The danger of what?

The danger of whose state?

What state?

What should we consider as to time ?

The uncertainty of what?

What should we consider as to salvation?

The importance of what?

What should we consider as to Christ's offers?
What is free?

Whese offers are free?

In what are Christ's offers made?

What are made in the gospel?

Who has made these offers in the gospel?

What should we consider as to heaven?

What is eternal ?

What happiness is eternal ?

What kind of happiness is the happiness of heaven?

What happiness is eternal ?

What should we consider as to hell?

What kind of misery is the misery of hell ?

What is unspeakable?

What misery is unspeakable?

What should a consideration of these Bible truths induce

us to become?

Who should become as strangers?

What should induce us to become as strangers?

Where should we become as strangers?

As what should we become in the world?

What should we make our principal concern?
Whose principal concern should this be?

What should the having God for our friend be to us?
What kind of concern should this be?

What should be our principal concern with respect to God? Whom should we seek for our Friend?

What should we seek God to be?

Whose Friend should we seek God to be?

What should be our principal concern with respect to Christ?

Whom should we seek for our Saviour?

For what should we seek Christ?

For whose Saviour should we seek Christ?

What should we strive daily to do?

When should we strive to die to sin and live to right

eousness?

What should we do daily?

To what are we to die?

What are we to do to sin ?

Who are to die unto sin ?

What should we do that we may die unto sin?
When should we strive to die unto sin?

To what are we to live?

What are we to do unto righteousness?

Who are to live unto righteousness?

What are we to do that we may live unto righteousness?

When are we to strive to live unto righteousness?

By what are we to strive to die unto sin and to live unto righteousness?

By whose help?

What are we to do by the help of the Spirit ?

2. NUMERICAL EXERCISE.

How many things are here mentioned which we should consider? (Seven.-1. We should consider the vanity of earthly objects. 2. The danger of our state by nature. 3. The uncertainty of time. 4. The importance of salvation. 5. The freeness of Christ's offers. 6. The eternal happiness of heaven. 7. The unspeakable misery of hell.) What is the first? &c. How many things are here mentioned with respect to Christ's offers? (Two.-1. They are free. 2. They are made in the gospel.) What is the first? &c. How many things are here mentioned which these considerations should make us do? (Five.-1. We should become as strangers in the world. 2. We should make it a principal concern to have God for our friend. 3. We should make it a principal concern to have Christ for our Saviour. 4. We should strive

[Q. 31. daily to die unto sin. 5. We should strive daily to live unto righteousness.) What is the first? &c. How many things does it here say we should make a principal concern? (Two.-1. To have God for our Friend. 2. To have Christ for our Saviour.) What is the first? &c.

How many things are here mentioned as to our striv ing? (Four.-1. We are to strive daily. 2. We are to strive by the helps of the Spirit. 3. We are to strive to die unto sin. 4. We are to strive to live unto righteousness.) What is the first? &c.

3. DOCTRINES SEPARATED.

How many doctrines are contained in this answer? (Twelve.-1. The vanity of earthly objects should induce us immediately to return unto God. 2. The danger of our state by nature should induce us immediately to return unto God. 3. The uncertainty of time should induce us immediately to return unto God. 4. The importance of salvation should induce us immediately to return unto God. 5. The freeness of Christ's offers in the gospel should induce us immediately to return unto God. 6. The eternal happiness of heaven should induce us immediately to return unto God. 7. Fear of unspeakable misery in hell should induce us immediately to return unto God. 8. We should become strangers and pilgrims in the world. 9. We should make it a principal concern to have God for our friend. 10. We should make it a principal concern to have Christ for our Saviour. 11. We should strive daily to die unto sin. 12. We should strive daily to live unto righteousness.) What is the first? &c.

4. EXPLANATIONS AND ILLUSTRATIONS. Consider, think seriously and attentively upon.

Vanity, emptiness, worthlessness, and unsatisfactory

nature.

Earthly objects, every thing connected solely, or princi

pally, with the present life.

Danger, risk and peril we run, while we remain in. State by nature, natural unrenewed condition as enemies to God

Uncertainty, insecurity and fickleness.

Time, our life upon earth.

Importance, great value, and momentous benefits and blessings.

Salvation, deliverance from the power and the punishment of sin.

Freeness, generous and liberal nature.

Offers, disinterested proposals of mercy.
Eternal, never-ending.

Happiness, glory and felicity.

Unspeakable, unknown and unutterable.
Misery, wretchedness, pain, and misery.

Become, instantly change our conduct, and daily strive to be, and to act..

Strangers, those who belong to another country, and
who are to continue but a short time.
The world, this temporary state of being.
Principal concern, chief object and endeavour.
Friend, reconciled Friend and Father in Christ.

Saviour, only Redeemer from death and hell.
Striving, endeavouring with all our ability.
Daily, regularly and perseveringly.

Help, influences and assistance.

Spirit, Holy Spirit, the sanctifier.

Die unto, become dead and insensible to the tempta tions and allurements of.

Live unto, become more and more alive to the pleasures and the benefits of.

Righteousness, holiness, and a constant walk in the feat and service of God.

5. DOCTRINES PROVED.

240. (1.) The vanity of earthly objects should induce us immediately to return unto God.-2 Pet. iii. 11. Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, rhat man

ner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness.

241. (2.) The danger of our state by nature should induce us immediately to return unto God.-Psal. Ixxiii. 27. They that are far from thee shall perish.

242. (3.) The uncertainty of time should induce us immediately to return unto God.-John xii. 35. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you.

243. (4.) The importance of salvation should induce us immediately to return unto God.-Mark viii. 36. What shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul.

244. (5.) The freeness of Christ's offers in the gospel should induce us immediately to return unto God.-Isa. lv. 1. Ho! every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk, without money, and without price.

245. (6.) The hopes of eternal happiness in heaven should induce us immediately to return unto God Pet i. 13. Gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end, for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

246. (7.) Fear of unspeakable misery in hell should induce us immediately to return unto God.-2 Cor. v. 11. Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade

men.

247. (8.) We should become strangers and pilgrims in the world. Pet. ii. 11. I beseech you, as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts.

248. (9.) We should make it a principal concern to have God for our Friend.-Isa. lv. 6. Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near.

249. (10.) We should make it a principal concern to have Christ for our Saviour.-2. Pet. i. 10. Give diligence to make your calling and election sure.

250. (11.) We should strive daily to die unto sin.Col. iii. 5. Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth.