Lord, evermore give us this bread. And Jefus faid unto them, I am the bread of life; he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall John never thirst. I am that bread of life. Your 48 to 58. fathers did eat manna in the wilderness,

and are dead. This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die. I am the living bread, which came down from heaven; if any man eat of this bread, he fhall live for ever; and the bread that I will give, is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world. The Jews therefore strove among themselves, faying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat? 'Then Jefus faid unto them, Verily, verily, I fay unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. Whofo eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed: he that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him. As the living Father hath fent me, and I live by the Father, fo he that eateth me, even he fhall live by me. This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread fhall live for ever.

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CHAP. XII.

Concerning the Life of a Christian, in general, what and how it ought to be in this world.

Queft.-WHAT is true religion?

A. Pure religion and undefiled is this, to James vifit the fatherlefs and the widows in their I. 27. affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.

Q. What is required of man?

A. He hath fhewed thee, O man, what Micah is good; and what doth the Lord require 6. 8. of thee, but to do juftly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?

But to this man will I look, even to him Ifaiah that is poor, and of a contrite fpirit, and 66. 2. trembleth at my word.

Q. Doth God then 'require people to be Quakers, to tremble at his word? Was there any fuch among the faints of old?

A. Then were affembled untò me every Ezra one that trembled at the words of the God 9. 4. of Ifrael.

Now therefore let us make a covenant Ezra with our God, to put away all the wives, 10. 3. and fuch as are born of them, according to the counsel of my Lord, and of thofe that tremble at the commandment of our God. Q. It feems Ezra loved well, and had a

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high esteem of Quakers, fince he would have their counfel followed: Do any other of the prophets point out Quakers, or Tremblers, as God's people?

A. Hear the word of the Lord, ye that 66. 5. tremble at his word: your brethren that hated you, that caft you out for my name's fake, faid, Let the Lord be glorified; but The fhall appear to your joy, and they shall be ashamed.

Jer. 5.

Q. The prophets promised good things there to Quakers: What becometh of those that tremble-not, and are not fuch?

4.Hear now this, O foolish people! 21, 22. and without understanding, which have eyes, and fee not; which have ears, and hear not fear ye not me, faith the Lord; will ye not tremble at my prefence? &c.

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Q. Are then all God's children Quakers? And are we commanded to quake or tremble, -in order to our falvation, both under the law, and now under the gospel?

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A. Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice 2.11. with trembling.

Daniel

I make a decree, that in every dominion 6.26. of my kingdom, men fear and tremble before the God of Daniel; for he is the living God, and ftedfaft for ever.

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Work out your own falvation with fear and trembling.

Q. What

22.37,

What are the chief commandments? A. Thou shalt love the Lord thy God Mat with all thy heart, and with all thy foul, to 40. and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment, and the fecond is like unto it thou fhalt love thy neighbour as thyself. On thefe two commandments hang all the law and the prophets. Q. What ought a Chriftian to feek after in the first place?

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A. Seek ye firft the kingdom of God Mat. and his righteousness, and all these things fhall be added unto you.

Q. How ought Chriftians to behave themfelves in this world?

A. But this I say, brethren, the time is fhort: It remaineth, that both they that have wives, be as though they had none; and they that weep, as though they wept not; and they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not, and they that buy, as though they poffeffed not; and they that ufe this world, as not abufing it; for the fashion of this world paffeth away. .

Q. What faith the apostle Paul further, as that which is fit for Chriftian men and women to be found in? .

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A. I will therefore that men pray every 1 Tim. where, lifting up holy hands without wrath 2. 8, 9, and doubting. In like manner also, that

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women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with fhame-facednefs and fobriety not with broidered hair, or gold, or pearls, or coftly array; but (which becometh women profeffing godliness) with good works.

Q. I obferve the apostle is much against the vanity and fuperfluity of clothes among Chriftians; what faith Peter to this?

1 Pet. 4. Whofe adorning, let it not be that 3.34 outward adorning of plaiting the hair, or

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wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel: but let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible; even the ornament of a meek and quiet fpirit, which is in the fight of God of great price.

Q. The apostle is very plain there: but what faith the fcriptures, as to respect of perfons among Chriftians?

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A. My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jefus Chrift, the Lord of glory, with refpect of perfons. For if there come unto your affembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel; and there come in allo a poor man in vile raiment; and ye have respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and fay unto him, Sit thou here in a good place; and fay to the poor, Stand thou there, or fit here under my footstool: are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts? Hearken

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