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A short catechism familiarly teaching the knowledge of God, and of our selves. First…A short catechism familiarly teaching the knowledg of God, and of our selves. First…
A short catechism familiarly teaching the knowledge of God, and of our selves. First composed, and improved, for the private instruction of the younger sort in Cambridge in New-England. / By Thomas Shepard late faithful Pastor of the Church of Christ there. ; And now published at the earnest desire of sundry well-affected persons. ; Together with the doctrine of conviction of sin, and righteousness, and judgment. Delivered in divers sermons upon John 16. 8, 9, 10, 11. and thence summarily drawn into quest: and answers by the same author. ; [Three lines from Peter]A short catechism familiarly teaching the knowledg of God, and of our selves. First composed, and improved, for the private instruction of the younger sort in Cambridg in New-England. / By Thomas Shepard late faithfull Pastour of the Church of Christ there. ; And now published at the earnest desire of sundry well-affected persons. ; Together with the doctrine of conviction of sin, and righteousness, and judgment. Delivered in divers sermons upon John 16. 8, 9, 10, 11. and thence summarily drawn into quest: and answers by the same authour. ; [Three lines from Peter]
printed by Samuel Green, 1654
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.
Answ 1 Because it is able to understand what things are past present and to come throughout all the world;
2 Because it hath Immortal principles engraven on it as that god is and is worthy to be for ever worshipped, that there is an account to be given to god one day of all things don here.
2 Because it hath Immortall principles ingraven on it as that god is and is worthy to be for ever worshiped, that there is an account to be given to god one day of all things don here.
3 Because it knows, and wills, and feeds upon Immortal, & Eternal things, truth feeds it, and the knowledge of God feeds it.
3 Because it knowes, and wills, and feeds upon Immortal, & Eternal things, truth feeds it, and the knowledg of God feeds it.
4 Because it can act without the body, and then act best when it is most freed of the body, when the body is in pain it can rejoice, and contrarily when a man is most retired from the world he can then see and know things best.