own sake and will not remember thy sins Q. If a man backslide from God after he hath obtained mercy is there hope that God will pardon his backslidings if he return again to the Lord A. Jer. 3.22 Return ye backsliding children and I will heal your backslidings behold we come unto thee for thou art the Lord our God Q. Must not such as believe in Christ be careful that they do not sin against God And when they do fall into sin is not Christ their advocate to plead with his father that their sins may not be imputed to them A. 1 John 2.1 2. My little children these things write I unto you that ye sin not and if any man sin we have an advocate with the father Jesus Christ the righteous and he is the propitiation for our sins and not for ours onely but also for the sins of the whole world Q How are we justified By faith or by the works of the law A. Rom. 3.28 Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law Q. Should not Gods mercy in forgiving our sins cause us to forgive one another A. Eph. 4.32 Be ye kind one to another tender hearted forgiving one another even as God for Christs sake hath forgiven you Q. Hath not God promised to subdue our sins as well as to pardon them A. Mic. 7.18 19. Who is a God like unto thee that pardoneth iniquity and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage he retaineth not his anger for ever because he delighteth in mercy He will turn again he will have compassion upon us he will subdue our iniquities and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the Sea Q. Seeing God hath promised to pardon and subdue our sins ought we not to hope in God that he will purge away our transgressions even at such times as we feel iniquity prevailing against us A. Psalm 65.3 Iniquities prevail against me as for our transgressions thou shalt purge them away Q. Must we not trust in the Lord at all times A. Psalm 62.8 Trust in him at all times ye people pour out your heart before him God is a refuge for us Q Why must we trust in the Lord for ever A. Isa 26.4 Trust ye in the Lord for ever for in the Lord Jehovah is everlasting strength Q. Will not the Lord keep that man in perfect peace that trusteth in him A. Isa 26.3 Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on thee because he trusteth in thee Q. May such as walk in darkness and see no light trust in the Lord A. Isa 50.10 Who it among you that feareth the Lord that obeyeth the voice of his Servant that walketh in darkness and hath no light let him trust in the name of the Lord and stay upon his God Q. Suppose a man be brought so low that he almost despaireth of ever seeing God ought such an one to trust in the Lord A. Job 35.14 Although thou sayest thou shalt not see him yet judgement is before him therefore trust thou in him Q. Must we trust in God when he killeth us A. Job 13.15 Though he slay me yet will I trust in him Q. What promise have you that God will enable you to trust in Christ A. Rom. 15.12 There shall be a root of Jesse and he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles in him shall the Gentiles trust Q. What promise have you that God will help you to trust in him in your greatest afflictions A. Zeph. 3.12 I will leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people and they shall trust in the name of the Lord. Q. What promise have you that God will cause you to trust in him in truth A. Isa 10.20 And it shall come to pass in that day that the remnant of Israel and such as are escaped of the house of Jacob shall no more again stay upon him that smote them but shall stay upon the Lord the holy one of Israel in truth Q. How must we love God A. Deut. 6.5 Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart and with all thy soul and with all thy might Q. What promise have you that God will help you thus to love him A. Deut. 30.6 The Lord thy God will circumcise thine heart and the heart of thy seed to love the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul that thou mayest live Q. What hath God prepared in Heaven for those that love him A. 1 Cor. 2.9 Eye hath not seen nor ear heard neither have entred into the heart of man the things which God hath prepared for them that love him Q. Shall not all things work together for good to them that love God A. Rom. 8.28 We know that all things work together for good to them that love God to them who are the called according to his purpose Q. How may we know whether we love God A. 1 John 5.3 This is the love of God that we keep his commandements and his commandements are not grievous Q. Must not he that loveth God love his brother also A. 1 John 4.21 This commandment have we from him that he who loveth God love his brother also Q. How must we love our neighbour A. Mat. 22.39 Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thy self Q. Must we not love one another as Christ hath loved us A. John 15.12 This is my Commandment that ye love one another as I have loved you Q. Do not they dwell in God and God dwell in them who dwell in love A. 1 John 4.16 God is love and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God and God in him Q. Is it not an evident token that we are the Disciples of Christ when we love one another A. John 13.35 By this shall all men know that ye are my Disciples if ye have love one to another Q. Will not love keep us from doing any kind of