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{
"Metadata": {
"Title": "1695 Baptist Catechism",
"AlternativeTitles": [
"Brief Instruction in the Principles of Christian Religion"
],
"Year": "1695",
"Authors": [
"William Collins"
],
"Location": "London, England",
"OriginalLanguage": "English",
"OriginStory": "'Having a desire to shew our near Agreement with many other Christians, of whom we have great Esteem; we some Years since put forth a Confession of our Faith, almost in all Points the same with that of the Assembly, and Savoy, which was subscribed by the Elders and Messengers of many churches baptized on profession of their Faith; and do now put forth a short Account of Christian Principles, for the Instruction of our Families, in most things agreeing with the Shorter Catechism of the Assembly. And this we were the rather induced to, because we have commonly made use of that Catechism in our Families: And the Difference being not much, it will be more easily committed to Memory.'",
"SourceUrl": "http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100026931442.0x000001#?#ark:/81055/vdc_100026931451.0x00000a&c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=8&xywh=-64,0,2839,1783",
"SourceAttribution": "Public Domain",
"CreedFormat": "Catechism"
},
"Data": [
{
"Number": 1,
"Question": "Who is the First and Chiefest Being?",
"Answer": "God is the First and Chiefest Being",
"AnswerWithProofs": "God is the First and Chiefest Being.[1]",
"Proofs": [
{
"Id": 1,
"References": ["Isa.44.6", "Isa.48.12"]
}
]
},
{
"Number": 2,
"Question": "Ought every One to believe there is a God?",
"Answer": "Every One ought to believe there is a God; and it is their great Sin and Folly who do not.",
"AnswerWithProofs": "Every One ought to believe there is a God;[1] and it is their great Sin and Folly who do not.[2]",
"Proofs": [
{
"Id": 1,
"References": ["Heb.11.6"]
},
{
"Id": 2,
"References": ["Ps.14.1"]
}
]
},
{
"Number": 3,
"Question": "How may we know there is a God?",
"Answer": "The Light of Nature in Man, and the Works of God plainly declare there is a God; but his Word and Spirit only, do it fully and effectually, for the Salvation of Sinners.",
"AnswerWithProofs": "The Light of Nature in Man, and the Works of God plainly declare there is a God;[1] but his Word and Spirit only, do it fully and effectually, for the Salvation of Sinners.[2]",
"Proofs": [
{
"Id": 1,
"References": ["Rom.1.19-Rom.1.20", "Ps.19.1-Ps.19.3", "Acts.17.24"]
},
{
"Id": 2,
"References": ["1Cor.2.10", "2Tim.3.15-2Tim.3.16"]
}
]
},
{
"Number": 4,
"Question": "What is the Word of God?",
"Answer": "The Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are the Word of God, and the only certain Rule of Faith and Obedience.",
"AnswerWithProofs": "The Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are the Word of God, and the only certain Rule of Faith and Obedience.[1]",
"Proofs": [
{
"Id": 1,
"References": ["2Tim.3.16", "Eph.2.20"]
}
]
},
{
"Number": 5,
"Question": "May all Men make use of the Holy Scriptures?",
"Answer": "All Men are not only permitted, but commanded and exhorted, to read, hear, and understand the Holy Scriptures.",
"AnswerWithProofs": "All Men are not only permitted, but commanded and exhorted, to read, hear, and understand the Holy Scriptures.[1]",
"Proofs": [
{
"Id": 1,
"References": ["John.5.39", "Deut.17.18-Deut.17.19", "Rev.1.3", "Acts.8.30"]
}
]
},
{
"Number": 6,
"Question": "What things are chiefly contained in the Holy Scriptures?",
"Answer": "The Holy Scriptures chiefly contain, what Man ought to believe concerning God, and what Duty God requireth of Man.",
"AnswerWithProofs": "The Holy Scriptures chiefly contain, what Man ought to believe concerning God, and what Duty God requireth of Man.[1]",
"Proofs": [
{
"Id": 1,
"References": ["2Tim.1.13", "2Tim.3.15-2Tim.3.16"]
}
]
},
{
"Number": 7,
"Question": "What is God?",
"Answer": "God is a Spirit, Infinite, Eternal, and Unchangeable, in his Being, Wisdom, Power, Holiness, Justice, Goodness and Truth.",
"AnswerWithProofs": "God is a Spirit[1], Infinite[2], Eternal[3], and Unchangeable[4], in his Being[5], Wisdom[6], Power[7], Holiness[8], Justice, Goodness and Truth[9].",
"Proofs": [
{
"Id": 1,
"References": ["John.4.24"]
},
{
"Id": 2,
"References": ["Job.11.7-Job.11.9"]
},
{
"Id": 3,
"References": ["Ps.90.2"]
},
{
"Id": 4,
