THE FIRST CATECHISM : OR, THE CATECHISM FOR A YOUNG CHILD', TO BE BEGUN AT -THREE OR FOUR YEARS OLD. ¡1 I QUESTION. CAN you tell me, child,. made you? Answer. The great God who made heaven and earth. 2. Q. What rioth God do for yon ? A. He keeps me from hum by night andby day, and is always doing me good. 3. Q. And what must you do for this great God who is no good to you A. I most learn to know him first, and then I must do every thing to, please hi-m. 4. Q. Wherecloth Geld teach us toknow him and to please him ? A. In his ht.ly word, which is contained in the bible. 5. Q.. Have you learned toknowwho God is? A. God is a spirit; and though we cannot see bim, yet lie sees and knows all things, and he can do all things. 6. Q. What must you do to pleaseGod ? A. I most do my duty both toward God and toward man, 7. Q. What is your duty to God ? A. My duty to God is to fear and honour him, to love and servehim,. to pray tobim -, and to praise him. 8. Q. What is your duty to man? A. My duty to man is to obey my parents, to speak the truth always, and to be honest Tod kind to cil. 9. Q. 'What good do you hopefor byseeking to please God? A. Then I shall be a child of God, and have God foe my father and my' friend for ever. 10. Q. Andwhat if you do not fear God, ndr love him, nor seek to please him ? -. A. Then 1 shall be a wicked child% and the great God. will be very angry withme. 11. Q. Whyareyou afraid of God'sanger ? A. Because he can kill my body, and be can make my soul miserable after my body is dead. 12. Q. Ruthave you never doneany thing to makeGod angry with you already ? A. Vs s, I fear l have toooften sinned'against God, end deserved his anger. 13. Q. What do you mean bysinning against God? A. To sin against God is to do any thing that God forbids me, or not to dò what God commands me. 14. Q. And what must youdo to be saved from theanger of Godwhich your sins have deserved ? A. 1 mast be sorry for my sins, I must pray to God to forgive are what is past, and nerve him better for time to come. 15. Q. Will God forgive you if you pray for it ? A. I hope he will forgive me, if I trust in his mercy% for the sake of what Jesus Christ has done, and what he has suffered. 16. Q. Do you know who Jesus Christ is ? A. He is God's own Son, who came down from heaven to save us from our sins, and from God'sanger, 17. Q. What lies Christdóri foward'the saving of men ? A. Ue obeyed the law of God himself, and bas taught us to obey italso.
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