evil to any man A. Rom. 13.10 Love worketh no ill to his neighbour therefore love is the fulfilling of the law Q. Ought we not from a principle of love to be as ready to do all the good we can for every man as we would be if we were his servant A. Gal. 5.13 By love serve one another Q. What is the sum and substance of all the direction that Moses in the Law and the Prophets have given us to direct us how to carry our selves towards our neighbour A. Mat. 7.12 All things whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you do ye even so to them for this is the Law and the Prophets Q. Must not we love and do good to our worst enemies that we have in the world even to such as hate persecute and use us despitefully A. Mat. 5.44 But I say unto you love your enemies bless them that curse you do good to them that hate you and pray for them which despitefully use you and
2 Cor. 5.17 If any man be in Christ he is a new creature Old things are past away behold all things are become new Q. Are they none of Christs that have not his Spirit A. Rom. 8.9 Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ he is none of his Q. Must we not love Christ above our nearest and dearest relations A. Mat. 10.37 He that loveth Father or Mother more then me is not worthy of me and he that loveth Son or Daughter more then me is not worthy of me Q. Are they not under a curse and shall they not remain so till the Lord comes who do not love Jesus Christ A. 1 Cor 16.22 If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ let him be Anathemae Maranatha Q. Who is it that loveth Christ aed what shall we gain by loving him A. John 14.21 He that hath my Commandements and keepeth them he it is that loveth me and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father and I will love him and will manifest my self to him Q. Must not they that would be Christs Disciples deny themselves take up their cross and follow him A. Mark 8.34 When he had called the people unto him with his Disciples also he said unto them whosoever will come after me let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me Q. Must we not forsake all we have for Christs sake when God calls us to it A. Luke 14.33 Whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he bath he cannot be my Disciple Q. What shall be given to them that forsake any thing for Christ A. Mat. 19.29 Every one that hath forsaken houses or brethren or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands for my names sake shall receive an hundred fold and shall inherit everlasting life Q. What is the Covenant that God hath made with his people in the days of the Gospel A. Heb. 8.10 11 12. This is the Covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days saith the Lord I will put my Laws into their mind and write them in their hearts and I will be to them a God and they shall be to me a people And they shall not teach every man his neighbour and every man his brother saying know the Lord for all shall know me from the least to the greatest For I will be merciful to their unrighteosness and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more Q. Doth not this Covenant contain all that we can desire and all that is necessary for our Salvation A. 2 Sam. 23.5 Although my house be not so with God yet he hath made with me an everlasting Covenant ordered in all things and sure for this is all my salvation and all my desire although he make it not to grow Q. How do you prove that God will take those into this Covenant which come to close with Jesus Christ the Mediator of the covenant A. Isa 55.3 Encline your ear and come unto me hear and your souls shall live and I will make an everlasting Covenant with you even the sure mercies of David Q. When once God hath taken us into Covenant with himself shall his Covenant never be removed from us A. Isah 54.10 The Mountains shall depart and the Hills be removed but my kindness shall not depart from thee neither shall the Covenant of my peace be removed saith the Lord that hath mercy on thee Q. Who are they to whom God hath promised to reveal his Covenant A. Psalm 25.14 The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him and he will shew them his Covenant Q. What promise have you that God will bring you into the bond of his Covenant A. Ezek. 20.37 I will cause you to pass under the rod and I will bring you into the bond of the Covenant Q For what end hath God given us such great and precious promises as are contained in the Covenant of grace A. 2 Pet. 1.4 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises that by these you might be partakers of the divine nature having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust Q. Do not the promises belong to all that are effectually called A. Acts 2.39 The promise is unto you and to your children and to all that are afar off even as many as the Lord our God shall call Q. What must we do that we may inherit the promises A. Heb. 6.12 That ye be not slothful but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises Q. Do we not need patience to wait for the promises when we have done what we can to obtain them A. Heb. 10.36 Ye have need of patience that after you have done the will of God ye might receive the promise Q. Are not the promises powerful arguments to excite us to cleanse our