"References": ["Jas.1.17"]
},
{
"Id": 5,
"References": ["Exod.3.14"]
},
{
"Id": 6,
"References": ["Ps.147.5"]
},
{
"Id": 7,
"References": ["Rev.4.8"]
},
{
"Id": 8,
"References": ["Rev.15.4"]
},
{
"Id": 9,
"References": ["Exod.34.6-Exod.34.7"]
}
]
},
{
"Number": 8,
"Question": "Are there more Gods than One?",
"Answer": "There is but One only, the Living and True God.",
"AnswerWithProofs": "There is but One only, the Living and True God[1].",
"Proofs": [
{
"Id": 1,
"References": ["Deut.6.4", "Jer.10.10"]
}
]
},
{
"Number": 9,
"Question": "How many Persons are there in the Godhead?",
"Answer": "There are Three Persons in the Godhead, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit; and these Three are One God, the same in Essence, equal in Power and Glory.",
"AnswerWithProofs": "There are Three Persons in the Godhead, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit; and these Three are One God, the same in Essence, equal in Power and Glory[1].",
"Proofs": [
{
"Id": 1,
"References": ["1John.5.7", "Matt.28.19"]
}
]
},
{
"Number": 10,
"Question": "What are the Decrees of God?",
"Answer": "The Decrees of God are, his Eternal Purpose according to the Counsel of his Will, whereby, for his own Glory, he hath foreordained whatsoever comes to pass.",
"AnswerWithProofs": "The Decrees of God are, his Eternal Purpose according to the Counsel of his Will, whereby, for his own Glory, he hath foreordained whatsoever comes to pass[1].",
"Proofs": [
{
"Id": 1,
"References": ["Eph.1.4,Eph.1.11", "Rom.9.22-Rom.9.23"]
}
]
},
{
"Number": 11,
"Question": "How doth God execute his Decrees?",
"Answer": "God executeth his Decrees in the Works of Creation and Providence",
"AnswerWithProofs": "God executeth his Decrees in the Works of Creation and Providence",
"Proofs": []
},
{
"Number": 12,
"Question": "What is the Work of Creation?",
"Answer": "The Work of Creation , is God's making all Things of Nothing, by the Word of his Power, in the space of six Days, and all very Good.",
"AnswerWithProofs": "The Work of Creation , is God's making all Things of Nothing, by the Word of his Power, in the space of six Days, and all very Good[1].",
"Proofs": [
{
"Id": 1,
"References": ["Gen.1", "Heb.11.3"]
}
]
},
{
"Number": 13,
"Question": "How did God create Man?",
"Answer": "God created Man, Male and Female, after his own Image, in Knowledge, Righteousness and Holiness, with Dominion over the Creatures.",
"AnswerWithProofs": "God created Man, Male and Female, after his own Image, in Knowledge, Righteousness and Holiness, with Dominion over the Creatures[1].",
"Proofs": [
{
"Id": 1,
"References": ["Gen.1.26-Gen.1.28", "Col.3.10", "Eph.4.24"]
}
]
},
{
"Number": 14,
"Question": "What are God's Works of Providence?",
"Answer": "God's Works of Providence, are his most Holy, Wise, and Powerful preserving, and governing all his Creatures, and all their Actions.",
"AnswerWithProofs": "God's Works of Providence, are his most Holy[1], Wise[2], and Powerful preserving[3], and governing all his Creatures, and all their Actions[4].",
"Proofs": [
{
"Id": 1,
"References": ["Ps.145.17"]
},
{
"Id": 2,
"References": ["Ps.104.24", "Isa.28.29"]
},
{
"Id": 3,
"References": ["Heb.1.3"]
},
{
"Id": 4,
"References": ["Ps.103.19", "Matt.10.29-Matt.10.31"]
}
]
},
{
"Number": 15,
"Question": "What special Act of Providence did God exercise towards Man in the Estate wherein he was created?",
"Answer": "When God had created Man, he entered into a Covenant of Life with him, upon Condition of perfect Obedience: forbidding him to eat of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, upon pain of Death.",
"AnswerWithProofs": "When God had created Man, he entered into a Covenant of Life with him, upon Condition of perfect Obedience: forbidding him to eat of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, upon pain of Death[1].",
"Proofs": [
{
"Id": 1,
"References": ["Gal.3.12", "Gen.2.17"]
}
]
},
{
"Number": 16,
"Question": "Did our first Parents continue in the Estate wherein they were created?",
"Answer": "Our first Parents being left to the freedom of their own Will, fell from the Estate wherein they were created, by sinning against God.",
"AnswerWithProofs": "Our first Parents being left to the freedom of their own Will, fell from the Estate wherein they were created, by sinning against God[1].",
"Proofs": [
{
"Id": 1,
