246 THE CHILD'S CATECHISM. Note. The curse of God falling on man for in is, when the great God solemnly gives up, or appoints. a person to suffer pain, shame, or death, or all these together on the account of sin. 37. Q. Is the wrath of God so terrible that you cannot bear it ? A. The wrath of God is terrible indeed, for he can make sinners sufferall the miseries of this life, the pains of death, and the torments of hell for ever. sr Nahum. i. 6. Who can stand before hie indignation ? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger; Rom. i. 32. The judgment of God is, that they which commit such things are worthy of death. Lukexn, 5. Fear himwho alter he bath killed bath power to cast into hell. Mark ix. 45, into the fire that never shall be quenched," 38. Q. How do you hope to escape God's wrath which your sins have deserved ? A. God is merciful, andhas sent Jesus Christ into this world to become the Saviour of sinful creatures, as the gospel teaches us. " John iii. 17. God seat not his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through him might be saved. Mat. i. 21. Thou shalt call his name Jesus, for he shall save his people from their sins. 1 Thess. i. 10. Jesus which delivered us from the wrath to come. 1 Tim. i. 15. This is a faithful say- ing, and worthy of all acceptation, Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners." 39. Q. What is the gospel ?' A. The gospel is the glad tidings of the way of salvationby Jesus Christ, which was foretold.ia the Old Testament, but is plainly revealed in the New, rr Gal. iii. 8. The scripture foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel`onto Abraham, saying, in thee shall all nations be blessed, that is, verse I6. In thy seed, which is Christ. Luke ii. 10. I bring you good tidingsof great joy -for unto you is born this Jay- a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. See 1 Cor, xv. 1, 3, 4. Rom. iii. 21, 22. Mark xvi. 15, 16." 40. Q. Who is Jesus Christ? A. Jesus Christ.is the Son of God, who was with God before the world was made, buthe became the Son of man, and dwelt with men about seventeen hun- dred years ago. r' John x. 36. I said, I am the Sonof God. John xvii. 5. Now, O Father, glorify thou me with the glory which I had with thee before the world was. John i. 1, 14. In the beginning was the word, and the word was with God -and the word was made flesh, and dwelt among us. John v. 27. He is the Son of man." 41. Q. But is not Jesus Christ God as well as man ? - A. Though he be a man yet he is God also, for he is a glorious person, in whom God and man are joined together, and his name is Emmanuel, or God with us. " John i. 2. The word was with God, and the word was God. I Tim. ii. 5. There is one God, and one Mediator between God and man, the man Christ Jesus, Col,. ii. 2. In him dwelleth all the fulness of the godhead bodily. Rom. ix. 5. Who is over all, God blessed for ever. Mat. i; 23. A virgin-shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, whichbeing interpreted, is God with us. I Tim. iii.t6. God was manifested in the flesh." 42. Q. What did Jesus Christ do on earth in order to save sinners ?, A. He did three things: 1. He made known to men the will of God by his preaching. 2. He set them a pattern of holiness by his own practice. 3. 'He obtained pardon of aia and everlasting life for them by his obedience unto death. Note,as before in questigns 23, 26. Wheresoever the answer is divided into parts by figures 1, 2, 3. the teacher may repeat the question at every figure; and thus make the child's 'answer. more easy, as Q. What is the first thing that Christ did ? Sec. Q. What is the second thing?' Sec. 1. ' Is lai. 1. The Lord hash appointed me to preach good tidings, that is¡ thegospel. John se. 15. All things that I have heard of myFather have I made known unto you. 2. " John xiii. 15, I have given you an example that ye should do as 1 have done to yon. I Pet, ii. 21. Christ suffered for us, leaving us an example that we should follow hissteps.
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