selves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit A. 2 Cor. 7.1 Having therefore these promises dearly beloved let us cleanse our selves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit perfecting holiness in the fear of God Q. Is it not the command of God that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ A. 1 John 3.23 This is his commandement that we should believe on the Name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another as he gave us commandement Q. Hath not God promised eternal life to every one that believeth in his Son Jesus Christ A. John 3.16 God so loved the world that he gave his onely begotten Son that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life Q. Must not they that would be saved by Christ obey him as well as believe in him A. Heb. 5.9 And being made perfect he became the author of eternal Salvation unto all them that obey him Q. How shall we know that we believe in Christ Is not prizing Christ an evidence of faith A. 1 Pet. 2.7 Unto you which believe he is precious Q Must not they that believe in Christ be careful to maintain good works A. Tit. 3.8 This is a faithful saying and these things I will that thou affirm constantly that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works these things are good and profitable unto men Q. Shall not all unbelievers go to Hell A. Mark 16.16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved but he that believeth not shall be damned Q. Seeing such as believe not shall be damned doth it not concern every man to take heed of the sin of unbelief as well as other sins A. Heb. 3.12 Take heed brethren lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in departing from the living God Q. How shall a man come by faith must it not be by the gift of God A. Eph. 2.8 By grace are ye saved through faith and that not of your selves it is the gift of God Q. Which way doth God
But let a man examine himself and so let him eat of that Bread and drink of that Cup. Q. Is not the Church of Christ so firmly built and established that all the power and policy of all the Devils in Hell shall never be able to destroy it A. Matth. 16.18 Upon this Rock I will build my Church and the gates of Hell shall not prevail against it Q. Is not Christ the Head of the Church and the Church the Body of Christ A. Ephes 1.22 23. And hath put all things under his feet and gave him to be the Head over all things to the Church which is his Body the fulness of him that filleth all in all Q. Is not the true Church which is the Houshold of God known by imbrasing and professing the Doctrine of the Prophets and Apostles and being built upon Jesus Christ A. Ephes 2.19 20. Now therefore ye are no more strangers and forreiners but fellow Citizens with the Saints and of the houshold of God and are built upon the foundation of the Apostles and Prophets Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone Q. Why must we follow holiness A. Heb. 12.14 Follow peace with all men and holiness without which no man shall see the Lord. Q. Doth not the Lord require that we should be holy in all manner of conversation A. 1 Pet. 1.15 As he that hath called you is holy so be ye holy in all manner of conversation Q. How doth the grace of God teach us to live in this present world A. Tit. 2.11 12. The grace of God that bringeth Salvation hath appeared to all men teaching us that denying ungodliness and worldly lusts we should live soberly righteously and godly in this present world Q. Is it not the duty and care of godly men to labour to have always a Conscience void of offence both towards God and men A. Acts 24.16 Herein do I exercise my self to have always a Conscience void of offence towards God and toward Men. Q. What profit is there in godliness A. 1 Tim. 4.8 Bodily exercise profiteth little but godliness is profitable unto all things having promise of the life that now is and of that which is to come Q. Are not the ways of God full of peace and pleasantness A. Prov. 3.17 Her ways are ways of pleasantness and all her paths are peace Q. Must not such as would live godly in Christ Jesus expect to meet with Persecution A. 2 Tim. 3.12 Yea and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer Persecution Q. Are not they blessed that are persecuted for righteousness sake and shall they not enjoy the Kingdom of Heaven A. Matth. 5.10 Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness sake for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven Q. Are not righteous men more excellent then any other men that are in the whole world A. Prov. 12.26 The righteous is more excellent then his neighbour but the way of the wicked seduceth him Q. Are not they blessed that hunger and thirst after Righteousness as well as they that have obtained Righteousness A. Matth. 