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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. To see the glorious excellency of Christs Righteousness, as also of the Gospel which reveals it, for the Law reveals how a man may be righteous, but neither men nor angels, can ever see ⟨p. 51⟩how a sinner could be made righteous, but by the Gospel.
Answ. To see the golrious excellency of Christs Righteousness, as also of the Gospel which reveales it, for the Law reveales how a man may bee righteous, but neither men nor angels, can ever see ⟨p. 51⟩how a sinner could be made righteous, but by the Gospel.
Q. When doth the Spirit reveal this righteousness of Christ to be a sinners?
Q. When doth the Spirit reveale this righteousness of Christ to be a sinners?
Answ. Immediately after it is convinced, and humbled for sin, for so it is said here the next thing after conviction of sin is conviction of righteousness and not before, so that God never reveals Christs righteousness by faith to an unhumbled but an humbled sinner.
Answ. Immediatly after it is convinced, and humbled for sin, for so it is said here the next thing after conviction of sin is conviction of righteousness and not before, so that God never reveales Christs righteousness by faith to an unhumbled but an humbled sinner.