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An Explicatory Catechism
An explicatory catechism: or, An explanation of the assemblies shorter catechism Wherein those principles are enlarged upon especially, which obviate the great and growing errors of Popery; useful for those families that desire to hold fast the form of sound words.
London: printed for Henry Mortlock, 1675
A Short and Plain EXPLICATION OF THE ASSEMBLIES SHORTER Catechism.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Q. What is the first witness of the Spirit?
A. 1. Antecedently, The Spirit of Prophecy.
Q What mean you by that?
A. A continuance of wonderful Prophecies, foretelling things to come, so long before,q marked with their circumstances; not doubtful, like the Oracles of the Heathen, or Merlin's Prophecies, but such as expressed the things and Persons by their Namesr, which had all in their times their certain performance; and therefore unto what can we attribute these infallible Predictions but to the inspiration of God?
A. A continuance of wonderful Prophecies, foretelling things to come, so long before,q marked with their circumstances; not doubtful, like the Oracles of the Heathen, or Merlins Prophecies, but such as expressed the things and Persons by their Names