Chap. 16. A Confeffion of Faith, con- taining twenty-three Articles . 107 Art. 1. Concerning God, and the true and faving Knowledge of him. 107 Art. 2. Of the Guide and Rule of Art. 3. Of the Scriptures Art. 4. Of the Divinity of Christ, and Art. 5. Of his Appearance in the Art. 19. Concerning eating of Bread ther's Feet, abstaining from Things ftrangled, and from blood, and Anointing of the Sick with Oil. Art. 20. Of the Liberty of fuch Christians as are come to know the Substance, as to the ufing or not Chap. 17. A fhort Expoftulation with, and an Appeal to all other Profeffors. 133 Chap. 18. A fhort Examination of fome of the Scripture Proofs, al- ledged by the Divines at Weftmin- A CATE- CATECHISM, &c. CHAP. I. Of GOD, and the true and faving Knowledge of him. Quest. SEEING it is a thing unquestioned by all forts of Chriftians, that the height of happiness confifteth in coming to know and enjoy eternal life; what is it in the fenfe and judgment of Chrift? A. This is life eternal, that they might John know thee the only true God, and Jefus 17.3. Chrift whom thou haft fent. Q. How doth God reveal this knowledge? A. For God, who commanded the light 2 Cor. to fhine out of darknefs, hath fhined in 4. 6. our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God, in the face of Jefus Chrift. Q. How many Gods are there? B A. One Eph. 4. 6. I Cor. A. One God. We know that an idol is nothing in the 8.4.6. world, and that there is none other God but one. But to us there is but one God. Q. What is God? A. God is a fpirit. John 4. 24. I John 1. 5. John 57. Luke 10, 22. Mat Q. Among all the bleffed, glorious, and divine excellencies of God, which are afcribed and given to him in the fcriptures; what is that which is most needful for us to take notice of, as being the message which the apostles recorded in fpecial manner to declare of him now under the gospel? A. This then is the meffage which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darknefs at all. Q. What are they that bear record in heaven? A. There are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost; and these three are one. Q. How cometh any man to know God the Father, according to Chrifl's words? A. All things are delivered to me of my Father, and no man knoweth who the 11. 27. Son is, but the Father, and who the Father is, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him. John 14. 6. Jefus faith unto him, I am the way, the Truth, 1 |