life is not of the Father, but is of the world. Phil. ii. 3. Let nothing be done through vain-glory, but in lowlinefs of mind, let each efteem other better than themselves.

Q. What do you understand by the Vanity of the World?

A. I understand by it Covetousness, and all ungodly and vain Customs of the World.

Q. What is it to renounce the Vanities of the World?

A. It is to reject all unlawful Means of gaining Riches, to refufe to follow the finful Ways, Cuftoms, or Fashions of the World, and to avoid all wicked Company which would lead us to them.

Q. What Proof have you of being obliged to avoid all covetous Defires of the World?

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