"References": ["Gen.3.6-Gen.3.8,Gen.3.13", "Eccl.7.29"]
}
]
},
{
"Number": 17,
"Question": "What is Sin?",
"Answer": "Sin is any want of Conformity unto, or Transgression of the Law of God.",
"AnswerWithProofs": "Sin is any want of Conformity unto, or Transgression of the Law of God[1].",
"Proofs": [
{
"Id": 1,
"References": ["1John.3.4"]
}
]
},
{
"Number": 18,
"Question": "What was the Sin whereby our first Parents fell from the Estate wherein they were created?",
"Answer": "The Sin whereby our first Parents fell from the Estate wherein they were created, was their eating the forbidden Fruit.",
"AnswerWithProofs": "The Sin whereby our first Parents fell from the Estate wherein they were created, was their eating the forbidden Fruit[1].",
"Proofs": [
{
"Id": 1,
"References": ["Gen.3.6,Gen.3.12"]
}
]
},
{
"Number": 19,
"Question": "Did all Mankind fall in Adam's first Transgression?",
"Answer": "The Covenant being made with Adam, not only for himself, but for his Posterity, all Mankind descending from him by ordinary Generation, sinned in him, and fell with him in his first Transgression.",
"AnswerWithProofs": "The Covenant being made with Adam, not only for himself, but for his Posterity, all Mankind descending from him by ordinary Generation, sinned in him, and fell with him in his first Transgression[1].",
"Proofs": [
{
"Id": 1,
"References": ["Gen.2.16-Gen.2.17", "Rom.5.12", "1Cor.15.21-1Cor.15.22"]
}
]
},
{
"Number": 20,
"Question": "Into what Estate did the Fall bring Mankind?",
"Answer": "The Fall brought Mankind into an Estate of Sin and Misery.",
"AnswerWithProofs": "The Fall brought Mankind into an Estate of Sin and Misery[1].",
"Proofs": [
{
"Id": 1,
"References": ["Rom.5.12"]
}
]
},
{
"Number": 21,
"Question": "Wherein consists the sinfulness of that Estate whereinto Man fell?",
"Answer": "The sinfulness of that Estate whereinto Man fell, consists in the Guilt of Adam's first Sin, the want of Original Righteousness, and the Corruption of his whole Nature, which is commonly called Original Sin; together with all actual Transgressions which proceed from it.",
"AnswerWithProofs": "The sinfulness of that Estate whereinto Man fell, consists in the Guilt of Adam's first Sin, the want of Original Righteousness, and the Corruption of his whole Nature, which is commonly called Original Sin; together with all actual Transgressions which proceed from it[1].",
"Proofs": [
{
"Id": 1,
"References": ["Rom.5.12-Rom.5.21", "Eph.2.1-Eph.2.3", "Jas.1.14-Jas.1.15", "Matt.15.19"]
}
]
},
{
"Number": 22,
"Question": "What is the Misery of that Estate whereinto Man fell?",
"Answer": "All Mankind by their Fall lost Communion with God, are under his Wrath and Curse; and so make liable to all Miseries in this Life, to Death it self, and to the Pains of Hell for ever.",
"AnswerWithProofs": "All Mankind by their Fall lost Communion with God[1], are under his Wrath and Curse[2]; and so make liable to all Miseries in this Life, to Death it self, and to the Pains of Hell for ever[3].",
"Proofs": [
{
"Id": 1,
"References": ["Gen.3.8,Gen.3.10,Gen.3.24"]
},
{
"Id": 2,
"References": ["Eph.2.2-Eph.2.3", "Gal.3.10"]
},
{
"Id": 3,
"References": ["Lam.3.39", "Rom.6.23", "Matt.25.41-Matt.25.46"]
}
]
},
{
"Number": 23,
"Question": "Did God leave all Mankind to perish in the Estate of Sin and Misery?",
"Answer": "God, having out of his meer good pleasure, from all Eternity, elected some to Everlasting Life, did enter into a Covenant of Grace, to deliver them out of the Estate of Sin and Misery, and to bring them into an Estate of Salvation by a Redeemer.",
"AnswerWithProofs": "God, having out of his meer good pleasure, from all Eternity, elected some to Everlasting Life[1], did enter into a Covenant of Grace, to deliver them out of the Estate of Sin and Misery, and to bring them into an Estate of Salvation by a Redeemer[2].",
"Proofs": [
{
"Id": 1,
"References": ["Eph.1.4-Eph.1.5"]
},
{
"Id": 2,
"References": ["Rom.3.20-Rom.3.22", "Gal.3.21-Gal.3.22"]
}
]
},
{
"Number": 24,
"Question": "Who is the Redeemer of God's Elect?",
"Answer": "The only Redeemer of God's Elect, is the Lord Jesus Christ; who being the Eternal Son of God, became Man, and so was; and continueth to be God and Man, in two distinct Natures, and one Person for ever.",
