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"role": "user",
"content": "Question: What doth every sin deserve at the hands of God?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "Every sin, even the least, being against the sovereignty, goodness, and holiness of God, and against his righteous law, deserveth his wrath and curse, both in this life... |
[
{
"role": "user",
"content": "Question: How is the Word made effectual to salvation?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "The Spirit of God maketh the reading, but especially the preaching of the Word, an effectual means of enlightening, convincing, and humbling sinners; of driving them out of... |
[
{
"role": "user",
"content": "Question: Is the Word of God to be read by all?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "Although all are not to be permitted to read the Word publicly to the congregation, yet all sorts of people are bound to read it apart by themselves, and with their families: to w... |
[
{
"role": "user",
"content": "Question: How is the Word of God to be read?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "The holy Scriptures are to be read with an high and reverent esteem of them; with a firm persuasion that they are the very Word of God, and that he only can enable us to understand t... |
[
{
"role": "user",
"content": "Question: By whom is the Word of God to be preached?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "The Word of God is to be preached only by such as are sufficiently gifted, and also duly approved and called to that office."
}
] |
[
{
"role": "user",
"content": "Question: How is the Word of God to be preached by those that are called thereunto?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "They that are called to labour in the ministry of the Word, are to preach sound doctrine, diligently, in season and out of season; plainly, not... |
[
{
"role": "user",
"content": "Question: What is required of those that hear the Word preached?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "It is required of those that hear the Word preached, that they attend upon it with diligence, preparation, and prayer; examine what they hear by the Scriptures; r... |
[
{
"role": "user",
"content": "Question: How do the sacraments become effectual means of salvation?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "The sacraments become effectual means of salvation, not by any power in themselves, or any virtue derived from the piety or intention of him by whom they are ... |
[
{
"role": "user",
"content": "Question: What is a sacrament?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "A sacrament is an holy ordinance instituted by Christ in his church, to signify, seal, and exhibit unto those that are within the covenant of grace, the benefits of his mediation; to strengthen an... |
[
{
"role": "user",
"content": "Question: What are the parts of a sacrament?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "The parts of the sacrament are two; the one an outward and sensible sign, used according to Christ’s own appointment; the other an inward and spiritual grace thereby signified. Q. Ho... |
[
{
"role": "user",
"content": "Question: What is baptism?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "Baptism is a sacrament of the New Testament, wherein Christ hath ordained the washing with water in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, to be a sign and seal of ingrafting i... |
[
{
"role": "user",
"content": "Question: Unto whom is baptism to be administered?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "Baptism is not to be administered to any that are out of the visible church, and so strangers from the covenant of promise, till they profess their faith in Christ, and obedien... |
[
{
"role": "user",
"content": "Question: How is our baptism to be improved by us?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "The needful but much neglected duty of improving our baptism, is to be performed by us all our life long, especially in the time of temptation, and when we are present at the a... |
[
{
"role": "user",
"content": "Question: What is the Lord’s supper?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "The Lord’s supper is a sacrament of the New Testament, wherein, by giving and receiving bread and wine according to the appointment of Jesus Christ, his death is showed forth; and they that ... |
[
{
"role": "user",
"content": "Question: Wherein do the sacraments of baptism and the Lord’s supper agree?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "The sacraments of baptism and the Lord’s supper agree, in that the author of both is God; the spiritual part of both is Christ and his benefits; both a... |
[
{
"role": "user",
"content": "Question: Wherein do the sacraments of baptism and the Lord’s supper differ?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "The sacraments of baptism and the Lord’s supper differ, in that baptism is to be administered but once, with water, to be a sign and seal of our regen... |
[
{
"role": "user",
"content": "Question: What is prayer?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "Prayer is an offering up of our desires unto God, in the name of Christ, by the help of his Spirit; with confession of our sins, and thankful acknowledgment of his mercies."
