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A. From John ii. 15. Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

Luke xii. 15. Take heed and beware of covetousness.

2 What Proof have you of your being obliged to refufe to follow the finful Ways, Cuftoms, or Fashions of the World? A. From Rom. xii, 2. Be not conformed to this world.

2. What Proof have you of your being obliged to avoid all wicked Company? A. From Cor. v. 11. Now I have written unto you, not to keep company; if any man that is called a brother (Chriftian) be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with fuch an one, no not to eat.

Eph, v. 11. Have no fellowship with the "unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

2. What do you underftand by the Enful Lufts of the Flesh?

A. I underftand by them, all unlawful Plafures to which we are provoked by our fenfual Inclinations; fuch as Uncleannefs, Drunkennefs, &i,

Q. What

2. What is it to renounce these?

A. It is to refift all Defires of them to tame and regulate my diforderly Incli nations to them, and my corrupt Natur inwardly delighting in them. 2. What Proof have

ing obliged to this?

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A. From Gal. v. 24. They that ar Chrift's, have crucified the flesh, with th affections and lufts

Rom. viii. 13. If ye live after the fleft ye fhall die: but if ye through the Spirit de mortify the deeds of the body, ye fhall live.

1 Pet. ii. 11. I beseech you as frangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly` lufts, which war against the foul.

2. What is the fecond Duty you wer at your Baptifm obliged to perform? A. To believe all the Articles of the Chrif tian Faith.

2. What Proof have you of your be ing obliged to do fo?

A. From John iii. 36. He that believ eth on the fon, hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the fan, fhall not fee life but the wrath of God abideth on him.

John xvii. 3. This is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jefus Chrift whom thou haft fent.

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Mark xvi. 16. He that believeth and is baptized, fhall be faved; but he that be lieveth not, fhall be damned.

QWhat is the third Duty you promifed at your Baptifm to do?

A. To keep Sod's holy Mill and Commandments, and to walk in the fame all the Days of my Life.

Q. What Proof have you of your being obliged to this?

A. From Matt. xxviii. 20. Teaching them to obferve all things whatsoever I have commanded you.

Eph. ii. 10. We are his workmanship, created in Chrift fefus unto good works, which God bath before ordained that we hould walk in them.

Luke i. 74, 75. That we being delivered out of the hands of our enemies, might serve bim without fear, in holiness and righteoufnefs before him, all the days of our life.

Q. Do thou not think that thou art bound to believe, and to do as they have promised for thee?

A. Pes, verily, and by God's Help to will. And I heartily thank our heavenly Father, that he hath called me to this State of Salvation, through Jesus Christ our Saviour. And I pray unta Sop to give me his Grace that

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I may continue in the lame unto my„Life's end. 2. Why do you think yourself bound to believe and do what your Godfathers and Godmothers promifed for you?

A. Because they acted in my ftead, and what they promifed was in my Name. 2. Are you refolved to do what they promifed for you?

A. Yes, by God's Help; for otherwife I fhall forfeit the Bleffings of that State, which I was by my Baptifm admitted into. 2. What is that State?

A. It is a State of Salvation.

2. Why do you call it a State of Salvation?

A. Because I have thereby all the means neceffary to Salvation.

2. How do you prove this from Scrip

ture?

A. From Rom. i. 16. The gospel is the power of God unto Salvation, unto every one that believeth.

2 Tim. iii. 15. From a child thou hast known the holy feriptures, which are able to make thee wife unto falvation.

2. How came you into this State of Salvation?

A. Our heavenly Father called me to

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nt through Jefus Christ our Saviour, and nftated me into it by Baptifm.

2. How do you prove this from Scrip ure?

A. From Titus iii. 4, 5. The kindness and love of God our Saviour towards man appeared; not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he faved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the holy Ghost.

2 Tim. i. 9. God who hath faved us, according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jefus, before the world began.

Eph. ii. 8. For by grace are ye faved, through faith; and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God.

2 How do you think to be enabled to do, and to continue in the Performance of this which you are obliged to?

A. I depend on God's Grace to prevent, affift and confirm me.

2. What Reafon have you for fo do

Ing?

A. From John xv. 5. Without me ye an do nothing.

2 Cor. iii. 5. Not that we are fufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of our

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