5.6 Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness for they shall be filled Q. Who is a godly mans portion A. Lam. 3.24 The Lord is my portion saith my soul therefore will I hope in him Q. Is there no portion in Heaven or Earth like to this to have God for our portion A. Psal 73.25 26. Whom have I in Heaven but thee and there is none upon Earth that I desire besides thee My flesh and my heart faileth but God is the strength of my heart and my portion for ever Q. Are not they the most happy men in the whole world that have the Lord for their God A. Psal 144.15 Happy is that people that is in such a case yea happy is that people whose God is the Lord. Q. When once the Lord is become our God will he not be our God for ever and ever A. Psal 48.14 This God is our God for ever and ever he will be our guide even unto death Q. Why will not the Lord forsake us after it hath pleased the Lord to make us his people A. 1 Sam. 12.22 The Lord will not forsake his people for his great Names sake because it hath pleased the Lord to make you his people Q. If we give up our selves unto the Lord to be his servants and obey his voice will he not become our God and own us for his people A. Jer. 7.23 Obey my voice and I will be your God and ye shall be my people and walk ye in all the ways that I have commanded you that it may be well unto you Q. Is it not wonderful and amazing love that the great and holy God should own such poor and sinful creatures as we are for his children A. 1 John 3.1 Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us that we should be called the Sons of God therefore the world knoweth us not because it knew him not Q. Who are they upon whom God bestoweth this great favour and priviledge to be his sons A. Joh. 1.12 As many as received him to them gave he power to become the sons of God even to them that believe on his Name Q. Are all that have faith in Christ the Children of God A. Gal. 3.26 Ye are all the Children of God by Faith in Christ Jesus Q. Are not all Gods Children heirs of God and coheirs with Jesus Christ A. Rom. 8.17 And if Children then heirs heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ if so be that we suffer with him that we may be also-glorified together Q. Is it not the duty of Gods Children to imitate and follow their Father A. Ephes 5.1 Be ye therefore followers of God as dear Children Q. Doth not the Lord love righteous men A. Psal 146.8 The Lord openeth the eyes of the blind the Lord raiseth them that are bowed down the Lord loveth the righteous Q. What kind of love is it which Jesus Christ beareth to us A. John 15.9 As the Father hath loved me so have I loved you continue ye in my love Q. Shall no creature be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus A. Rom. 8.38 39. I am perswaded that neither death nor life nor Angels nor Principalities nor Powers nor things present nor things to come nor height nor depth nor any other creature shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Q. How hath God manifested his great love to us A. 1 John 4.9 In this was manifested the love of God towards us because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world that we might live through him Q. Was not this love of God expressed towards us before we had any love for him A. 1 John 4.10 Herein is love not that we loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the Propitiation for
our sins Q. Is it not the great Commendation of Gods love in that he gave his Son to dye for us while we were yet sinners A. Rom. 5.8 God commendeth his love towards us in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us Q. Is not Prayer a means to obtain the favour of God and to gain the knowledge of his love A. Job 33.26 He shall pray unto God and he shall be favourable unto him and he shall see his face with joy Q. How should we express our love to God for giving his Son to die for our sins Should we not do it by our hatred of sin that was the cause of the death of his Son A. Psal 97.10 Ye that love the Lord hate evil he preserveth the souls of his Saints he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked Q. How else should we express our love to God for his great love to us A. John 14.15 If ye love me keep my Commandments Q. Ought not Gods love to us make us love him A. 1 John 4.19 We love him because he first loved us Q. Should not Gods love to us cause us to love one another A. 1 John 4.11 Beloved if God so loved us we ought also to love one another Q. Should not Gods love in giving Christ to die for us encourage us to trust in him that he will freely give us all things A. Rom. 8.32 He that spared not his own Son but delivered him up for us all how shall he not with him also freely give us all things Q. What is the whole duty of man A. Eccles 12.13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter Fear God and keep his Commandments for this is the whole duty of man Q. How many Commandments did God deliver to Moses written in two Tables of Stone A. Deut. 4.13 And he declared unto you his Covenant which he commanded you to perform even ten Commandments and he wrote them upon two Tables of Stone Q. What is the Preface to the Ten Commandments which God spake to the People when he gave them his Commandments A. Exod. 20.1 2. God spake all these words saying I am the Lord thy God which have brought thee out of the Land Egypt out of the House of Bondage Q. Which are the Ten Commandments Rehearse them in order as they are recorded in the 20th Chapter of Exodus from the 3d to the 18th verse A. 1. Thou shalt have no other Gods before me 2. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven Image nor 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 unto 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 3. 