The fecond in the Creed, with the Breviat of it. The third in the Decalogue or Moral Law expounded. The Fourth in the Lord's Prayer, with the Explanation of it, and the Premonition before it.. The Fifth in the Close or Conclufion of this Treatife. Q. To go on with our Divifion, First, What are the chief Particulars of the firft Part there. ef, viz. that which concerns the Covenant? A. They are Explanations, of 1. The Chriftian Name. 2. The Chriftian Benefits, &c. 2. Q. To proceed with the Second Branch; the Explication of the Chriftian Faith; What are the chief Particulars or Members of this Branch? . They are the Twelve Articles of the Creed. Hereof Q. What is the First Article? And what is this concern ing? A. The First Ar- Heaven and Earth. The PartiFir Branch. culars of the See the Analyfis. The Particulars of the Second Brausb. Q. What The Parti culars of the Third Branch. Q. What is the Second, the Third, &c. And what are they each concerning? 2 A. The Second is, And in Fefus Chrift. his only Son our Lord. And this is concerning Chrift, his Perfon, Natures and Offices. And fo of the rest, according to the Analyfis. 3. Q. To proceed with the Third Branch, viz. that which concerns Obedience; What are the fpecial Heads hereof? A. They are the Ten Commandments of the Law. Q. Hereof, first with respect to God, What is prefcribed to us in the Four firft Command ments? A. They prefcribe to us, or Matter, 3. The third the Manner, of Religious Worship. Q. And fecondly with respect to Man; What do the Six laft prefcribe? A. The fifth prefcribes unto us the Duties of Relations. The fixth Humanity. The feventh Chastity. The eighth Juftice. The ninth Veracity. The tenth A right Affection,or inward Love to our Neighbour. Q. How Q. How are all these divided? And what A. In general they are divided into two Tables, and they teach me these two 1. My Duty towards God, the Su- him as fuch, with all my Heart, Strength, and with all my Mind. miable, to love him as myself. 4. Q. To proceed with the Fourth Branch; the Explication of Chriftian Prayer; What does the Premonition concerning thisSubject teach you? 1. The Reafons and Grounds of all Prayer, viz. Man's Infufficiency, and God's Al- 2. The Use of it, viz. to get Help from 3. Some Properties or Qualifications of it. It must be diligent and conftant, Q. And what are the Contents of the Lord's The Parti culars of the Fifth Branch. 5. Q. The Laft Branch of our Divifion was the Explication of the Sacraments. And how is this Part divided? A. It is diftinguifhed into 14 Particulars. Q. How many of thefe Particulars do tain to both the Sacraments? A. The Five Firft, concerning, 1. Their Number. 2. Their Neceffity. per 3. Their Nature and Effential Parts. 4. Their Author. 5. Their Ends and Ufes. Q. What are thofe Particulars that relate to Baptifm in Special? A. The Four next, viz. 6. The outward Part or visible Sign in Baptifm. 7. The inward Part or Spiritual Grace thereof. 8. The Qualifications required for this Sacrament. 9. A Vindication of the Baptifm of young Children. Q. What are thofe Particulars that are concerning the Lord's Supper? A. They are the Five Laft, viz. 10. The special End for which it was ordained. 11. The outward Part or Sign of the Lord's Supper. 12. The inward Part or Thing fignified therein. 13. The 1 13. The Benefits that Believers 14. The Qualifications of fuch Q. What are the general Heads, to which all these faid Particulars may be compendiously reduced? A. They are thefe Three, viz. 1. Concerning the Two Sacra- 2. Concerning Baptifm. 3. Concerning the Lord's Sup |