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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.
Q. What need is there of conviction of the wrath of God?
A. That the soul of man might be more deeply and sensibly humbled for sin the cause of it, for the heart of man being sensual, it cannot so immediately feel sin which is a more spiritual evil, but by means of Gods terror, (as by the burning of the ⟨p. 36⟩coal) the soul is made more sensible and is smitten with the foulness of sin, so as to cry out Lord what evil have I done.
A. That the soul of man might be more deeply and sensibly humbled for sin the cause of it, for the heart of man being sensual, it cannot so immediatly feel sin which is a more spiritual evill, but by means of Gods terrour, (as by the burning of the ⟨p. 36⟩cole) the soul is made more sensible and is smitten with the foulness of sin, so as to cry out Lord what evill have I done.
Quest. What need is there of convincing the soul of its universal pollution by sin?
Quest. What need is there of convincing the soule of its universal pollution by sin?