Of adoption,
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Q.9. What is the second privilege ?
A. Being God's sons, they are heirs of God, andjointheirs with Christ; Rom. viii. 17. And if children, thenheirs,heirs of God,and joint heirs with Christ.
Q. 10. What is the third privilege ?
A. Seasonable and sanctified afflictions ; Heb. xii. 6. He scourgeth every fonwhom he receiveth.
Q. 11. What is the fourth privilege ?
A. The attendance and ministryofangels ;Heb. i. 14. Are they not all miniftring spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation ?
Q.12. What is the fifth privilege ?
A. The assistance of the Spirit in prayer;Rom. viii. 15. For we have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear, but yehave received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba,
Father. And God's audience of their prayers ; 1 Johnv. 14.
And this is the confidence that we have in him, That if we ask anything according to his will, he heareth us.
Q. 13. What use should we make of this ?
A. It teacheth us to carry ourselves as children, to our heavenly Father.
First, In our imitation of him ; Eph. v. 1.
Beye therefore followers of God, as dear children.
Secondly, In ourfubmiflion to him ; Heb. xii. 9. Furthermore, we have had fathers of our flesh, who corrected us, and we gave them reverence; shall we not much rather be in subjection to the Father of spirits, and live ? Thirdly, In our dependance on him ; Matth. v. 32. For your heavenly Father knoweth that you have need of all these things .
Of Sanctification .
Hat is sanctification ?
Quest. 35.W A. Sanctification is the work of God'sfree grace, whereby we are renewed in the whole man after the image of God, and are enabled more and more to die untofin,and live unto righteousness.
Q. 1. What are the parts of fanctification ?
A. Dying unto fin, and living unto God; Rom. vi. 11.
Likewise reckon yealso yourselves to be dead indeed unto fin, but alive unto God,through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Q. 2. Who is the Author of sanctification ?
A. God only ; Jude ver. 1. To them that are sanctified by GodtheFather.
Q.3. What is the instrument of it ?
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A.The word of God; John xvii. 17. sanctify them thro thy truth ; thy word is truth.
Q4. What part of man is sanctified ?
A. Every part, both of foul and body ; 1 Thes.v. 23. And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly ; and I pray God your whole spirit, soul and body be preserved blameless unto thecomingofour Lord Jesus Christ.
Q. 5. Is sanctification perfected at once ?
A. No; but by degrees ; 2 Pet. iii. 18. But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
Q. 6. When will it be made perfect ?
A. When we come to heaven, and not before; 1 Cor. xiii.
10, 11. But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.
Q. 7. What are the signs of true sanctification ?
A. When it runs into all parts of our conversation ; 1 Pet. i. 15. But as he which hath called you is holy, sobeye holy inallmaner of conversation.
Secondly,And continues to the end; Rev. xxii . 11. Let him that is holy, be holy still.
Q. 8. What is the inseparable companion ofsanctification ?
A. Righteousness towards men ; Luke i. 74, 75. That he wouldgrantunto us, that we being delivered out of the hands of our enemies, might serve him without fear, in holiness, and and righteousness before him all the days of our life.
Q. 9. What is opposite to sanctification ?
A. All filthiness of flesh and spirit ; 2Cor. vii.
1. Having therefore these promises,dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of flesh and spirit.
Q. 10. What is the privilege of the sanctified ?
A. They are all elected, and shall be glorified; 1 Pet. i.
2, 4. Elect according to the fore-knowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit-----to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you.
Q11 . What is the case of them who live and die unsanctified?
A. They shall never fee God; Heb. xii. 14. Follow peace with all men, and holiness; without which, no manshallfee the Lord.
Q.12 .Whatdifferencethtrue, from pretended sanctification?
A. True sanctification purgeth the heart from the love of fin ; Rom. vii. 15. For that which I do, I allow not. And the life from the dominion of fin; Rom. vi. 19.
As ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness, and to iniqui-