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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.
A. 1. Because sin and the wrath of God are in themselves the greatest & most unsupportable evils hence the soul must feel them so, or else the Spirit should not let them feel them as they be.
A. 1. Because sin and the wrath of God are in themselves the greatest & most unsupportable evills hence the soul must feel them so, or else the Spirit should not let them feel them as they be.
2 Because Christ hath felt sin as a burden unsupportable, therefore the soul must feel it so, otherwise it should not feelingly know what mercy Christ hath showed unto it in bearing sin for it.
2 Because Christ hath felt sin as a burthen unsupportable, therefore the soul must feel it so, otherwise it should not feelingly know what mercy Christ hath shewed unto it in bearing sin for it.
3. Deliverance from sin & wrath of God, would not be matter of unspeakable joy, unless sin was matter of unsupportable burden.
3. Deliverance from sin & wrath of God, would not be matter of unspeakable joy, unless sinn was matter of unsupportable burthen.