"AnswerWithProofs": "The only Redeemer of God's Elect, is the Lord Jesus Christ[1]; who being the Eternal Son of God, became Man[2], and so was; and continueth to be God and Man, in two distinct Natures, and one Person for ever[3].",
"Proofs": [
{
"Id": 1,
"References": ["1Tim.2.5-1Tim.2.6"]
},
{
"Id": 2,
"References": ["John.1.14", "Gal.4.4"]
},
{
"Id": 3,
"References": ["Rom.9.5,Luke.1.23", "Col.2.9", "Heb.7.24-Heb.7.25"]
}
]
},
{
"Number": 25,
"Question": "How did Christ, being the Son of God, become Man?",
"Answer": "Christ the Son of God became Man, by taking to himself a true Body, and a reasonable Soul; being conceived by the Power of the Holy Spirit in the Womb of the Virgin Mary, and born of her, yet without Sin.",
"AnswerWithProofs": "Christ the Son of God became Man, by taking to himself a true Body[1], and a reasonable Soul[2]; being conceived by the Power of the Holy Spirit in the Womb of the Virgin Mary, and born of her[3], yet without Sin[4].",
"Proofs": [
{
"Id": 1,
"References": ["Heb.2.14,Heb.2.16,Heb.10.5"]
},
{
"Id": 2,
"References": ["Matt.26.38"]
},
{
"Id": 3,
"References": ["Luke.1.27,Luke.1.31,Luke.1.34-Luke.1.35,Luke.1.42", "Gal.4.4"]
},
{
"Id": 4,
"References": ["Heb.4.15,Heb.7.26"]
}
]
},
{
"Number": 26,
"Question": "What Offices doth Christ execute as our Redeemer?",
"Answer": "Christ as our Redeemer executeth the Offices of a Prophet, of a Priest, and of a King, both in his Estate of Humiliation and Exaltation.",
"AnswerWithProofs": "Christ as our Redeemer executeth the Offices of a Prophet, of a Priest, and of a King, both in his Estate of Humiliation and Exaltation[1].",
"Proofs": [
{
"Id": 1,
"References": ["Acts.3.22", "Heb.12.25,2Cor.13.3", "Heb.5.5-Heb.5.7,Heb.7.25", "Ps.2.6", "Isa.9.6-Isa.9.7", "Matt.21.5", "Ps.2.8-Ps.2.11"]
}
]
},
{
"Number": 27,
"Question": "How doth Christ execute the Office of a Prophet?",
"Answer": "Christ executeth the Office of a Prophet, in revealing to us, by his Word and Spirit, the Will of God for our Salvation.",
"AnswerWithProofs": "Christ executeth the Office of a Prophet, in revealing to us, by his Word and Spirit, the Will of God for our Salvation[1].",
"Proofs": [
{
"Id": 1,
"References": ["John.1.18", "1Pet.1.10-1Pet.1.12", "John.15.15,John.20.31"]
}
]
},
{
"Number": 28,
"Question": "How doth Christ execute the Office of a Priest?",
"Answer": "Christ executeth the Office of a Priest, in his once offering up of himself a Sacrifice to satisfy Divine Justice, and reconcile us to God, and in making continual Intercession for us.",
"AnswerWithProofs": "Christ executeth the Office of a Priest, in his once offering up of himself a Sacrifice to satisfy Divine Justice[1], and reconcile us to God[2], and in making continual Intercession for us[3].",
"Proofs": [
{
"Id": 1,
"References": ["Heb.9.14,Heb.9.28"]
},
{
"Id": 2,
"References": ["Heb.2.17"]
},
{
"Id": 3,
"References": ["Heb.7.24-Heb.7.25"]
}
]
},
{
"Number": 29,
"Question": "How doth Christ execute the Office of a King?",
"Answer": "Christ executeth the Office of a King, in subduing us to himself, in ruling, and defending us, and in restraining and conquering all his and our Enemies.",
"AnswerWithProofs": "Christ executeth the Office of a King, in subduing us to himself[1], in ruling[2], and defending us[3], and in restraining and conquering all his and our Enemies[4].",
"Proofs": [
{
"Id": 1,
"References": ["Acts.15.14-Acts.15.16"]
},
{
"Id": 2,
"References": ["Isa.33.22"]
},
{
"Id": 3,
"References": ["Isa.32.1-Isa.32.2"]
},
{
"Id": 4,
"References": ["1Cor.15.25", "Ps.110"]
}
]
},
{
"Number": 30,
"Question": "Wherein did Christ's Humiliation consist?",
"Answer": "Christ's Humiliation consisted in his being born, and that in a low Condition; made under the Law, undergoing the Miseries of this Life, the Wrath of God, and the cursed Death of the Cross; in being buried, and continuing under the Power of Death for a time. Mat. 12:40.",
"AnswerWithProofs": "Christ's Humiliation consisted in his being born, and that in a low Condition[1]; made under the Law[2], undergoing the Miseries of this Life[3], the Wrath of God[4], and the cursed Death of the Cross[5]; in being buried[6], and continuing under the Power of Death for a time[7]. Mat. 12:40.",
"Proofs": [
{
"Id": 1,
"References": ["Luke.2.7"]
},
{
"Id": 2,
"References": ["Gal.4.4"]
},
{
"Id": 3,
"References": ["Heb.12.2-Heb.12.3", "Isa.53.2-Isa.53.3"]
},
{
"Id": 4,
"References": ["Luke.22.44", "Matt.27.46"]
},
{
"Id": 5,
