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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.
2. That now they ought therefore to submit to Christ, he being now King as well as Saviour to them. Rom. 14.8, 9.
3. That they also shall submit to him & that their sins shall be subdued by Christ their King. Ro: 6.14.
Quest. Why doth the Spirit thus convince of Judgment in the last place?
Answ. Because the great and last complaint of a person justified by Christs Righteousness is the power of sin, crying out who shall deliver me from it, and saying what am I the better if my sins are pardoned and not subdued, hence at last the Lord comforts them by revealing him unto them who hath all judgment and power to subdue their sin, and also how they ought and ⟨p. 58⟩shall be subdued to his blessed will.