}
] |
[
{
"role": "user",
"content": "Question: Are we to pray unto God only?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "God only being able to search the hearts, hear the requests, pardon the sins, and fulfill the desires of all; and only to be believed in, and worshipped with religious worship; prayer, wh... |
[
{
"role": "user",
"content": "Question: What is it to pray in the name of Christ?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "To pray in the name of Christ is, in obedience to his command, and in confidence on his promises, to ask mercy for his sake; not by bare mentioning of his name, but by drawing... |
[
{
"role": "user",
"content": "Question: Why are we to pray in the name of Christ?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "The sinfulness of man, and his distance from God by reason thereof, being so great, as that we can have no access into his presence without a mediator; and there being none in... |
[
{
"role": "user",
"content": "Question: How doth the Spirit help us to pray?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "We not knowing what to pray for as we ought, the Spirit helpeth our infirmities, by enabling us to understand both for whom, and what, and how prayer is to be made; and by working ... |
[
{
"role": "user",
"content": "Question: For whom are we to pray?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "We are to pray for the whole church of Christ upon earth; for magistrates, and ministers; for ourselves, our brethren, yea, our enemies; and for all sorts of men living, or that shall live her... |
[
{
"role": "user",
"content": "Question: For what things are we to pray?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "We are to pray for all things tending to the glory of God, the welfare of the church, our own or others, good; but not for anything that is unlawful."
}
] |
[
{
"role": "user",
"content": "Question: How are we to pray?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "We are to pray with an awful apprehension of the majesty of God, and deep sense of our own unworthiness, necessities, and sins; with penitent, thankful, and enlarged hearts; with understanding, fai... |
[
{
"role": "user",
"content": "Question: What rule hath God given for our direction in the duty of prayer?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "The whole Word of God is of use to direct us in the duty of prayer; but the special rule of direction is that form of prayer which our Savior Christ ta... |
[
{
"role": "user",
"content": "Question: How is the Lord’s Prayer to be used?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "The Lord’s Prayer is not only for direction, as a pattern, according to which we are to make other prayers; but may also be used as a prayer, so that it be done with understanding,... |
[
{
"role": "user",
"content": "Question: Of how many parts doth the Lord’s Prayer consist?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "The Lord’s Prayer consists of three parts; a preface, petitions, and a conclusion."
}
] |
[
{
"role": "user",
"content": "Question: What doth the preface of the Lord’s Prayer teach us?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "The preface of the Lord’s Prayer (contained in these words, Our Father which art in heaven,) teacheth us, when we pray, to draw near to God with confidence of his f... |
[
{
"role": "user",
"content": "Question: What do we pray for in the first petition?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "In the first petition, (which is, Hallowed by thy name,) acknowledging the utter inability and indisposition that is in ourselves and all men to honor God aright, we pray, th... |
[
{
"role": "user",
"content": "Question: What do we pray for in the second petition?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "In the second petition, (which is, Thy kingdom come,) acknowledging ourselves and all mankind to be by nature under the dominion of sin and Satan, we pray, that the kingdom ... |
[
{
"role": "user",
"content": "Question: What do we pray for in the third petition?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "In the third petition, (which is, Thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven,) acknowledging, that by nature we and all men are not only utterly unable and unwilling to kno... |
[
{
"role": "user",
"content": "Question: What do we pray for in the fourth petition?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "In the fourth petition,(which is, Give us this day our daily bread,) acknowledging, that in Adam, and by our own sin, we have forfeited our right to all the outward blessing... |
[
{
"role": "user",
"content": "Question: What do we pray for in the fifth petition?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "In the fifth petition, (which is, Forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors,) acknowledging, that we and all others are guilty both of original and actual sin, and ther... |
[
{
"role": "user",
"content": "Question: What do we pray for in the sixth petition?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "In the sixth petition, (which is, And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil,) acknowledging, that the most wise, righteous, and gracious God, for divers holy ... |
[
{
"role": "user",
"content": "Question: What doth the conclusion of the Lord’s Prayer teach us?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "The conclusion of the Lord’s Prayer, (which is, For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.) teacheth us to enforce our petitions wit... |
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