"References": ["Phil.2.8"]
},
{
"Id": 6,
"References": ["1Cor.15.4"]
},
{
"Id": 7,
"References": ["Acts.2.24-Acts.2.27,Acts.2.31"]
}
]
},
{
"Number": 31,
"Question": "Wherein consisteth Christ's Exaltation?",
"Answer": "Christ's Exaltation consisteth in his rising again from the Dead on the third Day, in ascending up into Heaven, in sitting at the right Hand of God the Father, and in coming to judg the World at the last Day.",
"AnswerWithProofs": "Christ's Exaltation consisteth in his rising again from the Dead on the third Day[1], in ascending up into Heaven[2], in sitting at the right Hand of God the Father[3], and in coming to judg the World at the last Day[4].",
"Proofs": [
{
"Id": 1,
"References": ["1Cor.15.4"]
},
{
"Id": 2,
"References": ["Mark.16.19"]
},
{
"Id": 3,
"References": ["Eph.1.20"]
},
{
"Id": 4,
"References": ["Acts.1.11,Acts.17.31"]
}
]
},
{
"Number": 32,
"Question": "How are we made Partakers of the Redemption purchased by Christ?",
"Answer": "We are made Partakers of the Redemption purchased by Christ, by the effectual Application of it to us by his Holy Spirit.",
"AnswerWithProofs": "We are made Partakers of the Redemption purchased by Christ, by the effectual Application of it to us[1] by his Holy Spirit[2].",
"Proofs": [
{
"Id": 1,
"References": ["John.1.11-John.1.12"]
},
{
"Id": 2,
"References": ["Titus.3.5-Titus.3.6"]
}
]
},
{
"Number": 33,
"Question": "How doth the Spirit apply to us the Redemption purchased by Christ?",
"Answer": "The Spirit applieth to us the Redemption purchased by Chrift, by working Faith in us, and thereby uniting us to Christ, in our effectual Calling.",
"AnswerWithProofs": "The Spirit applieth to us the Redemption purchased by Chrift, by working Faith in us[1], and thereby uniting us to Christ, in our effectual Calling[2].",
"Proofs": [
{
"Id": 1,
"References": ["Eph.1.13-Eph.1.14", "John.6.37,John.6.39", "Eph.2.8"]
},
{
"Id": 2,
"References": ["Eph.3.17", "1Cor.1.9"]
}
]
},
{
"Number": 34,
"Question": "What is effectual Calling?",
"Answer": "Effectual Calling, is the Work of God's Spirit, whereby, convincing us of our Sin and Misery, enlightening our Minds in the knowledge of Christ, and renewing our Wills, he doth persuade and enable us to embrace Jesus Christ freely offered to us in the Gospel.",
"AnswerWithProofs": "Effectual Calling, is the Work of God's Spirit[1], whereby, convincing us of our Sin and Misery[2], enlightening our Minds in the knowledge of Christ[3], and renewing our Wills[4], he doth persuade and enable us to embrace Jesus Christ freely offered to us in the Gospel[5].",
"Proofs": [
{
"Id": 1,
"References": ["2Tim.1.9", "2Thess.2.13-2Thess.2.14"]
},
{
"Id": 2,
"References": ["Acts.2.37"]
},
{
"Id": 3,
"References": ["Acts.26.18"]
},
{
"Id": 4,
"References": ["Ezek.36.26-Ezek.36.27"]
},
{
"Id": 5,
"References": ["John.6.44-John.6.45", "Phil.2.13"]
}
]
},
{
"Number": 35,
"Question": "What Benefits do they that are effectually called, partake of in this Life?",
"Answer": "They that are effectually called, do in this Life partake of Justification, Adoption, Sanctification, and the several Benefits which in this Life do either accompany or flow from them.",
"AnswerWithProofs": "They that are effectually called, do in this Life partake of Justification[1], Adoption[2], Sanctification, and the several Benefits which in this Life do either accompany or flow from them[3].",
"Proofs": [
{
"Id": 1,
"References": ["Rom.8.30"]
},
{
"Id": 2,
"References": ["Eph.1.5"]
},
{
"Id": 3,
"References": ["1Cor.1.30"]
}
]
},
{
"Number": 36,
"Question": "What is Justification?",
"Answer": "Justification is an Act of God's free Grace, wherein he pardoneth all our Sins, and accepteth us as Righteous in his sight, only for the Righteousness of Christ imputed us, and received by Faith alone.",
"AnswerWithProofs": "Justification is an Act of God's free Grace, wherein he pardoneth all our Sins[1], and accepteth us as Righteous in his sight[2], only for the Righteousness of Christ imputed us[3], and received by Faith alone[4].",
"Proofs": [
{
"Id": 1,
"References": ["Rom.3.24-Rom.3.25", "Rom.4.6-Rom.4.8"]
},
{
"Id": 2,
"References": ["2Cor.5.19,2Cor.5.21"]
},
{
"Id": 3,
"References": ["Rom.5.17-Rom.5.19"]
},
{
"Id": 4,
"References": ["Gal.2.16", "Phil.3.9"]
}
]
},
{
"Number": 37,
"Question": "What is Adoption?",
