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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. Because effectual conviction is here to be understood.
Q. Why doth the Lord Jesus say the Spirit shall convince of sin, without mentioning conviction of the wrath of God, and that misery that followeth on sin?
Q. Why doth the Lord Iesus say the Spirit shall convince of sin, without mentioning conviction of the wrath of God, and that misery that followeth on sin?
A 1. Because sin is the greatest evil, and the cause of Gods wrath, and therefore in saying Sin all other misery is included.
A 1. Because sin is the greatest evill, and the cause of Gods wrath, and therfore in saying Sin all other misery is included.
2. Because by effectual conviction & humiliation the Spirit of God sets on sin upon the soul and makes it lie most heavy upon the heart, & although he makes the sense of wrath heavy, yet the Spirit by that doth but raise up the soul to make it the more fearful of sin the cause of it.