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 4. Remember the Sabbath-day to keep it holy six days shalt thou labour and do all thy work but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God in it thou shalt not do any work thou nor thy son nor thy daughter thy man-servant nor thy maid-servant nor thy cattle nor thy stranger that is within thy gates For in six days the Lord made Heaven and Earth the Sea and all that in them is and rested the seventh day wherefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath-day and hallowed it 5. Honour thy Father and thy Mother that thy days may be long upon the Land which the Lord thy God giveth thee 6. Thou shalt not kill 7. Thou shalt not commit adultery 8. Thou shalt not steal 9. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour 10. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbours house thou shalt not covet thy neighbours wife nor his man-servant nor his maid-servant nor his ox nor his ass nor any that is thy neighbours Q. Hath God commanded nothing in his Law but what is holy just and good A. Rom. 7.12 The Law is holy and the Commandment holy and just and good Q. Is not the Law spiritual requiring spiritual duties and forbidding spiritual sins And may we not thereby discern our selves to be carnal A. Rom. 7.14 We know that the Law is spiritual but I am carnal sold under sin Q. Was the Law given us for this end that we might be justified by the deeds of it or Was it given to drive us to Christ that we might seek for justification in Christ through Faith A. Gal. 3.24 Wherefore the Law was our School-master to bring us unto Christ that we might be justified by faith Q. Would there have been no need of the death of Christ if we could have obtained such a righteousness as might have justified us in the sight of God by our observing the Law A. Gal. 2.21 I do not frustrate the grace of God for if righteousness came by the Law then Christ is dead in vain Q. Is not Jesus Christ the end of the Law for Righteousness to every one that believeth A. Rom. 10.4 Christ is the end of the Law for Righteousness to every one that believeth Q. Though we cannot obtain Righteousness by the Law yet must we not be very careful to keep the Commandments of God A. Psal 119.4 Thou hast commanded us to keep thy Precepts diligently Q. What Promise have you that God will enable you to keep his Commandments A. Ezek. 36.27 I will put my Spirit within you and cause you to walk in my Statutes and ye shall keep my Judgments and do them Q. Hath not God promised under the New Testament to write his Laws in our hearts which in the times of the Old Testament were written in Tables of Stone A. Heb. 10.16 This is the Covenant that I will make with them after those days saith the Lord I will put my Laws into their hearts and in their minds will I write them Q. Is there no man upon the face of the earth that keepeth all the Commandments of God at all times without breaking any of them A. Eccles 7.20 There is not a just man upon earth that doth good and sinneth not Q. If we have respect to all the Commandments of God and endeavour with sincere hearts to obey them Will not God accept us through Christ Jesus although we come short of what the Law requires A. Psal 119.6 Then shall I not be ashamed when I have respect unto all thy Commandments Q. Must we not obey the Commandments of God from a principle of faith and love and with a pure heart A. 1 Tim. 1.5 Now the end of the Commandment is charity out of a pure heart and of a good Conscience and of faith unfeigned Q. Are not Christians under the New-Testament freed from
grace and glory no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly Q. What promise have you that God will make you sincere A. Isa 61.8 I the Lord love judgment I hate robbery for burnt offering and I will direct their work in truth and I will make an everlasting Covenant with them Q. Must we not be content with such things as we have although our condition be low and mean A. Heb. 13.5 Let your conversation be without covetousness and be content with such things as ye have for he hath said I will never leave thee nor forsake thee Q. If we should be so low in the world as that we should have nothing but food and rayment must we be content with such a condition A. 1 Tim. 6.8 Having food and raiment let us be therewith content Q. What promise have you that God will enable you to abide satisfied and contented in all conditions A. Prov. 19.23 The fear of the Lord tendeth to life and he that hath it shall abide satisfied he shall not be visited with evil Q. Is not every one that is proud in heart an abomination unto the Lord A. Prov. 16.5 Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination unto the Lord though hand joyn in hand he shall not be unpunished Q. Is it not the duty of Christians to be clothed with humility A. 1 Pet. 5.5 Likewise ye younger submit your selves unto the elder yea all of you be subject one to another and be clothed with humility for God resisteth the proud and giveth grace to the humble Q. Hath not God promised to dwell with such as are of an humble spirit A. Isa 57.15 Thus saith the high and lofty one that inhabiteth Eternity whose Name is holy I dwell in the high and holy place with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit to revive the spirit of the humble and to revive the heart of the contrite ones Q. Hath not God promised to hear the Prayers of humble persons A. Psal 10.17 Lord thou hast heard the desire of the humble thou wilt prepare their heart thou wilt cause thine ear to hear Q. Is not a froward heart an abomination to the Lord A. Prov. 11.20 They that are of a froward heart are abomination to the Lord but such as are upright in their way are his delight Q. Doth not a froward heart bereave a man of all good A. Prov. 17.20 He that hath a froward heart findeth no good and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief Q. Is not a meek and a quiet spirit an ornament of great price in the sight of God beyond Gold or costly Apparel or any other such thing A. 1 Pet. 3.3 4. Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair and of wearing of Gold or of putting on of apparel but let it be the hidden man of the heart in that which is not corruptible even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit which is in the sight of God of great price Q. Must not the people of God put on bowels of mercy with other graces of the Spirit also A. Col. 3.12 13. Put on therefore as the elect of God holy and beloved bowels of mercies kindness humbleness of mind meekness long-suffering forbearing one another and forgiving one another if any man have a quarrel against any even as Christ forgave you so also do ye Q. Shall not they that are merciful obtain mercy A. Matth. 5.7 Blessed are the merciful for they shall obtain mercy Q. Do not such as pity and relieve the poor lend unto the Lord A. Prov. 19.17 He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord and that which he hath given will he pay him again Q. Doth not a great part of our Religion lye in visiting the fatherless and the widow and keeping our selves unspotted from the world A. James 1.27 Pure Religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this to visit the fatherless and widdows in their affliction and to keep himself unspotted from the world Q. Will not God satiate their souls with spiritual blessings that refresh the bowels of the poor A. Isa 58.10 11. If thou draw out thy soul to the hungry and satisfie the afflicted soul then shall thy light rise in obscurity and thy darkness be as the noon-day and the Lord shall guide thee continually and satisfie thy soul in drought and make fat thy bones and thou shalt be like a watered Garden and like a spring of water whose waters fail not Q. Are such persons void of the love of God who see their brethren in want and are able to relieve them and yet do shut up the bowels of compassion from them A. 1 John 3.17 Whoso hath this worlds good and seeth his brother have need and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him how dwelleth the love of God in him Q. Must we not put away all bitterness wrath clamour evil speaking and malice A. Ephes 4.31 Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamour and evil speaking be put away from you with all malice Q. Should we not be slow to anger and when our anger is kindled should we not quickly lay it aside again A. Eccles 7.9 Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry for anger resteth in the bosom of fools Q. What doth Christ say of such as are angry without a cause and of such as call others by any reproachful names as fool or the like A. Matth. 5.22 I say unto you that whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment and whosoever shall say to his brother Racha shall be in danger of the counsel but whosoever shall say thou fool shall be in danger of Hell fire Q. Are not they that hate others guilty of murder in Gods account A. 1 John 3.15 Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him Q. Is it not the will of God that we should abstain from fornication A. 1 Thes 4.3 This is the will of God even your Sanctification that ye should abstain from fornication Q. Must we not abstain from fleshly lusts as well as from the works of the flesh A. 1 Pet. 2.11 Dearly beloved I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul Q. What will keep us from fulfilling the lusts of the flesh A. Gal. 5.16 This I say then Walk in the spirit and ye shall not fulfil the lusts of the flesh Q. Is not lusting after a woman adultery in Gods account A. Matth. 5.28 But I say unto you that whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart Q. Shall no whore-monger or unclean person or covetous man go to Heaven A. Ephes 5.5 This ye know that no whoremonger nor unclean person nor covetous man who is an idolater hath
A. Psal 68.19 Blessed be the Lord who daily loadeth us with benefits even the God of our Salvation Q. Must we not bear every days crosses with patience and continue to follow Christ notwithstanding we meet with troubles in the ways of God A. Luke 9.23 And he said unto them all If any man will come after me let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me Q. Must we not do all the good we can for all men every day according as God puts opportunities into our hands A. Gal. 6.10 As we have therefore opportunity let us do good unto all men especially unto them who are of the houshold of faith Q. Must we not meditate all the day long upon the Wora of God that we may know how to order every days business according to the Word A. Psal 119.97 O how I love thy Law it is my meditation all the day Q. Must we not end as well as begin the day with Prayer A. Psal 88.1 O Lord God of my Salvation I