"Answer": "Adoption is an Act of God's free Grace, whereby we are received into the Number, and have a Right to all the Privileges of the Sons of God.",
"AnswerWithProofs": "Adoption is an Act of God's free Grace[1], whereby we are received into the Number, and have a Right to all the Privileges of the Sons of God[2].",
"Proofs": [
{
"Id": 1,
"References": ["1John.3.1"]
},
{
"Id": 2,
"References": ["Rom.8.14"]
}
]
},
{
"Number": 38,
"Question": "What is Sanctification?",
"Answer": "Sanctification is the Work of God's free Grace, whereby we are renewed in the whole Man after the Image of God, and are enabled more and more to die unto Sin, and live unto Righteousness.",
"AnswerWithProofs": "Sanctification is the Work of God's free Grace[1], whereby we are renewed in the whole Man after the Image of God[2], and are enabled more and more to die unto Sin, and live unto Righteousness[3].",
"Proofs": [
{
"Id": 1,
"References": ["2Thess.2.13"]
},
{
"Id": 2,
"References": ["Eph.4.23-Eph.4.24"]
},
{
"Id": 3,
"References": ["Rom.6.4,Rom.6.6"]
}
]
},
{
"Number": 39,
"Question": "What are the Benefits which in this Life do accompany or flow from Justification, Adoption, and Sanctification?",
"Answer": "The Benefits which in this Life do accompany or flow from Justification, Adoption, and Sanctification, are Assurance of God's Love, Peace of Conscience, Joy in the Holy Spirit, Increase of Grace, and Perseverance therein to the End.",
"AnswerWithProofs": "The Benefits which in this Life do accompany or flow from Justification, Adoption, and Sanctification, are Assurance of God's Love, Peace of Conscience[1], Joy in the Holy Spirit[2], Increase of Grace[3], and Perseverance therein to the End[4].",
"Proofs": [
{
"Id": 1,
"References": ["Rom.5.1-Rom.5.2,Rom.5.5"]
},
{
"Id": 2,
"References": ["Rom.14.17"]
},
{
"Id": 3,
"References": ["Prov.4.18"]
},
{
"Id": 4,
"References": ["1John.5.13", "1Pet.1.5"]
}
]
},
{
"Number": 40,
"Question": "What Benefits do Believers receive from Christ at their Death?",
"Answer": "The Souls of Believers are at their Death made, perfect in Holiness, and do immediately pass into Glory: And their Bodies being still united to Christ, do rest in their Graves till the Refurrection.",
"AnswerWithProofs": "The Souls of Believers are at their Death made, perfect in Holiness[1], and do immediately pass into Glory[2]: And their Bodies being still united to Christ[3], do rest in their Graves[4] till the Resurrection[5].",
"Proofs": [
{
"Id": 1,
"References": ["Heb.12.23"]
},
{
"Id": 2,
"References": ["2Cor.5.1,2Cor.5.6,2Cor.5.8", "Phil.1.23", "Luke.23.43"]
},
{
"Id": 3,
"References": ["1Thess.4.14"]
},
{
"Id": 4,
"References": ["Isa.57.2"]
},
{
"Id": 5,
"References": ["Job.19.26-Job.19.27"]
}
]
},
{
"Number": 41,
"Question": "What Benefits do Believers receive from Christ at the Resurrection?",
"Answer": "At the Resurrection Believers being raised up in Glory, shall be openly acknowledged, and acquitted in the Day of Judgement, and made perfectly blessed, both in Soul and Body, in the full enjoyment of God, to all Eternity.",
"AnswerWithProofs": "At the Resurrection Believers being raised up in Glory[1], shall be openly acknowledged, and acquitted in the Day of Judgement[2], and made perfectly blessed, both in Soul and Body, in the full enjoyment of God[3], to all Eternity[4].",
"Proofs": [
{
"Id": 1,
"References": ["1Cor.15.43"]
},
{
"Id": 2,
"References": ["Matt.25.23", "Matt.10.32"]
},
{
"Id": 3,
"References": ["1John.3.2", "1Cor.13.12"]
},
{
"Id": 4,
"References": ["1Thess.4.17-1Thess.4.18"]
}
]
},
{
"Number": 42,
"Question": "But what shall be done to the Wicked at their Death?",
"Answer": "The Souls of the Wicked shall at their death be cast into the Torments of Hell, and their Bodies lie in their Graves, till the Refurrection and Judgment of the Great Day.",
"AnswerWithProofs": "The Souls of the Wicked shall at their death be cast into the Torments of Hell, and their Bodies lie in their Graves, till the Refurrection and Judgment of the Great Day[1].",
"Proofs": [
{
"Id": 1,
"References": ["Luke.16.23-Luke.16.24", "Acts.1.25", "Jude.1.7", "1Pet.3.19", "Ps.49.14"]
}
]
},
{
"Number": 43,
"Question": "What shall be done to the Wicked at the Day of Judgment?",
"Answer": "",
"AnswerWithProofs": "At the Day of Judgment the Bodies of the Wicked being raised out of their Graves, shall be sentenced together with their Souls, to unspeakable Torments, with the Devil and his Angels for ever[1].",
"Proofs": [
{
"Id": 1,
"References": ["John.5.28-John.5.29", "Matt.25.41,Matt.25.46", "2Thess.1.8-2Thess.1.9"]
}
]
},
{
"Number": 44,
"Question": "What is the Duty which God requireth of Man?",
"Answer": "The Duty which God requireth of Man, is Obedience to his Revealed Will.",
"AnswerWithProofs": "The Duty which God requireth of Man, is Obedience to his Revealed Will[1].",
"Proofs": [
{
"Id": 1,
"References": ["Mic.6.8", "1Sam.15.22"]
}
]
},
{
"Number": 45,
"Question": "What did God at first reveal to Man for the Rule of his Obedience?",
"Answer": "The Rule which God at first revealed to Man for his Obedience, was the Moral Law.",
"AnswerWithProofs": "The Rule which God at first revealed to Man for his Obedience, was the Moral Law[1].",
"Proofs": [
{
"Id": 1,
"References": ["Rom.2.14-Rom.2.15", "Rom.10.5"]
}
]
},
{
"Number": 46,
"Question": "Where is the Moral Law summarily comprehended?",
"Answer": "The Moral Law is summarily comprehended in the Ten Commandments.",
"AnswerWithProofs": "The Moral Law is summarily comprehended in the Ten Commandments[1].",
"Proofs": [
{
"Id": 1,
"References": ["Deut.10.4", "Matt.19.17"]
}
]
},
{
"Number": 47,
"Question": "What is the Sum of the Ten Commandments?",
"Answer": "The Sum of the Ten Commandments is, to love the Lord our God, with all our Heart, with all our Soul, with all our Strength, and with all our Mind; and our Neighbour as our Selves.",
"AnswerWithProofs": "The Sum of the Ten Commandments is, to love the Lord our God, with all our Heart, with all our Soul, with all our Strength, and with all our Mind; and our Neighbour as our Selves[1].",
"Proofs": [
{
"Id": 1,
"References": ["Matt.22.37-Matt.22.40"]
}
]
},
{
"Number": 48,
"Question": "What is the Preface to the Ten Commandments?",
"Answer": "The Preface to the Ten Commandments, is in these words, \"I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the Land of Egypt, out of the House of Bondage\".",
"AnswerWithProofs": "The Preface to the Ten Commandments, is in these words, \"I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the Land of Egypt, out of the House of Bondage\"[1].",
"Proofs": [
{
"Id": 1,
"References": ["Exod.20.2"]
}
]
},
{
"Number": 49,
"Question": "What doth the Preface to the Ten Commandments teach us?",
"Answer": "The Preface to the Ten Commandments teacheth us, that because God is the LORD, and our God, and Redeemer, therefore we are bound to keep all his Commandments.",
"AnswerWithProofs": "The Preface to the Ten Commandments teacheth us, that because God is the LORD, and our God, and Redeemer, therefore we are bound to keep all his Commandments[1].",
"Proofs": [
{
"Id": 1,
"References": ["Luke.1.74-Luke.1.75", "1Pet.1.15-1Pet.1.19"]
}
]
},
{
"Number": 50,
"Question": "Which is the first Commandment?",
"Answer": "The first Commandment is, \"Thou shalt have no other Gods before me\".",
"AnswerWithProofs": "The first Commandment is, \"Thou shalt have no other Gods before me\"[1].",
"Proofs": [
{
"Id": 1,
"References": ["Exod.20.3"]
}
]
},
{
"Number": 51,
"Question": "What is required in the first Commandment?",
"Answer": "The first Commandment requireth us, to know and acknowledge God to be the only true God, and our God; and to worship and glorify him accordingly.",
"AnswerWithProofs": "The first Commandment requireth us, to know and acknowledge God to be the only true God, and our God[1]; and to worship and glorify him accordingly[2].",
"Proofs": [
{
"Id": 1,
"References": ["1Chr.28.9", "Deut.26.17"]
},
{
"Id": 2,
"References": ["Matt.4.10", "Ps.29.2"]
}
]
},
{
"Number": 52,
"Question": "What is forbidden in the first Commandment?",
"Answer": "The first Commandment forbiddeth the denying, or not worshipping and glorifying the true God, as God, and our God; and the giving that Worship and Glory to any other, which is due unto him a alone.",
"AnswerWithProofs": "The first Commandment forbiddeth the denying[1], or not worshipping and glorifying the true God, as God[2], and our God[3]; and the giving that Worship and Glory to any other, which is due unto him alone[4].",
"Proofs": [
{
"Id": 1,
"References": ["Ps.14.1"]
},
{
"Id": 2,
"References": ["Rom.1.21"]
},
{
"Id": 3,
"References": ["Ps.81.10-Ps.81.11"]
},
{
"Id": 4,
"References": ["Rom.1.25-Rom.1.26"]
}
]
},
{
"Number": 53,