have cried day and night before thee Q When we go to bed at night must we not commune with our hearts to see how we have spent the day past A. Psal 4.4 Stand in aw and sin not commune with your own heart upon your bed and be still Q. When we lie down to sleep and awake in the nigh season must not our thoughts be upon God and the thing of God A. Psal 119 55. I have remembred thy Name O Lord in the night and have kept thy Law Q. Whom must we make choice of for our companions A. Psal 119.63 I am a companion of all them that fear thee and of them that keep thy Precepts Q. What benefit comes by keeping company with good men and what hurt by being a companion of evil men A. Prov. 13.20 He that walketh with wisemen shall be wise but a companion of fools shall be destroyed Q. Do not they deceive themselves that think they may keep company with evil men and yet not be corrupted by them A. 1 Cor. 15.33 Be not deceived evil communications corrupt good manners Q. Can no man walk in the ways of God and obtain life unless he forsake evil company A. Prov. 9.6 Forsake the foolish and live and go in the way of understanding Q. Do not all afflictions come from God A. Isa 45.7 I form the light and create darkness I make peace and create evil I the Lord do all these things Q. Must we not bear every affliction patiently of what nature soever it be beause it comes from God A. Psal 39.9 I was dumb I opened not my mouth because thou didst it Q. Have we no cause to complain of God as long as he spares our lives and doth not cast us into Hell although he punish us very sorely for our sins A. Lam. 3.39 Wherefore doth a living man complain a man for the punishment of his sins Q. Must we neither despise the chastenings of the Lord when they are small and continue but a little time nor faint when they are heavy and lie long upon us A. Heb. 12.5 My son despise not thou the chastning of the Lord nor faint when thou art rebuked of him Q. When God chastneth us is it not that he may do us good and make us partakers of his holiness A. Heb. 12.10 They verily for a few days chastned us after their own pleasure but he for our profit that we might be partakers of his holiness Q. Do not Gods rebukes come out of love and when he chastens us is it not to lead us to repentance A. Rev. 3.19 As many as I love I rebuke and chasten be zealous therefore and repent Q. If lesser afflictions do not lead us to repentance will not God send greater upon us A. Lev. 26.23 24. And if ye will not be reformed by these things but will walk contrary unto me then will I also walk contrary unto you and will punish you yet seven times for your sins Q. What promise have you that God will sanctifie your afflictions for the purging away your sins A. Isa 27.9 By this therefore shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged and this is all the fruit to take away his sin Q. What promise have you that God will be with you in your troubles and in due time grant you deliverance out of them A. Psal 91.15 He shall call upon me and I will answer him I will be with him in trouble I will deliver him and honour him Q. Is not God wont to give his people great comforts after they have been exercised with great troubles A. Psal 71.20 21. Thou which hast shewed me great and fore troubles shalt quicken me again and shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth Thou shalt encrease my greatness and comfort me on every side Q. Hath not God promised to comfort his people not only after their troubles but even whilst they walk in the mid'st of trouble A. Psal 138.7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble thou wilt revive me thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies and thy right hand shall save me Micah 7.8 Rejoyce not against me O mine Enemy when I fall I shall arise when I sit in darkness the Lord shall be a light unto me Q. Hath not God promised that he will not suffer us to be tempted above what we are able to bear A. 1 Cor. 10.13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man but God is faithful who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able but will with the temptation also make a way to escape that ye may be able to bear it Q. Is not that man blessed that endureth temptation A. James 1.12 Blessed is the man that endureth temptation for when he is tried he shall receive the Crown of Life which the Lord hath promised to them that love him Q. What must we do when Gods judgments are abroad Must we not give our selves unto Prayer and learn Righteousness A. Isa 26.9 With my soul have I desired thee in the night yea with my spirit within me will I seek thee early for when thy judgements are in the earth the Inhabitants of the World will learn righteousness Q. What is our strong hold whither we must run for safety in time of trouble A. Prov. 18.10 The Name of the Lord is a strong Tower the righteous runneth into it and is safe Q. What shall we do that we may be hid in the day of the Lords anger A. Zeph. 2.3 Seek ye the Lord all ye meek of the earth which have wrought his judgment seek righteousness seek meekness it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the Lords anger Q. What promise have you that God will deliver you from the Pestilence A. Psal 91.2 3. I will say of the Lord He is my refuge and my fortress my God in him will I trust Surely