"Question": "What are we specially taught by these words \"before me\" in the first Commandment?",
"Answer": "These words \"before me\" in the first Commandment, teach us, that God who seeth all things, taketh notice of, and is much displeased with the Sin of having any other God.",
"AnswerWithProofs": "These words \"before me\" in the first Commandment, teach us, that God who seeth all things, taketh notice of, and is much displeased with the Sin of having any other God[1].",
"Proofs": [
{
"Id": 1,
"References": ["Ezek.8.5-Ezek.8.18"]
}
]
},
{
"Number": 54,
"Question": "Which is the second Commandment?",
"Answer": "The second Commandment is, \"Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven Image, or any Likeness of any thing that is in Heaven above, or that is in the Earth beneath, or that is in the Water under the Earth; thou shalt not bow down thy self to them, nor serve them: For I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the Iniquity of the Fathers upon the Children, unto the Third and Fourth Generation of them that hate me; and shewing Mercy unto Thousands of them that love me and keep my Commandments.",
"AnswerWithProofs": "The second Commandment is, \"Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven Image, or any Likeness of any thing that is in Heaven above, or that is in the Earth beneath, or that is in the Water under the Earth; thou shalt not bow down thy self to them, nor serve them: For I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the Iniquity of the Fathers upon the Children, unto the Third and Fourth Generation of them that hate me; and shewing Mercy unto Thousands of them that love me and keep my Commandments[1].",
"Proofs": [
{
"Id": 1,
"References": ["Exod.20.4-Exod.20.6"]
}
]
},
{
"Number": 55,
"Question": "What is required in the second Commandment?",
"Answer": "The second Commandment requireth, the receiving, observing, and keeping pure and entire all such religious Worship and Ordinances, as God hath appointed in his Word.",
"AnswerWithProofs": "The second Commandment requireth, the receiving, observing, and keeping pure and entire all such religious Worship and Ordinances, as God hath appointed in his Word[1].",
"Proofs": [
{
"Id": 1,
"References": ["Deut.32.46", "Matt.28.20", "Acts.2.42"]
}
]
},
{
"Number": 56,
"Question": "What is forbidden in the second Commandment?",
"Answer": "The second Commandment forbiddeth the worshipping of God by Images, or any other Way not appointed in his Word.",
"AnswerWithProofs": "The second Commandment forbiddeth the worshipping of God by Images[1], or any other Way not appointed in his Word[2].",
"Proofs": [
{
"Id": 1,
"References": ["Deut.4.15-Deut.4.19", "Exod.32.5,Exod.32.8"]
},
{
"Id": 2,
"References": ["Deut.12.31-Deut.12.32"]
}
]
},
{
"Number": 57,
"Question": "What are the Reasons annexed to the second Commandment?",
"Answer": "The Reasons annexed to the second Commandment are, God's Sovereignty over us, his Propriety in us, and the Zeal he hath to his own Worship.",
"AnswerWithProofs": "The Reasons annexed to the second Commandment are, God's Sovereignty over us[1], his Propriety in us[2], and the Zeal he hath to his own Worship[3].",
"Proofs": [
{
"Id": 1,
"References": ["Ps.95.2-Ps.95.3,Ps.95.6"]
},
{
"Id": 2,
"References": ["Ps.45.11"]
},
{
"Id": 3,
"References": ["Exod.34.13-Exod.34.14"]
}
]
},
{
"Number": 58,
"Question": "Which is the third Commandment?",
"Answer": "The third Commandment is, \"Thou shalt not take the Name of the Lord thy God in vain, For the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his Name in vain\".",
"AnswerWithProofs": "The third Commandment is, \"Thou shalt not take the Name of the Lord thy God in vain, For the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his Name in vain\"[1].",
"Proofs": [
{
"Id": 1,
"References": ["Exod.20.7"]
}
]
},
{
"Number": 59,
"Question": "What is required in the third Commandment?",
"Answer": "",
"AnswerWithProofs": "The third Commandment requireth, the Holy and Reverent Use of God's Names[1], Titles[2], Attributes[3], Ordinances[4], Word[5], and Works[6].",
"Proofs": [
{
"Id": 1,
"References": ["Matt.6.9", "Deut.28.58"]
},
{
"Id": 2,
"References": ["Ps.68.4"]
},
{
"Id": 3,
"References": ["Rev.15.3-Rev.15.4"]
},
{
"Id": 4,
"References": ["Mal.1.11,Mal.1.14"]
},
{
"Id": 5,
"References": ["Ps.138.1-Ps.138.2"]
},
{